Chapter 498 (1/2)

Whiter Than Snow

Gu Long had described “The Duel” [1] in his novel as this

“Because he (Cool-son Yeh [2]) suddenly felt the unexplainable aura of a sword, and it was as if an invincible mountain had fallen upon him.

His pupils dilated, his muscles tensed.

No one other than Xi Men Chui Xue [2] could give him such pressure.

By the time he saw Xi Men Chui Xue, his body had frozen up.

Xi Men Chui Xue had a sword in his hand, but his sword remained in its sheath.However, that aura he once felt no longer emanated from it.

He was far keener and sharper than his blade.

Their gazes met, like the edges of two swords meeting.

Neither of them moved a muscle. This kind of motionless pressure was however strong and frightening.

The wind carried an unsuspecting leaf between them. It quickly fell like dead weight. Even the wind could not blow it away.

It was intangible and invisible.

“Did you study the sword?” Xi Men Chui Xue asked.

“I am the sword,”Cool-son Yeh replied.

“Then what is the essence of the sword?” Xi Men Chui Xue pressed.

“Speak!” Cool-son Yeh said.

“It lies in sincerity,” Xi Men Chui Xue replied.

“Sincerity?” Cool-son Yeh quipped.

“You can only reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship if you have sincere desires. Those who are insincere do not deserve to raise their swords” Master Ximen replied.

Cool-son Yeh’s pupils dilated again.

“And you, are insincere,” Xi Men Chui Xue stared at him and said.

Cool-son Yeh remained silent for a while. “Did you study the sword?” He broke the silence.

“Knowledge has no limits. Swordsmanship is all the more limitless,” MasterXimen said.

“Since you have studied the sword, you should know that those who study thesword only needs to be sincere to the sword, and not to other men,” Cool-son Yeh said.

Xi Men Chui Xue did not say anything else. He had no more words to offer.

The end of the road is the end of the world, while the end of words is the sword.

The sword was in his hand, and it was ready to be unsheathed.

…”

Wu Shun watched the debate, his jaw hanging open. His viewers had fallen completely silent, hanging on to each word exchanged. Well, one was more pretentious than the other. Their words were so deep and philosophical that you don’t necessarily have to understand them to appreciate them.