Azure Heaven Saber-Chapter 157 - 120 Being a person living a life

Chapter 157 -120: Being a person, living a life.

Chapter 157 -120: Being a person, living a life.

After He Bibiqu saw Wei Tianyan drew his last breath, Feng Yin still chose not to show himself, evidently not wishing to give away his presence. It must be that he had no intention of making his presence known to Kong Gaohan. Otherwise, he would have presented himself long ago.

“Doctor Feng is benevolent and has contributed greatly to the kingdom. Yet he chose not to show up, most likely due to his concern about Kong Gaohan. I suspect Kong has been eyeing the secret ancestral medicine of Doctor Feng. It’s probably for the best they didn’t meet,” one of them commented.

“The old fellow is simply shameless.”

He Bibiqu’s inference was spot on. Feng Yin’s absence that night was entirely due to Kong Gaohan’s presence.

He had already gathered evidence from the conversation between Wei Tianyan and He Bibiqu. The elderly man in white accompanying He Bibiqu was none other than Kong Gaohan.

He had no intention of coming face to face with this exceptional physician, one of the best in the world.

If only He Bibiqu was there alone, Feng Yin would have appeared long ago.

After all, with He Bibiqu present, Feng Yin’s safety could be guaranteed, unlike now, where He Bibiqu and Kong Gaohan had gone to the backyard of the provincial governor’s residence, leaving him to wait in the trees for a chance to escape…

He Bibiqu and Kong Gaohan took control of the small yard in the backyard of the governor’s residence, where Bai Yihwen was staying, using a combination of strength and intimidation!

In no more than a hundred breaths, everyone still present in the courtyard was under their control, following which they began further searching.

The so-called additional searching didn’t involve disturbing any in-house facilities, but directly commenced with searching the underground passages.

With the Heavenly Clothes firework rocketed into the sky, reinforcements swiftly arrived to take over.

By the time the new arrivals had reached, He Bibiqu and Kong Gaohan had pursued the enemy through the tunnels to another location, killing dozens of foes and then returned, their hands covered in blood.

However, there was no joy on their faces, but only gloomy disappointment.

Bai Yihwen had escaped.

After interrogating a few people, they found that Bai Yihwen didn’t even go to the pre-arranged location!

This fact added to He Bibiqu’s frustration.

He had let Bai Yihwen slip through his fingers, missing a perfect opportunity. It was a real pity.

He Bibiqu could feel that Bai Yihwen fled hastily and in a state of disarray. He didn’t even get the chance to gather his important belongings!

“We were just a step behind!”

He Bibiqu sighed heavily: “Given Bai Yihwen’s caution, he must have been in a great hurry to have left so many things. We missed a golden opportunity.”

Kong Gaohan wanted to say that if He Bibiqu hadn’t wasted so much time conversing with Wei Tianyan, they might have caught Bai Yihwen.

But after a moment’s thought, he decides not to say anything.

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After all, Kong Gaohan understood that if he had been in the same situation, he too would have granted his lifelong adversary some time.

He knew it was not a sensible or reasonable decision. Even if he knew that the enemy was just buying time with his life, and the consequences would be severe, still in such a predicament, he would do the same thing.

Thus, he was aware of what He Bibiqu was regretting and chose not to utter a word.

“Sometimes, our emotions make choices instinctively, disregarding rationality, stance, and primarily, being driven by conscience,” Kong Gaohan explained.

“After all, he was our enemy for half our lives. Paying our last respects to him at the end of his life is only justified,” he added.

He Bibiqu, filled with regret, replied, “But Bai Yihwen’s escape might lead to several of my brothers being in grave danger!”

Kong Gaohan had nothing to say in response.

That’s because at that time, He Bibiqu didn’t know Bai Yihwen was present here. But regardless of the excuses he might make, Bai Yihwen’s escape was an undeniable fact.

He Bibiqu was not aware that Bai Yihwen had disappeared after Feng Ying managed to steal half the letter, which is why so many items revealing his identity had been left behind.

Even if He Bibiqu did not spare a moment for Wei Tianyan, it was still impossible to catch Bai Yihwen; his self-reproach was thus meaningless.

However, even if He Bibiqu knew this, he still would blame himself for sparing even a moment for Wei Tianyan.

That’s because personal feelings had affected official affairs.

“I will report this incident and ask for punishment,” said He Bibiqu, with a heavy sigh.

“Apologizing is the right thing to do,” Kong Gaohan quietly agreed. “But, He Bibiqu, if you had not acted as you did today, even if you had caught Bai Yihwen, you would have lost some of my esteem.”

“One is a matter of human conduct, the other is execution of official duties. I believe there’s no need to fret about it. If someone lacks the essence of humanity and possesses only a cold, iron heart, it is, in truth, a disgrace and unsightly,” he added.

Feeling defeated, He Bibiqu responded, “Brother Kong, there’s no need to comfort me. This was a grave oversight on my part. Any further explanation would just sound like an excuse.”

“Feel free to think that way; but I still want to know, who handed you that half letter and pointed out Wei Tianyan’s location?” Kong Gaohan asked, looking at him intently.

Although He Bibiqu was still blaming himself, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Old Kong still had the knack of striking while the iron is hot, always finding a way to poke his nose in, which was really annoying!

Asking this question right now, when it was clear he didn’t want to answer, he was taking advantage of his guilt and was likely expecting him to feel compelled to compensate for his mistake.

