Song Xiuyan shook his head. "I don't know. I once asked my grandfather. He said we should let go of the past; he only wanted us to live simple and happy lives..."
He paused, collecting his thoughts before saying, "I don't know what my ancestors did or what enemies they may have made. Perhaps my great-grandfather might have told my grandfather, but he certainly did not mention anything to my father or me. Grandfather probably felt we were safe enough living out of the way in the Song family village, but he's wrong. Even if we hid away from the world, the world would inevitably draw us back; we can't hide forever."