Chapter 202: Warmth Between Mother and Son
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The King of a Hundred Gu had long developed a ferocious habit. It would eat everything that could be eaten, such as poison and flesh. This was also why Ah Wei had to wear a pair of metal gloves that could isolate Gu worms.
Yu Wan did not have anything on her that was enough to resist the Gu King.
She’s finished, Ah Wei thought smugly.
However, to Ah Wei’s surprise, even though the Gu worm was thrown at the other party, it still did not move.
Didn’t the Gu King wake up? Wasn’t the Gu King hungry? You’re the King of Hundred Gu who can bite people to death with your eyes closed!
If staying still only surprised Ah Wei, then the next discovery shocked him.
What was the King of a Hundred Gu doing? He was actually trembling on a woman! How could this be?!
Did he take the wrong Gu worm? That was impossible. He had personally trained the Gu worm. It was impossible for him to be wrong.
Although he did not know what was going on, Ah Wei had his own way. He took out the match. The King of Hundred Gu was afraid of fire. As long as he used fire to drive it, he could activate the even more powerful and terrifying ferocity in its body.
However, Ah Wei did not expect that the moment he used the fire match to force the Hundred Gu King to bite Yu Wan, the Hundred Gu King’s entire body stiffened. He withered! Was, was he dead?
Ah Wei hurriedly took off his gloves and picked up the Hundred Gu King.
The Hundred Gu King suddenly opened its mouth and bit his hand!
Ah Wei was speechless.
Yu Wan had a long dream. Her dream was filled with heavy rain, cold and dark. In the heavy rain, she seemed to have given up something more important than her life. Her heart ached and she woke up from her nightmare.
The moment she woke up, she forgot everything. Her heart was beating violently, and she could vaguely guess that what she had just had was not a beautiful dream.
The thunder had stopped, and the heavy rain fell. Yu Wan wiped the cold sweat off her forehead and looked at Little Bruiser.
Little Bruiser was sleeping soundly, unaware that it was raining outside.
Raindrops slid through the cracks in the eaves and dripped onto the ground in the room. Yu Wan went to the backyard to get a basin to catch the rain, but she accidentally heard the commotion next door.
After Yu Wan put the basin back into the house to receive the rain, she put on her raincoat and went out from the back door. She went to the back door next door. The rain was too heavy and drowned out her knocking. She simply pried off the latch.
She quickly entered the courtyard.
The three little munchkins caused a ruckus in the room and cried loudly. Shangguan Yan could not coax them no matter what, and the little maidservant was even more helpless. The two of them were anxious, but they could not do anything about the three children.
“What happened?” Yu Wan entered the bedroom.
The two of them were really anxious. When they saw her suddenly appear here, they forgot to ask her how she came in.
“Come and take a look. I don’t know what happened either. I was sleeping well in the middle of the night when they suddenly started crying—” Shangguan Yan didn’t spend much time with the children and when she did, it was mostly in the day. Who knew that such a situation would suddenly happen? She was simply flustered.
The three children seemed to have suffered a huge shock. They cried until they were out of breath, their eyes filled with fear.
Yu Wan walked over and sat down by the bed. She hugged them and gently stroked their backs. “Did you have a nightmare? Or do you miss your father?”
Her movements were gentle, and her voice was extremely gentle.
The crying little munchkins felt the comfortable temperature and heartbeat in her arms. Their cries gradually weakened and turned into soft sobs.
If Shangguan Yan hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she probably wouldn’t have believed that the three children, whom even her biological grandmother couldn’t handle, were so obedient in the arms of this strange woman.
The rain was extremely heavy. Yu Wan spoke gently, and the little munchkins didn’t even cry anymore. They moved their little bodies and squeezed into her arms. Their little hands grabbed her clothes, and their eyes were wide open.
“It’s just rain. There’s no need to be afraid,” Yu Wan said softly.
Yu Wan’s heart ached because of their appearance. They had cried too much just now and their clothes were all wet. Yu Wan looked at Shangguan Yan.
