Chapter 607-608: The Strange Vige; The Mysterious Old Widow


    <b>607: The Strange Vige</b>


    You mean the vigers did this? Why would they? Can being locked inside a dimensional space really make them happy? Han Xia didnt understand how people could voluntarily draw a cell around themselves.


    It may also have been done by a single person and wasnt a choice made by the vigers. Han Jiang said.


    Then lets find the person responsible for sealing off the vige. We should be able to leave here if we find them. Jier said.


    But there are so many people in the vige; it will be hard. Han Jiang said.


    We can take our time and look carefully. We cant just sit and wait for rescue. Jier rolled his eyes.


    He was never one to wait for rescue. As a majestic envoy of Star Marshall hall, it would be too embarrassing to wait for other people to rescue him.


    By the way, I dont know your name yet. Could it be you are Xiao Wus boyfriend? Han Xia asked with interest.


    My name is Jier and I am the Summer envoy for Star Marshall hall. As for my rtionship with Xiao Wu, were best buds or brothers, however you want to think of it is fine.


    It turned out youre the envoy. I am Han Jiang, a clerk in the arbitration tribunal. I am responsible for recording documents and files in the arbitration department. This is my sister Han Xia. Shes a record clerk at Star Marshall hall and isnt responsible for much work. She still needs to study hard to learn and grow. Han Jiang introduced himself and his sister.


    He met the envoys for Spring, Autumn, and Winter already, but it was his first meeting with the newly appointed Summer envoy. Apparently, Summer envoys appointment was dyed due to personal reasons. Han Jiang never expected to meet under such circumstances.


    The arbitration tribunal usually dealt with the season envoys, so the people in his department was quite familiar with them. So although, it was their first meeting, as long as Jier remained the envoy for Summer, it was likely they would get to know each other sooner orter.


    In any case, Han Jiang was much more confident about their chances of getting out now that Jier with them. Star Marshall hall would go all out to rescue an envoy.


    Moreover, the envoys had their legacies. Even if no one came to rescue them, he was sure they would be able to think of a way out.


    Han Jiangs hope rose up. Their odds of leaving had increased by more than half.


    To find the person who sealed the vige, the group went around the vige and began talking to the vigers. They did that for two days, and in the process also met people who, like them, had been yanked into the vige from outside.


    These people, in order to survive, also started farming like the vigers. It didnt matter how powerful they were, they still needed food to fill their tummies.


    Dont you find it strange? Those outsiders, their attitude is too submissive. Jier noticed.


    I feel the same way. The two brothers we met today, for example, were obviously not good practitioners, but now theyre obediently farming thend. Why dont they steal the already grown vegetables from other people? I dont get it. Han Jiang also felt it was strange.


    The two brothers they saw, from the look in their eyes to the auras they gave off, were obviously bad people. That they wouldnt try to intimidate and threaten the vigers was too strange.


    No matter how Han Jiang looked at it, the men were not principled people with morals against hurting ordinary people.


    Is there something about the vigers that is scaring them? Han Xia wondered.


    What kind of people could make those brothers so scared that they dont dare touch even a single roof tile? Or did they try before, but were taught a lesson, so now they dont dare try again?


    Also, those vigers are always smiling, no matter who they seeing. Arent they afraid of encountering bad people and be forced into very?!


    The odd behavior from the vigers, the sealed off vige  what kind of secret were hidden inside?


    While Feng Wu and the group were investigating inside the vige, Zhao Yang had gathered arge group of people to help.


    This time Star Marshall hall sent over a high-ranking dimensional space magician who specialized in spatial fluctuations.


    There seems to be a strange space on the other side of thiske. The magician concluded after studying theke.


    Is it a dimensional space created using a spell? Creating dimensional space was something only holy level magicians could do.


