I walked to the door from the dungeon where I couldn't see my fingers. In the long corridor, I saw a faint moonlight shining in on the high stairs ahead, and it also shone on Mr. Ma. His thin outline became more and more old and decadent.

Hearing my footsteps, he hurriedly turned around and saw me walking up the steps, and came up: "Miss..."

He probably wanted to ask me why I didn't call him, but the faint light of the lantern suddenly shone on my face and showed my paleness and godlessness at a glance, so his words stopped at his mouth.

After looking at me for a while, he reached out and grabbed my arm and helped me.

I looked up at him: "Old man."

He said softly, "Let's go, the humidity is heavy, it's not good for you. If you have anything to say, go out."

I nodded and walked out by such an octogenarian. The iron gate was closed behind us. Mr. Ma ordered the young men guarding him to be more careful and be more cautious. Those people responded one by one. Mr. Ma then rushed to catch up with him.

The night was dark and the surroundings were very quiet.

Only a few roosters and dogs crowed from afar, and the main house was still brightly lit and did not rest until this time, which was enough to prove how much impact this incident in the Yan Family Ancestral Hall during the day had on this small and originally peaceful Gantang Village.

Mr. Ma walked quietly beside me with a lantern.

My steps were getting slower and slower. I knew that this road would end sooner or later, but I would rather walk on this road forever. Old Master Ma turned to look at me. After a while, he said softly: "Miss, the old man only said one thing."

“…”

I turned to look at him.

"There are many ways to make a person die, and some ways to make people ignorant and not even suffer at all."

“…”

I was silent for a moment, then shook my head gently: "If he really wanted to die, maybe he would hope that he would die in pain, and best of all, the most painful way to die in the world."

Mr. Ma was slightly stunned. After a while, he sighed softly: "I can't tell that he looks like this, but he is such a person."

“…”

I smiled bitterly.

Because of such a way of death, at least half of the pain he suffered will remain in my heart forever.

Mr. Ma shook his head and said, "Miss, you have just talked with him for so long. What's the result?"

I said, "No."

“…”

"He just gave me a difficult choice."

Speaking of this, I turned to look at him. Under the moonlight, his silver hair was shining with a faint light, and every thread seemed to tell his lonely, perhaps, his happy decades.

I suddenly asked, "Mr., have you ever had a difficult choice in your life?"

He was stunned: "Me?"

"Well, for example-" I thought about it and said softly, "For example, when my aunt decided not to marry for life and came to this place to protect the ancestral hall."

“…”

The old man was speechless for a moment, but I saw a little inexplicable on his face all over his face, and even a smile that was as illusory as if it was any expression. But it was only a short time. When he turned his head to look at me, he laughed: "I am old, and I feel embarrassed to talk about these things at such an old age."

I smiled and said, "It's okay, there are only two of us here."

"Um……"

"Say it, I want to hear it."

He seemed to hesitate for a while before saying, "Okay, it happened decades ago anyway, let me tell you."

"Then, back then-"

"When she made that decision, your great-grandfather was planning to build a horse farm in Xichuan. Because I had been following him to raise horses, the Yan family's horses were handed over to me, and there were not many horses, and there was no trouble. So he also decided to hand over the horse farm matter to me."

Sure enough, when I first heard that he was raising horses with his great-grandfather, I thought of this. But now, Xichuan only has the An family, but not his old Ma family.

I said, "But, because of my aunt, you gave up?"

He was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Well. Halfway through the construction of the horse farm, when I returned to the Yan family to report my work, I found that she was not there. I asked the people around me, but everyone said I didn't know. This matter was shocking, especially the unmarried daughter wanted to put the spiritual position into her own ancestral hall. This was something that no one family had ever experienced. If it was spread, I'm afraid that the big families in Xichuan would come out to object, so your great-grandfather kept blocking the news. But he himself was sick."

"and you--"

"I was in the Yan family. At that time, I had some solutions, so I found out the truth about this."

