Chapter 46 Xiaohan's Past
The orc slowly told Jiang Nanyuan about his experience. It turned out that the orc's name was Xiaohan, and he was the child of a tiger spirit and a mortal.
Because his mother had just become an adult through cultivation and still had tiger ears on her head, they were afraid that others would see her and say that she looked like neither human nor ghost, so they built a house in the mountains and the three of them lived there, almost without any contact with people from the outside world.
But the accident happened five years ago.
Five years ago, his father's eldest brother suddenly came to his house and told his father that his grandmother was seriously ill and wanted him to go home to see her for the last time.
Although his father has been hiding in the mountains these years, he would often come down the mountain to visit some relatives.
This time, his father learned that his grandmother was seriously ill and had to go down the mountain, so he took his mother and him down the mountain together.
Xiaohan and his mother had no choice but to wrap themselves up tightly and go down the mountain with his father to visit his grandmother. When they returned to the village, his father saw the old woman dying on the bed and he was very sad. For so many years, he had hardly fulfilled his filial duties and it was his eldest brother and younger brother who took care of him.
Suddenly he felt that he was very unfilial and cried for a long time. Xiao Han's mother walked up to him, patted his shoulder gently and comforted him with a few words, and then the two of them walked out of the house.
She then whispered to him that she had a way to make the old lady better and live several more years.
Xiaohan's father was surprised and excited when he heard this, but thinking of Xiaohan's mother's identity, he felt that this matter was not simple, so he asked what method it was and whether she would be in any danger.
Xiao Han's mother then told him a huge secret. She was from the Tiger Roar Clan. They were born with heart blood that had miraculous effects and could cure all diseases and prolong life.
However, every time they draw blood, they will lose 100 years of their lifespan. The members of their tribe can only live to 300 years, which means that three drops of blood can take their lives.
Seeing her husband so sad, Xiaohan's mother couldn't bear it anymore. She thought that she could live for 300 years anyway, and Xiaohan's father wouldn't live that long either, so it didn't matter if she lost 100 years of her life.
When Xiaohan's father heard what she said, he disagreed with everything. He didn't want Xiaohan's mother to lose so many years of life. Even though his mother might die now, he felt that fate was determined by heaven and it was God who wanted his mother to die.
Seeing that he disagreed, Xiaohan's mother didn't say anything. Xiaohan's father thought she had given up the idea and ignored her. However, when he didn't know, she still fed the old lady her new heart blood.
When Xiaohan's father found out, he was stunned. Even though he was very angry, he felt more heartbroken. He wanted his family to remember the kindness of Xiaohan's mother, so he told his mother about it.
His mother was also very grateful to Xiaohan's mother. After this incident, Xiaohan and his family of three returned to the mountain. But the good times did not last long. Their good days did not last long.
One day, a group of soldiers came down the mountain and captured the whole family. After they were captured, they found out that the emperor's youngest daughter had a strange disease, and he was looking for famous doctors. Whoever could cure the little princess's disease would be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver.
For the sake of the one thousand taels, Xiaohan's father's eldest brother's wife became jealous and told the story of Xiaohan's mother, so her whole family was arrested by the soldiers.
When Xiaohan's father learned about this, he broke down and cried.
Soon, the officers and soldiers took them to the capital and sent them to the palace. The emperor used Xiaohan's life to force Xiaohan's mother to save the little princess, and promised her that as long as she cured the princess, he would release the three of them.
Xiaohan thought what the emperor said was true. For Xiaohan's sake, she had no choice but to help. After the princess woke up, Xiaohan's mother thought they could go home.
But worse was yet to come. The emperor saw with his own eyes the miraculous effects of her heart blood and wondered if he could drink some himself so that he could live a few more years.
Later he forced Xiaohanniang to produce another drop of blood, but Xiaohanniang refused no matter what, as she did not want to die yet.
She underestimated human nature and human greed. The emperor had Xiaohan's father brought over and killed him in front of Xiaohan's mother. He even captured Xiaohan and forced her to obey. If she refused, he would kill her.
Xiaohan's mother broke down and cried. Fortunately, they didn't know that Xiaohan inherited her blood. For Xiaohan's sake, she gritted her teeth and agreed.
The emperor was extremely happy and ordered her to be released, waiting for her heart's blood.
Xiaohan's mother looked at Xiaohan reluctantly, and used her spiritual power to transmit her voice. After saying a few words to Xiaohan, she used all her skills to teleport Xiaohan out of the palace.
All her cultivation was gone, she spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, transformed into her original form, and died.
Xiaohan was only five years old at that time. He was sent out of the palace by his mother and didn't know where to go.
Jiang Nanfeng, who was about to enter the palace, happened to be met outside the palace gate. He had also heard the news and was anxious to go into the palace to see what was going on.
He saw Xiaohan crying outside alone, and happened to notice that Xiaohan's ears and teeth were different from everyone else's. He immediately had an idea in his mind.
So he tricked Xiaohan into the Marquis' Mansion. In the Marquis' Mansion, he was very kind to Xiaohan at first, and took care of him almost in every possible way, just to gain his trust.
Xiaohan also gradually lost herself in the warmth he gave her.
He forgot what his mother had told him and told Jiang Nanfeng his identity.
When Jiang Nanfeng found out, he immediately locked him up in this dark room. He had been locked up there for so many years, and during that time he had already taken his heart blood once.
After hearing this, Jiang Nanyuan was speechless. This kid was too naive. His mother was fooled so badly once, and now he was deceived by Jiang Nanfeng again and was locked up in this dark room for so many years.
"You've been deceived so badly by Jiang Nanfeng, why haven't you learned your lesson yet? You told me so much at once. Aren't you afraid that I'm also a bad person and am after your blood?"
Xiaohan stared at me with innocent eyes and blinked twice, "Sister has already untied the chain on me, I'm not a bad person."
Jiang Nanyuan was so speechless that she held her forehead with her hands. Even in all these years in Phoenix Country, she had never seen such a naive and gullible child.
However, Jiang Nanfeng actually secretly hid such a treasure, so there was no reason for her not to take it away.
It’s just... Jiang Nanyuan gave him a look of disdain. She didn’t know what the black hair on his mouth was just now, but now she finally knew that the black hair on his mouth was mouse hair.
He actually ate mice!!!
Thinking of this, Jiang Nanyuan's face was full of disgust. She wanted to throw him into the space and take him away, but she was disgusted by the fact that he was so dirty.
"Sister, are you disgusted by my dirtiness?"
Xiaohan saw Jiang Nanyuan looking at him several times, and he could see that she was full of disgust. He felt so wronged.
He didn't want to be so dirty. He had been locked up here for so long and was chained. Even if he wanted to be clean, he couldn't.
And the reason he ate mice was because he had nothing else to eat.
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