Chapter 95
The vague words Jiang Huaishu suddenly mentioned caused everyone in the Jiang family to fall silent for a moment.
Sui Sui's spiritual consciousness was protected by his brother, and he quietly poked his head out from the top of the house, taking in the different expressions of the people below.
The sudden silence made the little guy alert. A strange feeling spread in his heart. He intuitively felt that this information was extremely important, and he couldn't help but grab the corner of his brother's clothes tightly.
Speak quickly!
The little guy thought a little impatiently.
Jiang Mingyan gently stroked Sui Sui's soft little back, both to comfort his younger brother and to suppress the sudden emotional waves in his heart.
Inside the house, Jiang Zhenyu hesitated and did not respond.
"What are we looking for them for?" The woman looked irritated and spoke first, "Those people are very secretive. We haven't been able to figure out their origins in all these years..."
She gently stroked the back of her hand, her eyes filled with even more irritation. "When we asked them for help, they only concluded that what was happening to us was caused by a curse, but otherwise, they had no solution, right?"
Sui Sui 'looked' at her hands.
It was wrapped in layers of gauze, so airtight that you couldn't see what was underneath.
The woman was unaware that two people were eavesdropping on her from the rooftop.
This was the main courtyard of the Jiang Mansion, the Jiang family's most heavily guarded area, so she didn't shy away from it. She sneered, "You still don't understand? We've become those people's abandoned children! Jiang Qizhuo and Yun Zhaoming are dead, and there's been no news of Jiang Mingyan and Jiang Suiyan since they left Wu'an City. They must have died somewhere long ago."
"We are useless now, so why would they care about us? Besides, how could they care? They can't do anything about the curse on us!"
"Jiang Huaiqin, don't go crazy at me." Jiang Huaishu said bluntly, "We didn't force you into this. It was you who, fearing we'd leave you behind, took the initiative to attack Jiang Qizhuo and the others. You're no cleaner than we are, so isn't it only natural that you're cursed?"
He was filled with malice: "Look at those Jiang family members who are unharmed, look at those servants who are not affected by the curse at all, they are clean and have no blood on their bodies. And look at yourself..."
Jiang Huaishu raised the corners of his lips: "Are you worthy?"
"Of course I don't deserve it." The woman, Jiang Huaiqin, suppressed her emotions and looked back coldly: "Yun Zhaoming's curse was on me. I suffered it, and I deserved it. You suffered it, and you deserved it too."
She said in a weary tone, "What's the point of you struggling here in vain?"
"Do I have to live like you, guarding a box of junk every day?" Jiang Huaishu taunted, "Who don't we know? Who are you trying to show off your despair?"
"Whatever you think." Jiang Huaiqin stood up, glanced at the Jiang family members around him, turned and walked towards the door: "I'm going back. Don't call me over for this kind of thing in the future. I'm not interested."
"Stop." Jiang Zhenyu finally spoke, and said solemnly: "Jiang Huaiqin, come back and sit down."
Jiang Huaiqin paused slightly, then shook his head: "Dad, that's it. I'm tired."
"Creaky--" the door opened and closed, and Jiang Huaiqin's figure slowly disappeared behind the door.
Suisui was not interested in the dog-eat-dog fight going on below, and the seemingly repentant Jiang Huaiqin did not get any attention from the little guy.
His attention was completely drawn to the information revealed in the conversation just now.
The curse comes from A Niang?
What Jiang Huaiqin said...who has been hiding in the dark and eyeing them covetously?
Sui Sui subconsciously looked at his brother.
His brother's eyes were as dark as ink, and his brows softened unconsciously when he noticed his gaze.
It's okay, we'll figure it out.
Suisui saw silent comfort in her brother's eyes.
Then, the little guy's restless mood settled down. He rubbed his brother's cheek dependently, his wet and bright eyes pure and clean, like a cute baby animal with fluffy and soft fur.
Jiang Mingyan accepted his younger brother's closeness calmly, with a warm and gentle smile on his lips, but his eyes were deep, and he was obviously lost in thought.
When the news of his father and mother's death came, Jiang Mingyan was in a trance. Although he couldn't believe it, he also admitted that the Jiang family had the ability to plot against his father and mother.
But now, Jiang Mingyan stood at this end and looked back again, and some clues became particularly obvious.
There is no doubt that A Niang is a spirit.
The spirit race has always been gifted with extraordinary talents. From this perspective, A Niang's foundation-building cultivation is quite suspicious.
He and Sui Sui had learned from the spirit of the artifact that the place where A Niang and his aunt were born was extremely unfavorable to them.
...Is this why they have not been allowed to practice for a long time?
But how did A Niang hide the spiritual pattern on her forehead? Where did she learn the curse she cast on the Jiang family?
After all, Jiang Mingyan and Suisui are not pure spirits. They know nothing about some things of the spirits that are not recorded on paper, passed down orally or in other ways.
In Sui Sui's dream, A Niang and her aunt separated in Beiming Island.
Jiang Mingyan guessed that after parting with his aunt, his mother went to Wuzhou to hide, and thus met his father, which led to the birth of him and Suisui.
