Chapter - 113 Iron Spear, Damaged Plough (8) (2/2)
”My late father's name is Xiaotian.” When Guo Jing was young he didn't know his fathers name. It was only later when Zhu Cong taught him to read that he was able to learn his father's name.
Mu Yi's eyes began to swell up with tears. He raised his head up and said softly, ”Heaven, oh Heaven!” He reached his hands through the bars and tightly held Guo Jings hand.
Guo Jing could feel Mu Yi's hand's trembling and at the same time could feel tears dropping on to his hand. He thought to himself, ”(Tr. Implied mild surprise at the depth of emotion shown like a 'Gosh' or 'Gee Wiz' here I think) Elder Mu is very grateful to me that I am coming to rescue them.”
He quietly whispered, ”I have a sharp knife here which I am going to use to cut away the lock then you both can come out. Just before I heard the young prince talking. I know he is trying to deceive you, please don't trust him!”
Mu Yi however asked, ”Your mother, is her clan name Li? Has she passed away or is she still alive?”
”Oh!” Guo Jing asked surprised, ”How do you know my mothers clan name? My mother is in Mongolia”
Mu Yi became even more excited upon hearing this. He continued holding Guo Jing's hand.
Guo Jing said, ”Let my hand go so that I can break off the lock.”
Mu Yi held Guo Jing's hand as if it were the most precious treasure in the world. He was afraid if he let it go he would lose Guo Jing so he continued to hold fast, sighing, ”You…you have grown up into such a big man now. Ai! I only have to close my eyes and I can see your father, now long ago departed from this world.”
”You knew my father?”
”Your father was my sworn brother. We swore to help our fellow country men.” at this point his throat become choked with emotion and he was unable to continue. When Guo Jing heard this, he found his eyes become moist with tears as well.
Mu Yi was in fact Yang Tiexin. During the battle with the government troops he suffered a deep wound from a spear in his back. He managed to cling onto a horse and was carried for several miles before he finally lost consciousness and fell off into a clump of bushes. The next morning when he awoke he crawled to a near by farmers hut where he remained for over a month recovering before he could struggle out of bed with the aid of a walking stick. The village nearby was called Lotus Pond village and was only about 7-8 kilometers (4-5 miles) from his own Ox Village. Luckily the farmer's family was very kind and took care of him as he slowly recovered. However he was worried about his wife and wanted to go back and look for her in Ox Village. Since he was afraid that government troops may still be there searching for him, he waited until midnight to return to his old house and look around.