Chapter 539: 539. Chapter 539: Get Out, Get Out

539. Chapter 539: Get out, get out

Yao Lingyu suddenly approached, startling Xiao Shitou.

He saw that it was her.

Xiao Shitou signaled for her to hide, and he went out alone.

He hadn't managed to leave yet.

Yao Chengji discovered him.

He coughed up blood while shaking his head at them.

He was gravely wounded; even if Xiao Shitou emerged, he still couldn't survive.

That was indeed the case.

In less than a moment.

He fell to the ground.

The leading heavily armored man furrowed his brows, stepped forward to feel his breath, found none, and said coldly, "Are you idiots, striking with such heavy hands!"

His subordinates stayed silent; clearly the one best at kicking was him, right?

But he was still in charge of them.

One by one, they naturally had nothing good to say.

The leading heavily armored man grew even angrier.

"What are you all doing, standing still like wood? Go find them. If you don't locate them before tonight, you won't get dinner tonight!"

When he spoke, the other men in heavy armor left the spot, scattering to search for the person.

Xiao Shitou clenched his fist in anger.

Yao Lingyu covered her mouth, and large tears fell down.

After those heavily armored men left.

Xiao Shitou hurried toward Yao Chengji.

Yao Lingyu staggered after him; she wanted to scream and cry, and to run back to those people, but she could only suppress her emotions and, together with Xiao Shitou, drag her own grandfather toward the cave.

Worried about being noticed.

Xiao Shitou and the others kept hiding along the way.

When they reached the cave.

They were exhausted; both collapsed onto the ground.

"My grandfather is dead…"

Yao Lingyu cried out.

Xiao Shitou pressed his lips together, said nothing, and dragged her grandfather into the cave.

Yao Lingyu suddenly realized and helped pull; once inside, without Xiao Shitou saying a word, she went to search for medicine.

She was extremely angry at herself for not having studied medicine properly with her grandfather.

If she had studied well.

It certainly wouldn't have turned out like this.

After a bit of struggling.

Yao Chengji regained breath and even woke up.

"Grandfather."

Yao Lingyu lunged forward.

She thought her grandfather was fine.

Yao Chengji, however, knew his body couldn't hold out much longer. He grabbed Xiao Shitou's arm and said, "Child, you need not feel guilty; this is my own choice. After I'm gone, Yu er, I entrust you to look after her."

His body bore hidden wounds, and he had only a few years left to live.

Xiao Shitou's background was clearly not simple; if he protected her granddaughter, perhaps her future would be smooth.

"Alright!"

Xiao Shitou agreed.

"No!"

"Grandfather, you won't be okay, you won't leave me!"

Yao Lingyu, sobbing and shouting, pushed Xiao Shitou: "You go, you go, it's all because of you. If I hadn't saved you, my grandfather wouldn't be like this now. Get out, get out."

The more she had liked Xiao Shitou before, the more she now hated him.

In her view, her grandfather was indirectly killed by Xiao Shitou.

Xiao Shitou also knew it was his fault; he let her push, yet he wouldn't leave.

Yao Chengji coughed violently.

"Grandfather."

Yao Lingyu saw her grandfather cough up blood, and her tears fell even larger.

Yao Chengji pulled out a handkerchief to wipe her, but had no strength.

"Yu er, don't blame him. Grandfather was wounded long ago and had only a few good years left. I didn't deceive you; it's true. Perhaps this is my fate…"

"No!"

Yao Lingyu still couldn't accept it.

Yao Chengji asked Yao Lingyu to bring over the box he usually used to store things; he took out two medical books and handed them to her.

He opened his mouth but said nothing; a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he instantly lost his breath.

"Grandfather…"