Chapter 5 chapter Five

Five years later Theon looked at the horizon of Ireland in the distance, and his eyes seemed to become hazy.His silver eyes were full of emotion, and the emerald green horizon in the distance was the most beautiful thing he had seen in five years! He pictured his loving father, his sweet mother, and longed to fly to them.However, he also had doubts in his heart—would his father and mother believe Meng William's lie and think that he killed Joseph? No, it won't, he told himself.Thinking of Meng William, his heart was filled with hatred.In fact, during the five years of purgatory life, what supported him to survive was boundless hatred.

The prisoner ship where he was sentenced to serve his sentence was a personal purgatory. Every day and every month, his companions died because they couldn't make it through, but the flame of hatred kept him alive.No matter how bad the food was and how bad the living conditions were, he told himself that he must live and avenge Meng William. The first year is the toughest.He tried several times to escape but was captured and beaten half to death.After that, he learned to be patient and no longer act rashly.When he tries to escape again, it must be a success!He behaved well in front of the guarding jailers, gradually letting their guard down, and the cabin where he was imprisoned was moved from the bottom to the top, and that meant more chances of escape.Due to his past experience at sea, he and other prisoners were assigned to dive to the bottom of the Thames to remove the silt.He welcomed the exercise, which had honed his body to steel.Because of the lack of food, he became thin and strong, but every inch was muscle, without the slightest fat.And his heart has become as cold and hard as steel. Apart from revenge, other emotions have died.The young and frivolous nineteen-year-old Theon is gone, replaced by a tolerant and ruthless man.His faith in God was gone, replaced by faith in himself.Returning from purgatory, he has become the incarnation of the devil.

However, during those nights when he fell asleep, he often dreamed of a girl with smoky black hair and emerald Irish eyes riding on a dolphin, which then turned into him. After five years of diving at the bottom of the Thames, he finally found his escaped victim in the mud.A sharp chisel.He hid the chisel in his body, and waited until night, and with the knife he broke the chains that bound it, and escaped from hell. He swam the icy Thames and walked five miles to London.He lurks in a dark alley and waits patiently until a drunk passes by.He knocked him unconscious, took his money and clothes, and boarded a passenger ship to Ireland the next morning.

William Meng: You wait for my revenge: Theon swears to the land of Ireland that is approaching.During the five years of his torture, he had plenty of time to conceive his revenge plan.His body and mind have been trained to be as sharp as a blade, and Meng William is about to taste its sharp edge! The ship arrived in Dublin.Theon disembarked, rented a horse, and went straight to the hometown he hadn't seen for many years. Pembroke was the first to see him as he rode into Galwaystone.The steward of the Ou family recognized him immediately, even though he had changed a lot. God bless!said Buck, drawing a cross, and holding the reins for his little master.Welcome home, my lord.

Sir?Theon thought for a moment.Yes, he is the Earl of Guilt, because of the death of his grandfather and Joseph.Burke, God has nothing to do with this.It was the devil who made me escape so that I could take revenge. Amen! how did you recognize me I feel your presence.I don't recognize you by eyes.You grow taller and harder, but your back is as straight as a pole. Theon's lips pursed into a smile.The more they humiliated me, the straighter my back became.Where is my father? Burke hesitated.He's in the tower, my lord. Theon climbed the stairs in two steps at a time.Raymond sat by the window with a gun on his lap.

I'm Theon, father.I'm back. After staring at him for a long time, Lei Meng said: Forgive me, I tried every means to rescue you, but the one named Meng has everything under control. They're not anymore, Theon Goppy said, looking up.Father.I didn't kill Joseph, you have to believe me. Raymond raised his hand to stop him from speaking.His dark eyes burned like flames in hell.Do you think it's up to you to tell me?I know who killed Joseph and made you suffer five years in an English prison.That British pig!He spat.Now that you are free, we will soon recover this debt. Needless to say, Theon promised.Where is mother?

She is in the garden.You know how much she loves it there. Theon ran down the stairs again in two steps at a time, towards his mother's favorite garden.His eyes searched the bright flowers, looking for the figure of his most beloved woman.He didn't see her at first, then he found her under a willow tree. It was as if a knife had been stabbed in his heart.He knelt before the little tombstone under the tree. Ophelia Eileen Eternal Love He thought he had sunk into the abyss of hatred, but kneeling in front of his mother's grave, he knew otherwise.For five years, he had been planning to avenge the two lives William Meng had taken—his grandfather and brother—unexpectedly, he had also killed a third.Irene is the heart and soul of Gwystone, a woman they all cherish.He cannot find a moment's peace until he avenges his mother.He knelt on his knees and made a sacred oath.

