55 Makes one stronger (1/2)

”Little brother-in-law?” An Jinxiu walked in front of Shangguan Rui. Shangguan Rui's tearful voice chilled her entire body. At this time, she even begged Shangguan Rui in her heart to tell her that her family was well and that he was just here to pick her up.

A clap of thunder could be heard from the horizon, followed by a clap of thunder. The lightning bolt, aimed from the sky, only lasted for a split-second. However, it was enough for the three people facing each other to see each other's appearances.

Shangguan Rui saw An Jin's messy hair, and she saw the wounds on Shangguan Rui's body.

While the two juniors were stunned, Aunt Xiu seemed very calm. She said, ”Let's find a place to talk, this is not a place to talk.”

An Jin looked around her blankly. Where could she go to find a safe place in the mountain forest and the temple behind her?

”All of you, follow me,” Aunt Xiu said as she pulled An Jin to the back.

”We can't go back.” An Jinxiu shook her head at Aunt Xiu. ”Let's leave this place first.”

”I can't do anything about his wounds,” Aunt Xiy said as she forcefully pulled An Jin into the main hall.

Shangguan Rui followed behind An Jinxiu. He still didn't know who the old lady was, but when he saw that Ah Jin was still alive, and that Shangguan Rui's heart had been beating wildly all the way, he finally calmed down a little.

Aunt Xiu took An Jinxiu and Shangguan Rui to a small room by the side door where the gatekeeper was staying. She asked Shangguan Rui, ”Master Shangguan, what injuries have you suffered?”

”Who are you?” Shangguan Rui asked.

An Jinxiu quickly said, ”Little brother-in-law, she's my birth mother.”

Only then did Shangguan Rui calm down and call her Aunt Xiu.

Aunt Xiu asked again: ”Young Master Shangguan, what injuries have you suffered?”

”Knife wounds and burns,” said Shangguan Rui.

”I'll go find some medicine for the wound, you guys talk.” After saying this, before An Jinxiu could say anything, Aunt Xiu ran out. She knew that something must have happened to the Shangguan Family, but she didn't want to know what had happened. She couldn't take it anymore. Today, she couldn't accept another piece of grievous news.

In the small room, the candles on the wooden table were lit. An Jinxiu looked at Shangguan Rui, trying to speak up but unable to.

Shangguan Rui saw that although An Jinxiu was in a sorry state, she was not injured, so he called her again, ”Eldest Sister-in-law.”

”Wh-what happened at home?” An Jinxiu stammered as she asked Shangguan Rui.

Shangguan Rui had always felt that as a man, when Shangguan Yong wasn't home, he should look after their family. In just a moment, facing An Jin, Shangguan Rui was like a child who had been frightened and wronged. He choked with sobs and began to cry.

An Jin walked in front of Shangguan Rui, grabbed his shoulders and said: ”Little brother-in-law, tell me what happened at home! Where is my Ping An? Where's Ning'er? Where are they? ”

Shangguan Rui thought of Shangguan Ning's corpse that had been burned in the fire, thought of how he hadn't even seen her body, and how he had been a strong man on the way here. At this moment, he finally broke down, men and women were on guard, Shangguan Rui had completely forgotten about it, and cried as he put his head on An Jin's shoulder, ”They're all gone!”

An Jinxiu said in a daze, ”Gone? Where can they go without us? ”

Shangguan Rui cried, ”Dead, someone broke into our house tonight …” Shangguan Rui cried until he couldn't speak.

”What?” However, An Jinxiu still asked, ”Little brother-in-law, tell me clearly, what happened to Ping An and little Ning'er?”

”Dead, killed by someone,” Shangguan Rui said. ”A bunch of people rushed into the house and killed everyone.”

The sky spun and the earth spun. An Jin's vision turned black. Suddenly, tears started streaming down her face. However, she felt that this was a dream that she was having. She had clearly been raising her son at home, looking after her little brother-in-law and sister-in-law, waiting for her husband, Shangguan Yong, to return home from the expedition.

But all of a sudden, her elder sister had wanted to take care of her, and a group of people had rushed into the house and killed her son and little sister-in-law? ”How could this happen?” ”Why isn't I'm awake yet?” An Jinxiu said to Shangguan Rui, who was crying bitterly, ”Why is my dream for so long that I still haven't woken up?”

Shangguan Rui looked at An Jin's empty eyes and ashen face. He was so scared that he quickly put his hands on An Jin's shoulders and shook them. ”Eldest sister-in-law, don't scare me!”

”Why would I dream about you, little brother-in-law?” An Jinxiu reached out her hand to touch Shangguan Rui's face. Her face was wet, it was unknown whether it was tears or rain. ”Are you crying?” An Jinxiu asked Shangguan Rui, ”Why are you crying?”

”Dead. Ping An and Ning are both dead!” Shangguan Rui didn't dare to shout out loud in the main hall. He could only whisper to An Jinxiu, ”It's not a dream, it's real. They're dead.”

”I don't believe it!” An Jinxiu listened to Shangguan Rui's words, and after listening for a long time, she suddenly pushed Shangguan Rui away and said: ”Their corpses? If you want to see them alive, you want to see their bodies. If you have to say that they are dead, but where are their corpses?! ”

”Those people set fire to our homes after killing them. Sister-in-law, our home is gone. I wonder how many houses we'll have left in that alley.”