Chapter 888: Becoming a Disciple
When Lin Xi helped Jian Shen back to Jin Yuedao’s residence, what she saw was the hopeful expression on the young Jin Yi’s face, while Lu Bei beside him looked disheartened because he realized the outcome the moment he saw Jian Shen in such dire straits.
Jin Yi stepped forward, struggling to utter, "Uncle Jian Shen, where is my father? Where is my family?"
Seeing the hopeful look on Jin Yi’s face, Lin Xi and Jian Shen truly couldn’t bear to tell him the truth, but the more they hesitated and struggled, the more Jin Yi’s heart sank.
"I’m sorry, Jin Yi. I was useless, I..." Jian Shen didn’t finish his sentence, not knowing how to continue.
Jin Yi bit his lip, holding back tears forcefully, a look of sorrow and anger appearing on his young face. Who could know the extent of the pain he was enduring inside?
"No, I won’t cry; I can’t disgrace my father." Jin Yi stubbornly wiped his tears away and knelt on the ground, then looked up at Jian Shen with an earnest expression and said, "Uncle Jian Shen, you’re the only one who can help me now, please teach me martial arts so that I can avenge my father and the Jin Yuedao family. No matter how long the bitter training takes, even ten years, twenty years, I’m willing."
Hearing such determined words and seeing his resolute expression, Jian Shen nodded, helped Jin Yi to his feet, and said with profound earnestness, "Your father was my dear friend and a benefactor to me. I couldn’t save him, but I will pass on everything I’ve learned to you. I will definitely help you to seek revenge, but until you are capable of avenging him, you must obey me in everything."
"Yes, Uncle Jian Shen." Jin Yi, overjoyed, had always admired Jian Shen. To become his disciple, he believed that if the people of the Jin Yuedao family had spirits in heaven, they would definitely be happy for him.
Lin Xi immediately corrected, "Still calling him Uncle Jian Shen? It’s time for you to change how you address him."