roccoschili Chapter 235 Talking Under the Tree
Chapter 235 Talking Under the Tree
The market was crowded with people. After leaving Peter's tent, Jiang Yu led Fan Qingyin and Moya to a large tree some distance away from the market before stopping.
Tables and chairs were placed under the tree, and after they sat down, the servants quickly brought out chilled fruit and drinks.
Fan Qingyin waved her hand, and the servants immediately retreated to a slightly farther place to wait.
"Qingyin, the Empire's control over superhumans is so strict. My helping Mr. Peter conceal his possession of superhumans is an act, and I even want to protect his child. Given my status, is it possible?"
"The empire cannot distinguish between good and bad fertility fruits, so it can only establish the strictest laws. Any act of harboring extraordinary people is a capital offense, and harboring them is also a crime," Fan Qingyin explained.
"The unique characteristics of the superhumans will cause panic in the human world. Most importantly, the superhumans have some special abilities. Many of them are stronger than humans, but they are very emotional."
"Often, they are more like animals."
"Tch, rejecting those who are different, fearing the powerful, these are the inherent flaws of humanity. How much more noble are humans than animals? Some are even worse than animals," Moya scoffed from the side.
Jiang Yu and Fan Qingyin remained silent because they knew that Moya was right.
“But I feel that apart from being taciturn, An is no different from an ordinary human being.” Jiang Yu was a little confused, including the fact that Qingyin had mentioned to him before that Ren Kecheng’s shadow servant seemed to have romantic feelings for her.
"The differences between superhumans are vast; some are closer to animals, while others are closer to humans. Superhumans who can be chosen as shadow servants by nobles are extremely rare. Some of them are even indistinguishable from humans except for some hidden non-human characteristics."
“Some of them are just as emotionally rich as humans.” Fan Qingyin had clearly thought the same thing as Jiang Yu, so she added another explanation.
"If that's the case, how can we just destroy superhumans at will? Even animals have lives, how can we just destroy them like ordinary objects? No wonder their father can't accept it." Jiang Yu sighed.
"This regulation is uniformly implemented by the three great empires and has been in effect for a long time. It is something we cannot resist or change." Fan Qingyin held Jiang Yu's hand, but still said some words of comfort.
“But I believe that Mr. Peter is not the only one who has tried every means to make a living for his children.”
“I understand what you mean.” Jiang Yu looked at Fan Qingyin. “I’m not going to go against the imperial rule of law. It’s just that this kind of thing won’t be exposed in my territory.”
She blinked. "Mr. Peter kept it so well hidden, how could I have known, could I?" Then she looked at Moya. "Moya, what do you think?"
“Ugh,” Moya leaned back in his chair and scratched his head. “Mr. Peter is so inconsiderate. He brought two such rare and expensive magical pets that already have owners, and he’s trying to hide it from us. Is he afraid we’ll steal them away?”
"Pfft." Jiang Yu laughed.
The world is full of injustices. The pitiful people and their tragic deeds are nothing more than a speck of dust or a symbol swept away by the torrent of history. And the lucky people and their wonderful deeds are also just dust and sand.
All beings suffer, and she cannot save everyone, not even herself. She can only try her best to find her own path and live her own life well.
But you can't ignore something that's right in front of you. Just do what you can, based on your conscience and ability.
“We happen to have a transparent coral that would be perfect. I’ll send someone over to deliver it in a bit,” Fan Qingyin said with a smile.
"It's alright to send a couple more," Jiang Yu added. "It suddenly occurred to me that I haven't asked where An went yet. Has his injury healed? Did he go back to the Jiang family to be with my father?"
Jiang Yu felt somewhat guilty. An was born with supernatural abilities, which was already quite pitiful. He was selected and endured a lot of hardship during training. He was sent to his side by his father, but he had only enjoyed a few good days before he got into trouble, which also caused An to suffer serious injuries.
She had almost forgotten about him; if it weren't for this encounter with Mr. Peter, she wouldn't have remembered to ask him. Fortunately, Qingyin was thoughtful and meticulous, and he knew everything.
According to Fan Qingyin, An recovered quickly. Jiang Ren was dissatisfied that he couldn't protect his daughter, so he called him back to the Jiang family for retraining. It is estimated that after the retraining, he will be sent to Jiang Yu's side.
Alright. Although Jiang Yu felt a little apologetic, she understood that her father had already done more than enough. After all, the Empire's allocation of the Extraordinary Ones to the Jiang family was equivalent to the Jiang family's private property. If Jiang Ren were to be angry with him and abandon him or even kill him, no one would say anything.
It's just a matter of letting him retrain; let him train some more.
"What's the background of that boy who rode the sea beast that Keslan mentioned?" Jiang Yu asked Fan Qingyin. Given Fan Qingyin's personality and methods, he must have already found out something after a day.
“He is indeed a member of his Sea Beast Corps. He is very young and once received kindness from Mr. Wilman. Now that Mr. Wilman’s family has passed away, he came to manage the Wilman family’s ancestral home to repay the debt of gratitude. He is an orphan, which is why he is so grateful to his elders.”
Fan Qingyin only spoke half of what she wanted to say, concealing her own selfish motives. If Xiao Yu knew that Weierman had voluntarily sacrificed himself to atone for his wife and son's sins, she would start overthinking things.
It's better not to let her know. He glanced at Moya, who raised an eyebrow, thinking, "I'm not stupid. Even if you told me, I wouldn't tell her."
"That's good, as long as he doesn't have ulterior motives." Jiang Yu felt relieved. Although she now had some sense of Keslan's feelings for her, she still couldn't let go of her wariness towards him.
Human nature, like emotions, is complex and unpredictable.
Given the complex and morally ambiguous background of someone like Keslan, even if he had some genuine feelings for her, he wouldn't know whether it was a gift or a double-edged sword.
“Kaslan said that the boy should be able to make it back for the gathering today, so we should see him soon.” Moya finished his drink in one gulp and then stared at the drink in front of Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu immediately pushed it toward him, indicating that he could drink as much as he wanted.
“Kaslan won’t give up so easily,” Fan Qingyin said. “Since he has this plan, he will definitely do his best to take over the Wilman family’s house. However, he probably won’t set up the Owl’s stronghold here.”
“He’s so smart, he wouldn’t knowingly hesitate to do something he doesn’t understand. Xiao Yu should be able to tell that he’s doing this for you.” Fan Qingyin lifted her eyelids and looked at Jiang Yu seriously.
He directly voiced Keslan's thoughts, wanting to see if Jiang Yu would react in any particular way. After what happened with Moya, he had realized that Jiang Yu had her own opinions and decisions, and he needed to understand her thoughts and desires better.
Although Keslan is complex and melancholic, he is excellent enough that if Xiaoyu were to truly fall for him...
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. If I were to become the proprietress of Owl's, the emperor would never be able to sleep," Jiang Yu shrugged, speaking very directly and rationally.
"I just want to continue living my peaceful life."