The Double-Chapter 409 - 137 Unveiling _2

"Dad!"

The voice of the girl was calling for her father.

Jiang Yuanbai was startled when he heard this cry for "Dad," a strange sense of familiarity arose in his heart. This familiarity made him not show a wary expression when facing Jiang Li; instead, he took two steps towards her.

Jiang Li lowered her head, the girl’s crying seemed to come from her mouth and yet also as if it was right next to one’s ear. But one thing was certain, Jiang Li’s voice definitely wasn’t like this, neither when she was younger nor now. This was clearly the voice of another person.

Chongxu Daoist Master couldn’t help but retreat two steps again. The pride from his earlier actions had completely vanished. He had never encountered such a situation and now his heart was filled with inexplicable panic, yet he forced himself to remain calm.

In the crowd, Maternal Aunt Hu suddenly cried out in shock. Standing in the corner, her shout drew the attention of several people towards her. When they looked again, they saw Maternal Aunt Hu stumbling towards Jiang Li, and when she reached her, she seemed hesitant to get closer, but cried and laughed all the same, saying, "Yueer, my Yueer..."

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This name was too unfamiliar, and those who heard it were puzzled.

Ji Shuran’s heart skipped a beat, unable to hold back she said, "Why is Maternal Aunt Hu here? She wouldn’t be having a hysterical fit at this time, would she? Quickly take her back to her room, don’t let her disrupt the Daoist Master’s exorcism."

But Maternal Aunt Hu didn’t give Ji Shuran a chance to call for someone; she had already turned to look at Jiang Yuanbai with tears streaming down, "Master, don’t you remember? This is Yueer’s voice, Yueer’s voice! Your eldest daughter, Yueer!"

Jiang Yuanbai was stunned and his mind suddenly cleared.

Indeed, he found the voice very familiar—it was his eldest daughter, Jiang Yueer, who had passed away early!

Ji Shuran was frozen with shock. She had not expected Maternal Aunt Hu to suddenly break out at such a crucial moment. Regarding Maternal Aunt Hu, in the first few years Ji Shuran entered the Jiang Residence, she found her to be a constant annoyance and wanted to send her away. But after the death of Jiang Yueer, and with Maternal Aunt Hu suffering from hysteria and the old madam’s protection, Ji Shuran let it be, thinking it wouldn’t cause any trouble, and the master would never dote on Maternal Aunt Hu again.

Over the years, Maternal Aunt Hu seldom left her courtyard, and if not for the holidays, Ji Shuran would almost forget there was such a person in the residence.

This very person, who Ji Shuran had long ago pushed to the back of her mind, suddenly appeared before her today, repeatedly mentioning her ill-fated daughter. Although she didn’t know what madness had struck, Ji Shuran thought that she couldn’t let Maternal Aunt Hu go on like this. Furthermore, this was clearly a trap by Chongxu Daoist Master, and she didn’t know what this madwoman was stirring up.

Ji Shuran said, "Maternal Aunt Hu must be thinking of Yueer. Master, why not send her back to her room."

"Madam," Maternal Aunt Hu turned her head, a wretched smile on her face, "I am not mad. I can recognize my own daughter’s voice. Master," she called deliriously, "Listen, the young miss is calling for her dad." As she said the last sentence, her tone was tender, her lips curled into a smile, but there was a chilling madness in it.

Ji Shuran suddenly broke out in a thin cold sweat.

The girl’s voice still called out "Dad," sometimes distant, sometimes close, as if coming from Jiang Li’s mouth, yet not quite.

Ji Shuran fought hard to suppress the unease in her heart, "Master, I think Maternal Aunt Hu is having an episode..."

"She’s not having an episode..." Jiang Yuanbai cut her off, "That is indeed Yueer’s voice."

Ji Shuran was at a loss for words.

Jiang Yuanbai stared blankly at Jiang Li, as the image of a small figure surfaced in his mind.

He actually had three daughters. When Ye Zhenzhen married into the Jiang family and had no children for three years, Maternal Aunt Hu became pregnant first. With a soft heart, Ye Zhenzhen let Maternal Aunt Hu give birth, and at that time, newly fathered Jiang Yuanbai was actually very fond of Jiang Yueer.

It seemed as though he was especially doting on Jiang Youyao, but in fact, before her, he had been no less affectionate towards Jiang Yueer. Jiang Yueer fulfilled his fantasy of being a father, and the young Jiang Yueer was indeed clever and lovely.

Ye Zhenzhen got along well with Maternal Aunt Hu and didn’t mind. When Jiang Li was arrogant in her youth and Jiang Youyao naive, if you considered cleverness and sweetness, it was this eldest daughter born of a concubine. Even though she was born of a concubine, Jiang Yuanbai did not ill-treat her. At a young age, he even taught Jiang Yueer how to read, aiming to make her into the Top Female Scholar.

Who would have known that Jiang Yueer would fall from a rockery at the age of four and that he would lose this daughter.