Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All of those present were shocked. At the same time, a mysterious totem image emerged on Gao Yue’s forehead in between her eyebrows.
Su Quan was, at first, confused. Her eyes were wide open when she saw the totem.
When she was completely sure what she was seeing, she was astonished.
“You’re—!”
“Not just the Sus are an aristocratic family of inheritance. You don’t even have the mark of inheritance. I guess you’re not a direct line of the Sus. You don’t get to threaten my son here!”
Gao Yue’s words demolished Su Quan’s pride, which Jiang Chen’s slap had left intact.
Her expression kept changing, as if she didn’t know what face she should show.
She kept her silence for a while, then left the pagoda with old woman, who was also in shock.
“Go to the Intelligence Pavilion. Buy this woman’s information at all costs!” Su Quan told the old woman.
“Okay!”
In the pagoda, Jiang Chen was looking at Gao Yue, as shocked as the others.
She seemed to have a shining glow about her. She had lost the easygoingness she had once shown, but soon, when the mark on her forehead disappeared, such status was also gone.
“Mother…” Jiang Chen had many questions to ask her, but he soon noticed Gao Yue seemed very tired. It had been a long day. Her lips were pale.
“Son, I’ll tell you everything when we get back,” Gao Yue said.
“Okay. Don’t worry about it,” Jiang Chen hurried to say.
…
The pagoda travelled at a high speed. It didn’t take them long to arrive at the Natural Law School. As the disciples came back, the quiet and desolate school was suddenly injected with vigor.
Since this time, the Natural Law School hadn’t sent any notable disciples to take part in the competition, many disciples hadn’t gone to watch. They had stayed at the school, like Mu Zhenchuan.
The disciples who hadn’t gone were still ignorant of what had happened in the competition. They saw those who had come back extremely excited, as if they’d won the lottery.
When they learned what had happened, they were pleasantly surprised. They found it incredible.
Of course, this wasn’t good news for Mu Zhencuan or the disciples of the Peak of Heavenly King, but what they thought couldn’t change anything.
Many elders were cheered up by the news. They felt proud that one of their disciples could go to the Sacred Institute to study.
It would bring them glory when they travelled around as elders of the Natural Law School in the future.
In theory, Jiang Chen was supposed to gather all disciples together to have a big celebration, but after Jiang Chen returned to the Redcloud Peak, no one had heard anything from him.
The Three Clarities of Natural Law knew he was busy with taking care of his mother, so they didn’t say anything about it.
In the meantime, the first lady, Su Quan, received the information sent by the Intelligence Pavilion. She opened the letter eagerly, wondering who on earth Gao Yue was.
She had felt frightened, since she had done so many things without having investigated her enemy’s background first. That was dangerous.
“Gao Yue is the eldest daughter of the Gaos, an aristocratic family of inheritance with the blood of the phoenix. She should have been the successor to the clan leader position of the Gaos, but her family expelled her from the Dragon Field, since she fell in love with Jiang Qingyu, who wasn’t from an aristocratic family. Her family forbade her to return to the Dragon Field ever since.”
That was it. Gao Yue’s story was told on a single sheet of paper.
“That’s all?” Su Quan asked.
“Yes. Since she’s from the Dragon Field, the Intelligence Pavilion couldn’t get more details,” the old woman said.
Su Quan crimped her eyebrows. She felt agitated.
With this little information, she had no way of knowing the Gaos’ attitude, but the fact that Gao Yue had been expelled to the Fire Field relaxed her a lot. That explained why the Gaos hadn’t taken revenge on her for what she had done.
“If the Gaos really disinherited her, I won’t have to worry,” Su Quan thought.
…
At the Redcloud Peak of the Natural Law School…
Jiang Chen and Gao Yue were talking about her hidden past that even the Intelligence Pavilion couldn’t find out.
“Now, you know what an aristocratic family of inheritance means?”
“Yes.”
Jiang Chen had always known. Aristocratic families of inheritance already existed 500 years ago. He was very clear on the power of these forces.
“Descendants of aristocratic families of inheritance have to ensure the purity of their blood, especially the direct lines, so the aristocratic families have a tradition to unite by marriage. It might be fine for average descendants to break this tradition, but descendants of the direct line have to follow it. It’s their responsibility to continue the family line.
“I had no right to express my own opinion in this regard. If my family had ordered me to marry someone, I wouldn’t refuse. Not until I met your father did I start to fight against it.
“I got my freedom after a painful struggle, providing that I was disinherited by the Gaos and I gave up everything I had received from them.
“The poison in my system was from my father, your grandfather. I still remember what he told me. He said I should live an average life since I’d chosen to stay with an average man.”
Jiang Chen had always wondered who had poisoned his mother. He had never thought it could be his grandfather.
“It was a difficult choice, very cruel. Your father almost gave up, since he didn’t want our love to destroy me.”
“However…”
She didn’t have to tell him about the rest. She had the poison in her system. Apparently, she had insisted despite Jiang Qingyu’s opposition and refusal.
Then she had come back to the Fire Field with Jiang Qingyu and given birth to Jiang Chen.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I thought you hadn’t told me anything about the poison because a powerful enemy had poisoned you that I was still too weak to deal with,” Jiang Chen asked, puzzled.
“I thought you didn’t have to know. I didn’t expect you to be so talented. Now, you even have the chance to go to the Dragon Field. I realized I was unable to hide these things from you anymore.”
Gao Yue smiled and said, “The most important thing is that I hope you can visit your grandfather and ask him to rescue your father, or inform Taoist Priest Skywind, who is in the Alien Battlefield, about what happened to your father.”
“Oh?”
Jiang Chen was surprised. This was indeed a good idea.
Although he had been practicing hard in order to rescue his father one day, if there were other ways, he would surely save his father from his suffering in the Black Dragon Pool as soon as possible.
“You have the blood of the Gaos. Your performance will be no worse than other disciples of the Gaos. Your grandfather will probably change his mind when he sees you,” Gao Yue said.
“But he was so cruel to his own daughter. Who knows what he’ll do?!” Jiang Chen said with resentment.
“It was my fault. I disappointed my family. Jiang Chen, don’t blame your grandfather for it!” Gao Yue said emotionally.
“But…”
That being said, he felt heartbroken whenever he recalled how his mother had suffered when the poison in her system took effect and caused her current weakness. It was hard to swallow.
“Even the Natural Law School has no means to pass messages on to the Alien Battlefield to inform your father’s master. It’s only possible if you travel to the Alien Battlefield from the Dragon Field,” Gao Yue continued.
Since she had made up her mind to rescue Jiang Qingyu, the plan was never to wait until Jiang Chen was powerful enough. The first choice was always to figure out a way to inform Taoist Priest Skywind.
“All right.”
Jiang Chen nodded slightly when he had calmed down.
“I’ll write a letter. You can carry it with you and give it to your grandfather,” Gao Yue said.
“Okay.”
Jiang Chen was wondering whether his so-called grandfather would stop him if he learned his grandson was trying to detoxify the poison in his daughter’s system.
He didn’t expect too much from the Gaos, but in consideration of Gao Yue’s situation, he wouldn’t tell her about his thoughts so that she wouldn’t be worried.
Half an hour later, Gao Yue finished the letter. She examined it carefully and put it into an envelope, then gave it to Jiang Chen.
“You’re also tired. Go back and rest,” Gao Yue said.
Jiang Chen went back to his room with the letter. He lied on his bed, recollecting what had happened that day and all the fights he had had. In this way, he slowly fell asleep.
