“I shouldn’t have…,” Zhi Xian murmured, pondering for a moment before asking, “Has Ke Lin… already been buried?”
Ke Lin’s parents shook their heads, too overwhelmed with tears to speak.
On the other side, Wu Mabo and Wen Dong were also overcome with grief, shedding tears of deep sorrow.
In Zhi Xian’s arms, there was still someone crying almost to the point of losing breath.
No more questions were suitable for now.
***
After a while, everyone finally calmed down a bit. Ke Lin’s mother held his black and white photo in her arms and whispered, “You are Ke Lin’s friends. Coming all this way, we, as parents, are deeply moved. Thank you. Come with me to pay respects to him.”
With some progress at last, Zhi Xian quickly said, “Let’s all take my car. I’ll drive.”
After all, Ke Lin’s parents’ emotions were not completely stable.
Ke Lin’s mother shook her head, “No, this time we came back to take Ke Lin with us. We need to perform a soul-calling ceremony. For such an inauspicious matter, we won’t use your car.”
“Soul-calling ceremony?” Zhi Xian wondered, “Shouldn’t it be done following the coffin?”
Ke Lin’s mother nodded, “We did, but the soul lamp didn’t light up. The master said maybe Ke Lin is attached to home, so he didn’t follow. He asked us to come back and call him again.”
“The master?” Zhi Xian quickly realized, “It’s okay; we’re not afraid of bad luck. Just take our car.”
Ke Lin’s parents hesitated.
Zhi Xian half-urged them, “Let’s go, all of you. Get on the car.” After that, he shouted loudly, “Ke Lin! Come home with us!”
Seeing this, Ke Lin’s parents felt relieved and boarded the car, holding Ke Lin’s black and white photo.
Everyone got into the car, with Tong Xiaosong sitting in the front passenger seat. His tears had stopped flowing, but he was still choking.
Zhi Xian opened the car door wide and shouted, “Ke Lin! Come home!”
Others couldn’t hold back, and the sound of crying echoed again.
Everyone in the car also joined in.
“Ke Lin! Come home!”
“Ke Lin! Come home!”
After waiting for five minutes, Zhi Xian closed the car door, took the driver’s seat, and started the car.
He shouted loudly, “Ke Lin! Sit tight! This is the way home! Remember it well!”
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***
Led by Zhi Xian, they continued to call out loudly along the way, with cries mixed with reluctance.
The car stopped in front of a luxurious estate.
In front of the estate, many people dressed in black formalwear stood solemnly on both sides of the path.
Chrysanthemums lined the way, and at the end, six children held unlit eternal lamps together, followed by six couples holding incense candles, waiting.
Zhi Xian took a deep breath, “Get out of the car.”
***
Ke Lin’s parents got out of the car, holding the black and white photo, and walked at the forefront.
Zhi Xian and others followed behind, not waiting for them to call out.
The people on both sides of the path simultaneously shouted.
“Ke Lin! Come home!”
“Ke Lin! Come home!”
Solemn, grand, and filled with sorrow.
Ke Lin’s parents stepped on the chrysanthemums, crying and shouting towards the front.
In front of the chrysanthemum path, Zhi Xian stopped Tong Xiaosong and the others, saying, “We can’t go further.”
Wu Mabo could hardly contain his excitement, “Can’t we, can’t we send him off?”
Zhi Xian said, “It’s not urgent at the moment. Ke Lin can’t run away. Let’s complete the ceremony first.”
Wen Dong was stunned, looking up with disbelief, hopeful, at Zhi Xian, “You, are you saying…”
“He didn’t disappear,” Zhi Xian frowned, “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have appeared in front of us before.”
Tong Xiaosong felt the tightly gripped heart instantly relieved. He hurriedly asked, “Then, is he here?”
Zhi Xian shook his head, “We’ll know after the ceremony is held.”
***
In the midst of everyone’s cheers, Ke Lin’s parents walked step by step towards those six children.
When they reached the front of those six children, the children collectively held up the everlasting lamp and shouted.
“Dad Lin! Home at last!”
The everlasting lamp suddenly ignited without fire and began to shine.
At the same time, the fresh chrysanthemums on the path instantly withered.
Zhi Xian said, “We can go over now.”
The six pairs of parents turned around, holding candles, and walked into the estate. The six children carefully followed with the everlasting lamp.
Everyone else followed and walked inside.
***
Zhi Xian and his group also followed inside.
It was evident that this estate was a private domain, carefully organized and divided.
They turned into a courtyard along the main road, and the scenery inside was even more exquisite.
There were artificial hills, green waters, streets, and bridges, creating a vast and beautiful landscape.
The combination of Western and Eastern-style villas seamlessly blended with the garden, making it a dazzling and overwhelming sight.
***
Following the crowd, they entered a newly constructed Funeral hall.
By the time they reached the front, the ceremony had already concluded.
Ke Lin’s memorial tablet was placed on the altar, with an ash urn in front, and below that, long-lasting lamps were arranged.
Incense, candles, and offerings were abundant and placed prominently at the forefront.
Before they could examine it closely, a servant approached and whispered, “You must be Young Master Lin’s friends, right? It will take a while here. The master and madam have asked me to take you to the living room to rest.”
Zhi Xian nodded, saying, “Sure, thank you.”
***
The living room’s sofas were large and soft, and various snacks were arranged on the coffee table, but no one had the mood to eat.
They waited for a while until Ke Lin’s parents finally entered.
Ke Lin’s parents had calmed down quite a bit, with only their reddened eyes revealing their sorrow and reluctance.
His Father: “Sorry for keeping you waiting. You can go to the dining room and have something to eat…”
Zhi Xian stood up, saying, “No need, we can’t eat. Uncle, Aunt, please sit. Let’s talk.”
Ke Lin’s parents sat down, and his Father said, “I know what you want to ask. Little Lin saved those six children, but… sigh, the parents of those six children consider Ke Lin their family’s great benefactor. They built the Funeral hall for Ke Lin and enshrined him as their family’s deity.”
As soon as they heard the term ‘family deity,’ the others’ expressions changed instantly because they thought of Tang Yuxin’s family deity, imprisoned in that dark and foul place, enduring suffering.
Zhi Xian murmured softly, “No wonder…”
Wu Mabo angrily shouted, “How could you…”
“Wu Mabo!” Zhi Xian interrupted him, his expression calm and indifferent. “Don’t speak recklessly; it’s not what you think.”
Nothing could be more soothing than Zhi Xian’s words.
Wu Mabo hesitated for a moment and quieted down.
They chatted for a while, and Zhi Xian’s gentle tone gradually calmed everyone.
From their conversation, they learned that this wasn’t Ke Lin’s parents’ home. Instead, it was the residence of the family to which those six children belonged. The patriarch of the family intentionally allocated this courtyard to Ke Lin’s parents so that they could be together with Ke Lin.
***
That night, they stayed there.
The next day, they went to pay their respects to Ke Lin again.
They held onto a glimmer of hope, wishing that Ke Lin would appear before them just like before.
However, by evening, Ke Lin still hadn’t shown up.
Since they had to go back to school the next day, they had no choice but to leave by car.
….So….he’s really dead? I still can’t accept this..idk just bring him back to life😭
Thanks for the chapter
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Why is this so sad 😭😭 finally thought we’ll be able to see them living their dorm life happily after the thing with gu xuan… Don’t tell me smth will happen to wen dong and wu mabo too 😭💔