I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 628 Jealousy

"What are you looking at? Are you watching him put on a show?" Li Ling'er did not give her a good look. She was very conflicted. She had indeed been observing Shan Yuan these days.

She really wanted to find out what happened back then and see with her own eyes whether her brother, who was born to the same mother as her, was really that cruel and evil person.

In the past, she believed her aunt's words without a doubt.

But since meeting Shan Yuan that night, the other party was willing to exchange his own life for Li Mu's life, all for her sister.

Her heart began to waver.

She didn't dare tell anyone about it.

Zhang Hanrui hated Shanyuan to the core, and even Xu Youzhi, who had always been neutral in the past, advised her to stay away from Shanyuan.

At the moment, her junior nephew Shan Yuan has become her only ally.

"Ling'er, why are you here?"

At this time, Shanyuan suddenly walked over and stopped about two meters in front of Li Linger.

"Little uncle!"

Wen Renyue was obviously very happy when she saw Shanyuan coming over. She waved at him as if to ask for credit.

"Sister Ling'er took me out for an outing, and it was such a coincidence that I met my uncle."

As she said this, she winked at Shanyuan, looking very cute in her playful manner.

But this acting is really hard to describe.

Li Linger looked at Shan Yuan with some complexities, and glanced at the villagers who were still reluctant to leave, and asked,

"What is Second Brother doing here?"

The voice was cold, without any emotion, and it even sounded like a question.

Shan Yuan smiled gently, his eyes showing his affection, but also a little self-deprecating.

"I am a disciple of the Human Sect, practicing in the secular world. Yesterday, I heard in the teahouse that there were beasts in the mountains that injured people, so I came to take a look."

"Oh." Li Ling'er frowned, feeling something was strange. She responded softly and said no more.

Wen Renyue, who was standing by, seemed to have seized the opportunity and leaned over to Li Linger and whispered,

"I didn't lie to you, Junior Master is really a very gentle person."

Shan Yuan saw Li Ling'er's reaction, but his expression did not change. Then he seemed to remember something, and his face suddenly became serious. He cast his eyes to Wen Renyue who was winking at the side, and said,

"It's time to go back. Brother is very angry."

Wen Renyue, who was a little too proud of himself, heard this and his face suddenly froze. He looked at Shan Yuan with a pursed mouth and said weakly,

"Uncle Master, practicing in the secular world is the rule of the temple. Why can't I do that? Daddy is unreasonable, so is Uncle Master unreasonable too?"

Hearing this, Shan Yuan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said angrily,

"Even if you want to leave the mountain, you must talk to your senior brother in person and get his consent before you can leave. Do you know who you asked to pass on the message that day?"

Wen Renyue stuck out her tongue. She got angry when she thought about this.

Everyone in Linglong Waterside was annoyed with her. They disliked her nagging all day long. She was either asking where Li Mu had gone or trying to get others to say good things about Shan Yuan.

Finally, someone who was willing to listen to her chatter appeared, and she could only set her sights on Cangzhi.

How could she dare to go and talk to Shan Yang in person?

Little did she know that Cangzhi approached her just to inquire about the mansion's defense capabilities, but she was too stupid to see it.

Another reason why she dragged Li Ling'er out today was that she was afraid of being held accountable and kicked out of Linglong Waterside Pavilion.

Hearing Wen Renyue's explanation, Shan Yuan frowned slightly.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Given Li Mu's lustful nature, it was not surprising that he fell into the hands of a woman.

The three of them chatted casually for a few more words, and it was mostly Shanyuan and Wenrenyue who did the talking. Li Linger just listened silently, but she didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave.

...

From a distance, Li Mu watched this scene and felt more and more weird.

Shanyuan was obviously trying hard to please Li Linger and build up his own persona.

This is consistent with the conclusion he and Zhang Hanrui came to before. This grandson wants to clear his name!

Li Mu just didn't quite understand what the point of doing this was.

For three consecutive days, except for Shanyuan resting in the inn, Li Mu almost always followed him.

