"I have been sentenced to seclusion in Cold Pond Cave for three years. The term will be over very soon, but is not, yet."

He sounds matter-of-fact about it. It is not something generally spoken of outside Gusu Lan, he knows, because it is a largely internal matter to the sect -- but he is not ashamed of what he did, and will not pretend that he is.

And now that Wei Ying knows, there is no reason for him to conceal the extent of his punishment.

"I found it necessary to break my seclusion early. I was discovered. The punishment imposed -- aggravated old wounds."