Chapter 1488: Chapter 162: The Death of the Maid
The maid in pink threw herself beside Tifya, crying out in anguish, "Miss, Miss, you must hold on! You can’t die, you can’t leave Xiao Huan alone!"
Tifya’s pale, delicate face revealed a faint, fragile smile. Her voice was soft, trembling, "X-Xiao... Huan... sister... must... leave... now... can’t... take care... of... you... anymore... I... am already... very... satisfied... that... before... death... I... could see... my... most beloved... Ah Dai... brother... Ah Dai... brother... do you... know...? This... girl has... never... forgotten... you... always... remembered... the promise... we made... back then... I... I am... your... fiancée...! Hold me... hold me... please...?"
Ah Dai wiped the ceaseless tears from his eyes and held Tifya tightly against him. "Girl, girl, you’ve always been my fiancée. You will get better, you definitely will. I won’t let you die, I won’t let you die! As long as you recover, I’ll marry you immediately, I swear I’ll make you my wife. You must hold on, girl!"
The girl let out a faint sigh, the light in her eyes gradually dimming. "Ending... up like... this... I don’t... blame... anyone... I only... blame... myself... I’m sorry... Ah Dai... brother... this girl doesn’t... have the fortune... to become... your wife... anymore... This girl... she’s... unworthy...! I... once went... to Nino... town to... find you... but... but... Uncle Li... told me... that... he said... you... had already... died. Do you... know, when... I heard... this news... how deeply... hurt I was..? I really... really wanted... so badly to... follow you... to the other side... This girl is... so sad... truly... heartbroken... I never... thought... Uncle Li... lied... to me... you... were never... dead. But... but... everything... is already... too late... this girl... is no longer... pure... how could... I deserve... my Ah Dai... brother... anymore... Ah Dai... brother, please... forgive this... girl... It’s this girl... who wronged... you... This girl... must go... now... Take good... care of yourself... don’t... mourn... don’t mourn... In the next life... I’ll surely... be reborn... and find... you again... even if it’s... a thousand lives... later... I’ll still... I’ll still... be your... wife..." Her body went limp, and her final breath left her—yes, it left her. With a smile on her face filled with regret, she collapsed lifelessly in Ah Dai’s arms, slipping away quietly, bitterly.
Ah Dai continued to hold her tightly, his expression as pale as hers in the depths of his unbearable grief. Gently caressing her now-cold, still face, he murmured, "I’m so foolish, so incredibly foolish... Why didn’t I recognize her identity sooner? If only I’d known sooner, she... she wouldn’t have died. Girl, girl, it’s all my fault, it’s all because your Ah Dai brother didn’t take care of you as he should have. Girl—" Ah Dai pressed his face tightly against hers, crying out with anguished sobs, pouring out the pain from his heart. Beside him, the maid Xiao Huan wept with him, her tears flowing endlessly. For a moment, the entire room was overwhelmed with unending sorrow, the atmosphere crushingly heavy.
But no matter how much Ah Dai and Xiao Huan grieved, the girl could not come back to life. She was gone, and this was an irreversible truth. After a long while, the sorrow in Ah Dai’s eyes slowly transformed into seething hatred. His bloodshot eyes brimmed with a deadly aura. Carefully, he placed the girl’s lifeless body back onto the bed and covered her with a blanket. Suddenly, he spun around and grabbed Xiao Huan’s shoulders tightly. "Tell me, tell me why this happened! Why did the girl end up like this? Who did this to her, who was it? Who?" His voice rose uncontrollably in his turmoil.
A sharp pain radiated from her shoulders, and Xiao Huan, terrified, stared at the frenzied Ah Dai, sweat streaming down her face. In pain, she said, "My shoulders... my shoulders..."
Ah Dai slowly loosened his hold on Xiao Huan, repeatedly telling himself that he must stay calm. Only by calming down could he get revenge for the girl. With a voice full of malice, he chanted, "With Dragon’s Blood as the guide, cleanse the soul with The Light of Tranquility! Shine forth." A blue glow surged forth, transforming into soft white light that enveloped both Ah Dai and Xiao Huan, soothing their turbulent emotions beneath its brilliance. Gradually, with the help of the Light Magic’s energy, their sadness and agitation subsided. Ah Dai gazed tenderly at the girl who lay motionless on the bed as if dreaming. Then, turning to Xiao Huan with a chilling tone, he said, "The girl will not die in vain. Anyone who has hurt her—I will not spare a single one. Tell me, what happened, everything about what she endured in the Governor’s Mansion. I want to know."
