Chapter 18: The Five-Year Promise

  "Wu Xin! How did you come?" Huang Xiuying rushed into Wu Xin's arms with joy.

  Wu Xin smiled faintly and said: "I've come for something!"

  Huang Xiuying sensed the forced smile on Wu Xin's face and was greatly startled. She trembled with a gentle voice, "What's wrong? Is it because I didn't go to your house?"

  "How could that be?" Wu Xin stroked her raven-black silky long hair, smiling: "Even if the world were to change, even if you accidentally did many wrong things, I wouldn't blame you. Besides - you've never done anything wrong."

  Huang Xiuying heard and leaned into Wu Xins arms, giggling, then suddenly felt that Wu Xin was a bit strange today, so she raised her head, looking at Wu Xin with sparkling black eyes.

  "Come on in!" Wu Xin gently patted her shoulder: "Is your father home?"

  "Uh-huh!" Huang Xiuying nodded obediently and pulled Wu Xin along as they walked inside.

  "Dad, look who's here!" Huang Xiuying exclaimed excitedly.

  "Haha, rare guest! What brings you here today? Perfect timing, we're just about to have dinner. Join us for a bite!" Huang Shu Lang said with great enthusiasm and hospitality, despite noticing the unfamiliarity in Wu Xin's eyes.

  Huang's mother also brought out two dishes from the kitchen and smiled at Wu Xin to sit down.

  Wu Xin smiled faintly and sat down, but gave Huang Shu a cold look.

  Huang Xiuying shook Wu Xin, but found that Wu Xin's smile was frozen, revealing a cold aura.

  Huang's mother sat down and was also astonished by this scene.

  Huang Shu Lang's smile also cooled down, awkwardly saying: "Is there something?" Speaking extremely slowly, as if each word was very heavy.

  "You should recognize this box!" Wu Xin sneered, pulling out a delicate wooden box from his bosom - the small wooden box he had obtained from the old man. He stared at it intently, looking at it again and again.

  Huang Shu Lang coughed and cleared his throat, as if he had caught a cold.

  "What's wrong with him?"

  "He's dead!"

  Huang Shu's heart skipped a beat: "You killed him?"

  "He deserves to die! Anyone who dares to mess with my family deserves to die!" Wu Xin's gaze was fixed tightly on Huang Shurong.

  "What about me?" Huang Shu Lang sighed, his head drooping down like a defeated rooster, spiritless.

  "You're different! You're Yingying's dad, my own flesh and blood. As long as it doesn't cause harm, I'll treat you like family!" Wu Xin smiled wryly and gently wrapped his arms around the trembling Huang Xiuying.

  Huang Xiuying and Huang Mama were both terrified and bewildered, knowing that something must have happened, but neither of them dared to ask.

  "I think I should be honest with you all about something!" Huang Shu's wilted face suddenly firmed up a lot, he looked up at Huang Xiuying and his own wife.

  The four of them remained silent for a long time.

  Huang Shu Rang lit a cigarette and took a few fierce puffs, his face twisted in a bitter smile as he said: "I won't hide it from you all either, I'm a member of the underworld!"

  Although Huang Xiuying had sensed something earlier, she was still shocked when she heard it; Huang's wife was even more stunned, her face turning red and white as she struggled to speak.

  "Do you still remember that story I told you? Huang Shu-rong slowly let out a sigh: "Actually, there were some parts I didn't tell you. After the five of us became sworn brothers, we carefully did many cases together, accumulating some money, and fortunately, we weren't discovered. I was always worried and afraid, so in the second year, I returned to the village and started reading books seriously."

  "Kong Wu, although ranked second in the lineup, had extremely high skills, quick thinking and many ideas. He gradually became the de facto leader. Later on, he absorbed many brothers and formed a gang, with his influence growing bigger and bigger. The money he sent me also increased more and more. Every time he would roughly talk about some gang matters. Later he said he had taken in someone named Xiao Fei, who was very fierce."

  "When I graduated from elementary school with a perfect score and got into junior high, he was very happy. He came back to the village quietly. At that time, he was very proud, rich and oily, and secretly showed me a rare skill, his palm lightly burned a handprint on my large wooden desk. I was shocked and realized that he was indeed powerful."

