Chapter 89
His brother's chest still had some of the fragility of a young man, but for Sui Sui, this embrace soaked in the cool air of ice and snow had always been his most stable, reliable and indestructible harbor.
The little one nestled in his brother's arms like a soft little kitten, his slender white fingers tugging at his brother's clothes, and his chubby little head rubbed against his brother's cheek from time to time.
Jiang Mingyan felt the furry touch on his face, and his heart softened.
He thought about how Suisui's shaggy hair would definitely get rubbed and puffed up, and how the little guy would pout in displeasure if he noticed. But he was also curious about what was going on in Suisui's little head. He was so focused on it that he forgot to protect his precious hair.
Sui Sui was indeed in deep thought.
And thinking about things that make you feel depressed.
In fact, it has been a long time since Suisui recalled the days spent in Quyuanzhuang.
One reason was that Sui Sui was still too young at that time, and the other was that most of the memories related to Quyuan Manor were related to Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen has gone to a very far place to meet his father and mother.
The little guy accepted this fact calmly and made a sincere wish to the stars in the sky, hoping that everything would go well for them there.
However, Suisui is still a child after all, a child who grows up innocently under the protection of his brother.
No matter how brilliant and bright the memories related to Quyuanzhuang are, they will eventually all return to the ruins.
So, Sui Sui doesn’t like it and is unhappy.
Therefore, Sui Sui would unconsciously stop herself from thinking about everything about Quyuanzhuang.
But this wasn't right, the little boy thought earnestly, his round, dark eyes wide open. Even if Sui Sui didn't think about Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen would definitely think about Sui Sui. Besides, his brother had already taught Sui Sui that simply avoiding him wouldn't solve the problem.
Fortunately, Suisui and her brother are about to find out the hidden truth behind the disaster in Quyuanzhuang!
Suisui would no longer avoid him. After the matter in Wanggui Town was resolved, Suisui and his brother would go to see Uncle Chen.
The little guy made up his mind and finally stopped rubbing his brother's cheek from time to time.
"Brother, after the matter in Wanggui Town is over, can we go and see Uncle Chen?" Suisui raised her little hands and hugged her brother's neck and asked in a childish voice.
Jiang Mingyan was startled for a moment, then smiled softly, his handsome features softening: "Okay."
They were teleported to Zhongzhou by the Xuanguang Beast, and were later trapped at the bottom of the Linghai Sea... It was scattered over and over again, and they hadn't visited Uncle Chen for nearly six years.
Whatever his brother thought of, Suisui naturally thought of as well.
But as a cub surrounded by love, the little guy was not panicked at all. He raised his furry head proudly and said proudly in a baby voice: "Uncle Chen loves Sui Sui the most! Uncle Chen will not blame Sui Sui, but brother must explain it to Uncle Chen~"
Jiang Mingyan laughed: "Little clever ghost."
A spoiled little scoundrel.
“Hehehe…”
Just then, Jiang Mingyan stepped onto the last step. Ahead was the floor they had previously descended.
Jiang Mingyan stopped at the stairs, and Tang Jiu took a few steps over the stairs and walked over nimbly.
Although Tang Jiu looked careless, he was actually a very measured person. He didn't mention Sui Sui and Jiang Mingyan's previous conversation, pretending he hadn't heard anything. He said naturally, "I'll lead the way. I've been in Jiang Ping Pavilion for so many days, and I've explored it inside and out."
"That sounds a bit wrong." Sui Sui complained softly, "Tang Jiu, you sound like a bad guy with bad intentions."
"Hmm?" Tang Jiu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile as he led Jiang Mingyan and Sui Sui inside: "I'm innocent. I didn't do anything. I wouldn't go to any sensitive places. Sui Sui, don't accuse me wrongly."
"You're contradicting yourself," the little fellow snorted. "One moment you say there are some places you won't go, and the next moment you say you've explored Jiangping Pavilion inside and out."
