Chapter 590 - 588: The Infatuated Liang Yiyi

There are many kinds of curses.

Jiang Chen considered several possibilities, finally narrowing the list down to a few likely curses.

The Blood Curse, the Black Curse, and the Soul Curse, among others.

Even so, Jiang Chen still couldn’t determine which specific one it was.

Within his body, the Ten Directions Calculation activated.

A virtual Compass appeared within his consciousness.

The Compass rotated slowly. Jiang Chen wanted to deduce how to break the curse, but he didn’t even know which one he was afflicted with. For the moment, a proper calculation was impossible.

’Damn it.’

’If I can’t identify the curse, I can’t deduce a way to break it.’

Jiang Chen’s heart was heavy.

To determine if it was one of the curses he suspected, he immediately gave Liang Yiyi urgent instructions.

"Have someone make a straw man and bring it over. Remember to write the character ’Jiang’ on its body. I need it right away. And get me ten Silver Needles."

He began to test for the specific curse.

He started by screening the few curses he knew of.

Liang Yiyi immediately sent someone outside to make the straw man.

The person outside worked quickly, and soon delivered a straw man about half the height of a man.

Jiang Chen took the straw man, forced a drop of fresh blood from his hand, and dripped it onto the straw man’s head.

At the same time, he took the Silver Needles and pierced them into the straw man’s body, one by one.

A person has three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls.

Jiang Chen inserted the ten Silver Needles according to the arrangement of these souls.

He was now testing to see if he was afflicted with a Soul Curse.

If he was afflicted with a Soul Curse, he wouldn’t feel any pain when the straw man was pierced by his Silver Needles.

If he felt pain, it would mean he was not afflicted with the Soul Curse.

"NGH..."

When the first Silver Needle pierced the straw man, Jiang Chen felt a piercing pain in his soul.

Pain. That meant he was not afflicted with the Soul Curse.

However, he still had his doubts.

After inserting three more needles.

Every needle brought him excruciating pain.

’It’s not the Soul Curse.’

Jiang Chen’s expression was grim.

"Yiyi, quick! Send someone to the Jiang Family’s ancestral tomb. See if there’s black smoke rising from it! Hurry, they need to be fast!"

He sensed that he was running out of time.

He needed to test for each of the suspected curses, one by one.

Liang Yiyi sent people to the Jiang Family’s ancestral tomb.

This time, Mr. Qiu Shui personally led the Jiang Clan Members.

Soon, when Mr. Qiu Shui and the Jiang Clan Members arrived at the Jiang Family ancestral tomb, they were aghast.

All they could see were great plumes of black smoke billowing from the Jiang Family’s ancestral tomb.

Hundreds, even thousands, of Jiang Clan Members were buried in the ancestral tomb. Without exception, black smoke was rising from every grave.

"We’re going back."

Mr. Qiu Shui returned with a grave expression.

"Young Master, at your family’s ancestral tomb... every single grave is emitting black smoke."

At that moment, a tremor shot through Jiang Chen.

"The Blood Curse. So it really is the Blood Curse."

Jiang Chen finally confirmed that he and the Jiang Family were afflicted with Mr. Gu’s Blood Curse.

Because they were all connected by blood, a curse on the Jiang Family was enough to affect every single one of them, even their ancestors for generations back.

After confirming this, Jiang Chen hurriedly activated the Ten Directions Calculation again.

The Ten Directions Calculation transformed into an illusory Compass, appearing before Jiang Chen and Liang Yiyi.

Liang Yiyi stared curiously at the virtual black Compass.

Jiang Chen commanded it silently, ’Calculate how to break the Blood Curse.’

The Compass automatically began to rotate.

It spun with incredible speed.

"BEEP!"

A moment later, the Compass’s needle came to a stop.

It pointed in a certain direction.

Then, two lines of characters suddenly appeared.

"Devoted maiden Liang Yiyi, blood into Cloud-Rubbing Cave, a Sincere Heart’s soul is broken."

"With unwavering devotion, she dies without regret."

Seeing this message, Jiang Chen’s face fell once more.

This was the result calculated by the Ten Directions Calculation.

’This... How can this be?’

’Is this really the only way?’

Jiang Chen found it hard to accept.

Because, according to the results of the Ten Directions Calculation, to break the curse, one person was needed: his Maid, Liang Yiyi.

It required using Liang Yiyi’s blood to fill the so-called Cloud-Rubbing Cave.

But the ultimate consequence would be Liang Yiyi’s soul being scattered and destroyed.

Jiang Chen looked at Liang Yiyi.

Liang Yiyi had also seen the result of Jiang Chen’s calculation. Of course, she could read the words that had appeared.

’Liang Yiyi... isn’t that talking about me?’

Liang Yiyi was stunned as she mulled over the words.

"These words... they say I have a Sincere Heart. Yes, that’s right! I am devoted to the Young Master, and I would die for him without regret."

’I’d do anything for the Young Master.’

She didn’t understand the full meaning of the calculation, but her heart was filled with resolve.

She immediately asked eagerly, "Young Master, did you find a way?"

"Whatever you need me to do, no matter what it is, I’m willing."

She felt that this time, she could definitely be of help.

Jiang Chen felt a bitter pang.

’Mr. Gu really screwed me over this time.’

’So this is my life-or-death trial.’

’Yiyi’s life in exchange for the lives of the Jiang Family.’

Jiang Chen couldn’t accept it.

He shook his head and began to calculate again.

"Devoted maiden Liang Yiyi, blood into Cloud-Rubbing Cave, a Sincere Heart’s soul is broken."

"With unwavering devotion, she dies without regret."

There was no other result. This was the only way.

Jiang Chen was helpless. He looked at Liang Yiyi again.

Liang Yiyi seemed to sense something.

She said earnestly, "Young Master, I’ll do anything. I mean it."

"I know that from the moment I was born, my life has belonged to you."

Jiang Chen shook his head.

He understood Yiyi’s heart.

Yiyi’s heart was pure and utterly sincere, without a trace of falsehood.

But this choice was truly agonizing for him.

"I can’t let anything happen to you."

But Yiyi was resolute. "Young Master, even though you haven’t said anything, I understood the meaning of those words."

"To use my life to save everyone in the Jiang Family... it’s worth it."

Jiang Chen shook his head.

But his body was getting weaker and weaker.

"Young Master, I’m begging you. You can’t hold on for much longer."

"Tell me how to save you! Please, just tell me!"

Yiyi pressed him, unable to bear seeing him like this.

Jiang Chen said nothing.

He was unwilling to exchange Liang Yiyi’s life for his own and the Jiang Family’s survival.

Although Liang Yiyi was just a Maid.

But a Maid’s life is still a life.

There is no high or low when it comes to the value of a life.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Amidst Yiyi’s cry of alarm, he collapsed.

The color drained from Yiyi’s face.

"Young Master, Young Master..."

Her cries of alarm were heard outside, and people quickly rushed in one after another.

"What’s wrong with the Young Master?"

Mr. Qiu Shui and Murong Xiangming were at the very front.

"The Young Master... he suddenly spat up blood and passed out."

As Yiyi finished speaking, everyone’s expression grew incredibly grim.

Mr. Qiu Shui hurried forward to examine him.

After a moment, he spoke with a bitter expression, "This time, the Young Master has fallen into a deep coma."

"He may... never wake up."

What?

Everyone was horrified.

JinLing was overcome with guilt.

"No, it can’t be."

Murong Xiangming cried out angrily.

"He’ll be fine."