CHAPTER 615: CHAPTER 614: RETURNING AT NIGHT

Faced with Shen Siyuan’s retort, Lu Jiawei’s mouth moved hesitantly, momentarily unsure of how to respond.

Using the greatest malice to speculate about a "God" is inherently disrespectful.

"Immortal Lord, Xiao Lu doesn’t understand things, please don’t blame him," Granny Cui explained beside him.

Shen Siyuan looked at her unexpectedly. Having experienced so much suffering in life, maintaining that shred of goodness at heart is most commendable.

"Those who don’t know shouldn’t be punished, I don’t intend to blame him," Shen Siyuan said with a smile.

Then he waved the Ten Thousand Soul Banner in his hand again.

Instantly, he captured both of them within the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and then quickly released them.

Previously, Duoduo used the Ten Thousand Soul Banner merely to capture them inside, which doesn’t count as genuine Fan Soul, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many questions.

Now, again entering the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, they finally understood Shen Siyuan’s origin.

The two widened their eyes, and in full shock, they were about to kneel before Shen Siyuan.

It turned out that the person before them was the "Qiong Province Governor", the significant figure governing the ghost gods of Qiong Province, and the one who captured them was indeed the Lord Governor’s treasure, the [Ten Thousand Soul Banner].

Shen Siyuan stopped them from kneeling, so they bowed with clasped hands, a complete ceremony of worshipping a God.

"Go, now you can ride the Yin Wind and become visible in front of people. I give you one day, return here by tomorrow night at this time..."

Shen Siyuan further instructed them, and they both agreed without hesitation.

"Go ahead."

Shen Siyuan waved his hand, only then did the two of them roll up the Yin Wind and disappear into the night sky.

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"Granny Cui, then I’ll be heading back first."

Arriving at Granny Cui’s doorstep, Lu Jiawei was eager to leave.

Granny Cui, however, called out to him at this moment.

"It’s too late now, your parents are old, you shouldn’t..."

Granny Cui didn’t finish, but Lu Jiawei clearly understood her implication.

"I understand, I know what to do." Lu Jiawei said.

Watching Lu Jiawei’s hurriedly departing figure, Granny Cui also went back inside.

At this time, Grandpa Li and Xiao Xiao were already asleep.

Granny Cui said not to scare the parents, but when she truly saw Xiao Xiao, she herself couldn’t help but reveal her form.

Granny Cui paced back and forth in the cramped room, hesitating constantly, deeply conflicted.

At some point, Grandpa Li’s originally thunderous snores suddenly stopped, Granny Cui looked over in surprise, not knowing when Grandpa Li had awakened and sat up from the bed.

Drowsily, he asked, "Feng Ying, is that you back?"

Hearing this, Granny Cui was startled, because Feng Ying was indeed her name.

She looked down at herself, seeing she hadn’t made herself visible, then looked at Grandpa Li, only to see his gaze was directed at the void beside her.

"Are you going to take me away? Now is not the time, if I leave, no one will take care of Xiao Xiao..."

"Her parents are worthless, I don’t trust anyone to take care of her..."

"Wait a few years, for Xiao Xiao to be a little more sensible, then you take me away, just wait a bit longer..."

"The other day the community committee contacted me, saying they could help hire a lawyer to sue Xiao Xiao’s parents for her living expenses..."

"I didn’t agree then, whether we could get the money is another matter, but if I leave, truly no one would take care of Xiao Xiao..."

"So I have to hang on until Xiao Xiao is a bit older before I die..."

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"If you were still here, I don’t know what grievance she suffered today, quietly wiping her tears..."

"If you were here, you could comfort her, talk with her, she would tell you everything..."

"That girl Meihua, doesn’t fear retribution, how did she turn out like this..."

...

Grandpa Li’s murmuring seemed to be talking to the nonexistent Granny Cui, or perhaps simply talking to himself.

He huddled his body, his eyes cloudy, his expression indifferent, seemingly unmoved by the suffering and anger.

The once conflicted Granny Cui finally slowly revealed her form.

"Old man, you’ve had it hard," Granny Cui said with some heartache.

Her voice was very low, as if afraid to scare Grandpa Li or afraid to wake up Xiao Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Li was first taken aback, then turned toward the sound, faintly seeing a familiar figure with the starlight streaming in from outside the window.

"Feng Ying?" Grandpa Li called out once.

His voice remained very calm, without any trace of fear or panic.

"You’re not afraid of me?" Granny Cui casually asked.

It was as if she wasn’t surprised either.

"What’s there to be afraid of." After Grandpa Li finished speaking, he chuckled softly.

He then directly got out of bed and turned on the light in the room.

Even with the light on, the room’s light remained weak, but fortunately, things could now be seen clearly.

"It really is you, are you here to take me away?" Grandpa Li asked calmly.

At their age, they’re actually unafraid of death, with nothing much to linger for in life, death for them might as well be a form of release.

So Grandpa Li wouldn’t be afraid; he even felt a subtle relief from liberation.

"Do you so wish for me to take you away?"

Granny Cui walked over to Xiao Xiao’s bedside and sat down, picking up a nearby large palm leaf fan and gently waving it.

While helping Xiao Xiao fend off mosquitoes, she also brought her a bit of coolness.

The slightly restless Xiao Xiao now slept more soundly.

Just when she had just sat beside Xiao Xiao, Grandpa Li wanted to come closer, but he ultimately hesitated.

He could die, but nothing could happen to Xiao Xiao.

Seeing Granny Cui’s benevolent expression, only then did he stop moving forward.

Looking at the shadowless Granny Cui, he slowly spoke, "Living is suffering."

"You must endure even suffering, you can’t die now, for Xiao Xiao, you must live well," Granny Cui said softly.

Grandpa Li heard her and sighed heavily; he undoubtedly understood this truth.

"Alright, don’t sigh anymore. I came back to see you to help you solve the problem."

"How to solve it? Have Li Meihua come back to take care of Xiao Xiao?"

"Even when alive it couldn’t be done, you expect me to do it when I’m gone?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"I encountered an immortal, and the immortal said they could help me," Granny Cui’s voice carried a hint of delight.

"Immortal?" Grandpa Li’s voice held surprise and a bit of doubt.

"What else?"

"If it weren’t for encountering an immortal, how could you see me again; tomorrow someone will come looking for you, they will sponsor Xiao Xiao’s schooling, solve your difficulties, just live well... Xiao Xiao only has you left as a relative now..."

"Nonsense, she’s not from a crack in a stone, she has parents." Grandpa Li sat down on the edge of the bed.

He felt no fear at all, and the conversation with Granny Cui was as countless past days and nights, ordinary and natural.

"Those two, they’re better off not having..."

Speaking of Xiao Xiao’s parents made Granny Cui angry.

"Do you know why Xiao Xiao was so sad today? It’s because she met her irresponsible dad..."

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