Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 126 - 127: The Marquis Family’s Misfortune 5/7

Five years ago, in the garden of the Marquis’ mansion,

"Grandma!"

"Grandma~"

Looking at the two lovely little ones wearing flower wreaths in front of her, Aurora felt as if her heart was melting.

The Marchioness couldn’t help but soften her stern gaze and reveal a gentle, loving expression. She slowly squatted down and tenderly rubbed the little heads of the two girls.

"Xia’er, Yuan’er, you mustn’t skip class next time, alright~?"

"We know, Grandma!"

"I, I understand…"

The two delicate little girls responded in completely different tones.

However, their voices were undoubtedly cute, which made Aurora’s heart bloom with happiness. She couldn’t help but embrace her two adorable granddaughters.

Not far away, Aurora’s husband, Marquis Xiumu, along with their son and daughter-in-law, silently sat on the grass, watching this harmonious and happy scene.

This was Aurora’s happiest time.

However,

Beautiful moments always seem to be so short-lived...

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Four years ago,

Looking at the two horribly mutilated corpses in front of her, Aurora was completely stunned on the spot.

Tears continuously flowed down her cheeks, and an unparalleled sadness appeared in her violet eyes.

At this moment, Aurora couldn’t accept how the two, who were lively and healthy just yesterday, could be like this today…

"What, what on earth happened?"

Covering her mouth, Aurora sobbed her question.

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In response to her inquiry, the blood-stained man beside her, filled with murderous intent, slowly lowered his head.

"I’m sorry, I arrived too late. They encountered a bishop from the Divine Punishment sect, that sadistic guy…"

"How, how, how could this happen…"

Unable to accept the reality, Aurora finally fainted helplessly in Xiumu’s arms…

On this day,

The Marquis family’s young master and his wife perished at the hands of the Divine Punishment Sect.

Aurora lost her beloved son and daughter-in-law.

However,

Misfortune did not leave her family just yet.

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Three years ago,

"What, what did you say? Xia’er is missing?! She hasn’t been found yet?!"

Aurora, who had just returned from the campaign against the Abyssal Demon, fell to her knees upon hearing the butler’s report.

"Milady!"

Seeing this, the butler Audite hurriedly stepped forward to support Aurora, speaking with a tone full of guilt.

"I’m terribly sorry, Milady. We failed to keep a close eye on the young lady. She went to attend the festival alone, and as a result…"

"Useless!"

Unable to tolerate it any longer, Aurora lost her usual elegance and shoved Audite away.

After the death of her son and daughter-in-law, Aurora had treated the two granddaughters as her entire world...

Unable to accept her granddaughter’s disappearance, Aurora led more than half of the Blizzard Knights and a third of the local troops to search for Xia’er.

However,

Xia’er seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

On this day,

Aurora lost another granddaughter...

Having lost her son, daughter-in-law, and Xia’er, Aurora poured all her remaining love onto Yuan’er.

She cared for her immensely.

Aurora ,The once strict Teacher was no more, replaced by an indulgent grandmother who spoiled her granddaughter...

Although her love had turned Yuan’er into a trouble maker, Prideful princess, Aurora didn’t regret it.

Her only hope now was for Yuan’er to live a happy, carefree life.

However,

In recent years,

The heavens seemed to be particularly harsh on the Marquis family.

For some unknown reason, the Crown Prince of the Snow Night Empire chose Yuan’er as a candidate for his consort...

When Yuan’er learned of this news,

The usually willful child angrily chose to run away from home.

Aurora thought Yuan’er would return after a couple of days, just like before.

Unexpectedly, the child didn’t return for nearly three days, and no messages were sent back to the family. Yuan’er’s guards also failed to report back. By the time Aurora realized the severity of the situation and rushed to Yuan’er’s secret hideout, it was already too late.

Yuan’er had disappeared.

The hideout was in disarray, and her four dedicated guards lay dead inside.

Instantly,

Aurora realized that her granddaughter had been kidnapped.

An unparalleled sense of regret filled Aurora’s heart. If it hadn’t been for her negligence, Yuan’er wouldn’t have been abducted within the Marquis family’s territory. As before, the Marquis family immediately began a large-scale search.

Unlike the past,

They indeed found clues about Yuan’er, but they could never catch the kidnappers. Several capture plans ended in failure, as if the criminals could anticipate their every move. Until the Galros Fortress was attacked by Abyssal Demons, Aurora couldn’t obtain any other information related to Yuan’er.

