True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 303 - 302: Extra Story

Yu Nianzhao, "..."

That’s true, but this dream must be real.

Unless, after that, the monk descended to the mortal world to undergo trials again, so now Xie Jiuxiao, just like her before awakening, has no memories of the past.

Yu Nianzhao rubbed her brow, recalling seeing the old King Yan in her dream, which means he had appeared in a previous life?

"Forget it, forget it, maybe it’s really just a nightmare."

Yu Nianzhao nestled back into Xie Jiuxiao’s embrace to rest, and when they woke up the next day, they followed the address they had investigated earlier.

The place was a frontier town, close to the Western Regions, with a merchant caravan route passing through.

So, there were quite a few merchants around, and it seemed quite lively.

"Zhaozhao!"

Nan Guili had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Yu Nianzhao, he excitedly waved at her.

"Is the mute mother living here?"

Yu Nianzhao looked behind him at a somewhat rundown old house, with the door tightly shut, not looking like someone lived there.

"Yes, we finally tracked down this information."

Nan Guili was extremely excited; it had really been a long time since he saw the mute mother, and he couldn’t contain his emotions.

"Let’s go, take a look inside."

Xie Jiuxiao suggested, and when they reached the door, the originally closed door opened by itself.

"Come in!"

The hoarse voice made Nan Guili and Yu Nianzhao’s bodies tremble.

"Mute mother!"

They rushed inside the house and, upon seeing a middle-aged woman dressed in simple clothes, shouted in unison.

The mute mother looked up at them, her familiar yet strange face carrying a faint smile, as if time had not touched her; the face was identical to the one seen in childhood.

"Mute mother, it really is you. Your voice has improved a lot."

Nan Guili was deeply moved, his smile tinged with bitterness.

"I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."

The mute mother smiled and spoke, "After hiding for so many years, you have settled down. It’s time for you to find us."

"Time for us to find you?"

Yu Nianzhao pursed her lips, looking at her with complex eyes, "Does the mute mother mean that you’ve been hiding from us all along? Why?"

"Silly child, my appearance was merely to raise you."

The mute mother slowly approached her, her warm eyes still gentle, as if they had never been apart, and Yu Nianzhao still appeared as that little girl in her eyes.

"Mute mother, and... what is your relationship with the old man?"

Yu Nianzhao pursed her lips, voicing her guess.

The mute mother laughed and said, "Chang Qing, I won this bet! Come on out, I said Zhaozhao is so smart, she would definitely guess our relationship."

With a call, a familiar figure slowly walked out from the house.

Upon seeing the grey-haired man, Yu Nianzhao surprisingly remained calm; she didn’t even step forward to greet him, instead standing quietly and watching him.

"Zhaozhao, are you still mad at me?"

Chang Qing approached, sighed helplessly, "You’re not speaking to me anymore?"

"Why should I speak to you? You threw the mess onto me and came to the human world to enjoy yourself? How is that justified?"

Coming to her senses, Yu Nianzhao did not hold back in angrily confronting him, "Do you know how troublesome the mess down here is? Do you have the nerve? You’ve always been by my side, why didn’t you appear then? Hiding and putting all the pressure on me? Old man, do you have any conscience?"

Chang Qing was somewhat embarrassed by her confrontation, he rubbed his nose, and gently replied, "Zhaozhao, I just entered reincarnation, I wanted to come back to stay with her. I’ve already sacrificed too much for the underworld; your talent is extraordinary, you will be a good King Yan."

The mute mother leaned beside Chang Qing, the two exchanged smiles, clearly sensing their silent and gentle love.

"King Yan? Reincarnation? What does all this mean?"

Nan Guili was not foolish; he understood some of the conversation but didn’t want to.

"Silly boy, don’t remember too much, or you’ll risk losing your memories."

Chang Qing advised him, and Nan Guili wisely closed his mouth and stopped asking. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Hmph, I don’t care about this, you all kept me in the dark!"

Yu Nianzhao was unhappy, so Chang Qing circled around her, offering sweet words, which improved her mood somewhat.

"So you abandoned your official post and entered reincarnation just to find your lover?"

"Yes, Meng Po gave me special treatment, preparing a very mild Meng Po Soup."

"And what about Xin Kui? You don’t know where he went? You’re not bothering anymore?"

"Zhaozhao, Xin Kui, as a ghost king, has been my friend for many years. He’s not a bad person, just... too impulsive."

Chang Qing glanced at Xie Jiuxiao, pursed his lips and said, "He and the Xie Family’s ancestor were inseparable friends, one a ghost official, one a scattered immortal; they were developing well. But the scattered immortal went astray and used Xin Kui, leading to those deeds. The Heavenly Dao is difficult to go against; I didn’t want to face him directly. Moreover, I’ve missed Minmin for too long, so I resorted to this method."

"Hmph, scoundrel!"

Listening, Yu Nianzhao felt less angry but still a bit miffed.

"However... all this is a trial you must endure."

Chang Qing said with deep meaning.

Yu Nianzhao was surprised, "A trial? What more trials do I have to endure? It’s already hard enough."

The mute mother shook her head and smiled, "To be precise, you are in the midst of the trials, must endure them."

She looked at Xie Jiuxiao, expressing with much emotion, "You’ve forgotten everything; you and Jiu Xiao, in those days, defied the world’s norms and broke the taboo between the immortal and underworld races against marriage. Jiu Xiao entered the reincarnation unhesitantly for you."

"Jiu Xiao?"

Yu Nianzhao looked puzzled at the equally bewildered Xie Jiuxiao, "So, what I dreamt of was reality? That was our past life?"

"The previous life is just the previous life!"

Chang Qing explained, "Originally, you were supposed to descend to the mortal realm to awaken and collect evil souls a hundred years ago. But you drank the Meng Po Soup for Jiu Xiao and underwent trials with him."

This explained why the ending of Yu Nianzhao’s dreamt past life was so tragic.

"Zhaozhao, you dreamt of our past lives?"

Xie Jiuxiao also understood what Yu Nianzhao meant by dreams, and he couldn’t help but sigh, "Why didn’t I dream of it?"

His expression was regretful.

"Is this life also a trial?"

Yu Nianzhao inquired further.

"You must ask the Heavenly Dao."

Chang Qing smiled mysteriously, "Since you’re here, come in and sit."

Xie Jiuxiao tightened his grip on Yu Nianzhao’s hand and smiled, "Don’t worry so much, just live in the moment, whether one is human or immortal, life must be lived to the fullest."

Catching his gaze full of warmth, Yu Nianzhao smiled slightly, "Yes, live in the moment!"

They followed and entered the house, had a meal together, chatting freely, until when leaving, Yu Nianzhao erased Nan Guili’s memory of this period.

Irrelevant people just need to live their own lives well!