Chapter 15 Fate (1/2)
Chapter 15 Fate
Coffin? Shi Yitong and I both froze. Last night we were too worried about grandfather’s condition, so none of us paid any attention to the coffin. But now, thinking about it…
It didn’t. It really didn’t. It was extremely quiet the whole night. The coffin had been lying in the courtyard peacefully, and it didn’t make any sound.
“It didn’t…” I mumbled in reply.
“Then that’s it,” Mr. Wen narrowed his eyes and smiled. “I’ve already solved your worry perfectly.”
“What did you say?” Shi Yitong’s face was flushed with anger, and he was about to throw himself at Mr. Wen and start a vicious fight. But right at this moment, Shi Yitong’s grandmother tottered out of the room.
There were still tear stains on her face. The moment she saw Mr. Wen, she was completely shocked. Then she cried out, “Aiyo!”, as she trotted all the way before us. She stared at Mr. Wen, her lips trembling as if she couldn’t believe her eyes.
“Mr. Wen… Are you really Mr. Wen?”
I was taken aback, but Shi Yitong was even more shocked than I was. He didn’t even know what emotions to express on his face.
“Grandma? Y-you, you know him?”
Shi Yitong’s grandmother did not answer, instead, her knees dropped unexpectedly as she tried to kneel in front of Mr. Wen. Luckily, Mr. Wen was able to catch her in time and pulled her to her feet.
“Please get up. I can’t accept this kneel from you.” Mr. Wen softly said.
Grandmother Shi was so excited that she could barely speak, and it took her quite a while to calm down. “Sir, why are you here? No, that’s not right. Could it be that you’re back?”
Mr. Wen smiled, “That’s right, I’m back.”
“Then, that person you were waiting for…”
“Don’t worry, I already found him.” Mr. Wen laughed.
After Grandmother Shi heard the reply, she heaved a breath of relief as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She said with relief, “So, that’s it, that’s it… Good, that’s good.”
Shi Yitong and I stared at Grandmother Shi and Mr. Wen in confusion as they talked. Even Shi Yitong’s anger just now was probably already flushed away, unable to make heads or tails of this situation.
“Grandma, do you know him?”
“What nonsense are you talking about?!” Grandmother Shi smacked Shi Yitong on the head, slightly irritated. “This is Wen Daren [1], the number one Heavenly Priest in Yan City. Hurry and greet Wen Daren!”
“Actually, I’ve stopped being addressed as Daren,” Mr. Wen said, still smiling. “I’m just an idle shopkeeper now, taking some requests occasionally and doing some humble responsibilities.”
Grandmother Shi laughed, but it was soon followed by a regretful sigh, “Since even you came, that means… his fate has really reached the end.”
Mr. Wen nodded. “Yes.”