And this kind of futile effort, although not helpful in correcting wrongs and even less beneficial to oneself, still inevitably takes place and is done with gritted teeth.

Like He Bibiqu at the moment.

“It’s someone you want to find but just can’t seem to.” He Bibiqu responded in a weary tone.

He really wanted to firmly refuse with the words: Stop playing these mind games with me, I see right through you.

But the guilt in his heart insisted, hard to calm… Perhaps he should just tell him.

So, it could be said that Kong Gaohan’s method was indeed effective, working almost immediately.

“It actually is Master Feng?!” Kong Gaohan’s eyes lit up like lamps.

“Master Feng?” He Bibiqu was stunned.

Doctor Feng…Physician Feng…that young man, when did he become a master?

“Master” was already an exaggeration. Will it not be overpraised to call him “Great Master”?

“There’s no sequence in learning; those who achieve are masters,” Kong Gaohan stated firmly, “Master Feng brought such a miraculous medicine into the world. That itself proves he is a master! He gave up his official position for his family’s medicine. Such a man with such character surely deserves my respect as a Master.”

Although He Bibiqu felt Kong Gaohan was being a bit too self-indulgent, he didn’t object to these words, after all, he himself deeply experienced the miraculous effect of Feng Yin’s medicine and was the most potent advocate of it.

“Where is Master Feng?” Kong Gaohan asked.

“How am I supposed to know? If he wanted to show himself, he would have done so by now.”

He Bibiqu couldn’t help but respond sarcastically to Kong Gaohan, “Perhaps, Physician Feng is avoiding you because he fears you peppering him with questions about his family’s secret formula.maybe he’s afraid that someone is blinded by greed and will stop at nothing.”

That said, the sarcastic remark by He Bibiqu, tailor-made to poke at Kong Gaohan, was indeed spot on.

Really, Feng Yin didn’t want to face Kong Gaohan.

Of course, not because of any potential leakage of any secret family formula, but rather… I don’t actually know anything!

Realizing that Bai Yihwen’s whereabouts were still uncertain, and Doctor Feng’s face could not be found, Kong Gaohan and He Bibiqu decided to return to the backyard of the governor’s mansion and resume their investigation, hoping to find clues that could lead to the capture of Bai Yihwen.

In the backyard of the governor’s mansion, Wu Tiejun was staring wide-eyed, meticulously inspecting every single object.

Fei Xinyu, however, was leaning against the doorframe, looking exhausted, yawning periodically, and frequently had to wipe away the sleep in his eyes because of extreme tiredness…

“These old geezers wear people out… I haven’t slept for four days…”

Wu Tiejun said, “Why are you so complaining? Get to work, or do you want to get beaten by Grand Master He?”

“Ha… You think I’m scared of him? What crap; an old-timer can wear someone almost to death with just one command; now there’s another old coot, these past few days have been wearing me in and out of the afterlife. Wu the Snob, you tell me, until when are these two old bastards going to wear me out? This is truly a case of the old not dying for lack of trying.”

Wu Tiejun didn’t respond, even though he wanted to say the same thing, he dared not voice it out like Fei Xinyu.

Fei Xinyu, nonstop chatting, suddenly remembered something: “Wu the Snob, tell me straight, did you rat out about my twenty magic pills?”

Wu Tiejun rolled his eyes, didn’t respond, and just continued to urge, “Quit wasting time and start working. What are you doing here, blabbering nonstop?”

“Doing crap work! Those two old bastards…”

Fei Xinyu yawned and tears seemed to well up due to sleepiness.

Then his eyes suddenly widened.

Because across him, Wu Tiejun had also suddenly widened his eyes, staring at something behind him in shock…

Fei Xinyu got a good jolt and immediately felt a bit refreshed, hurriedly said, “Must say, the two elders do handle things commendably, able to get things done while stepping out for a little stroll. We’ve been busy for a few months, yet found nothing. Ah, elders are indeed elders. You always get double the results…”

While continuously flattering, he bent over and began to work.

Wu Tiejun quickly lowered his head and worked harder, “Why are you so nervous? There’s no one behind you, I was just trying to wake myself up. What weird thoughts have you been having? What you just said… are those your words? They’re so fake, so false, so pretentious, so unrealistic… most of all, they absolutely go against your nature. Why, is it necessary to do this?”

Fei Xinyu, still bending, opened his mouth wide: “….”

“What now…Wu the Snob, are you messing with me? How dare you, how dare you…”

“And what if I am messing with you? If you have the guts, keep on cursing. What are you doing brown-nosing if you aren’t afraid? I didn’t know your garbage mouth could not only spew rubbish but also praise and flatter. It’s so obnoxious it could be heard from eighty miles away against the wind!”

Fei Xinyu, infuriated, retorted, “Damn it, Wu the Snob, You have no idea, I’ve never buttered up anyone before, even the Emperor…”

“So it seems you really did curse the Emperor back in the day…”

Wu Tiejun was genuinely impressed this time.

This brat really isn’t afraid of death.

No wonder he got demoted much faster than me!

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[I didn’t initially plan to expand upon this chapter, but then I decided to go ahead after thinking about it; write more about He Bibiqu’s mistake; make the writing more realistic.

About the line ‘Even if He Bibiqu hadn’t given Wei Tianyan the time, there was no chance of catching Bai Yihwen; making his constant self-blame pointless’, I revised it several times, eventually deciding to include it. Even though everyone understands, I still added this sentence. I personally feel it’s unnecessary, I deleted this sentence three times and then added it back. ]