Chapter 274 (Two hundred and seventy-four) Numbness
"Oh? She doesn't know either, just like when I was a child, I always thought I was a man with blue armor?" Tie Hongyan asked.
"It's a bit like it. But the consequences of her true identity being confirmed are much more tragic than yours. You thought you were a blue-armored person, but it was confirmed that you were the young patriarch of the Tiecang tribe. There was no risk for your life at all, but your nails turned blue. Sex confirmed that she was from Lan Jia, so she had no choice but to die. In fact, she was not to blame at all. She was bought by an old Tiecang man when she was still in her infancy. The old man had no children, so he took her as his wife. She was raised by her granddaughter, which made her think that she was also from Tiecang. The old man told her that he bought her before he passed away, but she still had no way of knowing that she was from Lan Jia. Maybe the old man who bought her was himself. I don't know if she is from Lanjia. She reported her identity as Tiecang when she came to work in Tiecang Palace. Others always thought that she was really from Lanjia, so she was asked to do the job. It will be much more painful, and she might not survive this year," Tie Jinjue said in a low voice.
"Uncle, are you familiar with her?" Tie Hongyan asked in Tie Jinjue's ear.
"Not familiar. These are what she told me after this incident." Tie Jinjue said.
"Uncle, you haven't answered my other question yet. Did Master Fei rescue her?" Tie Hongyan continued to whisper to him.
Tie Jinjue shook his head helplessly and said: "I just took her away on the road to prevent her from being thrown into the ditch... but she still didn't escape death..."
"You mean... she... is dead?" Tie Hongyan was stunned for a moment and asked.
"When Master Fei took her away, she had been drunk with poisoned wine."
Tie Hongyan's heart was stung again, and she said: "But she is innocent, she didn't know about it, this is unreasonable and unfair!"
"In Tiecang Court, haven't you seen enough unfair things? You don't think it's new anymore, do you?" Tie Jinjue said.
"Yeah. It's already stale. I've seen a lot more cruel things than this, but... just hearing this, I still feel sad..."
Tie Jinjue said earnestly: "It's a good thing that you are still sad. Some people become numb after seeing too many cruel things, and no longer react when they see them again. If they see too much darkness, they forget about the light." They think that darkness is normal, or even appropriate, just because they are used to it. They are like walking zombies, staring at countless cruel facts all day long, and their hearts will not be touched, even if they actually do something with a little effort. It can reduce the darkness in this world, but they don't feel it, and naturally they don't want to do anything. What's more, because they have seen too much darkness, they feel that people who yearn for the light are childish and ridiculous. Not only do they not. He is insensitive and regards insensitivity as a sign of a person’s maturity, thereby mocking the naivety of idealistic people.”
Tie Hongyan listened to Tie Jinjue's words quietly. Although she could not fully understand the meaning of his words, she understood some of them and said, "Just because you are used to it doesn't mean you should."
"That's right! It's good that you can think like this now! You are still young. I hope that when you grow up, you will not be like those people who become confused due to habits. My uncle believes that you will not be like that!" (End of Chapter)