Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 186 - 187: The Current Situation of the Marquis’s Family

A few days ago,

With the defeat and escape of Wilt and the intervention of the Black Rose Family, the crisis in the City of Wind was finally resolved. As the remnants of the Divine Punishment Sect were defeated or fled, peace and tranquility returned to the city.

However,

After this battle, the vast City of Wind was left riddled with wounds. One-third of the city had been reduced to ruins, especially the city center, where the powerful fighters clashed. Though they mainly fought in the air, the aftermath of their battles turned the city below into a hellish inferno, plunging it into complete destruction.

Tens of thousands died in the conflict, hundreds of thousands were injured, and millions were left homeless.

This largest city in the North had undoubtedly suffered an unprecedented blow. The entire city was engulfed in a depressive and sorrowful atmosphere.

Nevertheless,

Even in such a gloomy atmosphere,

With the assistance of Sikta, a member of the Marquis’s family, and several other talents, the reconstruction of the city and the resettlement of refugees were progressing smoothly.

The only major issue was the devastating damage to transportation and communication, which had been targeted by the Divine Punishment Sect in an attempt to cut off the City of Wind from outside help.

Rebuilding roads and communication networks required a significant amount of money, which only added to the financial woes of the already impoverished City of Wind.

However,

Thanks to the generous assistance of the Black Rose Family, these issues that would have otherwise troubled the Marquis family didn’t have much impact.

Of course,

There’s no such thing as a free lunch,

In exchange, the profits from the mining of the North’s Ice Crystal Mines would belong to the Black Rose Family for the next ten years.

However, the Marquis’s family was currently too preoccupied to focus on such a matter. They were busy dealing with the mess left by Benjamin. Moreover, the Marquis and his wife, who were the pillars of the family, were both severely injured and unable to participate in handling the affairs.

The atmosphere in the Marquis’ mansion was even worse,

But this situation seemed to have improved this morning...

--

At this moment,

In the early morning, at the edge of the Marquis’ mansion in the city center, the moving cries of a woman could be heard from a relatively intact house,

"Xia... Xia’er! I’m so glad you’re alright. I was so worried, I thought they had taken you away..."

Inside the house,

Under the tearful gaze of the servants, the newly awakened Aurora was holding the adorable pink-haired girl tightly, with tears streaming down her face. After holding her for a long time, feeling the girl’s warmth, Aurora finally let go of the girl with great reluctance,

"By the way, Xia’er, are you hurt?"

Facing Aurora’s question, the girl who had transformed back into ’Xia’er’, Yumo, shook her head helplessly.

Her heart was filled with mixed emotions,

Yumo knew very well,

This gentle voice, affectionate gaze, and the tender touch on her hand did not belong to her...

They belonged to ’Xia’er’.

But,

’Sigh, might as well continue playing along for a while. They had already experienced so much misfortune; revealing the truth to them now might be a bit cruel...’

"I’m fine, Grandma. I’m doing well."

Yumo smiled sweetly, perfectly portraying the innocent and adorable demeanor of a little girl, along with a hint of concern for her family. Upon hearing this, particularly the long-awaited term "Grandma," Aurora was quite moved and couldn’t help but embrace Yumo once more.

"Xia’er, you finally... willingly... called me Grandma..."

"..."

At this, Yumo simply smiled faintly, quietly leaning against Aurora and enjoying this strange, elder ’care’. In a sense, Yumo quite enjoyed it; after all, she hadn’t experienced this kind of care since she arrived in this world over five hundred years ago...

"Mhm, don’t worry, Grandma. I’m fine."

"Xia’er..."

As the two enjoyed their tender moment, the doctor nearby spoke up somewhat helplessly, "Miss Xia’er, the lady has just awakened and needs to undergo some physical examinations. Can you give us some space?"

"Alright, I understand, Dr. Rolin."

Yumo nodded obediently.

"Then, Grandma, I’ll leave for now. You should get some rest."

"Mhm, go ahead, Xia’er."

As she responded, Aurora reluctantly let go of the girl in her arms, then watched her slowly leave the room...

--

After leaving Aurora’s room, Yumo leisurely strolled through the devastated garden. Gazing at the countless temporary tents and shacks not far away, and the bustling crowd within them, Yumo couldn’t help but sigh with a sense of helplessness.