  Two years later, Kong Wu disappeared and Xiao Fei arrived. As soon as he saw me, he smiled and said: "Brother! It's been a long time since I've seen you, I've really missed you!" Later we chatted for a long time, just like old friends who had been separated for a long time. Then he said that Kong Wu was ambushed by another group of people and died in a terrible way. We both sighed. But I was thinking, with his good martial arts skills, how could he be hurt by ordinary people? At the time, I didn't say anything. After talking for half a day, he said: "Fifth brother, now we can only inherit Old Kong's legacy and make our gang even stronger! You should also contribute, I know your ideas are even better than Old Kong's, don't decline!" I was shocked when I heard this, but I felt his gaze was sinister and didn't dare refuse. So, I became a member of the gang, managing all the members in the virtual region!

  "I'm the big brother of the underworld here, but I have to listen to their orders! They use Yinyin to threaten me, and I'm helpless!" Huang Shurong sighed and lit a cigarette: "Yesterday, they gave me a task to quietly kill all your relatives one by one, and sent two masters of poison to assist. Originally, the first target should be your mother, but she is deeply hidden in her mansion, with strong experts guarding her, we can't even get close. So I chose the person you care about most - your woman. Yinyin is my woman, I couldn't possibly deal with her, so..."

  "So you chose Fang Xiaoqin! But accidentally, the poisonous curse was cast on Zi Yi who went shopping with Xiaoqin."

  "Oh? Got it wrong? I didn't know that." Huang Shu Rang said with a bitter smile.

  "Where is his junior brother?" Wu Xin gently stroked Huang Xiuying's hair.

  "In my study!" Huang Shu Lang still smiled wryly.

  Wu Xin didn't raise his head, suddenly a palm struck out, with a loud crash, wood chips flew everywhere, the door of the study was shattered.

  "Where is it?" Wu Xin's eyes grew colder, but the hand that had just struck out was now gently stroking Yingying's delicate face. So gentle, so careful...

  Huang Shu Lang looked at Wu Xin's hand for a long time before slowly standing up and softly saying, "Follow me to the study's basement."

  Wu Xin Chao gently smiled and lightly helped Huang Xiu Ying sit up, then immediately got up and followed her.

  Watching the two of them enter the study room one after another, Huang's mother could no longer hold back her emotions, and tears burst forth like a dam breaking, silently flowing out as she looked at Huang Xiuying; Huang Xiuying's eyes were like they had been scorched by fire, emitting a red glow as if blood was about to flow out, her face turned pale and weak, haggard beyond compare, exuding cold anger, yet not speaking, nor shedding tears, she stood there like she had been struck by lightning, dazed and wooden.

  Huang's wife couldn't bear it, and she hugged Huang Xiuying tightly, sobbing: "Xiuying, if you're not happy, just cry, crying will make you feel better, Mom is with you!" Huang Xiuying gave a faint smile, looking at the study room, gritting her teeth lightly, saying word by word: "Good...Dad..." Then she gently broke free from Huang's wife's arms and slowly returned to her room.

  ……

  When it was time to come out, there were three people instead.

  "If you are really willing to hand over this wooden box to me, I guarantee that I will cure her and never go back on my word! Our clan values honesty above all else."

  "If you can cure her, I will hand over the wooden box to you without hesitation, no matter how valuable it is. I'll keep my word!" Wu Xin said, his eyes fixed on the wooden box.

  "Good! We swear an oath to Allah, if we break our promise, heaven and earth will perish!"

  Wu Xin said calmly, "If you go back on your word, don't wait for heaven to intervene. I will come looking for you myself. I won't kill you easily, but instead take you away and then kill off one by one the people closest to you, your friends, one by one, until finally letting you suffer all sorts of torture before dying."

  Wu Xin said it very calmly, as if he was killing people one by one, his tone exuding an eerie and terrifying aura that made Huang Shu Rang and the other person tremble with fear.

  "Don't think I'm scaring you!" Wu Xin stared tightly at the wooden box, his voice as light as water: "Your ex-wife and current wife, three sons and four daughters, four biological brothers, five biological sisters, two biological younger sisters, four cousins, eight male cousins, and also three uncles, one uncle, etc., I know them all clearly."

