Chapter 387: Are My Memories With You?

Ma Chulong glanced at the disciples on their side; fewer than five remained.

When they first entered, there had been a group of nearly a hundred, but now, those still able to move normally could be counted on one hand.

Looking at the corpses covering the ground, it was impossible for his heart not to feel heavy.

"You all go over and help as well."

At the very least, these people needed to be laid to rest.

"Su Yan, there shouldn't be any more problems here, right?" Du Jinsong asked Su Yan with a serious expression.

This place was neither close nor far from the capital; if a situation were to arise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Su Yan merely shook her head. "It is safe for now, but as for the specific circumstances, I'm afraid we can only ask the Zhou family."

After all, the Zhou family had guarded this place for hundreds of years; they would certainly know much more than outsiders like them.

"Once we return, I will go find the Zhou Clan Leader to get everything cleared up."

After a brief conversation, Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing also went to help arrange the deceased.

Su Yan scanned her surroundings, her gaze finally landing on Kong Nian's side.

Kong Xiang had already returned to Kong Nian's side. Speaking of which, the Kong family had actually suffered the least loss this time. Aside from Kong Yueqing, who had voluntarily merged with the evil spirit, everyone else had survived.

It was just that Kong Nian's situation was exceptionally miserable.

"Su Yan, what are you doing?"

Seeing Su Yan start to walk away, Ma Chulan hurriedly asked; that direction was where the Kong family members were located.

If a scene were to break out now, it would look like they were bullying the Kong family, which wasn't worth it.

Su Yan gave her a reassuring look and walked straight over.

Kong Yuehling had also woken from her coma. Although she hadn't witnessed that soul-stirring battle, she knew she had been saved.

She was the first to see Su Yan approaching and immediately said, "Su Yan is here."

Those four simple words caused three different expressions to appear on the faces of Kong Xiang, Kong Nian, and Gan Hua.

Gan Hua's excitement, Kong Nian's gloom, and Kong Xiang's smile.

"Su Yan, thanks to you turning the tide this time, you truly live up to being one of our Kong family members," Kong Xiang said. He did not make any effort to lower his voice when he spoke; not only did Gan Hua and Kong Nian hear it, but even the others nearby heard it as well.

An uproar ensued.

"What? Did I hear that wrong? Ruan Tao said Su Yan is a member of the Kong family?"

"You must have misheard. Su Yan's surname is Su; how could she be related to the Kong family? Besides, you all saw it along the way—the Kong family's attitude toward Su Yan was not friendly at all."

"But that's exactly what Ruan Tao said!"

Everyone except Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan was shocked, and Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing were no exception.

Gan Hua and Kong Yuehling were even more dumbfounded, their reactions far more intense than those of the outsiders.

Su Yan's gaze was extremely cold; she knew Kong Xiang had intentionally exposed her background at a time like this.

The Kong family truly played a masterful hand.

"My mother severed ties with the Kong family over a decade ago, and I have absolutely no relationship with them."

Kong Xiang's smile did not fade, showing no concern for her attempt to draw a line between them.

"What happened over a decade ago was merely a misunderstanding. Besides, the blood flowing in your veins is that of the Kong family; how can you simply wash your hands of it with words alone?"

Su Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, but instead of anger, she smiled.

"It cannot be washed away. Everything the Kong family owes my mother and me must be returned."

"So, you agree to come back with me?" Kong Xiang confirmed with her excitedly, as if he didn't care about her fury at all.

As long as she reached the clan, nothing else mattered.

"I will go, but not with you," Su Yan gave a definitive answer. "However, I still have something I want to ask her."

After speaking, her gaze fell directly upon Kong Nian.

Kong Nian had to use every ounce of her strength just to remain calm. Hearing the conversation between Kong Xiang and Su Yan just now, she truly wanted to kill someone.

So, she really had been abandoned by the family!

"I have nothing to say to you!"

Winners take all, and if she wanted to kick someone while they were down, she had to see if they were willing to cooperate.

Kong Xiang, of course, did not want Su Yan to have too much contact with Kong Nian. After all, Kong Nian's emotions were extremely unstable right now; she might accidentally say something she shouldn't, a possibility he had to guard against.

"Kong Nian, was it you who received my energy fourteen years ago?"

Although she was asking her, Su Yan's tone was incredibly certain.

Kong Nian's breath hitched, and the veins on her arms throbbed violently.

Had Kong Xiang even told this wench all of that?

"I don't know what you're talking about!" She gritted her teeth hard, forcing the words out of her throat.

Su Yan did not need her admission; she continued, "Then are my previous memories also with you?"

Previously, everyone had told her that she had lost her childhood memories because of a severe illness, and she had always believed that.

Until she heard in the second checkpoint—the truths that might actually be the truth—spoken by that evil spirit.

Since the energy in her pupils could be stripped and transferred, it was entirely possible that her memories had encountered issues at that time.

Specifically, she thought of Kong Nian's attitude toward Gu Yang.

Kong Nian and Gu Yang had no prior connection whatsoever; how could a brief encounter make Kong Nian treat Gu Yang so differently?

Thus, she became even more certain of her guess: Kong Nian possessed her childhood memories, and those memories contained everything about her life with her father and mother, as well as her interactions with Gu Yang.

Although Su Yan could not see the sudden change in Kong Nian's expression beneath her bamboo hat, Kong Nian's rapid breathing provided the answer she sought.

"What memories? I don't know what you're talking about! I have no relationship with you, so stop trying to drag me into your family ties!" Kong Nian shouted in a fit of rage. The deepest secrets belonging to her could absolutely not be allowed to be uncovered by anyone.

Kong Xiang also had not expected that this was what Su Yan wanted to pursue, but this actually allowed the heart that had been hanging in his throat to settle.

After all, those memories were worthless to the Kong family; even if she truly reclaimed them, it wouldn't matter.

Su Yan smiled faintly. "It doesn't matter if you won't admit it. I will take back what belongs to me myself."

With that, she walked away grandly.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not afraid of you! Don't think you can act high and mighty in front of me just because you're a member of the Kong family! Everything I have was earned through my own hard work, and it has nothing to do with anyone!"

The surrounding gazes—some inquisitive, some questioning—finally caused Kong Nian's emotions to completely collapse. She screamed, she yelled, she argued.

Even though she was blind now, she could still feel everything clearly, and these things happened to be her bottom line.

Her hysterical shouting did not stop Su Yan's footsteps; Su Yan did not even turn back to look at her once.

Kong Xiang frowned slightly. It seemed that if he wanted Su Yan to regain confidence in the Kong family and accept them, he would have to start with Kong Nian.

(End of Chapter)