’It really has been hard on them.’

They had been working tirelessly day and night, barely getting any rest, hadn’t they?

In that case,

She would have little tong and the others prepare some gifts to show her appreciation.

As Yumo leisurely strolled and contemplated various issues, a small black cat with two tails swiftly dashed through the crowd like lightning, arriving by Yumo’s side. Without a word, it affectionately rubbed against her foot...

Causing her to raise an eyebrow involuntarily,

"You little rascal..."

Clearly,

This cat, sticking out its tongue and trying to win favor by acting cute in front of Yumo, was the Marquis family’s guardian beast, the eighth-ranked Thundercat Jei.

"What’s up, little guy? Are you healed?"

"Thanks to Lady Yumo’s care, this old one is no longer in danger and is now slowly recovering."

Taking advantage of the lack of people around, Jei whispered.

"Then you should continue to rest. Why did you suddenly come to find me?"

"Well, actually..."

The black cat seemed a bit hesitant.

"What’s the matter? Just say it."

"Well, Lady Yumo, this old one has been following your orders so desperately, protecting Miss Mengxi. I wonder if you could..."

"Reward you?"

"No, no, no! That’s not it!"

Jei shook its head in denial, which puzzled Miss Yumo, who furrowed her brows: "So, what do you want?"

"Well... actually, this old one just hopes that my previous rudeness towards you could be...forgiven...if possible..."

"Hm? I told you I didn’t mind you attacking me, right?"

"Uh, no, it’s not just you. I hope that your children, like Lady Liyu and the others, won’t come to settle the score with me either."

"Hm? Liyu and the others?"

Hearing this, Yumo raised her eyebrows in an odd way.

Those girls didn’t even know yet.

But, why did this cat seem even more frightened when mentioning Liyu and the others than when it attacked me?

Looking at the somewhat shivering Jei, who was gazing at her expectantly, Yumo felt a bit strange in her heart.

Liyu and the others were clearly so kind and well-behaved.

Why did this cat seem so scared when talking about them? As if my children were some terrifying Demons...

’I don’t like it...’

Thinking about this, Yumo felt slightly displeased. Of course, she didn’t intend to hold a grudge against Jei Perhaps there had been some misunderstandings between it and her children in the past? Besides, the cat had been trustworthy, keeping its promise to protect Mengxi.

Even when he was nearly killed by Wilt, he still protected Mengxi.

he kept his word.

From this perspective, the cat behaved better than many humans...

"Alright, they won’t come to settle things with you."

"Really? Thank you so much, Lady Yumo!!"

Upon receiving Yumo’s promise, Jei immediately meowed excitedly, even hopping and dancing in place.

"Then, Lady Yumo, I’ll go back to protect Miss Mengxi now!"

"Oh, right, you don’t need to do that anymore."

"Hm?"

The cat tilted his head in confusion.

"Lady Yumo, have you changed your mind?"

"Well, sort of. Anyway, I’ll be protecting Mengxi for some time, so you just do your original job."

"Original job?"

"Yes, protecting this family."

Saying this, Yumo looked somewhat complicatedly toward the room where Aurora was not far away.

"I understand. This old one will do his best to guard."

Jei bowed its cat head respectfully.

However,

the next moment, as if thinking of something, Jei slowly turned its head towards another large tent not far away.

"By the way, Lady Yumo, the Marquis just came out of the tent."

"Mmm, I know."

--

A few minutes later,

Under the respectful gazes of two Blizzard Knights, Yumo slowly stepped into the Marquis family’s mausoleum area, which was now where Xiumu was.

As soon as she entered the mausoleum area,

Yumo saw the old Marquis, who was leaning against the trunk of a huge tree, thoughtfully gazing at the entire mausoleum.

The Marquis now looked even more haggard, his eyes dull,

his face pale, completely lacking the radiant feeling he had when they first met...

And upon sensing Yumo entering the mausoleum, Xiumu looked at her very tiredly:

"Xia’er, you’ve come..."

"Yes, Grandpa. What’s wrong? You seem so listless."

"Xia’er, I realized that I seemed to have done something very foolish..."

Yumo: "..."

"I... I actually attacked Yuan’er..."

Yumo: ’What??’

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good news : 3 I kinda finished Limo’s illustrate

maybe today will update it in the character chapter