Sueños Florales en la Ciudad

Capítulo 293

Maple Leaf's heart grew even heavier. There were already three people collapsed from poisoning in the quiet room, and now there was Nishino En. His own eyes had not fully recovered, there was the poison in Huihui's body, Fang Jianwu was ambushed and injured, the mysterious Kazama Yoru, the families of the two generals who were still missing, and the critical war with the Japanese pirates on the border. All these things mixed together made him feel extremely exhausted.

At this moment, Zhu Huihui turned back angrily and said, "Great hero, my mother has run away!" Having such a crazy and inhuman mother is truly shameful!

Madam Wan looked at her and said, "Child, come here and let your mother take a look!"

Zhu Huihui lowered her head: "Madam, are you... are you... alright? My mother... she... she just has a bad temper... actually... actually... she's not that bad..."

Madam Wan said gently, "I...I know! Your mother...she...she actually had a very hard time..." Looking at Zhu Huihui's rosy cheeks, where the marks of Yu Xiaoyao's slap were still visible, she felt a pang of sadness. "Child, does she...do she often hit you?"

Zhu Huihui said, "Not often! She wasn't as pretty as she is now before, and she was often sick, so she had a bad temper. When I was little, I was disobedient, so my mother beat me more often. Later, when I grew up, she beat me less!"

I felt lost. My mother is always like this, leaving whenever she wants without even saying goodbye. There are still so many things I don't understand and want to ask her.

When her mother suddenly transformed into Yu Xiaoyao, she didn't feel that her mother had become a stranger at all. On the contrary, she felt much closer to her. Her mother's temper had not changed at all because of her new identity. She was still as irritable, impulsive, and unpredictable as ever.

Feng Xuese said gently, "If I'm not mistaken, Senior Yu has gone to seek revenge on that Shiratori Ziran from Fusang!"

He understood that Yu Xiaoyao's sudden departure, her decision not to insist on killing Madam Wan, was likely not solely due to her eagerness to avenge herself upon learning that Shiratori Ziran, under the command of the Fusang Amaterasu Demon King, was the son of the enemy who had thrown her into the sea on Giant Whale Island in the East Sea. A more important reason might be the imminent threat of a formidable enemy and the tense situation at the front lines. Madam Wan's divine medical skills could be put to good use, saving lives and healing the wounded. Therefore, she had set aside her personal grudges.

Zhu Huihui was very worried: "Great hero, my mother is still ill. Will she be able to defeat that white bird or something?"

Feng Xuese grasped her small hand, squeezing it gently with tenderness. What a good child! Yu Xiaoyao had abused her so much, fed her poison, and even tried to eat her to cure herself, yet she felt no hatred whatsoever! If Yu Xiaoyao knew that the child she had so painstakingly taught still possessed such a pure heart, she wondered if she would be angry or delighted…

Actually, compared to Yu Xiaoyao and Zhu Huihui, Feng Xuese is truly kind-hearted. If he knew what Zhu Huihui was thinking right now, he'd probably be furious!

At this moment, Zhu Huihui was gazing absently out the window, his mind wandering to his mother's parting words, "This person is mine now," which seemed quite significant. Suddenly, a suspicion arose: could this woman... be trying to find him a stepfather?

The sky over the rivers and lakes is very clear. 182009-08-22 17:50 The candlelight flickers red.

At dawn and dusk, I sit by the west window, gazing intently at the candlelight flickering in the wind. Wisps of smoke rise, and the weak flame resembles a wounded heart making its final moments.

The candle had been burning for a long time, and only a short stub remained. Soon it would burn out completely and turn to ashes, just like her heart.

Although several hours had passed, the events of the day still tore at her heart like a knife.

The aloof and proud young lady from a prestigious family, the respected Miss Beikong Valley, the daughter cherished by her parents and family—it was all a lie. She was merely the child of a courtesan and some unknown man!

Now, Young Master Feng and the others will all look down on her, right?

