Chapter 1487: Chapter 161: Encounter with the Girl Again_5
Ah Dai was just about to speak when he suddenly heard Tifya coughing on the bed. He hastily accelerated the activation of the True Qi within his body, channeling it into hers. Given her current condition, it was already a miracle that she could momentarily regain consciousness. Under the glow of the white light, a faint blush returned to Tifya’s delicate face. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly before she slowly opened her pale gray eyes.
Ah Dai called softly, "Miss, how are you? Is there anything you want to say?"
Hearing Ah Dai’s voice, Tifya’s listless gaze slowly turned toward him. When she saw Ah Dai’s face, her previously frail body seemed to gain a hint of vitality, the blush on her cheeks deepened, and her beautiful eyes seemed to sparkle slightly. In a trembling, weak voice, she said, "Ah Dai... Ah Dai... Brother, am I... not dreaming? Am I... already... dead?"
Upon hearing Tifya’s words, Ah Dai’s entire body shook violently. He exclaimed in shock, "What—what did you just call me? How do you know my name?"
Tifya spoke in a dreamy, fragmented manner, "Ah... Dai Brother... is it really... you? I... feel so... lucky! To finally... see you... again. Do you... not remember... me? I... I am... the little girl...!"
Tifya’s words struck Ah Dai’s heart like a blue sky thunderbolt. He never, in his wildest thoughts, imagined that the dying girl before him was his childhood companion, the first person who mattered more to him than steamed buns, and his betrothed—his little girl. His entire body convulsed violently, tears pouring forth uncontrollably. Trembling, he uttered, "You... you’re the little girl? You’re really the little girl?"
Tifya’s entire body quivered slightly, "Ah... Dai... Ah Dai Brother... it’s me! I... am the... little girl! Do you still... remember when... you left... Duru City? You said... your name was... Ah Dai... That’s when... I realized... who you were. It’s been so... many years... I can’t believe... you’ve learned... such incredible skills. The little girl is... so happy! Ah Dai Brother... the little girl has missed... you so much, missed... you so much. Why... why are you... dead too? Is this... hell where... we meet... again?"
Ah Dai held tightly onto Tifya’s frail hand, murmuring, "No, you’re not dead, little girl. You haven’t died. Why, why did you end up like this? Tell me, how did you become like this? Who did this to you?" His heart involuntarily recalled the earlier exchange between Tiro and Rong Rong, and the pieces seemed to fall into place.
Little girl said sorrowfully, "Ah... Dai Brother... no one... harmed me... it’s all... my own... misfortune! Ah Dai Brother... I... regret it... so much, regret it... so much. I regret... leaving you... for the sake... of wealth and... following my... grandmother. If... if we had... stayed in... Nino’s... little town... perhaps now... we’d still... be together... living happily. Even if... we couldn’t... eat enough... or keep warm... I would’ve... been willing! Ah Dai Brother... I truly... wish... I could go back... to the past, back to... when we were... young, when we... went fishing... together." As she spoke, little girl began coughing violently, dark purple blood gushing incessantly from her mouth.
