Chapter 164

Hearing Yang Kai’s inquiry, Madam gave a sad smile and said, “How could I not want to know why Miao Huacheng treated my orphan and widowed mother like this? After many inquiries, I finally learned that the root of everything was because of something that your master and Miao Huacheng obtained in the early years.”

“What thing？”

“A turtle shell！” Madam replied, “Your master and Miao Huacheng traveled near Haicheng in those years and obtained a strange turtle shell. On the turtle shell, there was a map of an island, which was already quite old. At that time, the two of them searched the nearby islands and found that none of them matched the island map on the turtle shell. They thought that the island map was not real, but for the sake of caution, they still divided it into two halves and each got half.”

The madam took a gentle breath and continued to relate, “Later, the master went to Tongzhou and achieved some success. Miao Huacheng settled down in Haicheng. I’m afraid he has been researching that half of the tortoise shell all these years. Until recent years, he finally got some clues. But he didn’t want to share it with the master, so he hired someone to kill the master and then sent a message for me to bring the whole family to Haicheng. I have also seen the master’s half of the tortoise shell and naturally know its value, so I brought it with me when I came here this time.”

“Young hero, do you still remember the rebellion of the guard Zhang Ding that night？”

“Was it also instigated by Miao Huacheng？” Yang Kai narrowed his eyes.

“Yes！” The madam nodded slightly. “After all, Miao Huacheng and the master were bosom friends. I’m afraid he didn’t want to do anything to us personally, so he instigated Zhang Ding. If it weren’t for the young hero that night, I, Huan’er, and Cuier would probably have already followed the master.”

“What a bosom friend!” Yang Kai sneered, and then said suspiciously, “The three of you are just ordinary people. After entering the Miao family, if Miao Huacheng wanted to get something from you, it would be as easy as pie. Why did he treat you well at first?

The madam smiled bitterly. “I didn’t figure it out at first, but later I thought that all of this was thanks to the young hero.”

“Me？”

“Yes.” The madam nodded. “When Miao Huacheng came to greet us that day, I said as you instructed, that there was a highly skilled expert helping us along the way and that he killed Zhang Ding. So we were able to remain safe and sound. Miao Huacheng is a cautious person. He treated us well at first precisely because he was afraid whether that non-existent expert was still lurking around, so he didn’t dare to take action. It was not until I was determined to leave that he revealed his true features.”

Yang Kai nodded secretly. This was also quite reasonable.

“What happened later？”

“Later… the nightmare began.” The madam wept again with tears streaming down her face and continued, “To protect our lives, I handed over that half piece of tortoise shell, but unexpectedly Miao Huacheng simply doesn’t want to let us go.

While she was speaking, her body trembled and her two fists were tightly clenched with her knuckles turning white.

“One night, Miao Huacheng brought people and dragged Huan’er out, saying that he wanted to let her marry his son. Huan’er refused to comply even unto death. Cui’er also stepped forward to help. Unexpectedly, that Miao Huacheng, who had lost all conscience and was extremely cruel, actually had people beat Cui’er to death alive…”

Yang Kai’s body trembled.

The madam wept and continued, “The next day, Miao Huacheng came to tell me that Huan’er, unwilling to be humiliated, had bitten her tongue and committed suicide！”

Yang Kai felt his whole body go cold and a surge of hostility almost uncontrollably surged up in his heart.

The lively and charming little maidservant was beaten to death, and the shy and green miss also bit her tongue and committed suicide.

Two months ago. I was still traveling with them in a carriage, but two months later, they have already passed away and are forever separated from me.

“Miao Huacheng also wanted to humiliate me!” Mrs. The sobbed and said intermittently: But with the lesson of Huan’er and Cuier, he didn’t dare to go too far. After detaining me for a few days he still couldn’t succeed. Finally, in a fit of anger, he sold me into the Qianjin Maizuilou.”

There was no need to ask in detail, Yang Kai also knew that it was a brothel.

“They beat me and forced me to submit. I didn’t want to, so I cut my face with scissors. Hehe… With my appearance like this, no man will be interested. “The lady laughed miserably and self-deprecatingly,” Later, I was sold to Yunxia Sect again.”

I should have died too. The Lord is gone, Huan’er and Cuier are no longer here. What’s the point of me keeping this life? But I can’t die. If I die, no one will know their grievances. So I have to survive. I’m just a weak woman, but I have to help them redress their grievances and avenge them!

Yang Kai’s heart was dripping with blood. He let out a long breath and comforted: “Madam, you are the most beautiful lady in the world and also the strongest mother in the world!”

Sometimes, dying is easy, but living is extremely difficult.

“Young hero, can I ask you to help me one more time？” The lady raised her tearful eyes and looked at Yang Kai full of expectations.

On the mountain top, the wind whistled, and Yang Kai’s face was stern.

“My strength is too low！” Yang Kai sighed.

The lady’s expression dimmed.

“But… I will grow. Maybe it will take a few years, maybe even longer. I will visit the Miao family in Haicheng.”

Not for the lady’s request, but only for the few snacks that Cui’er often shared with him！

The lady was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed. Her body knelt on the ground and her head touched the ground： “Thank you, young hero！”

After a long while, she slowly straightened up and said, “It is good for the young hero to know that although this matter was led by Miao Huacheng alone, it was instigated by the high-level of Yunxia Sect behind the scenes.”

“Huh？” Yang Kai frowned.

