The Rebirth of an Orphan

Chapter 219: Announcement of funeral arrangements

Zhao Chishu looked at Zhao Xihua. Not only was she extremely thin and deformed, but when she raised her hands, dense scars on her arms were revealed through her sleeves. It was obvious that she had been tortured.

Zhao Chishu couldn't help but hugged Zhao Xihua and burst into tears, but Zhao Xihua had to comfort him: "It's okay, Third Sister, don't be sad. It's my great fortune that I can come out alive now. I'm so happy." Deng Xiao also hurriedly hugged Zhao Chishu in his arms, "Shu'er, now is not the time to be sad. We still have things to explain to sister-in-law."

Zhao Chishu also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she stopped crying and sat obediently next to Deng Xiao. Zhao Xihua saw the relationship between her and Deng Xiao, and she felt much more relieved.

Deng Xiao opened the cabin door curtain and took a look outside, then looked at Zhao Xihua and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. This ship is very safe. My mother knew a friend in the underworld before. Her friend is very familiar with these intricate waterways. We can go to Qingzhou by following the route he gave us. Qingzhou leads to the sea, and there are some deserted islands. We should take refuge there first. We can't stay in Kyoto anymore."

Zhao Xihua nodded and understood what Deng Xiao meant. Now that Gu Lun is dead, the Gu family has collapsed. The Deng family and Gu Lun usually have a good relationship. If the third prince really comes to power, he will probably not let the Deng family go.

The Deng family asked Deng Xiao to take Zhao Chishu away from Kyoto in order to preserve the Deng family's bloodline inheritance, but Grandpa Deng refused to leave, and neither did Mr. Deng and Mrs. Deng. They only threatened to die and forced Deng Xiao to take his wife out of the spotlight first.

Deng Xiao looked at Zhao Xihua steadily and said, "Does sister-in-law know about the news that Brother Gu died in battle?"

Zhao Xihua's face turned pale but she looked at Gu Lun with determination and said, "I know about Gu Lun's death, but I don't believe it. I don't believe he will die. It's really not easy to kill him. His body has not been found yet, just a piece of clothing. I don't believe he will die."

A glimmer of hope flashed across Deng Xiao's eyes, but so many days had passed. If he was still alive, why didn't he return to Kyoto?

A trace of pain flashed across his face again, and he whispered, "There is another bad news. Mr. Gu... was killed by Gu Xing, who was sent by Madam Hua."

"What did you say?" Zhao Xihua looked at Deng Xiao in disbelief, "Grandfather... is dead?"

Deng Xiao simply told Zhao Xihua the cause of Mr. Gu's death and whispered, "Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences. I have ordered people to preserve Gu Xing's body. If a case is filed in the future, it will be evidence of his crime. I just didn't expect that Madam Hua and Madam Yu from the Gu family are really not human beings. They are simply not human beings."

Zhao Xihua only felt a buzzing in her ears, then she closed her eyes and gritted her teeth and said, "The evil they have done will be repaid one day, it's just that the time has not come yet."

Deng Xiao took Zhao Xihua and others on a boat along the winding river outside Kyoto, heading south into the Jiangnan water system, then turned east and headed north towards Qingzhou.

Finally, they arrived in Qingzhou half a month later. Although Qingzhou is not as big as Kyoto and its territory is not as large as Yuncheng, it is an important port connecting the islands outside the sea.

They all concealed their previous identities, changed into ordinary people's clothes, dressed as business travelers, and stayed in one of the larger hotels in the city.

The hotel was surrounded by traveling merchants, most of whom were businessmen waiting to go out to sea. It was the sailing season so there were many people in the hotel. Deng Xiao asked for four rooms, one for himself and Zhao Chishu, a better one for Zhao Xihua, and the remaining two for the accompanying bodyguards.

After all, the hotel had a diverse staff, and Zhao Xihua's food and daily life were all taken care of by Zhao Chishu himself, and meals were taken to the room for eating.

Deng Xiao and Zhao Chishu walked into Zhao Xihua's room with tea and food, and then locked the door from the inside. It was not that they were overly cautious, but the Ling family was too powerful. Ling Zhi was a madman, and he would find a way to get what he wanted.

Zhao Xihua looked at the food that Deng Xiao and Zhao Chishu brought, put down the book she was reading, took the food and started eating. Zhao Chishu felt relieved to see that Zhao Xihua had been eating and drinking normally these days. He had been worried that this fourth sister would hurt her body because of the sadness of her fourth brother-in-law's death. Now he just felt a little distressed to see her like this.

Deng Xiao saw that Zhao Xihua had almost finished her meal, so he whispered, "Sister-in-law, I have found a boat. That man has received my mother's favor, so he is very safe. I have already made an agreement with him. We will stay here tonight and leave tomorrow evening. We will reach an island early the day after tomorrow. That island was bought by Brother Gu and I. The residents on the island are all people taken in by Brother Gu. As long as we go to the island, we will be safe."

"There is food and fresh water on the island, as well as our own guard team. We can stay on the island for not only three to five years, but even a hundred years."

Zhao Xihua nodded, then smiled and took Zhao Chishu's hand and put it in Deng Xiao's hand and said, "Although you call me sister-in-law according to Gu Lun, I am also Shu'er's sister, so I also call you brother-in-law. The most satisfying thing I have done in my life is to help my third sister find you. I hope you can always treat her well and have more children. I have left some property in Kyoto for Pingshui and Chunfeng to manage. Part of it has been written in the name of my future nephew and niece. I don't know the name of the child. Find a chance for you to go back to Kyoto and take it out for the children. It is also a little thought from me as an aunt."

"Fourth sister," Deng Xiao and Zhao Chishu's expressions changed a little. They didn't know why Zhao Xihua suddenly said this, and both of them were shocked.

"Fourth sister, don't be too sad. We will bear it together, together..." Zhao Chishu felt a little scared when he heard what Zhao Xihua said. The tone sounded like someone was explaining his last wishes.

She hoped that her fourth sister would cry loudly, no matter what, she just didn't want to be so calm. The calmer she was, the more frightened Zhao Chishu was, but since things had come to this point, he could only comfort her.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I feel bad for you guys doing this to me. I want to rest for a while because I have to travel tomorrow. It would be bad if I get seasick. Let me rest up enough so I can set off tomorrow morning."

After Zhao Xihua's words, Zhao Chishu was at a loss for words, so he had to leave Zhao Xihua's room with Deng Xiao.

The next morning, Zhao Chishu packed up and went to Zhao Xihua's room next door with some snacks. Seeing her go to the next room, Deng Xiao also got up to wash and get ready, but Zhao Chishu suddenly pushed the door open, and rushed in with a pale face holding a piece of paper. He opened his mouth for a long time before crying: "Deng Xiao, Deng Xiao, it's not good... it's not good... Fourth sister..."