Chapter 19

Yeyu followed the direction Guo Xiaotian pointed to and indeed saw a person standing by the riverbank not far away. Judging by the clothing, it was a woman. He then hurriedly said to Guo Xiaotian, "Go and save her quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Xiaotian rushed out alone. However, the distance was quite far, and by the time Guo Xiaotian reached her, the woman in green had already jumped into the river.

Without a moment's hesitation, Guo Xiaotian also jumped into the Qingliu River. Although the river was deep, it was not difficult for Guo Xiaotian, who was familiar with swimming, to save her.

When Yeyu, who was in his wheelchair, finally arrived at the riverbank after a bumpy ride, Guo Xiaotian had already rescued the woman in green and brought her to the shore.

"Sir, she has fainted..." Guo Xiaotian said, wiping the water from his face.

Yeyu glanced down at the woman and saw that she was a girl of about fifteen or sixteen. He couldn't help but feel speechless. He thought to himself that even he, a cripple, was living well, so why would a girl in her prime consider suicide?

"Xiaotian, carry her back and have Qiulan invite a doctor. Remember to boil some ginger soup to prevent the cold from the river water from affecting her..."

"Sir, what about you?" Guo Xiaotian suddenly remembered Yeyu's leg disability as he picked up the woman in green.

Yeyu waved his hand and said, "You take her back first. Once everything is arranged, come back for me!"

"Yes, sir!"

After all the commotion, Yeyu returned home as night fell. The courtyard was very quiet. Yeyu lay on his homemade recliner, gazing at the starry sky, enjoying the beauty of the night.

At this moment, the door of the side room creaked open, and Qiulan walked out.

"Has she woken up?" Yeyu asked, rocking the chair.

"Yes! After the doctor gave her a dose of medicine, she broke out in a sweat and is now fine! Sir, who is she?" Qiulan sat on a stone bench beside him, tilting her head to ask.

Yeyu turned to look at Qiulan and smiled awkwardly. "How would I know? Since she's awake, didn't you ask her?"

Thinking of the woman in green, Qiulan pouted unhappily. "Sir, you don't know. I asked her several times, but she was like a wooden log, unwilling to speak! However, when she was unconscious, she kept muttering about a bundle!"

"Oh, is that so?" Yeyu responded indifferently.

Qiulan nodded seriously. "Yes, after she woke up, if it weren't for Brother Guo's acupressure to prevent her from attempting suicide again, she wouldn't be so quiet..."

"I didn't expect Xiaotian to have such skills..."

Yeyu was fascinated by the acupressure techniques in martial arts novels, though he knew they were fictional. However, there might be some truth to them. While they might not instantly paralyze someone, they could cause localized numbness.

Based on his speculation, Guo Xiaotian's technique was likely similar.

Thinking about this, Yeyu called for Guo Xiaotian to inquire about the details. After Guo Xiaotian's explanation, it indeed confirmed his guess. The so-called acupressure was based on traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture points, causing localized muscle paralysis.

"Xiaotian, go and release the woman's acupressure, allowing her to regain her freedom!"

"But what if she attempts suicide again? Wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?" Qiulan asked anxiously.

"No problem!" Yeyu shook his head, his eyes filled with confidence. "Just tell her that I have what she wants!"

"Sir, do you mean the bundle she mentioned?"

"You, girl, always have to get to the bottom of things! You don't need to stay here. Let me talk to her alone... Go!"

"Okay!" Qiulan rubbed her forehead, wrinkled her nose, and reluctantly left the courtyard.

A moment later, the woman who had fallen into the river hurriedly entered the courtyard. Approaching Yeyu, she felt a bit abrupt and first performed a deep bow. Then, she asked anxiously, "Thank you, sir, for saving my life. I heard my bundle is with you, please..."

Yeyu lifted a blue bundle from behind his chair. He had found it at the spot where the woman in green had fallen into the river. If he hadn't stayed by the riverbank for a long time, he might not have discovered this blue bundle.

Weighing the bundle, Yeyu asked the woman, "Returning the bundle to you is easy. But can you let go of the burden in your heart? Since you care so much about your parents' ashes, why do you want to commit suicide? Why can't you let go?"

When Yeyu found the blue bundle, out of curiosity, he opened it. Inside, there was nothing but two small earthen jars and two wooden memorial tablets.

From the titles and names on the tablets, Yeyu understood that these jars contained the ashes of her parents.

This also made Yeyu realize that the woman's family must have encountered some misfortune. Otherwise, they wouldn't have cremated her parents. In modern times, cremation might be a trend, but in ancient times, burial was the norm.