"You're not lying to us, are you?" Sui Sui looked doubtful.
"You don't understand this, do you?" Tang Jiu opened his jade fan and waved it, grinning smugly. "I'm a direct disciple of Tianyu Sect. Even if I don't go around in person, it's not difficult for me to figure out the layout of Jiangping Pavilion."
"Your smile is a bit scary." Sui Sui glanced at Tang Jiu who was walking beside her brother, then looked away and said frankly, "It's quite scary."
"You little rascal." Tang Jiu closed his jade fan and tapped Sui Sui's forehead from a distance: "I'm kind enough to tell you my exclusive secret, and you still despise me."
Sui Sui stuck out her tongue playfully and buried her round face in her brother's neck.
Hehe, slip away.
Tang Jiu was so amused by this naughty little guy that he looked at Jiang Mingyan and asked, "Why don't you take care of your brother?"
"What you said is something that most Tianyu Sect disciples can do." Jiang Mingyan said calmly, "You are exaggerating the facts, and you still want me to teach Sui Sui a lesson?"
"Okay, bad guy Tang Jiu!" Sui Sui was like a fat, fluffy rabbit with long ears. He raised his invisible furry ears with a "whoosh". He looked at Tang Jiu fiercely with his little face open. "You are fooling Sui Sui!"
"Ahem." Tang Jiu shifted his gaze awkwardly. When he saw the tightly closed door on the right not far away, his eyes lit up: "We're here. The Pavilion Master usually rests here."
As he said that, he took a few steps forward and knocked on the door.
Sui Sui hummed angrily and muttered a few words under his breath before he calmed down.
At this moment, he felt his vision suddenly lowered, and he couldn't help but look at his brother in confusion.
Jiang Mingyan put Sui Sui down and watched him stand firmly before explaining softly, "If others saw Sui Sui being held by her brother, she would be embarrassed."
Yes, it suddenly dawned on me.
It’s all Tang Jiu’s fault. Sui Sui was so busy being angry that he forgot about this!
However, after hearing what his brother said, Sui Sui still felt a little embarrassed. He was both touched and embarrassed.
"Brother is the best." The little guy kissed his brother on the cheek, then ran over the moment the door opened, leaving Jiang Mingyan to slowly stand up with a smile on his lips.
"Mr. Tang?" Jiang Xiyuan was slightly startled when he saw Tang Jiu: "What happened?"
"No." Tang Jiu smiled and turned sideways, allowing Jiang Xiyuan to see Sui Sui and Jiang Mingyan behind him. "We have other things we want to ask the Pavilion Master."
Jiang Xiyuan's expression softened when he saw Sui Sui and Jiang Mingyan, but he hesitated before whispering, "The Pavilion Master has gone to bed..."
"Xiyuan, let Young Master Tang and the others in." The Pavilion Master walked out of the inner room and ordered in a deep voice.
Jiang Xiyuan moved aside as he was told.
The Pavilion Master sat down on the chair, his gaze lingering on Tang Jiu for a moment before turning to Sui Sui and Jiang Mingyan. "You two saved Jiang Xiyuan and the others' lives in the Dusk Mountains. I was truly rude not to thank you before. If you need anything in the future, please let us know. We are happy to do our best to help you."
Jiang Xiyuan, who was standing behind the Pavilion Master, stepped forward to express his gratitude.
Jiang Mingyan accepted Jiang Xiyuan's thanks and whispered, "We came here today because we have something to ask the Pavilion Master."
The Pavilion Master's eyes flickered slightly: "Daojun, please speak."
"I wonder if Pavilion Master knows Quyuan Manor?" Jiang Mingyan asked.
Sui Sui saw Jiang Xiyuan's expression suddenly change. The Pavilion Master did not react as much as he did, but his expression was also strange.
Sui Sui couldn't help but pursed her lips, her heart pounding, and her dark eyes became brighter.
