He Owed Her A Lifetime
As he tossed the sword to the ground, the hatred in his eyes deepened.
He took a few steps back and sprinted towards the door, but when he saw Ji Yunshu, he paused for a moment, then left without saying a word.
She had come to look for Wen Xian, but seeing him leave just like that, she did not want to chase after him, so she simply stayed behind.
Wen Panshi was born a general and grew up in the army, so he had always been very strict with the rules. When Wen Xian left so rashly after seeing the Little Heir, he was instantly enraged, but he did not want to show it in front of Ji Yunshu.
"Please don't take it to heart, Little Heir."
She smiled. "General Wen, what are you talking about? I admire Young Master Wen's character. "
Wen Panshi did not know whether she was praising or criticizing him.
Zhao Huai picked up the sword that Wen Xian had tossed to the ground, walked over, and bowed to Ji Yunshu.
"Greetings, Little Heir."
"I didn't expect the First Master of the Gaoshan Gang to have hidden himself so well."
"Little Heir, you flatter me."
"Actually, you should have known from the moment you saw that jade pendant. That's why you've been following me since we were in Shanhuai County."
"That's right, I still remember telling Little Heir that as long as the jade exists, the person will exist."
Ji Yunshu said, "You also said that one day, someone would tell me everything. The person you're referring to should be General Wen, right?"
"Yes."
This was getting more and more interesting!
In the unseen world, there were some things that were predestined long ago.
She sighed deeply, "Actually, I should have thought of it earlier. How could the traps outside the Gaoshan Gang be designed by an old bandit? The hidden compartments in the warehouse were designed in the same way as the traps outside your Gaoshan Gang. But I never understood. Fourteen years ago, you were still a child, so how could you be related to the Lin Capital Case? It wasn't until that day that I suddenly realized that the Lin Capital Case wasn't related to you, but to your father. For him to be able to design such a sophisticated trap, it was obvious that he was one of the Imperial Duke's men when you were serving him. "
He made it very clear.
"Yes, my father used to be under the Imperial Duke's command. He was in charge of secret passages and traps. Twenty years ago, the Imperial Duke decided to split his forces and hide his army of a hundred thousand. My father brought a group of soldiers to Shanhuai County and built the Gaoshan Gang there, starting a wine business. However, after my father's death, due to a misunderstanding between Zhao Qing and I, the Gaoshan Gang was reduced to banditry and ended up in its current state. However, it was worth it to be able to find the Little Heir."
It was indeed worth it!
Ji Yunshu's feelings were very complicated. On one hand, she lamented that the Imperial Duke had a group of subordinates who were willing to risk their lives for him. On the other hand, because of the Imperial Duke's death, so many people were implicated and died. Was it really worth it?
But she didn't say anything in the end.
After leaving, he got on the carriage and went to the lake in the suburbs.
Wen Xian was indeed here.
He sat on the rock and played his flute.
The sound of a flute was melodious and touching.
In modern times, this song would be a big hit.
Ji Yunshu sat in the carriage and looked at Wen Xian's dispirited back through the window.
He had lost the woman he loved the most, and now he had lost his best brother. That kind of pain was not something an ordinary person could understand.
He must be feeling as miserable as the sound of his flute.
She only got off the carriage after the tune ended.
"Wait for me here," she instructed Shi Zijin.
"Yes."
Ji Yunshu walked towards the lake. Wen Xian heard her and turned to look.
His eyes no longer had the hostility and hatred from before. They were warm and melancholy. Although his face was melancholy, under that melancholy, there was a sense of handsomeness.
Ji Yunshu stood beside him and looked at the calm lake. "You used to come here often with Miss Ye 'er, didn't you?"
Wen Xian frowned when he heard Ye 'er's name.
Ye 'er was a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't get over.
Every time he mentioned it, he felt as if a knife was scraping at his heart. It hurt like his lungs were being torn apart.
That was why he didn't mention it or think about it all these years.
Even his best brother, Lin Feng, wouldn't mention it in front of him.
That was a mine, a mine that he couldn't step on.
"Little Heir knows about it?"
"Half."
"Then why did you suddenly mention Ye 'er?"
"It's not sudden. I came to you because of Miss Ye 'er."
"Speak."
Ji Yunshu met his gaze. "I don't know what happened between the two of you. Or did you experience something together? I only know two things. One is that the two of you loved each other and missed each other. The other is that before she died, she wanted to tell Young Master Qiao about the disaster relief funds. "
"How did you find out?"
"Because on the day of Ye 'er's death, you were also at the scene. You were the one who knocked Young Master Qiao unconscious because you were afraid that she would tell others about the disaster relief funds. But you didn't expect that after you left, she died. Although the yamen's coroner accepted the Qiao family's money, the autopsy showed that she had committed suicide by ingesting poison. You thought that you were the cause of her death, so all these years, you have been blaming yourself and regretting it. "
Wen Xian laughed bitterly when he was exposed. His clear eyes darkened as he confessed, "It's not just self-blame and regret. I even want to kill myself and go to hell to accompany her."
There were many nights when he woke up from his dreams. Every time he woke up, he had the urge to commit suicide. In the end, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
He continued, "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that after I die, I won't feel any pain anymore. That would be a release. Only by continuing to bear that pain can I always remember that I owe her, owe her for the rest of my life."
His eyes gradually turned red and tears flowed down, but he forced himself to 'swallow' them back down.
There was a kind of love that was like this. It wasn't afraid of pain, and it wasn't afraid of living in self-blame and regret. Instead, it was afraid that if there was no feeling, it would never understand the feeling and beauty of loving someone again. That was worse than death, a hundred times more painful.
Rather than live in pain for the rest of his life, he would rather die.
Ji Yunshu's eyes also reddened. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. After a while, she took out the jade pendant that Ye 'er sewed into the doll and handed it to Wen Xian.
"Miss Ye 'er has always kept this jade pendant by her side. I believe that she has never regretted it."
Wen Xian was stunned for a moment before he took it. His hands were trembling.
Then, he put the jade pendant together with the other half of his flute.
It was a complete piece.
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