After hearing what Gu Changnian said, Le Ling subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but perhaps because there were guests around, she stopped herself.
She looked in the direction where Yue Qingru left for a long time before turning back to stroke her hair and said with a smile, "Don't worry about her, she will be back when it gets dark." But this smile seemed bitter no matter how you looked at it.
This is a big problem. He Qing couldn't help but complain in his heart: This mother-daughter relationship has a really big problem.
With such a bad relationship with his mother, it is no wonder that in the book, Yue Qingru never returned home once in three years after he went up the mountain.
At first He Qing was puzzled. Although Le Qingru had a bad temper, at least she would not get angry with just a few words. Why was she so violent towards her mother? Now it seems that the main problem lies with Le Ling, the mother.
He Qing looked at the pile of messy herbs on the stone table again. Somehow, he suddenly thought of Le Qingru's behavior during the two days he was resting in bed after he had transcended the tribulation.
(There are a lot of herbs on the mountain of Kaiyang Palace. I went to steal some. Look! They are all excellent!)
Suddenly, He Qing became unhappy and her face turned cold. She didn't even look at Le Ling, but asked in a warm tone: "Madam, the question I asked just now..."
Le Ling was good at observing people's expressions and immediately realized He Qing's cold attitude. She quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Master, please don't bother with Qingru, a little kid. She doesn't know much. How about I go find her right now..."
"Qingru did nothing wrong." He Qing interrupted Le Ling, sighed helplessly, and deliberately raised his voice: "I have already said that Qingru performed very well in Lingshan. You repeatedly emphasized that Qingru was not good, but you want to correct me for misjudging him?"
As expected, Le Ling, who was of a delicate nature, immediately panicked when she saw He Qing's angry attitude. She clasped her hands tightly in front of her and forced a smile that was uglier than crying: "It was my fault, please don't be offended, Immortal Master, please don't be offended."
He Qing raised his chin slightly towards the herbs on the stone table and said, "Qingru went to find medicine for you, but you scolded her as soon as she entered the door. It's not that she is ignorant, but she is sad."
At first he was anxious but then he slowed down, at first he was stern but then he attacked her heart. Le Ling couldn't hold back her tears and sobbed, "Master, I know Qingru is a good child, but other people don't think so. Her identity has attracted countless criticisms, and everyone treats her as a monster. Especially on the night of the full moon, she can't control herself. She either collapses people's houses or bites someone's poultry to death. As time goes by, even if a natural disaster occurs, they will blame Qingru. As her mother, I don't have the ability to endure those tortures and pains for her. I can only apologize with fear and trepidation in exchange for a few days of peace. This is the only thing I can do for Qingru..."
He Qing was speechless.
Did Le Ling do something wrong? Not necessarily, but a soft-hearted person like her would not understand that sometimes endless concessions would only make others more aggressive. Le Ling's repeated humiliation and confession of guilt have only made her an accomplice in encouraging those people's arrogance.
If it were her, and if people didn't believe her explanations once or twice, she would just let Yue Qingru destroy the village so that they would realize that they were no match for the "monster". Only then would she be able to rest easy.
However, just as He Qing was distracted, Gu Changnian took the initiative to comfort Le Ling, "Madam, once people have prejudices, it is difficult to dispel them. It really takes a long time to erase them. How about this time, we accompany you to explain door to door and gain their understanding."
Le Ling was moved to tears upon hearing this: "Thank you, Immortal!"
??? He Qing stared at Gu Changnian speechlessly: Are you okay? Who asked you to take the lead?
Just as she was about to say these words, she suddenly heard Lu Li's sincere praise: "Brother is indeed considerate and can help others solve their problems. I think Junior Sister will be very happy to go door to door with Brother to apologize in exchange for the final reconciliation."
Thinking of Le Qingru's impulsive and hot-tempered temper, Le Ling couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Gu Changnian heard the sarcasm in Lu Li's words and his face turned pale.
He Qing, who was being kissed, felt great. He pursed his lips tightly and held back the corners of his mouth that wanted to rise uncontrollably. With the help of the stone table as a cover, he silently gave Lu Li a thumbs up.
Lu Li caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
He Qing cleared her throat and brought the topic back to the question that Le Ling had been avoiding. She walked to the wild boar corpse on the ground, squatted on one knee, stretched out her hand as if fanning the wind for a moment, and said, "Madam, Qingru's father has been secretly protecting you and your daughter, right?"
Le Ling was silent for a moment, and denied it as expected: "How could this be? I have already made a vow that I will never see that person again, whether alive or dead. I don't want to have any contact with him anymore, and I will not let him get close to Qingru."
"Really?" He Qing stood up, his hands in his pockets, and said slowly, "But I see that there is a residual smell of wolf demon on the bodies of these wild boars."
Le Ling's face turned pale, and it seemed that she could no longer argue, but she still tried hard not to tell the truth.
He Qing continued, "When I entered the village, I found that there were a lot of chaotic demonic energy around the village, but they didn't invade the village, so I had a guess. The location of this village is not a place with abundant spiritual energy, so it is unlikely to attract other monsters to gather. In other words, this village must have something those monsters want."
"…"
"And Qingru's father would have arranged for the wolf demon to guard outside the village to protect you, Qingru, and that thing." He Qing said seriously, "Madam, I am Qingru's master, and I will not do anything that would harm her."
After hearing this speculation, Le Ling closed his eyes heavily. After a long silence, he nodded with a sense of loss, as if he had made an important decision: "Your Excellency's guess is right. Please follow me." As he said this, he walked into the house while wiping his tears.
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Inside the house, He Qing had heard the whole story. He was holding a purple bead in his hand, turning it thoughtfully.
She really didn't expect that because of the strong demonic aura outside the village, she actually ignored the fact that there was a demon pill with powerful demonic power at such a close distance.
According to Le Ling, although Le Qingru is half-demon, she was born with a demon core.
Demon pills are extremely precious to demons. Those demons, whether they are plant elves or birds and beasts, must first cultivate into human form and then transform into demon pills in order to achieve enlightenment. This process takes more than a thousand years.
But once you have the demon pill, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.