The Geared Immortal

The Jiao's: 2

/*unedited*/

Inside a restaurant with a rustic environment and decoration sat 8 people where two are children playing on the side. Their giggling and laughs made the silent table have the feeling of liveliness which seems that the worries of the world are behind them.

Shin Jiao already told them about his 'faked' condition so that he can gain more intel about the woman who claims to be his mother.

One of the woman's servants started to tell the story as the woman seems to be unable to say anything as she would cry if she opens her mouth.

Aye Muyan… That is the name of the middle-aged looking woman. She is the first wife of the Jiao clan head, Si'en Jiao. Although she was the first wife of Si'en Jiao she was unable to bear him any children. The first one to get pregnant is the first concubine of Si'en Jiao and she bore him a son. Then, later on, the rest of the concubines also got pregnant and Si'en Jiao now has a total of 5 children, 3 of them are boys and 2 are girls.

Because Aye Muyan has been unable to bear him a child, he stops visiting her. The affection he showed her from before all vanished and she was discarded to the side. Although she is the first and the madam of the Jiao clan, however, that is only in name. In truth, the one who now controls the Jiao clan is the first concubine of Si'en Jiao.

A couple of years have passed and Aye Muyan has already forgotten the heartache and loneliness. She lived a solitary life in a small courtyard of the state. Since then she has never shown herself in public.

Then one night, while she calmly admires the night sky, she saw a shadow jumping from the wall. Though she acts like a weak woman, in truth, Aye Muyan is a strong cultivator in the primary stages of the gold core realm. So when she saw the shadow intruding her courtyard, she dashed and wanted to fight again it. But then she discovered that the shadow is a man, and is wounded heavily.

"Who are you? What are you doing in my courtyard?" Aye Muyan asked in a cold voice.

The man didn't answer and just looks at her with a sneer in his eyes. Because the man wore a mask with only his eyes are exposed, she could not clearly see his face.

"If you won't answer me, then don't blame me for being ruthless." She said as she suddenly extended her arms and a long thin blade suddenly appears.

When the man saw this, he was stunned.

But he didn't have time to ask anything as he suddenly saw the blade flicker and only a silver flash can be seen.

Before the man knew it, his mask is already cut in half.

"What a terrifying speed," was all the man can think of.

Upon noticing that his mask is about to fall and his face exposed, he immediately covers his face with his hand. Now in his eyes, an incredulous expression is shown.

"You!" the man said while pointing at the beautiful woman who looks gentle on the outside.

He didn't expect that the gentle and meek-looking woman is a peerless cultivator that even he is not sure to be able to defeat in a fair fight.

"Leave this place or I will bury your corpse here." She said in a cold voice.

Then suddenly she fished out a small bottle from her spatial ring and threw it to the man.

"This would help your wound." She said while walking away towards the house.

As the man looks at the gentle-looking back of the beautiful woman, his expression changed.

Aye Muyan walks nonchalantly toward the small simple looking house. She didn't put the man in her eyes. Because with her skill she knows that the man is not her match.

With complicated eyes, the man took the pills from the small bottle and began to practice his cultivator to better absorb the efficacy of the pills. It took him only two hours to heal his grievous wounds. He has been fighting with his enemies outside and was accidentally wounded because of his slight carelessness. To not alarm the family, he decided to sneak in and go through the farthest courtyard. He has already forgotten that this place was given to his first wife.

The man is actually Si'en Jiao the current head of the Jiao clan.

When he faces his wife, he was stunned at her ability. He didn't know that she is actually a very strong cultivator. In truth when the clan decided for him to marry the first daughter of the Muyan clan, he wanted to object because he hasn't seen her before. And that he is already in love with another woman, which is now his first concubine.

Because Aye Muyan looks gentle and weak, he didn't put her in his eyes. Though she is a beauty, nevertheless he still despises the weak. Unlike his old lover who is a strong woman and his fellow sister in their school.

But now, this discovery made him change his mind. Because of the strength shown by Aye Muyan, he wanted her back to his harem.

That night, he walks directly inside the house not covering his face anymore. When Aye Muyan saw that the man is actually her own husband who abandoned her, she felt complicated. But then she also felt helpless. As a woman raised by her clan to serve her husband well. A strong sense of woman virtue is deeply rooted in her mind.

That night she didn't resist her husband's advance and accepted him.

Two months later, she became pregnant.

Unknown to her, this enrages the first concubine.

In truth, the reason why she didn't get pregnant before is because of the first concubine giving her some strange and traceless medicine. Because she would always act as a submissive woman, she didn't put up her defenses against anyone.

As the maid tells the story of the woman, Shin Jiao felt a little pity for her.

He already has an idea of the life of the nobles in this land. Though he didn't like it, he still can't change anything. That's why when he started the underground base, he always pushes the equality rule. This way at least the woman under him would not be bullied and would be just like on earth, have freedom.

When the maid wanted to continue, Aye Muyan lifted her hand and stopped her.

"I know that you are my son. Though you might have forgotten a lot of things due to your accident, my heart is still telling me that you are my son." She said with a shaking voice.

Shin Jiao didn't want to add to the woman's heartache and just go with the flow. At least this way, he and his companions can have a place to stay in this bustling city.

Aye Muyan leads them to a small courtyard with three small houses.

"This is where I lived now. Son, you can also stay here with mom okay?" Aye Muyan said while still holding Shin Jiao's hand.

Though he felt awkward while they walk towards this play in this manner, yet his heartfelt warm.

"Thank you." Shin Jiao answered as he looks at the place.

Though the compound is small and the houses are not that big, it is still enough for them to have a place to stay.

That night, Aye Muyan and the two maids busied themselves in the kitchen while Shin Jiao and the two women, Jie Ye and Jiyi, began to discuss their plans.

"Master, is she really your mother?" Jiyi asked with a bit of hesitation and confusion.

"No, of course not. But I… I still pity her." Shin Jiao answered.

But deep within his heart, he knows that he has another agenda. For the first time in his life, he wanted to be selfish and follow what he wanted. Having a mother is only a dream for him, but now that he can have one, why not try an indulge himself. At least with this, he can have no regrets in his life anymore.

"We will stay here for a couple of days, and then continue our travel to the San Kingdom." Shin Jiao decided.

"Yes master, we will follow you wherever you wanted to go." Jie Ye and Jiyi answered.

Then suddenly Shin Jiao heard light footsteps outside.

"Young master, Shin. Dinner is ready, the madam wanted you to come out." One of the maids called out.

That night while having dinner, Shin Jiao introduced his companions to the woman. Aye Muyan thought that the two women are his son's wives, but then she heaves a sigh of relief upon realizing that they are his servants.

Later that evening, Shin Jiao heard someone coming towards his house.

It was one of the maids who called them for dinner.

"What are you doing here?" Shin Jiao asked in a cold tone as he suddenly appears behind the maid.

This made the maid almost scream in fright.

"Young… young master, this lowly one does dare to offend you. But… but since you have forgotten a lot of things, this lowly servant wanted to tell you something very important." She replied while lowering her head.

"Very important?"

"Yes, I dare not say this in front of the madam, as she wanted to keep this a secret from you. But I… I don't want young master to be in danger anymore. I… I also think that you have changed. Like you're a different person, not like your old lechero…" the maid said but stops in the end upon realizing her words.

"Continue…" Shin Jiao said nonchalantly.