Chapter 112 (1/2)

Ling Tian let out a warm smile, ”Ah Jian, since the worldwide dispute has already begun, the undercurrents will gradually start to appear, until they have covered every single country, causing chaos to the entire continent! In the future, the enemies we will be facing will only get stronger. As my most capable a.s.sistant, and also the person I trust the most, if you don’t treat me as a brother, then who should I place my trust in? Since I have chosen you to take charge, it means that you are an extension of me. As such, in the future, our meetings will be few and between. It will be like this time, where you’ve been out for at least four months. I’ll get that la.s.s Chen’er to prepare some dishes. Tonight, we’ll have a good drink together!”

”Young n.o.ble…” Ling Jian felt warmth from deep within his heart, he felt his nose becoming stuffy, and could only resort to turning his head away, coughing a few times before he managed to suppress the hot tears that were about to spill.

Calling Ling Chen over, Ling Tian gave a few instructions. A short while later, she carried a large tray in, with six different types of dishes on it, all elaborately made. After which, she brought in two vats of wine. After glancing at Ling Tian, she retreated out quietly.

Ling Tian lifted up his cup, which was full to the brim, ”Ah Jian, let me offer you a toast!”

”Young n.o.ble, there’s something that I still do not understand.” While refilling Ling Tian’s cup, Ling Jian spoke. After a few cups, a slight flush was beginning to appear on Ling Jian’s pale face.

”Haha, Ah Jian, your face is all red. Not bad, you look quite good with it, hahahaha…” After that sentence, Ling Tian laughed a bit before continuing, ”What is it you do not understand? And you even hid it from me for a few years without ask? Hmm?”

Ling Jian laughed at his reply. ”Young n.o.ble, what did you see in me when you accepted me back then? I’ve always found this matter weird. I had already escaped to outside the city, but you still continued searching for me.”

Ling Tian’s eyes drooped as in his vision flashed once again to that helpless little child who faced him at that time, not knowing where to run, with eyes filled with hatred, despair as well as stubbornness. Comparing to the man in front of him, he could not help but let out a long sigh.

”That time, when you were escaping, you b.u.mped into me inside the capital, haha…” Staring blankly into s.p.a.ce, Ling Tian recounted dreamily. ”At that time, you were frantic. In your eyes, I could see despair, helplessness, distress, and many more negative emotions. Although you only glanced at me, I could see the endless hatred in your eyes. Hehheh, at that point, I remembered you deeply and thus wanted to help you. That’s all to it.”

Ling Tian's voice was light, yet the tone was heavy — it was like a mountain pressing down! As Ling Tian spoke, Ling Tian's focused state made him feel that the child Ling Tian was recounting was not just about him, Ling Jian, but also about Ling Tian himself! This was a sort of hatred that had already been carved deep into one’s bones. It was a type of hatred that cannot be forgotten, even in death! ‘How can this be possible? Why would the Young n.o.ble have such an experience?’ Ling Jian thought. However, while one could fake his tone, it was impossible to fake his innermost feelings!

Ling Tian was sitting opposite Ling Jian. But at that instant, Ling Jian felt like the Young n.o.ble was standing alone on a snow-capped summit, filled with snow and ice that never melted. Loneliness, desolateness, solitude, as well as a huge sense of powerlessness emanated from him. This sort of cold and bleak feeling of powerlessness had even overtaken what he felt in those early years. Why? Why would Young n.o.ble feel this way?

The Young n.o.ble has it tough!

Unbidden to him, a thought suddenly surfaced in Ling Jian’s mind.

With his intelligence, talent, martial arts and knowledge all far surpa.s.sing a normal person, where did this bitterness come from? From the country? Family? Self? Ling Jian could not understand, and may never will.

Ling Jian’s face, which typically resembled a block of wood, suddenly revealed some emotions, his eyes dimly sparkling with unshed tears. He silently lifted up his cup in a toast, downing it in one go! Under the influence of his emotions, he applied too much force, and the wine cup shattered in his hands with a crisp sound.