"Then you decided to come over and protect the ancestral hall?"

"Actually, at that time, I was still a little hesitant. Building that horse farm was my wish for many years. I didn't know anything else, I just knew how to raise horses."

“…”

"But not long after, your great-grandfather passed away."

I said softly, "So, you have made up your mind completely?"

"Um."

He nodded, his voice slightly depressed: "Your great-grandfather has the kindness of raising me and the kindness of knowing me. I have always regarded him as my own father. He has passed away, and I want to keep a filial piety for him; especially-"

"Especially, my aunt has arrived at the ancestral hall."

"That's right."

He said, turning his head and looking at me with a smile. Every wrinkle on his face was full of smiles, and said, "She didn't let me make any difficult choices. For me, that choice was what I wanted and willing."

I also smiled, but there was still some sadness in my laughter: "But, does she know what you gave up for her?"

“…”

"Now, An family has such a great influence in Xichuan, and An family's horse farm has even brought several big families, each of which is rich and powerful. If you made another choice, maybe now, everything is yours."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! He smiled and said, "Maybe."

"If my aunt knew all this, would she-"

"She doesn't know." Old Master Ma shook his head: "She doesn't know that there is her reason in my choice."

I was slightly shocked-I don't know?

He made such a choice for her and gave up so much, but the other party didn't know?

I hurriedly said, "Why don't you tell her? You should tell her that if you let her know, you are for her-"

Mr. Ma laughed: "Why tell her?"

"you--"

"This is my own business."

“…”

"I made this choice because I was willing, not because she asked me to do this. What if I made this choice, others wouldn't? Hahahaha..."

As he said, he laughed again.

I looked at him with some surprise. This old man is probably the most open-minded and open-minded person I have ever seen. From the choice he made decades ago, from his persistence over the years, from the understatement he just said, but it was like a enlightenment.

Although he is old, he is really a rare wise man in the world.

After laughing, he lowered his head and looked at me, and said calmly: "Your choice is just your own business and has nothing to do with others."

“…”

"Just think clearly what you want."

“…”

"If it is beneficial to others, others will naturally be grateful to you in their hearts; if it is harmful to others, others will of course come to you to settle the score. As for whether you think others should give corresponding responses to your choice - don't forget that you chose it yourself."

“…”

"If I want to rely on the choice I made and ask her what she wants, then I will take advantage of it - believe it or not, with your aunt's temperament, you can hit me on the spot."

He was originally such a dignified person, but when he talked about this, he seemed very relaxed and happy, not as heavy as I imagined. I couldn't help laughing. Indeed, according to Yan Yi's personality and style, he would still ask the monks to teach his fifth brother a lesson in public when he was decades old, and maybe he would really do it.

I smiled and said, "But she wouldn't really be so merciless to the old man. So, when you were young, you were also-"

He smiled and shook his head: "She doesn't know."

I was stunned: "What?"

"She doesn't know." Old Master Ma smiled and said seriously: "She doesn't know. I liked her at that time."

When he finished saying this, we two had just walked back to the main house. There were some noisy sounds inside, but I ignored them all at once. I looked up at him in shock, as if I couldn't believe my ears.

Yan Yi, don’t you know Mr. Ma likes her?

For decades, Mr. Ma chose to come here to protect the ancestral hall for her and gave up everything for her. She didn't know these choices, but she didn't know this intention either?!

I held my breath: "Why don't you tell her?"

Mr. Ma blinked his eyes, and the wrinkles on his face became a little deeper.

But he didn't say anything, just smiled at me.

Just before his smile was calm, a person suddenly ran out of the inside and almost knocked us down. When he looked closely, it was Yan Ruoyu. Her face was pale and there seemed to be tears on her face. When she saw us, she immediately choked up: "Old man... cousin..."

When I saw her like this, Mr. Ma and I were both stunned.

And a sudden uneasiness arose in my heart.

I said, "What's wrong? What's wrong? I'm so panicked?"
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