Urbaner Blumentraum - Kapitel 125
Mr. Chen and Chen Muwan both shook their heads. Strangely enough, no one had noticed when the bucket had been brought indoors.
Zhu Huihui hesitated for a moment, then said, "It was sent by Granny Ding."
When they were talking, she was positioned to the side of the door and inadvertently caught a glimpse of an old woman in blue carrying in a steaming wooden bucket and gently placing it at the doorway. This old woman was none other than Granny Ding, the housekeeper of Hidden Spirit Island, whom she had spoken to earlier.
Zhu Huihui shouted loudly, "Grandma Ding! Grandma Ding!"
Feng Xuese stopped her, saying, "Don't call out! Granny Ding should already be... gone!"
After going blind, she learned not to "see" people with her eyes, but to "see" the people and things around her with her hearing, smell, touch, taste, and heart. Earlier, she had heard a strange footstep approaching the house, which she found very strange, wondering who the person was. But then she heard the sound of a wooden bucket being set down and smelled hot vinegar, so she assumed it was a new servant who had come to the island.
He couldn't see the person's appearance, but he knew from the sound of her footsteps that it was definitely not Granny Ding! But Zhu Huihui said it was her, so naturally someone was impersonating her—if that's the case, would the real one still be alive?
Zhu Huihui also thought of it and couldn't help but shudder.
Madam Wan said slowly, "Little Demon Yu, since you're here, why not show yourself?"
These words shocked everyone. What? Yu Xiaoyao? She's really still alive?
Outside the study, a voice suddenly said in a low voice, "Of course we must see him!" The voice was extremely old.
A tall, thin figure appeared ghost-like at the door of the study, dressed in a blue cloth dress, with a face full of wrinkles and age spots on his hands and body.
Upon seeing who it was, Zhu Huihui was greatly disappointed. Had the hero and Madam Wan really not guessed wrong? This old woman was clearly Granny Ding, even her voice was the same! That title that sent chills down her spine, "Young Miss," was first uttered by this old woman, which was why she had such a deep impression of Granny Ding.
Mr. Chen said coldly, "Little Fish Demon, oh, she really isn't dead!"
"Grandma Ding" said in an extremely aggrieved and resentful voice, "I'm not dead, are you very disappointed?" Such a voice, coming from the mouth of an old woman with white hair and a face full of wrinkles, sent chills down everyone's spine.
Mr. Chen said calmly, "We've been friends for over a decade, is there any need for us to hide our true intentions?"
Grandma Ding stared at him for a long while, then suddenly chuckled, her voice becoming sweet and girlish: "Mo Bai, it's been fifteen years since we last met. Have you missed me?"
Mr. Chen remained remarkably calm and said, "Yes! We miss you terribly! For the past fifteen years, my wife and I have thought of you every single moment!"
"Grandma Ding" said gleefully, "I knew it! I want you to never forget me for the rest of your lives! To feel heartbroken and devastated whenever you think of me, to feel so much pain that you want to cut your own flesh with a knife, and to never be happy for a single moment in your lives!"
Such vicious words, spoken by her, sounded like a young girl's confession to her first love, sweet and delightful to the speaker, but chilling to the bone to the listener.
Madam Wan gave a cold laugh and said, "So, you must have had a happy life these past fifteen years? I'm afraid you haven't forgotten us, husband and wife, for even a moment?"
Grandma Ding smiled slyly, "I don't need to forget! Whenever I think of you, I think of a child who was born into the wrong family, and then I feel incredibly happy!"
Having been enemies with this couple for many years, she knew what the most powerful weapon was. As expected, her words struck a chord with Madam Wan, who swayed slightly and her beautiful face turned deathly pale.
Tears welled in Chen Muwan's eyes: "Yu Xiaoyao, what grudge do my parents have against you that you... would you do such a cruel thing to me?"
Grandma Ding glanced at her and said, "So you're that child. It's not easy to be alive!" She suddenly smiled and said, "Mo Bai, didn't you tell her that I was deeply in love with you back then? How did you betray me?"
Mr. Chen said calmly, "I am truly unworthy of Miss Yu's favor. Since my wife and I met, I have been unable to look at any other woman. Miss Yu, you have heard me say this more than once, haven't you?"
Grandma Ding frowned: "That was what was said fifteen years ago. It can't be done after fifteen years!" Her gaze swept over Chen Muwan, then she suddenly smiled and asked her, "Don't you think so?" Her voice was slow and her coercion was quite obvious.
Chen Muwan was not intimidated by her and sneered, "What my father says goes! He said that he only has my mother in his heart for the rest of his life. No other woman, no matter how beautiful she is, will be in his eyes, let alone an ugly woman like you!"
Grandma Ding touched her face and laughed: "You said I'm ugly?" Without any apparent movement, the skin on her hands and face suddenly cracked, peeling off in chunks...
