Chapter 860 (1/2)
Published
at 3rd of April 2019 09:40:05 AM
Chapter 860: 860
”You should thank Jun Mo . ”
Inside the worn-out cottage, Ye Su was talking to Liu Bai . He sighed and said, ”Although I won't be able to use my sword again, being able to see your skills, I am already satisfied . ”
Liu Bai stood by the window and looked at a lunchbox on the windowsill . Upon these words he turned to Ye Su and replied with a smile, ”I am also very satisfied . ”
He was wearing a cozy silk s.h.i.+rt with gold thread embroidery, and a pair of comfy but not too worn-out cloth shoe . Without his sword, he looked just like an ordinary person living an ordinary life in Linkang City .
Ye Su's Ocean of Qi and Mountain of Snow was completely destroyed, but he could still tell at one glance that Liu Bai was one of the strongest, and he had improved further to a level that Ye Su could not figure out .
It was hard for someone at the highest peak to reach a higher level, but Liu Bai did it . Ye Su knew that it had something to do with the fight in Verdant Canyon . That was why he said Liu Bai should be grateful to Jun Mo .
The fight in the Verdant Canyon was a miracle for swordsmans.h.i.+p . Liu Bai, the Sage of Sword, Jun Mo from the Academy and Ye Su from Taoism were the stars . They represented the highest level of swordsmans.h.i.+p in the world . After this fight, Ye Su was crippled . Jun Mo lost his arm and thus his way to cultivation . Liu Bai was also seriously wounded . But being the strongest in the world, he was the first to recover and even made a breakthrough .
Liu Bai said, ”Chao Xiaoshu came to me at the Sword Garret . He couldn't make it to the Academy nor seek Taoism . He could not achieve any higher level in swordsmans.h.i.+p, not even to where you were ten years ago . However, this man is very unrestrained . He was not afraid of death or loss, and he followed his heart throughout this life . He was the reason I left the Sword Garret . ”
Only then did Ye Su realized that apart from Jun Mo, this was the other reason .
Liu Bai continued, ”A few years ago I kept Chao Xiaoshu' sword in the Sword of Garret, which I later pa.s.sed on to Yi Qing . When Yi Qing was wounded by Ning Que, I gave that sword to Ye Hongyu to kill the Great Divine Priest of Judgment . That was very satisfying . Last year, the Headmaster of the Academy borrowed that sword to slay dragons and spirits in the Wildness . That was my honor . This time the Academy sent Chao Xiaoshu to borrow that sword . I could not reject him because I was fond of him, and also because the Headmaster of the Academy once honored me . I was most willing to lend them the sword . ”
Ye Su came to the window and poured him a bowl of water .
”The first time I lent that sword, the Great Divine Priest of Judgment was killed . The second time, the sky was split . The third time, it will likely be someone extraordinarily influential . If just lending the sword causes this much mayhem, what am I supposed to do with my own sword?”
Liu Bai said with a smile, ”People die whenever I lend out the sword . Then who am I supposed to kill with my own sword? Coming out of seclusion this time, I find myself all alone . Ke Haoran is gone, and Lian Sheng is gone too . Meanwhile, the Headmaster of the Academy has pa.s.sed on . The Abbot is crippled while Jun Mo is trapped . And here you are teaching in such a shabby place . Who else could I confront?”
Ye Su knew what he was about to say and interrupted him, warning, ”You will die . ”
Liu Bai said, ”The path of a swordsman is straight and lonely . It would rather be broken than rot in a tomb . ”
Ye Su was still holding the bowl of water . He asked after a moment of silence, ”Why did you tell me all these?”
Liu Bai answered, ”Chang'an is too far away . Besides Jun Mo, you are the only one I can confide in . ”
Only Jun Mo and Ye Su were qualified to hear about these things . Therefore, he had another objective when he left the Sword Garret for Linkang City . ”With what you've done and what you've taught the people, you would have no escape within Haotian, and neither the Taoists nor the Abbot would accept you . I won't be coming back . Without my protection you are doomed . Therefore, I suggest you go to the Academy . ”
Ye Su said, ”Someone had told me the same thing . ”
Liu Bai said, ”So Ning Que really did leave Chang'an? I suppose in a few days there will be a good show in the Peach Mountain . How could I miss that?”
Ye Su said after a moment of silence, ”Probably . ”
Liu Bai said, ”Your junior brother is going to die soon . ”
Ye Su said, ”Can you help me deliver a letter?”
Liu Bai said, ”Sure . ”
Ye Su said, ”I hope it won't interfere with your pursuit of Taoism . ”
Liu Bai said, ”It won't . ”
Ye Su gave him a letter and said, ”Wish you luck in seeking the Grand Dao . ”
Liu Bai concluded, ”Taoism will definitely seek for me if I wish . ”
Upon saying that, he took the bowl of water from Ye Su . Without drinking it, he poured it onto the ground . With some hearty laugh, he left the cottage .