Chapter 59 - Self-Awareness & Willingness (2/2)

Tao lowered his head in thought. Then asked softly, ”What will you do when you leave this place?”

Yan Zaizen's eyes flickered with an odd glint. ”Besides the obvious?” He carelessly chuckled.

”Besides the obvious.” Tao solemnly said.

”I was born in the Yan Clan, a second-tier force in Presba. My Mother and Father were buried at our clan's ancestral graveyard. I'll visit them. I'll say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done.” He stated, his voice filled with resolve. He took a deep breath and continued, ”When I was younger, I fell in love with a girl. She married my cousin. The things I did in my youth, I don't regret, but now that I'm older, I feel I should talk to her. To tell her that I don't hate her for her choice or actions.” His voice was filled with a sort of relief.

”Oh?” Tao was surprised, this was the first time Yan Zaizen truly answered his question. Over the last five hundred days, every time this question was asked, he'd be brushed off. ”You don't hate her? For not choosing you?” He inquired curiously. Most men, especially young ones, would feel enraged from not being chosen.

Yan Zaizen softly shook his head. ”The cultivation world is filled with dangers and cruelty. When I was younger, I wanted to rely on her talent for my own rise. I wanted to have wealth, safety, status, good food, excellent wine, and a beautiful woman by my side. I wanted to be protected. I wanted to give a little and gain everything. Haha, I was truly young.”

He truly felt that the person he was three years ago was too different from now. He had been kidnapped from his home, teleported far away, traveled in a forest of poisonous beasts, got schemed against and almost married another, performed a slaughter towards all those who stood in his way and was schemed against once more. It didn't stop there. When he survived all that, he was unfortunate enough to land in a place that essentially sent him to hell on earth.

His mind was a lot clearer than before. He understood the importance of talent, will, and ability. Han Genji lost his lover because of his weakness and others schemes. Was it any different from how he lost her?

”Her choice, no one can know whether it was the right or wrong one. One thing I know, the younger me did not deserve her. I accept this. I know this.” Saying this aloud felt like a weight was lifted from his mind. ”What about you?” He turned his head to look at this deep-voiced man filled with knowledge and mysteries.

Tao contemplated for a moment, ”My future is over. I have nothing to do and nowhere to go.” His voice quivered slightly when he said this. Yan Zaizen was startled. What did that mean? He could tell that the story there was exceptional but also complicated. A man with no clan and no family name, thrown into hell and left there to rot.

”I see…” Yan Zaizen closed his eyes. He said some words carelessly, ”What about joining me? We'll travel the vast realm, see the myriad sights it has to offer and enjoy our lives.”

However, these few careless words shook Tao to his very core. He slowly turned towards Yan Zaizen, his eyes seemed wet and his fists were clenched. This boy in front of him was exceptional, but escaping was nothing but a dream. He knew this. There was no way of escape, and no one has ever escaped the Deep Mines. Despite struggling to survive due to an unwillingness to concede, he contemplated jumping off the cliff every day since. Yet, when those words were spoken, he felt a tinge of hope well up in him.

He didn't say anything, only nodded with a slight grunt of agreement. He feared that if he spoke, it's likely he'd reveal a side that a man shouldn't show carelessly.

Yan Zaizen slightly smiled as he looked upwards. ”If I see you again, what will you think?”

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