dead...
That old-fashioned grandpa who had a harsh mouth and always scolded her for being useless, but secretly stuffed her with candies... died just like that.
She didn't even get to see him for the last time.
From now on, no one in this world will protect her.
She became a real orphan, a remnant who was hunted by the entire village.
Coupled with the direct departure of Senju Chen, the huge fear and sadness flooded her like a tide, almost suffocating her. She now doesn't know where her future is, and she doesn't know what to do. Perhaps, just dying like this and being with Grandpa Genji is the best destination.
When Senju Chen appeared in Mei Terumi's room again at night.
I found that the room was in a mess.
The expensive porcelain was shattered on the floor, and the soft tatami was scratched into disarray.
After venting his emotions, Mei Terumi huddled in the corner of the room, burying his face deeply in his knees, his thin shoulders shaking violently uncontrollably.
The tears have long since dried up, leaving only heart-wrenching sobs and boundless despair.
Just when her thoughts and consciousness began to blur, she heard the door creak and someone pushed it open from the outside.
Mei Terumi raised his tear-stained face and saw a tall figure walking in against the light through his red and swollen eyes.
It's the uncle named "Gonbei".
He still had that lifeless Sima face, there was no trace of sadness in his eyes, and his face was still that cold and indifferent look.
But Mei Terumi's dim eyes suddenly lit up.
"You... you tell me... grandpa Genji... is grandpa Genji really dead..." Mei Terumi's voice was hoarse, and there was even a hint of pleading in his tone.
How she wished she could hear a different answer from the man in front of her than that morning.
But Senju Chen just walked up to her, without even a word of comfort, and just looked at her condescendingly, with a silent look in his eyes, as if he was looking at a pile of useless garbage.
Then, he threw a package in his hand heavily to the ground.
"Bang!"
The dull sound made Mei Terumi's body tremble.
The package was spread out, and inside was a set of tight-fitting black training clothes made of special metal sheets, as well as matching wrist guards and leg guards, which looked extremely heavy.
"Are you done crying?"
The man's hoarse voice sounded in the silent room, without any warmth.
Mei Terumi looked at him blankly and did not answer.
"Master Genji is dead." Senju Chen stated a cold fact, "Forced to death by Karatachi Yagura and his lackeys. When he died, you, the 'hope' he had placed so much on, could only hide here and cry like a coward."
These words were like the sharpest knife, cutting into Mei Terumi's heart, making her face turn pale instantly.
"I..." She wanted to retort, but found that her throat was dry and she couldn't say a word.
Senju Chen kicked the weight-bearing training clothes on the ground with his toes, his voice was as cold as ice shards falling out.
"Put it on."
"What?"
"I said, put it on! You don't have time to cry anymore." Senju Chen's voice suddenly raised, with an unquestionable command tone, "From today on, your training will be doubled!"
He knelt down and looked level with the girl curled up on the ground, staring at her with his dark eyes.
"Put away your cheap tears! They can't save anyone, and they can't kill anyone! Master Genji gave you his life in exchange for a chance to live, not for you to feel sorry for yourself here and be a useless waste!"
"Do you want to avenge him?"
"Do you want to unscrew Karatachi Yagura's head with your own hands and comfort his soul in heaven?"
"Do you want those betrayers and pursuers to pay the price with blood?"
Every word Senju Chen said was like a heavy hammer hitting Mei Terumi's heart.
Mei Terumi was so excited by the words and attitude of Senju Chen that his mind went blank.
Yes... what's the use of crying here?
Grandpa Genji is dead.
If he continues to become decadent, then he will really die in peace!
This man is right.
I want revenge!
I want to kill Karatachi Yagura!
I want the entire Kirigakure to be buried with Grandpa Genji's death!
A crazy obsession grew savagely from the deepest part of her heart, instantly occupying all her thoughts.
She raised her head, and her originally green and clear eyes were now dyed scarlet with deep-seated hatred.
"What should I do!" She gritted her teeth and said every word, her voice hoarse, but full of unprecedented determination.
Seeing the renewed "fighting spirit" in the girl's eyes, the corner of Senju Chen's mouth inadvertently evoked a smile of satisfaction.
Very good.
"Then don't sit like a dead person!" He shouted coldly, stood up, and resumed his condescending posture, "I'll give you three minutes, change your clothes, and come to the backyard. If I don't see you in three minutes, then you will die here forever. I will go to Kirigakure myself and use my own way to avenge Lord Genji, but you are not worthy."
After saying that, he stopped looking at the girl on the ground, turned around, and left the room without looking back Earth Flow.
The door was slammed shut, shutting out all light and warmth.
In the darkness, Mei Terumi looked at the cold weight-bearing suit on the ground, as if he saw his only future.
She used all her strength, stretched out her trembling hand, and grabbed the cold metal piece.
Three minutes later, Food Is Heaven's backyard.
The night is as cold as water and the moonlight is pale.
Senju Chen stood with his hands behind his hands, standing quietly in the center of the yard, like a lifeless statue.
There was a sound of stumbling footsteps.
Mei Terumi appeared.
She put on the heavy weight-bearing suit, and every step she took was like dragging a hill. Her face was as pale as paper, fine beads of sweat had oozed out on her forehead, and her body was shaking slightly because of the burden.
But her eyes were astonishingly bright, like will-o'-the-wisps burning in the darkness.
She walked up to Senju Chen and straightened her back stubbornly, even though her legs had begun to tremble.
"I'm coming."
Senju Chen looked at her expressionlessly, then slowly opened his mouth and told her the first training program tonight.
"Now, run around this yard. Until dawn, or until you die here."
"When you can't run anymore, just think about how Master Genji died."
After the words fell, Mei Terumi's pupils shrank suddenly.
She bit her lip and didn't say a word. She just turned around silently and took the first heavy step.
One step, two steps...
Her movements range from jerky to shambling to mechanical.
Sweat quickly soaked her clothes, her breathing became as heavy as a broken bellows, and her lungs hurt.
Several times, she felt like she couldn't hold on any longer, her vision went black, and she almost fell to the ground.
But every time at this time, the wrinkled face of Genji and the cold and biting words of "Gonbei" would appear in her mind.
"Think about how Master Genji died!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The girl let out a suppressed roar, drained the last bit of strength from her body, and took another step.
Outside the yard, in the shadow of the corridor.
Aying and Yukimura Shigure watched this scene quietly with complicated expressions.
"Master... wouldn't it be too cruel to do this?" Yukimura Shigure couldn't bear it after all, "She is still a child..."
"Child?" Aying's voice was as cold as ever, "How old do you think the young master is? Or do you think the young master is torturing her?"
Aying looked at the stubbornly running figure in the courtyard, with a rare hint of admiration in his eyes, "No, the young master is saving her. He is using the most extreme method to forcefully pull her out of the abyss of collapse."
"Only with greater pain can the original pain be covered. Only with stronger obsession can the emptiness after the collapse of faith be filled."
"From tonight on, this girl named Mei Terumi will no longer be the 'hope' of Genji."
Aying paused and said word by word.
"She will become... the sharpest knife in Young Master Chen's hand."