Grandma Shi did not even raise her eyelids. "Principal Ye, coming to my door so suddenly, I suppose you aren't here to see this old woman, but because you're worried she's gone mad and beaten your prized pupil to death? Rest assured, this old woman was once a teacher at Hidden Dragon High Martial. Even if I lost my mind, I would never harm a student. You can put your mind entirely at ease, Principal Ye!"
Utterly embarrassed, Ye Changqing said, "Sister-in-law, you've misunderstood..."
Grandma Shi suddenly flew into a rage and shouted, "Don't you understand human speech? This old woman is not your sister-in-law! Get out!"
She stepped forward and shoved Ye Changqing out with one palm, cursing like a madwoman. "I don't want to see anyone from your Hidden Dragon High Martial!"
"Old Shi wouldn't want to see you either!"
"Get out! Out, out, out!"
Grandma Shi roared in fury, her voice utterly shrill and anguished.
Ye Changqing let out a long sigh. Outside the door, he bowed deeply to Shi Yunfeng's portrait and murmured, "Brother, I know you're anxious. We've been doing everything we can, and we will never give up."
With that, he turned and left, truly not daring to linger.
Grandma Shi's chest heaved violently, her breath rasping in her throat like pumping bellows. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were filled with irrepressible, sky-high fury!
"You should go, child," Grandma Shi said softly.
"After what you've said today, I can wait patiently for another few years... otherwise, I truly... couldn't hold on any longer."
Grandma Shi's voice was hoarse to the extreme, as though those few sentences had exhausted every last bit of strength she had left.
Zuo Xiaoduo fell silent for a moment, then stood and said softly, "In that case, I'll