293 So Magical (1/2)

Aunt Yue warned Yao Ling about this matter and told her to be careful in the future. She wasn't allowed to tell other people her real identity --- just in case, the enemy got the wind of it. It would be dangerous for her if Aunt Yue's speculation was right. It was hard to find the culprit because they were hidden in the dark --- unlike them.

There must be a traitor among them! It was the most possible explanation. Aunt Yue emphasized this matter a few times until she felt satisfied and saw that Yao Ling understood the consequences if other people found out her real identity as a pure Bei Yue.

After warning her, Aunt Yue started the continuation of the story once again.

Aunt Yue and Rong Qiu tried to make a plan together, but the latter was pretty stubborn and kept trying to choose to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Rong Qiu was a good leader, but he was too honest. Su Wan was usually the sly ones between the couple if Aunt Yue really admitted it. Despite her gentleness, Su Wan was very smart!

Aunt Yue got a headache because of her son's stubbornness, thus, she decided to make a side plan which Rong Qiu didn't know about.

Yao Ling started to grasp what her grandmother was going to say. However, she chose to listen because she didn't know whether her guess was correct or not. ”Grandmother, what happened next? My parents were separated since that moment, right? Have they ever meet each other again after that?”

Aunt Yue sighed and admitted, ”You are so clever! Indeed, they were separated since your mother went to prison. And no... they have never met each other ever again after that.”

”How?” Yao Ling asked in a low voice.

”The Han Emperor had been told about my power, thus, the separation occurred. They deliberately used the commoners' life to force me to submit to them. I can only promise them that I will use my power the next day,” Aunt Yue explained. Aunt Yue had prayed to the Big Buddha that her power really would be unlocked the next day --- after all, it was just a guess that her power would be locked for a few weeks. No one from her family had ever tried to leave their homeland, thus, Aunt Yue was also gambling back then.

The Han Emperor didn't fully believe in Aunt Yue's power but he was also curious. If he was able to control Aunt Yue, he would be able to take over the world. Without those pieces of knowledge and hopes, he would kill all of the people in the ship in one swoop.

”And then? Was your power unlocked the next day?” Yao Ling asked.

”Fortunately... yes,” Aunt Yue answered. If it wasn't, she would also feel at a loss...

”Then... how the Han Emperor reacted?” Yao Ling felt really curious about the old man's expression.

”Once I displayed a little bit of my power, he was entranced and I could see the greed in his eyes... He promised me that he would quickly let go of all the people that were confined in the prison if I worked for him. If I refused, he would show no mercy. Finally, we made a deal!”

After all... Aunt Yue had no other choice but accepted the deal...

Yao Ling sighed in pain --- she felt that she could understand how desperate the situation back then. Her clan's future was on the hand of her grandmother... what if the power was still locked? She believed that her grandmother would die in regret.

”Did he really release the prisoners?” Yao Ling asked curiously.

Aunt Yue nodded. ”I saw it with my own eyes. Little Qiu was the one who helped me make sure that the Han Emperor was really following his part of the deal. However, he wouldn't let go of your father! The Han Emperor was quite clever... if he released Rong Qiu, there was a chance that I would mislead him and didn't tell him the real reading...”