Shangguan Yan understood and got up to get their clothes. There were a few in the carriage and some in this house. Of course, she had only just found out that her son had secretly bought a house in the countryside.
“Mad…” The maidservant began.
“Shh—” Shangguan Yan gestured for her to keep quiet. She finally realized that the children were frightened. Anyone’s voice would give them a huge fright, except Yu Wan’s.
The maidservant obediently shut up.
Shangguan Yan quietly brought over clothes. The maidservant went to the kitchen to boil hot water. Yu Wan wiped their bodies, changed them into dry pajamas, and stuffed them back into bed.
The three of them looked at her with wide eyes.
Yu Wan held their hands and said, “I’m not leaving. Go to sleep.”
After this commotion, the three of them were really tired. Their eyelids drooped and they closed them. However, not long after, they immediately forced themselves to open their eyes. Seeing that Yu Wan was still there, they closed their eyes in relief.
Yu Wan looked at them dotingly, as if she was looking at the most important treasure in her life.
This scene was so heartwarming that no one could bear to disturb them. Shangguan Yan walked out silently and gently closed the door for the three of them.
On a stormy night, the three little lads fell silent, but the Yan Manor completely lost control.
Yan Ruyu did not know what she had eaten wrong. In the middle of the night, she suddenly lifted the blanket and walked down the bed. She began to throw things around the room.
Today, it was not Cai Qin who was on duty, but a second-class maidservant called Cai Zhu.
Cai Zhu asked Yan Ruyu what had happened with a frightened expression, but what replied was a cold jade bottle. Cai Zhu was knocked out on the spot. She let out a miserable scream before she fainted, waking up all the servants in the courtyard.
“Cai Zhu!” Cai Qin didn’t even bother to put on her outerwear. She stepped on the mess on the ground and walked forward. She touched Cai Zhu’s nose and realized that she was still breathing. She hurriedly dragged her to the side.
As soon as she was dragged away, a huge jade artifact smashed down where Cai Zhu was lying just now. If Cai Qin had been a step later, Cai Zhu’s head would have been split open.
“Aiya, what’s wrong?” Aunt Lin also came over.
Cai Qin looked at Yan Ruyu and said fearfully, “I… I’m not sure… Miss knocked Cai Zhu out…”
Aunt Lin looked at Yan Ruyu with a complicated expression. Yan Ruyu was wearing plain white pajamas with her long hair draped over her shoulders. Her eyes were fierce and her face was pale. At a glance, she looked sinister and indescribably terrifying.
Aunt Lin’s eyes flashed and she said to Cai Qin, “Aren’t you going to stop your Miss?”
“Huh?” Cai Qin was stunned. How could she stop? Miss looked like she wanted to eat someone!
“Go!” Aunt Lin shouted.
Cai Qin did not dare to disobey. She put down Cai Zhu and mustered her courage to approach Yan Ruyu. “Miss, don’t smash anything. If you’re angry, come at me.”
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and was about to hug Yan Ruyu. Unexpectedly, before she could touch her, Yan Ruyu slapped her hard, making Cai Qin dizzy and shaking her head.
More and more servants were woken up and surrounded the door.
Aunt Lin blocked the door. “What are you looking at? Go back to your room! No one is allowed to come out without my orders!”
Although the servants were extremely curious, they did not dare to disobey Aunt Lin’s instructions and returned to their rooms in confusion.
On the other side, Cai Qin was grabbed by Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu slapped her a few times until Cai Qin’s face was swollen.
“Miss, please spare my life—Miss, please spare my life—” Cai Qin’s tears fell like rain. She really didn’t understand how she had offended Miss. Her Miss had hit her without a word and almost killed her!
“Aunt Lin, save me—”
Cai Qin’s cry for help brought Aunt Lin back to her senses.
Aunt Lin closed the door and took a few steps forward. She grabbed Yan Ruyu’s wrist and was about to separate her from Cai Qin.
Yan Ruyu was a spoiled young lady. Usually, she wasn’t strong, but she was strong now. It was as if she had used all her strength. Not only was Aunt Lin unable to pull her away, she was kicked to the ground by Yan Ruyu!
