Volume 5: The Mystery of Shamo Chapter 44 This Love Has Nothing to Do with Wind and Moon
"Sister? I'm not your sister!" Pinglili muttered to herself, turning back to look at Wusu. He was standing at the doorway, smiling gently, a look she had never seen before. He even nodded encouragingly, which only made Pinglili even more confused. Where was this? What did Wusu want to bring her here for?
Gong Lili looked at the middle-aged woman's excited expression and tears in her eyes when she saw him, and suddenly she had the answer in her heart.
Could this be Yao Ji's former home? Was this woman Yao Ji's biological mother? Was "A Mei" a nickname the Shamo people used for their daughters? Ying Lili vaguely remembered that some places had this customary address.
A sudden warmth welled up inside her. She hadn't expected Wusu to bring her here. Her resentment and complaints about Wusu seemed to gradually fade. It turned out that looking at the same person from different perspectives could give rise to many different feelings. There was no denying that Wusu truly loved Yao Ji. This was something that Yinglili had never imagined before. However, in the memories of Yao Ji that Yinglili knew, there didn't seem to be any such memories. She vaguely knew that Yao Ji was chosen by the elder teachers of the Shamo tribe as the reincarnated spirit child of Kamai when she was about six years old and taken to the Shamo Temple for training. Could it be that Yao Ji had never seen her parents since then?
So how did Wusu find them? Just as Yanlili was still wondering, the middle-aged woman came forward, took her hand, and looked her up and down. As soon as she opened her mouth, tears began to flow before she could even speak. She choked and couldn't utter a word for a long time. For no apparent reason, Yanlili's heart softened. Although these weren't her biological parents, the deep kinship she felt with them made her feel as if she had seen her own parents. This feeling couldn't be faked.
So, she turned around to look at Wu Su, and seeing Wu Su's encouraging eyes, she timidly called out, "Mom?"
Unexpectedly, the word "mother" actually made the middle-aged woman feel a mixture of sadness and joy. She was stunned for a moment, and then immediately burst into tears. But then she seemed to remember something, and quickly wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and shouted to the inner room: "Her father, her father, it's my sister! My sister is back!"
Then she held Yinglili in one hand and touched her face with the other. She looked her up and down carefully again and said in a trembling voice, "Come, let me take a good look at you. It's been ten years. You've grown so big. You were only this tall when you left ten years ago."
As she spoke, she gestured with her hand at her waist to indicate a height. Only then did she notice the other person at the door. A trace of panic suddenly appeared on her face. She quickly wiped her face with her backhand and greeted Wu Su warmly, "My benefactor, you are here too. Come in quickly."
When Pinglili heard Yaoji's mother call Wusu "Engong," she felt a little puzzled. But then she saw Wusu approaching with a calm expression. He nodded at the woman and said, "Auntie, I've told you so many times to just call me Wusu . Don't be so distant." Then he walked over to Pinglili and said to the woman, "I promised you that I would secretly bring my junior sister here for you to see. Today, I finally saw the opportunity to bring her here."
This made Yinglili puzzled. Why did Yaoji need Wusu's help to return home? And why did she have to do it secretly? Could it be that after being chosen as the reincarnated spirit child, she couldn't even see her family again?
At this moment, a simple and honest male voice came out hurriedly from the inner room: "Suniang, what did you say just now? A'mei is back?" Along with the voice, an extremely simple middle-aged man limped out of the inner room with a crutch. When he saw Gong Lili here, he was slightly startled, then threw away the crutch, stretched out his hand to Gong Lili, and hugged her tightly: "It's really A'mei! It's been ten years in the blink of an eye, and A'mei has grown up so much!" Suddenly, the honest face was filled with tears, and the couple surrounded Gong Lili and cried.
