Chapter 796 - 233 Escape_5
For the greater good, he had to let go.
Yin Zhili retreated to the edge of the tent, his gaze fell to the ground. There, scattered about were hairpins and jewelry, and a large pool of fresh blood. It was here that Yin Zhiqing was stabbed in the heart by his own hand. He stared blankly at the blood on the ground, the madness in his eyes gradually fading away as if he finally understood what he had done, staggering two steps back.
Madam Yin had brought Yin Zhiqing’s body back inside the tent, where it was too cold, fearing her daughter would freeze. Yin Zhili stood in the tent, yet he lacked the courage to step in even one step—he had killed his own sister. Regardless whether there was any blood relation between Yin Zhiqing and himself, it didn’t matter. They had grown up together in the Yin Household, shared in each other’s happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy... Now, he had killed her with his own hands, even though it was unintended.
He stood outside the tent for a long time, before at last he lifted the curtain and went in.
Inside the tent, separating from the wind and snow didn’t seem to make it much warmer. The stove had long since gone out, leaving only cold ashes. Yin Zhiqing lay on the ground, and beside her, Madam Yin lay upon her, appearing as if she had wept until she passed out from sorrow.
Yin Zhili walked over, his voice trembling, "Mother."
Madam Yin did not answer him. Yin Zhili knelt down, and suddenly, his hand began to tremble, releasing a pitiful scream. He reached out to turn Madam Yin’s body over from on top of Yin Zhiqing.
Tears were still on Madam Yin’s face, her body yet warm, with a line of blood on her neck. The knife lay on the ground, the fresh bloodstains not yet dried. Madam Yin had killed herself in front of her daughter’s body, using the very same knife with which Yin Zhili had killed Yin Zhiqing.
"No—," Yin Zhili cried out in despair.
Madam Yin was dead, what else could she do? To her, her husband was dead, even though he had been indifferent to her before, but he was still her pillar, and until her death, she believed it was her fault that Yin Zhan had neglected her. Now her daughter had died a gruesome death before her. She couldn’t kill Yin Zhili, for he hadn’t done it on purpose and besides, Yin Zhili was the hope for the Yin Household’s future. But she couldn’t accept this, so she chose suicide to express her anger and sorrow in the most resolute way.