Ace of the Dragon Division

Chapter 324: The Madam that was Imprisoned

At the bottom of the Kunlun Snow Mountain, some snow had melted into the river which ran into a waterfall at the waist of the mountain. There was a luxurious villa estate that was more than a hundred acres in size. It also contained a large natural park and several hot springs. The place was surrounded by gorgeous mountains and rivers and was accompanied by great Fengshui, making this place almost like a hidden paradise tucked away from the modern world.

At the gate of the estate, there was a huge plaque hanging, and it read – Ye Manor.

This place had a long history. It had aspects of luxurious modern construction, but the villas and interiors were made of the best wood and craftsmanship, retaining the ancient style with brick and tile buildings. The fields of the manor were even filled with birds and flowers.

An extended Maybach entered the manor ground and headed directly to the dungeon below the waterfall in the manor’s backyard.

The dungeon had thick steel gates. Other than a sky window that would allow some natural light in, you couldn’t see anything from the dungeon without opening the door, and all you could hear were the peaceful river, birds, and wind.

A woman of about 40-years-old disembarked from the car and walked to the dungeon and had the guards open the iron gate. Behind the bars inside the dungeon, one could see a madam with her eyes closed chanting scriptures. Age had left no marks on her face. She was already over 50, yet she still kept her looks from her thirties, her most beautiful years. However, not the slightest emotion could be observed from her face, and she would chant the scriptures every day with her eyes closed.

Outside the bars, the middle-aged woman’s heart would ache every time she saw this.

With her hands on the bars, she sobbed, “Madam, yesterday, at a cemetary in Shangcheng, I found the tombstone for a man named Xu Zhengxiong.”

The madam inside the cell immediately stopped what she was doing, her lips stopped reciting the scriptures.

“It’s Master’s tombstone,” the lady sighed.

The madam’s eyes immediately opened, and a large teardrop quietly fell down.

She asked, “Who was the one that registered the grave?”

The lady said, word for word, “Xu, Cheng!”

The madam immediately stood up and came to the bars, crying, and she grabbed onto the lady’s hands and begged, “It’s my son, it’s my Cheng-er! My son Cheng-er! He’s still alive! That’s great news! He’s still alive! When did he build the tomb?”

The lady: “Yesterday.”

The madam nodded, clearly very excited. “Lan Ting, promise me, take good care of Cheng-er for me! You can’t let the Old Master know that my son with Zhengxiong is still alive! My Cheng-er cannot die!”

As she said her request, her face was already covered in tears. 

“Madam, don’t worry, young master is very well! Master hid him very well over the years!“

The madam couldn’t calm herself down at all, and she kept on crying as she asked, “Did you see Cheng-er? How is he? Is he doing well these years? His dad died twenty years ago, and after giving birth to him, I didn’t fulfill any responsibilities as a mother to him. After Zhengxiong died, I would chant Buddha scriptures every day, praying for the safety of my son. Did he suffer all these years? Lan Ting, please, I beg you, I want to see him. Can you bring me pictures of my Cheng-er? He’s the only one that’s keeping me alive right now. Please, I beg of you!”
Lan Ting also began crying as she replied, “Madam, don’t be like this, I will go and see Young Master. I will find a way for him to come and see you.”

“No!” The madam immediately became nervous as she anxiously said, “No! Don’t let him come! You must not let him know about this or he will be in danger. Protect him, or help him leave Huaxia and go to another country. I still have a lot of money on my private account, give it all to Cheng-er and help him go to another country and never come back! Even if the Old Master and the Ye Family don’t plan to harm Cheng-er, the Ryong Family won’t let him go.”

The Ryong Family was another family that was on the same level as the Ye Family.

“Madam, did you never think about leaving this place? Don’t you want to see Young Master?”

Two streams of tears rolled down the madam’s face as she leaned weakly against the wall and said quietly, “Of course, of course I want to. Everyday, I’ve dreamed of reuniting with Zhengxiong and our son, but later on, Zhengxiong came to save me, but he was beaten to death by the Old Master! I will never be able to forget how he died right in front of my eyes. I don’t want anyone to come and save me, because all the effort would be just in vain. All these years, just hearing that my son was out there alone felt like there were knives cutting my heart, and everyday, I would pray that my Cheng-er would be safe. I always worried how he was doing over these years, and whether he was bullied since he had no parents… He’s 27 years old now, right? I don’t even know if he found himself a wife yet… These are all the thoughts that are keeping me alive right now, and if Cheng-er’s dead too, I would end my life here to reunite with my husband and son.”

Speaking of this, the madam’s hands tightly grabbed onto Lan Ting’s as she begged, “Lan Ting, I know you saw how much I suffered over these years and always wanted to get me out, but I don’t want to anymore. I’ve already endured all these years, and now, my only wish is that my Cheng-er is safe. Don’t tell him about me, just say that I’m already dead and let him live on. Don’t try to get him to come and save me, I don’t want history to repeat itself again. I beg of you.”

Lan Ting lowered her head as tears dropped onto the ground. She gritted her teeth and nodded, and she said with difficulty, “Alright.”

She had been a servant of the madam since they were young, but who knew that the madam would encounter such an event, and who would’ve thought that the princess of the Ye Family would end up like this.

“Hurry and go and see Cheng-er, I will wait for you,” said the madam as she wiped her tears and looked at Lan Ting with glimmers of hope.

Lan Ting nodded. ‘Alright, I will go and see Young Master right away. I will bring his photos here for you to see.”

The madam nodded, content. A smile finally surfaced on her face that hadn’t appeared in more than two decades. That smile was like a little child being very satisfied when given a piece of candy, yet he made Lan Ting’s heart ache even more.

Before Lan Ting left and the gate closed, she looked back at the madam in the cell. Seeing how she was smiling by herself, Lan Ting felt her heart sting even more.

“Madam, even if no one comes to save you, I will still figure out a way to get you out of here,” Lan Ting gritted her teeth and said.

– Shangcheng  –

At the hospital, Li Wei’s mom saw the injuries on his face and couldn’t be more furious. “Who did this to you?”

Li Wei answered impatiently, “Don’t get involved, it’s my business.”

Mommy Li: “You were beaten up into a swollen pig and you still don’t want Mom to get involved? Mom’s heart aches for you, do you know that? Tell me, who did this to you? No matter who it is, I can’t just let it go like this!”

Li Wei: “I was at fault first, and I couldn’t beat him fair and square. Don’t go after him and embarrass me!”

Mommy Li was fuming. “You got beaten up, that’s a slap to our Li Family’s face too! If your own parents don’t take care of this for you, how will the others look at us? Even if it was your fault, hitting you is hitting the Li Family’s face. I will take care of this!”

Then, Mommy Li rushed out of the hospital in rage.