Chapter 17 Chapter 17 "I am your father"
In the dream, Jiang Li felt someone was tickling her and her face felt itchy.
It felt like the sound of a snake's tongue sweeping past, or like the sound of a feather brushing past.
The autumn morning is chilly, making people curl up in their quilts.
Until, Jiang Li felt a sudden heat behind him.
Jiang Li woke up instantly when he felt something against his waist.
The person behind him naturally tightened his arms and moved closer.
Yun Si rested his chin on the back of her neck, his voice drowsy: "Sister is awake..."
The hot breath came straight towards him without any obstruction.
She has no clothes on...
He didn't seem to be wearing...
Jiang Li's face turned red, but it was not because she was shy, but because her panting made her ears tingle.
Yun Si stared at the red ear, suppressed his joy, and rubbed his neck again, as if he had not woken up yet.
Jiang Li broke free from his restraints, stood up and reached for his clothes.
The covering slipped from her shoulders, revealing her entire back.
The quilt slid directly to her waist, revealing her smooth and delicate skin and slender and graceful waist.
Without covering up.
Yun Si's eyes flickered, and he bent his fingers calmly, as if measuring something.
Jiang Li took the clothes, covered his chest with them, turned his head and looked at Yun Si warily.
Yun Si subconsciously closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, feeling inexplicably guilty.
But then again, my sister is already his, so what's wrong with taking a few glances?
Jiang Li put on her undershirt and was about to tie the belt at the back of her waist. Perhaps because of the pain in her limbs, she couldn't tie it properly. Yun Si quietly took her hand and said kindly, "I'll tie it for you..."
Jiang Li was so frightened that his body trembled.
She didn't want to talk to Yun Si. Although she knew that it was the love poison that caused her last night, her limbs were sore from the torment, and even every place he touched was painful.
Seeing that Jiang Li had loosened her grip, Yun Si thought she had acquiesced, so he tied a knot around the two straps.
He reached out and was about to take Jiang Libie's clothes.
Jiang Li's outstretched hand fell empty, and he asked him, "What are you doing with my clothes?"
"I untied the belt, so I should tie it. I took off your clothes, so I should put them on myself..." He said, already putting a piece of clothing on her. "It's cold this morning, so hurry up and put it on."
Jiang Li pushed the person away impatiently and started to put on his clothes.
"What happened to my sister?"
Jiang Li said nothing, just lowered his head and put on his clothes.
Just as she was about to tie her belt, Yun Si came up again, passing his hands through her waist and resting them on her belt-tying hands: "Sis, if you're angry, you should vent it. It's not good for your health to keep it hidden."
She was getting annoyed with the tying, so she simply let go and let Yun Si tie it for her.
"pain."
Yun Si tied the belt tightly, not only did he not let go, but he also clasped his hands together and hugged her tightly: "Where does it hurt?"
Jiang Li tried hard to suppress his emotions: "It hurts here, there, everywhere!"
Yun Si seemed to be lost in thought, his palm resting on her belly: "But here?"
"A little further down," Jiang Li said without hesitation, "where you teased me so badly last night."
Yun Si's body froze, feeling guilty and not daring to speak...
Jiang Li ordered: "Let go..."
Yun Si let go of her hand in disappointment, still worried: "Sister, do you want to..."
"No!" Jiang Li stood up and left without looking back.
Yun Si was worried, so he quickly put on his clothes and ran out of the room, but he couldn't find her.
This is good, it really makes people angry...
He should have restrained himself earlier, but he had almost no experience, no idea of priorities, and even no self-control...
When Jiang Li comes back, he will definitely apologize.
Jiang Li saw Yun Si lose his temper and went into the house in frustration, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Yun Si was like a jackal, a tiger or leopard at this moment, and Jiang Li just wanted to hide when he saw him.
Because I was taking advantage of her, I was tolerant of her. When I thought about her hypocritical behavior these days, I felt that I was taking advantage of her more and more.
She didn't go back, but turned and went to the yard next to her.
That abandoned yard also belonged to Tu Niang. It was overgrown with weeds and devoid of any signs of human life.
After all, the owner of the yard had been dead for almost ten years.
She stepped in again after many years.
In the past, she longed to live with Tu Niang and was looking forward to living in this courtyard.
A snake suddenly jumped out of the grass and scared her, but fortunately it was just passing by and disappeared quickly after a brief appearance.
Still afraid...
She took a deep breath to calm herself down and walked into the house.