"Pavilion Master," Tang Jiu said, "When I came to tell you the divination results that day, I heard you and Jiang Xiyuan arguing. Although it was just a few vague words, it gave me some guesses."
"Pavilion Master may not know that although I am not from Quyuan Manor, I have lived there for several years. When the Wind Bone Wolf broke into Quyuan Manor, I went home to visit my family and luckily escaped."
"Mingyan Daojun and Suisui, like me, have lived in Quyuan Manor for a long time. It was just that they were not in the manor that day, so they saved their lives." Tang Jiu smiled bitterly.
"Pavilion Master, please tell us the reason behind the disaster at Quyuan Manor." Sui Sui rose from his chair, walked to the center, bowed deeply to the Pavilion Master, and said sincerely, "My brother and I lost our loved ones to the Wind Bone Wolf. Although they are gone, the grudge remains. We want to know why the Wind Bone Wolf attacked the manor."
Jiang Xiyuan lowered his head in shame behind the Pavilion Master. Meanwhile, the Pavilion Master dodged Sui Sui's greetings and gently lifted the solemn-looking child up with his spiritual power.
He couldn't help coughing a few times and sighed softly, "Young Master, please take a seat. I feel unworthy of this gift."
He lost himself in reminiscence. "Since you're all from Wuzhou, I'm sure you've all heard that Wanggui Town is famous for its unity."
When the Pavilion Master spoke, Sui Sui's heart suddenly calmed down.
The little fellow didn't sit back down in his chair. Instead, he walked over to his brother, took his hand, and nodded. "People in Wanggui Town wear a black cloth around their wrists to protect themselves. When an enemy sees the black cloth, unless they have a deep grudge against him, they'll generally not kill him for fear of being held accountable by Wanggui Town."
The Pavilion Master nodded, and then continued, "The cultivators of Wanggui Town formed Jiangping Pavilion. Although Jiangping Pavilion is not well-known, in the eyes of some insiders, it is an extremely useful sword. This is also one of the confidences of Wanggui Town."
Tang Jiu was stunned, frowned and thought about it, but couldn't figure it out.
The Pavilion Master smiled slightly upon seeing this: "Only the heads of some families in Wuzhou or the heirs-to-be know the purpose of Jiangping Pavilion."
Tang Jiu understood.
"At the beginning, it was Jiang Ruheng from the Jiang family in Wu'an City who approached us, hoping that we could take him into the Dusk Mountains."
At this point, the Pavilion Master's face darkened, hatred swirling in his eyes. "When we were making the deal, the Jiang family said that Jiang Ruheng just wanted to broaden his horizons, and that we only needed to protect him as he moved around the outskirts of the Dusk Mountains. Normally, the most powerful demon beasts outside the Dusk Mountains are at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Just to be on the safe side, I'm going along."
"What should have been a peaceful transaction was ruined by Jiang Ruheng's greed," the Pavilion Master said coldly. "Besides our people, Jiang Ruheng was accompanied by some Jiang family cultivators. These cultivators obeyed Jiang Ruheng's orders. With their help, Jiang Ruheng secretly led them deeper into the Dusk Mountains while we were not paying attention and collected a Snow Jade Ginseng."
"If they had picked a few spiritual plants outside, there wouldn't have been any problem. They could have just picked them. But they went deep into the Dusk Mountains without a word, picked the Snow Jade Ginseng out of greed without even knowing anything, and then, fearing we'd snatch it away, they concealed its existence..."
The Pavilion Master coughed violently, but after calming down, he seemed to calm down a bit. Although his voice still contained deep hatred, it was much calmer. "We didn't know about this until the Wind Bone Wolves came to our door. Moreover, they provoked two Jindan-stage Wind Bone Wolves at once."
"Jiang Ping Pavilion suffered heavy casualties. I had to use my secret technique to barely injure one of the two Wind Bone Wolves under siege, and then I left with the few remaining Jiang Ping Pavilion cultivators."
