Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 207: If There is an Afterlife

Chapter 207: Chapter 207: If There is an Afterlife

"Why are you apologizing?" Grandma Xia asked somewhat strangely.

"I’ve let Grandma down, I... I couldn’t bring you a good life, instead, I’ve become a burden to you..." Yu Leye said.

"That’s it? What’s there to apologize for? Stop crying, stop crying, Grandma never had any expectations of you, so you don’t need to say sorry..."

Saying this only made Yu Leye feel even more guilty.

But Grandma just laughed heartily. However, because her wounds were pulled, she winced and took a sharp intake of cold air, which made Yu Leye even more worried.

"Grandma."

"It’s nothing, it really does hurt a bit. I’m just old and not so useful anymore. If this were back when I was young, I could endure it and it would pass."

"Grandma, you’re boasting again." Yu Leye said, her tears turning into laughter.

Grandma Xia liked to boast; it was part of her personality, and Yu Leye had known this since she was little.

When she was young, her grandmother would even trick her, saying she was educated and had gone to university.

But she couldn’t even do a simple multiplication of 35*6, claiming it was because she couldn’t afford the tuition, so she gave it back to the teacher.

"I’m telling you, in this world, it’s better to rely on yourself than on others. Grandma never depended on you, so you don’t need to apologize to me. You should be sorry to yourself. You need to work hard to make your life better, that’s stronger than anything..."

"But, I haven’t repaid you, I... I owe you a favor, and I don’t know how to repay it."

"Then just keep owing me, I like that you owe me, that way you’ll always be my Yaoyao. If you pay me back, you’ll no longer be mine," Grandma Xia said.

"That’s not true, Grandma. You will always be my grandma," Yu Leye said.

"Right, you still haven’t told me, what exactly happened? I’m a bit confused. If it’s a debt, then pay it back slowly; being late is okay but not paying back is not. You can’t learn from your father and mother on this..."

"If you made a mistake, go to the police and turn yourself in. Reform properly; Grandma believes in you, you’re a good kid. If you did something wrong, it must be for your reasons..."

...

Grandma lay in bed, wounded, but still chattering endlessly as she always did.

But to Yu Leye, this only made her drown in a tidal wave of guilt.

Maybe back in the day, she shouldn’t have dropped out of school; even attending a community college would have been fine...

Maybe she shouldn’t have left to work in the city, could have stayed with Grandma in the countryside...

Maybe she should have just been a waitress at a restaurant; even though it was difficult work, it was stable...

...

But life has no maybes.

...

"Grandma, listen to me..."

So, Yu Leye told Grandma Xia everything, every single detail.

This was a private ward, so there was no need to worry about others overhearing.

When Grandma Xia heard that Yu Leye had been drugged and developed a drug addiction, she was so upset she almost passed out.

"Those bad girls, those bad boys, how could they bully my Yaoyao like this..."

"You should have told Grandma earlier, told Grandma..." Grandma kept saying.

When Grandma heard that Yu Leye, overwhelmed by asking for money and having lost all hope in life, had chosen to commit suicide.

Grandma Xia gripped her hand tightly and said, "I’m your grandma, isn’t it right for you to ask me for money? You should never commit suicide no matter what. When someone dies, everything ends. As long as you’re alive, there’s no hurdle you can’t cross. Grandma has lived all these years like that..."

But then, when Yu Leye told her she had ultimately died by suicide and then became a ghost.

Seeing Grandma Xia collecting her body...

Seeing Grandma Xia berating her corpse loudly...

Seeing Grandma Xia in deep sorrow...

Seeing the village people gossip and point fingers at Grandma Xia...

Seeing how Grandma Xia was bullied by her uncles and aunts...

Seeing Grandma Xia wandering alone outside...

...

Grandma Xia held her hand tightly, gazing intently at her, not saying anything, as if trying to discern whether Yu Leye was lying to her, or perhaps just feeling pure sympathy for Yu Leye...

She said she met a little girl named Lin Yunduo...

She also mentioned she met Mr. Shen, and it was only with Mr. Shen’s help that she was able to see Grandma again.

After listening, Grandma Xia chuckled and said, "You tell a good story, but you can’t fool me. Once a person is dead, they’re gone. There’s nothing else, and besides, there are no immortals in this world. I’ve suffered for so many years, prayed for so many years, yet never saw any immortal come to help me..."

Clearly, Grandma’s life had been full of ups and downs. She had prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha, but to no avail.

So she didn’t believe in the existence of immortals in this world, and even if she did, she wouldn’t think that immortals would help ordinary people like them.

So she firmly believed in one thing— one must rely on oneself.

All these years, that’s how she lived. Even if it meant scavenging for scraps, she relied on her own labor rather than praying to gods or worshiping Buddha.

Seeing that Grandma didn’t believe her, Yu Leye slowly made her figure fade away right before her eyes.

Grandma Xia’s eyes widened as she saw the space before her bed empty out, then she looked down at the hand that was just tightly clasped and struggled to sit up.

But at that moment, Yu Leye slowly reappeared in her original place.

Her body was held down by Yu Leye.

"You’ve injured your bones, and the doctor said you can’t move right now."

Grandma Xia obediently lay still, but she held on tightly to Yu Leye’s hand, examining her carefully with an extremely complex expression.

It took a long time before she slowly said, "So there really are gods in this world."

She wasn’t happy, but rather seemed a bit sad.

If there are gods, then why didn’t they help me...

Is it because I’m not kind-hearted? But I haven’t done anything to weigh on my conscience in my life...

Is it because I did something terrible in my past life, to deserve such suffering in this life...

...

She was somewhat confused, only able to console herself with the unknowns of her past life.

"Grandma~" Yu Leye called out with some concern.

"Grandma is fine, Grandma is doing well..." Grandma Xia said with a smile.

She reached out wanting to gently touch Yu Leye’s face, but the motion disturbed her injury, causing her to gasp in pain.

Yu Leye quickly leaned over and put her hand against her own face.

"So beautiful..." Grandma Xia caressed her face closely.

"The first time I saw you, I thought, this girl is so pretty, if only she were my own..."

"You’re quite stubborn, arguing with me every day, but since you’re pretty, that’s an advantage. Even when you argued, I didn’t find it annoying, I found it cute..."

"Watching you grow up day by day, it was as if I was raising a daughter of my own..."

"So how could Grandma bear to let you go..."

"Your mother didn’t want you, and I was actually a bit happy inside. Is Grandma’s heart a bit cruel..."

"That way, you could only come back home with me, and Grandma was so happy then..."

"Grandma watched you grow up day by day, I knew one day you would leave me, but I didn’t expect it to come so soon..."

"Why did you give up on life so easily, the white-haired sending off the black-haired..."

"Grandma regrets bringing you back. Maybe if I hadn’t, you would have lived a good life, Grandma is so useless..."

"Not being able to give you a good life, and instead dragging you down..."

...

"Grandma... No... There’s nothing wrong, if there’s a next life, I will be your daughter, your own granddaughter..."

The grandmother and granddaughter embraced and wept bitterly.

"Yaoyao~"

"Mhm~"

"Please ask the immortals for me, I’ve never done anything in this life that weighs on my conscience, in the next life, can I still meet you, can I have a peaceful life..."

"Okay~"

At this moment, the immortal they were talking about had run into a little trouble.

PS: There will be another Chapter in the afternoon~

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