Chapter 261

The netizens in the live‑stream stared blankly, but out of habit they instinctively trusted Ling Yue.

The owner of Bu Bu, holding her dog, was startled by the words and began to hesitate. At first she had indeed been tempted by lust, but later the man treated her exceptionally well—so attentively that even her parents could not have done better.

He hurt the dog, making her upset, but then he sincerely knelt down and, without reservation, revealed his hidden past, causing her heart to waver.

Upon hearing Ling Yue's words, she felt like a small boat tossed in a storm, completely unsure how to find shore.

She glanced back and forth between Ling Yue and her fiancé, all the while clutching the dog tightly in her arms.

At that moment, Ling Yue fixed her sharp gaze on the man, emitting a faint chill that cut through the haze, revealing a different story.

She said, "I'm going to tell you a story that is also someone's secret; the protagonist is called Chen Sheng…"

Bu Bu's owner suddenly relaxed, because her boyfriend was named Liu Zhao, and she listened intently, unaware that the nearby man, upon hearing this, tensed up, instinctively stiffening his neck and twitching some facial muscles.

Only his eyes remained fixed, staring hard at Ling Yue.

Impossible.

Ling Yue smiled faintly and continued her narration—a story she herself had spoken, which was also the horrifying truth she had just witnessed, buried by the man.

"Chen Sheng and Liu Zhao are actually the same person."

"Chen Sheng was born in a village surrounded by mountains, the only son of his parents, pampered from childhood, not fond of study but clever in small ways; after once playing a prank on a teacher he was suspended for reflection, and even at fifteen or sixteen he disliked studying, so he packed his bags and left his hometown with fellow villagers. Unlike others, he possessed a remarkable advantage—"

"He was good‑looking. The factory was full of young drop‑out workers from all over the country, and he fit right in. As spring turned to autumn and marriage age approached, he sweet‑talked a girl who had been cast out by her stepmother, depriving her of love and still under the legal marriage age, and deceived her."

"Thus, bewildered, she was brought to his home, where she managed household chores and tried small trades, actually earning a decent amount; her often‑absent husband even returned, which should have made her happy, but she then realized that neither her in‑laws nor her husband could be relied upon."

"While the young woman roamed the streets selling goods with her child in her arms, the family feasted at home; when she returned, only a table of leftovers remained. She washed herself and the child, and ten years passed in this way."

"Over those ten years she saved a sum of money and the child entered elementary school, but one day rumors spread through the village that she had taken a lover, wanted a divorce, and intended to take the child and go alone."

"The gossip grew louder, with no one daring to contradict it, until one day she fled with the child, disappearing without a trace. Early that morning her in‑laws began wailing, accusing her of stealing all the family's money and spewing vulgar abuse; the villagers sympathized, and eventually the whole clan moved away from that sorrowful mountain village."

Ling Yue watched the man with interest, his gloomy, shifting face faintly revealing a hint of ferocity.

Bu Bu's owner also froze, instinctively glancing at her fiancé; aside from the names, the story the streamer told was exactly the same as the one her husband had related.

She opened her mouth, but a hoarse sound refused to come out, as if a thorn were lodged in her throat.

Among the live‑stream's netizens, some hot‑headed viewers could not help but post comments—

"I've heard too many stories like this; what's the difference this time?"

"Even ten years ago, let alone now, many women can't endure hardship and run away."

"Nonsense! Look at what this family has done—and they didn't even get a marriage license. This poor woman has finally seen the light and awakened!"

"I don't know why, but I feel this story isn't over yet."

"Clap, clap, clap!" Ling Yue applauded, saying, "Congratulations to this netizen—you're right, the story isn't finished yet."

"If the rumors were spread by this family, what would the situation look like?"

"What does that mean?!!!"

"Ahhh, my head itches—has my brain finally grown?"

"Get lost, upstairs!"

Ling Yue leaned forward, her sharp gaze seeming to pierce the screen and strike straight at the man; the scene she had just witnessed replayed vividly as she narrated.

