Chapter 809: 809
Yun Deguang was silent for a long while . Finally, he sighed softly and said, “Alright . There are some things that we can never get over and never forget if we suppress them inside us for too long . Since you are willing to listen to the ramblings of an old man, then let me tell you about the events of my younger years . ”
“I am ashamed to say, but back during the Resistance, our army represented Hua Xia in assisting our neighboring country . ”
Yun Deguang was a veteran of the Red Army . His contributions to the war effort had been incredible, but very few people knew about them . In the final large-scale assault in assisting the neighboring country, as recorded by Hua Xia, Yun Deguang was severely injured and nearly died on the battlefield . The team he led was lost in a barren primeval forest .
The battalion that he led was completely wiped out . He was the only survivor .
Under normal circumstances, Yun Deguang would have been unlikely to survive the severe injuries and would probably have died as a result of being lost in a harsh, beast-ridden primeval forest . Fortunately for him, however, he was saved by maiden who was gathering medicinal herbs . The maiden had taken the heavily injured and unconscious Yun Deguang to Shangri-la . She took care of him every day, nursing him back to health little by little .
“Even right now, I can still clearly remember it . The place was called the Phoenix Tail Village . It was a very beautiful place . It was a simple village that was very welcoming of guests . I spent a happy and leisurely time there . The maiden that saved me was called Feng Ling’er . She was very beautiful, very kind, and pure . ”
However, the reality was much crueler than fairytales . That maiden Feng Ling’er took care of Yun Deguang day and night with utmost care and attention . As time passed, she developed feelings for him . Both of them were young . Sparks flew and as expected, a fire of love was set ablaze .
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“People make mistakes . Falling in love with her was my greatest mistake, my greatest regret, and my most painful memory . It was all my fault . I wronged her… I am not a good man…”
Yun Deguang’s expression was painful . Two streaks of tears rolled down his face . He had suppressed this for the past few decades . After revealing it to Mo Wen, he could no longer control his emotions .
“Back then, you abandoned the maiden called Feng Ling’er and returned to the city?” Mo Wen said softly .
Mo Wen could sense the regret from Yun Deguang . His story had allowed Mo Wen to understand that this so-called Shangri-la was most likely in the Ancient Sorcery Mystery Dimension . Why had the maiden called Feng Ling’er appeared in the main space? It was most likely just a coincidence, as was her encounter with Yun Deguang . After all, the two of them had no relationship prior to this .
“No, I wanted to bring her with me . I thought that she would follow me, but I was wrong . ”
“Then, why didn’t you stay in the Phoenix Tail Village?”
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“Speaking of that, I was a downright b*stard . Actually, at that time, I already had a family . The war began while my wife was pregnant at home . I received my orders to aid the neighboring country in the war . When my wife was delivering the baby at home, I could not be by her side and could not see her . Later, I would find out from letters that she had borne me a son . I had a wife and child at home, and also my elderly parents . I was the only heir of my clan . I could not stay in the Phoenix Tail Village . ”
Yun Deguang breathed deeply . He had always kept this matter inside of him . Even his deceased first wife did not know about this . This was the first time he had spoken about it in decades .
From a moral standpoint, he was downright scum . However, he had truly never wanted to hurt Feng Ling’er . Back then, under the influence of the feudal thinking of the republic era, as well as the fact his father was a warlord of that era, polygamy was a very normal concept for him . However, he was not a womanizer . He only loved two women in his entire life . One was Yun Xiaoman’s grandmother; the other was Feng Ling’er .
Back then, he had wanted to bring Feng Ling’er back home to be his concubine . However, his thinking was too idealistic . On the other hand, reality was very cruel; Feng Ling’er could not accept that he still had a wife at all . In her heart, love was supposed to be pure and faithful . A couple should only have each other .
“Did you ever think of staying?” Mo Wen also had mixed feelings . Based on Yun Deguang’s point of view, he was most likely also not a good man . However, he was more fortunate than the old man had been . Mo Wen had not encountered a situation where he had to make such a difficult choice .
“Of course, I thought about it . I had never deceived her feelings . I loved her . I would rather suffer pain myself than hurt her . But with a wife and child at home, as well as my old parents, what else could I have done?”
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Yun Deguang had a look of deep pain and helplessness on his face . Even after so many years, this pain still had not lightened . He had to return home . He was the only man in his family .
“How were you able to return back then? With your ability, you most likely would not have been able to return on your own . ”
The Phoenix Tail Village was in the Ancient Sorcery Mystery Dimension . Yun Deguang was just an ordinary person . He did not have the ability to cross over spaces . If Feng Ling’er had not let him return, he most likely would not have been able to cross back to the main space .
“She said that the space was called the Ancient Sorcery Mystery Dimension . I could not find the way back home . I begged her to let me go . She did not force me . Back then, she gave me two choices . One was to stay . She was willing to be my wife and asked me to forget about everything in the outside world . The alternative was that she could send me away, never to return again, but I must carry with me a Purplish Blue Flower . I must always keep it by my side, until the day I die . ”
Upon hearing this, Mo Wen suddenly had a realization . No wonder a Purplish Blue Flower had appeared in Yun Xiaoman’s house . By right, such a thing was hard to find even deep in the mountains and swamps . It was impossible for it to appear in the house of an ordinary person . Moreover, that Purplish Blue Flower was a mature stalk that was perfectly preserved .
“You also know about that Purplish Blue Flower,” Yun Deguang said dejectedly . It happened so many years ago . Only now did he realize that the Purplish Blue Flower was most likely a poison that Feng Ling’er had left beside him . It could take his life at any moment .
Back then, he had given the Purplish Blue Flower to Mo Wen . No one could understand the complicated emotions he had inside . He originally believed that after so many years, he would die of old age and turn to dust . The incident was in the past, hence he did not think much about it, and gave the Purplish Blue Flower to Mo Wen . He was not afraid of dying, but he was afraid of keeping the Purplish Blue Flower at home and harming his family .
“So that was why . ”
Mo Wen finally understood why Mo Qingtian had said that the fact that Yun Xiaoman had been kidnapped by the Sorcerer Clan had something to do with Mo Wen . The Purplish Blue Flower must have had a mysterious power that he was not aware of . Once it was away from Yun Deguang, Feng Ling’er, who was far away in the Ancient Sorcery Mystery Dimension, would sense it . In order to seek revenge against Yun Deguang for breaking his promise from the past, she had kidnapped Yun Xiaoman .
“Little friend Mo Wen, please rescue Xiaoman . She is but a child . What does she know about this? It is all my fault . I am the one who has wronged her . If Ling’er wants to kill me, I will wait for her to come and take my life at any time . I will have no complaints nor regrets . But please, don’t let her harm Xiaoman . ”
Yun Deguang grabbed Mo Wen’s hand . Sometimes, living was harder than dying . He only asked for death, hoping that Xiaoman would be safe in exchange .
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