There are too many female protagonists with deceased husbands in the Qin Dynasty's Past Books.

"Brother, it's so good to see you safe and sound!"

He reached out and grabbed the other person's fingers, looking at him eagerly, and spoke with a look of ecstatic joy, seemingly genuinely happy.

If Jiang Mo hadn't seen through the other party's tricks long ago, he might have actually believed it.

As for now...

That would naturally be the segment where actors put on a showdown.

Then Jiang Mo gave a simple, honest smile, revealing a very relieved expression. He patted his chest, showing a hint of lingering fear, and said:

"That guy was really unreasonable; he raised his knife and was about to slash at me."

"Luckily, he was rushing too fast and accidentally tripped over a stone and fell to the ground. I immediately turned around and ran, not daring to stop all the way, and only dared to rest and catch my breath when I got near the villa."

As he spoke, Jiang Mo glanced towards the direction of the villa.

We had already left the mountains and forests, and it wouldn't take long to reach the mountain village. We could already see many people around.

There are guards at the mountain lodge to protect against wild animals, and there are also candidates who dare not enter the mountains.

Here, one cannot act as recklessly as one would in the deep mountains and forests, and cannot directly commit murder and robbery.

The scholar realized this as well and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The scholar was skeptical of Jiang Mo's words.

Given the abilities of that Baiyue barbarian, the fact that he could trip and fall, allowing his opponent to escape, sounds rather unbelievable.

But if that wasn't the case, the scholar couldn't think of any other possibility.

The scholar himself didn't waste any time and practically ran all the way here.

Even though this guy is fast, he must have been traveling non-stop to get here before him, so he wouldn't have had any extra time to fight the Baiyue barbarians.

Surely he couldn't just knock down that dark-skinned, muscular man with a single punch, since the fight would only last a moment?

That's impossible.

Putting everything else aside, there wasn't a trace of blood on Jiang Mo's body. He didn't look like he had been in a life-or-death struggle at all. He must have indeed fled here as he said.

At most, they just covered it up with their escape methods.

Because of his stupid and honest nature, he couldn't find a convincing reason for the moment, so he could only claim that the other party had accidentally fallen and that he had managed to escape by sheer luck.

Yes, that's right, that should be it.

The scholar carefully observed Jiang Mo's appearance and saw that the other man's clothes were clinging to his skin as if they were soaked with sweat, and the temperature from his palms was indeed quite high, which made him look like he had been traveling a long distance.

He immediately became even more convinced.

However, since the other party was able to escape from those Baiyue barbarians, their skills must be quite remarkable.

If he were to reveal what just happened in the future...

This will likely arouse suspicion.

We need to think of a way...

The scholar's cunning eyes darted around, and another plan immediately came to mind.

So he immediately put on a serious expression.

As he reached out and pushed the package back from Jiang Mo's hands, he spoke loudly:

"What are you doing, brother?"

His face showed no trace of scheming or calculation, only an air of extravagant generosity. Without even blinking, he shoved the package into Jiang Mo's arms.

"Not to mention that you saved me from danger back then, once this thing is given away, there's no reason to take it back."

The scholar spoke with great passion and fervor.

He successfully attracted the attention of many people, causing some bystanders to subconsciously gather around and cast approving glances at the scholar.

"I'm not someone who's greedy for money."

Jiang Mo feigned a simple and honest demeanor, glaring at the scholar in front of him.

While continuing to stuff the package into his arms, he shouted loudly:

"I already felt very guilty seeing you get knocked away by that guy and not being able to help, so how could I possibly take your things?"

Jiang Mo muttered to himself, describing how the scholar had just been chased by the dark-skinned, burly man.

Moreover, they embellished the story, making the scholar appear utterly pathetic.

It was said that he had been beaten so badly that he ran away in a panic, and his life had been cut in half.

I almost vomited from the beating.

The language was quite vulgar, making the scholar's face twitch, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly:

Nonsense!

Just now, I, the great one, acted on the opportunity and cleverly shifted the blame to you, kid, by pretending to be knocked away by the other party and getting away.

How could you describe me like that, as if I were being wantonly ravaged and trampled by those Baiyue barbarians?

Strictly speaking, I should have won!

The scholar felt extremely frustrated, but he couldn't argue with Jiang Mo. He had to suppress his urge to debate with him and continue to force a smile.

They pushed the package back and forth between the two of them, like a red envelope for Chinese New Year.

The sight made onlookers yawn.

