The Ancient Realm Goddess
Karma of the Past

A dozen years ago, the Chao family that was originally headed by Chao Shan ended up being heated by a conflict. After Chao Shan died, his greedy children became displeased as Chao Xing received more inheritance. He is clearly a woman, not a man.

Of course the decision on the division of inheritance backfired for families. They wanted to protest but it was useless since Chao Shan was dead. Eventually they could only pressure Chao Xing into dividing his treasure.

Back then Chao Xing wanted to flatten his treasure, but since Ming An did not allow it he ended up undoing his intentions. It makes his brothers increasingly become-so in the pressure. Chao Xing's son Ming Xuan was paralyzed as a child was the result of all that conflict.

Feeling unable to bear the end, Chao Xing decided to give up all the inheritance that was originally part of his. She and Ming An and her son eventually left the Chao family and decided to live a simple life elsewhere.

However, who would have thought that it turned out that Ming An had done something that he had never thought of at all. Proudly Ming An showed a ring that contained a spirit beast. The ring was a very precious heirloom of the Chao family.

"My wife, look what I brought! They can take the inheritance but in the end this heirloom falls into my hands!" Ming An exclaimed with fiery eyes. He felt satisfied because he could avenge greed with greed.

Chao Xing wanted to scold Ming An for daring to steal his family's treasured possessions. No matter how much he hated his family, he never had the urge to steal the treasure.

But it turned out that he did not have any more time because the Chao family already knew of Ming An's deeds. The Chao family chased the two of them and asked them to return the treasure.

Chao Xing and Ming An fled to the forest area. On the run, Chao Xing was completely exhausted. Filled with despair, he said, "Go. Take good care of our children. I'll hold them."

Perhaps he felt angry and disappointed at Ming An, but his love was always greater than that anger. She decided to give in and let her husband go take her children.

Ming An who was indeed a little selfish finally left his wife. He's looking for a place to hide. At that time he had to silence the mouths of his children who were always crying, maybe because they felt the tension of his parents.

The Chao family chasing them finally stopped when it found Chao Xing holding them back. They were trying to ask carefully for Chao Xing to hand over the heirloom.

"Xing'er, ask your husband to return the treasure. You know it's something that's the protector of the family."

"No will! Even if my husband wants to give it back, I can't guarantee that you'll let him go."

"Why are you so stubborn?! I promise I won't hurt him, and I'll make sure that our brothers will give you back the inheritance you're entitled to."

Chao Xing could not believe the person. "I won't let you find him, even if you kill me!"

"Hard-headed!"

The man eventually lost his patience. He took out the identity dagger of the Chao family and directly thrust it right in Chao Xing's heart. The anger that controlled his heart had blinded the feeling of brotherhood that had been established since birth.

She was angry that Chao Xing would prefer to protect her husband, rather than hand over the heirloom that would protect the Chao family from harm. But on the other hand he also felt helpless, as they had indeed gone wrong after taking Chao Xing's inheritance.

He sighed and left Chao Xing's corpse just like that. He wanted to find Ming An to reclaim the treasure that had been stolen. Even if he had to redeem with treasures, he would do so without hesitation. Unfortunately until the entire forest was tracked, he still could not find any trace of Ming An.

Chao Long ended his explanation with a helpless ruckus. This is a disgrace to the Chao family. But the disgrace will only exist for eternity if it remains stored unresolved.

"Omong empty! You must be lying!" Ming Yuxia shouted out loudly. He did not believe Chao Long's story at all. Before leaving home, his father told him not to believe what the Chao people had said. So now he doesn't want to believe it either

He always trusted his father. The old man always said that he just wanted to live a simple life so as not to experience many unimportant conflicts. His father would have been impossible to lie to him.

"If you don't believe it then ask your b*daddy! The Chao family won't create a story of lies!" Chao Yan shouted furiously.

Chao Long waved his hand for Chao Yan to stop talking. He did not want this matter to get hotter. Perhaps they should discuss it carefully with Ming An's son. In addition to repairing the relationship, she also hopes that the girl can help restore her family heirloom.

Qing Yue'er thought of everything. Now he finally found the real problem sitting. Maybe this is the truth that has never been told. The questions that popped up in his brain started getting answers.

"So the reason you're still terrorizing is to make Ming An want to give the heirloom back?" Qing Yue'er asked calmly.

Ming Yuxia who heard Qing Yue'er's question felt empty. Is the girl starting to believe Chao Long's story? Why did everything turn out like this?