  That man's face turned pale with fright as he knelt down and said: "You're not human, you're a devil, you..."

  "Get up," Wu Xin said with a faint smile. "Whether you're human or demon, I keep my word. Come back with me!"

  Wu Xin left from the entrance, and the man followed closely behind, afraid of making any mistakes.

  "Tell Yingying not to be sad, I'll never blame her!" Wu Xin said with a faint smile as he walked out the door.

  Huang Shu Rang gently knocked on Huang Xiu Ying's door, tears streaming down his face as he softly said: "Can you forgive me? Yingying, Daddy did it all for your sake so you wouldn't get hurt! Daddy had no choice! Wu Xin may be formidable, but can we take on the entire underworld of Hunan Province? Can we protect ourselves for just a little while, or even for a lifetime?"

  Huang's wife was heartbroken and had become a tearful person, staring fiercely at Huang Shu-rong with eyes full of mocking regret.

  The family is no longer a family, and it has become cold and deserted.

  Wu Xin brought the person and hastily rushed to Fang Xiaoqin's home, dispelling the formation.

  "Zi Yi, come here." Wu Xin smiled and said: "You're saved!"

  That person touched Zhou Ziyu's forehead and nodded to Wu Xing: "No problem, can be removed, no danger, but it will take a very long time!"

  Several people gathered around.

  Zhou Ziyu also looked confused and asked: "Wu Xing brother, what's going on?"

  Wu Xin pulled Zhou Ziyi over, gently embracing her who was blushing and said softly: "Just now you were poisoned by his senior brother's gu poison, he has a way to help you get rid of it."

  "Why would he want to help you then? Wu Xing, I don't want you to suffer any losses or make sacrifices for me," Zhou Zi Yi said sorrowfully.

  "It's nothing, Wu Xing didn't suffer any loss, he just used his senior brother's things to treat your illness." Wu Xing smiled and said: "How long will it take to cure?"

  That person hesitated for a moment before looking at Wu Xing's face and saying softly, "The only cure can be found in our place, and it will probably take five years!"

  "Five years!" Zhou Ziyu and Fang Xiaoxin were shocked.

  "I won't go, Brother Wu Xin!" Zhou Zi Yi buried his face in Wu Xin's chest and began to sob: "I'd rather not know, I don't want to be separated from Brother Wu Xin!"

  Wu Xin gently patted Zhou Zi Yi's shoulder and softly said: "How can it be left untreated?"

  "If you don't get treated, you'll be lucky to live another two months!" The man was quite honest.

  Zhou Zi Yi burst into tears: "I'd rather live for only two more months, I don't want to be separated from Wu Xin Ge Ge!"

  Wu Xin sighed and whispered into Zhou Zi Yi's ear, "Zi Yi, how can this be? You haven't become Wu Xin's bride yet, Wu Xin doesn't allow you to die. Wu Xin wants to wait for you to get better, then accompany you to live a happy life together. Are you willing, Zi Yi?"

  Zhou Zi Yi listened, his body shook, he lifted his head, looked at Wu Xin, his face flushed, his cheeks smiled, and said softly: "Really? Brother Wu Xin. You won't be cheating me, will you?"

  "How can I bear to deceive my dear Zi Yi? Come, Zi Yi, let Wu Xin brother give you a kiss, okay?" Wu Xin smiled and lightly kissed her face, but Zi Yi was so shy that she hid her face.

  "Zi Yi, listen, get well soon and come back to be Wu Xin's bride, okay?"

  "Hmm!" Zhou Ziyu nodded slightly.

  ……

  In the sunset, Wu Xin Chao waved his hand at Zhou Zi Yi.

  "Remember! If she makes even half a mistake, you and all your relatives will have to come and atone for it!"

  Wu Xin's sharp voice harshly shouted at that person.

  "Wu Xing gege, let's go back!" Fang Xiaoqin gently pulled Wu Xing's hand and said.

  "Hmm! Xiao Qin! Isn't five years too long!"

  "It's actually quite short too. It's just that for Ziyu, it's still too long..."

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