Chapter 9: The Seal Is Released 3
I couldn't hold back my tears, I could only take deep breaths to stop myself from crying, sobbing helplessly. I pushed open the door to my father's study and walked in slowly. With every step I took, I felt like I was walking on a mountain of swords and a sea of fire. I was actually asking my father to use his own life to remove the seal on me.
"Xiao Qian!" My mother exclaimed in surprise when she saw me.
Because my father has been so weak recently that he doesn't even have the strength to go to work, he has been working from home, and the supervisors also report to him via remote video.
Mom has been taking care of Dad in the study, as if she was afraid that something might happen to Dad if she was distracted.
"Dad!" I knelt down on the ground with a thump and kowtowed hard.
"Xiao Qian, what are you doing? Your forehead is bleeding!" My mother came up to me in panic and wiped the blood from my forehead with a tissue.
"Dad, I know that what I did is too selfish, but I have no other choice. I can't just watch Ino and the others disappear, and even implicate Sissi." I cried in my mother's arms.
I hate myself now because I have to exchange my father's life for the lives of others.
"Xiao Qian, what are you talking about?" Mom looked at me in confusion, then looked at Dad, her eyes full of worry.
"Xiao Qian, be good and get up quickly. The ground is cold. Don't get sick. Daddy promises you that as long as Xiao Qian wants it, Dad will help Xiao Qian even if it costs his life." Dad stood up weakly and staggered towards me.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!" I cried bitterly with guilt.
I really have no other choice. If there is any other way, even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, I will not hurt my father.
"Honey, you don't want to..." Mom seemed to understand what we were saying. She looked at Dad in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief and disapproval.
"Go and get my black robe." Dad looked at Mom and smiled faintly.
"Are you all crazy?" My mother was so excited that she pushed me to the ground.
It was the first time I heard my mother speak so loudly. With a "slap", my mother slapped me hard.
I was shocked. Growing up, my mother had never hit me no matter what I did wrong!
My mother's hands kept shaking, as if she couldn't believe that she had hit me.
The burning sensation on my face made my tears flow faster and faster. I really deserved to be beaten. If I had a choice, I would rather have never been born than hurt my father now.
"Xiao Qian, how can you ask your father to do this?" Mom hugged me tightly in her arms, "Don't you know that your father has been so weak recently because he has been using his own blood to feed that broken photo album, so that your classmates can live well until now? You actually want your father to use half of his own blood to remove your seal. Aren't you asking your father to die?"
Hearing this, I was completely shocked. So this was the reason why Dad was getting weaker and weaker, and so this was the reason why Ino and the others were getting more and more energetic.
I didn't know that my father had done so much for me silently, and now I want him to take the risk to remove my seal. What should I do? What should I do? Do I really have to exchange my father's life to save Ino and the others?
"Stop talking, go get that robe, I'll be fine." Dad smiled and comforted Mom, "In fact, the magic that sealed Xiao Qian was a mistake. I thought too simply and wanted to protect Xiao Qian too much. Many things are destined to happen. The more you try to stop and avoid it, the more things will get out of control."
"But..." Mom grabbed Dad's cold hand and tears welled up in her eyes.
"It's okay, I know my body. I still have to take care of you and protect Xiaoqian, so I won't let anything happen to myself." Dad said with a smile, gently stroking Mom's face and wiping away the tears on her face.
"Yeah!" Mom nodded in compromise, got up and walked towards their bedroom.
"Dad, I..." I was so heartbroken that I couldn't breathe. Apart from feeling guilty, I didn't know what else I could do.
"Xiao Qian, you must remember what your father said. Black magic is both good and evil. If it is not well controlled, it will destroy yourself and the world. The ancestors attacked the demon clan because they were possessed by the devil. Later, the demon clan counterattacked and killed living beings. Although they were sealed by the ancestors in the end, they still caused our entire clan to be annihilated. You must remember what your father said. Don't use your black magic unless it is absolutely necessary. When you were born, I found that the magic in your body was the most powerful of all the heirs. I was afraid that you would be hurt, so I risked my life to seal your magic. Dad just wanted you to grow up without worries! Maybe your magic originally existed to unlock the sacred beasts of the demon clan. It was Dad who was too selfish and willful. So, even if Dad really had an accident , you must not blame yourself. That was the fruit that Dad planted himself. Dad doesn't ask for anything, as long as you grow up happily."
"Wow, Dad, please stop talking. I don't want anything to happen to you. I really don't know what to do. I can't watch Ino and the others in danger, but I have to watch you take risks for me. I'm really unfilial. Dad, I beg you, please hold . I promise to listen to you and never disobey you again. You must watch me grow up!" I hugged my dad and cried bitterly. Now I really can't do anything except crying.
"Well, Dad promises you, Dad will be fine. Dad hasn't seen you graduate, hasn't seen you bring the boy you like, hasn't seen you get married and have children, Dad will be fine and will never leave you." Dad nodded with relief and promised, reaching out to wipe away my tears.
"Hubby, this is the robe you wanted." Mom said helplessly, handing the black and red robe in her hand to Dad.
"Well! Help Xiao Qian lie down in the bathtub, fill half of the bathtub with warm water to soak her, and then put the robe on her. This robe contains the magic of wizards of past generations. It can help Xiao Qian remove the seal faster, and it can also prevent me from losing so much blood." Dad said at the end, with a helpless smile on his face.
"Dad..." I hugged my dad tightly. This was the first time I hugged my dad like this since I was old enough to understand things! It was really funny. I didn't expect that my first hug with my dad might be the last one. I had always complained that my dad didn't love me, but now I know that my dad's love is so silent.
"Xiao Qian, come with mom." Mom took me to the bathroom with tears in her eyes.
I know that her heart aches more than anyone else's, but we are both the ones she loves the most, and she has always agreed with our decisions and never opposed them.
I now know how strong my mother is. Her power is so weak, but she strongly supports our family. I know that my father must have suffered a lot when he sealed my magic.
I just realized now that I am the happiest child in the world, because I am surrounded by relatives and friends who love and protect me with their lives. God, I am willing to exchange everything I have with you, just asking you to keep all those who love me safe.
