Chapter 26 Mother "Can I hug you?"...
Zhao Chaoan looked over here with dissatisfaction, baring his teeth and warning the city lord: "Hey, you scared her!"
The city lord slowly took off his mask, squatted in front of Ying Bu Ran, and said softly, "I'm sorry to scare you. There's no need to be so distant and respectful to me. Let's get to know each other again."
"I... am your mother. My name is Jiang Liuyan."
Ying Bu Ran and Zhao Chao An were both stunned. It was Zhao Chao An who reacted first and could no longer sit still. He immediately moved closer to Ying Bu Ran and looked up and down at the city lord in disbelief.
Hiss, after the city lord took off his mask, ignoring the scar that ran through his entire face from the upper left to the lower right, he did look very similar to Ying Bu Ran in many places, especially his eyebrows and eyes.
No way, no way? Is the Lord of Wind Chasing City really Ying Bu Ran's mother? Could it be someone else's disguise? As far as she knew, when Ying Bu Ran was born, her two mothers were murdered by the Jiuyou Sect.
If Ying Bu Ran's mother was still alive, why was she not there during the time when Ying Bu Ran was persecuted by the two sects?
Ying Bu Ran also thought of this. According to Zhao Chaoan's description, she had been wandering alone and no one had ever looked for her, except for the last time when her rhythm was interrupted by Zhao Chaoan's ghost soldiers and Liuyun Sect took action.
In a trance, she seemed to hear someone calling her a disaster star, saying that she brought many disasters; she also seemed to see herself being expelled from one place after another, with no place to live...
That seemed to be her memory, her past.
If all this is true, does her mother know about it? Will she not look for her because of her identity as a "disaster star"?
She knew it wasn't the case, but she couldn't help but think so. She found it difficult to completely trust someone she just met for the first time, as if she had been deeply deceived before.
Suddenly, someone held her hand. Ying Bu Ran turned her head and saw it was Zhao Chaoan. She sat beside him, held her hand tightly, nodded slightly, and said silently, "It's okay, I'm here."
"I, ahem, can I ask why you haven't looked for Ying Bu Ran during this period? Did something happen that day?" Zhao Chaoan touched his chin with his empty hand and asked tentatively, his previous unreliable and casual look completely restrained.
Jiang Liuyan saw Ying Bu Ran lowering his head in silence. As expected, he was not accepted immediately, but he still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Hearing Zhao Chaoan's doubts, she explained: "I have been looking for her since I came to power, but I have never been able to find her. Someone - no, not only people, but also 'Heaven' is preventing me from finding her."
It would be impossible to completely prevent her detection with just the little tricks that Liuyun Sect and Jiuyou Sect did secretly. That left only one answer: the Spirit of Heaven also took action.
"I found Xiao Ran again later because someone leaked the news to me, one of the members of Tianji." Jiang Liuyan looked at Ying Bu Ran with an apologetic look and slowly lowered his head.
He is so incompetent that he has to rely on others to find his daughter, causing her to suffer for so many years.
"...You have worked hard too. Don't blame yourself. You have tried your best." Ying Bu Ran took the initiative to reach out and hold Jiang Liuyan's hand, and whispered.
None of this was within their control, and she knew her mother was always trying to find her, and that was enough.
Jiang Liuyan was stunned for a moment, then felt a pang of sadness inside. She hadn't expected her daughter to comfort her now. She took a deep breath, looked up at Ying Bu Ran, and asked softly, "Can I hug you?"
Ying Bu Ran also looked at her and nodded slightly.
"Thank you." Jiang Liuyan stood up and gently hugged Ying Bu Ran, with a choked voice.
Ying Bu Ran hugged Jiang Liu Yan in return, her nose aching and she was about to cry, but she forced herself to hold it back. She finally had a mother and was no longer homeless.
Zhao Chaoan watched this scene and secretly wiped away a tear, feeling genuinely happy for Ying Bu Ran. Her Ah Ran had been through such a hard time, and now she finally had someone who loved her selflessly.
But she still thought of another thing. After the mother and daughter finished reminiscing about the past, she asked, "So when did you know that Ah Ran was your daughter?"
"During the Qingtian Ceremony, the spy I planted told me about this, and since then we have been planning to rescue people." Jiang Liuyan let go of Ying Bu Ran and sat on the other side of her, but her hands were clenched tightly, as if she was afraid that the person would disappear again in the next second.
Zhao Chaoan scratched his head, trying to recall what happened during that time. After thinking for a while, an idea suddenly occurred to him and he clapped his hands: "Oh, I remember now! I was wondering why there were always people coming here from the Liuyun Sect during that time."
Jiang Liuyan didn't expect Zhao Chaoan to be paying attention to them. She asked with a hint of surprise, "You know that too? How long have you been staring at them?"
"I have been observing Ah Ran since he was brought to Liuyun Sect, but a few other old immortals have been stopping me, saying that the underworld should not interfere in human affairs. This has made it inconvenient for me to move around, and I can only hide secretly. Tsk, what a bunch of old stubborn people." Zhao Chaoan got angry when she talked about this. If the other ghost kings and the King of Hell had not stopped her, she would have taken the man away long ago.