After finishing her business, the woman returned home late to find her daughter lying in bed, face flushed red from fever, the sheets soaked through with sweat, layer upon layer.

She looked at her parents‑in‑law and husband, none of whom showed any concern, and she burst out in anguish: "Guo Guo is sick—why didn't you take her to the hospital?"

Her mother‑in‑law replied indifferently, "She's a money‑losing burden—what's the point of spending on a doctor? Just wrap her in blankets and she'll be fine."

She stared at her daughter's crimson, purplish face, her heart feeling as if torn by a knife, while her silent father‑in‑law puffed on his pipe, eyes vacant, and her husband shrugged, saying, "Why are you crying? If a girl is gone, she's gone. Our Chen family needs a son to carry on the line—my mother was right: a money‑losing burden is fine as long as she has food and drink."

She tried to bike her daughter to the hospital, but her husband locked her inside the house, his cold voice seeping through the door crack: "You're not allowed to go! I'll need the car later—what would I do if you took it?"

"We don't have enough money at home—don't even think about taking her to the doctor; what's the point of spending on a money‑losing burden?"

The hall door burst open with a clamor, carrying the woman's hysterical plea: "Husband! Husband! That's our daughter—that's Guo Guo! I beg you, I beg you, open the door! Please open it—she's going to burn to death! She's going to burn to death!"

She collapsed to her knees in despair, pounding the door again and again; the once‑thin wooden door now felt as solid as stone.

She battered her head until it bled, and from inside the house came her daughter's faint voice: "Mom… Mom…"

She staggered over, cradling her daughter who lay on the bed, feeling as hot as a burning coal.

"Guo Guo, Guo Guo, wait for Mom—I'll take you to the doctor right away."

She repeatedly wiped her daughter's forehead, each time fresh sweat beading up; in the faint moonlight she saw her child's bluish‑tinged face, eyes listlessly open, lips cracked and dry, whispering, "Mom… I'm thirsty…"

She wept torrents, scrambling to fetch water, only to find barely a drop left; she carefully brought it over, just in time to see her daughter's eyes shut tight.

"Guo Guo? Guozi? Guo'er?"

No breath, no heartbeat—the child in her arms felt like a rolling ball of fire, scorching her internal organs to the point of unbearable pain.

"Boom!"

The household motorcycle rode out the gate, and under the moonlight a plume of black smoke rose from the small courtyard.

"Guo'er!" the woman shrieked sharply, startling a flock of birds.

The neighboring grandparents turned over in bed, sleeping soundly.

The next day, at dawn, the man reeked of alcohol as he returned home; the earth‑dog in the kennel saw its master and burst into furious barking, the thin chain on its neck rattling as if about to snap.

A wandering spirit suddenly appeared before him, making his scalp tingle instantly; he was about to scream when he realized it was his disheveled wife.

His wife's blood‑red eyes locked onto him, drifting like a phantom, whispering, "Guo'er is gone… Guo'er is gone…"

His first reaction wasn't pain but rather a sigh of relief as he glanced at his wife, who seemed like a specter: "What are you doing? It's early morning—you're not working, why are you yelling?"

Hearing this, the grandmother's face lit up with delight: "Wonderful!"

She examined her daughter‑in‑law from head to toe, saying, "Why are you like this? Just have another baby! I consulted the shaman from the neighboring village, and it's this little girl who's been constantly by your side, blocking the rebirth path of our Chen family's eldest grandson."

"If you work hard with my son, I guarantee you'll have a plump, white‑skinned grandson in just a few days."

The woman looked at her husband with a heart as dead as ash, her voice cracking as she spat out two words: "Divorce!"

"I'm divorcing you!"

She hastily gathered her things, moving with unprecedented speed and decisiveness, taking only a few items before cradling her warm, seemingly sleeping daughter and leaving the house.

Seeing her daughter-in-law and the deceased granddaughter, the entire family sprang up in shock.