In a fit of rage, she severely punished Yuan’er’s captain of the guard and dismissed the search officer, but these were useless gestures, unable to change the fact that Yuan’er had been kidnapped.

Having lost her son and daughter-in-law,

And losing Xia’er as well,

Now, even her last granddaughter, Yuan’er, was of unknown life or death.

Undoubtedly, Aurora’s heart was filled with despair, spending her days tearfully at the Marquis’s mansion. Except for dealing with some necessary matters, Aurora had hardly left the mansion.

Today, she went out only to handle the internal affairs of the City of Wind on behalf of her husband.

However,

What Aurora didn’t expect was that on this trip, she would encounter her long-lost granddaughter...

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A few minutes ago,

Inside the carriage,

Aurora’s heart was undoubtedly more excited as she looked at the restrained, shrinking pink-haired girl sitting opposite her.

’Yes, it’s Xia’er!’

After observing her for a moment, Aurora was almost certain of her inner guess.

The slightly different appearance from Yuan’er, the strikingly similar aura, and the unique pink hair and blue eyes of the Marquis family was the most convincing evidence.

Aurora didn’t believe that there would be two such similar people in the world other than twins, especially with such similar ages.

Moreover,

Although Xia’er was Yuan’er’s twin sister, she was different from the outgoing and lively Yuan’er. Xia’er was gentle, introverted, and timid...

Just like the little girl in front of her!

With a similar appearance and consistent personality, Aurora didn’t want to believe that she wasn’t Xia’er.

Although she still hadn’t found Yuan’er, which made Aurora extremely worried, Xia’er’s return brought long-lost joy to the lady.

The only thing that puzzled Aurora was why the girl didn’t recognize her?

Could it be amnesia?

Yes, it must be so.

If it wasn’t for amnesia, Xia’er should have come to the Marquis’s mansion to find them long ago...

This child,

She must have had a hard time recently, wearing such coarse clothes.

As Aurora looked at the ragged clothes on the girl, she couldn’t help but feel heartache.

At the same time, Aurora furrowed her brows involuntarily. Speaking of which, Xia’er was almost harassed?

Recalling the scene just now, Aurora’s face showed anger. She then slowly opened the curtain and looked at a knight outside.

"Chop off the hands of that mercenary from earlier."

Using a special eye signal, Aurora issued the order to the white-armored knight.

After receiving the instructions from the Marchioness, several knights rode their warhorses away from the carriage procession and galloped towards the previous commercial street.

Having issued the order, Aurora then retracted the murderous aura on her face.

After all, she couldn’t be too violent in front of her granddaughter, lest she scare her.

With that in mind, Aurora once again showed a gentle smile and looked kindly at Yumo.

"Xia’er, don’t worry, we’ll be home soon."

As she spoke,

Aurora reached out to rub Yumo’s head.

Hearing this and feeling the warmth of her hand, Yumo had an indescribable feeling.

Ah, how did the little girl she had saved on a whim turn out to be the Marchioness’s granddaughter?!

Moreover,

What a coincidence that this girl had a twin sister as well?! Was this some kind of mistake?!

And,

This lady was too domineering, just dragging her onto the carriage like that?!

Glancing at Aurora, who was still extremely excited, Yumo’s deep blue eyes involuntarily revealed a hint of struggle. In fact, she could have sent out a blood butterfly to the Marchioness, and then left. But considering the many onlookers nearby,

Even if the lady fainted, she wouldn’t be able to leave easily. Besides, within the City of Wind, it was hard to escape from the temple after the monk had run away...

Furthermore, if the child she saved was really Yuan’er and truly her granddaughter, considering the subtle future relationship between herself and that child, it was better not to act against the Marchioness to avoid unnecessary complications.

And so,

Yumo was awkwardly dragged back to the Marquis’s mansion in the city by Aurora...

However,

Halfway through the journey, Yumo couldn’t help but furrow her brows.

Speaking of which,

Hadn’t she been out for a little too long?

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"Sister, can I go for a walk?"

"Sure, but don’t be too late~, or you’ll have to accept punishment~"

"Punishment?"

" like spanking and stuff~"

"Eh??"

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Recalling her last conversation with Mengxi before leaving the guesthouse, Yumo couldn’t help but feel a chill, her delicate body shivering...

"Uh, punishment..."

That tone, it must be a joke, right?

For some inexplicable reason,

Yumo had a bad feeling in her heart.