1163 I Want to Make You Stay 41 (1/2)
”Of course.”
Yu Yiwei whipped her mobile phone out to call Xihou Jiaping, and she felt a glimmer of hope and joy when the call went through. However, at the instant that she heard Jin Qingyan's voice, all her hopes were dashed…
Refusing to resign herself to fate, she proceeded to call the headquarters of M Nation. ”Has he returned yet?”
”No…”
Just as she was about to continue asking, An Xiaoning snatched her mobile phone away and ended the call.
Yu Yiwei felt a lump forming in her throat. After a long pause, she said, ”You guys have won.”
If Xihou Jiaping were still around, she would have never admitted defeat.
Now that he was dead, on what grounds could she deny it?
If Xihou Jiaping couldn't defeat them, she obviously couldn't either…
”I'm Yin Cun,” she admitted.
Old Mr. Yin's eyes widened in shock as he asked, ”You're really Ancestor Yin Cun?”
”Yes, I am Yin Cun's… reincarnation. It pains me to see that the huge Yin family that had once consisted of more than a thousand members has now been reduced to such a state, with barely any descendants left. I never expected that I would be able to meet you guys face to face. I've never thought about revealing this secret to you either. However, it seems I have no choice but to do so today.”
”Please… have a seat.”
Yu Yiwei sat down and looked at An Xiaoning. ”Aren't you going to take a seat?” she asked.
”I prefer standing,” said An Xiaoning.
Yu Yiwei shifted her gaze onto old Mr. Yin and asked, ”Are the portraits and letter that I had left inside my coffin still around now?”
Old Mr. Yin answered, ”No, they've been incinerated.”
”Good. Those were portraits of Ms. An's and Jin Qingyan's incarnations from their previous lifetime. In their previous lifetime, the Yin family was highly respected and enjoyed the admiration of the Emperor, who valued us greatly. Our family had always been fiercely loyal to the royals, and we had been serving them throughout the Emperor's reign. When Jin Qingyan's residence was raided during the previous lifetime, all of the souls in the residence… had been trapped by us. I don't have anything else to say. I just hope that the Yin family bloodline will not cease.”
Old Mr. Yin nodded and said, ”I hope so too.”
”That's all I have to say.”
She stood up again and asked, ”Ms. An, may we leave now?”
”Yes. No. 5, No. 8, bring Dr. Yu with you and wait for me outside the door. I have something to say to the Yin family.”
”Yes, Sis.”
After the three of them left, An Xiaoning said briefly, ”This matter has completely come to an end. If you can't keep this entirely to yourself, I'll have no choice but to use another method to keep your lips sealed. However, I hope I won't have to do so.”
”That goes without saying, Ms. An. Rest assured, we won't wash our dirty linen in public. Ms. An, if a single detail about this matter gets leaked, you're free to hold us responsible.”
”I won't say anything else since you've already given me your assurance, Sir. Yin Cun has reincarnated into Yu Yiwei, and she's a member of the DK terrorist organization. There's an internationally recognized law that allows the general public to kill any terrorists without facing any charges. I won't repeat myself again. I'm sorry to have imposed on your peaceful life for the past couple of months, but I hope you'll learn a lesson from Yin Cun's wrongdoings and never use your supernatural powers to harm anyone again. Do commit more kind deeds and accumulate more merit. That's the only way you can bring about a positive change in your descendants' fate.”
”We'll bear your words in mind, Ms. An.” The elderly patriarch sighed and continued, ”Perhaps you are thinking that our ancestors were experts in witchcraft and other supernatural rituals, but our descendants have long stopped practising them. Though we do engage in them secretly from time to time, it's no longer an open profession. My grandchildren are against these superstitions, and I've decided to let them be in charge of their own lives.”