Shi Qing and his wife, along with the other two, rode four swift horses day and night to rush to Hou Jian Village. The four horses they rode were not inferior horses, but all had profound internal strength in their bodies, and were not afraid of the hardships of rushing on the road day and night. In just two short days, the four people arrived at Hou Jian Village.

  Along the way, Zhang Ping asked Shi Zhongyu in detail about the major and minor events in his memory and Shi Qing's views on the couple. Suddenly, he had a guess in his mind, but at this time, there was insufficient evidence, so he didn't speak rashly. On that day, they arrived at Hou Jianji, it was already dark, after the four of them found an inn to stay in, Zhang Ping specially asked Shi Zhongyu about the appearance of the house in his memory and what his mother and Ah Huang looked like.

  After making sure that he hadn't made a mistake, Zhang Ping's soul left his body and began to search in the nearby mountains. Unfortunately, luck wasn't on their side that night, and after searching over 100 miles eastward, they still had no results. The next day, during the daytime, the four of them started asking around again, but unfortunately, by nightfall, there was still nothing.

  That night, Zhang Ping's soul left his body again to search southward. On this day, while searching a mountain ridge at Xiong'er Mountain, he suddenly discovered a small cottage. Zhang Ping hid inside and took a look, finding an ugly woman and a yellow dog living there. With 90% certainty in his heart, Zhang Ping memorized the route and returned to his body.

  The next morning, Zhang Ping said to his adoptive parents and "Jade in the Stone": "Adoptive father and mother, it seems that we will have to travel further today. We'll start searching from the south side first. The four of us will enter the mountain and search carefully. If we find something, we'll use a long whistle as a signal. If not, we'll gather at the foot of the mountain after dark." The other three people had no objections to this plan, so they began to split up and search once they reached the foot of the mountain.

  To say that Xiong Er Shan is really big, if it weren't for Zhang Ping's soul searching in the air, I'm afraid it would take at least ten days or half a month to find it.

  Then Zhang Ping came to the small cottage not far away along the route he remembered last night. Afterwards, he gathered his strength and let out a long whistle, the whistling sound echoing in the mountains, continuous and unbroken.

  Before Shi Qing and his wife arrived, the woman in the house suddenly flew out. Seeing Zhang Ping not far away, she shouted loudly and asked: "Who are you? What is your purpose for coming here?" Perhaps feeling that Zhang Ping's internal strength was deep, the woman did not take direct action, but instead secretly guarded herself from a distance.

  Zhang Ping looked at the woman and saw that she was exactly as "Stone Jade" had described. He clasped his fists in respect and replied, "I have a friend who left home six years ago and unfortunately lost his way. In his memory, there is only one mother, one yellow dog, and a name of a mixed-breed dog. I am helping him find his mother on his behalf. I wonder if I have come to the right place this time?"

  "Mutt..."

  Although it's far away, Zhang Ping is very sure that his trip was completely correct.

  Before long, "Jade in Stone" arrived first. He had just seen the woman and cried out "Mother".

  "Mutt, where have you been running to all these years..." Before the woman finished speaking, "Stone Jade" hadn't responded yet, when Zhang Ping suddenly spoke up from the side.

  "After paying respects to Master Mei Shu, I will ask after his well-being on behalf of my master Tian Xu." With that said, he turned around and bowed.

  "Do you know who I am?" asked Master Nai calmly.

  "Master Zhang's nephew had already guessed seven or eight tenths of the matter, and now he has basically guessed everything. Although there are still a few small doubts, they do not affect the overall situation. Today, I'll tell Master Mei about it and ask for his correction." Just as Zhang Ping finished speaking, Shi Qing and his wife rushed over one after another.

  "Mutt, you actually brought this little tramp here." Min Ruo's Master Mei shouted at "Stone Jade".

  "Me, me, me......" Shi Zhongyu was speechless for half a day.

  "Mei Fang, return my Jian'er's life to me." Min Ruo recognized the voice as soon as she heard it and knew that her long-sought enemy was right in front of her. She immediately raised her sword to stab Mei Fang, and Shi Qing also drew his sword and followed up.

  Just then Zhang Ping suddenly stepped forward and stopped them. He said: "Uncle and aunt, please calm down for a moment, let me finish speaking."

  Min Rou's emotions were on the verge of getting out of control at this time, fortunately Shi Qing knew that Zhang Ping would not do anything useless, so he stopped Min Rou and let Zhang Ping finish speaking.

  Zhang Ping pointed at "Shi Zhong Yu" and said: "Uncle and aunt, I deduce that this big brother was not born to Mei Fang's sister, but was snatched by Mei Fang's sister."

  "Nonsense!" Meifang shouted in a stern voice, seemingly frightened.

  "Master Mei, please calm down, I have a basis for my inference. Besides, you and my adoptive parents shouldn't have such deep-seated hatred." Zhang Ping replied.

  "When this big brother was still an infant, you took him away and, remembering the hatred for his parents, called him a dog bastard to vent your grievances. Moreover, from a young age, you strictly demanded that he learn to be self-reliant and strong, not relying on others. Although you didn't teach him literacy or martial arts, you cultivated his good character, allowing him to achieve what he has today."

