Chapter 314 - 312: Mom Has Been Crying Nonstop (2 Updates)

Chapter 314: Chapter 312: Mom Has Been Crying Nonstop (2 Updates)

Inside the carriage, Xu Jing remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "Because she is a mother..."

Moreover, she is a mother without much education, lacking in-depth understanding of mental illness.

Even in modern times, few people truly understand the group of mental illness patients, and there are still many vulnerabilities in the management of mental illness patients. Many of their guardians do not pay enough attention to them, leading to incidents of crimes committed by patients with mental illnesses.

In ancient times, people often viewed those suffering from madness as being possessed by ghosts. To Mrs. Ye, perhaps her son’s previous crimes, including biting and killing his grandmother, were all the work of evil spirits, and that his nature was still that of a good child.

In her heart, her youngest son was also a part of the family, and for major events like the marriage of his two sisters, she naturally hoped he could participate as well.

Gold Yuan hesitated slightly, then said, "Why could Wang Man’s youngest son cherish his good mother’s corpse so much, yet want to kill his equally good eldest sister?"

Xu Jing couldn’t answer this.

After a moment of silence, she said, "After we capture the murderer, we can ask him directly."

As the carriage drew closer to Lingzhou, the roar of the battlefield and the clash of weapons intensified, and cold sweat ran down Cheng Xiao’s back.

If they couldn’t find the murderer soon, they’d truly be entering the battlefield.

Although when he left Lingzhou, Prince Zhao had already called in a lot of reinforcements from the surrounding towns, the battlefield changes quickly, and who can say what it’s like now?

The murderer only arrived at Gao Village at noon, yet in just half a day’s time, he managed to walk such a great distance?

It’s simply... monstrous!

Just as Cheng Xiao was feeling uneasy, sensing that one more step would bring them face-to-face with soldiers caught in desperate combat, one of the scouts leading the way suddenly reined in his horse and said tensely, "Captain, there’s a suspicious person ahead!"

He needn’t have said anything, everyone had already noticed.

On the road ahead, a tall, muscular man with a head covered in dense hair, wearing a clearly ill-fitting gray cloth robe, was slightly hunched over, walking slowly forward.

His feet were large and wide, completely bare!

In his hands was a colossal axe, as long as an arm, drenched in blood so raw it sent chills down the spine.

With the battlefield not far ahead, it was unusual for any ordinary citizen to be on this road, making his presence all the more conspicuous.

Moreover, he seemed to be oblivious to the unsettling sounds of the nearby battlefield, taking step after steady step forward.

In almost an instant, everyone could tell that this figure was not a normal person.

By this time, Xu Jing had gotten off the carriage and Cheng Xiao approached her, unconsciously lowering his voice, "Madam, what should we do next? Should we send people to catch him directly?"

It was obvious that this was a very dangerous thing to do.

That man held a dangerous weapon, and if he struggled recklessly, there would surely be casualties on their side, with no small number.

Xu Jing’s eyes darkened slightly.

Though these guards’ duty was to protect her, she couldn’t let them get hurt or killed in vain.

Moreover, capturing the murderer was a task she had taken upon herself, not their responsibility.

Her mind spun quickly, and she said, "In a moment, have your men lie in ambush around him. I will attract his attention, and once he’s fixated on me, you should move in swiftly to subdue him..."

Cheng Xiao’s face tightened, "Madam, that’s too dangerous!"

"Don’t worry, I’ve got this."

Xu Jing said calmly, "Besides, as long as you act promptly, I won’t be in any danger. I trust you can do this."

Cheng Xiao was momentarily speechless.

The lady had said so, what more could he say?

In just a short moment, Xu Jing’s men were already in place as she instructed, lying in wait nearby.

On the broad road, the only ones now in plain sight were Xu Jing standing upright, and the man ahead continuing his oblivious march.

Xu Jing stared at his back, her lips parted slightly, "Wang Dazhi."

It was a name she had learned from his second sister.

However, the man in front seemed not to hear, continuing step by step forward.

Xu Jing’s lips pressed slightly, and she raised her voice, "Wang Dazhi, your mom is dead, what are you doing here!"

The thinking of a mentally ill person is hard to comprehend.

But from his actions so far, it was clear that his mom was the only thing that could stir his emotions.

Sure enough, as soon as Xu Jing’s words fell, the man ahead finally paused, turned his body slowly.

The first thing that caught Xu Jing’s eye was a pair of numb, vacant eyes.

Though his entire body was covered in dense hair, looking unruly and dirty, his face was relatively clean, likely due to Mrs. Ye cleaning it daily.

Xu Jing’s gaze deepened, and she continued, "Wang Dazhi, what exactly are you doing? Don’t you want to see your mom? She’s at home, why aren’t you going back?"

Every word centered around his mom, and indeed, she saw the man’s expression gradually ripple, blankly saying, "Mom? Mom died, she died... she was killed by bad people..."

Xu Jing paused, and said, "So, you kill people to avenge her?"

"Avenge? Yes, I want revenge, those bad people killed my mom, I want to kill them all..."

"Then why did you kill your eldest sister’s family and still want to kill your second sister’s family?"

"Why? Because... the bad people took away my elder sister and second sister... mom cried, kept crying..."

The man mumbled, as he spoke, his face gradually turned ferocious, roaring like a beast, "Mom cried... elder sister and younger sister never returned, those bad people killed elder sister and younger sister! Mom was always crying!"

Even as Xu Jing remained composed, it was still her first direct confrontation with a mentally ill person.

His words left her astonished.

A daughter getting married, causing a mother to cry from reluctance and joy, was the most normal thing.

However, in his understanding, his sisters were taken away by bad people, and that’s why his mother cried.

She exhaled a long breath, solemnly said, "So you’ve seen your eldest sister today, right? You should know she’s not dead..."

"That’s not elder sister! Elder sister was dead long ago! That’s just a bad person who took elder sister away, pretending to be her! Wants to come back to harm mom!"

The man suddenly roared in rage, "You are also a bad person!"

This final roar signaled his complete loss of reason.

He suddenly raised his axe high, his face twisted and terrifying, charging at Xu Jing.

At the same moment, the guards from both sides rushed in, several men pouncing on him from behind, pinning him firmly to the ground.

No matter how strong he was, he couldn’t withstand the simultaneous restraint of several big men, one of the guards even took the chance to seize the axe from his hand.

Seeing this, Xu Jing finally relaxed, her tense body unwinding at once.

At last, they caught him with minimal cost.

However, in the next instant, a stern shout came from not far away, "You! Who are you people!"