Chapter 707 Atonement
Dayan Western Region, Yushan Province, Bai Zengcheng.
The Western Region originally belonged to the Fangzhou Kingdom. Although the territory was small, the national power was not weak. It invaded Dayan repeatedly. At that time, the western mountains of Dayan were high and the roads were far away. The land was vast and sparsely populated. At one time, Fangzhou had eaten away more than ten cities. Big city.
Nearly a hundred years ago, the first two heads of the Hong family, Hong Di, armed with a long spear and 3,000 heavy cavalry and 100,000 elite soldiers, not only repelled Fang Shu’s army, but also fought their way into the capital and killed their king. He beheaded him on the throne, and randomly selected an obedient prince to be the new king.
From then on, Fang Shui Kingdom became a vassal of Dayan, with all its troops and horses removed, leaving only the palace guards, who donated huge amounts of wealth every year.
Less than twenty years later, Fang Shui's power declined, and the puppet king fell ill and died. He had not left a son and a half in the past twenty years. Fang Shui's country fell into civil war, and Dayan once again sent troops to intervene.
After this time, the Fangsui Kingdom was no longer a kingdom. It was split into two provinces, one was Yushan Province and the other was Xishuo Province. From then on, it was merged into Dayan, and the two provinces were collectively called the Western Regions.
At this time, hysterical shouting was coming from a small house in Bai Zengcheng, Yushan Province.
“Don’t you want to atone for your sins?!”
The voice came from a skinny man. He shouted at the calm-looking young man sitting cross-legged a few steps away: “Then you Go kill all my enemies! Isn’t killing what you are best at?”
Wu Yan put his hands on his knees, sat upright, and said calmly: "I won't kill anyone anymore."
"If you don't kill anyone, what are you trying to atone for?!"
The skinny man was about to collapse. , he scratched his sparse hair with his fingers, his eyes were bloodshot: "You Xiaoyu Pavilion killed my whole family, my whole family! Now you want to atone for your sins and don't help me kill, what are you doing? ! You might as well not come!"
Wu Yan still just shook his head and said calmly: "No killing."
Not far away, Zhu Mei grabbed a handful of raisins. While eating, a pair of big eyes flickered between the two of them.
She had seen this kind of scene countless times.
In the past few months, Wu Yan has taken her along the way to atone for her sins and encountered too many such things.
The reason why Xiaoyu Pavilion went on a mission was naturally because someone placed an order.
The reason for placing the order may be various, including vendetta, love killing, profit killing... But no matter what, as long as the task is completed, then the relatives and friends of the killed person will naturally have a new hatred.
This is what it means to retaliate against injustice.
Enemies must be repaid with revenge, so when Wu Yanxun came to the door, most of the people would ask him to kill the enemy.
But...he no longer kills people.
Every time he goes to a place, Wu Yan will first follow Fu Qingzhou's request to see if the other person is a good guy or a bad guy.
When he is sure that the other party is a good person, he will come to the door and ask three questions.
Those people I killed, what did you think after their death? How were you hurt? How can you compensate for your pain?
These were also the three questions Fu Qingzhou asked in the underworld.
Next, Wu Yan and Zhu Mei often listen to a story.
For example, the skinny man in front of him - his whole family was killed by Xiaoyu Pavilion, and the reason why he survived is also very simple.
His enemies at that time wanted him to experience the pain of losing all his relatives and friends, so they deliberately asked to spare his life.
He cried for almost two hours, telling the story about himself and his enemy over and over for a long time, and finally made his request - to kill his enemy.
Then, I heard Wu Yan say: "No killing."
How did they solve it later?
Zhu Mei tilted her head and recalled it. Suddenly her eyes were attracted by a piece of grilled naan on the table. She immediately gave up thinking, reached out, grabbed it and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Why, why don't you kill..."
Tears flowed out of the skinny man's eyes again: "If you don't kill, what are you doing? I had forgotten Now, I have started to live my own life and opened my own store. It is nothing more than dreaming, meeting, meeting... Why did you come..."
"Killing enemies is useless." Wu Yan's tone remained stable, as stable as a pool of water that never fluctuates: "I tried."
The skinny man did not answer the words and was sobbing. . "At first, I helped them avenge and kill people."
Wu Yan continued: "They were really happy and dancing when they saw the corpses and heads of their enemies, but it didn't take long for them to Dead."
Hearing this, the skinny man stopped crying and was startled: "Dead? Killed by the enemy's friend again?"
"No."
Wu Yan said calmly: "I died by myself."
"Suicide?" the skinny man asked again.
Wu Yan still shook his head: "If you don't commit suicide, you just can't live anymore."
The skinny man's eyes widened, there were still wet tears in the corners of his eyes, and he looked confused and confused.
"I don't understand either." Wu Yan said calmly: "After killing their enemies, their lives were not as good as before. They lost their energy, lost their thoughts on doing things, and each of them became in a trance."
“Some people go to the temple to kowtow every day, without eating or sleeping. Finally, when they go up the mountain, they roll down the stairs and fall to death.”
“Some people spend all day long. He cried and laughed while holding his family's spiritual tablet, and finally he went crazy and walked into the river and drowned himself."
"Someone got distracted while cooking and sprinkled rat poison into the pot. He poisoned himself to death."
He tilted his head: "This should not be considered suicide."
The skinny man was completely confused.
After a long while, he asked solemnly: "All, all dead? No one alive?"
"Yes." Wu Yan nodded: "At least when I left, Not dead, but not living well."
"Why?" The skinny man looked confused: "You have taken revenge, but why are you not living well?"
Wu Yan shook his head. , he obviously didn’t know either.
Is there something wrong with the way you select people?
He wasn't sure either.
Good people...the ones you choose are all good people.
What is a good person?
Be kind to others, diligent, and have a gentle reputation.
Even if there is a blood feud, they are still kind and good people, trying to live their lives.
Just like the skinny man in front of him, after realizing that he had no way to defeat his enemy, he didn't even think about resisting anymore. He just swallowed the blood feud patiently, and even opened his own small Shop, work hard every day to smile, greet and send guests, and live like a dog.
Is this the kind of person who, after originally deciding to bury his head and live, suddenly gets revenge and becomes unable to live?
Wu Yan doesn’t understand. He doesn’t understand people’s hearts at all, so naturally he can’t figure this problem out.
He glanced at Zhu Mei, who gnawed hard on the roasted naan and narrowed her eyes at him with a smile.
"I'm here to atone for my sins." He turned back, looked at the thin man, and said calmly: "So, after realizing that you will die, I will not help you kill people. This is not atonement."
"I will use my own methods to atone for my sins."
Hearing this, the thin man was silent for a moment and asked: "Then, what are you going to do?"
"I will let you Make your own choice."
Wu Yan said leisurely: "I just don't kill people, it doesn't mean I don't take action."
(End of this chapter)