Chapter 160 (2/2)
“Someone gave me a report that it was Qi Xin’s people . At that time they were travelling in the same raft . The majority of the people on that raft had been his people .
“The raft broke apart out of nowhere, and in the panic, several people fell into the water, including the two from my faction,” said Tang Wan-er .
“Isn’t that maliciously killing people? Did the monastery not care?” Long Chen frowned . That was obviously a plot .
“It’s useless . There were a total of seven people who fell into the water, and one of them was Qi Xin’s underling . Even if they know it’s on purpose, there’s no proof .
“Since one of Qi Xin’s people also died, they can just say it was an accident . Even the monastery can’t do anything,” helplessly sighed Tang Wan-er .
She continued, “Those two people were exceptionally powerful, even a bit stronger than that Zhao Wu you killed . I hadn’t expected them to be so vicious . ” Tang Wan-er’s eyes reddened . She was clearly unable to accept such a thing .
Perhaps in Tang Wan-er’s eyes, this had all just been a game . But for two people to die in this game caused her to be extremely uncomfortable .
“You have to learn how to accept how cruel reality is . This compet.i.tion within the monastery doesn’t count as anything . If you lived in the secular word, you would understand what is true cruelty .
“When your family dies right in front of you, that kind of helplessness, that kind of bitterness, that kind of torment, that is what is called cruel .
“To you disciples who lived comfortably and privileged in your powerful homes, that’s something you can’t even imagine . So you should learn to slowly accept this reality . That is because in the future, it will only become more cruel . The only exception is if you stop cultivating,” said Long Chen .
Having experienced the treachery and evil in other people’s hearts as well as many life and death battles, Long Chen had long since seen through the fundamental nature of cultivation . Reality was cruel . If you wanted to live with dignity, you need an accordingly high strength .
Otherwise, whether you were a peasant p.a.w.n or a ruler of a kingdom, your status meant nothing . Normally as a son of a n.o.ble house, Long Chen should have been viewed as a high and mighty existence to commoners . At the very least he should have had enough to eat and get by .
But what had happened in reality? Wasn’t he oppressed into completely desperate straits? If it weren’t for those sudden Pill G.o.d memories with the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, the Long family would already have been exterminated to the last man as they were used as part of someone’s nefarious scheme .
Chu Yao had been born with the status of an empire’s princess . But she had been plotted against, foreordained to have a miserable fate . Without Long Chen, she might really have killed herself .
So in Long Chen’s opinion, in order to live properly, you needed a powerful strength . Otherwise, you could choose to live a miserable live surviving off sc.r.a.ps, or you could choose to release yourself in death . There was not another option .
“I feel like I harmed them . If I hadn’t pulled them into my faction…”
“Life and death are ordained by the heavens . You didn’t harm them; the only thing that can be said is that they were unlucky .
“Cultivation is a path of no retreat . Once you step onto this path, there’s no chance for you to look back . If your Dao-heart ends up wavering, you will also follow along behind them not long from now,” Long Chen solemnly warned to Tang Wan-er .
If she ended up lost on her cultivation path because two of her capable subordinates had died, that would definitely be not worth it . So Long Chen gave her a warning .
Tang Wan-er shook . Long Chen’s words were like an alarm, awakening her with a start .
“Thank you Long Chen . I was just chasing my own tail . ” Tang Wan-er gratefully thanked him .
As a monster-cla.s.s expert and the number one genius of her family, her family’s experts had long since begun to repeatedly warn her that she must maintain a bright Dao-heart . Unconsciously, her Dao-heart had already begun to waver now .
If it weren’t for Long Chen’s reminder, that kind of hidden danger might really end up blowing up . Although it might not have necessarily formed a Heart-Devil, it would definitely have affected her future cultivation .
Long Chen smiled slightly . He winked, “What are you so courteous for? Just remember it is all . You understand?” Long Chen had actually been about to repeat what he had said about her giving him her heart, but there were too many people around . Although they were extremely quiet, it wouldn’t be good for others to overhear that .
Tang Wan-er’s shame immediately flew away . “Scoundrel, do you want to die?!”
Long Chen laughed, “Only this you is a bit more normal . ”
Tang Wan-er found that both irritating and funny . She was also a bit moved .
Long Chen had wanted to divert her thoughts, and he had succeeded . The moment she had become indignant, she had woken from her stupor .
“Sometimes I really can’t understand just what is in that head of yours . Somehow you seem to understand many things,” curiously said Tang Wan-er .
“Not seem to; I really do understand many things . I understand the heavens, I understand the earth, and I understand everything in between . ” Long Chen shook his head, deadly serious .
Seeing Long Chen like this, she didn’t know whether he was purposely acting eccentric or not . She laughed, but seeing how many people glancing over in surprise, she quickly stopped .
She rebuked, “Your skin really is thick . Right, Long Chen, do you have any dreams for your future?”
“Of course I do! What if I manage to achieve it?” seriously said Long Chen .
“Then what is your dream?” curiously asked Tang Wan-er .
“My dream is… hehe, I feel like its a bit embarra.s.sing to say,” he bashfully said .
“Tch, with your thick skin, is there anything that is embarra.s.sing to you? Quickly tell me . ” Tang Wan-er was filled with antic.i.p.ation .
“Then I’ll tell you . Don’t get too shocked . My dream is to become one - big - scoundrel . ”