Chapter 190 - 121: The Death of the Black Grape_3
Zhang Ashun closed his eyes and sighed, "Your mother was once a disciple of the Huanling Tribe in Miaojiang. After failing in a contest for the position of sacred girl, she was harmed by her fellow disciples, lost her cultivation, and became no different from an ordinary person. When your mother was being pursued and killed, it was by pure luck that I saved her. Tired of the deceit, she longed to live an ordinary life, thus she married me, and later we had you and your sister. However, she couldn’t bring herself to discard the secret manual that her master left her.
Actually, at first, she planned to teach you some Gu techniques, but your mother feared that you would later be entangled in the vendettas of Jianghu. It would be good if you could marry into a fine family and lead an uneventful life.
But your older sister’s death filled her with regret, and afterward, when she discovered you were secretly practicing the ’Blood Sacrifice Skill,’ she didn’t stop you. At that time, we, as husband and wife, thought about taking revenge ourselves. Once we killed Nalan Xie, by then your cultivation would have been strong enough, and you could protect yourself."
Speaking to this point, Zhang Ashun expressed his mixed feelings of sorrow and relief:
"But your mother and I didn’t expect that you, girl, would advance in cultivation so swiftly. By that time, even if we wanted to stop you, your temperament wouldn’t have allowed it. So, we, as husband and wife, simply decided to risk it all; succeed in killing him or die trying.
After your sister’s death, your mother used some special methods to create a witch baby, which caused her health to decline progressively. That’s why her illness has grown worse over the years. But she does not regret sacrificing her life; your mother has always been fierce. She not only wanted to kill Nalan Xie but also wanted his entire family buried with our daughter..."
Zhang Ashun picked up the bone that had pierced Nalan Xie’s abdomen and said with a mournful smile: "Your father is useless, without much ability, just wanting to use this bone tool tainted with Gu poison to disembowel Nalan Xie, but it cost his life. Fortunately, it was successful, and now in the Capital, the family members with Nalan Xie’s blood should already be dead. Perhaps some of them were innocent, but so was my daughter..."
Zhang Ashun coughed again, tears mixed with blood flowing down.