“Ouch—” Aunt Lin fell flat on her back!
Cai Qin took advantage of Yan Ruyu’s distraction and decisively broke free. She opened the door and escaped.
The rain poured down.
She escaped to Mrs. Yan’s courtyard and smashed the door with her fist. “Madam! Wake up! Something happened to Miss!”
“Why aren’t you sleeping in the middle of the night? Are you in mourning!” The old woman guarding the door cursed as she opened the door. Just as she was about to see who was so bold, Cai Qin knocked it open.
Cai Qin ran towards Mrs. Yan’s main room. “Madam! Something happened to Miss!”
Mrs. Yan sat up. “Who is it?”
Cai Qin cried, “It’s me! Cai Qin! There’s something’s wrong with Miss! Hurry up and take a look!”
Yan Ruyu was now Mrs. Yan’s lifeblood. Upon hearing that she was in trouble, Mrs. Yan even put on her shoes upside down and went to Yan Ruyu’s courtyard with Cai Qin in the rain.
Yan Ruyu rode on Aunt Lin’s body and grabbed her neck tightly.
Aunt Lin couldn’t breathe and her face turned purple.
“Yu’er!” Mrs. Yan was stunned by the scene in front of her.
Why would her gentle and virtuous daughter ride on a servant like a lunatic and look like she wanted to strangle the servant to death?
Mrs. Yan walked into the house with a pale face. “Let go of Aunt Lin!”
Yan Ruyu ignored her.
Mrs. Yan said to the maidservant behind her, “What are you waiting for? Quickly pull your Miss away!”
A few strong old women and maidservants used all their strength to hold Yan Ruyu and pull her away from Aunt Lin.
“Let go of me! All of you, let go of me! Do you believe that I’ll kill you?!” Yan Ruyu struggled and roared, her expression as ferocious as a beast.
Mrs. Yan was frightened by her appearance. “Yu’er, what’s wrong?”
The eyes of Yan Ruyu, who was fierce and crazy a second ago, suddenly turned red and she cried aggrievedly. “Boohoo… You’re all bullying me… All bullying me…”
“Who bullied you… Yu’er… who bullied you?” Mrs. Yan walked over with heartache and held her daughter’s face.
When the maidservants saw that Yan Ruyu was no longer crazy, they relaxed their strength. Unexpectedly, in the next second, Yan Ruyu suddenly pushed them away and walked to the sword rack, pulling out the sword on the shelf.
The sword light flickered, and the killing intent was oppressive!
Yan Ruyu raised her sword and slashed crazily in the room.
The old women and maidservants were in a mess. No matter how strong they were, they were still flesh and blood. How could they withstand such attacks?
Mrs. Yan was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly, but she tripped and fell to the ground!
Yan Ruyu held her sword and walked towards her with a terrifying gaze.
Mrs. Yan finally panicked. “Yu’er… It’s me… I’m your mother!”
Yan Ruyu pointed her sword at her.
Mrs. Yan’s expression changed. “Yu’er, what are you doing? Wake up! I’m your mother!”
Yan Ruyu seemed to have gone crazy and did not hear a word. After forcing Mrs. Yan into a corner and having nowhere to retreat, she raised the sword in her hand and slashed at Mrs. Yan!
“Ah—”
Mrs. Yan screamed, but the pain she imagined did not come. She heard a muffled sound and looked up. She saw that Yan Xie had followed her at some point. He was holding a stick in his hand. It was this stick that had knocked Yan Ruyu out.
“Yu’er!” Mrs. Yan forgot about the pain after her scar healed. She hurriedly pounced over and hugged her unconscious daughter.
Yan Xie pulled her up impatiently. “She almost killed you, yet you still care about her!”
“She’s your sister!” Mrs. Yan said sternly.
“She’s the sister that almost killed my mother!” Yan Xie said coldly.
Mrs. Yan was speechless.
Yan Xie casually threw the stick on the ground. “I told you that there was something wrong with her, but you didn’t believe me and kept blaming me! Now, look at her clearly!”
