Francis Mason Sadaoyi clearly understood this point as well. He slightly turned his body and bowed to Xu Yun:

"Thank you, Mr. Luo Feng."

Xu Yun looked at the officer he had rescued with a complex expression, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

Mason Sadaoyi.

This was a relatively rare double surname composed of paternal and maternal surnames. Mason and Sadaoyi were also somewhat uncommon words.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened.

Francis Mason Sadaoyi, should be Hans David Christopher Sarto after he changed his name in 1846.

Which means he was the biological father of Ernest Mason Sadler.

That’s right.

Another historical figure.

Actually, it’s not surprising for historical figures to appear in clusters in the current situation.

After all, this was the border between Scotland and England, where only the elite of the elite could be stationed.

These experienced soldiers were often the first choice in foreign wars, for example, 90% of British marshals in the 13th century had trained at the border.

Plus, the current time was just between the First and Second Opium Wars. If the timeline hadn’t changed so that the First Opium War hadn’t happened yet, at least 80% of these people would be deploying to the Huaxia battlefield.

Under such circumstances, it was only normal for Xu Yun to encounter some historical figures.

He might even find quite a few people whose names were recorded in history if he had the ability to verify the list one by one on the spot.

Of course.

Although these people were connected with Huaxia, not all of them could be said to be war criminals deserving of execution.

Some of them might be heinous executioners, such as Grant and Gordon, whose deaths caused Xu Yun no guilt at all.

But there were also some international friends who once helped the local people.

For instance, Gibson Lindsay, the great grandfather of Mr. Lin Maik.

Mr. Lin Maik was a significant international friend during the War of Resistance, for he let the whole world hear the voice of Yan’an, ranking among the top five in contributions among all foreign friends during the war.

Besides the two mentioned above.

There were also those with relatively lesser heinous crimes, leaning towards being neutral or dark figures.

For example.....

The son of the person before him, Francis Mason Sadaoyi, Ernest Mason Sadler.

This man was a key figure in Anglo-Chinese diplomatic relations in the 19th and 20th centuries, with two of his most famous deeds in the local area:

First, he proposed abolishing the imperial examination for 5 years in areas where the Boxer Rebellion was relatively intense.

Later, under the mediation of Zhang Zhidong, Sadaoyi changed this to relocating the examination location.

The second act was rather special:

He was the British signatory of the Treaty of Xinchou and had negotiated many times with Li Hongzhang.

The second point seems unforgivable, but in reality, Ernest Mason Sadler was specially transferred from Neon as a reinforcement for this negotiation.

Compared to his connections with the locals, Ernest Mason Sadler was actually more active in Neon:

He once held a position in Neon, supported the Meiji Restoration, and married Neon woman Takeda Kan, having a son named Takeda Hisayoshi.

His status in Neon was somewhat similar to that of John Leighton Stuart.

Therefore, regarding the locals, what can I say.....

Ernest Mason Sadler never killed anyone, but indeed some of his proposed clauses sharply increased the pressure on the Qing Government.

While he wouldn’t be defined as a war criminal, calling him a working man seems somewhat whitewashing. Perhaps it could be said.....

An imperialist lackey? (This evaluation wasn’t mine; it was written by Mr. Shouchang in the November 15, 1918, issue of "New Youth" Volume 5, Issue 5, protect my neck here)

And also considering that with one Sadaoyi dead, the United Kingdom could still assign Sadao’e, Salahyi.....

So after some hesitation.

Xu Yun still chose to save Francis Mason Sadaoyi.

Looking at Francis Mason Sadaoyi, who was full of gratitude, Xu Yun took a deep breath and said word by word:

"Mr. Sadaoyi, we have an ancient Huaxia saying: ’Stand up and help when you see injustice,’ so there’s no need to say thank you."

"But there’s one thing I hope you can remember, and convey to your family."

Upon hearing this, Francis Mason Sadaoyi’s expression became solemn. Ignoring the pain of his chest wound, he placed his right hand on his chest and solemnly said:

"Mr. Luo Feng, I swear in the name of both the Mason and Sadaoyi families, I will do my best in all matters within my power!"

Xu Yun nodded slightly, seriously staring into the other person’s eyes:

"I hope your entire family remembers that it was a Huaxia person who saved your life. If in the future, you or your family have any interaction with Huaxia..... I hope you remember what happened today."

After speaking.

Xu Yun glanced at Sadaoyi, who was full of questions, and without further explanation, turned and left the scene.

Then he returned to the chamber of commerce’s station and found Thomson and Will at a medical point:

"Mr. Thomson, Will, are your injuries better?"

Thomson pointed at the bandages on him, and with a rare expression of relief:

"Though it’s somewhat inconvenient to move, there’s no major problem with my life."

Only then did Xu Yun nod reassuringly, glancing at a man beside Will who was tied up tightly.

This person’s attire was completely different from that of an English soldier, carrying the strong flavor of Scottish rural life, with his mouth stuffed with a rag, continuously making muffled noises.