When Yeyu mentioned her heartache, the woman gently brushed her hair and said sadly, "The knot in my heart is hard to untie, and I have no more attachments!"

Seeing a beautiful woman speak so lightly of life and death, Yeyu couldn't help but shake his head and laugh bitterly. "Your parents brought you into this world not to let you speak of life and death so easily, but to live well! Parents live for their children, and children should live well for their parents.

If you carry your parents' ashes and commit suicide, you will die, but their ashes will sink to the bottom of the sea. Is this your filial piety? If you are so unfilial, what use are these ashes? I might as well smash them for you and end your last attachment!"

As Yeyu spoke, he raised the bundle, preparing to smash the earthen jars in front of her!

"Don't!"

"What? Aren't you without attachments?" Yeyu slowly put down the bundle and stared coldly at the woman.

The woman in green was already pale and tearful, sitting on the ground, sobbing and blaming herself. "It's my fault as a daughter. If it weren't for so-called love, I wouldn't have brought a wolf into my home, leading to the destruction of my family... It's all my fault..."

Her voice was filled with sorrow, making anyone who heard it feel heartbroken. Although Yeyu couldn't fully understand her story, he could grasp the general outline from her words.

He sighed and said, "If you're willing, you can tell me. I may not be able to solve your problems, but I can be a listener!"

"Is it wrong to hope for mutual love? Is it wrong to like someone?"

"You're not wrong! The mistake is in meeting the wrong person!" Yeyu responded solemnly.

The woman in green lifted her tear-filled eyes and asked Yeyu, "Then, sir, what is love?"

Looking into her tear-filled, pained eyes, Yeyu knew there was a hidden past. However, from her willingness to openly ask about love, it was clear she was usually a very open person. Now, her beauty was faded, and she was in despair, which was truly pitiful.

This question, however, stumped Yeyu. He didn't want to recall his past, but now it brought back many memories.

Finally, he looked up at the night sky and sighed, "Love is just the fun of first love, the intoxication of passionate love, the pain of lost love, and the weariness of obsessive love. Love can turn into greed if it becomes too entangled, and it can seem too light if it's too free. Love can be painful if it's too persistent, and it can seem cold if it's too rational..."

"Sir, it seems you have suffered from love before?" The woman in green gradually stopped sobbing as Yeyu spoke.

Yeyu took a deep breath, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "There was once a woman who was in love with me, but due to unfortunate circumstances, she suffered greatly and eventually married someone else... Love is like a mirage, and to obtain it is not easy."

"The sir is right, it was my excessive desire! Otherwise, I wouldn't have ended up like this! Sir, what should I do now?"

"Miss, I don't want to pry into your past, but let me give you a piece of advice. Life is short, and you must not take it so lightly! Since your mistake has caused great harm, what you should do is not commit suicide but make amends for your mistakes! This is what you owe to your parents and to yourself!"

The woman in green wiped the tears from her eyes, stopped crying, and asked seriously, "How can I make amends?"

Hearing this, Yeyu pointed to his legs and said with a self-deprecating and stern tone, "I am a cripple, yet I refuse to give up! It's because I want the person who harmed me to be punished, and I want to reclaim what belongs to me!"

Saying this, Yeyu looked at the woman in green and said solemnly, "If you can let go of love, you will have no worries or fears! Even if you can't punish the evil person, you must live well. Your survival itself is the best punishment for those who want you dead!"

The woman in green remained silent for a long time, and Yeyu, sitting beside her, didn't speak either. He had said everything he could. If he still couldn't persuade this woman who was determined to die, he could do no more.

"Thank you, sir, for your guidance! I will never forget it!" The woman in green slowly raised her head, and her tear-filled eyes gradually regained their light.

"Alright, it's cold in the late autumn night. Don't catch a cold. Go and rest!" Yeyu handed the bundle back to her, waved his hand, and said with concern.

The woman in green softly responded, then bowed to Yeyu and walked into the room with the bundle. Throughout the entire process, Yeyu did not ask for her name or background.

For Yeyu, since he had chosen to save her, he didn't intend to pry into her past. Everyone has their privacy, and he didn't want to force it.

The night passed quietly. When the first rays of sunlight illuminated the window the next morning, Yeyu received an unexpected message from Guo Xiaotian. The woman they had saved had left early in the morning and left a letter.

The handwriting in the letter was very elegant, and the words were carefully chosen. After reading the letter, Yeyu found that it contained only gratitude and no other information, and it didn't mention where she was going.

Yeyu thought about it and felt that this was not bad. The fact that she left a letter showed that his guidance had worked. No matter where she went, she would not speak of life and death so lightly. This gave him peace of mind.

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