The Pavilion Master sneered, "And where is Jiang Ruheng, the man who caused all this? He was so frightened that he abandoned the Snow Jade Ginseng and fled during the chaos, leaving us to fight alone."
"Snow Jade Ginseng has the ability to burrow into the ground and disappear. I don't know how Jiang Ruheng and his men got their hands on the Snow Jade Ginseng, but before he escaped, Jiang Ruheng deliberately knocked over the jade box containing the Snow Jade Ginseng and threw it away. He hoped that after the Snow Jade Ginseng disappeared, the Wind Bone Wolf would be too busy looking for it and give up chasing them."
The Pavilion Master smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, we have also benefited a lot from Jiang Ruheng's move. Otherwise, the casualties would be even more severe."
"Later, news came of the incident at Quyuan Manor. It was said that the Wind Bone Wolf attacked for no reason..." The Pavilion Master whispered, "That's when I guessed it was the Snow Jade Ginseng that had somehow entered Quyuan Manor, causing all this trouble."
"I heard that there was only one Wind Bone Wolf that attacked Quyuan Manor. It had no major injuries other than the one from when it was killed by a Nascent Soul cultivator who happened to pass by. So I thought the Wind Bone Wolf that I severely injured didn't make it and died first."
"Both Wind Bone Wolves are dead, so I couldn't help but feel relieved. It wasn't until now, when Wanggui Town was struck by disaster, that I learned that the severely injured Wind Bone Wolf was still alive."
Jiang Mingyan sat aside, listening silently to the Pavilion Master's story. His brows were sharp, and his phoenix eyes were like the deep sea where a storm was brewing. The emotions in his eyes were so dark that it was impossible to tell.
He didn't speak.
Suisui held his brother's hand tightly, his heart heavy, and he said nothing.
Finally, after a moment of silence, Tang Jiu asked, "What happened next?"
"That desperate fight destroyed my bones." The Pavilion Master sighed softly, "If it weren't for Xiyuan and the others risking their lives to enter the Dusk Mountains to collect the Xuanning Grass, I'm afraid I would have died long ago."
As he spoke, the Pavilion Master looked at Sui Sui and Jiang Mingyan with gratitude: "But even if I were still alive, I would only be barely surviving..."
Jiang Pingge was severely injured, and his plan to seek revenge on the Jiang family had to be put on hold.
The truth that had been delayed for several years hit them hard. After Sui Sui, Jiang Mingyan, and Tang Jiu walked out of the Pavilion Master's room, they went back to their rooms in silence to calm down without saying a word.
The elder brother sat beside the bed, and Suisui sat in his arms.
The golden sunlight outside painted a gorgeous scene through the window, but the atmosphere inside the house was completely opposite, cold and quiet.
After a long while, Sui Sui was the first to speak: "Brother, after we visit Uncle Chen, let's go to Wu'an City."
"It's time to go back." Jiang Mingyan stroked Sui Sui's fluffy little head and said softly, "Many things need to be settled with the Jiang family."
Suisui leaned against his brother's chest, quietly listening to his brother's steady and strong heartbeat. After an unknown amount of time, the little fellow thought for a moment and released Dahei from the spirit beast bag: "Dahei, we're going to see Uncle Chen."
The big black dog lay on the ground, letting out a low, sad whimper from its throat.
"Sui Sui and my brother will avenge Uncle Chen." Sui Sui looked at the big black dog, which had grown much bigger than it was five years ago, and her wet round eyes were full of determination: "Dahei, let's go to Wu'an City together."
After saying that, the little guy looked up at his brother, only to see his brother looking at Dahei on the ground, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Brother?" Sui Sui asked in confusion.
"How did Dahei awaken the bloodline of the Xuanyan Spirit Dog?" Jiang Mingyan seemed to be asking Suisui, but also seemed to be just muttering to himself.
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