After her old skin was removed, she appeared before everyone as a stunningly beautiful woman, who looked to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Her appearance was as beautiful as a fairy flower, ethereal and pure.
She smiled at Chen Muwan and asked, "Am I ugly?"
Chen Muwan coldly cursed, "You're not only ugly, you're even uglier inside!"
Before Yu Xiaoyao could even speak, Zhu Huihui already knew things were going to get bad. She was probably going to get slapped by Chen Muwan! A sense of schadenfreude welled up inside her. This young lady was truly clueless! Now that she and her parents were in someone else's hands, she still dared to speak so loudly, angering Yu Xiaoyao. A slap would be the least of her worries; getting kicked a couple of times wouldn't be surprising…
Ever since Yu Xiaoyao, disguised as Granny Ding, entered the room, she was no longer in a hurry to escape. Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan had been wrongly accusing her of having a relationship with Yu Xiaoyao, and while she felt aggrieved, she was also filled with curiosity about this person. Hearing of this legendary figure's appearance, she naturally wanted to see her before making any plans. Moreover, this person hadn't even shown her face, yet everyone in the room had fallen ill; she couldn't help but feel great admiration for Yu Xiaoyao.
In addition, and most importantly, although she was afraid of death, what she feared most at the moment were those Fusang turtles. She didn't know how powerful this little fish demon was, and besides, this person was obviously here to cause trouble for the master and madam, and had nothing to do with her. So she kept hiding next to Feng Xuese, pretending to be dead, and secretly watching the show. Anyway, with her limited skills, she might not even be able to escape empty-handed, let alone with a great hero!
Just as she was thinking that Chen Muwan might get a beating, the little fish demon seemed to have a telepathic connection with her, suddenly slapping Chen Muwan across the face. The attack was lightning fast; even if everyone else hadn't been poisoned and collapsed, it wouldn't have been easy to stop it.
She was kidnapped shortly after her first attempt at murder, and fed countless deadly poisons, causing damage to her entire skeletal system. Her parents exhausted half their lives trying to save her, but their weak constitution prevented them from achieving the same level of health as others.
The person who committed this heinous act against her was none other than Yu Xiaoyao.
Having suffered such an ordeal, she naturally hated this vicious woman. However, she had been pampered and adored since childhood, receiving a perfect lady's education and having little exposure to the hardships and ugliness of the world. Therefore, she underestimated Yu Xiaoyao's ruthlessness and viciousness. In a moment of anger, she spoke back, not expecting the other party to attack her so suddenly. She received a slap, and half of Zhu Huihui's face was already swollen high.
Yu Xiaoyao smiled sweetly, but her tone was extremely cold: "Didn't your mother teach you not to raise your voice at people who are stronger than you?"
Madam Wan said angrily, "Little Yu, if you have a problem, come at me! Don't bully the child!"
Yu Xiaoyao laughed, "Even if I bullied you, what can you do about it?" She slapped Chen Muwan across the face again, and the other half of Chen Muwan's face swelled up as well.
Tears streamed down Chen Muwan's face, and Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan were heartbroken. However, he knew Yu Xiaoyao too well; he knew this woman was exceptionally vicious, and the more they pleaded with her, the more ruthless she would become. They were like fish on a chopping block, so they simply ignored her completely, focusing only on their daughter and softly saying, "Mu'er, you are your father and mother's good daughter, don't cry!" Especially don't cry in front of this woman; it will only make her happier and more insane!
Chen Muwan, holding back tears, said, "Father, Mother, I'm not in pain! I won't cry!"
With those words, Zhu Huihui knew she was in trouble again. They were clearly torturing her to make her hurt, to make her cry, and to cause her parents pain and sorrow, yet she insisted she wouldn't feel pain or cry—wasn't that just asking for trouble? Sigh! How could such good people as the master and mistress have raised such an idiotic daughter!
Sure enough, Yu Xiaoyao frowned and asked, "Doesn't it hurt?" She glanced at a silver needle lying on the ground—it had been used by Madam Wan for acupuncture, but she had become weak from poisoning and the needle had fallen to the ground. She grabbed it with her five fingers, and the silver needle suddenly jumped up and landed in her palm.
"This display of inner strength, Mr. Chen!" Even though Madam Wan was not her friend, she couldn't help but inwardly applaud. However, when they saw her holding the silver needle with her slender fingers and looking at Chen Muwan with ill intent, they knew what she was planning to do, and their hearts sank.
Yu Xiaoyao sighed, "Mo Bai, your daughter is so annoying, especially those eyes..."
As Chen Muwan watched the silver needle get closer and closer to her eyes, although she stubbornly insisted that she was not afraid, fear finally showed in her eyes.
Madam Wan sighed deeply and said, "Miss Yu, we, your husband and I, wronged you back then. Whatever revenge you wish to take, we will bear it! This child... this child was already harmed terribly by you in her childhood, you... please, spare her..."