This time, the Heavenly Sacrifice had also caused unrest in the Underworld. They now knew they couldn't just sit back and watch. What had they been doing earlier? Zhao Chaoan cursed the other three Ghost Kings and the King of Hell fiercely in his heart.
As for the remaining one...it gives me a headache just thinking about it, so it’s better not to think about it.
Jiang Liuyan nodded, and she had a better understanding of the situation in the underworld at that time. However, now that Zhao Chaoan could appear here, it should mean that the underworld and they were now on the same front - at least Zhao Chaoan who came to the human world was.
After Zhao Chaoan finished explaining his situation, he asked, "By the way, what happened on your side that day? I didn't see you at the celestial sacrifice."
If Jiang Liuyan showed up there, maybe she could have taken a few more people with her. But when I think about that day again, it seems to have been easier than expected?
Jiang Liuyan said, "That day, I went to intercept those three ancestors. The people who followed the First Generation have been mostly killed by the backlash. Now, only these three are left."
"Maybe one more person needs to be reduced. The one from Tianyan Sect was killed by their leader," Zhao Chaoan said. He couldn't help but observe Jiang Liuyan again, but he still couldn't see through her. "You stopped three people by yourself?"
Jiang Liuyan nodded: "Well, I managed to stop them, thanks to their fear of death. If they also had life and death in their minds, I would have been killed long ago." It was because those three people were afraid of being injured or killed that they were hesitant to break in, and just delayed time until the heavenly sacrifice took place.
"When the Heavenly Sacrifice occurred, their strength increased significantly, and then some of it disappeared. I guess they have connected with the spirit of heaven."
Upon hearing this, Ying Bu Ran looked at Jiang Liu Yan with some concern: "Were you injured then?"
Jiang Liuyan was silent for a while, and finally said vaguely: "I'm injured, but it doesn't affect my movements."
That's very serious, Zhao Chaoan added silently in her heart, it's exactly the same as Ying Bushan in her timeline, as long as he doesn't die, it's okay.
But she didn't expose it. Since Jiang Liuyan didn't want Ying Bu Ran to know, she would respect Jiang Liuyan's decision.
This is her future mother, if that's even possible.
Ying Bu Ran looked at Jiang Liu Yan, then at Zhao Chao An, and had an idea of how serious the injury was. He did not expose the truth, but asked, "Then how did you get away?"
"Someone, or to be more precise, a ghost, helped me. She took action at that moment and gave me the opportunity to escape. In addition, the previous leader of Liuyun Sect died, and those ancestors needed to take charge of the situation, so they took advantage of the opportunity." Jiang Liuyan explained.
That ghost... was very unusual, and it was very likely that he knew her.
Jiang Liuyan did not say this. She only had a very vague and bold guess. If she told Ying Bu Ran rashly, it would probably be a huge blow to her if it turned out to be false.
Let’s wait until we find out more.
Speaking of ghosts, Zhao Chaoan immediately began to recall who he didn't see after returning to the underworld. The other four ghost kings were all there, but the King of Hell had been staying in his own little piece of land without moving. It shouldn't be one of them.
But apart from these five, who else has this ability?
Could it be the ferryman?
"So what happened after that?" Zhao Chaoan chose to skip this question and continued asking.
Jiang Liuyan looked at her and briefly summarized, "After that, Xiao Ran was taken away by you, and our Wind Chasing City officially became opposed to the Liuyun Sect and Jiuyou Sect. The contact between the Tianyan Sect and the Wanxiang Sect and us also gradually decreased."
"A while ago, we had an outbreak suspected to be caused by the Wrath of Heaven. The Liuyun Sect claimed that our previous investigation into the Wrath of Heaven was inaccurate. They joined forces with the Wanxiang Sect and completely severed all ties. They said they would not help with treatment unless we submitted to them."
"Is there no doctor in the city?" Ying Bu Ran asked. Wind Chasing City had been investigating Sky Wrath, so logically, they shouldn't be short of doctors.
At this point, Jiang Liuyan frowned, her voice growing colder. "Yes, but they were the first to suffer. Only Doctor Qu remained unscathed. So I suspected there was a traitor in the city, and so I ordered a complete quarantine, completely cutting off the spread of information. Only then did the targeted plague disappear, and now it's just random outbreaks."
Zhao Chaoan sneered, expressing disdain for such behavior. "That's all they have left to do. Have you found the traitor?"
"We've locked down the area, and we'll be able to find them within the next two days. But we still have some use for them, so don't worry about it. Leave it to me and Military Advisor Yun." Jiang Liuyan said, "I'm already very grateful that you can come and help us."
She reached out and touched Ying Bu Ran's head, and Ying Bu Ran smiled his first genuine smile since arriving here. "It's my job. So... Mother, is there anything we can help you with?"
Jiang Liuyan was stunned again when she heard the name, and then her smile softened visibly. She said, "Well... recently there have been some ghost soldiers attacking. I think you should know something about them and know how to deal with them. Thank you for taking care of this."
"There are no signs of them attacking again today. You can rest assured tonight and get some sleep. We have professionals to handle the investigation. Now, I have a question. I wonder if you mind."
Ying Bu Ran looked at her and nodded to indicate that she could ask.
Jiang Liuyan gently touched the half mask on Ying Bu Ran's face, her voice trembling slightly: "Is there something wrong here? I can feel the ghostly aura behind this mask."
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