The Hellborn Heiress​ - chapter 35

Chi Che thought Jiang Ci would stop this domestic abuser and not let him leave.

He didn’t expect Jiang Ci to actually let him go.

He was completely baffled and asked, “Master Jiang, you were so ruthless-cough, I mean, so righteous-when you were at his house. Why are you letting him go now?”

“What if he comes back to take revenge on Big Sister’s whole family?”

Zhang Yanfen was also afraid. “Yes, my father is still bedridden and can’t move. If I run away, what will happen to them? And my big sister’s family, they’ve always been harassed by that beast…”

Jiang Ci only asked, “Is there anyone raising pigs near where you live?”

“There is. Li Yong himself raises them. He has a few, just a few hundred meters away from our house in an abandoned factory.” Zhang Yanfen answered truthfully.

Li Yong was getting old and, being lazy and gluttonous, couldn’t find any work.

So he bought a few piglets to raise. Now they’ve grown up and are almost ready to be sold.

Chi Che asked nervously, “Master Jiang, you’re not really going to chop him up and feed him to the pigs, are you? That’s illegal!”

Jiang Ci gave him a faint look. “Who said I’d do it myself?”

Chi Che looked at Zhang Yanfen, who was so weak she could barely take care of herself. “Let Big Sister do it?”

Jiang Ci smiled calmly. “I only set the stage. As long as he walks into it, that’s his fate.”

Li Yong’s face already showed signs of impending doom, and a faint black aura had appeared around him.

His fate was nearly at its end.

Afterward, Jiang Ci accompanied Zhang Yanfen back to the old house to pack her things.

As Zhang Yanfen packed, she cried bitterly. “Jiang girl, if only I’d met you sooner… My five poor children wouldn’t have…”

Chi Che glanced at Pandi, who was standing nearby, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Jiang Ci signaled him with her eyes not to meddle.

While Zhang Yanfen finished packing, Jiang Ci pasted a Talisman in the old house.

The Talisman would confuse people’s minds. If someone had strong willpower, they wouldn’t be deceived.

But if someone harbored resentment, they would definitely fall for it.

This Talisman nearly exhausted all of Jiang Ci’s spiritual and physical strength.

Chi Che drove Zhang Yanfen back to her parents’ place, and Jiang Ci slept with her eyes closed the whole way.

When they arrived and got out of the car,

Jiang Ci finally opened her eyes and asked to go home with Zhang Yanfen.

Chi Che was curious and eagerly followed.

Zhang Yanfen’s parents lived in an even older and more dilapidated place. Whenever it rained, the roof would leak, soaking the bedding.

Her father had both legs broken. Although he received treatment, it did little good, and he could no longer walk.

When the three entered, Zhang Mother was helping Zhang Father with his bodily needs and cleaning him.

Seeing her hunched old mother, Zhang Yanfen burst into tears and threw herself into her arms.

When they learned that their daughter had finally escaped Li Yong the beast, mother and daughter cried together.

Jiang Ci went inside to check on Zhang Father’s condition.

Zhang Father was in terrible shape. Years of malnutrition had left him emaciated, just skin and bones.

His legs, broken by Li Yong, could never stand again. Severe muscle atrophy and osteoporosis had set in.

Chi Che had seen many poor patients in the hospital, but this was his first time seeing their living conditions. His eyes reddened with sorrow.

Zhang Father and Zhang Mother lived in a mud-brick house. The outer walls were cracked, the floor was piled with all sorts of household junk, and the walls were covered with nails holding bags of all sizes. The corners of the house were moldy from dampness. The place could only be described as filthy and chaotic, and who knew how many snakes, insects, rats, and pests were hiding inside.
Zhang Father’s quilt had yellowed so much that its original color was unrecognizable, covered in all kinds of stains-vegetable soup, urine, and more.

Although Zhang Mother was only in her sixties, she looked as old as someone in their seventies. Her upper body was hunched over, yet she still warmly invited the two of them to sit down and have some water.

Chi Che watched as Zhang Mother brought over water in a freshly washed rice bowl. He hurried to take it from her, his heart aching even more.

Zhang Yanfen had been under Li Yong’s control for years, with no time to visit her elderly parents. Now that she could finally come home, she found her parents living in even worse conditions than herself. Overcome with regret and guilt, she turned away, sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath.

Everyone’s eyes were red.

Only Jiang Ci seemed unfazed. With a calm expression, she took Zhang Father’s pulse and examined his leg injury. After a moment, she instructed Chi Che, “Bring me the Silver Needle pack from your Medical Kit.”

“What do you need the Silver Needle for?” Chi Che was surprised, but still obediently fetched the Medical Kit.

Under the shocked gazes of the three, Jiang Ci took out the Silver Needle and prepared to insert it into Zhang Father’s leg.

Chi Che hurriedly stopped her. “Master Jiang, this isn’t something to mess around with!”

“I can get him on his feet. Can you?” Jiang Ci glanced at him.

“I… I can’t guarantee that. Let’s wait until we get a thorough examination at the hospital.”

“If you can’t, then keep your mouth shut.” With that, Jiang Ci ignored his objections.

Her needling was swift and precise.

Zhang Father suddenly cried out in pain.

“Master Jiang, please stop! You’re hurting him!” Chi Che shouted anxiously. “You’re not Rong Momo-if you keep jabbing like this, something really might happen to the old man!”

But Zhang Mother was shocked. “Old man, you can really feel pain?”

Zhang Father nodded, his previously ashen face now showing excitement. “It’s true! Ouch, it hurts again!”

“Ever since that brute broke my husband’s legs, and he came back from the hospital, he hasn’t been able to get out of bed. He’s been paralyzed and numb for so long,” Zhang Mother said excitedly. “The doctor’s Acupuncture is amazing!”

She had mistaken Jiang Ci for a doctor.

As Jiang Ci continued with the Acupuncture, Zhang Father gradually regained sensation in his legs. Tears streamed down his face, and he tried to get out of bed to kneel and thank her.

“No need for that, sir. You’ve been bedridden for so long that your legs are severely atrophied. Starting tomorrow, massage and exercise them more. You’ll be able to walk normally in the future.”

Jiang Ci then instructed Zhang Yanfen, “Your father is anemic and malnourished. You need to buy some nutritional supplements for the elderly to improve their nutrition. Make sure their diet is balanced.”

“Okay, okay, thank you so much!” Zhang Yanfen was moved to tears, but soon her current financial difficulties made her look a bit embarrassed.

Jiang Ci noticed her predicament and pulled out some money from her pocket, handing it all over without even counting it.

“You’re still in your postpartum period, so you need to take care of yourself too. I’ll write three Prescription for your family. When you have time, get the medicine and take it as directed to restore your health.”

Watching Jiang Ci’s actions, Chi Che was already dumbfounded.

Not only did she have the Yin-Yang Eye, know the Ghost Official, and drive as skillfully as a professional racer, she could also fight Evil with violence, punish the wicked, perform acupoint techniques, practice Acupuncture, and write Prescription. With just one needle, she could bring a paralyzed old man back to life!

Chi Che was full of admiration.

He was just short of kneeling before Jiang Ci and asking:

Boss, is there anything you can’t do?