Pinglili's heart ached, tears welling up in her eyes. These parents, who were not her own, made her feel the most sincere love in the world, the care that parents have for their children, without a trace of falsehood. This was the strongest and most pure emotion Pinglili had felt since arriving in the Netherworld. It suddenly reminded her of her own parents in the real world. She wondered how anxious they would be if they knew she was missing, and she had no idea when she would be able to return to the real world and see them again. Sorrow suddenly washed over her, and the whole family burst into tears...
She didn't know how she was carried into the inner room until Qinglili was tired of crying and had vented enough. Then she remembered the important matter. Why did Wu Su bring her home so abruptly? No, bring Yao Ji home to see her? Why did he do it so secretly?
And Wu Su had been sitting quietly by the side, smiling as he watched the family reminiscing about the past. In fact, there was nothing much to talk about. Yao Ji, no, Ying Lili didn't have much to say either. It was basically Yao Ji's parents talking back and forth. Only then did Ying Lili understand that since Yao Ji was taken away at the age of six, she had never met her parents again. It was not that she didn't want to, but that she couldn't. In the mind of the wizard Sha Mo, since she was a reincarnated child, she was considered to be the reincarnation of the god Sha Mo, and she could not have too many entanglements with her earthly parents.
Before Yao Ji was chosen as the reincarnated soul boy, this family lived in a small mountain village outside Shamo City and made a living by farming. Although they lived a poor life at that time, they were still happy. After Yao Ji was chosen and taken away by the people of Shamo Temple, it was like the sky had fallen. In addition, Yao Ji's father's old illness relapsed, his legs gradually became lame, and he could not do heavy work. He almost lost his life.
Five or six years ago, the couple felt that living like this was meaningless, so they went to the Shamo Sacred Mountain again. They wanted to see their daughter for the last time and were ready to commit suicide together, but they were ruthlessly stopped by the Shamo wizard at the foot of the mountain. The couple begged for help outside the mountain gate for several days but to no avail. Later, they were lucky to meet Wusu, who was out on a mission ordered by the elders.
Wu Su was fourteen years old at the time, and already a minor celebrity among the Shamo wizards. The younger disciple in charge of guarding the mountain gate saw him and wanted to pass on the hot potato to him. He told Wu Su this, and upon hearing that they were Yao Ji's parents, Wu Su was particularly concerned. However, he also knew that the rules of the Shamo Temple could not be easily broken, so he temporarily appeased them. For the first time, he used his power as the number one disciple of the Shamo Great Elder to find them this old courtyard to live in. He also assured them that Yao Ji was now fine and that he would bring her out to meet them in due time. After that, he often took the opportunity of being away on business to secretly send them some silver to help them, allowing them to start a small business in Shamo City, and only then could he barely settle them down in Shamo City.
The couple were hardworking people. With Wusu's promise, they finally had some hope of survival. With Wusu's help, they started a small business in Shamo City, and their lives gradually got back on track. Apart from having no children, they could still live a decent life. The couple's biggest hope was what Wusu promised them, that one day he would find a way to bring Yao Ji out to visit them. Unexpectedly, it actually came true today.
Seeing their daughter has grown into a big girl, the couple probably has no regrets in this life, so they seem extremely happy.
If Yao Ji's mother hadn't recounted all these past events, Ying Lili wouldn't have believed her ears. She wasn't heartbroken for Yao Ji's parents, but rather astonished by Wu Su's silent devotion. Everything he'd done for Yao Ji had completely surpassed her expectations. For the past five or six years, he'd meticulously cared for her parents, silently doing so many things for her that she had no idea about. And just now, when Yao Ji's mother had been talking about this, he'd repeatedly stopped her, brushing it off lightly as trivial matters from the past, unworthy of mention.
It seemed that he had never told Yao Ji about the things he had done silently for her. Ying Lili secretly sighed in her heart that if this was not love, then there was really no true love in this world.
Yinglili never knew that Wusu was such a loyal and righteous person. Although his love and righteousness were only directed at Yao Ji, it would be a lie to say that Yinglili was not moved.
At that moment, she suddenly felt that Yao Ji was a fool, a complete fool. Why would she give up such happiness that was within her reach to pursue such an unattainable dream?
