RPAGF Chapter 271 The Third Disciple (Part 3)
Chapter 271 The Third Disciple (Part 3)
During the few days in Meijiazhuang, in addition to training instructors Qi Nongxia and Li Lingyun, Mei Yingying also often came to learn swordsmanship, and Lin Shen welcomed everyone who came and did not urge them to leave.
The little girl was very active and came every day. Lin Shen also often gave her some special lessons in the evening. What Lin Shen didn't know was that her grandmother had been watching Lin Shen's teaching of swordsmanship to Mei Yingying.
After ten days or so, the plague in Meijiazhuang was under control, and Lin Shen and the Lord of Lingyue Palace planned to return to Xianling Island.
But Mei Yingying's matter made Lin Shen feel troubled, because he knew that Mei Yingying was looking for Mei Shengxue, but with her grandmother around, it was difficult for Mei Yingying to concentrate on practicing.
Until the day he was about to leave, Lin Shen planned to test the attitudes of Mei Yingying and her grandmother.
But when he arrived at the wooden house where Mei Yingying lived, before he even went in, he heard someone crying inside, and also heard someone crying "Grandma... Grandma..."
Lin Shen's first reaction was that something happened inside, so he immediately kicked the door open and ran inside.
When he ran to the bedroom, he was stunned: Mei Yingying's grandmother had hanged herself! A belt was wrapped around the beam and around the old lady's neck.
Mei Yingying hugged her grandmother's feet and tried to save her grandmother, but she was too weak to do so.
Lin Shen hurriedly swung his left arm, and a stream of sword energy shot out, cutting the belt. The old lady's body fell down. Mei Yingying lay on the old lady's corpse and cried bitterly, crying "Grandma... Grandma...!" Her voice was very sad.
At this time, Zhao Linger and others also ran in and found that the old lady was pale and silent. They couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
Lin Yueru found a note on the table and opened it to see that it was a suicide note left by the old lady to Mei Yingying. It read:
Yingying:
Grandma has seen you learning swordsmanship from Anos every day these past few days. Grandma can tell you want to learn martial arts with Anos. And I can also tell he's someone you can trust.
Grandma knows that as long as she is alive, you will not leave here. Grandma does not want to be a burden to you, so she has to resort to this extreme method.
I'm sorry that grandma is gone. You must study hard and don't let grandma and Anos down.
Grandma, I will be watching over you and blessing you from heaven.
Lin Shen took the note and took a look at it, then he became completely numb. He walked out of the wooden house step by step, each step being very heavy.
It was not until he left the wooden house that he felt powerless for the first time, because in his opinion, he was the person primarily responsible for the death of Grandma Mei Yingying.
Lin Shen walked up to a large tree, grabbed the trunk with one claw, and began to exert force. With a "crack!" sound, a piece of the trunk was torn off, and the tree fell down with a loud noise due to losing its balance.
Zhao Linger, Lin Yueru, Anu and Jiang Waner ran out and saw Lin Shen digging at the tree again.
Jiang Wan'er asked, "What happened to Anos?"
"Brother Anos is like this. When he blames himself, he will scratch the tree." Zhao Linger explained.
"Anos is blaming himself and thinks that Grandma Mei Yingying's death is his responsibility." Lin Yueru explained.
Anu asked, "Why?"
Lin Yueru sighed and said, "Because the old lady has already seen that Mei Yingying wants to be Anos's disciple, and Anos also wants to take her as his disciple.
But because of the old lady's presence, neither of them exposed the matter, and the old lady didn't want to delay Mei Yingying.
So the old lady chose to commit suicide so that Mei Yingying could go to Anos to study."
Anu sighed, "This...this price is too high!"
In the wooden house, Mei Yingying was still lying on the old lady's body crying, with Qi Nongxia and Li Lingyun accompanying her.
Li Lingyun said, "Sister Yingying, you have to be strong. Your grandma doesn't want you to stay like this."
Mei Yingying was still crying. Qi Nongxia knew that it was useless to say anything at this time. She just hugged Mei Yingying and said, "Sister Yingying, if you want to cry, just cry it out."
Li Lingyun said, "Senior Sister, you..."
Qi Nongxia winked at Li Lingyun, meaning to tell Li Lingyun that it would be better not to persuade her at this time and let her vent all her emotions.
Outside, Lin Shen was also in a bad mood, feeling that he had caused the death of Mei Yingying's grandmother. He sat on the ground, leaning against the broken tree root, in a daze.
He kept asking himself, "Am I wrong? Why did this happen? What should I do..."
After an unknown amount of time, Mei Yingying fell asleep because she was too tired from crying for too long.
Lin Yueru and Zhao Linger walked up to Lin Shen. Lin Yueru leaned over and patted Lin Shen on the shoulder and said, "Anos, what are your plans now?"
Lin Shen turned around and saw that it was Lin Yueru and Zhao Linger, and said, "It's you. Actually...actually, I don't know either."
Zhao Linger said, "Brother Anos, I know you're heartbroken because of the death of Mei Yingying's grandmother, but we have to look forward. Do you still plan to accept Mei Yingying as your apprentice?"
Lin Shen said, "Actually, I'm very conflicted right now. I really want to accept Mei Yingying, but this is a knot in my heart."
Lin Yueru said, "In that case, you should accept Sister Yingying. Now she is an orphan. If you don't want her anymore, where can she go?"
"Yes, Sister Yueru is right. The old lady hanged herself because she wanted Sister Yingying to be free from worries and go with you.
If you don't accept it, wouldn't her grandmother's sacrifice be in vain?" Zhao Linger consoled her.
Lin Shen said, "I know the old lady's intention. But...but the price is too high!" After saying that, Lin Shen punched the ground, making a small hole.
Lin Yueru said, "So what are you going to do? Just abandon her and leave her alone?"
Lin Shen said, "I won't do that. I want to take her in!"
"Then accept her and don't let her grandmother down." Lin Yueru shouted.
"I understand. Let me think about it." Lin Shen said.
Zhao Linger winked at Lin Yueru, and the two left, while Lin Shen was still thinking about something there.
After an unknown amount of time, I heard a very childish voice saying, "Big Brother."
Lin Shen looked back and saw that it was Mei Yingying. Lin Shen was ashamed and said, "Little girl, I...I..."
Mei Yingying said, "Big brother, are you willing to take Yingying away?"
Lin Shen said, "Little girl, are you willing to go with us?"
Mei Yingying didn't say anything, just nodded. Lin Shen said, "I'm sorry about your grandma, I...I..."
Mei Yingying said, "Big brother, you don't need to say anything. The Palace Master has told me a lot, and I understand grandma's intention. For grandma's sake, I should also learn swordsmanship well."
Lin Shen felt like crying, feeling distressed by the little girl's understanding. He sighed and said, "Okay, once your grandma's matter is settled, I'll take you back to Xianling Island."
Mei Yingying nodded with tears in her eyes, and Lin Shen wiped her tears with his hand.
(Chapter 271 End)