Since A Niang wanted to avoid disaster, it was understandable that she concealed her identity.
Besides, my father might not be unaware of this.
A'niang is smart. Although she rarely interacts with the Jiang family, this does not mean that A'niang is unaware of the Jiang family's malicious intentions.
Jiang Mingyan still remembered that his mother and father had told him to be wary of the Jiang family before they left.
But my father and mother still died in the Dusk Mountains.
When Jiang Mingyan thought of this, his eyes darkened slightly.
During this period, did my father and mother have a chance to escape, but was it ruined by those people hiding in the dark?
What about him and Sui Sui? Is someone secretly watching their every move?
The Jiang family seemed to know nothing about this...
As Jiang Mingyan pondered, the stagnant atmosphere in the room below, which had been caused by Jiang Huaiqin's departure, slowly eased. The young man sitting to the left of Jiang Zhenyu spoke softly, "Second Uncle, you mentioned Jiang Mingyan and Jiang Suiyan earlier, and also mentioned those people. I think you have a plan in mind. Could you elaborate on it?"
Although Sui Sui didn't know this young man, Jiang Mingyan's expression turned cold, his eyebrows were sharp and frosty, and he was filled with murderous intent.
The little guy got some information from his brother's expression, and when he looked again, his eyes were much more focused.
The young man had a handsome face and was dressed in white. His exposed hands were wrapped in gauze. The gauze was the same color as the white clothes, and if you didn't look carefully, you might overlook it.
This is Jiang Ruheng, the man who caused the people of Quyuan Village to lose their homes and lives, and the one hated by the master of Jiangping Pavilion.
Sui Sui's black pupils were clean but indifferent. She looked at Jiang Ruheng quietly for a few breaths, then listened attentively to Jiang Huaishu's speech.
Jiang Huaishu was clearly a little wary of Jiang Ruheng. His expression was grim for a moment before he explained, "That bitch Yun Zhaoming is quite peculiar. Since she was able to cast a curse to retaliate against you and me before her death, how could she not leave a guarantee for her and Jiang Qizhuo's child? Although there has been no news of Jiang Mingyan and Jiang Suiyan for a long time, I don't believe they will die easily."
Suisui subconsciously thought of the fluffy little tree in his dantian and the gorgeous long sword that once appeared as a shadow behind his brother.
He leaned in his brother's arms, quietly feeling his brother's steady heartbeat.
Jiang Huaishu's words confirmed the little fellow's guess: "The first thing those people asked us to do when they found us was to find out what spiritual weapon Yun Zhaoming had."
"After so little progress, they sent us a magical talisman and artifact, ordering us to kill Yun Zhaoming and seize everything she held," Jiang Huaishu said bitterly. "Who would have thought that Yun Zhaoming would bleed to death while holding Jiang Qizhuo's body and casting a curse on her. Their bodies, through some unknown method, were reduced to ash, leaving nothing behind."
"Those people were obviously looking for something. After Yun Zhaoming died, she even ordered us to monitor the two little ones she left behind."
He thought of the fire that had caused them to lose sight of Sui Sui and Jiang Ming Yan, and his eldest son who had died early. His expression darkened, "If we find those two brats now and use them in exchange for those people, can they remove the curse from us?"
Jiang Ruheng's eyes moved, but he remained calm: "They said before that the curse has no solution. If this is the final result, wouldn't all our efforts have been in vain?"
"We are of no use to them. How could they truly help us?" Jiang Huaishu said soberly, "Only if we demonstrate our value can we possibly gain a glimmer of hope."
"If there really is no solution..." He looked at her with resentment, "Yun Zhaoming has harmed us to this point, so why not take her two children as payment?"
Jiang Zhenyu nodded: "Huaishu's words make sense."
Jiang Ruheng hid the gloom in his eyes and thought, "I remember that my grandfather has most of the Jiang family's blood essence. Even if it's only a drop, I think it can be used. I wonder if there are any from Jiang Mingyan and Jiang Suiyan among them?"
"Jiang Suiyan doesn't know, but Jiang Mingyan's essence and blood are definitely there." Jiang Huaishu glanced at Jiang Ruheng, with a hint of sarcasm: "After all, before you destroyed Jiang Mingyan's spiritual roots, he was a true genius of the Jiang family..."
His gaze shifted horizontally, landing on the man standing beside Jiang Ruheng who looked 70% similar to him. His tone became even more bizarre, "Thinking back, Jiang Qizhuo was also a genius, always surpassing you, big brother. If it weren't for Yun Zhaoming destroying his foundation, how could his cultivation have remained at the Foundation Establishment stage... You two, father and son, are quite interesting..."
"Jiang Huaishu!" Jiang Huaizhi's face turned cold.
Jiang Huaishu smiled indifferently: "I won't say anything."
As Sui Sui listened, her disgust towards Jiang Ruheng and his son grew even stronger.
"Father, if this matter is resolved as soon as possible, we can suffer less." Jiang Huaishu touched the gauze on his hand, thinking of the rotting flesh and the stench of decay, and urged: "Try to extract Jiang Mingyan's blood."
