Lanting

Kapitel 189

Someone came from outside urging them to hurry up and take the white fox back to its place. The master had gone to bed and they wanted to get it back. The little crow had no choice but to carry the white fox back to the orchid courtyard. Luckily, the lights in the bedroom were already off. The little crow tiptoed and placed the drunken fox on the bed, then ran away, clutching its heart which was pounding in its chest.

A faint fragrance wafted into the gauze curtains. Kiyomi Tsuki turned over and pulled the white fox into her arms. The white fox let out a comfortable purr and snuggled closer to its master. Night deepened, and all around was so quiet. Kiyomi Tsuki was asleep, and the little fox was asleep too. It seemed as if everything had stopped, except for the sand in the hourglass quietly flowing away.

Kiyomi Tsuki turned over again, holding the little fox tightly in his arms. He slept restlessly, dreaming of a man speaking to him in a desperate, painful, and angry voice.

"You are a man."

I am not.

"You are a man."

No, I am not.

"Moon, remember, you are a man."

The surrounding scenery changed; flames burned in the dark sky, and a howling wind blew. The father's tall figure appeared before them.

"Moon, look closely at these people's faces. Remember them. When you grow up, you must kill them all, kill them all, leave no one alive, kill them all."

Kiyoshi's gaze slowly swept across the faces of those people. Li Tieying, Luo Buqun, and Zhao Wuyang, whether out of guilt or fear, actually cowered under the gaze of an eight-year-old child.

“You must remember, Moon, how they killed your father. You must remember.”

I don't want to kill. I don't want revenge. Why is this happening? Where is Mother? Where is Mother?

“That bitch, that bitch, she doesn’t deserve to be your mother. Yue’er, you must remember, the first person you want to kill when you grow up is her, the first person you want to kill is that bitch.”

The father's devilish curses pierced Kiyomi Tsuki's heart.

"Lock them in the warehouse."

Li Tieying roared like a wolf or a tiger.

Three-year-old Xing'er cried in her mother's arms.

"moon……"

That was her sister's call, that was heavenly music from hell, that was the only ray of light in Kiyomi Tsuki's dark life.

A raging fire erupted around him, radiating intense heat, turning the sky crimson. Kiyomi Tsuki didn't cry, didn't show fear, and didn't run away. He lay peacefully in his father's cold embrace, closed his eyes, and a smile as pure as a plum blossom in the snow bloomed on his face.

That's good. Father, Yue'er will stay with you. Yue'er doesn't want to be a man. Yue'er doesn't want revenge, Yue'er doesn't want to kill Mother. Isn't this good enough? Father, let Yue'er stay with you, forever...

The gauze curtains fluttered dreamily, and Kiyomi Tsuki groggily opened her eyes as the curtains danced in the wind. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and Kiyomi Tsuki closed her eyes again.

Why didn't I die? Why am I still alive?

Oh, right, that night, just as the fire started, lightning flashed and a torrential downpour began, extinguishing the fire in an instant. That's how I escaped death. But if I survived, I would have to take revenge, I would have to kill, and the first person I would kill would be my mother. I would no longer be that carefree little girl, because I would have to be a man.

I crawled out of the ashes, and all I saw was destruction and death. The wind had stopped, the rain had stopped, and everywhere was deathly silent. I stood there for a long time, numbly, not knowing where to go or what to do.

Tears welled up from her tightly closed eyelashes, silently sliding down her cheeks and soaking the silk pillow.

"moon……"

My sister's voice echoed deep within my heart once more.

It's Xing'er calling me. I must live on, no matter how hard it may be, because Xing'er is calling me.

In the darkness, a hand reached out and touched Kiyomi's face. Sleepiness vanished instantly, like dark clouds blown away by the wind, and Kiyomi awoke with a start. Before the fluttering gauze curtains, a man dressed in black robes stood silently before the bed. Even though he couldn't see clearly, Kiyomi could still feel the man's cold, indifferent gaze.

Qing Jianyue was terrified. However, he did not move. He knew that with his current important position, Bingyuan was the most heavily guarded place in Lujiabao. This man's silent infiltration must mean he was no incompetent person. If he panicked and shouted, it would not only be useless, but would also bring disaster upon himself.

"Who are you?"

He tried hard to see the other person clearly. He needed to make a calm judgment.

"Young Master Jianyue is indeed an extraordinary person. Upon seeing me, he not only showed no fear but also asked who I was?"

The moment that person spoke, it was as if a sharp arrow pierced through Qing Jianyue's chest. Qing Jianyue sat up abruptly, her voice trembling as she said, "Xu Lan."

"It's me."

Xu Lan admitted it.

Kiyoshi was horrified. He immediately thought of the white fox, reached out and touched it; the white fox was right in his arms. He instantly felt relieved, but at the same time, he realized something: the fox had been drugged again. This explained why the fox hadn't called the police when strangers broke in.

“Feng Piaoxiang was wronged because your fox alerted the police, how could I make the same mistake? But don’t worry, your beloved fox is just drunk, it will naturally wake up at dawn.”

"Thank you, Young Master Xu, for your compassion and for not harming my beloved fox."

Kiyomi Tsuki picked up the white fox and quietly moved her beloved fox to a safer place.

"I was just thinking that since Xiaoqian didn't kill me, Young Master Xu will definitely take some action."

"Xiaoqian?" Xu Lan said coldly, "Would I be foolish enough to hire someone so discerning?"

Kiyomi Tsuki was stunned. What did that mean? Was there something else going on behind Xiaoqian's back?

"I won't use someone who will never be loyal to me. If I want to kill you, I have plenty of ways to do it."

Kiyotsuki felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively reached under the covers, finding the Star Moon Sword that she had hidden there beforehand. Kiyotsuki steadied herself; she had to stay calm. To save her life, she needed to buy as much time as possible.

"You were the one who instigated the Tong family mother and son to betray Lu Family Fortress, weren't you?"

"It's me."

"What I don't understand is, since Baishi Manor is already under your control, why did you order Li Zhen to kill the Tong brothers?"