Leaving the City

“Father!?”

Ping-Hang, who was sitting next to his father, felt no energy left in him. The idea that he would be punished by the torture instrument knocked him over while sitting in his chair. He had seen people being tortured by the instrument, so he knew that it was chilling and horrendous. One of the victims of the instrument was a merchant who disagreed with him. He asked his father to use the instrument for the man. What he saw that day with the merchant was still vividly in his mind…

Ping-Hang’s attempt to ask for mercy from his father was not successful. Not only did Ping-Yuan-Feng not look at him, but he also shut his eyes to show that he did not see his son. However, what Ping-Yuan-Feng really felt was great anguish that he could not spare his son. He was crying inside…