I Can Record Wonders

Chapter 97: The Past of the Cheng Family, Half a Wooden Comb

Compared to the villa on the mountain, the Cheng Mansion was much more shabby.

Separated by a corridor, there were two small courtyards, one inside and one outside.

In the courtyard, there were more servants than flowers and plants, but they appeared to be heavily guarded.

Fu Ning's gaze narrowed slightly. He had long known about the situation of the Cheng Family through Luo Saihu and Gong Shixiong.

When the "Langyu Map" first appeared, the Cheng Family came under the control of the Gong Family.

At this point, all the servants in the Cheng Mansion had actually been replaced by people from the Gong Family.

"Why are they all unfamiliar faces?"

Yun Niang remained as simple-minded as ever. Even though she noticed the changes in the Cheng Mansion, she didn't pay much attention to it.

On the other hand, White Lotus Scenic Master's expression remained unchanged, but there was a sense of vigilance in his eyes.

"Scenic Scholar, please follow me."

The servants didn't seem surprised by the arrival of the three people. They directly led them to the living room.

In the living room, there was a middle-aged man who looked nervous. Sweat dripped down his forehead as he couldn't help but pace back and forth.

When he saw the three of them, panic filled his face.

"Yun..."

"I am Cheng An, and I have seen Scenic Scholar and the others."

White Lotus Scenic Master stood at the front, not even glancing at Cheng An. He simply turned his head and said in a deep voice, "Yun Niang, you can decide the rest."

"As the master is here, I don't think anyone would dare to object."

Cheng An, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble and sweat profusely. His body couldn't help but shake.

"Thank you, Master."

Yun Niang bowed and her gaze slightly lifted, falling on Cheng An. There was something indescribable in her eyes.

Yun Niang had been raised by this uncle since she was born, as her parents had passed away one after another. When she was young, she had subconsciously regarded this man in front of her as her father.

No one could have expected that he would become so indifferent later on.

When Cheng An turned a blind eye to her suffering from the Cheng Family's abuse, he turned a blind eye.

When Yun Niang was suffering from hunger and cold, he turned a blind eye.

When Meiniang humiliated her, he still turned a blind eye.

The warmth from the past had long been worn away bit by bit.

Yun Niang would never forgive him, but if she wanted to retaliate against him, she didn't know where to start. After a long silence, her eyes suddenly became moist, and she opened her mouth, "Get up."

"I just want to take back what belongs to me."

Cheng An, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but tremble.

He had thought of many possibilities, but he had missed this one.

Whether it was Yun Niang or the "Langyu Map."

In the end, he had let down his older brother.

"Yun... Scenic Scholar..."

"I am ashamed."

Cheng An got up from the ground, but he still didn't dare to lift his head or look at Yun Niang.

Since the day Yun Niang had her realization on Sitting Oblivion Beach, he knew that this day would come sooner or later.

But the words that followed, even though he had rehearsed them countless times, they still didn't come out smoothly.

"Come... with me."

He turned around and walked ahead in a daze.

The servants at the door surprisingly didn't stop them.

After leaving the living room and passing through the corridor in the middle, the group arrived at the backyard.

There were houses surrounding the backyard, but Cheng An went straight to the corner.

Yun Niang's gaze slightly condensed. She clearly remembered that this room used to have a copper lock and Cheng An never allowed anyone else to enter.

But now, the copper lock had long disappeared. With a gentle push, the doors on both sides of the room opened.

In the next moment, a faint musty smell filled the air. This was the breath of time being neglected.

Looking inside, there were countless messy footprints on the dusty floor.

If one didn't know, they would think it had been ransacked by robbers.

From the books scattered on the shelves, it could be seen that this used to be a study.

"This used to be Big Brother's study."

"The place he spent the most time."

The Big Brother mentioned by Cheng An is naturally Yun Niang's father, Cheng Ping.

Yun Niang's body trembled.

When she was young, she was very curious about this room.

But every time she approached, she would receive a beating.

Unexpectedly... this was actually the place where her father spent the most time.

No wonder she felt a special sense of familiarity.

"Before Big Brother passed away, he entrusted... he entrusted me with some things here."

He originally wanted to say 'entrusted me with raising you', but considering his actions, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

It was here that Cheng Ping entrusted Yun Niang, the 'Lang Yu Tu', and the Cheng family to him.

But he couldn't protect any of the three things.

The study had long been thoroughly searched by the people from the Gong family, and the remaining things had no value.

This time, he brought Yun Niang here just to reminisce.

Arriving at the desk, Cheng An moved aside the messy books and tidied up the surface.

"This entire Cheng family... was left behind by Big Brother."

"It should have belonged to you from the beginning."

Cheng An's hand brushed across the desk, revealing its original color.

A patch of ink stains, a patch of blood stains.

Seeing this scene, Yun Niang couldn't help but shed two lines of clear tears.

"How did my father... die?"

Cheng An's body trembled, and his tone gradually became reminiscent.

"When I think about it, this matter should be related to my sister-in-law."

"My sister-in-law... is probably not an ordinary person."

Cheng An didn't explicitly say it, but the three people present all understood.

"At that time, my sister-in-law had just given birth to you.

Big Brother and my sister-in-law took you, still in swaddling clothes, and sailed away on a red-sailed boat, probably... in search of something."

At this point, Cheng An's tone paused, still not explicitly saying it.

He suspected that at that time, Big Brother and his sister-in-law went to sea to search for the treasure of the 'Lang Yu Tu'.

But now that the 'Lang Yu Tu' was no longer in their hands, he didn't know how to explain it.

"Not long after, three people went and only two returned, but my sister-in-law's figure was nowhere to be seen. No one knows what happened on the way."

"When Big Brother came back, he was already heavily injured and soon passed away."

Cheng An shook his head and sighed deeply.

If Big Brother were still alive, the Cheng family on Left-foot Lane would not be in its current state.

"Before Big Brother passed away, there were only two things he couldn't let go of."

"One thing was you in the swaddling clothes."

Cheng An looked at Yun Niang and his voice trembled, "I am ashamed of Big Brother's entrustment..."

"Don't mention this matter again." Yun Niang's eyes flashed with a hint of indifference, and she directly interrupted Cheng An's guilt.

Seeing this, Cheng An couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart. After shaking his head, he continued, "The second thing... should be my sister-in-law."

"My mother?"

Although they had never met, Yun Niang couldn't help but be moved when she heard her own mother mentioned.

Cheng An nodded, "My sister-in-law has always been a mysterious person."

"She originally came from outside the island, and her own background and origins were a secret to Big Brother."

"Even after marrying Big Brother, it seemed that she still had concerns, so she couldn't wait to go to sea right after giving birth to you."

"No one knows what she wanted to find."

"Poor Big Brother, before he passed away, he was still holding half of my sister-in-law's comb..."

As he spoke, he rummaged through the desk and finally picked up the half of the comb from among a pile of books.

This comb was only half, dark red all over, and looked quite old.

But Fu Ning suddenly widened her eyes.

The fourth vision on her forehead was filled with golden color.

(End of this chapter)