Chapter 23 (1/2)
Chapter 23 Old Tales
Wen Kexing's s unspeakable sadness ”I'nize his swordsmanshi+p”
Zhou Zishu fell silent Not even Tian Chuang was entirely infallible; had it been the case then he wouldn't be able to escape in the first place Though, it enty years ago when the Swords Fall secluded himself from the world, so no one really knehat happened with him and his wife since then
He quietly studied Wen Kexing - the otherZhang Chengling's cluo with a still, distant gaze His aura exuded indifference and detachment, somewhat siination
Then Wen Kexing began to sing ”There was theheads; then there was the new sacrificialI moved about idly, heart in turmoil Those who knew me spoke ofO distant and azure Heaven! By as this caused?There was theheads; then there was the new sacrificial …”1
His voice was pitched incredibly low and was a little hoarse, a little morose It carried a sense of disarray with thelike it was ru to co turned to them to ask for instructions as he was confused about this one
Back when King Ping of Zhou ruled over the country and having to ends had it that when the physician Chu passed by Zongzhou2, the cru the ground overran eeds and ht up this sad melody
He er reachable
Zhang Chengling,inside of hie to return to the Zhang residence in Jiangnan, the place that held his precious childhood reat state of ruin by now, a burden that he had to carry to the end of his life
Zhou Zishu's eyes narrowed as he fuulp with his head tilted backwards, the spiciness rushi+ng straight up to his head and gagging hi him shed a few tears
Those who knew me spoke of …
This line was sung by Wen Kexing over and over with a hint of self-deprecation His eyes curved, as if he was finding it entertaining
What was he seeking, really?
After a good while, no one spoke Wen Kexing's hu was already asleep, body tilted to one side, the tree branch he took passing now enveloped in his ar in his dream made his lips curve up and his brows furrow profoundly
Zhou Zishu stood up, shedding his outer robes and using it to gently cover the child His head hung low as he sighed, ”Your father's Dazzling Fall's Eighteen Patterns was said to have taken jianghu by storht the boy, none of theht about it, the Eighteen patterns and its ever-changing nature all originated from those three moves What excellent… successor you are, Brother Wen, to have surpassed your father”
Wen Kexing's voice also lowered when he replied calood as ood at medicine while I co wounds or battling a cold”
Then he turned to face Zhou Zishu ”Since you possess such keen apprehension of the old man's sword skills, what else do you know?”
Zhou Zishu joined him by the fire He pulled up his collar and hid half of his hands under the sleeves while warhu there is the elusive Shauishable from poison and vice versa; and there is also the Divine Medicine Valley whose practice is solely to help people It's said that though the latter is not well-versed in martial arts, no one dare cross them Your mother Madame Gu was the closed-door disciple of the Valley Master and rumored to be the most beautiful woman when she was a e, causing hed softly at that, teasing, ”How does a grownbetter to do with your life?”
Zhou Zishu s all this”
The tent quiet for a briefthen o…”
Perhaps they did share si and sighing, he seeive a gentle reply, trying to be a little coood people in this world They were a true ether then retreating to seclusion together Were I to have such a life, I wouldn't have any regrets even if I have to die to's smile was terribly faint ”Good people?”
He looked alht ”Can't believe after that many years there's still soood Say, what ood?”
Zhou Zishu was about to anshen he detected signs oftrouble breathing before the pattern changed Zhou Zishu didn't have to look at hiht andat Zhou Zishu's robes and the tree branch while listening to them
At that, Zhou Zishu sed the words he was about to say He thought over it carefully for a while, then replied in a neutral tone ”Not everyone in the world is a good person, but a majority of the to fake it”
He paused for a bit before continuing ”As for why they do… I think it's because only when you are good to others will they treat you well in return When you're good you will have friends, acquaintances, family, people ant to be near you, to be nice to you Think about it, isn't it too miserable of a life if all you have is yourself and you treat everyone else ariness? It's too painful, being a bad person”
Wen Kexing was stunned listening to that After a good while, he smiled and shook his head
Zhou Zishu said no 's head lowered, eyes gazing at the sparkling flaain but more slowly
Finally, his arht starry night A long sigh was followed by words that were alh… Ah-Xu, you're quite a reasonable 's next question sounded like he was talking to himself ”Can a despicable man… also be piteous?”