Chapter 499: Family Heritage
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Purple Eye Realm.
This was the name Fang Yuan had given this realm.
Because he was an infant, no matter how gifted he might be, he had spent the last few months eating and sleeping. No one ever paid too much attention to him, allowing him to secretly gather a lot of information.
This realm was mainly populated by humans and it was rather advanced in technology. Fang Yuan had seen before telephones, newspapers and the like.
However, the Tantai family preferred to live in seclusion and had always been living in an ancient looking mansion in the outskirts of the city.
This family was extremely wealthy and even had servants around. However, all the members of the Tantai Family always seem gloomy and depressed.
Furthermore, something which did not add up was that there were very little elders among the family.
Fang Yuan had only seen one elder, which was Tantai Juexin's father. He was the elder of the entire Tantai Family, Tantai Guijing!
'This family seems to be knowledgeable in certain secret spells! This might be the secret behind how they become so wealthy.'
In Fang Yuan's memories, he could recall being carried to an array for a few times. During these times, he was part of a bloody ritual and was fed much weird stuff.
As an infant, he could not put up any resistance and could only do as he was told.
'Sigh... I am speechless about the predicament I am in right now...'
The small infant sighed softly.
According to Fang Yuan's predictions, the place which he had reincarnated was coincidently the location of the 'ceremony' held by the Tantai Family! Therefore, his True Spirit must have subconsciously chosen the most suitable body which led to him possessing the infant.
'Comparatively, I would rather reincarnate as a normal human! Furthermore... This realm...'
Fang Yuan glanced at his stats with a gloomy look:
"Name: Fang Yuan (Tantai Mieming)
Essence: 0.5 (100)
Spirit: 0.5 (100)
Magic: 2.0 (100)
Profession: ???
Cultivation: ???
Technique: ???
Skill: [Medicine (Sealed)], [Botany (Sealed)], [Fiery Golden Eyes (Sealed)]"
"My stats are miserable and even my techniques are completely wiped off? Most importantly..."
Fang Yuan realised that his Medicine and Botany had faded grey, similar to the previous encounter with the Demonic Heart Realm whereby his dream master related stats had faded grey when the dream dao was taken away.
Of course, under Fang Yuan's continuous efforts, the bracket containing the Fiery Golden Eyes started to shimmer and appeared unstable, allowing him to occasionally use it.
"Something is wrong with this mansion! There is too much Yin Energy! Unfortunately... My present form is too weak!"
Even though Fang Yuan's stats in his window were sealed, he was confident that he would be able to restore his cultivation in Da Qian. However, all of these required time!
In this mansion, everything gave him a sense of danger!
This was not an observation through his Fiery Golden Eyes but rather, his detection from being physically in the mansion!
Until now, Fang Yuan could be certain that his physical body was different from others! Notwithstanding his magical energy, how could a newborn have half the stats of a full-grown adult?
Unless...
"Creak!"
The room door was opened. A large-breasted female in her thirties walked in.
Fang Yuan could recognise that this was the female servant taking care of him. She was Xu Ma.
All the servants serving in the mansion appeared pale and depressed too, and it seemed that it was because they had served in the family for a long period of time already. They rarely smiled and most of the time appeared gloomy.
"No! Something's not right!"
Fang Yuan's eyes glistened. "This lady... she is too emotionless."
"Bang!"
At this point in time, Xu Ma's eyes turned blank as she fainted.
Behind her, there was another silhouette. A pair of deadly eyes glared at Fang Yuan as the silhouette raised a pair of scissors in its hand.
'This lady... She seems like she is the wife of Tantai Juexin's brother, my aunt. She should be either the Seventh Aunt or Eight Aunt, and her name is Qiu Liang...'
Qiu Liang had a pleasant look. However, now, she was raising a pair of scissors, aiming its tip towards Fang Yuan's heart. She had a ferocious and frenzied look on her face. "Di... Die! You shouldn't even exist in this world, and it's all because of you! Ashang is dead! You shall die too!"
Fang Yuan laid there helplessly as the pair of scissors was swung downwards.
'This is none of my business... and yet you want to kill me...'
Fang Yuan closed his eyes and concentrated.
"Ah!"
In an instant, there was a shriek, followed by the clanging of a metal pot which fell to the floor, spilling the water in it.
"Help! Lady Qiu Liang is..."
A female servant screamed at the top of her lungs but soon after, she shrieked.
Fang Yuan's ears twitched. He could hear the shuffling of feet. Relaxed, he heaved a sigh.
In this world, he no longer knew if his old techniques would work and he would have a hard time explaining. It was still better to let others save him.
"Qiu Liang, what are you doing?"
Tantai Juexin rushed to the scene and a crisp slap was heard. "Are you crazy?"
"Haha... I have been crazy all along! If not for him, would Ashang die?"
