I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 1044 - 338 The Hateful Ones the Pitiable Aspect

Chapter 1044: Chapter 338: The Hateful Ones, the Pitiable Aspect

Chapter 1044 -338: The Hateful Ones, the Pitiable Aspect

Xu Qingyue did not leave Chaochang because she needed to find Wang Sao to ask her for clarification, and her method of finding people was quite simple.

Birds of a feather flock together, and the profession of an agent was never a job that could be done by a single person alone.

Especially in a huge city like Chaochang, this special profession had its own small community; finding other agents meant being able to find Wang Sao!

Xu Qingyue might have been inexperienced, but she was not stupid. On the contrary, she was actually very opinionated. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have managed to hide her Water Spirit Body for so many years and then successfully fled from her wedding.

It was just that the intoxicating taste of freedom made her forget the principle that while all is well at home, venturing out even for a moment is fraught with difficulty.

After catching four agents, Xu Qingyue successfully found out about the whereabouts of Wang Sao.

Wang Sao’s real name was Wang Chunyan, who, when she was young, fell in love with a storyteller who came to Chaochang. The two shared mutual affection and privately vowed to spend their lives together, severing ties with their families.

One would have thought their vows under the moon and promises amidst the flowers were firm and true, yet the wandering soul who was like a duckweed with no roots, shortly after the wedding, left a letter and disappeared without a trace, leaving Chunyan to weep.

After soaking several pillows with her tears, the innocent and carefree Wang Chunyan transformed into Wang Sao, trafficking rouge and face powder, buying concubines, singing boys, and dancing girls for wealthy families. Extorting money in any possible way, even during the worst of times, she sold herself for half a year; Wang Sao did anything that would make money, establishing herself as a well-known agent in Chaochang.

Following the information provided by the other agents, Xu Qingyue found the house of Wang Sao, who had tricked her out of her money. It was a small house in the Lower City District, identical in design to the other four nearby, with a clear canal in front that was relatively elegant.

All the money used to buy this house must have come from swindling and deceiving!

Xu Qingyue was furious to the point of grinding her teeth. With a flip, she vaulted over the low wall and landed inside the courtyard. It was evident that the homeowner loved cleanliness, as the little courtyard was kept very tidy, with a few large toon trees planted in the corner, lush and leafy.

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Trees convey messages, and the heavy toon trees symbolize a prayer for longevity. The so-called toon tree, with eight thousand years representing one autumn, is the origin of this saying.

“Good people don’t live long, while scourges linger for a thousand years. Such a harmful wretch still hopes for a long life, watch me cut down your vile toon tree!”

Pulling out her flexible sword and infusing it with Spiritual Power, Xu Qingyue swung her sword ready to chop, but then she heard the sound of a padlock being unlocked from outside the door, and for some reason, she felt a sudden panic, hiding behind the toon tree.

The person opening the door was none other than Wang Chunyan, although she was also leading a sickly child. The boy, around ten years old, had a pale complexion and was skinny, gasping for air severely after just walking from the doorway into the courtyard.

Once seated on a stone bench in the courtyard, the boy said to Wang Chunyan, who was closing the door, “Mom, stop treating me. It won’t work.”

Wang Chunyan, while closing the door, trembled all over and, with teary eyes, said, “How can it not work? The master said that as long as we have the precious medicine from Siam, it can cure you. Not only can it cure your illness, but even Foundation Building would be no problem!”

“Five years ago, it was the Penglai immortal grass, three and a half years ago, it was the Kunwu dragon clam, two years ago, it was the Beimang elixir, a year and a half ago, it was the Cang Mountain ganoderma; then, it was the Oriental dragon spit, and now it’s the precious medicine from Siam.”

The boy, pale and frail, had a look of worldly wisdom in his eyes, “Mother, haven’t you seen through it yet? This master is just using your son’s life to bleed you dry, isn’t he?”