The room was filled with dust, which filled her nose and made her cough.
"Who are you?"
Suddenly, an unfamiliar male voice was heard from behind him, and Jiang Li turned around in a daze.
The man in the yard was about forty years old, holding flowers in his hands.
His face seems familiar...
But the man was stunned the moment he saw Jiang Li and immediately became dazed.
Jiang Li asked back: "Who are you?"
The man closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Is your mother's name Jiang Ning?"
Jiang Ning? She hadn't heard this name for a long time.
She wasn't the type to develop a deep connection with a name based on a few words from others, so she was still a little confused when others mentioned Jiang Ning.
Jiang Li looked at him and said, "Who are you? Tell me and I will answer you."
"I'm your father."
Jiang Li stared at him intently: "Are you sure?"
The man nodded heavily: "Can you tell me your name?"
Jiang Li was suspicious, curious about what tricks he was playing: "Jiang Li."
The man took a big step forward excitedly: "Are you Jiang Li?"
Jiang Li stretched out his hand to signal him not to come closer, frowned and looked at him with an admiring look.
"My name is Lin Hai," the man said, choking a little, "I'm your father..."
Jiang Li chuckled, the mockery in his eyes undisguised.
"You look exactly like...your mother." The man held out his hand, which was shaking with excitement. "Your mother and I were in love, and by chance, you were born. But she didn't want to marry me and kept you a secret from me. When I came here, I learned that she had passed away."
Jiang Li looked around. It was all dusty and there was no place to sit. She opened the cabinet and tried to find a cloth to wipe it off. She also reminded the man, "Keep talking."
"Li'er, I..."
Jiang Li slammed the cabinet door in his hand fiercely: "That's ugly."
The man was immediately startled, but he still said in a kind tone: "It's Daddy's fault..."
Jiang Li found a piece of clothing, shook it twice, spread it directly on the stool and sat on it. Looking back, the man looked embarrassed.
Jiang Li sighed: "Are you done? Now that you're done, can we go?"
"You...you don't believe me?"
"Why should I believe you? I'm fine and I don't need a father."
"Give, give Daddy a reason..."
Jiang Li thought about it seriously: "Lin Li is too ugly."
Seeing that she didn't listen at all, Lin Hai was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
"Is that all? If not, then I'm leaving." Jiang Li originally wanted to chase him away, but she didn't want to waste time arguing with him, so she simply left.
But Lin Hai did not give up. He stepped forward to stop her and cried out in agony, "I really am your father!"
Jiang Li couldn't suppress his anger anymore, crossed his arms and glared at him: "I wanted to let you go, but you insisted on getting entangled with me, right?"
"What are you talking about..."
"If you say that my mother and I look exactly like each other, how could she and you give birth to me who looks like me?" She implied that Lin Hai was too ugly and she felt that Jiang Ning would never be interested in him.
"I..." Lin Hai hesitated for a long time, "I was also handsome when I was young, but I'm old now..."
"Is that so?" Jiang Li replied perfunctorily, "Oh..."
Seeing that her attitude had softened, Lin Hai was about to speak and try to get closer to her.
Jiang Li's face suddenly turned cold, and he glared at him fiercely: "No matter whether what you said today is true or not, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this room."
"What do you mean?"
"If you're not my father, you deserve to die! Because I hate it most when people lie to me." Jiang Li changed the subject, "If you're my father, then you deserve to die!"
Lin Hai said in disbelief: "You...you want to kill your father?"
"Yes, I want to kill my father." Jiang Li took advantage of his unpreparedness and stuffed something into his mouth. Then he suddenly lifted his chin and pressed it towards his stomach.
After a series of operations, Lin Hai ate the food.
He asked in panic, "What did you feed me?"
"Of course it's poison." Jiang Li smiled awkwardly. "My mother had me before she married you, and she was cursed by everyone. You are the culprit. This is sin number one. You weren't by my side for ten months of pregnancy. This is sin number two. For eighteen years, you haven't raised me in the slightest, yet you demand that I call you father. This is sin number three!"
The man was stunned and couldn't say a word.
"It's full of lies. Do you think I'm a fool?" Jiang Li continued to question. "You say you are my father, but let me ask you, my mother gave birth to me. It's common knowledge in the village. How could you not know? Even if you don't know, you can find out with a little thought."