Qiu Liang's voice was filled with hatred and vengeance. As she tried to retaliate, she was once again hit to the ground.
"Daughter-in-law... what is happening?"
At this point in time, a large group of them had arrived in the baby's room. The old man in front was Tantai Guijing. He had a cold look on his face and was awe-inspiring.
"Are you guys blind? I am trying to kill him!"
Qiu Liang was restrained. She appeared crazed for a moment before started to sob. "Ashang, Ashang was killed by him! All of you have seen how pitifully Ashang had died. His eyes were even dug out of his corpse! This child's eyes are different! This is why Ashang's eyes were dug out!"
"Rubbish! Ashang was obviously..."
Tantai Guijing sounded strict at first but as he spoke to the end of the sentence, his voice started to soften.
"Forget about it. This woman is crazy. Bring her to the patriarchal hall and lock her up!"
After a long while, another voice was heard.
"All of you... will die!"
Fang Yuan was being carried by another servant as he looked into Qiu Liang's eyes.
Her eyes were filled with hatred and vengeance, turning her otherwise beautiful look into a demonic one. The servant carrying Fang Yuan started to shake in fear.
"Do you think he can really resist against the curse? No! That is impossible! The Tantai Family is a cursed one and there is nothing we can do about it. The introduction of a new force will only lead all of you to your deaths!"
Qiu Liang frantically screamed and cursed everyone on the scene like a poisonous snake spitting its venom at its prey. "I hate you! I hate all of you! If not for Ashang, why would I even be married into your family, destroying my future?"
"Something's not right!"
She started to struggle and grabbed the red pair of scissors on the floor. Seeing this, Tantai Guijing quickly screamed. "Stop her! She wants to..."
"All of you, die!"
As she screamed, Qiu Liang suddenly rushed towards the female servant carrying Fang Yuan with a great force.
"Chi!"
Blood spewed everywhere!
The bloodstained Fang Yuan's face, spreading a metallic smell everywhere.
"How could... how could it be?"
Qiu Liang gazed at the female servant who had the scissors pierced through her neck before looking down.
At her chest, a sharp knife was protruding out, stained with the blood of her own.
"Pa!"
The female servant fell to the ground and Fang Yuan fell towards the ground as well before being caught firmly by another pair of hands.
"Let's get out of here! Get some servants to clear up the corpses."
Fang Yuan realised that it was his own father, Tantai Juexin who had killed Qiu Liang from behind her! Composed, he kept his dagger and ordered the servants around.
"Argh..."
Qiu Liang, who was lying on the ground, was still trying to struggle. Blood flowed out from her mouth and it was an unforgettable scene for all of those who had witnessed her emotion-filled face.
"Do I represent... inauspiciousness?"
Fang Yuan was a little confused as he felt a chill vibe in his heart.
Unknowingly, the red pair of scissors on Qiu Liang's hands seem to be a bright red due to it being stained by blood.
"Father, how should we deal with it?"
After clearing the scene, Tantai Juexin looked towards Tantai Guijing.
"As usual, but we have to strengthen the defences of the family. Otherwise, she will come into contact with that 'thing'!"
Tantai Guijing bent over and forcefully pried open Qiu Liang's fingers to pick up the scissors in her hands. "Nobody shall leak the events of today. Otherwise, I will deal with them according to the family rules. Is that understood."
"Yes!"
Everyone around nodded their heads. However, they still could not wipe off the fear in their eyes. They were all perplexed as they looked towards Fang Yuan.
He was a true sign of inauspiciousness!
As Fang Yuan was being carried away, he took one last look at the lady on the ground.
It might be his own hallucination, but her fingers seemed to be... moving!
...
The seasons went by.
It had already been a few years.
Fang Yuan was now 5 years old. He was like an invisible person in the Tantai Family.
Although he was given the best food and accommodation and no one dared to oppose him, no other kids of the same age were willing to play with him.
Even the servants feared him, even though Fang Yuan did nothing.
His biological mother, Su Xin, had also intentionally distanced herself from Fang Yuan and they had a weak relationship.
In the past 5 years, Fang Yuan had discovered many weird things.
For instance, after a certain period of time, there would always be a member of this family who would inexplicably die, and the rest of the family would treat it as a norm.
Every time he examined their corpses, he could tell that they did not die of natural causes.
"Curse, so they say..."
After gathering all his experiences for the past few years, Fang Yuan could roughly figure out what was going on with this family.
"The Tantai Family has been cursed and everyone cannot escape from it... After a certain period of time, there will always be a death! No wonder this family had decided to live in seclusion. Otherwise, they would surely scare their neighbours."
Although Fang Yuan had no forms of entertainment in the past 5 years, he could still bear it.
Furthermore, he was not afraid of displaying his wisdom at a young age.
Even though he might appear gloomy and depressed like a matured person, no one would suspect anything.
After all, he was the greatest anomaly in the family!