Chapter 291: Do you know this woman? Part5

Miller fished out a thin piece of metal from within his robe and showed it to Tang Yue. "Do you recognize her?"

He knew that the old man wouldn't have sent anyone to his doorstep without a valid reason.

And when he was clear-headed to think about this fact, a frightening thought popped up in his brain.

It couldn't be, right? It couldn't be, right? How could such a coincidence occur?

He knew that such a thing could never be possible, but still, his heart ached and he decided to ask the young girl anyways.

Tang Yue stared at the thin metal piece on her hand without blinking.

There was an outline of a woman etched onto the metallic sheet.

The woman in the portrait looked very young. 

She had a silly smile on her face and her eyes were sparkling with love and affection.

Clearly, whoever had etched her portrait, had done a really good job. 

The person had absolutely captured the essence of the woman.

But Tang Yue right now was not in a mental state to observe all these details and admire the artwork.

Her eyes incredulously looked at the sheet of metal as if she was seeing a ghost.

The woman, so elegantly carved on the thin metallic sheet was none other than her own mother!

Tang Yue wordlessly looked up at the dwarf in utter shock. Just who the hell was he and what was happening here?

Watching her reactions, the drunkard's face visibly softened. It seemed as if this young girl knew the woman.

"You know her?" He again asked.

Tang Yue opened her mouth to explain but she didn't know what to say.

This man… it looked like her mother knew this man. Perhaps he was a dear friend of hers or perhaps maybe even more. 

But her mother was most probably dead now. 

And having just witnessed the man's desperate cries, she didn't know how to tell him the bad news.

The drunkard, however, clearly saw through her emotions. He bitterly smiled.

"Don't worry. I know that she is no longer with us."

Tang Yue sighed and slightly nodded. "Yes. This is Lin Yue, my mother." She answered him.

This was not really a secret and anyone in the Serpentine Empire could tell him the same thing.

So Tang Yue didn't see any harm in answering his question.

"Were you a good friend of hers?" She asked.

The drunkard, however, was still staring at her with his mouth wide open. 

It took a while before he could process what he had just heard and two thin streams of tears dripped from his eyes.

Ah~ Tang Yue swallowed her saliva awkwardly. From the looks of it, this man was definitely more than a friend to her mother.

Back in the small hut, the old man had told her that there was someone in the dwarven empire who would love to meet her.

Is this what he meant?

Tang Yue now understood the situation better.

This was definitely someone who knew her mother well. She couldn't help but feel excited.

Since she had lost her mother at a very young age, she hardly had any memories of her.

She couldn't even talk about her mother to any of the other snakes, because they all treated her mother like a criminal.

But now she could ask this person in front of her about her mother and get to know more about her.

Tang Yue sighed and smiled bitterly. It looked like it was indeed fate that they had crossed paths with each other.

The drunkard by now settled down somewhat and sat on the floor like a small child, folding his knees to his chest and burying his head inside.

From within that cocoon, he feebly asked. "Child, could I perhaps ask you to undo your disguise?"

Tang Yue saw that his entire body was trembling as he said these words. 

It looked like this small request meant a lot to the dwarf.

So even though it was a little risky, she didn't mind it and immediately reverted back to her serpentine human form.

But the dwarf in front of her still didn't look up. Rather it seemed as if he was afraid to look up.

"I removed my disguise." 

Tang Yue even spoke up and reminded him, but the dwarf still didn't have the courage to look up.

She again just stood there and patiently waited. 

After a long while, the dwarf finally managed to lift his head and look up slowly.

Tang Yue was almost sure that the man was going to burst into tears again, but he only revealed a sad bitter smile.

He looked at her speechlessly for a long time and finally buried his head inside his knees again.

"You are a spitting image of your mother." He weakly muttered.

Tang Yue didn't say anything. She already knew this. 

Her stepmother had in fact reminded her several times about how she exactly looked like that 'accursed woman'.

Tang Yue waited patiently for some more time but in the end, she started feeling a bit tired.

Too many things had happened today and she felt completely exhausted.

It was also extremely awkward for her to witness a grown man crying like a small child.

So she decided to give him some space and privacy.

"Umm… I will head out now and come back again tomorrow morning." She bowed politely and informed the dwarf.

The man, however, still didn't look up at her or respond.

So Tang Yue silently redid her dwarven disguise and hurried over to the inn where Charlotte and the beast cubs were staying in.

Charlotte had also been extremely worried about her. 

She was forced to go back by the royal soldiers while they were clearing the crowd and had no idea what happened to Tang Yue after that.

But when Tang Yue returned back, she looked extremely tired and sleepy. 

So Charlotte didn't ask her anything and simply continued sleeping next to her with a smile on her face.

As long as you are okay…