Chapter 793 (1/2)
Chapter 793: 793
The impa.s.sioned, loud and hot-blooded declaration suddenly turned into loud swearing . Old Master Chao cursed at the Abbey Dean and smashed his cane at the man .
Ordinary people and extraordinary people were all human beings . They would all turn into ash after death . But there was still a largedifference while they were alive . No way could the old man's cane knock down the Abbey Dean .
The people on the snowy street thought that Old Master Chao was dead, but he did not die because the Abbey Dean did not do anything . Instead, he walked past the old man calmly .
Eldest Brother faintly guessed the intention of the Abbey Dean . Haotian Taoism wanted to break into Chang'an and the hearts of the people in the city . The Abbey Dean had killed many on the streets because he wanted to break the hardest of the Tangs with his strongest means . He wanted to stomp their pride into the mud . However, since killing them could not solve the problem, he then chose to ignore them .
However, the Abbey Dean did not understand the Tangs . Old Master Chao had just skittered by the fine line separating life and death . He was not confused by the Abbey Dean's disregard, but instead, started to feel suspicious and even fearful .
It was fine even if he failed to knock down the man . There would be opportunities to do so in the future . It was fine even if he did not die; not dying was better than dying after all . Was there any reason to start feeling self-doubt? Old Master Chao leaned against his cane and cursed colorfully as he walked to the street side . His cursing was violent, and his words, filthier than the filth on the snowy ground .
The Abbey Dean frowned slightly and continued forward . He walked towards Ning Que, and closer to the Imperial Palace .
Eldest Brother said, ”This is wrong . ”
The Abbey Dean replied, ”The Tang Empire might be strong, but what can you do if the Heavens want it to fall?”
In front of the Verdant Canyon .
Ye Hongyu looked at Jun Mo who was standing across her . Blood flowed down her sleeves, dripping onto the ground and mixing with the odors of the blood that had been building up over the past days .
She was very calm because she knew that Jun Mo was more seriously injured than herself . He was burning up the last of his Psyche Power and life force, inching closer to death .
She looked at Jun Mo's expressionless face and at the bloodied disciples of the Academy behind him . She thought of the terrifying fights before the Verdant Canyon over the past week . She thought of how the people before her had blocked the path of the powerful Divine Hall Coalition Army, and stopped them from entering the Southern parts of Tang Empire .
People like Jun Mo would fight hard to the very end . And even she could not help but feel moved . Traces of pity and admiration could be seen in the Divine Light inside the deepest part of her eyes .
”The Heavens want your Academy to fall . What can you do about it?”
She looked at Jun Mo and said .
Jun Mo looked up at the sky . The rain had stopped but the clouds had not fully parted yet . Only a few spots of the blue sky could be seen . It was like shattered porcelain .
Furthermore, even if the rain were to stop and the clouds were to dissipate, it was daytime now, so he would not be able to see the moon . He was only looking at his teacher before he died in that fight .
He did not answer Ye Hongyu's question directly . Instead, he said, ”Chao Xiaoshu is a good man . If there had not been any incidents back then, he would have been my Younger Brother . ”
Ye Hongyu knew who Chao Xiaoshu was . However, she did not understand why Jun Mo would mention him now .
Jun Mo looked at the sky and sought for the traces left behind by the moon seven nights ago . He continued, ”However, he wanted to follow the previous Emperor, which was why he did not enter the Academy . ”
”Back then, the previous Emperor wanted to clear the Royal Court, which was how the night at Spring Breeze Pavilion happened . ”
Ye Hongyu knew of the incident at the Pavilion . Chao Xiaoshu and Ning Que had become known to the West-Hill Divine Palace after that rainy night .
Jun Mo looked away . He then said, ”Before that night, Chao Xiaoshu negotiated with the opposition at the House of Red Sleeves . There, he said two things that later spread throughout Chang'an . ”
”This was what he said . ”
Jun Mo said, ”If Heaven allows, I will live . If people won't allow that, I will kill them . ”
Ye Hongyu suddenly felt cold because she knew what he would say next .
Even though the world was fighting against the Tang Empire now and Haotian Taoism was at odds with the Empire, she had not expected such a question raised up by someone so calmly and with such determination in Haotian's world .
Sure enough, Jun Mo gently shook his right arm, and blood sprinkled off the wide and square iron sword .
He held the iron sword and looked at Ye Hongyu . It looked as if he was looking at the sky above her head as he said, ”I always thought that this statement wasn't appropriate . Because even if the Heavens would not allow me, I will still live . ”
”And if this bloodied Heaven won't allow me to live, then . . . I will now allow it to live either . ”
Finally, he said, ”At least, I won't let it live in peace . ”
On the snowy street in Chang'an .
Eldest Brother looked at the Abbey Dean and said, ”Teacher once said that where the human heart desires to go, Heaven would allow it . ”
”And should Heaven not allow it, what would you do?”
The Abbey Dean stopped and looked at the snow falling from the sky . After a moment of silence, he said thoughtfully, ”You can look up and see, when has Heaven ever spared anyone?”
There was a moment of silence . n.o.body spoke because no one could answer his question .
In the face of absolute strength, courage was admired, but it was useless . In the indifferent eyes of Heaven, the desires of human beings rarely mattered .
The skinny Taoist fell silent, so did the Old Lady Chu and the injured . The dead could no longer speak, and even second uncle Chao stayed silent, though his lips had hesitated for a moment .
Finally, a voice broke the silence .
The voice was hoa.r.s.e and dry . The person seemed not to have drunk water in a long while and had lost too much blood . The voice sounded rather grating .
The voice seemed weary and weak but was determined . It was grating, unlike the sound of something sharp scratching against gla.s.s, but like the sound of mirrors being broken .
The voice said, ”Then we shall destroy it . ”