The severity of the situation at the scene was totally beyond the Cheng Family’s expectations.

Mrs. Cheng thought that the robbers had only stolen the leg and arm bones. She did not expect them to take away everything. It was as if after one had finished eating the meats and drinking the soup, he licked the plate and left her with a clean empty plate.

They did not only leave her an empty plate but had done something on the leftover bones. They had refined the bones so that no one could find the whereabouts of the stolen bones anymore.

Third Uncle and Fifth Uncle blamed Lin Wan secretly and felt that she had gone overboard. Why did she take away the rib bones? Was she planning to change her bones? This move was totally unnecessary!

In fact, their guess was correct. Lin Wan took the ribs for bone replacement, not for herself, but for He Xiaoyu. The legacy of the Cheng Family’s elder had been given to He Xiaoyu by Lin Wan as a gift.

In front of the Lin Family, Mrs. Cheng was embarrassed to be enraged on the spot. She was so angry that her chest moved upward and downward in rage with heavy gasping.

Everyone started looking for clues. After two days, still, they found nothing.

In desperation, the two families had to expand the search range. Since Xilin City was not far away, it was naturally within the search range.

At once, they found some clues in this investigation. The big case of a dozen people’s bizarre disappearance immediately attracted their attention.

The group rushed to Xilin City instantly. However, after the investigations, the information they got was unclear somehow.

Just as Lin Wan and the others, the Cheng Family saw through the deception. They knew that these dozens of people had been killed by the cultivators. They could not find out any clues by usual investigative methods.

This place was very close to the place where the corpse was buried. The Cheng Family naturally connected the two incidents together. As the investigation deepened, the suspect’s information finally came into the scene.

There were two suspects. One of them was an old man and the other was a girl. Immediately, the Cheng Family became energetic again. There was a girl when the robbers came to steal the bones. Would that be her?

Mrs. Cheng was not sure who the old man was. After all, she only heard him once. Besides, Li Mu pinched his nose deliberately when he spoke to them. Who would know whether he was a man or a woman as well as his age?

The Cheng Family got hold of the portraits of the two suspects. After all of them looked at it, they all felt as if they knew who the suspects were, yet at the same time, they felt weird about it.

At last, one of the Cheng Family members said, “Why does this old man look like Santa Claus?”

Everyone looked at it again. And it did look like Santa Claus if a beard was added to it. That was why it was so familiar to them. According to this idea, the prototype of the little girl was also found. It was the little match girl.

The image that looked like Santa Claus was drawn by Mrs. Hong. As for the pitiful Lin Wan, she had no sense of security even in a lie. Her childhood pain was so unforgettable!

This might explain why she wanted to find Li Mu so much because he was the only person she could depend on.

The clues were meaningless. And the Cheng Family could not help but feel discouraged. They knew the suspects were hiding their identities by applying the Magic of Controlling Mind on the witnesses. They could not provide any valuable information after their memories had been changed.

The Lin Family found it funny. Yet, they had to pretend to sympathize with the Cheng Family outwardly.

Third Uncle spoke to Mrs. Cheng solemnly, “Sister, don’t be too anxious. Even if you get to find these two people, you can’t be sure that they are related to the robbing of bones. The killing may not be related to the robbing of bones. Maybe they just so happened to come to Xilin City.”

Mrs. Cheng sighed and did not say anything. She was a little frustrated because it was nearly impossible to find the bone robbers amongst the people in the city. And now, she could only give up on it.

Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Third Uncle asked concernedly, “Sister, what do you plan to do next?”

Mrs. Cheng said with a wry smile, “What else is there to plan? It is pointless to continue to stay here. We’re returning to the South Seas immediately. The clans meeting is coming soon. Shouldn’t we go back to make some preparations for it?”

Then she asked Third Uncle, “What about you, Third Brother? Are you going to return to South Seas?”

“I’ll wait for Lin Wan. After meeting up with her, we’ll go back to the South Seas.” Third Uncle replied truthfully.

“I’ve forgotten about her. Where did your girl go? Why didn’t she wait for us here?”

“She has gone to search for Li Mu. I’m not sure about the situation, though. She didn’t update me about it.” Third Uncle honestly replied since it was never a secret that Lin Wan was looking for her husband. It would make them feel suspicious if he hid it from them.

After saying it, Third Uncle glanced at Lin Pujun and found that he was listening to his words attentively.

He could not help but sigh in his heart and secretly blame Eighth Brother for being so dumb. Their Fourth Brother and his men were the targets that the Lin Family would remove one day. He was bringing himself trouble by entangling himself with them!

Mrs. Cheng sighed, “Your girl is a romantic eccentric. So is Feng! If only both of them had loved each other, then it would be such a happy relationship. Such a pity. What a waste!”