Burke put his hand on Theon's shoulder, trying to comfort him.Her heart is completely broken because of the loss of her dear father and her two sons.She has been gone for two years.Now Raymond lives with me in the tower.He couldn't bear the big mansion without her.Ramon nearly went mad when he lost her.He had a stroke and his legs became very weak.Now he sat by the window of the tower all day, gun in hand, waiting for the day William Meng would set foot on this land, and shoot him—and swore he would come one day. One shot is too kind to William Meng, Burke.First he must taste the bitter juice of life.

Theon stayed aboard his ship the Hellfire the next day.When he went to see his father again on the tower, he was surprised to find that Raymond also had a detailed plan for revenge. I wasted no time while you were imprisoned, Theon.I have been waiting for five years for the day when you will come back to avenge our dear ones.Now there are Fei family on every European family's private ship, including most of the British navy ships. Theon's lips curled up in a smile.This really saved me a lot of time.You are still brilliant, Father. Gwystone's servants were amazed at Theon's change.Now, of course, he was the Earl of Guilt, and they treated him with the respect he deserved, but privately they kept talking about his change.

Katie was drinking tea with Smarie in the kitchen, chatting: He is no longer the smiling boy he was five years ago.Leith Castle was once full of joy, laughter and noise, but now it is silent. do you know?He walked completely silently.My heart aches for him.Mary answered. He became a clean freak.He changes the sheets three times a day.I have to hire another woman to wash, iron, and starch his shirts. Not only that, Katie.When he eats, it's like a ritual.Tablecloths must be as white as snow, and tableware made of crystal.With his diet, he is crazy about food. And he only wears black and white clothes - like a devil incarnate!

