"Let tell you one more thing. Actually, there are more than one Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle in this prison. From what I know, there are at least two more, but I don’t know whose hands they’re in now," Liu Bailong said calmly.
This was another bombshell for Xiao Yifei. He hadn’t expected that the items his ancestors had been seeking would all show up here, but ti wasn’t on his side anymore.
"Why didn’t you tell earlier? Why do you have to wait until now when I have to leave?" Xiao Yifei asked, having just started to warm up to Liu Bailong, but now that feeling had completely faded.
"I didn’t want to tell you before. Now I do because the timing is right," Liu Bailong stated mysteriously. Whatever he ant by "the timing is right" suggested there might be other secrets or plans unbeknownst to him.
"What do you an by that?" Xiao Yifei asked, growing increasingly confused about Liu Bailong, whose intentions were even tougher to read than Liu Rui’s—he was just like an old fox.
After spending a long ti with Liu Rui, Xiao Yifei slowly understood Liu Rui’s inner thoughts. But despite spending almost as much ti with Liu Bailong, he never knew what Liu Bailong was truly thinking. So, he had to carefully contemplate Liu Bailong’s words to see if there were any traps.
Being around such people was indeed exhausting, always having to guess their underlying intentions.
"It doesn’t an much; you’ll understand the aning of my words naturally later. I see it’s almost ti for you to leave. If you stay one more day, you might never have the chance to leave. Do you really want to stay in this prison for a lifeti just to obtain the other Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle? People shouldn’t be too greedy," Liu Bailong said.
"I’m not greedy. I’m using the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle to save lives. How can that be considered greedy?" Xiao Yifei countered.
"Besides, the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle originally belonged to the Xiao Family. Isn’t it right for to take back what belongs to us?" Xiao Yifei asked.
"Telling doesn’t help, and how will you prove that the item belongs to your Xiao Family?" Liu Bailong retorted.
Xiao Yifei hadn’t spoken yet when Liu Rui ca in and said to him, "We have to leave this afternoon. I just got the news that this prison will be abandoned soon, and if we don’t leave, we might not ever be able to get out."
"Then let’s leave now. But why is the prison suddenly being abandoned? It was fine before!" Xiao Yifei was puzzled as to why things suddenly changed like this.
"Apparently, there’s a directive from above to turn this place into an experintal site," Liu Rui said awkwardly, not wanting to say much more in front of his father.
Xiao Yifei and Liu Rui thus began their journey out of prison. Liu Rui didn’t even say a proper goodbye to his father. He generally disliked such farewells, so he pretended it was a simple parting, the kind where they’d et again soon.
Liu Bailong stood inside the house, watching his son and Xiao Yifei gradually walk away. A writer once wrote: I gradually understand that the so-called parent-child relationship just ans that you keep seeing them slowly move farther away in life. You stand on one end of the path watching them disappear around the bend, and through their silhouette, they silently tell you: No need to chase.
Liu Bailong hadn’t read this passage, but at this mont, he shared the sa sentint. In this world, there are always many regrets and things we cannot control or change, leaving us to only accept them.
Actually, Xiao Yifei was reluctant to leave the prison. After all the effort to find the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle, he was once again missing the opportunity to obtain it, but he had no choice.
On the way out, Liu Rui said to Xiao Yifei, "Starting tomorrow, all the managent personnel in this prison will be withdrawn. That is to say, from tomorrow on, no one will oversee them anymore. Previously, the guards would watch from afar, but after that, there’ll be nothing."
"They’ll have to fend for themselves in the future, so we must leave today," Liu Rui said.
Their escape from prison this ti went relatively smoothly because they had a rough understanding of the layout and were familiar with each route. More importantly, they were leaving together, so Xiao Yifei was less fearful.
"What will you do with the kid after taking him out?" Liu Rui asked, looking at the child Xiao Yifei was holding. "You can’t just leave him be; he knows nothing about the outside world."
"I’ll take him out first. If I have ti, I’ll personally take care of him and teach him dical skills. If I don’t have ti, I’ll find a trustworthy family. There’ll always be a way," Xiao Yifei replied nonchalantly.
Having spent so much ti with Xiao Yifei, Liu Rui realized one of his major traits: regardless of the situation, Xiao Yifei never panicked. Whatever the discussion, he would always end it with, "Don’t worry now; when the ti cos, things will naturally be solved."
Liu Rui admired this psychological composure of Xiao Yifei, which wasn’t escapism but rather a profound confidence in the future.
Liu Rui shared this observation with Xiao Yifei, who smiled and said, "This is the result of years of experience. Many things, no matter how anxious you are, can only be solved when the ti is right. So instead of worrying beforehand, it’s better not to think at all."
"Your psychological resilience is remarkable; I need to learn more from you," Liu Rui said. Since seeing his father, his temper and deanor had greatly improved, and he was talking more. Xiao Yifei was pleased to see this change in Liu Rui, hoping that Liu Rui would keep getting better.
Guardians had long spotted Xiao Yifei and company, so they had been prepared to receive them at the gate. But upon noticing the child with Xiao Yifei, they hurriedly reported to the warden to prevent any accidents. Previously, the warden had severely punished the guards on duty for Liu Rui’s secret intrusion into the prison.
The warden, after seeing them, dispatched four guards to accompany him. It was his last day here, and he couldn’t afford any mishap on his last day in office.
After strict scrutiny, Xiao Yifei and company were let out, then underwent another layer of inspection, almost having to strip down.
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