Thinking of what happened tonight, Yan Xie felt a lingering fear in his heart. If he hadn’t been forced by Yan Ruyu to not dare to live in his courtyard and move to his mother’s courtyard, he wouldn’t have heard the movements of Cai Qin and his mother. If he had been a step later, this crazy woman would have probably killed his mother!
“What happened?”
Yan Congming appeared at the door with a dark expression.
He was resting in his mistress’s courtyard tonight. A servant who went to the toilet in the middle of the night heard the commotion and reported to him. However, he was too late and everything was over.
Mrs. Yan opened her mouth and tried to avoid the main point. However, Yan Xie did not give her a chance and told her everything about Yan Ruyu swinging her sword.
“Is what you said true? Yu’er, she…” Yan Congming looked at his unconscious daughter on the ground in disbelief.
Yan Xie gestured with his fingers and said, “I swear to God, if I dare to lie, I’ll be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!” He usually liked to add fuel to the fire, but did he need to add anything tonight?
“Where’s Aunt Lin?” Yan Congming asked.
Among the servants around Yan Ruyu, only Aunt Lin had been accompanying her. Cai Qin, Lychee, and the like were all sent over after she returned to the Capital.
Cai Qin called Aunt Lin over.
Aunt Lin lowered her head and bowed. “Master, Madam, Young Master.”
Yan Xie rolled his eyes.
Mrs. Yan glanced at Yan Congming from the corner of her eye and asked Aunt Lin, “Miss…”
Yan Congming interrupted Mrs. Yan. “I’ll ask Aunt Lin. Xie’er, help your mother back to her room to rest.”
“Yes!” Yan Xie couldn’t wait to help his mother back. His mother was the most biased towards his sister. With her around, her heart would soften and she would make things difficult for his father. Who knows if she decided not to punish his sister.
Yan Congming said to Cai Qin, “Carry Miss to the bed and find a few people to watch her!”
“Yes,” Cai Qin replied.
Yan Congming brought Aunt Lin to the study and said coldly, “You better tell me everything that Yu’er has experienced in the past few years in detail. If I find out that you’re lying, I’ll pull out your tongue!”
The sky was starting to brighten. The rain had stopped, and the sky was blue. The air emitted the fragrance of soil and flowers.
The little munchkins slept until they were full. They woke up one after another in Yu Wan’s arms. The three of them widened their black eyes and looked at each other. They tacitly did not wake Yu Wan up.
The three of them were extremely satisfied. Their eyes rolled around, as if they were rolling around the bed.
The three of them were excited for a while. Seeing that Yu Wan was still unconscious, they secretly kissed her face!
Yu Wan had long woken up and wanted to tease the three little fellows. Unexpectedly, the three of them were bold enough to take advantage of her.
Yu Wan opened her eyes in amusement.
Aiya!
The little munchkins were caught red-handed on the spot and hurriedly covered their faces in embarrassment.
Yu Wan laughed until her stomach hurt.
Shangguan Yan and the maidservant tossed and turned for half the night. They only rested when Yu Wan and the children fell asleep. Yu Wan did not wake them up. She opened the cabinet, took three sets of clothes for the little munchkins to change into, and brought them to wash up before going to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Their own kitchen had breakfast that her father had heated in the pot, but it was only enough for her, her mother, and Little Bruiser.
Yu Wan brought over the ingredients and boiled a pot of sweet potato porridge. She steamed a basket of pig buns and washed two plates of wild vegetables. She planned to stir-fry the wild vegetables when Shangguan Yan and the little maidservant woke up.
The little munchkins obediently sat on their small chairs and waited for the pig buns that Wan Wan had personally made.
The pig buns were here.
“You guys eat first. I’ll go scoop three more bowls of sweet potato porridge.” With that, Yu Wan went to the kitchen to scoop the porridge.
Wanwan’s pig buns must be delicious!
The little munchkins grabbed the pig buns expectantly, opened their mouths, and took a fierce bite!
Uh… Uh?!
The three little lads were stunned! Their bodies stiffened!
Three seconds later, the three of them fell off their chairs with a thud. They stuck out their tongues and rolled their eyes.
It tasted too awful…