Urbaner Blumentraum - Kapitel 112
She recalled the first time she met Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan. She happily went up to greet them, but they only gave a curt "Oh," which felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, leaving her feeling cold inside. Sigh! In fact, she had known all along that the Mr. and Mrs. Chen would not be altruistic, but she still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Feng Xuese had previously heard her talk about Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan, and knew that she harbored deep affection for them. Later, they misunderstood her, and although Xuese pretended to be indifferent, she was actually quite bothered. Therefore, she wanted to help her resolve this issue. So she smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, Mrs. Wan, this girl is my younger sister. Although she's a bit immature, she has a kind heart. She caused you both a lot of trouble in the past, and I'd like to thank her on her behalf."
Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan smiled faintly and said, "Is that so?"
Fearing that Feng Xuese might mind her parents' coldness, Chen Muwan gently chided, "Father! Mother!"
Mr. Chen smiled gently at his daughter, while Mrs. Wan smiled and reached out to tidy her daughter's hair.
Watching Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan's affectionate display towards their daughter, Zhu Huihui felt a sudden pang of sorrow: All children are born of parents, yet other people's children have both parents who love them, while her own worthless mother has vanished. She has wandered everywhere, searching for her mother for so long, but hasn't found a single trace of her…
Thinking of her mother, she understood why Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan misunderstood her and why she was so sad—perhaps because Mr. and Mrs. Chen had been so good to her at first, and she had unconsciously come to regard them as her parents?
But they aren't my parents after all. What does it matter whether they like me or not?
Zhu Huihui felt a pang of sadness in its heart, and its eyes stung with tears. If it weren't for its usual strength, it would have almost shed a tear. This was the first time in its life that it had tasted the bitterness of sorrow. Never before had it missed its mother as much as it did at this moment.
No matter how good someone else's mother is, she's still someone else's; my own mother may be ugly and have a strange temper, but she's my only family! Fine, I'll go find my mother...
She rubbed her eyes, pretending not to care, forced back her tears, took a deep breath, and then mustered her courage, forcing a smile, and asked, "Madam... can the hero's eyes be healed?"
Mrs. Wan replied calmly, "I will do my best."
Try your best? What does that mean? Can the doctor cure it or not?
Feng Xuese understood that Madam Wan's words meant she wasn't sure either. She suppressed her sigh, then smiled and gently squeezed her hand, saying softly, "Huihui, don't worry about me!"
Zhu Huihui said worriedly, "But if it can't be cured, won't you be blind for the rest of your life?"
Feng Xuese smiled and said, "So what? I'm used to it anyway."
Madam Wan said calmly, "If I cannot cure the poison in Young Master Feng's eyes, then there is someone else who can definitely cure him."
Everyone was secretly delighted, and Zhu Huihui was the first to ask, "Who is it?"
Mr. Chen glanced at her and slowly said, "Little Fish Demon."
Zhu Huihui pouted very high.
Here we go again! Little Fish Demon, Little Fish Demon! Who is this person anyway? She doesn't recognize her, so why won't the master and madam believe her? No matter how much they try to probe and test her, she just doesn't know her!
Although she didn't know who Yu Xiaoyao was, everyone else did, and no one said anything.
Little Fish Fairy!
She once roamed the martial arts world with her unparalleled poison skills and capricious temper, but fifteen years ago, she ventured alone into the anti-Japanese battlefield, poisoned the enemy, and then fell into the sea, seriously injured, offering herself to sharks...
Does Madam Wan mean that Xue Se's eyes are beyond saving?
Almost everyone felt a heavy weight in their hearts.
Looking around, Zhu Huihui asked again, "Madam, Master... uh, can the injuries of Young Master Xiye and Hero Yan be healed?" Ugh, she probably has a knack for getting rejected...
As expected, Madam Wan gave her another rebuff, still replying with a faint smile and five words: "I will do my best."
Zhu Huihui frowned. Although Madam Wan's reply was only "to do her best," it meant that the master and mistress would use every method to treat them—so, she could leave in peace, right? Anyway, she couldn't be of much help, and since the master and mistress didn't like seeing her, she shouldn't stay and become an eyesore…
"Great hero—"
"What's up?"
"I...I'm leaving now."
Feng Xuese was startled: "Go? Where to?"
Zhu Huihui said, "I'm going to find my mother, and I also need to go to the Blood-Seeing Tower."
Before Feng Xuese could speak, west Yeyan asked in surprise, "You're going to the Blood Pavilion? Do you know what that place is?"
"I know!" Zhu Huihui looked at him strangely. "Isn't it the home of the Twelve Zodiac Envoys?"
"Idiot!" Nishino En said coldly, "That's the most terrifying assassin organization in the martial arts world. If you want to go see Blood Tower, aren't you just courting death?"
"Is the Blood-Seeing Pavilion really that powerful?" Zhu Huihui was somewhat skeptical. Take the Twelve Zodiac Envoys for example; while their martial arts were certainly better than hers, all twelve of them combined couldn't defeat the great hero, and in the end, they were all killed.
Nishino En knew that she wouldn't understand even if he explained more, so this time he only replied with three words: "Very impressive!"
Zhu Huihui frowned. Although she didn't quite believe Xi Yeyan's words, she was always afraid of death and would stay as far away from danger as possible. "Alright then, I won't go." These words almost escaped her lips, but then she suddenly remembered how the Sheep Envoy had risked his life to hold off the enemy for her in the dense forest, and how the Snake Envoy, even after being buried alive, still struggled to get her to pass on the information about the two generals' families…
The Twelve Zodiac Envoys were willing to risk their lives for the sake of "loyalty and righteousness." If she were afraid of death and dared not do what she promised Fu'e, then the hero would not be able to see her clearly in the future.
The thought of being unable to see through Feng Xuese's gaze suddenly warmed her heart, and a surge of heroic spirit arose within her: "I must go! I promised the Serpent Envoy I would go see her daughter!" Although she didn't know where her mother was, she was still somewhere in this world. And the Serpent Envoy's daughter, if she knew that her mother would never come back, would be very sad.
Feng Xuese asked calmly, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"I'm scared!"
"Are you afraid you still want to go?"
"Great hero, you once said something like, 'Where righteousness lies, the world will follow,' and I don't quite understand it, but I do know that if you promise someone something, you must keep it!"
Feng Xuese patted her head: "Good child!" This child has really become sensible.
Zhu Huihui waited for a long time without any further response, then said, "Then... shall I go?"
Feng Xuese said, "I'll go with you."
"You'll come with me?" Zhu Huihui said, "But Madam needs to treat your eyes."