"Calm down, we'll find out the truth" Jing Ling said softly. He was able to sense what Ming Yuxia was currently feeling.

As a girl who only had a father, Ming Yuxia must have greatly appreciated the existence of her father. Hearing the story about the rottenness of her father, of course the girl would have difficulty accepting it.

Jing Ling could not say any lines of defense. He himself was still unsure of all these truths. On the one hand this was very reasonable, but on the other hand he felt doubtful that Ming An who looked so good had stolen the Chao family heirloom.

Chao Long looked at Qing Yue'er with a smile. "really. Maybe it's not a good way, but we don't have another way."

"Then the reason why you guys couldn't kill the Ming family was because the heirloom had been kept so secret by him?" qing Yue'er asked again.

"Your analysis is correct. We couldn't find where the heirloom was hidden. And we didn't want to use violence either, we ended up trying to terrorize him. I thought he would change his mind, but until now he was still strong on his stance" Chao Long said.

Qing Yue'er nodded. His thoughts floated at the moment when they were in the backyard hut of Ming Yuxia's home.

Just then Qing Yue'er deliberately approached the weapons that were hung on the wall. But Ming An interrupted his steps by saying that it was the right time to go to the Chao family. At that time Ming An said he would clean up a hut that had not been used for a long time.

In addition, Ming An turned his face when Ming Xuan asked about the reason why the Chao family terrorized them, even though his mother had already been killed by the Chao people. The man simply answered.

Not just that. Even in the beginning when they wanted to ask about the information about the case, Ming An had already refused him to say it. Either it was because he did not want to bring it up or because he was afraid that this truth would be revealed.

Qing Yue'er stroked her chin. All this information led to Ming An committing the theft. But he still could not jump to conclusions. Now he needed a reaction from Ming An.

"I'm sure he never talked about this with anyone. What's yourname?" Chao Long asked Ming Yuxia.

"You don't deserve to know."

Chao Long sighed. "Try to find out this truth to your father. I also don't want to be called a person who says nonsense" he said.

"I still want to ask, so who exactly was the person who had killed Chao Xing?" qing Yue'er asked. He looked at Chao Long casually, but one could definitely feel a trace of coldness within.

Chao Long was silent for a moment. "You'll find out after you believe my story."

"I want to know now!" Ming Yuxia shouted furiously. His cold aura became even colder.

"I was the one who killed him. Do you want to answer?" Chao Long responded calmly. There was no trace of worry on his face.

"This ...." All the people from the Chao family instantly turned their backs. They did not expect that Chao Long would say that.

"I'll kill you!" Ming Yuxia shouted as she gripped the dagger she had brought from her father's hut. He ran and prepared to attack Chao Long. But someone stopped him. That person was none other than Chao Yan.

"No. He didn't kill your mother. It was me who did it. You can repay me," said Chao Yan who stood in front of Chao Long.

"Chao Yan!" Chao Long immediately shouted furiously. He didn't want anything to happen to his sisters again. As the eldest brother, he would bear the blame of his younger siblings.

Chao Yan immediately turned to look at Chao Long. His heart felt so bitter. The old man in front of him was the oldest brother who was the best for him. He couldn't possibly hide behind his back for good.

"Sister, I know you want to protect me but I can't run away from responsibility. I killed Xing'er, so I must make up for it, too" Chao Yan said sincerely.

"No, you were just ma ...."

Even before his words were finished, Chao Long had already seen Ming Yuxia who moved to stab Chao Yan using her dagger. The girl was too fast, even she did not have the chance to distance Chao Yan.

Ming Yuxia stabbed Chao Yan from behind right through his heart. Whatever happens he wants to avenge blood with blood, life with life. That's all he wants, after that he'll investigate his own father. If his father was guilty, he would not remain silent.

Chao Long pulled out the dagger stuck with his trembling hands. The corner of his eyes became wet when he saw Chao Yan who had already fallen on the ground. He checked the dagger in his hand. From the carvings that were there he could tell that it was Chao Yan's dagger. In the end his sister died by the same dagger that was used to kill Chao Xing.

"I'm sorry ...." Ming Yuxia said slowly.

"Don't blame yourself. I know how you feel" Chao Long said. This may have been the fate of his family. He can't do anything anymore. After this, hopefully, everything will end up better.

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I tried so hard to write this conflict, I hope you like it. ^_^