Chapter 4168 (*︶*). Lin Daiyu Takes a Wife
"Cough—!"
As Grandmother Jia spoke, she sighed again, her voice a little hoarse.
"She and her father depended on each other, and they shared a deep bond. Now, such a terrible change had come upon her without warning, and she had suddenly lost her closest kin. Anyone could imagine how much grief she must be feeling!"
"In such a state of mind..."
"How could she possibly have the heart to face the complicated and grueling martial examination?"
"She probably didn't even have the will to wield a sword, cast a spell, or circulate her true spirit!"
"Alas... Perhaps we should have kept the terrible news from her that day, at least until the immortal selection was over. We could have told her afterward. That would have been... that would have been soon enough!"
By the end, remembering how she had failed to stop her two sons and keep the matter from Daiyu, Grandmother Jia grew more and more regretful, until her voice choked with emotion. Clearly, she deeply regretted it.
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At her words, silence once again settled over the warm chamber.
Truth be told, most of them agreed with Grandmother Jia. Daiyu had always been sensitive and tenderhearted, and the blow of losing her father must have been devastating.
To face the grueling martial examination in such a state of mind would indeed have been harder than climbing to the heavens. Had they kept the news from her at the time, perhaps things might have turned out differently.
But it was too late to do anything about it now.
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When Lady Wang and Aunt Xue heard Grandmother Jia bring up the past again, they couldn't help sighing inwardly. Then they lowered their eyes and moved the