Chapter 383

She first walked west for a while, and when she was sure she could no longer see the school, she turned north and met Si Jingzhi was waiting there.

"Elder, this is a letter the young clan leader asked me to deliver."

"Okay, leave the letter here, you can go now."

Si Jingzhi took the letter and was about to open it when he suddenly remembered something and instructed the wet nurse, "Walk slowly on the road, keep track of the time, and when you get back, tell the young clan leader that the letter has been delivered and that she doesn't need to worry."

"I know." Grandma turned away.

Si Jingzhi opened the letter, glanced at its contents, sneered, and was about to tear it to shreds when he stopped, thinking, "Grandmother said she wants to find out more about the two of them, so I'll give this letter to her."

"Young clan leader, the letter has been delivered. The girl left after reading it."

The wet nurse reported to Si Jingyu with a sincere expression.

"Thank you for your help."

Si Jingyu nodded, and as the nanny turned around, he glanced at her shoes and realized that the letter had not been delivered to Si Huaruo.

As expected, they couldn't be trusted. My prestige is not as high as my grandmother's, so it's understandable that they chose to betray me. I just didn't expect that she wouldn't even let me send out a single letter.

It seems I need to start preparing now. At the very least, I need to train someone who can deliver the message for me. That girl named Si Yun seems to come from a branch family. If she has some talent, I should promote her to the main branch. That should earn her gratitude...

The most important thing is still your own ability!

If I could defeat my grandmother, she wouldn't have been able to stop me that night. Even if she ordered the martial arts instructor to attack, I could have defeated him with my own hands.

The young clan leader and the former clan leader are not much different in terms of Lineage status. The remaining factor is personal strength. As long as I am strong enough, no one can stop me.

Next, I should focus on training. My first goal is to surpass my grandmother's martial arts skills within three years.

"Why haven't they arrived yet? Could they have run into some trouble?"

Si Huaruo looked anxiously in the direction where Si Jingyu usually appeared, but she didn't see a single person.

"Should we go look for her? But what if we miss her, and she comes and finds I'm not there, thinking I went back?"

Si Huaruo hesitated for a while, then suddenly realized that she didn't even know where the other person lived or which lineage they came from, so she couldn't find them even if she wanted to.

"Since she belongs to the 'Jing' generation, it means that her direct ancestors were clan chiefs. But there are three clan chiefs in the village. I wonder which one she belongs to?"

Si Huaruo suddenly felt a pang of disappointment. She had thought they were best friends who could talk about anything, but it turned out that she knew nothing about them except their names.

After much deliberation, Si Huaruo decided to stay where she was and continue waiting. The night breeze by the lake was a bit chilly, so she circulated her meager internal True Qi to resist it.

However, the person she was waiting for never appeared, not until she accidentally fell asleep, not until the sun rose the next day, and not until she woke up with a headache.

"Let's go back... We'll ask her what trouble she encountered next time we meet."

"Oh, don't you suspect that she deliberately stood me up?"

A voice suddenly came from in front of her, almost startling Si Huaruo. She looked up and saw a familiar face. She should have seen it before, but she couldn't remember when.

"Who are you?"

"Hehe, who I am isn't important, or you can think of me as an elder of the clan. Anyway, answer my question first."

"Sister Yu wouldn't break her promise; she always keeps her word. So she must have encountered something very difficult that prevented her from coming."

"Oh, didn't you ever suspect she was lying to you? You know, she's very good at lying."

"Sister Yu would never lie... She rarely lies... Sometimes she does lie... Although she often lies, she wouldn't lie to me about something like this!"

Si Huaruo's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, only regaining its strength with the last sentence.

"She is indeed in trouble, which is why she can't come to see you, but would you like to know what kind of trouble she's in?"

Can you tell me?

"I won't tell you, but I can take you to see it for yourself. You'll have to see the truth with your own eyes."

Thank you, Grandma.

"Grandma? I haven't heard anyone call me that in a long time. I feel so much younger now."

Si Huaruo was a little confused, but before she could ask, she was picked up and carried away by the wind, flying from one side of the island to the other in the blink of an eye.

"Ah, it's Sister Yu."

"Shh, don't talk, just look around here."

Si Huaruo was held by the elder and stood on a tree, watching Si Jingyu having class in the school from afar. There were only her and a teacher in the classroom, and no other students.

Si Huaruo quickly noticed something was wrong. Usually when they met, Sister Yu would always be laughing and teasing her in various ways, making it impossible for her to stay still. But now, Sister Yu, sitting in the classroom, was expressionless, only writing with her head down and making no other movements. She was as serious as if she were about to duel someone.

Next, Si Huaruo observed Si Jingyu for the entire day. Morning, noon, afternoon, and evening were packed with classes. Although there were breaks, these weren't like ordinary students going out to play or chat with others; they were genuine rests. For example, there was a bed in the classroom for her to lie down and nap at any time, and every second of her rest time was carefully calculated to ensure no time was wasted.

"Is Sister Yu working this hard every day? I thought..."

Si Huaruo finally understood why Si Jingyu had said she "envied her for being bullied"—because Si Jingyu didn't even have the chance to be bullied.

"I kept complaining to her, but she never told me about her difficulties. She was always the one helping me, but I never helped her..."

Filled with self-blame, Si Huaruo's eyes brimmed with tears.