Chapter 80 [Jiaozhu] Chen Lian's Life Story
Shen Lian did not find anything unusual about the old lady's behavior, because in his eyes, his stepmother always wanted to maintain the reputation of the Shen family and not let outsiders know that the Shen family seemed to be prosperous on the surface, but was actually engaged in internal strife and infighting.
The old lady wanted to go, so she asked someone to prepare a carriage.
Chen Lian wanted to leave on his own, but the old lady forced him into the carriage.
"I just spent a lot of time with Lian'er. I wonder who this is?" The old lady looked at A Jiang. The more she looked at the child, the more she liked him, not knowing that he was older than her.
Chen Lian glanced at A Jiang and said, "Just a servant."
Upon hearing this, Ajahn lowered his head silently.
"What qualifications do you have to sit here?"
A Jiang stood up and was about to sit outside when the old lady stopped him.
"Well, let's sit down together."
Shen Lian stopped talking.
Ajahn didn't speak, and the old lady didn't speak either.
We were silent all the way.
Chen Lian's heart was in a state of confusion. His stepmother had treated him harshly since he was a child and had also brought him up. Without his stepmother, he would not have achieved what he has today. He might have died on the night he escaped, or he might have become the cauldron of his senior brother.
His stepmother taught him since he was young that profit comes first and affection comes second, and that the interests of the family should be prioritized in everything. This sentence stayed with him throughout his life, and everything that was beneficial to him came first, and anything that was not beneficial to him came second.
He should be grateful to his stepmother, but he just hated her. He didn't know what he hated. Maybe he hated the unfairness of fate and the injustice of heaven, which did not allow him to have a good life and a good path.
Even though so much time had passed, he still hated her, and he hated her even more when he saw his stepmother again.
Chen Lian looked at the old lady resting with her eyes closed. She no longer had the coldness of her youth, but was replaced by a kind face.
The more he saw the old lady like this, the more hatred he felt in his heart, because his stepmother only treated his brother like this.
The demonic energy in his body was restless, as if encouraging his thoughts. He had an urge to strangle the person in front of him. He slowly raised his hand, wanting to break this illusion and get back on track.
A normal stepmother should not treat him like this. Instead, she should drive him out or have him beaten to death the moment she sees him.
Just as he was about to touch the old lady, Ajahn suddenly took his hand and shook his head at him.
Shen Lian took a deep breath and pulled his hand back, "Stop the car!"
After the carriage stopped, Chen Lian got out and led a horse.
Seeing this, A Jiang also got off the car. Chen Lian might be controlled by the evil spirit now, and he was afraid that Chen Lian would do something to hurt himself.
"What are you doing down here? Go back!"
Chen Lian wanted to be alone, so she got off the car.
A Jiang got on the carriage without saying a word. With the magic spell he left behind by Shen Lian, he would be the first to know if anything happened.
"Lian'er, what's wrong?" The old woman lifted the curtain in confusion, and the cold wind blew into the car.
Shen Lian glanced at the old lady, mounted his horse, and rode away.
The old lady silently sat back in the carriage, "Forget it..."
It's no wonder that her Lian'er still hates her.
"How has he been getting by all these years?" The old lady looked at A Jiang. Since Chen Lian said that the person in front of her was his servant, she should know whether Chen Lian had enough food and clothing all these years.
Ever since she knew that Chen Lian was her biological child, she sent more people to look for Chen Lian's whereabouts, but they couldn't find him at all. Now Chen Lian came back in gorgeous clothes, and no one knew how much hardship he had suffered to get to where he is today. As a mother, she had no idea at all, and let her biological son suffer for more than 20 years in vain.
"He's fine, everything is fine." A Jiang didn't know how to respond, so he just followed Shen Lian's words.
"Then...did he marry and have children?" She not only wanted to know whether he married and had children, but also wanted to know whether his wife was virtuous and whether he was happy.
When A Jiang heard this, he thought the old lady was trying to matchmake for Shen Lian, so he quickly said, "He's married, and he and the lady are very affectionate."
"That's good..." The old lady took off a jade bracelet carved from ice and handed it to Ajahn. "Give this to your wife."
She had nothing to give her daughter-in-law. She could give her some gold, silver and jewelry. Judging from Shen Lian's appearance, her daughter-in-law would not lack anything. Besides, the Shen family was difficult to defend against thieves. They were already at the end of their strength and could not give her any money. Even her dowry was lost.
This bracelet was her mother's dowry. When she got married, her mother gave it to her. She wore it from beginning to end. Now she gave it to her daughter-in-law, so it can be said to be passed down from generation to generation.
"I have nothing to give you except this bracelet, which my mother gave me."
A Jiang took it carefully. The bracelet was very translucent and the color was excellent. Although it was not as good as the jewels in his Prince Bei's palace, it was still rare.
"yes."
Ajahn put the bracelet away and was very happy in his heart, because this bracelet was for him.
One thing he didn't understand was that he had heard from Shen Lian before that this stepmother was not good to Shen Lian, but now it was not as Shen Lian said.
"Old lady, have you always been so kind to the master?"