    No, it should be space created with an item. Its not a low-level item either; it must be at least a holy level item, if Im not mistaken. It wouldnt have hidden so well from me otherwise. Its a good thing Im the one that came. Holy level magicians from the other departments would not have been able to detect the spatial fluctuations on the other side of theke.


    What should we do now? Shall we destroy the space and then rescue Xiao Wu and the envoy? Zhao Yang gestured excitedly.


    Now is not the time; let me think it through some more.


    Suddenly the space distorted and the magician disappeared in and out several times.


    Xiao Wu, Xiao Xia, Master Jier you must hold on. Master Fasheng will definitely save you... Zhao Yang spoke in the direction of theke.


    Feng Wu and the others had no idea Star Marshall hall was sending people to rescue them. They were busy searching for the owner of the artifact who sealed the vige away.


    After two days investigating, the most suspicious person they found was the vige chiefs daughter, Laiya.


    Twenty years ago, a sword master took a fancy to Laiya and wanted to force her to be one of his concubine wives, but Laiya was already engaged to her childhood sweetheart, so naturally she couldnt ept the offer.


    Laiya was an ordinary person with no aspirations of marrying to raise her station; she only wanted to marry her sweetheart and live happily in her vige.


    Everything changed when the sword master appeared and demanded the vige chief hand his daughter over. He had his people surround the vige, day after day for seven days, not attacking, butying siege.


    When the eighth day came, all the people that surrounded the vige disappeared and the vigers couldnt leave.


    Not being able to leave wasnt a big deal for them, as long as bullies werent harassing them, istion was eptable.


    The vigers continued to live their lives like normal. It wasnt until the first outsiders arrived that they realized it wasnt the wicked people who disappeared, it was them that disappeared.


    They would get a few outsiders every now and again after that. And like them, the outsiders were also trapped. Some had thought about leaving the isted world of the vige, but the passage at the bottom of theke was a one-way gate. Everyone who entered was trapped inside.


    Ten outsiders had identally entered the vige in the past twenty years. The outsiders grew ustomed to life in the vige and didnt make trouble for anyone. Everyone lived happily and worked in peace.


    Han Jiang was sure there were things about the outsiders that werent being shared. The vigers wouldnt say anything and the outsiders refused to talk about it. They tried asking around, but couldnt get any information.


    <b>608: The Mysterious Old Widow</b>


    Thats why Laiya is the most likely suspect. She has the best motive. Han Xia whispered after sipping the juice Feng Wu shared.


    Thats true, but this is all still a guess; Im not sure if its her. Han Jiang said.


    It seems that we have to keep an eye on her. How is that Laiya now? Is she married to her childhood sweetheart? Jier pushed his empty cup away.


    They married twenty years ago. Seven days after the vige was sealed, the vige heads family hurriedly organized a marriage for them. Now their oldest child is eighteen and the youngest is twelve. Han Jiang said.


    Considering what information they had, they decided to keep an eye on Laiya. Hopefully something useful would show up.


    Laiyas family was an ordinary family; they worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. Ordinary people who didnt practice magic and martial qi aged normally. The traces of age on Laiyas thirty-eight-year-old face did not detract from her beauty, however. It was no wonder the sword master spent so much effort trying to marry her; she must have been a stunning woman twenty years ago.


    Her husband, a cksmith in the vige, was named Kamen. She and her husband loved each other deeply and their eyes would fill with love and affection whenever they were together. No wonder, even if it raised her station in life, Laiya was unwilling to marry the unfamiliar sword master.


    While theyre all out working, lets go to her house and see if we can find the holy artifact or anything else suspicious! Han Xia said.


    It was a good idea, so they had Han Jiang stand as look out while everyone else snuck inside Laiyas house.


    In the end, they failed to find anything by the time Laiyas family returned.


    They snuck back out and returned disappointed to their hut. Why is there nothing? Laiya is definitely the most suspicious person.


    Could you have made a mistake? Is it really Laiya who sealed the vige? Rui Baby said casually while eating a snack.


