Chapter 18: The Bitter Sisters
Yu Lan sat down again, and Hai Tianlan also pulled up the tulip that was lying on the ground crying.
Regarding the information on the half-orc's side, Hai Tianlan really wanted to ask Tulip, but things had changed like this, I was afraid that the problem between the two sisters would not be straightened out, and Tulip should not be in the mood to talk about other things.
"Hai Tianlan, some words are very uncomfortable in my heart, can I tell you my story?"
Facing Yu Lan's sad eyes, Hai Tianlan nodded. I didn't want to get too involved in other people's affairs, and I didn't want to know Yu Lan too much, but now I can't hide it.
As the lights flickered, Yu Lan's eyes looked into the distance through the window, and she began her story with a voice with vicissitudes.
"My father was the chief of the Fuyu tribe, and we were a happy family of three. Sixteen years ago, when I was two years old, it was a cold winter. ā
"That year, the half-orcs who fought the winter famine attacked the Fuyu tribe, and when my father led everyone to flee for their lives to Ginkgo Village, my mother was taken captive by the half-orcs. If it weren't for the fact that I was young and needed someone to take care of me, my dad would have worked hard at that time! ā
"The orcs came and went, leaving behind a devastated tribe and a broken heart for my father. Dad often hates himself for not being able to save his mother in the first place, and hates himself for being useless! The relationship between my father and my mother is very deep, and my father has never looked for a woman since my mother left. ā
"When my father is drunk alone, he always tears his mother's name and hates myself very much at that time! If it weren't for me, my father would have rushed to save my mother, even if I couldn't save my mother from dying, it would be better than spending his life in desolation and self-blame. ā
"Five years ago, in the winter when I was thirteen years old, my father got the news that in the dense forest not close to the Fuyu tribe, someone saw my mother with the orcs who had come to fight the winter famine. For this reason, my father spent all his family property and took on foreign debts, and hired a few combat skill practitioners to go with him to my mother. ā
"How excited I was at that time! I thought that I would never have the opportunity to see my mother again in this life, and I would never have a chance to reunite as a family in this life, but such an opportunity actually appeared! Although it was very small, during the time my father left, I knelt and prayed to the gods every day, and both legs were swollen and I couldn't walk. ā
Speaking of this, Yu Lan glanced at Tulip, who had stopped crying and was listening to her, and her teeth rattled. Seeing Tulip bow her head in fear, she continued.
"A month later, my father, who was wounded, was sent back by the hired guards, and my father's expression was very decadent, as if he had lost his soul."
"Dad told me that he finally rescued his mother after a lot of hardships, but his mother couldn't come back with him! My mother told my father bitterly that she gave birth to a half-human and half-beast girl after being spoiled by a half-orc, and she named the girl Tulip after missing her father and me! She said that she could not leave the ten-year-old child and run away alone, and that without her protection and care, the girl would not have survived among the orcs. ā
"Due to my mother's delay, the orcs came after me again, and they took my mother away and injured my father! The mother cried and shouted when she was taken away, and she said that she should let her father guard the chief's house! ā
"There is a mural of a family of three drawn by my mother in the chief's house, and my father said that this is a hint from my mother: she will come back, let my father wait for her!"
"After this incident, the wariness on the orc's side must have become heavier, and Dad understands that it is almost impossible for my mother to come back in this life. From then on, my emaciated father became ill, and at the age of thirteen, I sat in the position of acting chief. Three years later, my father died, and before he died, he told me to take good care of myself and keep the chief's house until my mother returned. ā
The story came to an end here, and Yu Lan looked at Tulip with guilt on her face and clenched her fists: "All this is because of you!" If it weren't for you, my mother would be back to us! If it weren't for you, my dad wouldn't have died! How can you make me not hate you! ā
This kind of family matter, Hai Tianlan didn't want to talk too much. There is no obvious definition of right and wrong, right and wrong in this kind of thing, but seeing that Tulip didn't dare to say anything like a little girl when facing Yulan, he couldn't help but speak.
"Yu Lan, no one wants something like that to happen! Think about it from another angle, if you were Tulip, I think your mother would also make sacrifices, after all, you are all a piece of meat that fell from her! ā
Yu Lan was obviously stunned, but then she frowned and let out a cold snort: "Anyway, I just won't forgive her anyway, I don't have such a sister!" ā
It's already good that Yu Lan can say this, instead of adding fists and kicks like when they first met, and deep-rooted things can not be changed in a few words! However, after Tulip listened to Yulan's words, her aggrieved face was full of tears.
"Tulip, can you tell us about your mother and your situation? After all, it's the mother of the two of you, no matter how cold Yulan's mouth is, I think she wants to know about your mother's situation. As for your situation, I need to know that it's a matter of survival for everyone in this tribe! ā
"Then some of the titles I used in my complaint, sister, can you not object?"