God knows what hell he's been through!Mary sighed.So that he can no longer bear the color and dirty! Theon looked through the family books and found that the shipping business was thriving under his father and Burke.He breathed a sigh of relief.He will be able to put this asset to good use and ruin William Meng financially. On the afternoon of the third day after returning home, he went upstairs to talk to Raymond and Burke.They told him that after his grandfather's death, the Irish people tried to revolt but were put down by brutal British troops. Now that you are Earl of Guilt, I suppose you will carry on your grandfather's legacy.Burke said. Theon's jaw tightened.Ireland can wait, Burke.For me, revenge is the top priority.I'm sorry I'm leaving so soon, Father, but I have to go to London to do something. Indeed, Raymond spoke.go, boy.Their spirit is with you. London Fei Li sat in front of the mirror blankly.Today is her twenty-first birthday, but she is not excited.Her life was as dull and lifeless as a person in a cage, and it had been like this for five years. Thinking of her mother leaving her and Luo Lin behind, her heart still ached.Life after that was hell.The angry father changed her and Luo Lin's names to Philip and Locke, took them back to the Portman Mansion in London, and tried to erase every trace of Irishness from them!He takes Locke by his side to work, overseeing his every second: as for Philippe, he keeps her from school and hires a stern governess instead. William Meng gave her explicit orders when he hired the female teacher.I want you to erase all Irishness from my daughter!I don't just want her to change her appearance, but everything about her: her clothes, her conversation, her books, her music, her attitude, and her provocative attitude!Her mother is a whore, so you must be sure of her chastity!And I want her to be absolutely docile and obedient! Since Emma strictly carried out Meng William's order.First of all, the black Irish hair that William Meng hated was cut short and replaced with a white wig.All the brightly colored clothes in her closet were taken away, leaving only white and pink dresses.She was even restricted in terms of food, and her words, deeds, and actions were monitored and ruthlessly corrected and punished.She was forced to repeat prayers every day, begging God to forgive her sins and keep away from evil things. Mrs. Bai believes in the dogma that if she can't beat her, her father also grants her the right to corporal punishment.Philip Li's day is so miserable, only at night, she will dream of her Prince of Ireland.And those dreams were always about the crystal caves and beaches of Angel Island, but as the years passed, she was still trapped in the Bowman mansion, with no visitors, no suitors, and no news from the European family or Ireland. .Her heart slowly began to become numb.She learned to be meek and obedient, avoiding more beatings.She no longer dreams, no longer provokes, and lives every day like a walking dead. She sighed and went downstairs to eat.She wasn't expecting a big meal to celebrate her birthday today. To her surprise, besides her father, Luo Lin, and her cousin Roger, her uncle, Jack's biological father, Earl Sandwich, was also present at the dinner table today.She vaguely noticed that Roger looked at her in a different way -- excited.But did not pay much attention. After dinner, her uncle and father shut themselves in their room to talk.After a while her father sent the count away, and called her to the library. Roger asked me to marry you, Meng William sat behind the desk and announced, and did not ask her to sit down.I see that you are not young, and Roger is my right-hand man again, and I have already promised him.My brother, the Earl of Sandage, also approves of the marriage.The wedding is scheduled for two weeks.It's not a grand ceremony, two weeks should be enough to prepare. With that, he waved her off, as if what he had just told was an unimportant trifle, not about her lifelong marriage, and she didn't need to ask her opinion. She walked out of the library numbly.Luo Lin waited in the aisle excitedly, and asked as soon as he opened his mouth: What did father say? He wants me to marry Roger, and the wedding is two weeks away. I doubt it!Roger has coveted you for a long time.What's your answer? can i answerThis is an order from my lord father, do I have the courage to say no?There was a rare irony in her tone. Luo Lin couldn't answer, knowing that he didn't have the courage to say no to his father, even though he was twenty-four years old this year, and he was taller than his father.There is a knife in his heart.The jade that bravely fought against his father back then has been wiped out by his father, replaced by the timid Feili.He hated his incompetence so much!No matter five years ago or five years later, he couldn't maintain his sister.He is a complete coward! For five years, he has had trouble sleeping and eating, regretting countless times that he didn't have the courage to resist his father the night Oyoser was killed.If it happened all over again, he would stand on Oxion's side and fight against his father without retreating. In Ireland he had admired O'Xion so much and had looked up to him as an example, yet when faced with a test, he failed miserably.Luo Lin hated her cowardice to death!He's glad his mother escaped his demonic father.God knows how much he hated him! For the first year after Amber left, his father tried to train him to be in the navy, but he threw up every day and got dizzy.At last his father changed his mind resentfully, and promoted Roger to take his place, and gave him a job in the office instead of going to sea.His cousin Luo Jieke has been by his father's side all the time, and is highly regarded by him, and finally there is a proposal of marriage today! As for Luo Lin, he found that paperwork was his forte.On the surface, he listened to his father and devoted himself to the expansion of the Meng family's shipping business, but in his heart what he really wanted was for Meng's shipping to close down! Luo Lin woke up from his sleep and immediately felt that something was wrong.He was even more certain when he found the cold blade against his leg. He dared not move, or even breathe.The point of the knife was against his lower body. Boy Luo Lin, do you still remember me? He remembered the deep Irish accent as if he had