Marrying a Disabled General and be His Wife - Chapter 69

That day was like any other day. Feng Chilie dragged his tired body back from the military camp. When he walked to the backyard of the General’s Mansion, he accidentally saw Feng Chengjian limping towards the Buddhist Hall carrying a bowl of medicine.

There was only one person living there, the old lady of the Feng family.

In Feng Chilie’s impression, his grandmother had always been in good health and rarely took medicine. Out of concern, he secretly followed Feng Chengjian.

At that time, he was already more powerful than Feng Chengjian, so he followed him all the way without Feng Chengjian noticing.

When Feng Chengjian stepped into his grandmother’s house, Feng Chilie jumped onto the roof and looked at his grandmother’s residence through the cracks in the tiles.

After Feng Qingrao passed away, the old lady locked herself in the Buddhist Hall. From then on, she did not care about worldly affairs and only came out to see people every year during the family banquet.

Feng Chilie remembered that his grandmother looked very energetic at the family dinner. Less than half a year later, she became very weak and couldn’t even get out of bed.

Seeing Feng Chengjian coming with medicine, the old lady waved to him and motioned for him to help her up.

Feng Chengjian did as he was told and made people rely on him.

“Mom,” Feng Chengjian took the medicine, “The doctor changed the medicine for you today. It may be a bit painful, please bear with it.”

The old lady pushed Feng Chengjian’s hand away. “Mom is dying, what will I say next. You must listen carefully!”

“No!” Feng Chengjian held the bowl stubbornly. “Mom, can you take the medicine first? We’ll talk later.”

“I won’t take it if I tell you no!” The old lady said as she overturned the bowl. “You want to piss me off to death!”

Feng Chengjian said, “Mom…”

“Shut up! Listen to me.” The old lady took out a whistle from her arms and put it in Feng Chengjian’s hand. “This is my token. With it, you can get powerful soldier from the Tantai clan for free every year. If you blow it in Tianlu Mountain, someone from the Tantai clan will come to guide you.”

Feng Chengjian looked at the whistle with a confused look on his face. “Mom, you…”

“It’s what you think.” The old lady closed her eyes and regarded the people behind her as all her support. “I am from the Tantai clan.”

The old lady said in a low voice, “Although our Tantai clan is a reclusive family, every sixty years a direct male will be sent out, firstly for the continuation of the family, and secondly to collect information. In my generation, there are very few men in the Tantai clan, so my sister and I were sent out to the mountain. However,” the old lady grabbed Feng Chengjian’s hand and said in a bitter voice, “my sister and I met a group of bandits just after we came down the mountain. I was fortunately saved by your grandfather when I was escaping, but they ran away with my sister. I still don’t know whether she is alive or dead.”

Feng Chengjian withdrew his hand and said, “Mom, don’t worry, this son will definitely save my aunt and reunite you two.”

“Mom can’t wait any longer.” The old lady’s body became weaker and weaker, but she still held Feng Chengjian tightly. “No matter what, you must remember that after your mother dies, you must go to the Tantai tribe to exchange for soldiers. This is the boldest decision our Tantai clan has ever made, and this may also be your hope for survival in the future.”

Why Tantai clan’s soldier?

Why it was hope for the future?

Feng Chengjian didn’t understand, so he could only ask his mother over and over again, but the only answer he received was silence. The moment the old lady’s words fell, her breath also disappeared.

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At that time, those who could not understand the meaning of the old lady’s words were not only Feng Chengjian, but also Feng Chilie.

But now that he thought about these words again, Feng Chilie felt a sudden realization.

The construction of the flying ship could not be completed overnight, so the Xiyi people must have started making preparations very early.

As the gatekeepers, the Tantai clan must have noticed the Xiyi people’s actions, so they began to research special soldiers who could restrain the flying ship.

Researching special soldiers might not have been possible, but it would be different in the Tantai clan.

The Tantai clan was the most mysterious and the strongest among the three hidden tribes in Dayong Dynasty, simply because they mastered the most essential weapon forging skills.

However, the art of forging weapons was the foundation of the Tantai clan. How could they spread it to outsiders? In this case… Feng Chilie pulled the person into his arms: “Yanyan, where did your teacher know about the fire gun? Who taught him the drawings?”

Tan Chuyan said: “My teacher’s biological mother taught him how to draw, and then my teacher taught it to me.”

Feng Chilie asked: “Who is your teacher’s biological mother?”

“Concubine Shu,” Tan Chuyan looked at Feng Chilie suspiciously: “Why are you asking this? And where did Feng Chengjian’s fire gun come from?”

Feng Chilie confided everything he knew, Tan Chuyan thought for a moment: “So you think Concubine Shu is the lost sister of your grandmother?”

“Yes,” Feng Chilie nodded: “Is Concubine Shu still alive?”

“I’m not sure either.” Tan Chuyan said: “She became a monk. I have never seen her.”

Feng Chilie: “A monk?”

Tan Chuyan said: “Well, she became a monk when my teacher was sent to Jing Kingdom as a hostage, and she and Qi royal family severed ties.”

The most painful thing in life was the separation between life and death. As a mother who was helpless in the face of her son’s fate, she would definitely be surrounded by self-blame, so she couldn’t forgive herself, nor could she forgive the King.

Just like Feng Chilie could not forgive Feng Mingyuan for what she had done, it was perfectly fine for her to want to reunify Dayong Dynasty, but why should she harm the lives of innocent people.

However, the current bad situation made him have to put aside his family hatred temporarily. If the Xiyi people were given an opportunity, then he would have no family to negotiate.

Moreover, when the Tantai clan made such a bold decision, they certainly did not want this land to be occupied by others, even if the land was now devastated.

“Do you know which temple Concubine Shu is praying in?” Feng Chilie asked.

“Concubine Shu is praying in Tianling Temple, but she has disappeared since my teacher passed away. I visited three times in a row and was rejected, so I am not sure whether Concubine Shu is still alive.” Tan Chuyan guessed Feng Chilie’s thoughts: “If Concubine Shu is still alive, she will probably want to see you, but you must have a token.”

“As for the token…” Feng Chilie thought for a while: “I really don’t have it, but Xiao Bai should have it, I remember Tuoba Lan gave him a bracelet on his eighteenth birthday, which was passed down from my grandmother.”