154 Chapter 154 Mother Qiaoâs Death
Not to mention Qiao Lanlan and the others in exile, even the officers escorting them were unwilling to take another step forward.
However, they couldnât explain themselves if they didnât send her to their destinations, so they could only vent their anger on Qiao Lanlan and the others.
Especially Mother Qiao, whose health wasnât good, to begin with, and she hadnât done any vigorous exercise for many years. She had already reached her limit long ago in this journey.
After she staggered and fell to the ground, an officer came forward and gave her two lashes with his whip. âHurry up. If you dawdle any longer, I wonât be able to complete my mission before the new year.â
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âOfficer, officer, please stop. My mother really canât walk anymore. Why donât we take a break?â Qiao Lanlan kneeled and begged.
When the others heard this, they immediately agreed. It was difficult to walk in the snow; they were all exhausted and couldnât move.
âRest my ass. I want to rest but look at this cold weather. Is there any place to rest? Or do you want to freeze to death in the snow?
âIf thatâs the case, Iâll fulfill your wish so we can go back and report our mission.â When the officer said this, he kicked Mother Qiao. âHurry up. Weâll treat it as if youâre dead if you donât leave.â
âNo, no. Letâs go; Iâm ok.â Mother Qiao hurriedly got up.
Seeing this, Qiao Lanlan could only support her mother and continue forward, while the others didnât say anything else.
âWhat a bunch of ingrates,â said the officer. âNever honest if they donât get whipped once or twice.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Qiao Lanlan gritted her teeth. He better not let her get an opportunity, or she would definitely kill him.
She just didnât know if her big brother had managed to escape the arrest of the soldiers. If he did, why wasnât he here to save them?
Mother Qiao fell to the ground and dragged her along just as she was thinking. Her entire body hurt from the fall, and she was whipped before she could make a sound.
The tail of the whip hit her head, and her view darkened.
She heard another gust of wind. Just as she was about to dodge, a body pressed down on her, and a storm of kicks came.
Then, her mother spat a mouthful of blood on her face, which made her scream.
Perhaps because her screams were too heartbreaking, the officers finally stopped.
âCough.â Mother Qiao coughed violently, then her head tilted to the side as she vomited large mouthfuls of blood, shocking everyone.
When Qiao Lanlan realized something was wrong, she quickly pushed Mother Qiao off her and pulled her into her arms. âMother, mother, donât scare me.â
âLanlan, live well and wait for your brother. In the future⦠remember..â Mother Qiao spoke intermittently, and she didnât finish her sentence.
She choked on the cold wind, coughed violently, and spat out more mouthfuls of blood. After that, she raised her hand and touched Qiao Lanlanâs face reluctantly.
However, before Mother Qiaoâs hand could touch her face, it drooped down, and then her head tilted to the side. She stopped breathing.
Qiao Lanlan immediately froze.
The officer went forward to check Mother Qiaoâs nose because the situation wasnât good. After realizing she was no longer breathing, he had to call his companions and pull her up.
âWhat are you doing? Let go of my mother! You murderers! Let go of my mother!â Qiao Lanlan roared in anger.
However, the officers ignored her and even whipped her twice. They hastily dug a snow pit and buried her in it.
Qiao Yuan, who was not far away, had looked at Qiao Lanlan with hatred, indifference, and even ridicule.
She wouldnât have brought them such disaster if it werenât for her shamelessness.