heard it only yesterday, not five years ago.Theon O'Xion.Jesus, is this another nightmare? Just say it's a living nightmare, Luo Lin. You - what do you want? think about it.I believe the answer will emerge soon. In the silence, only Luo Lin's heavy breathing was heard.Finally he spoke, breaking the silence.You want revenge. You are a clever boy, Luo Lin. Theon, I'm sorry - I acted like a total coward that night.I was too afraid of my father to stand up to him. There was silence in response to him.Luo Lin hurriedly said: From that day on, I regret every day that I didn't tell the truth. You betrayed me with your silence, but you will never have the chance to do so again. I swear if it all starts over again, I will stand by your side and speak the truth bravely!He is serious. Thank the devil we don't have to do it all over again, Luo Lin.Joseph would never like to die a second time, and I definitely don't want to spend another five years on a ship! Forgive me, Theon, forgive me.You don't know how much I've been adoring you, idolizing you, and how much I've despised what I've done to you! If you betray me again, I will definitely make you a eunuch. Luo Lin's body trembled violently, almost hurting himself. Don't pee your pants in fear, Luo Lin, Theon said, the knife left between his legs.I won't do it tonight. Luo Lin took an unsteady breath, but did not feel at ease. Theon lit a match and lit a candle by Lorin's bed. Luo Lin opened his eyes wide.Oxion has changed too much, only the voice with an Irish accent and the silver eyes burning with fire remain the same.Didn't you come to kill me?Luo Lin asked. I don't want to kill you, I want to own you - your body and soul, Meng Luolin. What do you want me to do?You just have to say it, and I will do it.He sat on the edge of the bed, and his visitor pulled up a chair and sat facing him. You work in the Navy office.I want you to take my records and destroy them.O'Sheen's name must never appear in Navy records again, and all records of my arrest and conviction must be destroyed.If you don't, my knife and I will be back, Lorin boy. Everything will do as you say.They can no longer arrest you because all records of your false charges and sentences will be gone. Theon's lips pursed into a smile.He squatted with his feet on the edge of Luo Lin's bed, and clasped his hands behind his head.I'm afraid I'm a little out of touch with news from London.What happened in the past five years, Luo Lin? My mother ran away shortly after your birthday celebration.My sister and I never saw her again.She loves your brother, but I don't think she knows he's dead - I'm not even sure she's alive. Amber is a bitch! An Irish aunt!Luo Lin retaliated. It's touching, Luo Lin.You're not as badass as you appear to be. I thought you knew that your grandfather Feander died from his wounds after he was arrested for treason? I know he won't make it through, Theon said quietly.That was another life your father had to pay for.I believe it was he who sent the secret report.And that beautiful, tender woman buried in Galwaystone's Gardens.Meng William must pay the price for three lives. Luo Lin's eyes widened in shock, and then he carefully considered this possibility.I can't say he didn't do it.I hate him and despise him! Great, that will make you a better ally.If you are not my ally, you are my enemy. I am your willing ally, Theon, not your enemy.Luo Lin said fiercely. I guess your Meng family's business is getting better and better?Theon asked sarcastically. Luo Lin replied with guilt.Yes, we now have a fleet called Mengjia Shipping. Well, I believe you will be of great value to me, Luo Lin.I will come to you on Saturday.That should be enough for you to destroy the record.Also, I want a list of the Meng family's enemies. My sister is getting married next Saturday.Luo Lin blurted out. with who? Our cousin Roger. A mask of darkness was placed on Theon's face.Then he smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.Perhaps the Earl of Guilt would be there.After bowing to Luo Lin, he disappeared into the darkness. It took Luo Lin a while to realize that Oxion was now Earl Guilt. Theon waited outside the Navy office on Saturday.Luo Lin did what he promised, and Theon disappeared completely from the navy record.Luo Lin also listed the ships owned by the Meng family and its enemies in detail, which satisfied Theon very much. How can I contact you again?Luo Lin asked Theon. You can't, Theon said calmly.When I need you, I will find you. Luo Lin did not doubt his words. Theon knew he had to move fast.Now he is innocent and can act with impunity.He investigated the Meng family's ships, shipping business and routes in detail.He began to infiltrate London society, attending banquets attended by the Mengs' political enemies, the Duke of Newcastle the most powerful of them all.Then he held a grand banquet at the Savory Hotel, where he was staying, and invited all the enemies of the Meng family.During the banquet, he announced the treasonous behavior of William Meng in delivering guns to the Irish rebels in the past, and looked at their shocked and happy expressions!Theon didn't think William Meng and his brother, Lord Sandage, would be able to hold their own in the navy for long. When Fei Li wakes up on her wedding day, she doesn't feel anything - except maybe resignation.Her empty green eyes looked at the figure in white gauze and white wig in the mirror, feeling like a soulless shell about to spend her life in the prison of Bowman Mansion. Even her wedding was held at the Bowman Mansion - her jailers kept her incarcerated very thoroughly.She finished reading the wedding vows in a daze, and vaguely heard the priest say: You swear that from now on, you will obey, respect, and love him until death separates you?Her answer was barely audible. At the subsequent wedding banquet, almost all influential people in London came, but Fei Li, who had been trapped in a cage for five years, hardly knew anyone.Their wedding presents piled up like a mountain, waiting to be unwrapped by the couple later in public. Earl Guilt put his gift together and watched the wedding banquet with a cold eye.Except for Luo Lin, no one recognized him as O'Xion from five years ago.His sharp silver eyes sized up his mortal enemy, Meng William.Apart from getting older and uglier, William Meng hasn't changed much.The strong hatred seemed to overwhelm