762 No Time for Break (2/2)
”I am your elder brother, but I have less courage than you and that annoys you. But I have to remind you that I have doubted Haotian for a long time and I couldn't help thinking that today's failure was my punishment from Haotian.”
Ye Hongyu was a little shocked.
Ye Su burst out laughing. ”It is useless to talk about these things now. Anyway, I am satisfied. I have experienced the most wonderful fight of my life.”
Ye Hongyu said, ”Only victory can make me happy.”
”I am not you or Ning Que.”
Ye Su smiled and said, ”People like Jun Mo and me are still conventional.”
Ye Hongyu didn't know what to say. She and Ning Que would probably never understand why this battle could develop to this situation.
Looking to the mountains not far in the distance, Ye Su said calmly, ”I wanted great fame when I was young. Luckily, I failed. I could have devoted my whole life to the Sword Taoism. I could have ranked in the top 3 of the Sword Taoism but unfortunately, the top 3 are all here.”
”Failure is not terrible. Over these years, I have failed more than once. I just didn't have a thorough defeat like today. I don't think it's sad. On the contrary, I think it is a good thing.”
Ye Su turned to Ye Hongyu and said with a smile, ”The Academy is following Human Taoism, so they are realistic. I lost but I also gained some understanding.”
”Liu Bai is about to move and you should keep watching in the Verdant Canyon. This fight will be meaningful to you.”
”What about you?”
”From today on, I will be an ordinary person. I can't use the sword anymore, so I will have more time to think about other things.”
”Hold on to your Sword Taoism and you will overtake me one day,” Ye Su said. ”In fact, I have been waiting for you for so many years. Unfortunately, I fell behind. I hope you can forgive me.”
Then he took Ye Hongyu's divine crown off with a smile. He rubbed her black hair messily like a nest, making her look childish.
Ye Hongyu suddenly froze. She was very uncomfortable with this.
In all these years, Ye Su had never been so gentle with her.
She was nervous, but she felt warm and contented.
Therefore, she bowed her head obediently.
Ye Su left.
A long time passed. Ye Hongyu raised her head, thinking about what had just happened.
As she watched the vanishing figure, she tried to control her sadness.
Several deacons and guards from the West-Hill Divine Palace appeared around her.
”Go and protect him.”
She said in a low deadpan voice and then turned toward the Verdant Canyon.
Given it had been a fair fight, she was not angry. Her brother had gotten what he wanted, and he was happy. As Ye Su said, it was time for Liu Bai to take action, because Jun Mo, who had just beaten Ye Su, was in his peak period.
The Second Brother was sitting under the tent, staring into the wilderness.
The fragments remaining on his body had been collected by Mu You. She took off his armor and began to unskillfully comb his hair.
Holding a bowl of herb water in his left hand and a bag of sugar in his right, Wang Chi said, ”The decoction is thick and bitter. If you can't drink it, take the sugar.”
Looking at the sugar, the Second Brother frowned. ”How can a bitter decoction compare to being alive?”
He took the warm water and gulped it down as soldiers drank wine. His face didn't change but his eyebrows trembled slightly.
The black decoction was so bitter that he could not control his face.
Wang Chi quickly passed him the sugar.
After the Second Brother ate the sugar, his hair was well combed.
Mu You put a mirror in front of him, and then tied the crown on his head.
The Sixth Brother was sweating profusely as he constantly refined the iron sword.
Mu You asked, ”Do you need a break?”
The Second Brother stood up dressed in his academy uniform with her help and said, ”I can't.”
He couldn't because if he stopped to rest, he would be discouraged.
He couldn't because his opponent wouldn't allow it.
A carriage came from the south, heading straight toward the Verdant Canyon.
It was moving quietly, driven by no one.
The only person was inside the carriage.