Peng TouSi also couldnât tell what medicine they were researching with my blood.
âThat said, thereâs no need for Ai ShuQiao to make a deal with me at all, right? If sheâs so ruthless, why didnât she just kidnap me and imprison me to draw my blood, wouldnât it be more convenient?â
âMaybe sheâs worried about Miss Ai Miâs reaction.â Peng TouSi speculated, âIf you suddenly disappeared, Miss Ai Mi wouldnât let it go, would she.â
It seemed to make some sense, but it wasnât enough to explain all of Ai ShuQiaoâs odd behaviors.
Wasnât Ai ShuQiao an expert at using other peopleâs family members to threaten them? Thatâs how Johnâs police friend was forced out of the country, right? If you think about it calmly, there are millions of ways to force me to donate blood on a regular basis, thereâs absolutely no need to ask me nicely, or even ask me if I need extra money through Dr. Yu. Basically, there was no need for her to put on these disgusting performances.
I couldnât figure it out, so I could only leave it aside for the time being.
It was already late, so after exchanging information with Peng TouSi, I excused myself and went home.
I was quite bold as I took a shortcut through a remote alley while carrying my schoolbag on the way home.
âWhat a powerful black man.â
I suddenly heard someone say from behind.
âWhoâ¦â I was startled and turned around. I realized that there was a thin elderly woman with a cane standing not far behind me. Her face was full of wrinkles and she was smiling at me like she was a ghost.
It was already dark and we were standing in the darkest area between two streetlights, so I couldnât see their appearance clearly, but she felt a little familiar.
âHehe, that black man isnât an ordinary bodyguard. I tried to tiptoe closer and he almost discovered me. I couldnât even get close enough to hear your private conversationâ¦â
What, you stalked me and Peng TouSi in Qing Zi Academy? It wasnât strange for me to not notice you since I didnât even realize you were a meter behind me until you said something. However, I canât believe Peng TouSi didnât notice you. Even if you kept your distance, it means you arenât an ordinary person, where did you come from?
Ah, I remember now! Is she the old lady that Ai Mi ran into a few days ago at the supermarket to buy (steal) potato chips? She was the old lady who spanked 004 and 005âs ass, and before she left, she also told Ai Mi to not bully other people or something like thatâ¦
Even Xiao Qin could tell that the old lady was a martial artist, but she had never heard of such a powerful elderly female martial artist in Dong Shan City, and she couldnât tell which school she belonged to.
Regardless of which school she was from, it didnât change the fact that she was following me and trying to eavesdrop on my conversations with Peng TouSi. If those conversations get leaked, it will be detrimental to the âAnti Ai ShuQiao allianceâ. Whose side was the old lady on, and why did she approach me?
I suddenly realized it wasnât a coincidence that she got entangled with Ai Mi a few days ago, but she was already monitoring Ai Mi.
Holy shit, itâs fine that you were stalking me, but youâre doing it to my sister too? Since you showed up in front of me, I have to find out exactly what you plan on doing.
I was mad, but I didnât show it. Although the old lady in front of me was short and looked like she couldnât stand steadily without a cane, I had a strong feeling I wasnât her opponent even if I didnât have heart problems.
âEld- elder.â I asked her as politely as I could, âWhat exactly are you looking for from me?â
The old lady raised her eyebrows, and the resulting wrinkles that formed moved across her forehead like dominoes.
âHmph, I didnât expect a young man like you to still respect the elderly. Itâs a lot better compared to that little girl who pushed me onto her bodyguards⦠how come thereâs such a large gap between brother and sister?â
My heart trembled after I realized the old lady knew about me and Ai Miâs sibling relationship. Although itâs not really a big secret, and by âbrother and sisterâ she could be referring to the fact that we were âcousinsâ. However, it felt like the old lady belonged to the group of people who knew more insider information.
âElder, may I ask how to address you?â My martial arts spirit kicked in and I cupped my hands in my fist as a salute. This time I finally cupped my right hand with my left hand and didnât make a mistake like the last time.
The old lady slammed her wooden cane onto the ground, âBoy, donât try to get information out of me. Tell me where you hid my granddaughter?â
I was confused.
âElder, who is your granddaughter? Although I donât dare to label myself as a good person, but Iâve never done any human trafficking.â
The old lady stared me down and pointed a dry finger at me and asked, âEven if you havenât done it, can you guarantee that your mom hasnât done it.â
Huh, why are you coming to me for the bad things Ai ShuQiao has done? Iâm not bragging, but my mom is someone who would commit any crime including arson and murder. If I have to pay for all the crimes sheâs done, then it wouldnât be enough even if I die a hundred times.
So I cautiously asked, âElder, do you know who my mom really is?â
âHmph, isnât it that bad woman who has the surname of Ai.â A fire rose in the old ladyâs eyes and her hands squeezed the hardwood cane to the point it creaked.