Life is so illusory. The distance from the clouds to the dust is so far, but it can be covered in just a few words.

Is there anything more ridiculous, laughable, or agonizing than this?

After committing so many evil deeds, that crazy mermaid demon turned around and left, carefree and untouched by the world, yet she left behind such terrible consequences for her and her parents to bear!

Were those chivalrous and kind-hearted couple her parents?

In the evening, her parents came to visit her, but she did not open the door.

She really didn't know what to say to them.

Now, she feels deep regret. Although she wasn't their biological daughter, over the years, they had taken such good care of her, treating her as their own child. Their deep and profound love and care for her was genuine!

Chen Muwan longed to rush into her mother's arms and have a good cry, but it was too late—the war on the southeastern border was tense, and her parents, with no time to deal with their children's personal matters, rushed to the front lines overnight with their still-wounded Yan Gongzi and Xiye Gongzi, filled with worry.

She doesn't know martial arts and can't go to the battlefield, so perhaps they won't see each other again until the war is over...

A glistening candle tear dripped from the wick. No candle in the world is without its tears, but why does it weep? Is it because it doesn't know for whom it was lit?

Behind me, a soft "click" sounded from the carved window, and a hand pushed the window open.

In the hazy light and shadow, Chen Muwan noticed a large shadow cast on the table. Just as she was about to turn around, she was struck hard. She stumbled forward, knocking over a teacup.

Feng Xuese gently exhaled and slowly opened her eyes.

All I could see was darkness.

He was slightly startled, then remembered that he had been circulating his internal energy in the quiet room to expel the poison, without lighting any lamps or candles. Could it be that the poison hadn't been completely eliminated, and he had gone blind again?

He calmed himself down, closed his eyes briefly, and then looked around. The outlines of the furniture in the quiet room came into view, and he could even make out the words written in the small, elegant calligraphy on the open pages of a book on the corner table.

A smile appeared on Maple Snow's lips. After so long, when he had almost given up hope, he could finally see again, and his vision had not only not deteriorated, but had become much sharper.

The thought that his eyes had been restored because he had drunk Gray's blood made the smile on his lips disappear again.

What kind of deadly poison had been inflicted on that child? It was poison that could kill instantly upon contact with the lips, and also neutralize all other poisons. Even Madam Wan, after examining the child's pulse, couldn't explain its nature!

Sigh! This child has suffered so much hardship growing up with the crazy little fish demon!

However, although the little fish demon was strange, she was very indulgent towards Huihui. So, was her statement that the child would not live past twenty years old an exaggeration?

Feng Xuese thought of how Zhu Huihui cried so loudly when she was forced to donate blood, and felt both sympathy and heartache. Given that child's consistently cowardly nature, for her to actually cut her skin and bleed was simply... simply too much of a favor!

Sigh! Come to think of it, he hadn't "seen" her in a long time! He suddenly wanted to pinch her chubby cheeks and check how long it had been since she'd washed her face.

He sighed and stood up.

Unexpectedly, the first thing he did after regaining his sight was to go see that incredibly unruly girl—it was very late, and perhaps she was asleep, but he only needed to glance at her.

If she wasn't asleep, he needed to have a serious talk with her. This child had never called Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan "father" and "mother." There must still be something unresolved in her heart, right?

Who wouldn't have a mental block after encountering something like Zhu Huihui's situation? Suddenly having two parents is bad enough, but then her body gets all messed up... Sigh! Luckily, this child is careless; if it were someone more sensitive, they might even be contemplating suicide!

Before leaving, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan left behind medication for Song Xiaobei and asked him to take care of their two daughters. One of the girls was alright, but the other would definitely cause him a lot of trouble.

Tomorrow I have to do something very important, to meet someone important. If this trip proves my theory true, then whether I can come back alive is unknown.

If I'm lucky enough to survive, I still need to get to the border defense area. So, it's safer to send this difficult child back to his parents...