CHAPTER 467: CHAPTER 464 CAPTURE (15TH UPDATE)

"Smack!" Lu Yuanfeng raised his hand and slapped Xia Guagua across the face, leaving a huge swelling on Xiaxia’s cheek.

"You better hope Shuangshuang is fine, or I’ll take your life!"

With that, Lu Yuanfeng stormed out.

He ran straight to the village entrance, but there was no sign of Mu Shuangshuang there.

There was no one at her house either. Lu Yuanfeng didn’t dare make a fuss because if Shuangshuang was really taken by Wang Fugui, her reputation would be ruined if the situation escalated.

Right now, Aunt Zhang was spreading the news all over the village.

"Everyone come and see, the shameless girl from Old Mu Family’s Third Branch is fooling around with that boy from the Wang Family. They’re in that dilapidated house of the Old Man’s doing dirty deeds. Everyone, come with me to see."

The place she was publicizing wasn’t anywhere else but right in front of the Old Mu Family’s courtyard.

Yu Si Niang was in the kitchen preparing dinner. When she heard Aunt Zhang’s words, she grabbed a spatula and dashed out.

"Pah! You rotten hag, stop talking nonsense. My daughter is pure and innocent. How dare you slander her, you heartless wretch! I’ll kill you today, I, Yu Si Niang, swear it!"

The matter concerned Mu Shuangshuang’s reputation, and Yu Si Niang couldn’t stand it, no matter how useless she was.

"Look, everyone, this mother isn’t doing the right thing and is even covering up for her daughter’s misdeeds. What will happen to this Third Branch!"

Aunt Zhang clapped her hands as she spoke.

In a short while, quite a few villagers had gathered.

Mr. Mu heard the commotion and was so angry that his nose bent out of shape.

"Mrs. Zhang, you vile woman, my granddaughter is not someone you can slander. Third daughter-in-law, tear her mouth apart for me!"

It was the first time Mr. Mu publicly acknowledged Mu Shuangshuang as his granddaughter and even defended the Third Branch.

However, Mr. Mu’s attitude didn’t mean others shared the same sentiment.

Old Mrs. Mu was the first to jump out and dissociate herself.

"Well, that shameless girl could do such a disgraceful thing. Let me, an old woman, declare on behalf of the Old Mu Family that we’ve long split from the Third Branch. What they do has nothing to do with us!"

With one sentence, Mr. Mu’s face darkened, and he strongly countered, for if Shuangshuang’s name was sullied, even the Old Mu Family couldn’t protect her.

This old fool is out of her mind!

Yu Si Niang’s heart felt like it had been slashed.

"Mother, Shuangshuang is your granddaughter. How can you slander her with outsiders?"

"You dog, what nonsense are you spewing! Since we’ve split, that shameless thing isn’t part of our Old Mu Family anymore. Besides, I’m not the one who said that girl is fooling around with a man. What use is it to blame me?"

It’s said that being betrayed by an enemy at most leaves a painful wound that will eventually scab over.

But when someone close betrays you, it can empty you entirely, even your heart.

Mu Dashan rushed over to support the stumbling Yu Si Niang.

"Mom, you said it yourself today that we, the Third Branch, have no ties with the Old Mu Family. I’ll remember that!"

Mu Dashan’s face turned icy cold, with a chill running through him from head to toe.

"Mrs. Zhang, you must apologize today for slandering my daughter. If you don’t, I, Mu Dashan, will lay down my life to see this through with you!"

"Hey, are you two taking turns to mess with me? Let me tell you, this isn’t how you defend your daughter. If your daughter truly did such a thing, it would be a disgrace not only to your family but to our whole Er Gui Village."

"If you want to prove your daughter’s innocence, let her come out and confront me. If she’s at home, I, Mrs. Zhang, will say nothing and immediately kneel and kowtow to you all!"

Aunt Zhang spoke with conviction, and with Old Mrs. Mu chiming in, the villagers shouted to follow Aunt Zhang.

"No one is allowed to go. If you do, it means you’re doubting my daughter!" Yu Si Niang stepped forward to block Aunt Zhang.

The two started pushing and shoving until they broke into a full-on brawl, with Yu Si Niang desperately clawing at Aunt Zhang’s face, causing Aunt Zhang to howl.

Suddenly, the fight became furious and intense.

The villagers were stunned. Yu Si Niang, usually gentle and amiable, was now fighting with everything she had.

"Mrs. Zhang, if you hurt Si Niang, I’ll fight you to the death!" Mu Dashan, red-eyed, charged forward but was held back by Mr. Mu.

Mr. Mu turned to Mu Danian and Mu Dazhong, who were watching on the sideline.

"What are you standing there for? Pull the Third daughter-in-law away and don’t let this foul-mouthed hag injure her!"

Yet neither of them moved until Zhang Huai Shu and Zhao Gouzi arrived to separate them.

Aunt Zhang wailed while Yu Si Niang’s eyes burned red, seemingly ready to fight Aunt Zhang again.

The scene grew more chaotic, time passing by the minute, and people began steadily heading to the dilapidated house, as many were eager to see the drama unfold.

Lu Yuanfeng, upon hearing the news from the villagers, was nearly driven insane.

Meanwhile, the villagers blocked his way.

"Fengzi, you’re with that girl every day. Does she really have a thing with Wang Fugui?"

Someone leaned in to ask.

Lu Yuanfeng’s eyes turned cold, glaring at the person fiercely.

"Watch your mouth. Shuangshuang hasn’t done anything to you, so why tarnish her reputation? If I hear similar words again, don’t blame me, Lu Yuanfeng, for being heartless!"

Lu Yuanfeng angrily walked away, but only he knew how weak his steps felt.

He tried his best not to show his anxiety to the outsiders.

In these moments, if he lost his cool, even if Shuangshuang was fine, it would lead to misunderstandings.

When he was finally out of sight from the people behind, Lu Yuanfeng began to run wildly.

Sweat had already soaked through him, and now it poured like rain.

Finally reaching the front of the abandoned house, Lu Yuanfeng heard the voices of a man and a woman yelling from inside.

His mind roared, exuding an aura of bone-chilling frost, just as he was about to charge in.

A small hand grabbed his.

Lu Yuanfeng was stunned; the person holding his hand was none other than Mu Shuangshuang.

"Shuangshuang, you..."

"Shh, let’s hide and watch the show!"

Mu Shuangshuang looked at Lu Yuanfeng like that, her eyes bright as the stars.

Suddenly, Lu Yuanfeng felt his heart calm down.

But another kind of thrill surged within him.

"Mm!"

Thankfully, this was an old house, surrounded by overgrown weeds and many trees. Mu Shuangshuang led Lu Yuanfeng up a tree.

No one would expect two living souls to be sitting among the dense branches, taking in the scene below.

"Here they come!" Mu Shuangshuang squinted her eyes and said.

The villagers arrived one after another.

It seemed they, too, heard the voices of a man and woman from inside the house.

Some villagers cursed, others became extremely excited, and a few who cared for Mu Shuangshuang turned pale with fear.

They all feared the person inside was Mu Shuangshuang.