Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 128: Sister's Story
It would have been fine if Tang Zheng didn't mention the skeleton in the cellar. Once he mentioned the skeleton, Tang Xiaotang and the others felt even more confused.
This skeleton, both in its identity before death and the place where it appeared, is too bizarre. It is really hard to understand how it ended up in the Ning family cellar and how it is related to the mystery from ten years ago.
Tang Zheng looked at everyone with puzzled expressions and continued, "According to Qingyan, this skeleton belongs to the half-demon Lingli tribe. The greatest peculiarity of the Lingli tribe is that they can cross mountains and ridges, chisel hard rocks like cutting tofu, and dig deep holes like exploring brocade bags."
"As a half-demon, although I am naturally unable to practice, I can retain most of the racial abilities of the demon race. This can be confirmed by my fox girl Daji, who is naturally charming and seductive."
"So, combining the abilities of the Lingli half-demon and the deep tunnel buried in the cellar, we can boldly speculate that this Lingli demon tribe dug a tunnel from somewhere unknown and escaped to this cellar."
After hearing Tang Zheng's reasoning, Tang Xiaotang couldn't help but ask, "Then what happened? He died here? Who buried him in the cellar? Ning Mo's sister?"
Tang Zheng shook his head: "No, no, no, he was not dead at that time, because... later, someone else saw him. Why don't I just tell you a story, after listening to it, you will understand everything."
After saying that, Tang Zheng unfolded his folding fan and paced around the room like a storyteller, telling the story.
"It is said that more than ten years ago, there was a brother and sister who depended on each other and lived a hard life in Feishi City. Until one day, the brother felt that only by joining the army could he change his miserable life and let his sister and himself live a good life, so he resolutely embarked on the road of military service. Fighting against the monsters day and night, he finally got a good position with his military merits. Unfortunately, he was betrayed by a traitor and was seriously injured. He barely saved his life and vowed not to rush for a career for the rest of his life and return to his hometown to protect his sister."
When Tang Zheng said this, everyone knew that what he was telling was actually the story of Ning Mo and his sister. He just simplified Ning Mo's story.
But soon, Tang Zheng changed the subject: "But, as a brother, I have no idea what his sister has been through in the ten years since he left."
Ning Mo couldn't help but show a concerned look when he heard Tang Zheng's words. Indeed, he had been investigating whether anyone had a grudge against his sister over the years, but he never forgot to find out whether his sister was doing well during the ten years he was away...
"During the first few years when my brother joined the army, my sister was still young. Except for being a little bit more hardship and loneliness, her life was no different from before... I worked odd jobs to support myself, prayed for my brother's safety, and waited for him to return home in glory. This was all my sister lived for in the first few years."
"Until one day, my sister found an uninvited guest at home!"
At this point, Tang Zheng's tone suddenly rose, making everyone's hearts hang in the air.
"This uninvited guest suddenly appeared in the cellar of my sister's house. Fortunately, this uninvited guest did not hurt her. Instead, I was seriously injured in the chest and exhausted, so I fainted in the cellar of my sister's house."
"My sister is very smart. She quickly guessed from the ragged clothes of the uninvited guest, his arms that were very different from those of ordinary people, and the extra tunnel in the cellar that this uninvited guest was from the half-demon tribe who was rumored to be building a secret passage for the City Lord's Mansion."
"My sister is not only smart, but also kind. Although she knew the origin of this uninvited guest and that he might bring her trouble, she felt pity for him after seeing his miserable state. So she bandaged his wounds and fed him soup. Finally, she brought him back from the brink of death."
"Later... the half-demon man who stayed in the cellar to recuperate and hide from the city lord's mansion, under the care of his sister, gradually developed feelings for each other."
"Unfortunately, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and lovers could not be together. When the half-demon man escaped from the place where the Lord of the Repair City was imprisoned, the injuries he suffered were still fundamental. The two of them were together and happy for less than three years. The half-demon man's body continued to weaken, and he eventually died of illness."
"After the half-demon man passed away, he could not be buried publicly because of his half-demon identity. His sister had no choice but to bury him in her own cellar. She often worshipped him and missed him every day."
"Not long after the half-demon man died, the sister had not yet recovered from the grief and could not sleep every night. One night, the sister suddenly heard her brother's familiar voice outside the house. The sister was extremely surprised and went out to greet him. After ten years, the brother and sister finally reunited."
"That night, my sister snuggled up to her brother, just like she did ten years ago, wanting to fall asleep listening to his stories. However, my brother, who had spent ten years in the military, could only remember stories about the killing and hatred of the demons."
"That night, my brother slept soundly, but my sister was extremely upset. Because she was pregnant with the child of a half-demon man. This child with demon blood would definitely bring great obstacles to my brother's military career. If my relationship with the half-demon was discovered by my brother, he would be furious as he had suffered so much from the demons."
"Because of love, my sister doesn't want to be a burden to my brother's career anymore. Because of love, my sister doesn't want the flesh and blood of her beloved to be harmed in any way!"
"That night, the clash between family affection and love forced my sister into a desperate dilemma."
"After a sleepless night, the sister, who has the same strategic talent as her brother, finally came up with a solution that would have the best of both worlds... Only by disappearing herself could she sever the shackles in her brother's heart, allowing him to realize his dream without any worries. Meanwhile, she could also raise the baby in her belly quietly. After making up her mind, the sister finally thought out a thorough plan to disappear!"
"The next morning, the younger sister went out to sell vegetables under the pretext of welcoming her brother. In fact, she took some of the purple gold that her brother had sent back over the years and had never used a penny. She spent money to find a black market full of mixed people and asked someone to issue a mission to lure her brother away at night. She bought some necessary props for disappearance and returned home."
"The brother, who had no idea what was going on, originally wanted to tell his sister a surprise at dinner, but he was led away by the assassin who had accepted the mission. Before leaving, in order to protect his sister's safety, the brother took her to the cellar and set a trap."
"When my brother returned home after tracking down the assassin to no avail, he discovered that the trap on the cellar had not been triggered. He breathed a sigh of relief and went down to the cellar, only to find that his sister had disappeared. After using the secret method of the army to detect the breath of living people and the star power of warriors to no avail, he determined that his sister had been abducted. In a panic, he chased out of the cellar to look for her."
"In fact, my sister is still in the cellar. She just took the Guixi Pill, a drug that can conceal her breath, and used the magic tricks commonly used by the magic troupe to hold up a thick earth-colored cloth supported by a wooden stick to cover her entire body. In the dark cellar, she successfully avoided the detection of my brother who was not familiar with the cellar. When my brother left the cellar to investigate, she left calmly and disappeared ..."
"When my brother returned to the cellar after searching in vain, he found that the cellar was truly empty. My sister has never been seen since then, and her body has never been found. This has become a mystery that has remained unsolved for ten years!"
