Black Bellied Belle: Demon Lord, Bite the Bait Please Chapter 85: Hidden Secret from Back Then

Because Qing Bei had already told her before when he had accidentally overheard Yan Su and Mo Han Yan's conversation, where he had come to know that they were not Yan Su's biological children. So when he was telling them that, the two siblings were not all that surprised.

At that moment, Yan Su looked like he had fallen deep into the thick and blurry past.

“I did not know why she was all alone when she was with child. I asked her about it before, where the child's father was, but she did not tell me.”

Yan Su heaved a deep sigh when he spoke of that, his gaze filled with endless regret. “I just cannot imagine when such a woman was carrying a child in her, how could that man just let her remain out there all by herself. She had been so proud back then, and to think that she would fall to such a fate….. If I had not insisted that she stay in the Duke's Manor to take care of her while she was pregnant with you, I fear that the two of you might not have safely descended onto this world.”

Qing Yu and Qing Bei just listened quietly, never having ever expected that their mother would have such a thing happen to her in her past.

That she had been pitifully left to wander, without a fixed place to call home. And where had their so called father gone to? The man that had moved the heart of their proud and strong willed mother, to make her willing to carry her child for him….. Where was he? !

“Although she had not told me who that man was till the end, I could feel that she really loved him…..” Yan Su said softly, his gaze becoming gentle as he looked at the pair of siblings who looked so much like each other. “And also the two of you.”

“Your names were given to you by your mother. Qing is your mother's surname and her name is Qing Fei.”

“Qing Fei…..”

Qing Yu unconsciously muttered out aloud. [So that was what their mother's name was.]

“I have neglected the two of you all this time for so many years and I have broken my promise I made to her back then. She had been too cruel to me, and also too cruel to her flesh and blood.” Yan Su's voice was a little choked up and he held both his hands up, covering his face, like he was struggling to stop the tears surging up within.

“Back when she was in labour, the granny taking care of her said that she had mistakenly taken abortion inducing medicine that would cause her to bleed profusely and it would kill her if left untreated, though Mo Han Yan had played a part in that. But right after that, she then suddenly disappeared without a trace.”

“I was devastated with grief and had wanted to give her a proper burial for her to rest in peace, but she had not even left her dead body behind. No one knew of this matter as everyone who was involved in it were all secretly disposed of by me. I am telling this only to the two of you. Qing Fei's grave is empty and it is only a memorial. Although I do not know where she had gone to, to have abandoned even her own flesh and blood, there is one thing I am very certain of. She did not die.”

“She had never told me where she was from because she did not want to implicate me, but her cultivation was highly profound, and also a high leveled Elixir Cultivator. I have a feeling that she might be intricately linked to the highest level realm, the legendary Cloud Heaven.”

“Qin Fang told me that the two of you possess extraordinary gift which is even more outstanding than Ning Er's and I was thinking that this shows that you two are indeed the children of that woman, Qing Fei.”

“If the two of you have the opportunity to go to the top level realm, you may then find some clues towards finding your mother…..”

After Yan Su came clean with them on everything, the feelings of the pair of siblings were rather heavy and complicated.

After they went back to the Tranquil Abode, they did not bother with the stunned faces of the servants when they saw Qing Bei walking his way in, but remained sombre and silent for a long time, the air hanging around them stifling and depressing.

If their mother was still alive, then what kind of secret was hidden behind this?

From what Yan Su said, since their mother loved them, why had she left without a single word, and left her children into the care of an outsider?

This was something that they did not understand, nor was it something they could accept.

“Little Bei, do you want to go to Cloud Heaven?”
Chapter 85.2: Hidden Secret from Back Then

It was not known how much time passed but the setting sun could be seen aglow outside. The sky was ablaze with a fiery red, looking exceptionally brilliant.

Qing Bei's lowered lashes moved and he then opened his mouth to say: “Yes, I want to, and I need to. But I know that I am still not strong enough now so before that, I shall strive to make myself stronger, to possess enough power to go see Mother.”

“You will.” Qing Yu said, ruffling the hair on his head. “And I'll always be by your side.”

“Mm.” The youth's eyes were warm and gentle, as he looked at her sentimentally from under her palm. “And now, I no longer have to hide from others by pretending to be crippled at last. That woman Mo Han Yan has revealed her true self and I fear that despite having pretended to go into seclusion for cleansing cultivation for so many years, she would now really need to go into seclusion for real. Otherwise, once she steps out through the doors, she will surely drown from everyone's spit.”

Hearing the youth's words, Qing Yu was slightly surprised and she retracted her hand as she asked in puzzlement: “When I came back, there was a very thick scent of Drunken Immortal Flowers and you should have been affected by the drug. Haven't you recovered a little quickly from it?”

And when she had seen him in the main hall earlier, he had clearly looked completely listless and dispirited.

Qing Bei raised up an eyebrow and gave a rather devious smile. “I had indeed fallen under the drug's effects but a larger part of it was feigned. Such low grade poisons and drugs can't do much to me at this point already.”

“Oh? And why is that?”

“The credit for this goes to Little Snow. It had sucked out the toxins in my body for three whole years and I am always together with it all the time nowadays. Over time, I discovered that my body's constitution had changed quite a bit and I have built up a certain amount of resistance against drugs and poisons.”

Qing Yu was highly taken aback by what she heard, like she had never thought that such a amazing thing could happen. This was really a blessing in disguise and she then said as she shook her head helplessly: “Then you must really thank Little Snow properly. That toad has really earned great credit this time.”