Sui Sui stared at Jiang Zhenyu closely.
Jiang Zhenyu didn't know that there was a kitten above his head, ready to stretch out its claws. He tapped the Sumeru Ring with his fingers wrapped in thick gauze, and a small jade bottle fell on the wooden table beside him.
Sui Sui Wu Yuan's eyes lit up.
The little guy knew that he was no match for Jiang Zhenyu, but he had helpers, and he also had his brother.
Sui Sui thought with great confidence, and the crystal clear blood vine suddenly shot out, knocking a big hole in the roof, and the blood vine rushed towards the small jade bottle like a snake.
Jiang Mingyan concealed Sui Sui and his own aura very well, and Jiang Zhenyu didn't notice anything before the blood vine broke through the roof.
But he was a Jindan cultivator after all, and when the blood vine appeared in the house, he immediately raised his hand to stop it.
"You don't know your own limitations." Jiang Zhenyu said disdainfully.
Xue Teng was at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, but Jiang Zhenyu was at the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm. He didn't take Xue Teng seriously. When he raised his hand to stop Xue Teng, he was still thinking about which restless family in Wu'an City was behind Xue Teng.
The Chen family, the Wang family or the Zhou family?
But soon, Jiang Zhenyu could no longer relax.
A powerful and sharp spiritual power swept in from the roof, not only breaking the arm that was holding back the blood vine, but also the residual power shattered the gauze wrapped around the people in the house.
Gauze, some pure white and some stained with yellow water, floated down to the ground. The blood vine wrapped around the jade bottle and handed it into the hands of the young master.
"I don't know your name, but what did my Jiang family do wrong?" Jiang Zhenyu looked at the mess around him with a dark face. He was concerned about the powerful spiritual power just now. After touching the spirit beast bag at his waist, he asked with suppressed anger.
"You just mentioned us." Sui Sui took the jade bottle and saw the three small words "Jiang Mingyan" engraved on it. She couldn't help but smile. Her free hand touched the tip of the blood vine that was approaching her like a big black dog's head. "We're here now, so you can save some trouble. It's perfect. There's no need to waste this essence and blood. It would be great if you could just give it back to us."
Jiang Zhenyu felt a chill creeping down his spine as he watched the young swordsman leap from the rooftop, holding a delicate child in his arms. He muttered, "Jiang Mingyan."
"The Patriarch recognized my brother so quickly!" Sui Sui's dark eyes were as pure as a fawn's, and her smile was childish and adorable: "Surprised? We came to you on our own initiative."
Jiang Zhenyu ignored Sui Sui's sarcastic tone and stared at Jiang Mingyan with an unreadable expression: "You're still alive..."
Even in just a few years, his cultivation level surpassed his.
Jiang Mingyan ignored Jiang Zhenyu's fear, hugged the soft little ball in his arms, and said coldly: "Give me my father's blood."
"It was destroyed long ago." Under the absolute suppression of strength, Jiang Zhenyu did not hide: "The moment he died, his blood and essence spontaneously combusted."
Jiang Mingyan nodded lightly, his eyebrows and eyes unchanged.
"You want to kill us for revenge?" Jiang Zhenyu asked.
"Why didn't my mother's curse erupt from the moment of her death?" Jiang Mingyan didn't answer him, but just asked.
Jiang Zhenyu: "Perhaps it was because she lacked strength and miscalculated. She is dead, and we don't know why."
Jiang Mingyan nodded, holding Sui Sui in his arms, stepped over the broken wall, and walked out of the house, intending to leave directly.
Jiang Zhenyu frowned: "Jiang Mingyan, what exactly are you going to do?"
Jiang Mingyan said calmly, "Mother's curse is very good. If you die, how can you get rid of your hatred? Just live like this. I will seal the Jiang Mansion and prevent you from going out to harm others."
Jiang Zhenyu's expression finally changed.
The gauze was torn into pieces, and several members of the Jiang family, covered in rotting flesh, stood in the mess. Their bodies were restrained by spiritual power, and their lips were bound by spells. They could only watch the figure of the young swordsman go further and further away.
The next moment, spiritual power rolled, and they fell to the ground with bloodshot eyes.
Suisui hugged her brother's neck and smiled sweetly at them, very satisfied with her brother's actions.
It’s time for you to experience the pain and despair of having your spiritual roots shattered and the path to immortality hopeless.
The little guy's eyes were exactly the same indifferent as his brother's.
On the second day, as the sky was about to brighten, Wu'an City became bustling.
"Have you heard? The Jiang Mansion has been sealed!"
"I've known about this for a long time. My wife's second uncle's son has a friend who works at the Jiang Mansion. He told me that a powerful force suddenly lifted them up and sent them outside the Jiang Mansion yesterday. Then, all the doors leading to the outside world couldn't be opened! Those who are still in the Jiang Mansion are probably trapped to death inside."
"That's good! This is good news! I heard that those who were sent out were all healthy, and only those whose bodies were rotten were left in the Jiang Mansion!"
The two people who were talking couldn't help but smile at each other, and both felt that the weather was really good today.
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