"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Yuebai denied it guiltily.
Bai Yulian's smile became more bitter. "I gave birth to Yue'er. She was only this big when she came out of the womb. She was thin and small. She was quiet and even cried like a cat. Others said that I couldn't raise her, but I didn't believe it. You see later."
"My Yue'er, she could make the village chief's kid bleed from the nose with just one punch. When her father wanted to teach her a lesson, she climbed up the tree as fast as a monkey and refused to come down, so much so that her father broke his stick. In the end, I coaxed her down with my soft words, and together with her father, we beat her up in front of the village chief's house."
"Guess what happened?"
Bai Yulian looked at Jiang Yuebai, Jiang Yuebai also looked at Bai Yulian, both of them had tears in their eyes.
Jiang Yuebai sniffed, trying not to let the tears fall. She tried to smile and said, "Finally, I went to beat up the village chief's kid again, and beat him until he dared not complain anymore. Mom, I am Yue'er."
Bai Yulian shook her head with tears in her eyes. "No, you are not. I saw you killing the bandits that time. You didn't even blink an eye. Afterwards, you teased Yang'er as if nothing had happened. You are not my Yue'er. Can you tell me what happened? Where did my Yue'er... go?"
Perhaps it is the mother's intuition that the changes in her own child are impossible to ignore or convince herself.
She is indeed no longer the innocent Jiang Yue'er, but the experienced Jiang Yuebai.
She was greedy for the satisfaction of being with her parents, but did not consider whether they could accept the sudden and drastic changes in their daughter.
But on the way to escape, she couldn't pretend to be as innocent as before.
Jiang Yuebai quickly accepted the reality, put away the childishness on his face, and his eyes and expression became as mature as before.
"Do you believe that if a person has obsessions and regrets, he or she may live again to make up for everything? In fact, I am Jiang Yue'er in my previous life. In my previous life, I was too young and didn't know anything. I could only be protected by my parents to escape. Unfortunately..."
"We were thrown into the mass grave at the gate of Yong'an City. It was my mother who used her last bit of strength to push me out and said to me, 'Yue'er, crawl. You must crawl out at all costs. Even if you are the only one left, you must live for me. Otherwise, I will not be at peace even if I become a ghost!'"
Bai Yulian covered her mouth tightly, tears streaming down her face. She didn't know why, but she felt that what Jiang Yuebai said was true. In fact, such a scene flashed through her mind for a moment.
She lay weakly in the graveyard, holding her son who had long since died in her arms, and pushing hard at her daughter who still had a chance to survive.
That's what she would say.
"What happened next? How did you survive? Were you bullied? You were so young, you..."
Bai Yulian burst into tears and looked at Jiang Yuebai with a broken heart.
Jiang Yuebai forced a smile while holding back tears. "No, I didn't suffer too much. Instead, I got lucky. Later, I really met a fairy. The fairy gave me a talisman, and I entered the fairy gate. There, I met a grandfather who treated me very well, and also met a master who took care of me like his own daughter..."
Jiang Yuebai recounted what happened to him later in a light-hearted manner, only talking about the good things and not mentioning a single word about his suffering.
But how could Bai Yulian not know about her concealment? Although Jiang Dashan seemed to be the head of their family, in fact, it was Bai Yulian who made the decisions behind the scenes. She was the backbone of the family.
At the end, Bai Yulian reached out and took Jiang Yuebai into her arms, "I'm sorry, Yue'er, it's because your parents are useless that you have to suffer so much, but you are doing well on your immortal path, why do you want to live your life again?"
Jiang Yuebai lowered his eyes, "Actually, I'm not really sure. Maybe I came back just to save you."
Bai Yulian's eyes flickered slightly, and she realized that Jiang Yuebai was not telling the truth. Her Yue'er always liked to lower her head slightly and not look at people every time she lied.
"Then do you still want to go to the Immortal Gate?"
Jiang Yuebai thought for a moment and nodded.
"Yes, there are people in the Immortal Sect who I want to save, so I have to go, but... I want to go later. I want to stay with my parents for another year, just one year."
Bai Yulian's eyes were filled with reluctance. "In fact, as parents, we can only accompany our children for a while. We can't protect you for a lifetime. We will die when we are old, and you will get married when you grow up. We will eventually separate. For your parents, what could be happier than you having a good future and a good home?"
"Yue'er, I haven't been to school, but I know one thing: for anything, it's better to start earlier than later. Opportunities don't wait for anyone. If we become a burden to you, a stumbling block to you, then what's the point of you saving us?"
Bai Yulian didn't say anything else. She rubbed Jiang Yuebai's head and got up to go back to her room. Everything that had just happened was too much of a shock to her. She needed to slow down and think clearly.
In the days that followed, Jiang Dashan felt embarrassed to stay and eat for free in the Taoist temple with his family, so he helped chop wood and build the shed.
Bai Yulian also went to the Taoist temple kitchen to help light the fire and cook porridge, and to help the victims. Jiang Yang was also brought by her side so that Jiang Yuebai would not have to worry.
At the dinner table, Bai Yulian and Jiang Dashan talked and laughed every day. Jiang Dashan said that when the world is peaceful in the future, they will open a carpentry shop in Yong'an City and sell the kind of carts that Jiang Yuebai helped to modify, and they will definitely make a lot of money.
Bai Yulian also said that when the time comes, Jiang Yang will be sent to school, and maybe he will be able to pass the imperial examination and become a top scholar, and they will also be able to become officials.
Jiang Yuebai didn't know how to enjoy the food. She knew her mother must have said something to her father. They were working so hard now and had arranged everything for the future, including her younger brother, but they didn't tell her what to do in the future.
They were using their clumsy way to reassure her and tell her not to worry anymore.
They didn't even think about what benefits they could get from her becoming an immortal.
"Sister, fly!"
The three-year-old brother stood on a stool and kept asking Jiang Yuebai to fly high.
Jiang Yuebai always thought that if her parents were still alive, she would bring them to the immortal gate to live in their old age and make good arrangements for their lives.
Because she couldn't do it, she always thought about it. Every time she thought about it, she felt regretful. The better her life was, the more regretful she felt.
But she never thought that her parents and brother all had their own lives, and they could live without her, and even live well.
The life she arranged for them might not be what they wanted, or what was best for them.
Yes, in this world, no one can survive without anyone else, and it’s time to let go of her regrets and obsessions!
She has changed their fate and saved them. Everyone has their own destiny, and they should walk their own path.
Suddenly, a breeze swirled up from Jiang Yuebai's feet, making her feel light all over. She felt as if the surrounding spiritual energy was rushing towards her.
Her cultivation level broke through instantly, and she could clearly feel the speed at which she was absorbing spiritual energy increasing.
Have her roots changed
Jiang Dashan and Bai Yulian at the dinner table only felt the sudden wind and didn't feel anything else.
"At such a young age, he is able to comprehend the truth. He is a person with great comprehension."
A warm and familiar voice came from outside, and Jiang Yuebai's heart skipped a beat.
It’s Master!
Okay, I'll add one more chapter, but I feel like you're still going to say I'm heartless!
See you tomorrow, my waist hurts and I can’t sit still anymore!
(End of this chapter)