The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man

Chapter 878: 878 Getting caught sneaking food

“What Ghost!” Liang Ping’an still didn’t believe, “You’re scaring yourself. After the woman in red hung herself, there were no rumors of ghosts on the mountain. The tales of ghosts on Hanging Neck Mountain were nonsense we spread so we could have affairs without being caught. We’ve been coming here for seven years, so how come we haven’t stumbled upon a ghost even once?”

Liu Yuhong was initially scared of ghosts too, but gradually Liang Ping’an bolstered her courage. They found that doing it in such a terrifying place was more thrilling. Over the years, though, they hadn’t seen a single ghost. She did, however, dress up as a ghost a few times at Liang Ping’an’s instigation, scaring the villagers away from Hanging Neck Mountain.

“Right, no ghosts…” Liu Yuhong trembled as she spoke, “There are no ghosts in the world…”

Her words had barely fallen.

Along with the howling mountain wind, a chilling female ghost’s laugh, “Hehehe…” drifted from under the plum tree ahead.

Liang Ping’an and Liu Yuhong both looked toward that plum tree at the same time and saw a red-clothed female corpse hanging under it. Her long hair covered her face and fell to her waist while her feet dangled in the air, swaying under the tree…

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“A ghost!” Liu Yuhong and Liang Ping’an screamed simultaneously.

Liu Yuhong’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted from fear.

Liang Ping’an was so frightened that he felt his liver and gallbladder split, foaming at the mouth.

This time, both of them believed that Hanging Neck Mountain… really had a ghost!

Since Su Qingyue had money, she had bought several sets of clothes. She wore a bright red long shirt and pants underneath.

She simply took off her lake green outer garment, leaving herself in red. She hung one hand on the plum tree and turned toward the shameless couple. With her other hand dangling by her side, she pulled her long hair forward to cover her face. She made sure to hide her shoulders and above by choosing a branch dense with leaves. Then, she deliberately swayed and mimicked the eerie ghost laughter from modern horror films…

The mountain breeze blew cool, and at that moment, dark clouds covered the sun.

The illegitimate couple really thought they had seen a ghost.

Liu Yuhong was scared into fainting, and Liang Ping’an was foaming at the mouth. Taking advantage of his distraction and disorientation, Su Qingyue leaped down from the tree, tossed her hair back, quickly hid behind some bushes, put her outer garment back on, tied her hair with the hair band, and picked up her back basket. She caught sight of a group of villagers led by someone with disheveled hair entering Hanging Neck Mountain.

“Oh my! There’s a man and woman lying on the ground here, stripped of their clothing…” It was the village’s biggest gossip, Wang Qigu’s voice, “In broad daylight, who knows which shameless couple…”

Among the villagers who had arrived was Ding Er, who exclaimed in surprise, “It’s the village chief Liang Lizheng’s young wife and his son Liang Ping’an!”

“Good heavens, it’s actually them!”

Village chief Liang Zhenghong, who was measuring land nearby, came over after hearing that a couple’s bellybands and underpants had been dragged out by dogs. He had cursed unknowingly with the villagers about the shameless couple in broad daylight, never imagining that it could be…

Village chief Liang Lizheng fainted on the spot from shock.

The villagers didn’t dare say much in front of the chief, but once he fainted, they couldn’t keep back their gossipy and schadenfreude-filled remarks.

Taking advantage of the villagers’ distraction, Su Qingyue stealthily shot out two stones, releasing the acupuncture points of the sinful couple.

The male villagers who came along got an eyeful of Liu Yuhong stark naked, truly a feast for the eyes, while the female villagers straightforwardly called Liu Yuhong shameless.

Then the villagers carried the three unconscious Liang family members back to their home.

Meanwhile, Su Qingyue, with her back basket, continued up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs. It was still early, and though there were dark clouds, she saw them gradually dispersing. The weather seemed to indicate that it wouldn’t rain.