"What are you doing? Come on, your wife is running! She's running!"

She giggled eerily, like a vicious ghost crawling out of hell, and the family was so frightened their souls seemed to flee.

In the chaos, the enraged man's fury rose from his heart, he grabbed the nearby axe and swung it at her neck, blood spurting out instantly.

The mother and daughter collapsed limp in the pool of blood, the glaring red making people tremble, the man half-covered in hot blood touched his face, a metallic rust smell assailing him.

The terrified grandmother plopped onto the ground: "Kill, kill someone!"

As she shouted, she met her son's wolf-like, vicious glare: "Shut up!"

"She was born into my Chen family, and even in death she must be a ghost of the old Chen household!" he bellowed in a hoarse voice, his ferocious face filled only with surging rage.

"Wah-lah-lah~ wah-lah-lah~"

"Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!"

A sudden urgent shout rang out, giving no time to react, as a hunting dog half a person's height lunged and bit the man's waist, its claws scratching, desperately avenging its master, its eyes layered with hatred.

The man, eyes red with killing, raised the blood-stained axe and chopped the dog's waist, instantly splitting it in two.

"Pah! Damn mutt, just like its master, you should have been eaten long ago!"

After a while, a scorching red sunlight washed over the family's faces.

The mist in the yard had long cleared, revealing the blood-red ground, the corpses staring lifelessly; after killing one person and one dog, he stood calm as if born a villain.

"Mom and Dad, you don't want me to end up in jail, do you?"

"You're this old; if I weren't here to support you, you'd surely end up like Old Wang in the village, rotting away dead."

The couple stared at each other, nodding eagerly.

"Then what should we do with these?"

"Bury them, clean up the blood and the axe; from today on, you two will go out begging on the streets, claiming this woman committed adultery, ran off with her lover and the child!"

Deathly silence.

The continuous barrage of comments froze instantly; the viewers before the screen seemed to smell that morning's blood-soaked courtyard.

Ling Yue said slowly: "Later, the man followed his fellow villagers to do manual labor; as for the deceased woman, ten years have passed and she's long been forgotten—if mentioned at all, she's merely scorned and cursed as □□."

She looked at the man: "That man changed his name to Liu Zhao."

"Ah!" In the screen, the friend was slow for a few seconds, then screamed loudly.

"Liu Zhao... he, he's a murderer!" The friend sprang up to run, then suddenly shifted her reaction; despite trembling with fear, she forced herself to protect Bu Bu's owner.

Unexpectedly, he laughed instead: "I truly admire you, able to spin such a fantastic story in just a few minutes—what evidence do you have? You must have been hired by Chen Xi's parents, right?"

He said, suddenly lowering his head: "I know, I know my uncle and aunt look down on me because I'm a laborer, my work is undignified, not a match for their daughter, but I truly love Xi Xi! I've already reformed."

This deep, heartfelt confession, paired with a handsome appearance, really had a strong power to deceive—unfortunately, it confused Ling Yue and the live-stream viewers.

They've even seen live-streamed murders; what great storms haven't they weathered?

【Indeed good-looking and well-spoken, too bad I'm a brainless fan of the streamer! I believe whatever the streamer says!】

【I firmly stand with the streamer, for no other reason—my face is still swollen from now!】

A few people cautiously asked: 【Streamer, do you have any evidence?】

This is also exactly what the man is most proud of—ten years have passed, all traces have been erased, even he himself forgot where he buried the body, let alone a net-celebrity streamer; he tends to think the other side just guessed right by coincidence.

Ling Yue lightly tapped her fingers, her gaze suddenly shifting to Da Jin Mao, precisely to its head.

From the start, Ling Yue noticed a pure-black earth-hunting dog spirit following the man; it had lingered in the mortal world for ten years, clinging on with a single obsession.

The dog sensed Ling Yue's gaze, suddenly raised its head and let out a whimper.

Ling Yue: "You've guarded for ten years; I'll entrust the final step to you."

