The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"It doesn't hurt, it will be blown away by the strong wind."

The woman stared at Shen Yue in a daze, her eyes gradually covered with a layer of mist. She stretched out her hand and gently stroked Shen Yue's eyebrows, as if she wanted to engrave Shen Yue's appearance in her heart and never erase it.

Unconsciously, the strength in the woman's hands increased a little, and it slowly moved downwards and landed on Shen Yue's slender neck.

If... I am destined to not escape from this cage, I might as well free myself early, so as not to let my daughter fall into a situation worse than death again.

When she thought of this, a gleam of determination flashed in the woman's eyes, as if she had made up her mind. But at this moment, the young Shen Yue called out in a crisp voice.

"mother."

"You hurt me."

Hearing this, the woman's pupils shook, as if she had just woken up from a dream. She hurriedly loosened her hands and looked at Shen Yue in her arms, wanting to say something but stopping herself. When she spoke again, her voice was hoarse as if her throat was filled with sand.

"Yue'er..."

Bang!

Just at this moment, the door was forced open and several figures rushed into the house. The man in the lead was tall and thin. He grinned at the woman, revealing a mouthful of rotten teeth.

"Ma'am, it's time."

Hearing this, the woman's eyes became firm again. She stretched out her hands, pressed them on Shen Yue's shoulders, and spoke in a commanding tone.

"Yue'er, go to bed."

Shen Yue looked at the people who broke into the room with a blank look in her eyes. She had no idea what was going on and called out timidly.

"mother……"

A trace of sadness flashed across the woman's eyes, and then she gave the order more firmly.

"obedient!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue did not dare to ask more questions. She just felt a little aggrieved. She turned to the bed silently and covered herself with the quilt. The woman looked at Shen Yue and suddenly burst into tears. She murmured in a low voice that only she could hear.

"May God bless my Yue'er and bring her good fortunes, and may good times come to her."

After saying this, the woman turned around, her expression indifferent, no longer showing a trace of weakness, she looked coldly at the people behind her and said.

"Let's go."

The leading man in black was a little surprised when he saw this, then he waved his hand, and the people behind him rushed forward, tied up the woman, and took her out of the room.

Outside the house, a man had been waiting for a long time. In front of him was a box, which had been opened and contained dozens of strange-shaped knives.

The crowd took the woman out of the house, and one of them grabbed one of her arms and forced her to kneel down.

The leading man in black stood in front of the woman, smiling and speaking softly.

"Madam, don't blame me, this is the order of the sect master."

"Also, as an experienced person, I have to remind you that biting your tongue to commit suicide is useless. It won't kill you immediately, but will only increase your pain."

“So, don’t do anything unnecessary.”

The woman had a cold expression. She faced the smiling face of the man in black without any fear and didn't have a word to say.

The man in black frowned and looked a little displeased when he saw this. At this time, someone came over and whispered to the man in black.

"Sir, why don't you cover her mouth? The young lady is still young, if any noise scares her..."

The man in black looked back at the man with a playful look in his eyes. The man suddenly became silent and dared not say anything. The man in black licked his rotten teeth with his tongue and said with a smile.

"This is what the Sect Master meant. He wants the Second Miss to listen carefully to Madam's screams. Only in this way will she understand the great price of disobeying the Sect Master."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes changed, and they felt a little more afraid of the sect leader. However, the woman spat on the ground and whispered.

"Just a beast."

Seeing this, the smile on the man in black froze on his face, and his brows and eyes gradually became colder. He walked to the woman, squatted down, pinched her chin with his hand, and said lightly.

"See that box over there? The stuff in there will all be used on you in a moment. It'll be like skinning you alive."

"I advise you to say less and save your energy so that you can scream louder."

The woman showed no fear and did not provoke him. She just looked coldly at the man in black. The man in black frowned, loosened his hand, stood up and spoke softly.

"Let's see how long you can keep your mouth shut."

After saying that, the man in black turned around and waved gently to the person next to him. The man who received the order took out a small knife from the box, stepped forward, and walked straight towards the woman.

