"Is she a child from the Jiang family?" Zhang's mother asked Liu Xiaohua.
At first, the woman didn't want to admit it, but after overhearing the whole story, she had no choice but to nod.
"Yes, please keep this a secret, Senior Sister. This child... should have been a dead person."
Upon hearing this, almost everyone present understood that the girls who should have been taken away by the heavens were actually brought back by Zhanchenlou.
The woman used a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the little girl's nose. Neither child would yield, and they glared fiercely at each other. Huo Xiaolong, in particular, seemed to be saying, "If you dare say another word, I'll beat you up."
"Let's talk in the inner room; it's not convenient to talk here," Zhang's mother said to everyone.
The adults gathered together, Cen Ang and Liu Xiaohua restrained the two children beside them, and He Yi really couldn't hold back Huo Xiaolong, so she could only drink tea and help her comb her hair again.
No one knows what the adults were saying, but Hou Xiangxiang kept muttering to herself, telling the whole story of how Jiang Liu hired assassins to kill Ming Zheng's entire family, and how Ming Zheng, in order to collect evidence, submitted herself to the Jiang family.
"You think your grandfather only wiped out one entire family? Sister Mingzheng was just one of them!"
Having grown up in luxury at home and knowing nothing about court affairs, Jiang Tianxin found it unbelievable. She couldn't believe that her grandfather, who always smiled kindly at her and her brother, was that kind of person.
The little girl finally couldn't hold back any longer and tearfully tugged at Liu Xiaohua's sleeve, asking for confirmation.
The woman bowed to Cen Ang and the others, then took the child into the courtyard to comfort them.
Jiang Tianxin had hardly cried since she went to Zhanchen Tower. She took care of her younger brother with a strong will and studied and practiced martial arts diligently. This was the first time she had cried so loudly.
"Master...Master, what they said isn't true, right? My grandfather...he didn't do that kind of thing, he didn't."
The young girl, panting and wiping away tears, desperately wanted confirmation. Her face was flushed from crying, and she looked at Liu Xiaohua with teary eyes. She could feel the warmth of Jiang Tianxin's hands even through her clothes, and the woman dared not look directly into her eyes.
They did it, and whatever the reason, they were aiding and abetting evil.
"Master..."
Seeing the woman holding him silently, not daring to look at him, Jiang Tianxin knew the answer in his heart.
Suddenly she stopped crying. The little girl hugged Liu Xiaohua tightly, leaving only sobbing breaths in her ear.
After a long while, the little girl on my shoulder uttered a sentence.
"Then I need to go apologize to Sister Ye...".
“It was my family…it was my family that caused her family to be destroyed.”
Liu Xiaohua's eyes were red, and her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.
"This is none of your business. It's an adult matter, so you can't be held responsible."
“But my grandfather did it, and what's done is done. He was wrong, and he's dead. Even if I kowtow to my sister in his place, I don't know if she'll feel better, but I will. I'm still young, and I have a long life ahead of me. When I grow up, I will... I will repay him.”
"Even if I can't do it, there's still Heaven's protection."
For three years, Zhanchenlou had raised the little girl very well. Liu Xiaohua stroked the child's head and then agreed, leading her into the house.
When Huo Xiaolong saw Jiang Tianxin return crying, his fierceness remained undiminished, and he was ready to rush up and fight again at any moment.
He Yi tugged at her daughter's sleeve, signaling her to behave.
The little girl walked up to Mingzheng, knelt down with a thud, kowtowed to the woman, and said...
"Sister, I'm sorry. It was our Jiang family that did something wrong first. I apologize to you."
The young lady has let go of the past, the Jiang family has received its due punishment, and the two children have also taken a trip to the gates of hell.
Yes, she couldn't be at peace with the hatred of her family's massacre. Even if the person standing in front of her today was Jiang Liuye's son, she would still ruthlessly twist his head off.
But now, the two children are the ones who are alive.
The two would secretly watch her toddler from behind a tree while she played the piano.
Perhaps both children have forgotten that they were very young at the time and don't remember much.
Mingzheng helped Jiang Tianxin up, a tear rolling down her cheek, and sighed.
"Let's just forget about what happened before. It's your turn to settle things. The Jiang family has already paid back what they owed."
If we really have to argue about this, it's not solely the Jiang family's fault. She knows who's pulling the strings behind the scenes, but she can't afford to offend them.
"Tianyang, come here, kneel down, and kowtow."
The little boy listened to his sister, ran to her side, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Mingzheng, then placed his hands on the ground and looked down at Mingzheng.
Then a sentence popped out abruptly.
"Sister, we've seen this lady play the piano."
Mingzheng finally couldn't hold back and sobbed.
"Yes, you two have both seen your sister play the piano. If... if there is a chance, your sister will play for you again."
She wasn't kind; she couldn't bring herself to inflict hatred on her two children. Even the Xiongnu on the border wouldn't kill a child who wasn't even as tall as a cartwheel.
"Sister, if you ever need my help in the future, just ask. As long as it's within my power, I will never refuse."
“I can’t repay you with my life right now, I still have a younger brother to take care of…” Jiang Tianxin said to Ming Zheng.
The young woman looked at Liu Xiaohua and gestured for her to help the two children up.
Then, she smiled and looked at the little girl with her head down, and said...
"Okay, if I need your help in the future, I will definitely come to you."
There aren't that many unresolved grudges in the martial arts world; it's just that human nature is at play.
Looking at the bright sunshine outside, Mingzheng realized she had truly let go.
Life is so good now.
That alleyway lined with brothels, and inside that brothel.
Xu Qiushui and An Dou are still waiting for her to come home.
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