“Sister, don’t think about it anymore. It’s their fate that they’re not meant for each other!”

Mrs. Cheng nodded slightly, and echoed his view, “You’re right, Third Brother. It’s indeed their fate that they’re not meant for each other!”

…

Finally, Li Mu came to his senses. He was sure that he was not moving down south but up north.

It was because he felt colder and colder.

He vouched that it was not his original plan. He never thought about diverting their attention or whatever. His original plan was to leave the country via the southern border. However, he did not expect the train to surprise him and head northward now.

By right, Li Mu would not commit this kind of mistake. In the beginning, he picked this train that was supposed to go down south by looking at where the train was headed towards.

Indeed, this train was heading south at the beginning. Who could have imagined that it would go one round around the Xilin City, and then embark on a journey northward?

When he finally realized it, they had almost arrived at The First Pass Under Heaven.

The girls had also realized that something was wrong. “Didn’t Brother Mu say that we’re moving towards the south? Why did the leaves outside all fall off from the trees and the temperature dropped drastically, and it became so freezingly cold?” They thought.

Li Mu decided to get down from the train because they would be frozen if they continued their journey to the north.

Three of them carried a big backpack each. As the train passed by The First Pass Under Heaven, they found ways to jump off the train.

Li Mu was quite skillful now and he no longer needed the girls to help him. He could move so freely as if he was a sparrow now.

Many passers-by looked at them when three of them walked on the street. Everyone was wearing thick cotton jackets and cotton trousers. However, the three of them were still wearing T-shirts and pants and walked forward tremblingly as if they would get frozen anytime.

Of course, the cultivators were also afraid of coldness. Everyone would be afraid of cold and heat. The cultivators were not the invincible King Kong. Under the power of nature, they were nothing at all. However, they were slightly more resistant than ordinary people.

Shen Ming’er was frozen and cried first, then followed by her sister. Some kind souls gradually gathered around, thinking that Li Mu was abusing the cute little girls.

Li Mu hurriedly dragged the sisters away. He found a winter clothing store and bought an outfit from head to toe for all of them. After that, they went to eat hotpot to warm themselves. Then, they found a little inn and stayed to discuss what to do next.

Though it was meant to be a discussion, basically, Li Mu was the only one talking. The sisters quietly listened to him and did not have any ideas. After all, they would follow wherever he went.

Li Mu was worried because he had no one to discuss the matter. He could not make up his mind for a while.

For Li Mu, he had to choose the correct path out of the four routes that led to east, west, south, and north direction.

If they went east, he could not swim. And even if he could swim, he might not be able to swim across the sea.

What could they get in the west? There was desert and wilderness there. They did not want to go for another adventure nor eat lam skewers. They went there for nothing.

It was too far for them to go down south anymore. Though the train ride was free, Li Mu had had enough of it already. He would never want to sit on a train like this anymore. This kind of life was torturing to him.

The only option was heading up north. To be honest, Li Mu was not keen to take this route. Who would escape to Lussia for no apparent reason?

The reason why he wanted to go south was that there were many people from the mainland in the South Seas. It was a relatively prosperous place. As long as they had arrived there, it should not be too difficult to obtain a new identity or go to other countries.

And near the Lussian border, except for the port cities, the rest were barren hills and forests. Going into this icy land was as if one was bringing torment to oneself.

However, he had no choice but to continue going up north. They should secretly cross the border and enter the territory of this fighting nation. Then, they would find ways to run to other countries.

After explaining his plan, the girls nodded and agreed to it as expected. They had no idea where to go, so they would follow wherever he went!

“Brother Mu, what would you do if you were found by Miss Lin’s family?” Shen Zixing suddenly asked this question.

Though she was only one year older than her younger sister, she was relatively more mature than the latter. She needed a definite answer from him as she wanted to know whether Lin Wan was an enemy or an ally.

Li Mu went silent after that. After leaving Shanyang, he would often think about this question. If one day he was to meet Lin Wan again, how would he face her?

With a smile, he would forget the grudges in the past. From now on, they would walk their separate paths and thus, forget about each other. Would Lin Wan agree with that? Could he let go of her completely?

Enemies would somehow become infuriated when they met each other. One would always want the other party to die. Was there such a deep enmity between them that they had to kill each other?

On the other hand, he could be reconciled with her. Their reunion would be a good start to let go of all the unpleasant past and live a good life together in the future. However, he felt shameful to do it and did not want to easily compromise with her.

Li Mu had thought about it for more than an hour before he said frankly to the girls, “To be honest, I don’t know what to do now. Maybe the moment I meet her, I’ll know what to do. And I will follow what I wanted to do at that time. The decision at that moment should be what my heart wants to do.”