Chapter 78: Eating Alone [Seeking Monthly Pass]

"Mother!"

A piercing cry rang out, and the green-robed scholar hurriedly rushed towards the house.

Halfway there, his body suddenly stopped, and he moved with difficulty, step by step, as if trying to confirm something yet unable to accept the result.

Those in the courtyard, witnessing this genuine display of emotion, could not help but feel sorrow and sigh.

He reached the doorway and saw the straw mat covered with a white cloth; his body went limp, and he nearly collapsed, but two neighbors quickly came to support him.

Eventually, the green-robed scholar, mustering his strength, slowly walked inside. Soon after, heart-wrenching sobs could be heard from within.

"Mother, why were you so foolish!"

"Why didn't you wait for me!"

"There must have been a way; once I had earned the silver, a Divine Doctor would surely have been able to cure your illness!"

"Mother!"

...

The heart-wrenching cries touched everyone with sadness and drove many to tears.