Everyone was puzzled by its meaning.

Da Jin Mao Bu Bu seemed to sense something, raising its head, then suddenly heard a voice: "Brother, lend me your body for a moment."

The next instant, the golden retriever collapsed; Bu Bu's owner jumped in fright, rushed over to check, the dog opened its eyes, she paused, hesitantly asking: "Bu Bu?"

For some reason, she suddenly felt Bu Bu was no longer her Bu Bu—from gaze to posture, it was completely unfamiliar to her.

Just then, the door was suddenly kicked open; uniformed police entered, showing their credentials: "Liu Zhao, or Chen Sheng sir, we received a report, you're suspected in a homicide case, please come with us."

"Just call me Liu Zhao; I can swear to heaven I've never committed any illegal act!" Even now, he remains that confident and stubborn.

Seeing his frightened fiancée, he sighed helplessly: "Xi Xi, you trust me; you know my character best."

【QAQ Save me, save me, never believe his nonsense!】

【I touched my neck—no matter how handsome a man is, he can't compare to my own life!】

【Ah ah ah, miss, run fast! In novels I fell for a yandere lunatic pervert, hahaha; in reality, if I meet one, I'll run as far as I can!】

Seeing this, the elderly couple wished they could kill him; they only found out by accident—after hearing about it from a guest, they hurriedly informed the old couple.

Concerning their daughter's lifelong matter, they couldn't afford to be careless; moreover, this son-in-law, they simply couldn't accept him from the bottom of their hearts.

The old man patted the lady's hand; despite how well he concealed his eyes, he could tell he absolutely wasn't someone to entrust with a lifetime.

So, he hesitated not at all and reported to the police.

He sighed, looking at his daughter: "Even if you hate Dad, Dad has accepted it."

Bu Bu's owner suddenly burst into tears, sprinting toward her father; earlier, she had already believed Ling Yue's words, her lack of reaction due to the cruel truth shocking her into sluggishness.

Now she finally reacted, scrambling to her parents' side; as for his oath, she seemed like a toddler? Even a toddler wouldn't believe it!

At that moment, a pleasant voice rang out: "Officer, please take Wang Cai too; it knows where the dump site is."

【Who is Wang Cai?】

This was on everyone's mind; only Liu Zhao stared in shock as the dog stepped forward, locking eyes with it, his head buzzing as if returned to that morning, equally vicious gaze.

The scars on his thigh and waist, uneven and raised, began to heat up, burning like fire; the day's memory revived—they had buried the dog, wife, and daughter together in a large pit.

When he came to his senses, the dog had already withdrawn its gaze and was following the police step by step.

He suddenly felt regret, regretting why he had gone to such trouble in the first place—it was just a dog that disliked him, why go to such trouble to hurt it!

At that moment, the live-stream room was utterly silent.

Everyone was like a gourd with its mouth pinched, struck mute by this vicious wife-killing case; after a while, once the stream ended, the netizens burst forth like a dam opened, chattering wildly.

【Ahhh I'm scared to death, scared to death!】

【Mom, this is the scariest live stream I've ever seen, help! Is there really such a terrifying man? No, he's not human, he must be a devil!】

【I've already decided, I will definitely wait for the police to announce the truth!】

【Brother, take me with you!】

Not long after, thanks to the testimony of a certain special "witness," the murder case was solved unprecedentedly smoothly; the man who had sworn oath to heaven was arrested, and the murder weapon bearing fingerprints and blood from that time was also found.

He solemnly turned himself in to prison; because the crime was heinous, he was sentenced to death with no reprieve, and his parents, also accomplices, were jointly imprisoned for twenty-five years.

This incident provoked a strong public reaction, because the rumor the man had fabricated back then was all too common; even ten or twenty years ago, and even to this day, rumors keep spreading—someone's daughter-in-law runs away, vanishing without a trace.

Later, a conscientious person investigated and was shocked to discover that some of those who had fled had long since turned into mere skeletons; the biggest suspects, surprisingly, were the victim's parents-in-law and husband.

