webnovelfull Chapter 118 Dragon Travels the World 5 (Revised)
Chapter 118 Dragon Travels the World 5 (Revised)
He frowned upon hearing this, and was about to scold his mother, but when he looked up and saw his wife's gray hair, he felt a pang of sorrow at the thought that she, nearing fifty, would have to endure the pain of a parent outliving their child, and could no longer utter a harsh word.
“Why would you say such a thing, Madam? Given the current situation of our two families, why would they come if it weren’t for something important?” He Zhengjie sighed softly and softened his tone: “If you don’t want to see her, go back to your room and rest for a while. You haven’t slept much these past few days because of Yaozu’s matter.”
When He heard her husband mention their son, He's mother's eyes welled up with tears again, and she covered her face and went back to her bedroom.
He Zhengjie sighed again after seeing her leave, and then had a servant invite Zhou's mother up.
Before long, Zhou's mother, her face full of worry and embarrassment, hesitated as she entered the flower hall and immediately knelt down, pleading, "Please, sir, save my life!"
He Zhengjie felt that his son's actions were truly outrageous—robbed a bride, killed someone, and caused the Zhou family to be destroyed. Upon seeing Zhou's mother, he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt and quickly had someone help her up.
"Madam Zhou, please tell me what you need. I will help if I can."
With tears in her eyes, Zhou's mother recounted the whole story from beginning to end.
It turns out that after Zhou Yun'er identified the murderer in court yesterday, she developed a high fever when she got home, which aggravated her old illness. The doctors in the county were helpless, and only He Zhengjie had the medicine to treat it.
However, the He and Zhou families now have a deep-seated feud. First, He Yaozu harmed her husband and daughter's fiancé. Then, her daughter sued He Yaozu in court and had him sentenced to death. These events caused a great uproar in Qinghe and were known to everyone.
Zhou's mother was unsure whether He Zhengjie could help save people under these circumstances, but she had to try for her daughter's sake.
Although He Zhengjie was heartbroken that his son was about to be executed, he was able to distinguish right from wrong and did not hold a grudge against Zhou Yun'er because of his son.
Upon hearing Zhou's mother explain the situation, He Zhengjie did not hesitate. Although he did not understand medicine, he had a prescription for treating illnesses at home, so he immediately prepared medicine to treat Zhou Yun'er's illness.
Overjoyed, Zhou's mother received the medicine and wept tears of gratitude before returning home.
He Zhengjie sighed again. His own family was shrouded in gloom and he was heartbroken for his son, but the Zhou family was also suffering innocently.
Zhou Yun'er's family was living a peaceful life, and it seemed that Yun'er and Cai Wenxing's happy days were just around the corner, but Yaozu disrupted everything. Now, Zhou's father and Cai Wenxing have both died, leaving only Yun'er and her mother to depend on each other. And now, Yun'er is in this situation...
Thinking of this, He Zhengjie couldn't help but feel a pang of self-reproach. If he had disciplined his son more strictly, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
He thought of his wife, who had left in tears, and felt a pang of worry. His wife loved their son most, and now that their son was in trouble, she would only be more heartbroken than he was.
He Zhengjie had no time for anything else and went back to his bedroom to comfort his mother. During their conversation, they inevitably talked about the purpose of Zhou's mother's visit.
Upon hearing this, Mother He's eyes lit up, and she began to make plans in her mind.
Zhou Yun'er is seriously ill and can only be cured with the medicine from her own family. Moreover, it was her own family that saved her three years ago, which is why she is still alive today. So, wouldn't her family have saved Zhou Yun'er's life twice?
If this matter is used to get Zhou Yun'er to repay the favor by marrying Yao Zu, she probably wouldn't refuse.
It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!
He wanted to find a woman for Yaozu, so how could he have forgotten about her?
Yaozu would rather die than leave an heir, but if Zhou Yun'er were to leave him an heir, would he still object?
Thinking of this, Mother He's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and she simply went out and headed straight for the Zhou family, wanting to find Zhou Yun'er.
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The warm sunlight shone on the people in the cell. He Yaozu sat cross-legged with his back to the window. His emotions had calmed down, and he had returned to his previous reserved and calm demeanor. Only a red dot between his eyebrows, like a mark of cinnabar, gradually disappeared with his even breathing.
Being able to control the red seal at will is a sign that he has already begun to grasp the basics of telekinesis. His telekinesis is suppressed to varying degrees in different worlds, but after being tempered in these worlds, although the suppression is still there, the telekinesis he can mobilize has become much more solid and stronger.
At this time, he was unaware that his mother was still trying to find him a woman, and that this woman was none other than Zhou Yun'er, whom he had been longing for.
He's currently preparing to escape from prison!
He went out for no other reason than to vent his anger at the Dragon Slayer Society.
He had been completely fooled by the Dragon Slayer Society, and had even become sworn brothers with that guy from the Dragon Slayer Society named Xiao Tianzan, which disgusted him to no end.
He Yaozu believed that revenge was a must, and he decided that he had to get revenge before he left this world, otherwise he would be disgusted to death if he thought about it later.
Without hesitation, he closed his eyes, released his mental energy, and silently sensed the topography of the entire prison, intending to find the optimal route.
He had already passed through the heavily guarded Chongxiao Tower, which was full of traps and mechanisms, so this prison naturally couldn't stop him either.
He Yaozu waited quietly for half a day, until the sun set and night fell, before he got up, picked up a straw, transformed it into a golden thread, poked it a few times in the keyhole, and opened the cell door...
A bright new moon hangs high in the sky, its cold light filtering through the dense treetops and dappling the earth.
Bathed in moonlight, He Yaozu slowly emerged from the dense forest. His footsteps crunched on the withered leaves, eliciting a hoarse cry from the birds in the forest, breaking the stillness of the night.
A courtyard stood quietly, its gate not closed. From the doorway, one could see the flickering candlelight inside, but there was not a sound, as if no one was inside.
There was no one inside the house, but many things were hidden around it.
He Yaozu stopped in his tracks, stood with his hands behind his back outside the courtyard, his posture upright, appearing even more aloof and otherworldly under the moonlight.
Constrained by his position, he was used to giving orders and instructing his subordinates to do things; this was the first time he had done it himself.
As if by chance, the sleeve of the robe rolled up on the willow branch in front of him, and dozens of willow leaves were rolled off. With the sleeve covering them, they turned into golden leaves, reflecting a hazy golden moonlight.
If it weren't to conceal his psychic powers, he wouldn't have been willing to touch even a single hem of his clothing.
With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of dazzling golden lights shot out from his sleeve as if they were alive, tracing arcs across the night sky and heading precisely toward their target in the shadows.