Douluo: Qian Daoliu has had a crush on me for a long time

Chapter 45 Grandma Li Passes Away

Ye Jingqiu always felt at ease in front of Bibi Dong.

The stars twinkled, casting silver light all over the ground. Bibi Dong was not in a hurry to return to the Pope's Palace, and walked slowly with Ye Jingqiu.

Guimei and Yueguan followed behind the two of them slowly, but their attention was always on them.

Bibi Dong spoke up, "With the guidance of the Great Priest, you've made rapid progress and have become a Soul Master so quickly. Auntie is very proud of you."

Ye Jingqiu nodded slightly upon hearing this. "The special training program formulated by the Grand Priest is indeed more rigorous than the training in the academy, but it is precisely because of this that I have made rapid progress."

Bibi Dong laughed lightly and then said, "But that's also because our Qiuqiu is so talented. How could anyone else grow so fast?"

In Bibi Dong's eyes, Ye Jingqiu is the best.

"By the way, what is the soul skill of your fourth soul ring?"

When asked this, Ye Jingqiu couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. Her fourth soul skill really had nothing to do with her soul-catching bell.

Fortunately, they had already arrived at the Pope's Palace. Ye Jingqiu yawned. She had hardly had any rest in the past few days because she was in a hurry to get back, and she was already exhausted.

Bibi Dong said with a worried look on her face, "Let's talk about this later. Qiuqiu, go back and rest first."

"Thank you, auntie." After saying that, Ye Jingqiu yawned again before slowly leaving.

Bibi Dong looked at her back and smiled helplessly, "This child..."

Perhaps because she hadn't slept for a long time, Ye Jingqiu didn't wake up until noon. She sat up in a daze and looked at the time. It was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

She quickly sat up and changed her clothes. She only had three days in the Pope's Palace, and she wished she could split these three days into six.

The table in the outer room was now filled with food, but there was no one else in the room except Ye Jingqiu. Although she felt a little strange, she didn't think much about it. After finishing her meal, she opened the door and went out.

I don’t know how Grandma Li is doing now. If I tell her that I am now a Soul Master, she will definitely be very happy.

Ye Jingqiu walked downstairs quickly. When he arrived at Grandma Li's door, she smiled even more happily. He would be able to see her soon.

She was a little curious about what Grandma Li was doing, so she pushed the door open a crack and then lay down on it.

Bibi Dong looked serious inside the room, and a doctor stood beside her. "What's going on?"

The doctor sighed and then said, "Although we have the best herbs to keep him alive, he has been incurable for so many years. I'm afraid it will only last a few days."

Bibi Dong fell silent after she finished speaking. After a long moment, her slightly hoarse voice rang out, "Is there any other way? Any precious herbs would be fine. She can't die now."

The doctor shook his head silently. "Your Holiness, if she had said so six months earlier, she wouldn't be like this now. But it's too late to say anything now. Besides, it would be torture for her to continue hanging on to her life. It would be better..."

Everyone present understood what he meant.

The ghost said hesitantly, "Your Holiness, would you like to call the Saint?"

Before Bibi Dong could say anything, the old and weak voice of the old woman in the inner room came, "Don't call Qiuqiu over. That child has always been sentimental. If she knew, she would definitely not want to go to the worship hall to study again." At this time, Ye Jingqiu outside the house was already in tears. Grandma Li has been with her since she was born. She never thought that Grandma Li would leave her one day.

Bibi Dong looked at Guimei hesitantly and said, "Wait a minute." After saying this, she walked quickly into the house.

Ye Jingqiu wanted to hear what the two people were going to say, so she controlled all her soul power to listen to what was happening in the inner room.

What she didn't notice was that Yue Guan and Gui Mei looked at each other. Although there was helplessness in their eyes, they still did nothing.

"Don't tell Qiuqiu. Just say I'm going back to the village to retire. I don't want this to affect Qiuqiu."

"Old man, how can this be a trivial matter? If you hadn't taken care of Qiuqiu for so many years, how could she have waited until I found her?"

Grandma Li gasped twice, suppressing her discomfort, and said, "Your Holiness, when Qiuqiu's mother was alive, she helped me a lot. Besides, I have a connection with that child, so this is what I should do."

"But Your Holiness, Qiuqiu is still a child after all. I hope you can protect her a little more. If one day she gets tired and doesn't want to be a saint anymore, please..."

What followed was a violent cough from Grandma Li, and she couldn't utter a word at this time.

At this time, Ye Jingqiu had already burst into tears, and she was trying hard not to cry out loud.

"Okay, I promise you. I'm Qiuqiu's aunt, and what I hope most is that she can live a happy life."

"Thank you, Your Holiness. I am relieved now..."

At this moment, Ye Jingqiu could no longer control herself. She pushed the door open and ran quickly into the room without paying attention to the gazes of everyone in the room.

"Grandma—" Ye Jingqiu rushed to the bed and knelt on the ground.

Grandma Li's face looked even older, with most of her hair gone. The sunlight shone through the curtains onto her face, but it did not bring new hope. It only exposed her pale face to the public.

"Grandma--" Hot tears slid down Ye Jingqiu's face, and the sadness of facing life and death surged into Ye Jingqiu's heart.

At this moment, Ye Jingqiu realized how insignificant she was. Even though she had become a soul master, she still had no way out and could only watch Grandma Li leave.

Grandma Li stretched out her hand. The back of her hand was already blue and purple. Her eyes were unfocused. She stretched out her hand but didn't know where Ye Jingqiu was, so she could only grope around and try.

Ye Jingqiu quickly pulled her hand and held it tightly. She didn't dare put Grandma Li's hand on her face, as Grandma Li would feel bad if she cried.

She suppressed her trembling voice and said, "Grandma, I'm here. I just came back. I'm a Soul Master now. Grandma, please wait for me..."

Grandma Li's lips curled slightly, her eyes hollow. "Qiuqiu, grandma has no children in this life. It is a blessing for grandma to have a granddaughter like Qiuqiu in her old age. Qiuqiu must take good care of herself in the future."

"Grandma can't be with you anymore. Qiuqiu, you must be well and happy in the future. Grandma will always bless you."

"Qiuqiu, be well..." In a trance, tears rolled down Grandma Li's eyes, "Qiuqiu, be well..." She said the last few words with all her strength.

The old woman's hands stopped moving, her eyes were tightly closed, and her weak breathing gradually stopped.

(End of this chapter)