Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 5368 (Five Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty-Eight)

The man frowned slightly when he said this, as if he was reflecting on what he had done at that time, but soon his brows relaxed, as if he had forced himself to think out of some idea. He continued, "I told him 'I can't do it.'"

"And then what happened?" asked the Gray Hand Man.

"At that time, he... fell to the ground." The man said, "When he fell, he hooked one hand around my shoulder and pulled me down. Then, he... became weak again and asked me... if I believed that he was no longer alive."

The Gray Hand said, "Do you believe it?"

The man replied: "I...actually already believe it."

The Gray Hand asked again, "Did you answer him?"

"Yes," said the man, "but I answered: 'No!'"

The Gray Hand asked, "What did he say?"

"He said...I asked for it." said the man.

The Gray Hand asked, "Did you know what he meant by that?"

"I felt at the time... that I would have to endure more pain, just because I said 'No!'" the man said, "I thought about... changing my words, but... I couldn't say it. Because I already believed that he was my father, I really didn't want him to be gone."

The Gray Hand asked again: "You didn't tell the truth, what consequences did you have?"

The man said, "I really felt that my heart... was entangled by something. That thing... seemed to be thin wires, like thin wires made of iron. Maybe this is what he called 'heart wires'. Before, I felt that my heart was torn into pieces. This... was just a description of my painful feeling, just a metaphor. But... this time when I said that my heart was entangled by something, it was not a metaphor... This was my real reaction. I really felt that my heart was... entangled by something like iron wire, and it was getting tighter and tighter. The pain in my heart... became more and more severe, and I screamed in pain." The gray-handed man asked, "What was the other party's reaction when he saw you like this?"

The man said, "He said... he would take me away, but... before I die, I will have to go through a lot of torture."

The Gray Hand Man asked, "What about you?"

The man said: "I was in so much pain that I couldn't speak, but I still managed to squeeze out a few words... I said: 'I... believe it!'"

The Gray Hand Man said, "Do you mean believe what he just said, or what he said before?"

The man said, "Before. I think my heart was too hurt by the thread he said. It was probably because... just now when he asked me if I believed that he was no longer alive, I didn't tell the truth and said 'No!' So at this time I changed my words and said I believed it, to see... if that thread could let me go and reduce my pain."

The Gray Hand asked, "Did you feel any less pain after you said you believed it?"

"No." The man said, "It's getting worse. But I think it doesn't matter if I tell you that it's getting worse... The pain is getting worse whether I say it or not."

The Gray Hand asked, "What happened next?"

The man replied: "He told me... It's too late. It's useless for me to believe what he said just now. Some things cannot be reversed once the opportunity is missed."

(End of this chapter)