So-called rumors were merely excuses they used to conceal their crime.

Getting back to the topic, Ling Yue quickly drew the second consultee.

In the frame, the honest middle-aged man had a dark complexion, not a hair on his head, his scalp and face tanned to a uniform shade.

【136】 【Uh, this consultee, doesn't he look…… doesn't he look like a big boiled egg?】

【137】 【Hey, you really shouldn't say that, but he really does!】

【138】 【Looking at the boiled egg on my fork, can this meal still be eaten?】

【139】 And the boiled egg—uh, the consultee—obviously hadn't reacted yet, he rubbed his bald head: "Me? Really me?"

【140】 He patted his head, laughing so hard his gums showed: "Hello, streamer, just call me Lao Du."

【141】 Ling Yue nodded: "May I ask what you'd like to consult about?"

【142】 Upon hearing this, Lao Du instantly brightened: "What a coincidence, I happen to have a big trouble right here!"

【143】 He held up his phone, and only then did everyone notice he was on an excavator; ahead was a dug-out trench, work less than halfway done, a fluffy little water buffalo lay in front of the excavator, its two little curved horns resembling unopened little pouches.

【144】 Lao Du tried to operate the excavator, adjusting its direction, whereupon the calf immediately stood up and firmly blocked the excavator's front.

【145】 After Lao Du maneuvered like that, he grew so worried his brows were about to collapse: "Streamer, look, I rely on this excavator to earn a living; today I took on a big job, who knew that before I'd even finished half, this little water buffalo appeared out of nowhere and just blocked my path."

【146】 "After all, it's a living being too…" He rubbed his bald head and sighed: "If I injure or kill it, I couldn't afford the compensation."

【147】 He said glumly: "How strange, why does this cow lie nowhere else but right in front of my excavator?"

【148】 "Streamer, you're a master; please talk to it, tell it to go home quickly and stop blocking me, or else I won't finish today's work."

【149】 The stream's netizens listened to his woes and felt deep sympathy.

【150】 【Indeed, whoever dares to block my off‑time, I'll definitely fight them to the death! 【angry】【angry】】

【151】 Some also raised a different opinion: 【Could the calf be saving your life?】

【152】 【Animals have spirit; it's blocking you from digging the trench—could there be some danger?】

【153】 【Hey, I just remembered a video I saw earlier: on a mountain road, a dog blocked the way, the car stopped all the way, and not long after, that stretch had a landslide—the dog saved many people!】

【154】 Seeing these comments, excavator operator Lao Du slapped his thigh: "No way?"

【155】 He got off the excavator and, for the first time, looked closely at the little water buffalo; unexpectedly, they locked eyes, the calf widened its big, watery eyes and let out a series of moos.

【156】 The calf, bearing its dark, curved water‑buffalo horns, flicked its little tail, and with a shake of its body actually stood up.

【157】 Its hooves went clip‑clop‑clop as it walked toward him, mooing all the while.

【158】 【Boo‑hoo‑hoo, the little water buffalo is so adorable! Big eyes, long lashes—if it weren't so huge, I'd really want to keep one!】

【159】 【Quick, look—it's walking over to Lao Du; what's it going to do?】

【160】 The excavator operator Lao Du jumped in surprise, instinctively stepping back: "Streamer! Streamer! What's wrong with it? Is it going to butt me?"

【161】 Don't let its size fool you—this little water buffalo actually weighs nearly a hundred jin; a butt from it would be unbearable.

【162】 Ling Yue looked at the guesses above, listened again to the calf's cries, a faint smile rose in her eyes, she shook her head and said: "No."

【163】 She greeted the calf with a smile; it flicked its hoof, its big eyes looking around gurglingly: "Anyone else? Why can't I see anyone?"

【164】 Ling Yue: "I'm inside the phone…… never mind, no need to look for me."

