Chapter 25: Encounter with Sun Yat-sen

  When Jian Yu Mei and Lin Li returned home, their master was not at home.

  However, on the dinner table, there was a meal left for them, and Jian Yu Mei lifted the lid to find that it still had some warmth, probably having been reheated several times.

  Jian Yu Wei and her master sister smiled and made a ghost face.

  "Master is just going out and hasn't forgotten about us yet!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Yes, I'm thinking of a question!!" Lin Li was there, looking like she was trying her best to think.

  "What's the problem? Why is the Earth round? Don't think about it anymore, scientists have already thought about it!" Xiang Yu Mei said.

  "Go away! I'm thinking about which of these two powerful beings is more formidable - Master and the Immortal of South Sea!" Lin Li said.

  "Hmm, let me think about this problem!" Jian Yu Mei tilted her head and thought for a moment.

  "I feel like Zhang Fei fighting Yue Fei, I just can't figure it out, I don't know who's more powerful between Zhang Fei and Yue Fei!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Go ahead, you mock me! You just rely on the few years of school you've attended, knowing some Zhang Fei and Yue Fei, and you can mock me, humph!" Lin Li said.

  "How dare I? How would I dare mock you, Senior Sister?" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "That's more like it!" Lin Li said.

  "I'm tired, I'll take a rest, Young Master!" Lin Li said.

  "Alright, I'll be obedient, elder sister Jixiang!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Go away, you're teasing me again. You're boasting about having been to the Imperial City, huh? Hmph! Just you wait and see, one day I'll go to the Imperial City too, I'll visit the Emperor's Forbidden City! Hmph!" Lin Li said.

  "Alright, sister, I'll be your follower and bodyguard at that time! Although it's not like before, you look so beautiful, no young master from the royal family would dare to take you in, but now it's also not peaceful, those armed generals, I heard they often ride horses on the street and see which girl is pretty then directly grab her and take her back!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Junior brother, is what you said true?" Lin Li asked.

  "Alas, it's true. Although such things don't happen often, they do occur from time to time in the Republic of China!" Jian Yu Mei sighed.

  "You're just a naive kid, what are you sighing about? You seem to be worrying about the country and its people!" Lin Li said.

  "After all, I'm also someone who has traveled far and wide, I've seen many people, all sorts of different people!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Oh, younger brother, what kind of people have you seen?" Lin Li said curiously.

  "There were all sorts of people, good and bad. There were former revolutionaries, Beiyang warlords, and fallen Qing dynasty officials - many of them! Every time I took the train with my father, it was full of all kinds of people discussing all sorts of things!" said Jian Yu Mei.

  "Little brother, do you still have thoughts about the current situation?" Lin Li said.

  "I once met a person who told me many things, taught me, I didn't know his name at first, my father told me later, but the impression wasn't deep. However, I saw his photo in the newspaper later, he was a big shot! I still remember what he said!" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Who is he? What did he say to you?" Lin Li said.

  "I later found out that his name was Sun Wen! He told me that even if we are insignificant people, we must love our country and our people. He said that his life was a struggle for this goal!" Jian Yu Mei said this with a gaze that seemed to respond to that moment.

  That person's eyes were firm, his gaze piercing. At that time, Jian Yu Mei felt a sense of loneliness. At the time, Jian Yu Mei was on a train, and that person was also on the same train. That person lived in a compartment, and there were several bodyguards guarding outside his carriage.

  Jian Yu Mei clearly remembered that at the time she was very curious, because she saw one of the bodyguards of that person, and that person was a martial arts master whom she had always admired.

  That martial arts master had always been by Mr. Sun's side. At that time, Mr. Sun should have been in the trough of his career, his face was lonely, but his eyes were very determined, this is what Xiang Yu Mei remembered most deeply.

  Jian Yu Mei saw the martial arts master he admired, who actually got on the train at the same time as him and his father, whose seats were near the train's compartment. From the train window, he saw that the martial arts master and Mr. Sun had boarded the train together.

  "That man is a big shot!" Father said, looking at Mr. Sun as he spoke to Xiang Yu Mei.

  "Big shot? How big, are they bigger than the presidents and premiers in Beijing?" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "He was much greater than them! Without him, there wouldn't have been those presidents and premiers!" Father said.

  "Really, is there anyone greater than an emperor, a president and a prime minister?" Jian Yu Mei said.

  "Yes, it was he who brought down the emperor through his lifelong efforts, and that's why there are those presidents and premiers. What a great man!" said Father.

  "Why doesn't he become an emperor or president and prime minister himself?" Xiang Yu Mei asked in confusion.

  "This issue is very complicated, you will know later! Anyway, he has been struggling for the country and the people all his life!" Father said.

  Jian Yu Mei remembered that at the time, Mr. Sun was in a low point in his career, but he didn't give up on his ideals. Mr. Sun's charisma actually shocked Jian Yu Mei back then.

  "The person next to him I've seen before, I remember we went to watch his match!" said Jian Yu Mei.

  "Yes, that's Du Xinwu. He is the number one master of our Republic! He volunteered to be Master Sun's bodyguard! We went to watch Mr. Du challenge the British champion that time!" Father said.

  "Yes, I remember that Mr. Du was very powerful at the time. He was calm and composed, while the British strongman looked fierce at first, but after a few moves, he couldn't even touch Mr. Du's sleeve. In the end, the foreign devil got anxious, he used all his strength to charge forward, but Mr. Du simply raised his palms, and when the British strongman came over, he quickly dodged and then slapped him on the back, sending the British strongman flying off the stage, unable to get up again!" said Jian Yu Mei.

  "Yes, Mr. Du practiced internal martial arts, and that one palm of his, seemingly light and casual, actually contained a great deal of power within, let alone hitting a person, even a cow could be easily knocked to death!" Father said.

  "Yes, if only I could be that strong!" said Jian Yu Mei.

  Jian Yu Mei remembered, she said those words when her father looked at her with affection.

  "Alright, after we make more money and our life is stable, I'll find a famous master like Mr. Du to teach you martial arts! In the future, our family will also produce a renowned figure, how about that?" Father said.

  Jian Yu thought of this, and his eyes became somewhat teary, but he didn't want his master's sister to see him like that, so he endured it.

  Jian Yu Mei still remembered that at that time, her heart was filled with admiration for Mr. Sun and Mr. Du who were not far away.

  There seemed to be two huge magnets, attracting Jian Yu Mei.