“Miao Huacheng’s son, Miao Lin, is a disciple of Yunxia Sect, but his status is not very high. Miao Huacheng tried every means to obtain the complete tortoise shell just to dedicate it to Yunxia Sect, so that his son could gain power in Yunxia Sect. Moreover, the reason why Miao Huacheng broke his promise and treated my Jiang family like this was also instigated by his son. He wants to stand out in Yunxia Sect but has no way. The tortoise shell is his hope.”

“Yunxia Sect！ I see.” Yang Kai nodded slightly.

“Young Hero！” The madam pursed her lips, lowered her head, and her voice trembled： “Although I know you are extremely kind and righteous, and you are willing to seek justice and vengeance for my Jiang family out of gratitude for Cui’er’s kindness. But my Jiang family… has nothing to repay you with.”

“Don’t worry about it.”

“Young Hero, please listen to me finish.” The madam insisted.

Yang Kai nodded.

“Actually, after my husband obtained that half of the turtle shell, he has also been researching it over the years. Miao Huacheng has some insights, and my husband is the same. He obtained another map from his half of the turtle shell. According to my husband’s inference, when the two halves of the turtle shell are combined into one, it is a road map to find that island, and the other map he obtained is the internal route of the island.”

“Oh？” Yang Kai was surprised. “Where is that map？”

“It’s… on me…” The madam replied, and her tone was a bit unnatural.

Yang Kai was suddenlyfeel uncertain. The madam is a weak woman. How could she keep this important map safe? Wouldn’t Miao Huacheng search her body?

After a long silence, the madam seemed to have made up her mind and said： “Young Hero’s heroic act, my Jiang family has nothing to repay you with, so I will use this map as a reward！”

After saying that, she reached out and grabbed her pants, and with a tearing sound, she tore them open, revealing a section of plump, round, and snow-white thigh.

“The map… was embroidered on my body by me…” The madam lowered her head, her body trembling constantly. Obviously, making such a decision, she also mustered up great courage.

Yang Kai’s face was a little red, and he didn’t dare to look directly. He couldn’t help swallowing his saliva. These days, with the cultivation and the improvement of his strength, the influence of the Yin-Yang Harmony Skill on him was getting deeper and deeper. From time to time, Su Yan’s face would flash in his mind. If it weren’t for his extraordinary concentration, he simply couldn’t hold on.

Now that the madam did such a thing, it really made Yang Kai a little overwhelmed.

“Madam…” Yang Kai frowned.

“Little hero…” The madam’s face was also flushed. “This is the painstaking effort of my husband’s life. I don’t want it to be buried, and I don’t want it to fall into the hands of the enemy. Just take it as a reward and give it to the little hero. Please accept it, little hero.”

Yang Kai sighed, knowing that if he refused again, she would surely feel uneasy in her heart. He sighed and said, “I’m offended.”

He crouched down and fixed his eyes on the madam’s thigh. It was a stretch of mountains and ridges as if it were the shape of an island. There were many places specially marked, and there was also a traveling route, winding and tortuous.

This map should have been stabbed with an embroidery needle dipped in pigment, occupying the madam’s entire thigh, from the knee to the root of the thigh. Although the original map could not be completely displayed, it was definitely not much worse.

Yang Kai could hardly imagine how an ordinary woman could have such great perseverance to prick a magnificent map like mountains and rivers on her own body. How much pain must she have endured and how much time must it have taken？

Yang Kai’s expression was as calm as a deep well, and his eyes carefully examined that map without showing any strange emotions.

The madam had been trembling slightly, with her eyes closed and tears streaming down continuously.

After about a cup of tea, Yang Kai finally memorized everything in his mind and reached out to tidy up the torn clothes and pants of the madam.

“Young hero, everything has been hard on you.” The madam sat sideways on the ground, and her voice was flat.

After saying this sentence, she seemed to have put down all the heavy burdens in her heart. Yang Kai felt a belief of resolutely going to death from her tone.

Her heart was already dead, and she lived only to seek justice for someone. Now that her wish was fulfilled, she naturally had no more concerns.

Looking at her blankly, Yang Kai didn’t speak for a long time.

One day later, Yang Kai went down the mountain, carrying the medicine basket brought by the madam, which was filled with picked black profound fruits, and walked step by step towards the sea, with a cold expression.

On the hilltop, the madam had been sitting there. Her tears had dried up, and she was looking far into the sea, not moving at all.

Yang Kai didn’t take her away because it was more painful for her to live than to die.

She just needed a release.

Several hours later, Yang Kai arrived at the seaside. After waiting for a long time, the large ship of Yunxia Sect finally arrived late.

There were quite a few people waiting with Yang Kai. When they saw the arrival of the large ship, they all let out a cheer.

By the ship’s side, the martial artists of Yunxia Sect blocked the way of boarding the ship and checked everyone’s harvest. Those who completed the task of three catties were allowed to board the ship. If they didn’t complete it, their medicine baskets were directly taken away and the people were thrown into the sea to be devoured by the sea beasts below.

Among dozens of people, only three or four failed to complete the task and were thrown into the sea in the midst of screams and pleadings, becoming the food of the beasts.

Yang Kai mingled in the crowd, and no one noticed anything unusual. After all, these people picking the Black Mysterious Fruits were all ordinary people. Which disciple of Yunxia Sect would keep ordinary people in mind？

Half an hour later, the large ship started again, detoured to the left peninsula, and put these ordinary people down and sent them into that courtyard.

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