    Master Rui, did you find something? Han Xia immediately retreated and ran to Rui Babys side to fawn over him.


    This great one has indeed discovered something. In fact, there was something else that happened here twenty years ago other than what happened with Laiya. Rui Baby was pleased with the fawning so he shared a bit mysteriously.


    Something else? No way. I asked about all the major events that happened twenty years ago. There cant be something I dont know about! Han Jiang thought about it and couldnt think about the event Rui Baby was talking about.


    Twenty years ago, the old widow in the east of the vige had two beautiful daughters, and the three women depended on each other very much. The old widow, because she was cheated on by a man, told her daughter to never trust men. Eventually, one after the other, both her daughters fell in love with men outside the vige. The men they loved came to the vige to propose, but unfortunately the old widow objected vehemently.


    She beat both daughters severely enough to force them to be bedridden. Then she went out and warned the two men never to approach her daughters again.


    Her daughters found her dominance over their lives unbearable, and in the end, they decided to elope. Unfortunately, the day before their nned elopement, the sword master came to the vige and tried to force Laiya to marry him.


    Their elopement ns were thwarted because of this. Then on the eight day the vige was sealed and the daughters were trapped inside. They are still single even now.


    This did happen and Rui Baby would never been privy to such details had he not but fluttering around and eavesdropping on the vigers conversations.


    You suspect the old widow sealed the vige to prevent her daughters from leaving her and marrying? If this guess was correct, then the olddy was perverted.


    Han Xia felt her scalp go numb just thinking about having such a terrible mother.


    Why havent the daughters married in all this time? Even if they cant marry outside the vige, they can still marry someone inside. Han Xia was puzzled by this.


    Their mother is really perverted. Just because one man caused her suffering, she thinks all men are evil things. She doesnt allow her daughters to approach men, or talk to them, let alone marry one. Anyway, she just wants her daughters to by alone forever like her.


    Rui Baby rolled his eyes, just thinking about perverted old woman gave him the shivers.


    Lets talk about sealing the vige; if its that old woman, then she would definitely do it. Jier thought of the old widow Rui Baby talked about.


    They all agreed the perverted old widow was seriously suspicious. Her ranking on the list of suspects was even higher than Laiyas.


    They snuck into her house in the dead of night to investigate, but unfortunately, her room was locked up tight, even her window was closed shut. Finding out if she was responsible for sealing the vige would be difficult.


    The vige was strange so they didnt know if using magic or scrolls could have unintended consequences. To be safe, they decided not to use magic or qi.


    They searched the yard for a long time and found nothing suspicious. As for the two daughters who previously tried to run away, if there was a holy artifact, there was no way the old widow would leave it in their possession.


    It was probably in the old widows room. She locked it up so tight.


    They kept surveince on the old widows family and found, that apart from her two daughters working every day, the widow didnt leave. How were they supposed to sneak in and search around if she didnt leave?!


    The widow finally left her house two dayster on the full moon. She wore a ck cloak that covered her bodypletely; not even an inch of skin peeped through.


    Rui Baby went out to follow the old widow and see what she was up to sote at night, while everyone else grabbed the chance to sneak inside her house.


    They managed to get inside her room using a lock pick. Inside was pitch ck without light or shadow. Han Xia nced around at the things inside the room after taking out a flint and lighting it for light. She screamed out in fright,pletely forgetting where they were for a moment.


    This immediately brought a burst of footsteps toward the room. No doubt the people running over were the daughters.


    Their mother didnt even let them into her room, so for there to suddenly be an unfamiliar screaminging from that direction, of course they didnt just foolishly rush over without first grabbing a weapon.


    Are you outsiders? What are you doing in our mothers room? The sisters watched Feng Wu and the kids in the room warily while still holding onto knives they grabbed earlier.


    Dont be afraid. Were here to find a way out of the vige. Jier raised his hand to show them he was harmless and didnt have a weapon.