The man in black didn't even look at the woman. He strode towards the room and pushed the door open. Inside the room, young Shen Yue huddled in her bedding, curled up in fear.

After hearing the door open, Shen Yue was delighted and sat up immediately. However, when she saw that the person coming was a man in black, her eyes were suddenly filled with disappointment.

The man in black walked to the table and sat down, then spoke to Shen Yue with interest.

"Second Miss, you must listen carefully from now on. This may be the last voice your mother will speak in this life."

Young Shen Yue didn't understand what the man in black was saying. She just curled up in the corner in fear, not daring to speak. The man in black sat there leisurely, waiting for the screams to be heard.

However, as time slowly passed, the smile on the black-clothed man's face gradually faded and became ugly. He waited for a full half hour but did not hear any screams.

With doubts in his heart, the man in black stood up suddenly, his face gloomy, and strode out of the house. However, as soon as he stepped out of the door, his pupils shook and he stood there in a daze.

The moonlight was cold and bright, like a silver glow spreading on the earth. But on the ground outside the house, above the silver glow, there were many spots of blood.

The woman's body was stained with blood. She was lying in a pool of blood, her body trembling constantly. Large patches of blood had engulfed her face. Her teeth had bitten her lips and were deeply embedded in her flesh and blood. She refused to make even the slightest sound.

Seeing the man in black stepping out of the room, the woman looked up. There was no hatred or anger in her eyes. She just looked at the man in black.

Tick, tick. For a moment, the whole place fell into dead silence with only the sound of dripping blood. The man in black looked at this scene with his eyes twitching, but in the end he said nothing and did nothing else.

The night was long and the man in black never entered the room again. Shen Yue huddled in the corner of the bed, waiting for her mother to come back. She waited for a whole night but her mother never came back.

She will never wait any longer.

Thus, as spring passed and autumn came, Shen Yue grew up day by day, living alone in that courtyard, reading, learning to write, drawing, and asking questions to everyone she met.

When will her mother come back?

Later, she stopped asking and instead painted a lot of pictures. The people in the paintings were no longer simple dots, but in her paintings, the places for people's faces were just blank.

She was obedient, well-behaved, and silent like a mute, and grew up like this.

Until one day, a Buddha statue was brought back from the palace and placed in her room. An old monk with a kind face told Shen Yue the story of the Buddha cutting his flesh to feed the eagle.

After everyone left, Shen Yue stood in the room, looking at the golden Buddha, then knelt on the cushion, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"Buddha..."

Shen Yue stared at the golden Buddha in a daze. It seemed as if she had thousands of words stuck in her chest, making it hard for her to breathe. She wanted to pray for her mother, but as she looked at the kind-looking Buddha statue, she couldn't utter a word.

After a long time, Shen Yue's lips moved slightly, but her body began to tremble slightly.

"Buddha... why..."

"You can cut your own flesh to save an eagle, but you won't save my mother?"

"Why?!"

Shen Yue questioned the golden Buddha statue with a hoarse voice, but the statue would not speak after all, and all her questions fell into empty talk in the end.

Years of grievances and anger finally seemed to erupt in this silence.

Shen Yue suddenly stood up, reached out to grab the golden Buddha, quickly stepped out of the room, and threw the golden Buddha into the lake in the yard.

Boom! The golden Buddha fell on the lake, splashing water, and quickly sank to the bottom of the lake. Shen Yue's heart, like the golden Buddha, fell into the cold pond, slowly fell to the bottom, and was icy cold to the bone.

Shen Yue's body swayed, and she staggered backwards, seeming to be crying and laughing, and uttered two words from between her lips.

"fraud."

……

In reality, Shi Gu slowly retracted his fingers, and the flowing black smoke dissipated from between his fingers.

At the same time, Shen Yue slowly opened her eyes. As she raised her eyelids, a crystal clear tear slid down from the corner of her eye and dripped onto the ground.

Shi Gu subconsciously wanted to wipe away the tear, but looking at Shen Yue, his fingers just moved and then stopped moving.

"you saw it."

