243 I WANT TO PROTECT YOU (1/2)
When she arrived at the Mu Clan's residence, she immediately headed straight to the study room.
Knowing her grandfather, she was sure that Mu Ruochen could very much likely to be still deeply engrossed with his books. There is no doubt that he was still inside his study room even at this time of the night
”...PERNÓ MÉSA APÓ...”
Mu Lingxi said as softly as possible. As much as she can, she wanted to proceed quietly inside the room.
Sneaking into someone else household was made a lot easier by her knowledge in the way of magic. Though the spells that she learned from school, she can do a lot of things that could easily stump a normal person.
Just like passing through concrete walls for example. Like a ghost, she can easily barge into anywhere and pass through the walls of a building as long as she used the PHANTOM SPELL.
As soon as she cast this spell to a specific wall in the building, a ripple will appear on its surface and through that ripple, she can easily pass through any walls and enter a specific place without any difficulty.
Using that same spell, she was able to enter Mu Ruochen's study room without alarming anyone. Her movements were swift and silent like a phantom.
She walked and sat across Mu Ruochen's table but the other party did not notice her presence at all. It was only when she speaks that Mu Ruochen realized that someone managed to infiltrate his study room.
”Grandfather, long time no see...”
Out of the blue, Mu Ruochen heard a familiar voice.
This is the same voice that used to call him 'grandfather' lovingly. The voice that he longed to hear for the past half a year.
Lifting his gaze, he saw the granddaughter that he had been looking for all this time sitting at the space across him.
”Little girl,...”
Mu Ruochen said softly as he stared at his granddaughter.
Just like exactly what he did before when he first met the 'transmigrator' Mu Lingxi, he speaks softly as if he was afraid that his granddaughter will be frightened if he will raise his voice a little more.
There were countless words that he had thought that he would ask when they finally met, but in this moment of reunion, Mu Ruochen found himself at loss for words.
All those feelings and anticipation that overflowed in this moment of reunion left his mind completely blank. He couldn't find the right words to convey what he wanted to say at this moment.
He wanted to ask how has she been...
He wanted to know why did she leave them?? Where did she go??? If she was eating regularly??? If she suffered any hardships this past half a year??? If there is anyone who dared to bully her???
He wanted to know if this granddaughter of his hated him for what he had said back then??
If she hated her grandfather for marrying her off to a stranger without even getting her consent...
He wanted to know everything and asked a lot of things.
But all those questions were caught behind his throat as the old man choked in his sadness and tried his best to hold back his tears.
She sure must have hated him a lot. After all, he had been harsh with his words back then. But that is because he wanted to send her off to the palace right away.
Because he believed that it was the safest place for her.
With the royal family as her backing, she will be a lot safer there. Rather than staying with a useless hag-like him, she better stay with someone who can protect her properly.
He promised his late son and his daughter-in-law that he will take care of their daughter for their stead.
But he still failed to fulfill his words. His granddaughter almost died without him even knowing about it.
It was during the time when they almost lost contact with the young miss for an entire day. Only for the young miss return that night with blood all over her body.
When he investigated the matter he found out that Mu Lingxi fell into a cliff that day. It was surely not an accident. Someone wants her dead!
Until now, he was still left wondering how did his granddaughter manage to survive that day. With such an amount of blood loss as well as the height of the cliff, everyone would have fallen to their death.
That is when he decides to do something as to haste the process of sending his granddaughter at the royal palace where she will be safer.
Only the royal family can secure her safety. If he could be able to send her under their wings, he could be able to put her away from the clutches of those who would want her dead.
He was scared that the thing that he was most afraid of will eventually come true.
He was afraid that someone managed to uncover the truth behind the incident that happened 18 years ago.