roccoschili Chapter 125
Chapter 125
Baili Shun's mother was a herbalist who collected herbs. She was beautiful, intelligent, and gentle, and was a good girl praised by everyone in the surrounding area.
And Baili Changyuan and her first encounter was during an ordinary medical visit.
At that time, he encountered a killer on his way back to Tianshui Tower. Although Baili Changyuan was very powerful, the other party was well prepared and outnumbered, so he was injured.
Although not fatal, the wound became inflamed and kept festering.
On the way, he had no choice but to come to this small town and find a clinic, and it was here that he met Chan Niang.
Chan Niang is beautiful and thoughtful, with a pair of watery and innocent eyes that are seductive without her realizing it. When she smiles sweetly at him, it always makes people's hearts soften again and again, and the man's eyes can't help but linger on her.
He thought that with his status, no woman would reject him, but it was obviously an exception this time. Chan Niang not only had a fiancé, but was also about to get married.
The arrogant Baili Changyuan was seriously frustrated when the person he loved rejected his advances for a lowly man who was inferior to him in every way.
But even though Chan Niang rejected him like this, Baili Changyuan did not think that he was forcing her. Instead, he made things even more drastic.
Abducted, drugged, raped...
Chan Niang, who was forced to lose her virginity, was disheartened. Although she wanted to die, she was concerned about Baili Changyuan's methods and was afraid that he would hurt her beloved. So she had no choice but to compromise and was trapped in Tianshui Tower.
So what if she gave birth to a child? Even if Baili Changyuan used the child to persuade her to change her mind every day, so what?
Love cannot be forced.
Unable to win Channiang's heart, Baili Changyuan gradually went crazy and became increasingly cold towards this child who could not change Channiang's mind. Although he was the eldest son, Baili Changyuan never believed that the family business of Tianshui Tower must be inherited by the eldest son.
A child who cannot be useful does not deserve his love.
Children who grow up without love don't know what love is. Baili Changyuan's impulsive education, like teasing cats and dogs, gradually made Baili Shun have a wrong understanding of "love".
Love is to possess another person completely!
Love doesn't come easily, so you need to fight and snatch it when necessary.
There is nothing wrong with this behavior. People in the Baili family have always gotten what they want in this way. Love will never mean letting go and allowing the loved one to be with another man.
Chan Niang was gentle but strong-willed. She could not stand Baili Shun becoming more and more like Baili Changyuan, nor could she stand Baili Shun becoming more and more cruel. Finally, one day.
She ran away with the man who came back...
"It's really cruel, isn't it?" The woman's voice was melodious and erratic. "What dirty and filthy things have you done to monopolize your mother?"
Baili Shun's eyes were red as he retreated in pain. He didn't want to think about it. He even subconsciously found an excuse for himself in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it. This was the Lake of Inquiry, and he would be discovered if he lied.
He remembered clearly what happened next.
The mother and the man hid in the countryside for only a year and gave birth to a child, which was then discovered by herself by accident.
At that time, he was sixteen years old.
He often walked aimlessly on the streets, searching for his missing mother over and over again. For eight years, he never gave up.
That day, he saw his mother, who was wearing a coarse linen dress and had her hair tied up in a bun, buying something at a stall selling malt sugar.
She smiled so happily, with her eyes curved, just like she once said to herself, such a happy smile can prove that she is a happy person.
He called her, but he did not see longing or happiness on his mother's face, only a little fear and hatred creeping up her eyebrows.
Mother said, don't tell father. Mother said all this had a reason, she could promise anything as long as he didn't tell father where she was.
The silly boy believed it.
However, on the day when I had agreed to meet my mother, she broke the appointment.
He waited for his mother in the school for a long time, so long that his classmates' expectation turned into disappointment and then to ridicule, so long that there was no light in his eyes, so long that he ran all the way to his mother's new home holding the malt sugar that he had not eaten yet.
It was completely dark, and he was confused and at a loss.
But in the darkness, he could still see the back of the mother holding the baby in the cradle with an anxious look on her face, and going to the clinic with the man to get medicine for the sick and feverish baby.
It’s great to have a mother, and it feels so good to be loved by both a father and a mother!!!
The malt sugar that he was reluctant to eat was finally stepped on by him.
"They are dead. I told the secret. After my father learned about my mother's whereabouts, he was so happy that he almost went crazy. He almost couldn't wait to get her back. But the man and the baby were both dead. After all, he would not allow my mother to have any relationship with another man. Is the question about the heart lake asking about the human heart or the human nature?"
Baili Shun didn't know how much courage it took to say these seemingly calm words.
After he finished speaking, the feeling in his heart became even stranger. He did not feel the relief he had imagined. Instead, he felt as if he had forgotten something, as if there was something important he had not thought of!
Vague fragments appeared and disappeared in his mind. He couldn't remember it, and didn't dare to think about it.
The illusory past turned into bubbles and dissipated. After Baili Shun said these words, the woman's body slowly appeared in front of him.
She narrowed her eyes slightly as if she was savoring the pain of the person in front of her, and soon she started laughing again.
"The human heart and human nature are inseparable. What are you worried about and concerned about?"
"Look at the dead bones at the bottom of the lake. They could have passed your test and gotten what they wanted if they had answered the questions honestly. Why did they still die here? Is the rumor false, or did you do it on purpose?"
"This is what I mean by human nature. As the spirit of this Lake of Inquiry, I have no reason to lie. Only you humans would hide things for the sake of profit and face. Moreover, going against one's will does not necessarily mean total denial. Even if one's mind moves and one says something evasive, it is a failure."
"But I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you pass. Now tell me why you're here?"
"I want a sundial."
The woman's smile stopped.
"Although many treasures have fallen into this lake over the years, how did you know that something like that would be here?"
"Since the spirits in the Lake of Inquiry will never lie or go back on their words, all you have to do is tell me where the things are, whether they exist or not."
"The thing... is there! However..." The woman's eyes moved to behind Baili Shun, "It was thrown down together with the long sword, and it was also used as a magic weapon to seal the evil spirits in the lake. If you take away the Tongtian Guidance, those who died in the lake will become manic. Although they are forever sunk to the bottom of the lake and bound by the Ningqing Sword and cannot escape from the Heart-Searching Lake, as long as you are still in the lake, they will pester you to catch a substitute, and you may not be able to resist."
"Seal the vengeful spirit?"
The woman nodded and continued, "So many people died here, wasn't it all because of that old man? He ruined my peaceful place like this? Shouldn't he be responsible for the resentment that has nowhere to go? I promised him that I only need to stop you humans who are seeking death through the "Self-examination"! If you fail and insist on seeking treasure without knowing your own limitations and are captured by those resentful spirits as substitutes, it will be none of my business..."
Baili Shun was having a headache at the moment and didn't want to talk to her much. He just listened and went to get something.
Sure enough, the moment he got the round object wrapped in red cloth, the surrounding lake water surged at a speed visible to the naked eye, accompanied by waves of fishy smell and pressed towards Baili Shun.
The woman raised her arms high, leaned back and turned her body like a fish in the lake.
She snorted and laughed, then stopped in mid-air, looking down at the human bones that were originally sunk in the cracks of the rocks and under the water plants at a leisurely pace. They were swept out by the water flow and began to be pieced together in mid-air to form complete bodies.
Baili Shun did not dare to delay, so he put away his things and swam upstream, while the skeletons followed closely, rushing forward to stretch out their bony hands towards Baili Shun inside at the last second before the barrier approached.
"Boy, you are really confident. You relied on your amnesia to avoid the rest of the test. But if you suddenly remember something and get distracted, you will not be able to leave this Lake of Inquiry alive~"