Chapter 987: Chapter 983 About “The History of the Holy Mother”…
“Shake, it’s thanks to Ye Tian for saving you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to see you, my nephew! Since you’ve escaped this disaster, from today on, you should stay put and live here! Don’t worry, Betia is remote; the Divine Race’s minions won’t easily find this place!”
“Thank you!”
Aishwarya’s words deeply moved Shake, and tears were already welling up in his eyes.
Even though both were born in esteemed Brahmin families, their family had dwindled down to just this aunt and nephew due to their disrespect towards the Divine Race. Watching them, Ye Tian felt a pang of sadness.
Aishwarya and Shake tightly embraced, and Aishwarya did her best to comfort her nephew. Shake felt especially at ease within Aishwarya’s embrace.
After a long, arduous journey, Shake was also a bit tired and soon fell asleep in Aishwarya’s arms…
Aishwarya gently patted Shake’s back while watching Ye Tian, with a slightly questioning look in her eyes.
“And what about you? Ye Tian, you claim to be Chinese—what are you, a Chinese, doing in India? And especially after India has closed its doors to outsiders! I don’t believe you came to this country just to save my nephew!”
Aishwarya directly inquired, and Ye Tian didn’t conceal the truth.
“Aishwarya, to be honest, I came to India to search for my wife! Not long ago, my wife was abducted, and the only clue to finding her is the Sacred Mother of India!”
“Sacred Mother!?”
Aishwarya was suddenly shocked, for the person Ye Tian referred to was not just any ordinary Divine Race member but the Sacred Mother with the most esteemed status within the Divine Race!
This foreigner in front of her was truly courageous! In searching for his missing wife, he had even dared to involve the Sacred Mother!
“Ye Tian, though I don’t understand why the clue to finding your wife would be with the Sacred Mother, I must warn you—the Sacred Mother is exceptionally powerful, and she will not tolerate anyone desecrating divine authority! So, do consider carefully before you take any action!”
Aishwarya’s words were, of course, from her own perspective…
Though Ye Tian had saved Shake, the sin of taking a sacrifice from the Divine Race was far less than the sin of offending the Sacred Mother of the Divine Race.
Aishwarya and Shake lived dependently in this small border town, and Aishwarya definitely didn’t want to be implicated by Ye Tian’s reckless actions…
Seeing Aishwarya advising him, Ye Tian replied, “Aishwarya, I’m not intentionally opposing India’s supreme authority, because the person who abducted my wife knows a miraculous art—they can transform into the appearance of others; he calls it the Shapeshifting Technique! In India, there are many strange skills and arts, and perhaps here, I might find some clues about the Shapeshifting Technique.”
“Shapeshifting Technique? Never heard of it!”
Aishwarya shook her head. As a Brahmin noble, Aishwarya had frequently dealt with Martial Artists, but no matter how powerful a Martial Artist was, they would not transform their appearance into that of others.
To Aishwarya, Ye Tian’s words were like a fantastical tale, utterly inconceivable…
“If we’re just blaming the Sacred Mother of India because of an unknown Demon Art, I’m afraid that’s not a good thing, is it?”
Aishwarya attempted to persuade him again, but this time, Ye Tian took out the portrait of the fake Yun Xinyan he had drawn and the “History of the Sacred Mother” he had obtained from the Ye family and displayed them to Aishwarya.
“Aishwarya, this person is the one who impersonated my wife, exceptionally skilled, and the techniques they used were quite peculiar. According to him, he could transform into the appearance of anyone! It wasn’t until I injured him that I discovered his true appearance, which looks like this!”
Ye Tian pointed at the portrait of the fake Yun Xinyan and then opened the “History of the Sacred Mother” to show Aishwarya the portrait of the 51st Sacred Mother.
The two portraits were almost identical!
“I obtained this book afterward, and it surprisingly contains portraits of the Sacred Mothers of India throughout the ages. The portrait of the 51st Sacred Mother is identical to the person who impersonated my wife. That’s why I came to India to get to the bottom of this!”
Ye Tian tried his best to explain, but Aishwarya kept staring straight at the “History of the Sacred Mother” in Ye Tian’s hands…
“What is this? This can’t be true! Even in India, the appearance of the Sacred Mother is a secret among secrets, unknown to many! Let alone compiling the Sacred Mothers’ portraits into a book!”
