Chapter 91: Sacrifice

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Next, Ye Xuan and the others waited for rescue. After all, there was nowhere to go here.

With so many people, it was impossible for them to leave on foot. Therefore, Lin Xu had already said on the phone that he would arrange for someone to rescue them.

At the Magic City University, in the Awakening Academy, Ye Xue arrived at Lin Xu’s office with Little Red. Because pets were not allowed on high-speed trains, Little Red was left with Su Mengli to take care of.

Lin Xu said, “Advisor Ye, your brother and Su Mengli encountered a beast attack on their way to Jiangcheng, but I have already talked to them on the phone, so don’t worry.”

Ye Xue immediately looked nervous and unconsciously grabbed Little Red’s fur. “Are they okay?”

Lin Xu shook his head and said, “They’re fine. They are the pillars of our Awakening Academy. How could anything happen to them?

I’m just letting you know so that you can inform your parents. If they don’t arrive in Jiangcheng on time, don’t worry, they will be a little late.”

Only then did Ye Xue relax. She gently smoothed Little Red’s fur with her right han…

Ye Xuan and the others waited for more than three hours before several buses arrived from the nearby provincial road.

Everyone got on the bus one after another, their faces showing relieved smiles. After all, the crisis they encountered on the train was not small.

The entire train, with sixteen carriages, had a total of 1,600 people, excluding the crew.

Now, there were only a little over eighty survivors, with a death rate of over ninety percent. It could be said to be quite high.

Of course, they would talk about everything that happened on the high-speed train that needed to be said, and let the rest go.

Speaking of others, although the death of Bai Zongming was ordered by Ye Xuan, they were the ones who carried out the action themselves.

Some directly participated in the killing, while others participated in the desecration of the corpse. None of them were good, and no one wanted their evil deeds to be exposed to the sunlight.

And in the face of such danger, if one or two more people accidentally died, who would bother about it?

The buses headed towards their respective destinations and slowly made their way forward. Because the speed was much slower than the high-speed train, coupled with the waiting time, they didn’t arrive in Jiangcheng until after 8 pm.

It was already late, so Su Mengli wasn’t suitable to visit her parents today.

Therefore, she first sent Ye Xuan home, and she herself, as usual, stayed at Ye Xue’s place.

Although she and Ye Xuan had already confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend, they were still in college and marriage was still far away. Naturally, she couldn’t openly move into Ye Xuan’s house.

In the Ye Family Villa, Ye Xuan sat weakly on the sofa, his face pale and weak.

Lin Qiaozhu looked at her son and asked, “What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so sickly?”

Ye Xuan’s voice was weak as he said, “I had a little trouble before, and I used up too much energy. I feel a bit weak, but I’ll be fine after resting for a few days.”

Lin Qiaozhu felt sorry for her son and said, “Then sit for a while, I’ll make some chicken soup for you. Drink it and rest early.”

Ye Xuan nodded and didn’t say anything. He knew very well that this weakened state from the Eight Gates Escape Technique was compulsory. Even chicken soup wouldn’t have any effect. But since his mother was worried about him, he would drink it.

The next morning, Su Mengli came to find Ye Xuan. “Are you feeling better?”

Ye Xuan smiled and said, “I was fine to begin with, just exerted myself a bit too much. I’ll be fine after resting for a few days.”

Su Mengli nodded and said, “Today, I’m going to the North Cemetery. Since you’re so weak, just rest at home.”

However, Ye Xuan stood up and said, “I’m fine. I’ll accompany you!”

“But…”

“No buts. Help me up!”

Ye Xuan didn’t forget his mission. He wanted to accompany Su Mengli to pay respects to her parents. Who knew if leaving her alone would affect the mission completion?

Besides, Ye Xuan wasn’t actually sick. He just felt completely powerless all over his body. He could still accompany Su Mengli without any discomfort.

In addition, going to the cemetery alone to visit her deceased parents, Ye Xuan hoped that he could be by her side so that she wouldn’t be so sad.

Seeing Ye Xuan’s firm attitude, Su Mengli had no choice but to support him and leave the house. As for Ye Xuan’s parents, they had no objections either.

Although Ye Xuan was weak, Su Mengli had lost her parents. Even though those two were not worthy of being called parents, at this moment, Su Mengli was fragile and in need of companionship.

Half an hour later, Ye Xuan and Su Mengli arrived at the North Cemetery. Su Mengli saw the tombstones of Su Guodong and Zhang Xiulan.

Although the couple had completely fallen out before and had divorced, they were buried together under the agreement of both sides’ relatives.

On the tombstone, it was written “Tomb of Loving Father Su Guodong and Loving Mother Zhang Xiulan.” On the left side, there was a line of small characters indicating the time of the tombstone’s erection, and on the right side, there were two lines of small characters indicating Su Guodong and Zhang Xiulan’s birth and death dates.

Su Mengli stared at the tombstone for a while, then slowly knelt down. “Dad, Mom, you raised me and took care of me. Now that you have returned to dust, no matter what happened, it’s all in the past. Your daughter has come to see you.”

Ye Xuan listened to Su Mengli’s words and sighed.

He knew that Su Guodong and Zhang Xiulan were not Su Mengli’s biological parents, but he didn’t tell her about it.

Su Mengli must have some guesses about the death of Su Guodong and his wife.

In order to protect Su Mengli’s growth, the Awakening Academy had eliminated the two of them. Although Su Mengli was a little sad, it was just that. After all, the ten-plus years of nurturing love couldn’t just disappear.

However, if Su Mengli knew that this couple were not her biological parents, she would probably feel even more guilty in addition to her sadness.

To raise without giving birth, a finger can be returned; to give birth but not raise, a head can be returned; to not give birth and not raise, it is difficult to return in this lifetime.

The love and kindness of adoptive parents towards their children was indeed greater than the sky. Before, when Su Guodong and his wife were alive, they did fulfill their parental duties to Su Mengli, providing her with food, clothing, and education. This couldn’t be denied.

Because of this, even though Su Guodong and his wife had done some excessive things before, Ye Xuan didn’t think about harming them. Instead, he solved it with money.

Even if he really wanted to harm them, he would have someone else do it. He didn’t want to leave any blemishes or stains in Su Mengli’s heart.

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