Chapter 7 — Coming out of the Earth Pit, I became a Ghost Doctor

His hand suddenly loosened and he staggered back two steps. His father's death... That was a pain he could never touch without bleeding. Three years ago, his father was patrolling the Soc Chau border, when his warhorse suddenly went crazy, knocking him into the abyss. The military doctor tested it and concluded it was just an accident. But he always felt like something was wrong. His father was an expert at riding horses, and that war horse had been with him for more than ten years. With a gentle temperament, how could he suddenly go crazy? He secretly investigated for a long time, but could not find any clues. At this moment, the arrow symbolizing the taboo twenty years ago, and my question, were like a key, suddenly opening the door of doubt that had been gathering dust in his heart.

"Who is she? Who is the person behind her?"

"Who I am is not important. What matters is whether the general wants to know the truth or not."

"The remnants of the Huyen Giap army are in Soc Chau. They know the truth of twenty years ago, and also know... the truth of your father's death."

“Where are they?”

“Full moon night, Broken Soul Nhai.”

I leave the location.

“Come alone.”

Having finished speaking, I turned around and left. Just as he walked to the tent door, Tieu Vien's voice rang out from behind.

"What happened that year, I will investigate clearly. The Giang family owes you, I will make them pay a hundred times more. As for... I owe you, I will also pay."

I don't turn back.

“General, what you owe me, I cannot repay in this lifetime.”

The full moon is like a silver disc, hanging high in the cold sky of Soc Chau. Tieu Vien arrived on time, alone. I stepped out from behind a large rock.

“He is here.”

“Where are they?”

"Don't be hasty. They don't trust you. Or more accurately, they don't trust anyone named Tieu or Giang."

The terrain of Doan Hon Nhai is extremely dangerous, everywhere are jagged rocks and deep fissures with no bottom. We walked about an incense burner, and in front of us appeared a cave covered with vines. I stop.

“Come in. They are waiting for you inside.”

Tieu Vien stared at the pitch-black cave entrance, a flash of alertness flashed in his eyes.

“Why don't you come in?”

"My job is just to bring you here. The next thing is the grudge between your two families."

He took a deep breath, pushed aside the vines, and stepped into the cave. As soon as his back disappeared, from the darkness behind me slowly stepped out a tall figure. Tonight he wore a fierce devil mask, revealing only eyes colder than shooting stars in the night sky.

“Girl, good job.”

“The rest remains to be seen by Tieu Vien's creation.”

I didn't answer, just quietly looked at the dark cave entrance. Very quickly, inside, there was the sound of clashing weapons and angry screams.

“Dog of the Tieu family, give us back the general's life.”

"Twenty years. We waited twenty years, finally waiting for the day of revenge."

The sounds of killing, cursing, and clashing weapons echoed far away in the quiet night. I know, it is the descendants of Huyen Giap Quan who are using their own methods to test Tieu Vien. It was also to vent all the deep hatred that had been suppressed for twenty years. This barrier he must overcome on his own. If he cannot overcome it and dies in it, that is his destiny. If he could overcome it... The truth he was about to see would probably cause him more pain than death. Don't know After a while, the sound in the cave gradually subsided. I turned to look at my master.

“Will he die?”

“Do you hope he dies?”

I was stunned. Do I hope he dies? I don't know. All I know is that my heart was suddenly in turmoil at that moment. At that moment, a staggering figure came out of the cave. It's Tieu Vien. His whole body was stained with blood, some from others, but also his own. On his left arm was a knife wound deep to the bone, blood drenching his entire sleeve. He walked in front of me.

“I already… know everything.”

“What do you know?”

I looked at him, knowing clearly but still asking. Tieu Vien laughed miserably, the smile was even more unsightly than crying.

"I know how twenty years ago, Commander Mong of the Huyen Giap Army was framed. I know that the letter of collusion with the enemy was fake, and it was my father who presented it to the saints."

"I also know that the person who provided false evidence, standing in the middle of the court listing the 'ten crimes' of Marshal Mong, was Dinh Vien Hau Giang Than."

"One person in the court, one person on the battlefield, inside and outside colluding, buried thirty thousand souls alive on this land."