Aishwarya snatched the “History of the Sacred Mother” from Ye Tian’s hand and started to examine it carefully…
Given her Brahmin identity, she was naturally acquainted with the Holy Mothers of India. However, the portraits of Holy Mothers in the “History of the Holy Mothers” depict figures from over a thousand years ago, so she couldn’t ascertain their authenticity.
Nevertheless, the portraits in the book bore a certain resemblance to the Holy Mothers Aishwarya had seen, confirming that the album depicting the generations of Indian Holy Mothers was indeed genuine.
After skimming through several pages of “History of the Holy Mothers,” Aishwarya carefully read the text, finding that it matched her knowledge of some historical facts verbatim, and even revealed aspects she was unaware of.
Hence, this “History of the Holy Mothers” is indeed genuine!
Upon finishing a cursory reading of the “History of the Holy Mothers,” Aishwarya couldn’t help but sigh: “There’s no issue with this book at all. In India, the Divine Race disdains marrying humans, almost exclusively intermarrying to give birth to their descendants.
So the members of the Divine Race bear very similar appearances, and seldom does anyone look particularly different. The portrayals of the Holy Mothers and various deities in your ‘History of the Holy Mothers’ bear a resemblance to the current Holy Mothers and Divine Race, which makes it unlikely that the book is counterfeit.
More importantly, the history of the deities recorded in the “History of the Holy Mothers” aligns with what I know, and even contains things I don’t know; it’s truly fascinating!”
Seeing Aishwarya’s anxious expression, Ye Tian chuckled, saying, “In fact, I haven’t looked at the book closely either, as I’m not interested in Indian history. My concern is only where my wife is!”
Aishwarya returned the “History of the Holy Mothers” to Ye Tian and promptly asked, “Ye Tian, where did you obtain this book?”
“It was in the underground archive of the Ye family,” Ye Tian straightforwardly replied.
“The Ye family? Why is it another Chinese family?” Aishwarya was somewhat stunned by Ye Tian’s answer. “A book documenting the Holy Mothers and the history of Indian deities, such an important document, how could it have traveled to China? Was it stolen from the sacred grounds of India?”
Glancing at the “History of the Holy Mothers” in his hand, Ye Tian noted that the pages had begun to age and yellow. Without the careful preservation by the Ye family, it would have turned to dust long ago.
“If it was indeed stolen, it must have occurred over a millennium ago. Why bother tracing it now? If I truly find my wife, this ‘History of the Holy Mothers’ would be useless to me, and returning it to the Indian deities would be no issue at all!”
Ye Tian said eloquently, but Aishwarya wasn’t listening closely; she was deeply lost in thought, and suddenly recalled something!
“That’s right! I remember now!”
Aishwarya seemed to have remembered something, standing abruptly with shock, waking Shake who was peacefully asleep in her embrace.
“Auntie… What’s going on…?”
Shake rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked.
“It’s nothing, Shake, continue sleeping!”
Aishwarya quickly patted Shake’s back, and he felt warmth spread over him, soon falling asleep again.
Observing Aishwarya’s previous flustered demeanor, Ye Tian smiled and asked, “Aishwarya, you seem to have thought of something important, could you share with me?”
“Certainly!” Aishwarya nodded firmly, saying, “I suddenly recalled seeing names of former attendants of deities in an archival record. In India, attendants of the deities live in familial forms, with the father and son both serving as attendants.
Among those families serving as attendants, there indeed were people with the surname ‘Ye.’ It seems that a millennium ago, an attendant with the surname Ye must have stolen the ‘History of the Holy Mothers,’ and the entire Ye family left, ceasing to serve as attendants of the deities!”
Aishwarya speculated, her words stirring Ye Tian’s memories.
Ye Tian had learned some of the Ye family’s history from Ye Zhicang. The Ye family once served the Divine Race, until an event of Godslaying drove the Divine Race into the shadows.
Yet despite this, the Divine Race continued to exert their dominion over the world through their formidable means…
If Aishwarya’s account is accurate, then after the “Godslaying” event, the Ye family continued to serve as attendants for a long time. However, what drove them to leave the Divine Race and steal the “History of the Holy Mothers” remained unknown to Ye Tian.
“To call the attendants of the Divine Race by names of dogs, could it be the Divine Race’s twisted humor?”
Ye Tian joked, but Aishwarya shook her head and said: “Spiritual dominion is a method of control for the Divine Race. Treating the attendants like dogs ensures their unwavering loyalty. Such traditions have endured for millennia, beyond alteration by others.”