Shen Yue asked softly, her voice was as calm as usual, but her eyes were red and tears were welling up in her eye sockets, looking like they would fall at any moment. However, she held her head up stubbornly, refusing to let the tears fall.

Shi Gu's lips moved slightly, and when he was about to speak, he swallowed back all the words he had prepared. He did not answer Shen Yue's question, but spoke in a low voice.

"Why don't you cry?"

Shen Yue raised her head a little higher, stubbornly refusing to let the tears fall.

"Will crying help?"

Shi Gu listened to Shen Yue's question and his eyes flickered. He felt as if he had said the same thing. He also remembered how the person who asked him the question at that time answered.

"Children always like to cry because they know that as long as they hear their crying, their parents will put down their work and rush over."

Shi Gu spoke softly, his tone gentle, as if he was coaxing a child.

“So, crying is useful.”

"If you cry, people who care about you will come to your side. Even if they can't do anything, just looking at them will make you feel better and more confident."

Shen Yue sniffed, stiffened her neck, and continued speaking.

"Then it seems that I have even less reason to cry."

Hearing this, Shi Gu's eyes softened, and he finally stretched out his finger and gently touched the corner of Shen Yue's eyes, wiping away the tears that were about to overflow.

"You have it now."

Shen Yue was stunned, watching Shi Gu wiping his tears, and moved her body slightly, but ultimately did not avoid Shi Gu's fingers.

Perhaps it was the unreasonable trust, or perhaps it was the way Shi Gu looked at her that reminded her of her mother.

My mother always looks at me with this kind of eyes, full of love and doting without reservation.

Shi Gu seemed to have forgotten the idea of ​​accepting disciples on behalf of his master. He looked at Shen Yue and spoke softly.

"From today on, I will be your master."

"Whether it's a favor or a grudge, I'll bear it all."

Shen Yue had a complicated expression, but there was a gleam in her eyes. After many years, she seemed to see hope again. She bit her lips lightly, wiped her tears with her hands, and nodded heavily to Shi Gu.

"Ok!"

Chapter 29: Tsutenkaku (I)

By dusk, Shi Gu took Shen Yue and Dan Xiu back to the antique shop. Perhaps because she was too stressed out during the day, Shen Yue was exhausted and fell asleep early.

But there wasn’t even a bed in the antique shop, so poor Shen Yue could only lie on the recliner and sleep with her clothes on.

Shi Gu brought Dan Xiu to the basement. After lighting a candle, Shi Gu began to rummage through the boxes in the basement and packed a big package.

Dan Xiu sat on a box bored, looking at Shi Gu's busy figure, and asked lazily.

"How did you get the Yuan Mo Da Fa? You should know that only the leader of the Demon Cult has this set of skills in the entire Jianghu."

Shi Gu tied up the package and did not answer Dan Xiu's question. Instead, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Dan Xiu. Dan Xiu took it and looked at it carefully. It was a land deed.

Dan Xiu frowned and looked up at Shi Gu, not understanding what he meant. Shi Gu whispered to Dan Xiu.

"There are three thousand taels of silver in the counter. Hire some people tomorrow to move all the things here to the house in the west of the city."

This land deed was delivered by a yellow carriage when Shi Gu left Dengxiang Pavilion. This courtyard was named after Sun Fu. Because it was located in a remote area, far away from the busy roads, it had been idle for a long time, which just met all of Shi Gu's requirements.

Dan Xiu held the deed in his hand, raised his head slightly, and asked in confusion.

"Am I alone?"

Shi Gu sat on a box, face to face with Dan Xiu, and spoke slowly.

"I have to go to Tongtian Tower, so I'll ask you to take care of Shen Yue for the next few days."

"Tsutenkaku? What are you doing in Tsutenkaku?"

"Buy some information and at the same time trip up Zong Mingfu to hold them back for a while."

Hearing this, Dan Xiu frowned more and more, puzzled, and asked.

"I can't figure it out. If you are worried about Zong Mingfu, you should just take Shen Yue and run away to a place where no one can find you."

"You openly asked Shen Yue to go out with you, and I thought you were really not afraid of Zong Mingfu. Why are you trying to hold him back now?"