  At this point, Zhang Ping turned to Shi Qing and his wife and said: "Uncle and aunt, in fact, you should thank Mei Shu for her strict requirements on Shi Zhongjian when he was a child, which made him what he is today."

  "Jian'er, you are Jian'er, Jian'er, you didn't die..." Ming Ruo heard this and couldn't help but walk towards Shi Zhongjian.

  "No, who am I? Who am I after all? Mother, tell me, who am I? Who is my father? Who am I......" Shi Zhongjian rushed towards Mei Fang like a madman, shouting loudly.

  "Good boy, good boy...... You're a good child of your mother's, you're not a bastard. You can't go back with her, Ming Ruo thinks she can snatch you away? Don't even think about it..." Mei Fang shouted at Shi Zhong Jian in a shrill tone.

  Upon hearing Mei Fang's roar, Shi Qing and his wife had completely believed that the young man in front of them was indeed their second son, Shi Zhongjian. The arch-nemesis they had been searching for eighteen years, who had not killed their child after all.

  On this day, too many things happened to Shi Qing and his wife. They lost their child, they got back their child. They found the enemy, they lost the enemy again. At this time, they didn't know what attitude to use to treat Mei Fang.

  Mei Fang said to Shi Zhong Jian, "Good child, tell Mom where you've been all these years." Shi Zhong Jian heard his mother's question and slowly told her about his experiences over the years. His adoptive father, Shi Qing, stood beside his adoptive mother, Min Ruo, quietly watching them.

  "Shi Qing, I ask you, in what way am I inferior to Min Rou? Why did you choose her and not me?" Mei Fang asked Shi Qing, releasing him.

  "My looks are better than hers, my martial arts skills are higher than hers. In terms of needlework, cooking, and poetry recitation, which one am I not better at? Even the two children she gave birth to, the ones I taught turned out better than the ones she taught. Why is that? Why?"

  "Eldest sister, it's precisely because you're better than Mian Ruo in every way, and even stronger than me. Being with you makes me feel inferior and unworthy of you."

  Mei Fang suddenly came to, let out a loud cry and rushed towards the small hut. Zhang Ping felt something was off and shouted loudly: "Quickly stop her, don't let her do anything foolish!"

  As soon as the words fell, Shi Zhongjian had already chased in. Later, Zhang Ping and Shi Qing couple also rushed in. It was seen that Shi Zhongjian hugged Mei Fang girl and wouldn't let go, while Mei Fang girl wanted to take the treasure sword on the wall.

  "Master Mei, don't do anything stupid. Think about Shi Zhongjian, your son whom you've raised for ten years. If you die, he'll have to leave, can you bear that?"

  It seemed like she had thought of something, and Mei Fang stopped struggling. She turned around, holding Shi Zhongjian's face in her hands and said: "Good child, Mom has always called you a bastard, beaten you and scolded you, do you hate Mom?"

  "How could it be? I think Mom calls me a dog hybrid, very affectionate." Shi Zhongjian smiled and replied.

  "Good boy, promise Mom that from now on we will never be apart again. Mom won't call you a bastard, but in the future, you also can't call Shi Zhongjian."

  "Alright, Mother, I won't leave you again. But I'm not called Dog Hybrid, nor can I be called Shi Zhong Jian, then what should I be called?" asked Shi Zhong Jian.

  Min Ruo leaned her head on Shi Qing's shoulder and said softly, "Brother, Mei is a pitiful person. Now that we know our Jian'er is safe and sound, has learned martial arts, and has excellent character. And you only have me in your heart, I'm already happier than her, so let Jian'er be her child."

  Learning that her own child was not dead, but had grown up in front of her. Min Ruo's hatred for Mei Fang Gu instantly lost its foundation and disappeared without a trace. Instead, she felt a deep sympathy for Mei Fang Gu, a bond between women.

  Zhang Ping and Shi Qing came out of the hut to discuss what to do next.

  "Uncle and aunt, I think that Chang Le Gang is also a newly risen powerful gang in the Jianghu in recent years. Why must they insist on making Yu'er Ge and Jian'er Ge the leaders of the gang? There must be some ulterior motive behind this. Moreover, from what I see, it's likely that they want them to take the Reward Goodness Punish Evil Decree, and make Chang Le Gang a scapegoat."

  "Not bad, Lier, your analysis makes sense. Whether it's Yu'er or Jian'er, we can't let either of them become a scapegoat in vain. Let's go to the Chang Le Gang and demand justice." Ming Ruo immediately wanted to go and demand justice when she heard that the Chang Le Gang was going to make her two sons scapegoats.

  "Wait, junior sister. The Longle Alliance is powerful, and if we go rashly, we'll be at a disadvantage. Moreover, we need some well-known figures in the martial arts world to bear witness, lest the Longle Alliance troubles us later. Yang Guang, the Silver Spear of Songjiang Prefecture in Jiangnan, has extensive connections and is also a close friend of ours. Why don't we ask him to make an appearance and invite fellow practitioners to go to the Longle Alliance together?" Shi Qing added.

  Min Rou and Zhang Ping felt much better after hearing Shi Qing's supplement. The three of them told Shi Zhongjian about the situation, then returned to the mountain foot inn to rest, preparing to go to Chang Le Gang to pay respects later. Wishing everyone a great year of the sheep, smooth work, and successful studies.