Just as a commotion suddenly arose in the crowd, the scholar, taking advantage of Jiang Mo's distraction, finally managed to shove the package into Jiang Mo's arms and breathed a sigh of relief.

Is it true that fools are sometimes lucky?

It's surprisingly difficult to frame this guy.

However, they finally managed to send the counterfeit goods out, but that guy's rant attracted too much attention, and too many people saw what had just happened.

Ok……

Before this simple-minded fellow can react, let's quickly pass the second young lady's test first.

There are always reasons and excuses that can be used to get by.

Thinking this, the scholar quickly walked towards the commotion in the crowd.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Jiang Mo didn't seem to be following. Instead, he stuffed the package into his clothes and scratched his head with a silly expression. She couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

This guy, does he still not realize what's in the package?

No wonder they wanted to return the items.

Ha, how stupid and ridiculous! But it's good, it saves us from being exposed too early and having trouble cleaning up the mess.

The scholar thought to himself that he had already moved as far away from Jiang Mo as possible and was trying to squeeze forward in the crowd.

The sight of the alluring face before him caused the scholar to momentarily lose his composure, his mind churning with a torrent of praise and admiration.

This made him quite itchy and restless.

The one who caused the commotion was naturally Hu Meier. She was attracted by the crowd gathered here and came over with Chunlan and the others.

I want to see what's going on.

Even though they hadn't gone very far, they had still left the manor, and it took a lot of coaxing and pleading to finally get Chunlan to agree.

By the time I arrived, the excitement had already subsided.

The initially noisy crowd quickly quieted down upon seeing Hu Meier arrive. The guards from Huoyu Manor, in particular, immediately tensed up as if they'd encountered a superior inspecting their duties, and hurriedly began pretending to maintain order and disperse the crowd.

They acted as if they weren't the ones who were just watching the commotion.

Missing out on the excitement left Hu Meier somewhat disappointed, her pink lips pouting slightly. As her gaze wandered back and forth unwillingly, she suddenly paused.

The crowd was bustling and noisy.

But Hu Meier's attention was still drawn to the slender figure in the crowd. The clothes, covered in patches, were still tattered and seemed even more wrinkled now. Yet, the person, who had previously appeared somewhat sallow and thin, now had a rather rosy complexion.

His deep eyes were even more piercing.

Even though his facial features hadn't changed much, the energy and spirit he exuded were vastly different from before.

Hu Meier couldn't help but feel slightly dazed.

"Miss? Miss, someone said he obtained the Crimson Blood Fungus..."

Chunlan's soft call rang in her ears, making Hu Meier realize that she had been staring in a daze for a moment, and her pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly.

She quickly composed herself and refocused her attention on the present moment.

But Chunlan's words were somewhat surprising: Someone really did find the Crimson Blood Fungus? Could someone really do something like that?

With a touch of curiosity, Hu Meier looked up and gazed ahead.

A few steps away, a scholar-looking man respectfully presented a package. Because of the guards' obstruction, he was not very close to Hu Meier, but the confident look on his face was still clearly visible.

The crowd, which had been about to disperse because of Hu Meier's appearance, couldn't help but gather again. They were all amazed to see that someone was actually going to take out the Crimson Spirit Blood Mushroom.

"Then bring it over."

After carefully examining the scholar before her, Hu Meier couldn't find any sense of familiarity and couldn't help but feel quite disappointed.

Since the test questions were given by her, she couldn't go back on her word.

Even if this person isn't that despicable fellow, the necessary procedures still need to be followed. If they really do obtain the Crimson Blood Mushroom, it will be a great gain.

Chunlan understood and immediately stepped forward to take the package and brought it to Hu Meier.

The latter did not reach out to take it, but simply gestured for Chunlan to open the package, and then carefully examined the dark red Ganoderma lucidum inside.

"Huh? This is the Crimson Spirit Blood Fungus?!"

With a slight twitch of her brow, Hu Meier's gaze finally settled on the scholar before her, a cold smile appearing on her pretty face, and her voice turning icy:

"You think you can fool me with something like this? Do you think I'm a fool?!"

The once confident scholar was suddenly stunned, even thinking he might have misheard. He instinctively took a step to see what was going on.

Just as he was about to take a step, he was stopped by the guards, who looked on vigilantly.

However, Hu Meier waved her hand, signaling Chunlan to hold up the Ganoderma lucidum in the package high, showing it to everyone around, and loudly proclaiming: