The old corpse bearer found this key beneath Li Huiwu's tongue. To keep it from being discovered by Du Chongwe…
The old corpse bearer found this key beneath Li Huiwu's tongue.
To keep it from being discovered by Du Chongwei's men, Li Huiwu held it fast in his mouth and never let out so much as a cry.
Those who questioned him lashed him with whips, leaving his body covered in bloody welts.
He clenched his teeth, and all that filled his mind was his daughter. Only thoughts of her could make him forget the pain, if only for a moment.
How dearly he wished to see her once before he died, to call her name just once.
All he had to do was lift the tip of his tongue, ever so slightly.
Then he could have breathed out that long-yearned-for name.
But he could not.