Chapter 271 How Can One Take Revenge in Such a State?

Chapter 271 How Can One Take Revenge in Such a State?

Lan'er had already changed her mind about taking her own life, especially since she would be living with the Mo family in the future. Naturally, she needed to perform well.

"No, no, no, we can do any kind of rough work. At the Mo family, even if Ninth Lady treats us as maids for rough tasks, that's fine."

Lan'er didn't have great abilities, but she could be loyal to anyone. "Please, Ninth Lady, don't look down on me."

Yu'er also assured her, "Ninth Lady, I can work too, and I promise not to cause you any trouble."

After giving them a stern warning, He Zhiran said again, "As long as you don't have any ulterior motives, I won't mistreat you."

With the two maids temporarily settled, He Zhiran went to check on Fourth Brother and Seventh Brother.

Mo Jiuye guessed that his wife might use some special methods to wake up the two brothers, so he waved at Lan'er and Yu'er to leave first.

Since Seventh Brother was unconscious when he was rescued, He Zhiran tried using silver needles to stimulate several acupuncture points on him.

After about five minutes, Seventh Brother began to show signs of reaction, starting with his eyes.

His eyelids twitched slightly, followed by a faint expression of pain on his face.

Mo Jiuye anxiously called out, "Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, wake up."

Mo Yuance felt dizzy, thinking he was dead, yet he heard his ninth brother's voice.

He did not open his eyes voluntarily but murmured, "Ninth Brother? Tell Mother that it is her son's unfilial conduct; I couldn't serve her in her old age and made her send off her son before her time."

"Seventh Brother, it's Jiuye. Mother is fine, and if she knew you were still alive, she would be very happy."

"You say I'm still alive?" Mo Yuance clearly did not believe it.

"Seventh Brother, you are indeed still alive."

Hearing this confirmation, Mo Yuance struggled to open his eyes.

The person in front of him was unfamiliar, and he instinctively thought it must be the Nanjiang people playing tricks, finding someone who sounded like his ninth brother to extract information from him.

"Ha... You Nanjiang people really go to any lengths."

Only then did Mo Jiuye realize that his face had been disguised by his wife, making it unrecognizable, and he was wearing Nanjiang clothing, which explained why Seventh Brother didn't recognize him.

He quickly removed the fake beard, and He Zhiran handed him a wet towel, which Mo Jiuye used to wipe off the makeup. Then he moved closer to Mo Yuance.

"Seventh Brother, look closely at me. It's Jiuye."

To help Seventh Brother see more clearly, He Zhiran held the only oil lamp in the room next to Mo Jiuye's face.

This time, Mo Yuance finally recognized Mo Jiuye's face.

"Ninth Brother, it's really you?"

Seeing Seventh Brother recognize him, the strong man's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

He pulled He Zhiran over and introduced her, "Seventh Brother, this is my wife, He Zhiran, the daughter of Minister He."

Mo Yuance was confused.

The day before the war with Nanjiang began, he and Sixth Brother had advised Mo Jiuye, saying he wasn't getting any younger and his marriage had been arranged for years. They told him to get married as soon as the war ended and return to Imperial City to bring joy to the family.

This happened just recently, so how could Ninth Brother have gotten married so quickly?

Could it be that Ninth Sister-in-law came to the border to marry Ninth Brother?

Mo Yuance grew more puzzled and decided to ask.

"Ninth Brother, how did you get married so quickly?"

Hearing this question, Mo Jiuye understood that Seventh Brother must have lost his consciousness due to being controlled by a puppet insect and had no memory of recent events.

"Seventh Brother, it has been more than three years since you were injured on the battlefield."

"More than three years?" Mo Yuance found it hard to believe.

Mo Jiuye briefly recounted what had happened over the past few years and informed him that his memory loss was due to the puppet insect.

To help Seventh Brother accept this fact, Mo Jiuye showed him Fourth Brother lying beside him.

"Seventh Brother, if you don't believe me, look at Fourth Brother. He was rescued a day earlier than you."

In Mo Yuance's mind, Fourth Brother had died in battle before he was captured. Seeing the person lying beside him, whose features were unmistakably those of Fourth Brother, he finally believed Mo Jiuye's words.

"I never thought I had been in such a state for more than three years." Mo Yuance laughed bitterly.

During these three years, he hadn't served his elderly mother and left his young wife to live like a widow. Now, Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister-in-law had risked their lives to come to Nanjiang to rescue him.

He felt like a useless burden to his family.

Especially just now, when he saw Ninth Brother trying to get up but unable to move.

Mo Yuance fell into confusion.

At the same time, he voiced his doubts.

"I remember that Sixth Brother and I were both hit by the enemy's poisonous powder and then taken to a dark place. Why is my body so weak now?"

It seemed that Seventh Brother had no recollection of what had happened in between.

Murong Jiuye could only tell him what she knew.

"Seventh Brother, you were captured and subjected to the puppet curse. At first, we all thought you were dead. We found you in the Prince's Mansion in Southern Xinjiang; you were locked in the dungeon..."

Murong Jiuye explained in great detail, not even omitting the matter of the Fourth Princess.

Mo Yuance never expected that his current state of weakness was due to the jealousy of the Prince of Southern Xinjiang.

Gathering all his strength, he clenched his fist and said, "This grudge, I, Mo Yuance, will surely settle in my lifetime."

Thinking about his condition, Mo Yuance gritted his teeth with anger.

Murong Jiuye also hated the Prince of Southern Xinjiang. Unfortunately, when they were at the Crown Prince Residence earlier, they were too eager to save Seventh Brother, and the scene was so chaotic that the prince managed to escape.

However, in front of Seventh Brother, he did not want to show too much extreme emotion.

Seventh Brother had an impulsive personality, and Murong Jiuye worried that he might worsen his already fragile body from anger, so he quickly advised, "Seventh Brother, we will definitely avenge this sooner or later. First, focus on recovering your health."

Hearing his ninth brother say this, Mo Yuance realized that he could not even get out of bed now—what capital did he have for revenge?

He tried to calm himself down and become more rational.

But this rationality only made Mo Yuance feel disheartened and discouraged.

He lifted his scarred and emaciated hands to look at them, then laughed coldly, saying, "I am truly overestimating myself. How can I talk about revenge with such a body?"

Seeing Seventh Brother's dejected mood, Murong Jiuye hurriedly consoled him, "Seventh Brother, Ranran is very skilled in medicine. She will definitely cure you."

To make Mo Yuance believe him, Murong Jiuye also mentioned Eighth Brother's situation at the time—they were all cured by Ranran.