"Ah? Committed a crime? Dare I ask the master... what have you committed?" Yu Xiaolong looked at him in surprise.
The old man shook his head and said regretfully: "Many years ago, because of my mistakes, more than ten people died innocently. Forget it, these things have been going on for a long time, and I don't want to talk about it anymore." Yu Xiaolong nodded slightly and said : "Okay... just take care of yourself here. Goodbye." After saying that, he turned and left, and his friends happened to be walking over from a distance.
Wan Yanfeng asked: "Brother Yu, is it okay?" Yu Xiaolong nodded and said: "Well, let's talk about it when we get back." Zhao Dayu looked over and said: "What is he doing over there? Cultivation? I found those Great people like to be in uninhabited places."
"Haha, yes, this is true for all experts. My master also hid himself and practiced alone for a long time." Yu Xiaolong nodded.
"Master Fanqing is not in Maoshan, why should he go to other places? How nice it is there, the best place to practice." Zhao Dayu said with a smile.
Suddenly, the old man shouted in the distance: "Wait!" Everyone was startled. Yu Xiaolong turned around and walked to the old man and asked: "Is there anything else, Master?" The other party looked at him and asked: "Who was that just now? Who is your master?" Yu Xiaolong hesitated and said, "My master is Master Fan Qing."
"You?" The old man stood up and looked at him carefully, and asked suspiciously: "Will he accept you?" Yu Xiaolong said depressedly: "What's wrong with me? Who didn't learn from scratch... looking down on people?"
"Seriously?" The old man was still a little doubtful.
"Then why are you lying? Don't be suspicious, old man. If you don't believe me, just ask." Wan Yanfeng snorted coldly.
The old man slowly sat down again, frowning slightly in thought, and looking at Yu Xiaolong from time to time.
"What, do you know Master Fan Qing?" Zhao Dayu asked.
"More than just acquaintance... He and I used to be good friends. We stopped contacting each other after I made a mistake. Alas... I didn't expect to meet his apprentice today." The old man shook his head slowly.
Seeing him so emotional, the friends didn't dare to speak and just waited quietly. After a moment, he sighed and said: "Many years ago, due to my mistakes, more than ten comrades died. Because I also made great contributions, in the end the merits and demerits were balanced. I was dismissed from my post for investigation and sentenced to probation."
"Have you been here since then?" Yu Xiaolong asked.
"Yes, I feel that I can't let it go, although...even though it was something I couldn't do anything about at the time. But no matter what, more than ten people died because of me...Hey! Maybe until I die, I will not be able to forget this matter, forever. I can’t forgive myself!” the old man said as he shed tears.
Zhao Dayu asked hesitantly: "Old man, I just heard you say...removal?"
"Yes." The other party nodded and said, "I used to work in the Eighth Office."
"What?!" The friends were all surprised. They didn't expect that the old man in front of them was once a law enforcement officer from the Eighth Division.
"Then...can you tell me what's going on?" Yu Xiaolong asked tentatively.
"Since you are a disciple of Master Fan Qing, it's okay to tell you... Years ago, an incident happened somewhere. My comrades and I went on a mission. After a hard fight, at the last critical moment... On one side, the enemy escaped, and on the other side, Sacrificing my comrades. They all asked me to leave them alone. In desperation, I focused on the overall situation and could only...that's it." The old man shook his head and said.
"Can't we just catch the enemy after he escapes?" Wan Yanfeng asked doubtfully.
"You don't understand... If that person runs away, it will be difficult to find him again, and he may never be caught. He is too important, sensitive and dangerous, otherwise why would my comrades give up their lives!" The old man said through gritted teeth.
The friends stood there in silence, not knowing what to say.
"Now that I think about it... I have committed a sin! Even if the enemy cannot catch him, he is not as important as his comrades! But at that time, his life was hanging by a thread, and it happened to be in my hands... The higher-ups demanded that he be captured at any cost... My comrades also followed one after another. I gave up on escaping, so I just...just went...hey!" The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, and kept crying.
"What enemy is so important? Would you rather give up your own people than catch him?" Yu Xiaolong asked.
"He is a special person, very sensitive. If someone finds him, he will be in extreme danger. You don't understand." The old man wiped his tears and waved his hand.
"My master was there at that time?" Yu Xiaolong asked again.
"He has nothing to do with this. He and I are just good friends. We haven't seen each other for many years, at least... twenty years. Is he okay now?" The old man looked up at him.
"Well, he is in Maoshan." Yu Xiaolong nodded.
"I have been far away from the world, and I no longer want to be mixed up with the joys, sorrows, joys and sorrows. Occasionally, my former friends come to visit, but I have prepared to find a secret place to practice until I ascend to heaven." The old man nodded slightly, as if The decision has been made.
"Master. What happened in the past is long gone, and there is nothing that can be done about it. Anyone else would do the same thing. And you have paid the price, so it's time to let go." Yu Xiaolong advised.
"That's right, old man, no matter how big the issue is, it will pass sooner or later. Besides, it's not something you subjectively want to do. So many years have passed, and you should accept it." Wan Yanfeng also said.
The old man waved his hands and said: "No, you don't understand, you don't understand the feelings of us brothers. We have completed countless tasks through life and death, and stayed anonymous all our lives. Unexpectedly, we did not die in the hands of the enemy in the end, but in the hands of our own people. Even if I won't let go if I can be reincarnated again in the future. You go away and don't come back again." The old man waved his hand.
"I will tell the master when I get back." Yu Xiaolong nodded.
"No need, I will leave here soon and find a place where no one can find me to atone for my sins!" The old man waved his hand.
"Now that you have decided, I won't say anything else. I hope you can go well and get out of the haze as soon as possible. Say goodbye!" Yu Xiaolong knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and left.
Maoshan…
"What! Have you seen him?" Master Fan Qing stood up.
"Yes...it's quite unexpected. Master, what happened to him?" Yu Xiaolong asked. Master Fan Qing sighed while pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and did not speak for a long time.
"It's okay to tell you! A long time ago, maybe twenty years ago. The Eighth Office got a clue, the trace of a very sensitive person. Then the Eighth Office sent a large number of personnel to capture him. The higher-ups demanded that he be captured alive at any cost. . However, the enemy also knew about this and also sent people to rob Hu. The two sides met on a narrow road and fought. Unfortunately, the force sent by the enemy was very strong, and the eight parties gradually became weak. Because the battlefield was in a closed secret environment, Therefore, there was no support from the outside world. The people of the Eighth Office fought hard, but the enemy sent very powerful forces, and there were fewer and fewer people in the Eighth Office. At the most critical moment, a passage was accidentally opened. Let our personnel escape. Go, or catch that key person, leaving everyone confused. At the last moment, the last dozen or so people decided to sacrifice themselves to let one person and the key person escape. So... that's it." Fan Qing The real person said slowly.
"That person is your friend?" Yu Xiaolong asked.
"Yes, he escaped with the target people afterwards. Because he gave up a dozen comrades, he became a sinner after he returned. But after all, there was an order from above that no matter the cost, and those dozens of people also voluntarily gave up their escape. , plus he had made many meritorious services in the past. So in the end, all his positions were revoked, he was kicked out of the team of the Eighth Division, and sentenced to probation. Since then, I have never seen him again... Sigh... Now that I think about it, it's really …That’s all.” Master Fan Qing waved his hand.
"It's incredible to have such a legendary experience... Then... master, do you want to... meet him?" Yu Xiaolong asked.