【165】 She explained: "I'm the person he found to talk to you; I can understand what the calf says, and he wants me to ask you why you keep blocking the machine."

【166】 The little water buffalo started, then suddenly realized: "Can you help me pass a message to humans?"

【167】 It mooed steadily, its big, watery eyes fixed on the excavator, hoof scraping the ground, and said: "Can you save my mom?"

【168】 "My mom is going to die!"

【169】 Ling Yue startled; the calf before her blinked, and a big tear suddenly fell: "Humans, please save my mom—my mom is about to die, I don't want to become a calf without a mother……"

【170】 Lao Du jumped; hearing Ling Yue's translation, he felt drawn to the calf's side, no longer afraid, his rough big hand rubbed the calf's horn: "Hey, what's this? Where's its mom? How… how can I save it?"

【171】 The honest fellow was so anxious he stammered.

【172】 Upon hearing the human's words, the little water buffalo grew excited, tears glistening; it suddenly bent its knees and knelt straight before Lao Du, mooing, its childish voice ringing: "Thank you, my mom finally has a chance to be saved! QWQ"

【173】 【How interesting, turns out the little water buffalo came to ask for help—its mom met with trouble?】

【174】 【Oh dear, I should have realized earlier! I raise cattle at home; this little water buffalo looks only a few months old, so tiny—the mother cow would never leave its side, and now it's just this lone calf; surely something happened to the mother cow!】

【175】 The little water buffalo didn't realize so many people were paying attention to it; its big eyes fixed on the humans, hearing them say how to help, it grew anxious and tears dropped patter‑patter.

【176】 "Boo‑hoo‑hoo, I—I don't know either…… Mom got me out, but she herself fell in and can't climb out, boo‑hoo‑hoo, I'm useless (>_<)"

【177】 Ling Yue sighed: "Don't cry first, you're panicked—tell me, how is your mom trapped? Where is she?"

【178】 She patiently questioned the calf; as for these questions, it knew plenty and spilled it all out at once.

【179】 Ling Yue listened and affirmed, then finally glanced at the excavator master Lao Du.

【180】 He looked at her eagerly: "Streamer, what did the little water buffalo say? How should I help it?"

Uh, this consultant, doesn't he look... doesn't he look like a big braised egg?

Hey, you really shouldn't say that, but he really does look like one!

Looking at the braised egg on my fork, is this meal still edible?

And the braised egg—uh, I mean the consultant—obviously hasn't reacted yet, he rubbed his smooth head: "Me? Really me?"

He patted his head, grinning so wide his gums showed: "Hello, host, just call me Old Du."

Ling Yue nodded: "May I ask what you'd like to consult about?"

Hearing that, Old Du instantly brightened: "What a coincidence, I happen to have a big trouble right here!"

He held up his phone, and only then did everyone notice he was on an excavator; ahead was a dug trench, work less than halfway done, and a fluffy little water buffalo lay prone in front of the excavator, its two curved little horns resembling buds about to bloom.

Old Du tried to maneuver the excavator, turning its direction, but the calf immediately stood up and firmly blocked the machine.

After doing that, Old Du grew so worried his brows were about to collapse: "Host, you see, I rely on this excavator to make a living; I took on a big job today, who knew I hadn't even finished half when this little buffalo popped out of nowhere and blocked me right here."

After all, it's a living being too... He rubbed his smooth head and sighed: "If I hurt or kill it, I couldn't afford the compensation."

He said dejectedly: "How strange, why does this calf lie nowhere else but right in front of my excavator?"

"Host, you're a master; please talk to it, tell it to go home quickly and stop blocking me, or I won't finish today's project."

The viewers in the livestream heard his woes and felt deeply sympathetic.

Indeed, anyone who dares to block my off‑time, I'll definitely fight them to the death! 【Angry】【Angry】

Someone else offered a different opinion: "Could it be that the calf is saving your life?"

"Animals have spirit; it's blocking you from digging the trench—could there be some danger?"

