Chapter 479 - 12.87
"DAD! MEILAN!!"
Bai Yunyu rushed to his house as soon as he realized the source of the smoke. He had a terrible feeling that something already happened to his family, Dad, and Meilan.
He was catching his breath as soon as he reached his house district. He saw many people surrounding his house that was on fire, but none of the people around actually helped to put out the fire. They just watched the flame engulfed his house and shop while a few middle-aged women and men were surrounding Meilan and kicking her as she was trying to shield someone in her small embrace.
Bai Yunyu gritted his teeth. He jumped and flew up high. He landed right behind these middle-aged men and women. He grabbed their collars and flung them away one by one.
"No, no! Please don’t hurt us! Please!" Meilan yelled as she closed her eyes, still shielding Yunyu’s father with her small frame as she was only ten years old.
Meanwhile, Bai Yunyu saw his father already closed his eyes... lifeless.
"Mei... Meilan, what happened?" Bai Yunyu asked. He crouched and checked his father. He checked his father’s nostril, he also checked the veins, and lastly, his father’s heartbeat.
And he found no sign of life.
Bai Yunyu was trembling all over. He patted his dad’s cheek, "Dad, Dad! Wake up!"
No response.
Bai Yunyu’s tears welled up in his eyes. He grabbed his father’s shoulders and shook him, "Dad! Dad! I finished my Imperial Exam. You said you will wait for me until I return home."