As if she had mustered up enough courage, Tulip finally met Yulan's eyes, and her voice was full of pleading.
"You, you're going to have to make inches! Forget it, you name it! ā
Yu Lan stood up suddenly, but seeing Hai Tianlan's helpless eyes, she sat back again.
Tulip, who is visibly taken aback, begins her story. However, she said it by looking at Hai Tianlan, she felt that looking at Hai Tianlan and saying it would be natural, if she looked at Yu Lan and said it, she would be at a loss.
"Although I am a half-orc and human child, I always think that my surname should be Yu, and my mother told me so. My mother often said that if we could return to the Fuyu tribe, my father would treat me like his own daughter and would not dislike me. My mother also said that I have a sister named Yu Lan, and the two of us look very similar, and when she left her father, my sister walked a little swaying. ā
"After the mother was taken captive by the orcs, she was assigned to the leader of Mark as a female dependent. In order to protect me, when I was very young, my mother made me eat a piece of fructose that she boiled every day, and that fructose would give my body a taste that was unacceptable to orcs. It was the smell of my body that made orcs never want to hit me. ā
"My body is different from that of orcs and humans, and I seem to have been born with a high talent for combat. I've had a dream since I was a child, that is, when I have the ability, I must escape from the control of the orcs with my mother! ā
"Five years ago, when I was ten years old, that is, the year when my father took someone to save my mother, I was hiding in a place where there were no orcs and practicing my skills, if I could be with my mother at that time, then we could return to Fuyu early."
"When I went back, my father had already left, and my mother was beaten half to death by the orcs for defecting. Unfortunately, I was too weak at that time, and I was knocked to the ground by them just by killing an ordinary orc, and I also exposed my talent for combat. ā
"Since then, they have felt that I am more useful than my mother, and have begun to threaten my mother's life to participate in their daily hunting and war and plunder. And, they have restricted the freedom of my mother since then, if I behave well, I can see my mother twice a year, if I don't let them behave as expected, I won't see my mother for a year! ā
Speaking of which, Tulip and Tulip were already crying. Hai Tianlan's heart also hurts, and there is anger and emotion entangled with each other!
He hated the orcs for creating a good girl with an embarrassing identity, but very filial! He hated orcs for giving a girl that responsibility at the age of ten...... If there was a half-orc standing in front of him now, Hai Tianlan would really want to chop it into pieces and feed it to the dogs!
At the same time, Hai Tianlan was also moved! Not only did one of the two sisters move him, but both of them are good girls, both are hard-working and tenacious girls! Although Yu Lan did not mention what happened after her father's death, but based on the antecedents and the current situation, Hai Tianlan thinks that her life over the years is even more bitter than Tulip! After all, the society of the orcs is relatively simple, and there is no idea that the orcs will fight tulips, there is not too much deceit, and there is not too much pressure to survive......
Hai Tianlan, who was moved, also decided in his heart that he was willing to help these two girls if he could!
"Y-How long have you not seen your mother?"
Yu Lan stopped crying, and there was an unnaturalness in her voice.
"I haven't seen them this year, and they said that if I could open the city gate and let them in this time, they would let me see my mother."
The gloomy clouds filled her tulips eyes, and she looked at the sea and sky.
"What do you plan to do in the future?" Hai Tianlan asked.
"Defend the tribe, you're afraid that you won't be able to defend it, so you might as well run away! I didn't expect my sister to be a magician, if my sister could find about ten friends who were combat skill cultivators, even if it was only level seven, I would be sure to rescue my mother. ā
Tulip was a little excited, and her little face turned red.
"IāI don't have any friends who are combat skill cultivators. I have a mentor, but it's not something I can get in touch with in a short period of time. ā
Yu Lan is very embarrassed, how can there be a combat skill cultivator like her who worries about the affairs of the tribe, not to mention too much time for contact with outsiders, even the time for cultivation is squeezed out.
"Isn't he your friend?"
Tulip pointed at Hai Tianlan with a puzzled look in her eyes.
"He, he ......"
Yu Lan blushed, and the more important things that happened between her and Hai Tianlan flashed quickly in her mind, and she didn't know how to answer.
"Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about the situation of the orcs who attacked here tonight, if you can successfully escape this catastrophe, I will help you rescue your mother!"
As soon as Hai Tianlan said this, Yu Lan nodded busily! There are too many incredible things about this man, and he hasn't seen him for a long time, and there is an extra storage bag worth 20,000 gold coins on his waist! He said that if he wanted to help, Yu Lan felt that it would definitely be done!
Although Tulip wondered why her sister was so happy, since her sister nodded, she stopped continuing the question about the rescue, and began to answer what Hai Tianlan wanted to know.