"I……"
"Also, why did you come here?" Jiang Li thought for a moment. "You took the initiative to ask who I was, which means you knew I wasn't the owner of this place. This means you knew Tu Niang, so how could you not recognize me? So... what is your relationship with Tu Niang? And why are you pretending to be my father?"
Lin Hai only said: "Tu Niang...I was deceived by her."
"You won't tell me?" Jiang Li smiled at him. "What I'm feeding you is a poisonous insect. It will explode inside your body with a bang. In the end, your internal organs and your body will be torn into pieces... Then you will fall in a pool of blood. You can only watch helplessly as everything happens, in agony... and in the end, you will die."
Lin Hai's body stiffened, and he seemed to really feel a bug crawling in his stomach.
"Qingrong and your mother are old friends. She said you died at birth, and I believed her..."
"It seems to make some sense." Jiang Li frowned slightly, curled his lips and shook his head, "But I don't believe it."
Jiang Li stretched out his fist and placed it in front of him: "I have a Gu worm in my hand. What do you think will happen if I crush it?"
Lin Hai naturally knew the relationship between the mother and child Gu, and immediately panicked. He knelt down and stared at Jiang Li's clenched fist: "I'll tell you everything!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
"I'm definitely not your father...but your mother and Qingrong are old friends!"
"Then why did you pretend to be my father to get close to me? Was it to avenge Tu Niang? Because I killed Tu Niang?"
But Lin Hai didn't say anything.
Jiang Li looked at him and said calmly, "You are the doctor beside Tu Niang, right?"
The doctor who treated her when she was a child...
There was a witch doctor in the village, but Tu Niang only allowed Doctor Lin to see her. No matter how vague her memories were, once they matched, everything became clear.
Jiang Li glanced at the flowers he was holding: "Are these flowers for Tu Niang?"
Lin Hai finally accepted his fate: "Yes, I was lying to you."
"You're like this, I'm a little curious," Jiang Li asked, "Who is my father?"
"I really don't know!" Lin Hai saw that he had failed and wanted to tell the truth, hoping that Jiang Li would let him go. "Your mother used to be a witch in Cangshui Village, and I am one of Qingrong's suitors..."
When Lin Hai first met Tu Niang, she was playing with Jiang Ning on the mountain.
He fell in love with Tu Niang at first sight, and took advantage of his status as a doctor to get close to her and curry favor with her, such as sending her nourishing medicinal food and helping her see a doctor for free.
As a doctor, Lin Hai's observation skills were sharper than most people. He smelled a medicinal herb on Jiang Ning that was only used by pregnant women, and told Tu Niang about it.
Tu Niang asked with half belief and half doubt, but the answer was that Jiang Ning was pregnant.
she questioned angrily.
What she got in return was Jiang Ning's silence and his request to keep it a secret for her.
Jiang Ning said that in two months, he would leave the village and find a secluded place to live.
But things didn't go as planned. Someone leaked the secret and Jiang Ning was punished by the elders, saying that she was not a woman's chastity.
And none of those people asked who the father of the fetus in her belly was.
The child in her womb was born to an outsider, but if a woman in the village married an outsider, she would be punished even more severely.
She was put in solitary confinement.
Until the punishment was over, she never saw Tu Niang again, and eventually a rift developed between them.
She spent eight months surrounded by rumors.
But when she was about to give birth, Tu Niang appeared with Lin Hai.
The two looked at each other in silence, neither of them spoke.
She was angry that she didn't trust her and she misunderstood her as leaking the secret.
But when Jiang Ning gave birth to her daughter, Tu Niang smiled sincerely. She felt relieved and looked at Jiang Ning with a smile.
Jiang Ning looked pale, and Lin Hai said she might be dying.
Tu Niang was no longer angry and begged her to speak, but Jiang Ning stubbornly refused to speak and just looked at her quietly.
She pointed with all her might at the swaddled baby and uttered her last words before her death.
"Leave."
Li is my daughter's name.
It means to escape, to be free, no longer bound or troubled...
It was also a pity that she was unable to leave.
Jiang Ning died without speaking to her until his death, which became a knot in Tu Niang's heart.
She didn't like Jiang Li. Jiang Li didn't look like Jiang Ning, and she even felt a little disgusted with him.
I hate it so much that I need to find a reason to let Jiang Li live. Jiang Li's father is from Miaojiang, so he has half Miaojiang blood.
When Tu Niang used her blood to feed the poisonous insect, she no longer hated Jiang Li...
And Jiang Li is becoming more and more like Jiang Ning...
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