Damn, that finger strength is incredible. I have to be careful with how I deal with her, or else if I piss her off, Iâll end up with holes in my body.
âElder, although itâs a common saying that children have to pay their parentsâ debt, it also depends on whether they have a good relationship or not.â
I advised nicely.
The old lady looked at me strangely and didnât comment.
I continued to say, âFor example, look at Investiture of the Gods. Nezha didnât have a good relationship with his father and he cut off his own flesh to sever his relationship with his father, Li Jing. If Li Jing did something bad, do you think it would be suitable to go to Nezha?â
Actually, my example was nonsense because Li Jing was a good government official. It was his son, Nezha, who caused a lot of trouble and his dad was blamed for it.
First, he beat Yaksha to death, and Nezha even beat up the Dragon King of the East Sea.
The events above could be considered cause and effect, but then Nezha played around with the heaven and earth bow Li Jing left on top of the city gates. He fired it randomly and killed one of Shiji Niang Niangâs disciples.
Whatâs more, Nezhaâs master, Taiyi, was too protective of his shortcomings. When Shiji Niang Niang came to avenge her discipleâs death, Nezha couldnât beat her, so he called out his master who turned Shiji Niang Niang back to her original form.
However, Shiji Niang Niangâs original form was a divine stone. After Nezha became a god, the stone continued to absorb essence from the sun and moon. After many years later when it finally saved enough energy, the rock burst and out popped Sun Wukong.
Although Sun Wukong was ignorant and self-identified as the Earthâs child, he actually has a mother, his mother was Shiji Niang Niang. Later, when Sun Wukong wreaks havoc in Heaven, he beat Nezha to the point he was coughing up blood to avenge Shiji Niang Niang.
âThatâs for hitting my mom.â Sun Wukong swung his golden cudgel and slammed it towards Nezhaâs head.
Nezha barely blocked it with his fire-tipped spear and said angrily, âWho knows your mom? Why would I, the Third Prince Nezha, hit a female monkey?â
âYour mom is a female monkey.â Sun Wukong spat out, âI donât remember clearly, but I seemed to have suddenly understood that Shiji Niang Niang is my mother. You and the old fool Taiyi not only killed my mother, but also killed my motherâs disciple, condom childâ¦â
âHis name is Biyun childâ¦â Nezha spat blood, âHow bad is your memory?â
By the way, I made up the above scenario. No one can say for certain on who is Sun Wukongâs mother. Some people online say heâs the illegitimate child between the Buddha of Sakyamuni and Guanyin, I guess they arenât afraid of being struck by lightningâ¦
âKid, kid, what are you thinking about?â
While I was daydreaming, the flow of time in the outside world doesnât stop. To the old lady, it looked like I had fallen into a state of delirium after I had cited the example of Nezha and Li Jing.
I shivered and returned to reality. I looked at the old ladyâs skeptical gaze and was afraid that I wouldnât be able to convince her, so I hastily cited the next example:
âElder, if you look at Gaara from Naruto, his father sealed a demon in his sonâs body simply to make him serve as the villageâs defense weapon. That kind of father-son relationship definitely doesnât meet the criteria of a son who would pay back his fatherâs debts, right?â
âWhat.â The old ladyâs looked like she didnât understand what I was saying at all.
I, however, cited many examples from anime continuously:
Gonâs father in Hunter x Hunter was also an irresponsible old man, he would make it difficult even when his own son wanted to see him. He also didnât even care when his son was seriously injured and dying. In the end, it was his close friend, Killua, who saved his lifeâ¦â
âThereâs also Hayate from Hayate no Gotoku. His parents ran away after they accumulated one hundred and fifty million dollars of debt and left it for their son to pay off, these scummy parentsâ¦â
âOkay, okay.â The old lady stomped the ground with her cane, âSo youâre just trying to tell me that you donât have a good relationship with your mom. I donât care what kind of dirty things happened between you guys. In any case, my granddaughter disappeared in your hands, so I absolutely have to find who calls the shots.â
I scratched my head and said, âElder, whoâs your granddaughter? Iâm afraid that you are looking in the wrong place, I might not have seen your granddaughter at allâ¦â
The old ladyâs gaze flinched as she angrily said, âDo you dare say that youâve never seen Su Qiao, the one who ran away from home and came to Dong Shan City to become an actress?â
âEh.â I couldnât help but exclaim, âYouâre Su Qiaoâs grandmother? But Su Qiao left a long time ago and took a train back to her hometown!â
âNonsense, she didnât come back.â The old lady grunted, âThat child called us a while back to tell us she was safe, but we havenât heard anything from her in nearly two months. Hurry up and tell me where you and your mom locked up my granddaughter.â