“Of course! When it comes back after it has finished playing outside, I will personally go catch a big large jar of worms for it to eat.” Qing Bei said, his face shining with delight.

“……”

Little Snow was a thousand year old Ice Toad and it drinks only dew and feeds on fresh flowers. You want to go catch a whole jarful of worms….. Are you serious?

Night fell, and Qing Bei had been studying very intently into the modified Lightning Summoning Palm manual recently. After Qing Yu gave him some pointers in a few areas, he had immediately come to comprehend its contents, and he had been able to deduce even further into it to invent an even higher level palm strike, which caused Qing Yu to be greatly pleased.

Upon the table, the tiny little Snow Toad just sat there, its mouth croaking like a drum like it was eating something.

Only upon closer inspection would one see that there were round lustrous white jade like elixir pills that numbered as many as several tens on the table. The little fella was almost smacking its lips as it ate the pills one at a time, seemingly highly satisfied as it ate.

It was great that it was with an Elixir Cultivator as its Mistress. It had all these high grade elixirs everyday that it could eat like little candy sweets, which not only filled its stomach but also increased its spirit power in cultivation. All these years, Qing Yu had reared Little Snow into becoming a toad with such tender flesh and silky smooth skin, and it could very well be said that it was one of the prettiest looking toad there was around.

Qing Yu shook her head helplessly and she walked over to poke at the little creature's abdomen. In the end, it nearly choked on an elixir from the sudden provocation and very nearly couldn't catch its breath. It then glared balefully at its Mistress with its round and googly eyes.

[Wahhh! Why did you stab me in the stomach out of the blue! ? Don't you know you might have become a murderer of a toad like that? !]

“Tsk! You're glaring at me?” Qing Yu was amused by its expression and she went on to poke at its soft stomach once more out of curiosity. “You are just such a tiny little fella, how can you eat so much? You have already eaten more than a hundred pills of these elixirs in one sitting and aren't you afraid you'll stuff yourself to death? More importantly, do you know what you ate is actually several hundred thousand taels of gold here?”

Chapter 85.3: Hidden Secret from Back Then

[Croak, what are gold taels? Toad doesn't like to eat gold taels but loves to eat there sweet tasty little candies.]

Little Snow blinked its eyes in innocent ignorance.

“Alright alright, go ahead and eat them all. I'll go sleep first. After you finish eating you better go catch all the mosquitos and you are not to sneakily jump into my bed understand?” Qing Yu said with her eyebrow arched up slightly, and then put on a threatening smile on her face to continue to say:”If I come to find that you jumped up into my bed, I'll have red braised Snow Toad to eat tomorrow.”

Little Snow's tiny body unconsciously trembled pitifully and another elixir pill slid down its throat into its tummy so smoothly without thinking. It croaked a couple of times and was still quivering slightly as it finished up the several more elixirs before it then went into a small corner, trying its best to reduce its presence.

[What is this red braised Snow Toad….. Why does that sound so terrifying?]

On the other side Mu Chi was doing everything within his power to use his glib and irresistibly honeyed tongue before he finally managed to convince his own cold and heartless sister who was more than a handful to deal with to go save a person.

It was afterall a member of the Three Great Sects. Although the internal departments might not be made aware of this, but they should still establish good relations with them on the surface at least, and he would also have the most powerful Assassination Temple hidden behind the Carefree Valley come to owe him a favour. No matter how you looked at it, this matter was highly beneficial to him.

But what they had not expected was that the entire matter would be so thorny.

According to what one of the Ten Great Assassins, Feng Qi had said on the day when he had come to look for him, that brother in arms of theirs could not live in dark and damp places or his condition would worsen. But as the Assassination Temple was situated within a valley, the air was highly humid and hence they had shifted him into a courtyard in the capital's suburbs.

The light was much better there and the place better ventilated. Feng Qi and his men had naturally gotten other Elixir Cultivators to come have a look before but those people had not even been able to make themselves get close to the patient before they all went running away from that strange condition that they had never seen before.

Hearing that, Mu Lai snorted derisively through her nose, thinking how could those people even consider themselves to be Elixir Cultivators. [Aren't they afraid that they are bringing shame upon the name of Elixir Cultivators?]

Her nickname as the Demoness was not given to her in vain. Although she was a girl, she was more resolute and decisive than a lot of men in her ways and actions. She was also gutsy, having tamed a ferocious and malevolent spirit beast when she was just four years old, born to hold great power, where she felt no fear even upon encountering such a massive beast that had devoured countless lives.

Many men outside greatly admired this Young Lord of the Mu Family and hence Feng Qi and his men greatly believed in her and were filled with anticipation to see what she could do.

The group of several people rode horses for slightly more than an hour before they finally reached their destination.

“This is the place.” Feng Qi said to the two of them, as he got off from his horse first.

Mu Lai was dressed in her usual full unfeeling black battle clothes, her figure very tall, giving people a sense of power and security when being with her. She lifted one leg slightly and then flipped herself off her horse agilely.

Mu Chi then got off his horse behind them and followed them to make his way inside.

It was very serene and quiet inside the courtyard, a great place for recuperation and rest. Feng Qi was in front as he led the way, saying as he walked: “We will really be troubling Young Miss Feng greatly this time. Our brother has been afflicted with this tormenting condition for a few months already and we hope that he can be alleviated from his suffering this time.”

“Since I've come here, I will definitely do everything I can to cure him.” Mu Lai said indifferently.

Feng Qi smiled, seemingly consoled and just as he was about to say something, a maniacal and painful roar suddenly came out from inside the house and his face immediately changed.

Chapter end