The more he observed, the more doubts Li Mu had in his mind.

Shanyuan does these trivial things of "punishing evil and eliminating evil" every day.

It is not so easy to find great villains in today's capital and even in its surrounding areas.

Which man beats his wife, which store bullies its customers, which playboy withholds the wages of the servants in the house.

Shanyuan has to take care of these matters.

Li Ling'er would often appear and sometimes help. After all, they were siblings with the same blood. Although she still had a cold face, she talked a lot more to Shanyuan.

In addition to these, what Li Mu admires most is Shan Yuan's acting skills.

After three days of observation, Li Mu did not see even the slightest trace of a time traveler on him.

Their behavior, manner of doing things, and speaking style are all authentic natives.

...

Scent House, backyard cottage.

Li Mu sat at the table, supporting his chin with one hand.

On the side, Liu Qiaoqiao put various peeled and cored fruits into Li Mu's mouth.

In the past few days, Liu Qiaoqiao's care for Li Mu can be described as meticulous. He always has everything he needs.

Li Mu was a little uncomfortable at first, but he adapted to this kind of decadence and corruption very quickly. After he tried to refuse in vain, he began to enjoy it all openly.

Today, it seemed that a mountain spring collapsed in a neighboring county, and Shanyuan rushed there early in the morning.

Li Ling'er also seemed to be bringing a large group of people to accompany Shanyuan to dig in the mountain.

Originally, Li Mu was a little worried that Shan Yuan would do something bad to Li Ling'er, but after observing them for the past few days, Li Mu realized that they are siblings after all.

Li Mu was worrying for nothing.

"Sir, are you worried about something? Qiaoqiao can't help you solve your worries, but you can use Qiaoqiao as a punching bag. If you are upset, you can hit Qiaoqiao a few times."

At this time, Liu Qiaoqiao suddenly spoke.

In the past few days, Li Mu's approachability also made her bolder. Seeing that Li Mu was in a bad mood, she timidly started to joke with him.

Li Mu turned his head and looked at her. He did not feel any aversion to this girl who kept saying that she wanted to be a spy but spent all day doing the work of his personal maid.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Qiaoqiao, if there is a person who..."

Li Mu slightly adapted his own story and told it as a story of a true and false young master.

Liu Qiaoqiao was stunned when she heard this.

Liu Qiaoqiao naturally had some understanding of Li Mu's affairs. After listening to Li Mu's story, she frowned slightly.

Li Mu subconsciously thought of Xiao Zhao and wanted to reach out to smooth her eyebrows, but his hand stopped halfway.

Li Mu did miss Xiao Zhao, but because of the previous dreams, he subconsciously didn't want to face it now.

I was a little afraid that when I saw Xiao Zhao and the others, I would really mistake myself for the original owner.

He was worried that this was the opportunity for the original owner to take over his body.

Although this was just Li Mu's groundless guess, he didn't dare to gamble, and his eyes looking at Liu Qiaoqiao gradually became complicated.

"Qiaoqiao, don't call me Master anymore..."

"Sir, he must be jealous and wants...ah?"

The two voices sounded at the same time.

Liu Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment and her face turned slightly pale. She didn't understand what Li Mu meant.

Li Mu was also stunned, then he burst out laughing, "Jealous?"

After lowering his eyes and thinking for a moment, Li Mu's eyes became brighter and brighter.

He pinched Liu Qiaoqiao's face excitedly, and his previous irritability completely disappeared.

"That would be interesting if it were true!"

Jun Jiuling, who was standing by, looked at Li Mu's sudden recovery and said with some concern,

"You bastard, don't mess around. He's very dangerous. We don't have any way to deal with him for now. Just be patient. When I recover a little, you can talk to Tao Yao..."

Li Mu didn't say anything, with a malicious smile on his face.

He has been really frustrated these past few days. Not only is he confused, but the feeling of not being able to stand the other person yet being unable to get rid of him is the most maddening.

But Liu Qiaoqiao's reminder helped Li Mu find a roundabout way to save the country.