A Jiang didn't know what to say and didn't realize he used the wrong word, but the old lady understood.
"No, he's a concubine's child, and I'm just fostering him under my name." At this point, the old lady's eyes showed a hint of sadness. "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. It's your duty as a servant to do your job well."
Hearing this, A Jiang shut up silently, and suddenly felt that this mother-in-law was very fierce.
Suddenly his heart tightened, feeling that something had happened to Shen Lian. He teleported away and rushed to the scene as soon as possible. Looking at the fallen trees around him and Shen Lian in the middle who was covering his heart and constantly emitting demonic energy, his heart ached.
"Master!" He ran forward, grabbed Shen Lian's wrist, and injected some spiritual power into him.
In the past, when Shen Lian went crazy, it was always helpful for him to inject some spiritual power into him.
As expected, Shen Lian slowly calmed down.
Chen Lian hugged Ajiang, resting his chin on Ajiang's shoulder, as if seeking comfort from Ajiang.
A Jiang gently stroked Shen Lian's back.
"What's wrong? What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, just a headache." Since he became a demon, he has had so many headaches that he can't count them on four hands.
Chen Lian lied to A Jiang. Although he had a headache, the real reason for the leakage of his demonic energy was that the voice of an alien species suddenly sounded in his heart.
The alien told him that the stepmother who had treated him harshly since childhood was his biological mother, and that the concubine, in order to be a good concubine and hoping that her child would be successful, gave the main wife a drug to induce labor, causing the main wife to give birth on the same day as her. Since the head of the family was not at home that day, she replaced her own child with the main wife's.
So he is the legitimate son, he is the one who should enjoy those happiness, he is the one who should enjoy everything, it was that concubine who changed his life, he should not be like this.
At this moment, he should be sitting in the Shen Mansion, presiding over all the big and small matters in the Shen Mansion, instead of becoming this half-human, half-ghost appearance. He should be enjoying the love of his parents, instead of having to wash his own clothes in the cold winter.
What are the thirty years he has lived for?
He has been plotted against all his life. He was plotted against by his mother since he was born, by his elder brother when he was fifteen, by his senior brother when he was twenty, and by Ajahn.
How could he not hate it?
That woman deserved to die. Her death was too easy. Her grave should be dug up and her body left exposed in the wilderness.
He let go of Ajiang and took a few deep breaths before he recovered.
A Jiang raised his hand to brush away his messy hair and kissed his forehead gently, "Don't hurt anymore, I will stay with you."
"Ajiang, I have nothing left. My life is like a joke." Shen Lian looked at Ajiang.
"How could that be? You still have me. It's not a joke."
"I can't even recognize my own mother. Do you think I'm a joke?"
A Jiang recalled the old lady's words and suddenly realized that this was the case.
A Jiang didn't say anything, he just hugged Shen Lian quietly.
"Never mind, you won't understand even if I tell you this."
Chen Lian stopped talking and dragged A Jiang straight to his aunt's grave. The old lady had not arrived yet, so he raised his hand, overturned the grave, and smashed the tombstone. Only then did he leave with satisfaction.
He left without saying goodbye. He didn't know how to face the old lady, the stepmother who had not been very kind to him in the past. If she didn't know the truth, she could just sit down and say a few irrelevant words. But there was no need for that now. He didn't want to cause any more trouble.
He is already very tired.
So he went straight ahead, and when he reached the realm of the sky, someone recognized him.
"Shen Lian!?"
"Look! It's Chen Lian, that bitch! She seduced and killed my senior brother!"
"The previous rumors were all true! Chen Lian has even been possessed by a demon!"
Chen Lian listened to what those people said in confusion. He had only been away from Cang Qiong for a few days, so how could those who once worshipped him as a god change their faces?
“That’s him!”
Chen Lian frowned, but did not bother with those people. He thought that something must have happened inside the sky again. He had not gone back to check for the past three days since he became a demon. It was time to go back.
"Does he really think he's still the Lord of the Sky?"
"If you're already possessed by the devil, how can you still be a role model for the righteous cultivation of immortals?"
The voices in his ears, along with the sounds of alien species, swirled around him.
"Look, those people don't remember the good things you've done for them. They always want you to pay for things, while they enjoy protection behind you. Why?"
"You're just possessed, yet they want to frame you like this."
"Why are you still protecting the people of this world?"
"It would be better to kill them, then we won't have these troubles."
While the alien was talking, Shen Lian had already arrived at the foot of Cangqiong Mountain.
"Owner."
Chen Lian turned around and looked at A Jiang who seemed to be hesitant to speak. He knew that he didn't want to listen to what A Jiang was going to say, and didn't want to hear any words of persuasion.
He is a person, he has consciousness, he can think, and he knows what to do. He does not need an Ajahn to teach him.
So he waved his hand and sent Ajahn back to the demon world and tied him up with magic chains.
He went all the way up and entered the sect.
Along the way, he had heard a lot of gossip from outside. After Qian Zhao ascended to the position of sect leader, he was rumored to be involved in scandals.
If he guessed correctly, the rumor was spread by Qian Zhao.
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