Although, she, Qinglili, was also acting like a fool at this moment, and would never repent. The saying "those in the know are often confused" and "it's easy to talk without feeling any pain" probably refers to people like Qinglili.
So, when Wu Su hesitated for a long time and then shyly but firmly begged Yao Ji's parents to make the decision and marry Yao Ji to him, Ying Lili was not too surprised, while Yao Ji's parents clearly had a look of joy on their faces.
As parents, who wouldn't want their daughter to find a good home? In their eyes, a young, promising, steady, and reliable man like Wusu was a truly exceptional son-in-law. Furthermore, having received so much favor from Wusu over the years, they were perfectly willing to marry Yaoji to him. Although the decision on Yaoji's marriage was no longer theirs, ever since she was brought to the Shamo Temple, the Shamo elders had been responsible for everything concerning her. But Wusu's actions brought them immense joy.
So, at this moment, the three people's eyes all fell on the woman sitting in the middle, not saying a word, and they were all waiting for her answer.
In fact, Gonglili knew Wusu's good intentions, and also knew that in this era, most people's marriages were arranged by their parents and matchmakers, and Wusu was following those traditional rules. This shows how much Wusu cares about Yaoji.
The slight bead of sweat on Wu Su's forehead and his tightly clasped hands, veins visible, revealed his intense nervousness. Inwardly, Qinglili scoffed at herself. Was he proposing to her, no, to Yao Ji? In her twenty years of life, this was the first time she'd encountered such a clichéd and formal proposal. More accurately, it was the first time she'd been proposed to. Although she knew the man wanted to marry the owner of this body, and though she found the man's tactics tacky and unoriginal, the feeling of being proposed to face to face wasn't bad at all. It gave her a swell of vanity.
However, she had no say in Yao Ji's fate. Although she had a fleeting, sinister thought in her heart, if she were to be a little mean and selfish today and simply accept Wu Su's proposal, letting Yao Ji marry Wu Su and making the matter a done deal, would everything in the future be different? All the tragedies would be avoided. In fact, if she returned to the present world, she wouldn't have to worry about Yao Ji and Mo Yi's ambiguous relationship anymore. After all, Yao Ji would already be married by then, and it would be futile for Mo Yi to still miss her.
Mo Yi, after all, is the cinnabar mole in her heart...
However, although she thought about it, she didn't do it in the end, because Ying Lili was an upright person at heart, and she could not resort to such despicable means.
So, she pondered for a while and gave Wu Su a not-so-good answer: "Brother, I don't really want to get married right now. Can we wait two years?"
Seeing Wu Su's originally hopeful eyes dimming little by little, and disappointment appearing on Qingya's face, Ying Lili felt a little reluctant. She quickly added: "I just think it's a little early to get married now. I still have a lot of things to do. At least, let's wait until the chief wizard's ceremony is over. Brother, what do you think?" She didn't stop talking, probably because she still wanted to keep a chance between Wu Su and Yao Ji.
When Wu Su heard this, he seemed to see hope again. His eyes lit up and he nodded and said, "Junior sister, you are right. I was too impatient. Let's talk about everything after the ceremony is over."
After hearing this, Ying Lili breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better to leave it to Yao Ji to decide for herself about her life.
However, at this time, Gong Lili's feelings towards Wu Su had completely changed. She no longer felt disgust and aversion towards him, but more of a sense of recognition and respect. Anyone would be moved if a man could do this for a woman.
At that moment, she suddenly made a decision in her heart. No matter what, she would let Yao Ji know everything Wu Su had done for her. Moreover, if possible, she wanted to know more about Wu Su, to understand the hardship he had in watching the woman he loved die in front of him but was powerless to do anything. She thought that there must be a secret behind that that he could not tell anyone.
If given the chance, she also hopes to be able to do something for this senior brother.
This feeling has nothing to do with the wind and the moon, it only cares about the deepest touch in the heart.
