Chapter 64 Where do you rank among the five?
Xu Shuishui was standing aside, using all his life experience and abilities to measure and evaluate Wei Canghao. He asked crisply, "Are you my future second brother-in-law?"

Wei Canghao was very unfamiliar with this name, and he looked at Xu Shuishui.

Among the Xu siblings, Xu Shanshan is the eldest, and this boy must be the youngest son of the Xu family.

After careful observation, he found that the Xu siblings did not look like Xu Shanshan.

Ah!
He has a good appearance, and his handsome looks are like a rare treasure, which is really rare. He is much better than the cowardly unmarried man of the eldest sister before.

He seems to be quite capable, carrying a very powerful bow and arrow. He is not the kind of weak person who cannot take responsibility.

I heard that he is a big boss, with soldiers, ships, and probably wealth...

"My second sister said that she has five fiancés, second brother-in-law, so where do you rank?" Xu Shuishui asked innocently.

Sometimes children's words are like a spring breeze, full of childish jokes and laughter, but sometimes children's words are like soft knives. They use the most childish tone to... hurt everyone.

Hiss—Although Xu Shanshan was quick-eyed and quick-handed, she was still not “quick” enough. By the time she covered Xu Shuishui’s mouth tightly, he had already blurted out the words.

The whole place was suddenly so quiet that not even a pin drop could be heard. Everyone was screaming in their hearts - Aaaaaaa - what's going on?! Five unmarried husbands?!
Wei Canghao was stunned when he heard that. Then, he was stared at by a group of strange eyes. Although he maintained a calm expression, his sandbag-sized fist had been quietly clenched.

This is also the biggest obstacle that makes him unable to accept this marriage no matter what.

"What nonsense, kid..."

Xu Shanshan cleared her throat and had to bite the bullet and said, "It's all just nonsense from the kids. My second sister..."

She didn't know whether the five fiancés Xu Shanshan mentioned at the time were true or false, but discussing this matter in public was hurtful to the male self-esteem of Mr. Wei.

"It has always been fair, so where does the ranking come from? Haha..." He ended with a dry laugh.

Wei Canghao's eyes fell on Xu Shanshan, looking solemn and awe-inspiring.

She actually made such a private matter public. Could it be that she was determined to enjoy the happiness of having two men? But didn't she have someone she loved so much?

Xu Shanshan was the only person present who remained calm.

She looked around, and everyone lowered their eyes at her gaze, not daring to look at her directly.

"I have guessed where Lou Mingxiao is. Let's go there together."

She interrupted personal matters with serious matters, dispelled gossip with the main topic, and temporarily suppressed this earth-shattering "explosive topic".

Although Wei Canghao had a broad mind and would not take a child's words seriously, he was determined to settle the matter with Xu Shanshan.

But the important matter is not too late to discuss it later.

"go!"

Xu Shanshan left someone to take care of Fang Yingjie, and she took Wei Canghao and others down the slope. The slippery rock was steep and an underground river appeared next to the floodplain.

There were sounds of fighting ahead, and when they rushed over with torches in hand, the situation was beyond their expectations.

No one expected that Lou Mingxiao, who was already seriously injured and blind in one eye, would eventually kill Liao Wenchang.

Liao Wenchang's body was soaking in the underground river, being gnawed by transparent fish in the river, but Lou Mingxiao was surrounded by other people. Although he struggled to resist, he was stabbed several times and was about to die.

Wei Canghao immediately called for someone to come forward, and the two sides fought. Lou Mingxiao fell to the ground, covered in blood, but he shouted towards this side with a weak breath: "Shanshan..."

Wei Canghao, who was striding forward and preparing to take off the black hood on Wei Qiyao's head, paused.

Shanshan?

The “shanshan” he called refers to this mountain or that Shanshan?
Xu Shanshan knew that Lou Mingxiao was almost at the end of his life. When they met last time, she saw that he had a look of death on his face and would not live long, so it didn't matter whether she killed him or not.

