Chapter 40: 40. Helping her wear the dress: Back to present!

"I will go get some herbs to put on your wounds." Le Fangling tried to stand up but her hand was firmly held by a pair of old and wrinkly hands.

"It's fine…my little sparrow…It's fine…cough.." Her grandma gave a smile but her body betrayed her act. She coughed violently as the smoke from the fire had entered her nose.

"Grandma!! Please stay with me.." Le Fangling cried as she held on to the body of her grand mom that was growing cold with each moment despite the hot temperature that was enveloping all of them.

"I think it is good that they came..cough..came today.." She panted heavily as she looked at Le Fangling and the two men simultaneously.

"What good grandma…If only I had been on lookout properly, we could have avoided all this but I.." She bit her lips as she thought about how stupid it was of her to leave her post and bring these man here.