"You..what do you an…" Madam Ren’s eyes flickered with unease and Luo Huian heard a little ding. She glanced at the notification screen displayed in front of her before saying in a calm voice, "You know what I am saying Madam Ren, the one who is infected with gloom is neither your daughter nor your husband. It is you."
"It has always been you. You who couldn’t live your dream life with your teacher— nor could you fulfil your dream of becoming the finest pianist after your master. No wonder, you have been so lenient with Mister Yin even though you know what and how he was treating your daughter."
"You were looking for your master’s shadow in your daughter… this is the reason why you married Mister Yin Song, right?"
Luo Huian turned her head away from the notification screen that was showing the rising numbers of the Aura of Gloom.
"I —foolish nonsense," Madam Ren refused but one could see that she was looking exceptionally agitated. "You know nothing!"
"Of course, I do not know anything," Luo Huian agreed as she summoned her Guqin. She looked at the woman in front of her narrowed her eyes and said to her, "But I do know one thing. Your Aura of Gloom is at its peak and if you do not let take care of it, you will die."
Yin Song who already stumped upon hearing that his wife was the disciple of his mother but he beca absolutely petrified when he heard that his wife married him because he was Yin Bi’s son and not because she loved him.
At the sa ti, the haze behind his eyes flickered and he started to frown as if waking up from a slumber.
"You—stay away..don’t…don’t co any closer…" Madam Ren stared at Luo Huian and her Guqin. Having seen what this woman could do, she was suddenly feeling terrified. In fact, she did not even know where this fear was coming from.
Was this woman speaking the truth? Was she really infected by a Gloom? But that was impossible. How could such a thing happen?
To her of all people..she was the heiress of the Ren family. She was the CEO of a large business and many people respected and feared her—she had been happy throughout her life and had completely forgotten how it felt to be unhappy and starved.
Her dark past was left behind by her without a shred of light on it. How could it —How could it be her? No..there was no way—
She couldn’t be infected by a Gloom. She was the finest woman, the happiest one at that —she had everything ..everything.
And though she had such thoughts, sowhere deep inside her heart, Madam Ren felt a pang of regret. Truthfully, even though she was no longer as hungry or cold as she was when she was living in an orphanage—she had never been happy after being adopted by the Ren couple.
The Ren couple adopted her because she was skilled. The second she awakened as a B rank hunter, with morization skills that could surpass many — they only brought her ho because they wanted soone to take on their legacy as they didn’t have any children.
However, though they made sure that she never went hungry or had anything lacking their cold words and teachings were still imprinted in her heart…
’Everything is give and take in this world, you foolish girl,’ said Old Master Ren as he smacked her on the back of her hands for not scoring an A on her test. ’We brought you here to show us the results of our hard work and efforts, and not to dote on you and spoil you. So what if you had a fever? You should have put in extra effort.’
’Be glad that you have a roof over your head and warm als every day,’ said Old Madam Ren. ’If we hadn’t picked you up, you would still be in the orphanage, fighting for even a single loaf of bread.’
’So make sure that you repay us tenfold.’
Those words shaped her personality, and Madam Ren did not even rember being happy. Not even the slightest when she was with the Rens. But there was a ti when she was truly happy.
When Yin Bi had chosen her as her last disciple. Yin Bi who cared for the abandoned and the sick, had brought her to a small apartnt. She had cared for Madam Ren like a child, she played with her. Taught her how to read and write and even cooked warm als for her.
Not once did Madam Yin talk about repaynt or how much she was using on her.
If Madam Ren was to speak the truth, her warst mory was of the ti when Madam Yin had taken her and Yin Song to an amusent park.
The happiness that she had felt back then could never compare to the billions of yuan she earned every day.
And that happiness had co to an abrupt end when Yin Bi died. All because of that r..all because of this album…Yin Bi..her one and only caretaker and supporter—
"AHHHHH!!!!" Madam Ren scread as she clutched her head. mories kept flooding inside of her head, mories she didn’t even know existed and then —
BANG!
Luo Huian waved her hand and summoned Xiao Bai, "Protect!" She commanded the pure white snake who created a shield between the others and Madam Ren. Of course, Luo Huian was not involved in this shield as she didn’t have the heavens’ blessing for her being a sinner.
And since Luo Huian could not hide behind the shield, she pounced on Madam Ren.
Smoke and dust fluttered all over the main hall, as everything blurred. Bai Shiliu helped Kang Jing up from the ground as she asked, "Are you alright?"
"Cough, I am fine," replied Kang Jing. He coughed and spat the dust from his mouth before asking, "Where is Luo Huian?"
ROAR!
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