"Sister Shanshan, Lou Mingxiao is the blood of King Jin. Before he dies, let him reveal King Jin's greatest secret."

Xu Shanshan understood immediately after hearing this. Her originally cold and hard expression suddenly became complicated. She carefully crossed the range of the fight and walked in front of Lou Mingxiao.

"Lou Mingxiao, what do you want to say?" Xu Shanshan asked him.

One of Lou Mingxiao's eyes was covered with blood scabs, and the only remaining eye was as fierce as a wolf. He looked at Xu Shanshan and asked forcefully, "You hate me, right?"

Xu Shanshan looked at him quietly.

Hate, of course I hate.

Didn't he know what he had done to her?
From the physical torture at the beginning to the spiritual torture later, she didn't know what kind of feelings he had for her, but she only felt hatred for him.

But considering Xu Shanshan's instructions, Xu Shanshan did not "add insult to injury" at the last moment.

"...I will keep this child." She knew what he wanted to hear.

This child has her blood and also Lou Mingxiao's blood. She loves and hates him. Since Shanshan thinks he (she) should survive, she will give birth to the child, but this has nothing to do with Lou Mingxiao's wishes.

Sure enough, Lou Mingxiao's gray and gloomy eyes suddenly lit up.

"Shanshan, I..."

Xu Shanshan didn't want to hear anything he said, whether it was a confession of his inner feelings, a statement of his true feelings, or regret and apology, she could not accept any of them.

"Tell me why the King of Jin sent someone to kill you. You know some important secrets, right? The King of Jin has a great relationship with the extermination of my Xu family. If you don't want me and my child to get into trouble in the future, tell me everything you know."

Lou Mingxiao was shocked.

The expression on his face changed several times at this moment, seeming shocked, angry, and sad.

It turned out that even her last act of "pity" for him was filled with hatred.

"……it is good."

A hoarse, hard voice.

He motioned for her to lower her head and whispered a few words to her. Finally, he gazed at her cold and beautiful profile with self-mockery and affection and gave her a gentle kiss.

With one last turn, he missed it and fell to the ground forever.

Xu Shanshan suddenly opened her eyes wide, and her pretended calmness and composure were instantly broken. She wiped her cheeks vigorously, clenched her teeth, took a deep breath and stood up.

From beginning to end, she never looked back at Lou Mingxiao's body.

When she returned to Xu Shanshan's side, her breath was still unsteady and her steps were unsteady, but she heard: "Your fate with him originated from a good deed you did when you were young. Although it is a sin, it is not a disaster. When a person dies, the fate ends. You should let it go."

After hearing this, Xu Shanshan looked at Xu Shanshan suddenly.

Only then did he understand the source of the ill-fated relationship between himself and Lou Mingxiao.

A good deed in childhood?
She tried hard to recall and finally had some impression. When she was a child, her parents often taught her to be well-behaved, sensible and helpful. Once, she rescued a little boy who was covered in wounds outside the wall of her house.

He was dressed like a wealthy or noble man, but his skin was not clean at all. His pitiful appearance immediately aroused her budding kindness.

However, the fate that was formed at that time did not come to fruition, and eventually turned into the "sin" of today.

"So that's how it is." Xu Shanshan's tense face relaxed. She pressed her hands on her abdomen, but silently shed tears: "Second sister, people should not be so stupid. They save everyone..."

Xu Shanshan glanced at her and said, "If you hadn't saved him back then, you would have been an unknown female corpse that had been abused by everyone and thrown into the sea."

Xu Shanshan's tears immediately gathered in her eyes: "..."

The self-pity that had just arisen in her mind was ruthlessly shattered the next second by Xu Shanshan's blunt truth.

For the story of Lou Mingxiao and Xu Shanshan, please refer to those old heart-wrenching and physically abusive novels, but the ending is unforgivable to us, Sister Shan.