"Hey, I just remembered a video I saw: on a mountain road a dog blocked the way, the car stopped for a stretch, and not long after that section had a landslide—the dog saved many people!"

Seeing these comments, excavator driver Old Du slapped his thigh: "No way?"

He got off the excavator and, for the first time, looked closely at the water buffalo; unexpectedly they locked eyes, the calf widened its big, watery eyes and let out a series of 'moo's.

The calf, bearing its dark, curved water‑buffalo horns, flicked its tiny tail, and with a shake of its body it actually stood up.

Its hooves went 'tap‑tap‑tap' as it walked toward him, mooing all the while.

"Sniffle, sniffle, sniffle, the little water buffalo is so cute! Big eyes, long lashes—if it weren't so huge, I'd really want to keep one!"

"Look quick, it's walking over to Old Du—what is it going to do?"

The excavator driver Old Du was startled, instinctively stepping back: "Host! Host! What's wrong with it? It's not going to butt me, is it?"

Don't let its size fool you—this little water buffalo weighs nearly a hundred jin; a single butt would be unbearable.

Ling Yue looked at the guesses above, listened to the calf's cries, a faint smile rose in her eyes, she shook her head and said: "No."

She smiled and greeted the calf; it flicked its hooves, its big eyes rolling around as it looked about: "Anyone else? Why can't I see you?"

Ling Yue: "I'm on the phone… never mind, no need to look for me."

She explained: "I'm the person he found to talk to you; I can understand the calf's words, and he wants me to ask you why you keep blocking the machine."

The calf was startled at first, then realized: "Can you help me pass a message to humans?"

It mooed steadily, its big, watery eyes fixed on the excavator, hooves scraping the ground, and said: "Can you save my mom?"

"My mom is going to die!"

Ling Yue stared, the calf before her blinked, and a big tear suddenly fell: "Humans, please save my mom; my mom is about to die, I don't want to be a calf without a mother..."

Old Du jumped, now hearing Ling Yue's translation, he felt drawn to the calf's side and wasn't afraid anymore; his rough big hand rubbed the calf's horns: "Oh dear, what's wrong? Where's your mom? How… how can I save her?"

The honest fellow was so anxious he stammered.

Upon hearing the human's words, the calf trembled with excitement, tears glistening; it suddenly bent its knees and knelt straight before Old Du, mooing in a young voice: "Thank you, my mom is finally saved QWQ"

"Ribbit, so the little water buffalo came to ask for help—did something happen to its mom?"

"Oh dear, I should have guessed! I raise cattle at home; this little water buffalo looks only a few months old, so tiny—the mother cow would never leave its side, and now it's alone, definitely something happened to the mother cow!"

The calf didn't know so many people were watching it; its big eyes fixed on the humans, hearing how to save it, it grew anxious and tears dropped patter‑patter.

"Sniffle, sniffle, sniffle, I… I don't know either… Mom saved me, but she herself fell in and can't get out, sniffle, sniffle, I'm useless (>_<)"

Ling Yue sighed: "Don't cry first, you're panicked; tell me, how is your mom trapped? Where is she?"

She patiently questioned the calf; it actually knew a lot about these questions and spilled everything at once.

Ling Yue listened and affirmed, then finally glanced at the excavator master Old Du.

He looked at her eagerly: "Host, what did the calf say? How should I help it?"

Seeing his concerned look, they wished they could rush over right away.

Ling Yue also didn't hesitate, directly letting him drive the excavator over; Old Master Du also didn't ask, with the little water buffalo leading the way, he immediately drove the excavator over.

The little ox's heart was like an arrow heading home; its four hooves galloped wildly, running much faster than them, calling as it ran.

From afar, Ling Yue heard the mother cow's call: "Little Grass? Little Grass, why are you coming back? Get out! Get out!"

"Mom, Mom, I brought humans to save you!"

When Ling Yue arrived, the little water buffalo lowered its head, tears pattering down, beside it was the mother cow scolding its calf——