But here and now, my legs wouldn’t move. Shifu was also not urging me. He hand was still there, waiting for me to grab it. I stared at shifu for a moment. My throat hurt and I blurted out: “Shifu…my parents…”
Shifu frowned: “The matters that that happened here, I’ll explain them to you when we go back.”
Looking at shifu’s eyes, I couldn’t help but get chills. The Zihui behind me gently hold my shoulder and said softly: “A Xiang, don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
Shifu’s hand tightened around the whip.
“What identity do you have?” (What rights do you have to be speaking?)
“Shifu.”
It’s the first time I interrupted him. I asked: “My father and mother, did shifu kill them…”
I stared at shifu and didn’t dare to blink. He was silent and didn’t say anything to refute.
“Was it shifu?”
After saying those words, I choked.
“Was it shifu?”
Knowing that his silence meant that he’s admitting, my world collapsed.
“Xiao Xiang Zi,” shifu’s voice was a little numb. “There are a lot of things that you don’t understand. After we go back, I’ll explain them to you. But today, you should not rely on this demon’s embrace. He’s not a good thing. Come here, we’ll go back.”
I shook my head. I just want to grab something and hit him. I didn’t care, pulled the hairpin out of my hair and run to him.
“Shifu liar! Big liar! You go away!”
My hair was loosened and turned into a mess. It pasted on my wet face. I didn’t know how this embarrassed look looked like. The tears blurred my sight. I couldn’t see shifu’s face clearly anymore. Only knew that he stood there transfixed and didn’t move.
The hand on my shoulder tightened. Zihui pulled me into his arms. He patted my back and said: “Shifu doesn’t want to go away. Then we should go first. Nowadays, it’s better if you don’t meet.”
I kept nodding. His chest turned wet from my tears and snot. This time I didn’t know if shifu has come to stop me or not. However, I didn’t hear him grit his teeth form anger.