Chapter 683: Chapter 279: The Not-So-Beautiful "Mussen’s Blessing" (Part 2)
"God’s Light? Bacha, are you referring to ’Mussen’s Blessing’? You kidnapped me here just to threaten... my love... Pello, are you talking about Pello?" Su Ziceng said excitedly, her body still somewhat weak, and now she was almost kneeling on the ground, her upper body raised, earnestly asking.
"We just call him Count," When Bacha mentioned Pello, her previous friendliness disappeared, she knew she had already said too much to Su Ziceng, were it not for seeing this woman about to starve to death, she would not have brought food secretly. According to everyone’s orders, since "God’s Light" was about to be obtained, there was no need to spare this woman’s life, nor was there any need to provide her with food anymore.
"That’s impossible," Su Ziceng finally understood why she had been locked up here for over three months, Pello must have gone to great lengths to find "Mussen’s Blessing", but, with the "Mussen’s Blessing" locked in her safe, together with the two pieces in Pello’s hands, there were only six pieces, and Pello would never be able to gather all seven pieces of jewelry. This matter, Su Ziceng would not reveal to Bacha.
From the changed tone of Bacha, during these days, their hatred was not directed at her, but at Pello, or rather Pello who possesses "Mussen’s Blessing".
At this life-and-death moment, Su Ziceng knew, she must find a way to engage Bacha. Bacha is the only one who could bring her a glimmer of hope, the only one who could defuse the crisis Pello might face tomorrow.
"Bacha, after you guys get ’God’s Light’ as you wished, won’t you let me go?" She asked weakly with a pitiful tone.
Bacha looked outside the door, then at Su Ziceng who had been locked up for over three months, "Madam, I don’t dislike you." Bacha’s words reignited Su Ziceng’s hope.
"Bacha, I know you are a good person, let me go," Su Ziceng hadn’t finished her words when Bacha interrupted her.
"But, I hate the people of the Munsen family, they not only stole our ’God’s Light’, but also caused the death of countless of our people." Bacha’s expression was pained, reminiscence thrown her into an abyss of endless hatred, even under the night sky, Su Ziceng could see the tears brimming in her eyes.
"Madam, the reason I speak French is because my father was a diamond miner, he was forced to search for diamonds in this valley for the Munsen Family. There were many raw diamonds in the sand of the valley, batches of black people were captured by soldiers in league with the Munsen family, then everyday they searched for those rocks that seemed worthless to us." Bacha stood in front of Su Ziceng, sharing this tale from many years ago.
Africa is a land of richness, with zebras running wild and rare mineral deposits, but these mines brought only endless suffering to the local people.
"My father was one of the seven people fortunate enough to discover the raw diamond ’God’s Light’, so that he wouldn’t reveal the secret of the diamond, and to find more color diamonds in the valley, the people of the Munsen family buried my father and the other six men alive under the river sand." By the end of the story, Bacha was sobbing uncontrollably.
Su Ziceng opened her mouth, but she could not speak anymore; what more could she say, when the world’s admired "Munsen’s Blessing" had been discovered in such a way.
"Bacha," Su Ziceng asked one last question, "Twenty years ago, did a man and woman find this place?"
Bacha, looking at Su Ziceng’s age and guessing she was only in her twenties, twenty years ago, she must have been just a baby.
"Yes, a woman came to the valley, she brought with her the carved ’God’s Light’, she found us, hoping to make amends, begging for forgiveness. We were just teenagers then, with no power to avenge our fathers, so we cursed her with the most vicious words. She did not argue, just knelt alone by the valley. Later, a man came looking for her, and the two had an argument. In the end, she went alone to where our fathers’ bodies were buried, and despite the man’s efforts to stop her, she jumped into the valley. The man followed her, but the sludge in the valley was deep, and to save his life, he eventually climbed out. After the woman jumped into the valley, it stopped raining in this area and the valley dried up, turning into sandy land." Bacha was only eight years old at the time, and when the woman jumped into the sand pit, the man had clambered down, but in the end, he climbed out of the sandpit looking like he had seen a ghost, but that woman never came out again.
Is this all about Ye Taina’s story? She jumped into the valley seeking death, was it because she repented for the sins behind the diamonds? Or could she not forget Munsen, regretting her departure deeply.
"Thank you, Bacha," after speaking, Su Ziceng leaned against the wall.
Bacha was puzzled by her sudden silence, no longer insisting on being let out, but the hatred in her heart still prevented her from freeing Su Ziceng.
Tomorrow, who knows how Pello will use the incomplete "Mussen’s Blessing" to save himself. Actually, he doesn’t need to do so, because her time is already running out. Seven years, what is destined will still come.
This trip to Africa was destined, Su Ziceng knew, she would die, she would die tomorrow.
That’s fine, before death, she could see Pello one more time. Even if just for a glance, she could peacefully close her eyes.
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(Well, everyone think about it, whether to make Pello die or let Ziceng die, either will cause the other to suffer for a lifetime, achieving the purpose of deep revenge~) (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation ticket, monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation.)
