Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1562 The Untamed 42

Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren had been dead for seventeen or eighteen years, and with so many people coming and going in Yiling and its surrounding areas, even if some elderly people could vaguely remember a pair of monks with extraordinary looks who brought their children here for night hunting, they could not provide many useful clues.

Fortunately, after three days of visits, everyone finally found out where Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren entered the mass grave.

Wei Ying's mood dropped again. Jiang Cheng could only assign him more tasks of drawing talismans, while he urgently started the furnace to refine pills that could restore physical strength, spiritual power, and blood. Lan Zhan took the initiative to take on the task of preparing other supplies. The three of them worked together and spent another three days before finally deciding to follow the path that Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren and his wife had entered in the past and go into the mass grave to find out what was going on.

The route to the mass grave this time was almost untouched by anyone, and the nearest small village had long been emptied, leaving only two broken walls and wild grass that was almost as tall as a person.

Jiang Cheng carefully inspected the growth of the weeds and cracked a joke to brighten the mood. "At least the weeds are growing normally. It seems this place isn't plagued by the same problems as the mass graves. The people here left on their own accord, and it's not like some accident wiped out the entire village."

Wei Ying's mood grew heavier. Jiang Cheng made a joke, but he couldn't even laugh. "But this proves that there are too many hidden secrets behind my parents' deaths..."

Jiang Cheng could only comfort Wei Ying with a serious face: "At least we already know this and are investigating those matters. We will not let Uncle Wei and Cangse Sanren be wronged."

Lan Zhan also followed suit and said comfortingly: "I have already written to my uncle, asking about what happened that year. Perhaps when we return, we will receive a reply from my uncle."

Jiang Cheng was silent for a short while. In fact, he had also written a letter to his parents and received a reply from Yu Ziyuan. Yu Ziyuan did not say much, but only said that Wei Ying's parents died in the past, perhaps someone really had deliberately plotted against them.

To be honest, Yu Ziyuan's secretive attitude really made him suspicious. He even began to wonder if it was related to the Meishan Yu family.

After all, the marriage between Yu Ziyuan and Jiang Fengmian was really snatched away by Yu Ziyuan, and Jiang Fengmian did have feelings for Cangse Sanren, but later Cangse Sanren chose his brother, so he had to turn around and marry Yu Ziyuan.

Jiang Cheng even vaguely remembered some scenes in which Yu Ziyuan was always brooding over the fact that Jiang Fengmian had once yearned for Cangse Sanren. He had not experienced that before, and he did not know when this awkward couple finally came to their senses. Anyway, the couple's attitude towards this matter really made Jiang Cheng think too much.

However, Jiang Cheng still recognized the character of Yu Ziyuan and Jiang Fengmian. It was impossible for Jiang Fengmian to express different feelings to others when Cangse Sanren was married. This would only hurt others and himself.

Although Yu Ziyuan is good at talking and whipping, she cannot hurt innocent people. What's more, she has been deeply in love with Jiang Fengmian over the years. If she really wants to do something to Cangse Sanren because of Jiang Fengmian's previous unrequited love, she will also consider Jiang Fengmian's reaction after the incident.

Therefore, Jiang Cheng was more inclined to believe that Wei Changze and Cangse Sanren had asked for help from Lotus Pier, but because of Yu Ziyuan's misunderstanding of Jiang Fengmian, the opportunity to rescue them was delayed.

But just this speculation made Jiang Cheng feel ashamed, and he didn't know how to face Wei Ying.

Jiang Cheng simply couldn't accept that two lives were lost because of jealousy.

Jiang Cheng pretended to be calm, but both Wei Ying and Lan Zhan knew his every move.

If it were any other time, Wei Ying would have been considerate enough not to ask any further questions, but now that the truth about his parents' death was at stake, he couldn't help himself. During the lunch break, while Lan Zhan was out getting some water, he asked, "Ah Cheng, have you received any news?"

"You don't want to tell me because you're afraid I can't accept it?"

Jiang Cheng knew he couldn't hide it any longer, and he still couldn't face Wei Ying, so he could only stand aside and pretend to admire the mountain scenery in front of him. After a long while, he finally spoke: "...I sent a letter home, but my father didn't answer me a single word, and my mother only said that someone must have done something to cause the deaths of Uncle Wei and Cangse Sanren..."

"In this situation, what else do you think I can think of?"

Wei Ying really understood Jiang Cheng, so he also felt that Jiang Cheng must have thought that perhaps his parents had asked the Jiang family for help, but because of the jealous behavior of Yu Ziyuan and Jiang Fengmian, his parents lost the chance to be rescued.

Although Wei Ying felt that this was most likely the case, he couldn't blame anyone, especially Jiang Cheng in front of him. They were brothers who had slept in the same bed together for ten years!

Lan Zhan returned early and was able to hear the entire conversation, but he had other thoughts. "Perhaps, that incident of delayed rescue, whose truth we still don't know, never happened? Or perhaps Sect Master Jiang and Madam Jiang were both tricked by someone?"

"And based on Madam Jiang's temperament back then, as long as she was deliberate and unintentional, this kind of thing could easily happen, and it wouldn't be easy to be exposed."

Wei Ying also realized what was happening, and this time he was the one trying to comfort Jiang Cheng. "Ah Cheng, Lan Zhan is quite right. Don't forget, it's been almost half a year since the news of my parents' death reached the Lotus Pier. I even suspect that even if my parents did ask for help from the Lotus Pier, someone might have hidden the letter and only brought it out later, which is why Uncle Jiang and Madam Jiang are so secretive."

"And the excuse is probably what we guessed. They were afraid that Madam Jiang would get jealous and start a fight with Uncle Jiang, so the people below decided to do this privately."

Jiang Cheng sighed deeply and finally turned to look at Wei Ying, "No matter what, the Jiang family needs to give you, Master Wei, and Cangse Sanren an explanation!"

No one had entered this deep forest for a long time, and there was no trace of the trails that had been opened up by hunters and villagers from the surrounding villages. The three of them stopped and walked along the way, and found that many places needed to be cleared of lush bushes and climbing vines.

There was a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, and many snakes, insects, rats and ants were hiding under these leaves. Just sticking the Breath-Suppressing Talisman on them could only prevent them from being bitten by most insects, but many insects took advantage of the situation and soon took a ride on the three of them.

The worst thing is that miasma will appear in the valley. Even if Jiang Cheng can use talismans to blow a gust of wind to disperse the miasma, it will not last long before it pops up again.