Chapter 655: Collapse Of Faith (Part 3)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Master Tang went out to find a hammer. He wanted to smash this thing into pieces.
Tang Huaijin and Tang Huaiyu also came forward together.
The ancestors of the Tang family joined in to vent their anger. They no longer had a body and could not even touch objects. However, if they joined in and trampled on the statue, they would feel better.
They began to gradually dissipate.
“Muxun, no matter if the Tang family is still around in the future, 1 won’t blame you. It’s been hard on you these years.”
One by one, the souls gradually dissipated.
All of them seemed to have something to say, but in the end, they did not say it.
Liu Sanniang chanted the scriptures softly, and wisps of black aura condensed into a bead.
She held it gently in her palm.
Tang Huaixiao, Tang Huaijin, and the others were all in distress.
Hu Yu sighed. The Tang family had been deceived too much and for far too long. For generations, they did not even know who deceived them.
Master Tang slowly stood up and instructed. “Go and get Shi Jiu.”
Tang Huaixiao stood up. “1’11 go.”
After Tang Huaixiao left the ancestral hall, Madam Tang held Master Tang and said to Liu Sanniang, “Miss Liu, my son will be the head of the Dizang Manor in the future. My nephew is already the magistrate of Jiufang City. If you need our help in the future, we will do our best.”
Liu Sanniang looked at Master Tang and said, “Continue to protect the land. Protecting the land will also protect the younger generations.”
Master Tang looked at Liu Sanniang with tears streaming down his face. He nodded. “Miss Liu is right. We will never abandon the foundation built by our ancestors. It’s our duty to make sure that the peace of jiufang City is maintained.”
The crazy hatred in his heart slowly dissipated.
As a member of the Tang family, he had suffered too much. When he thought of being lied to for so long, he could not suppress the surging emotion.
Liu Sanniang’s words enlightened him.
The peace in Jiufang City was exchanged with the blood and flesh of his ancestors. It was protected by the Tang family. It was precisely because the people believed in the Tang family that the Tang family was willing to sacrifice their blood and lives to protect the people.
How could he turn a blind eye to those who relied on the Tang family because of some evil?
The resentment in his heart dissipated bit by bit. Master Tang looked at Liu Sanniang again and said respectfully, “Miss Liu, thank you.”
Liu Sanniang smiled. “No need.”
After returning to the main hall from the ancestral hall, Master Tang instructed the servants to make the best tea.
Tang Huaixiao had gone to invite Shi Jiu. He would be here soon.
When Tang Huaixiao walked into the courtyard, the servant said to her, “Miss, Young Master Shi Jiu is in the study.”
Tang Huaixiao nodded. “All of you can leave.”
Tang Huaixiao walked towards the study quietly. The door was not closed and she did not make a sound. Shi Jiu was focused on drawing and did not notice Tang Huaixiao coming in.
Looking at his drawing, Tang Huaixiao was touched. It was a drawing of the night she knocked him out and was about to send him away.
Tang Huaixiao couldn’t help but touch the half of her face that was covered by the mask. She had known since she was young that she looked strange. She had heard from the maidservants in the mansion that it was because the Tang family was cursed and had committed serious sins.
She had always thought so too. Since it was the sin of the Tang family, as a daughter of the Tang family, she should naturally bear it.
But now, all of this turned out to be a lie. She was on the verge of collapse and wanted to cry, but tears simply would not come out of her eyes.
She had long chosen to never show her weak side to anyone.
Tang Huaixiao’s mind was in a mess. She did not notice that Shi Jiu had already stopped drawing. He looked at Tang Huaixiao intently and saw that she was fighting back her tears. Shi Jiu reached out and wiped the corners of her eyes. “Huaixiao, what’s wrong?”
Tang Huaixiao came back to her senses and looked at Shi Jiu.
Tang Huaixiao said, “Shi Jiu, your drawing skills are really good. Can you draw a portrait of me?”
Shi Jiu smiled gently. “Of course. Huaixiao, you’ve never opened yourself up to anyone before, right? You were holding back your tears just now, but from now on, you can open yourself up to me.”
Tang Huaixiao looked into that pair of gentle eyes and was in a daze for a moment.
Shi Jiu continued. “What kind of portrait do you want? 1 can draw a portrait of you drinking, pondering, meditating, training.”
He had already drawn these scenes countless times in his mind. He could draw them skillfully at any time.
Tang Huaixiao looked at him and said seriously, “Just draw a portrait of me looking like a normal woman. I just want to see what it looks like. Even if it doesn’t look like me, it doesn’t matter.”
Shi Jiu nodded. He looked at Tang Huaixiao affectionately and intently. She had never been so nervous. She felt that Shi Jiu had seen the side of her that she had never revealed to anyone.
When she was nervous, she would sweat.
Shi Jiu smiled and took out another piece of drawing paper. He dipped his brush in ink and began to draw.
Tang Huaixiao stood at the side nervously and watched as he drew a large lotus.
Tang Huaixiao had never seen such scenery. It was too cold here for lotus to bloom.
Clusters of lotus flowers grew in the lake. There was a pavilion in the center of the lake. A man stepped on the wooden path leading to the pavilion. The corner of his clothes gently brushed against the lotus leaves as he picked a lotus flower from his hand.
The girl appeared on the steps of the pavilion. Tang Huaixiao recognized that it was her face. Her curved eyes made her look less masculine and more gentle..