“No!” Wang Chunyan retorted loudly, “Have you forgotten when I took you to seek medical treatment everywhere when you were young, and how the major medical centers didn’t even bother with us? If it weren’t for the master, you would have lost your life five years ago. Why would the master deceive me for just a bit of money?”

“Mother, oh Mother,” the child said with a smile, “haven’t you ever found it strange that the price of each medicinal herb is always just at the limit you can afford? Penglai Immortal Grass for fifty thousand gold, Kunwu Dragon Clams for ninety thousand gold, Beimang Elixir for two hundred and fifty thousand, Cangshan Ganoderma for two hundred and thirty thousand, Dongying Dragon Saliva for one hundred and seventy thousand, and this time, the Siam Treasure Medicine for one million two hundred thousand!”

“Mother, over the years how many girls have you kidnapped, and how much wealth have you deceived people out of? To their faces, people say my mother is the most formidable agent in Chaochang, but who knows what they say behind her back. Yet, not a single dime of that money was for you to enjoy. Son is tired, truly tired, and doesn’t want to be a burden on you anymore.”

“Are you going to leave me as well, just like that swindler did?”

With a fierce shout, Wang Chunyan took a step forward, her hand raised high as if to strike down, but she just couldn’t bring herself to do it.

The pale-faced boy stood up, pulled Wang Chunyan’s hand down to his cheek, and with closed eyes, said, “Mother, rest assured, your son will never leave you, it’s just that I’m too tired today and want to sleep inside for a bit. Tonight, I would like to eat the fish soup you make, is that okay?”

“As long as you stop talking about not getting treated, Mother will make you anything you want!” Wang Sao replied, gazing at the boy with a face that resembled the man by seventy percent.

To prepare fish soup, fresh fish meat was needed. Since Chaochang was by the sea, seafood was abundant, and fresh fish was available at any time. Seeing that her son, who rarely had an appetite, wanted to eat fish soup, Wang Sao didn’t think twice and took a few gold coins to the market, hoping to buy the freshest fish.

After sending Wang Sao away, the boy didn’t go back inside but instead struggled to stand up and headed toward the toon tree. Xu Qingyue, who had been hiding behind the tree, thought she had been discovered and climbed up into the tree, concealing herself amongst the dense foliage.

The boy laboriously walked to the back of the tree, stood on tiptoes, and pulled out a pair of crutches from a low branch to tuck under his armpits. After leaving the yard, he gently closed the gate behind him.

Xu Qingyue, who had been intending to come to Wang Sao’s house to demand an explanation, was attracted by the boy’s actions and stealthily followed him.

The boy was weak and could only walk with frequent stops, even with the help of the crutches. It took him quite a lot of effort to cover a short distance.

Following the boy the whole time, Xu Qingyue also didn’t reveal herself and continued after him from outside the city until they reached the edge of Bishui Lake.

The boy cast a longing glance toward his home then threw away his crutches and plunged into the lake.

If it hadn’t been for Xu Qingyue, this would have likely been a smooth suicide.

The Water Spirit Sword Intent stirred the lake water into a turquoise serpent, wrapping around the boy’s body to drag him out of the river and onto the shore.

The boy opened his eyes coughing and saw Xu Qingyue, who had appeared and was scolding him with a cold face, “Do you have any idea how much effort your mother has put into treating your illness? As a son, instead of thinking about alleviating your mother’s worries, you choose to end it all, such a coward!”

“Cough…cough-cough!” The boy, having coughed the water from his throat, smiled and shook his head, saying, “If I died, Mother wouldn’t have to go out and deceive people anymore, nor would there be a day when her scams fail and brutes come knocking at our door.”

“What… what do you mean?”

“Back at the house, I saw an extra set of footprints in the courtyard, which I assume means a brute had come knocking.” The boy’s eyes were filled with calm as he pointed to himself and earnestly asked, “If I died, would you leave my mother alone?”