him.Theon savored the taste of revenge in his heart. Then he looked at Roger Jack, William Meng's accomplice.Imagining the scandal he was about to face, Theon almost felt sorry for Luo.Finally his eyes fell on the bride, and he was shocked!That pale, hollow-looking girl couldn't be the wild elf he met in the cave!Maybe his memory is playing tricks on him!She was not the sexy woman who had been in his dreams for five years.But he didn't feel sorry, in fact, he no longer had any feelings for her. Theon watched patiently as the couple unwrapped package after package of presents.He saw the flash of joy on Jade's face as she unwrapped his present, and then he was engrossed in Roger's reaction as he unwrapped the groom's present. Roger was puzzled for a moment, then turned pale.He leaves his bride to consult with his father-in-law.Earl Guilt sneered and left quietly. Jade sat nervously on the bed, waiting for her groom.She could sense that something was not quite right.After Roger unwrapped the presents, he shut himself in the library with her father to talk.She didn't know what they were talking about, and she knew they wouldn't tell her.Her father believed that women didn't need to know anything. She slipped out of bed and took the little present from the dresser drawer.With emotion in her eyes, she stroked the face of the silver dolphin brooch, thinking back to riding her dolphin in the crystal cave, and meeting Theon that beautiful summer day.The card said Lord Guilt, but she knew that it was actually Sith who gave the gift, and that he was only sending it in his grandfather's name. Jade pinned the silver dolphin brooch to her obscene clothes: there are many things in her heart.She hadn't seen Theon for five years and wondered what was going on with him.She missed him so much, yet she could only think of him in her dreams. Time passed slowly.Gradually, the difficulties of the day took hold of her.She yawned and slowly fell asleep with her Prince of Ireland in her dream She was unaware of the grim, demonic man who had sneaked into her room.She dazedly inhaled the scent of Gloria, and fell into a deeper dream.The man picked her up, and under the cover of Fei's companions, he passed other sleepy servants and quietly left the Bowman mansion through the back door.A carriage was already waiting in the dark alley behind the door, and the group quickly disappeared into the London night. The first thing Jade notices when she wakes up is that this is not her bedroom. She left the prison at Portman Mansion?This was her first thought.Then she noticed a slight shaking beneath her and realized she was on a boat.She raised her head, her frightened eyes met the cold and thin man. Her first thought was that she didn't know him, but her heart had recognized him.Oxion!prince of ireland she hasn't seen in five years But he changed so much. you're awake.He said calmly, his mellow voice was still the same as in memory. How am I here?She gradually recalled everything.The silver dolphin pin he gave at the wedding fell asleep in the room I brought you here, Emerald. My name is Feili now.she intuitively said. No, you are Jade, those silver eyes are staring at her.You will always be Emerald.It's a beautiful name, an Irish name. She also thinks Emerald is a beautiful name, especially when it comes out of his mouth. She looked at him carefully, with countless questions in her mind.Theon has changed so much.The youthful frivolity of the past is gone.He has the silhouette of a mature man, bold and powerful, exuding a dangerous aura.His face was cold and sharp, including the lips that had kissed her countless times in his dreams. She avoided his evil face, looked at the cabin, and clearly recalled the birthday party five years ago.She had come aboard his ship, the Hellfire, and found Lizzie lying naked on his bed.Her face was flushed, and Theon seemed to see through her thoughts. I remember everything so clearly, as if it was only yesterday.she sighed. That wasn't yesterday, Emerald, it was five years ago.There was a sense of determination in his tone--as if the past could not be recalled. She looked up at him.Five years -- I thought I'd never see you again.After my mother died, my father took us back to London and our lives were completely different.I don't know anything about your family.Where have you been these five years?what did you do He squinted at her.I'll tell you all on the way to Ireland, we've left London. Immersed in the past, she realized that something was wrong.Why is she on the Hellfire?it's her wedding night How come we left London on the Hellfire? It's very simple, I stole you from the Meng family's mansion, while your husband and father were locked in the library to discuss how to deal with Earl Guilt's gift - but they should already know that you were taken by me Arrived in Ireland. What?You can't--you can't take me to Ireland!Are you crazy?I am married! I am not crazy, my mind is very clear, and there is a smile in his eyes.You have no choice in this matter, Emerald.I took you captive to Ireland. I am married!She emphasized again. Yes, you married my enemy Roger.Another enemy of mine is William Meng, your father.And I took their baby! what is it You, Emerald.he emphasized. impossible! But I've done it! She jumped up suddenly and rushed out of the cabin.Theon smiled slightly and followed behind her without stopping her.She ran up the stairs and came to the deck, ignoring the stares of Fei's crew, and rushed to the railing. Across the wide and rushing sea, the bustling London stands in the sunset. Suddenly she laughed out loud.Oxion is crazy!He had literally taken her from her home on her wedding night and taken her to Ireland!He was doing incredible, immoral things, yet deep down, she felt nothing but freedom!Because today she doesn't have to go back to that cage in Portman's mansion! I bet it's the first time she's laughed out loud in five years, Theon thought, watching the pale, empty woman at the wedding revert back to the free-spirited woman she was five years ago, and completely Bewildered.He knew how she felt; he, too, had just escaped five years in a cage, and knew the value of freedom. He watched her smile fade away, back into a reserved, timid English lady.Suddenly he made up his mind!He will liberate Fei Li, who was suppressed and molded by William Meng, and find the passionate Irish woman in the crystal cave back then!