Chapter 37 (1/2)
In Chen Ang's hands, a short piece of light blade is like a deadly ray of light. It always silently appears on the key of the sand people. Often before they have time to see the white blade jumping with sparks, they hear the buzzing sound of the sword coming from under their neck, and then a trembling electric shock makes them fall into the dark forever.
In Anakin's eyes, the attack of the sand people was as fierce as a strong wind and sandstorm. The alloy rods in their hands were enough to smash the skull of the bansha beast, and the plasma and toxins on the alloy rods were enough to kill a kraytron. But the robbers killed in the bloody storm could do nothing about the man with the sword in front of him.
In his hands, the light blade is like a living snake, walking between the blades and sticks waved by the sand people. Every jump makes the sand people's agile body look clumsy and full of flaws.
The sword light quickly pierced their flaws and easily took away the lives of one sand man after another.
Soon, the sand people noticed one fallen companion after another. Their hoarse wails and shrill voices spread for decades. Even though the sand people were fierce, they were also flesh and blood after all. They would be afraid of this fearless death and soon dispersed.
Chen ang chased their back and assassinated three sand people. He saw more than a dozen sand people turn over to the sand animals and escape in a panic. When they left, they were only one-third of the original number. The remaining bansha animals, who lost their master, were confused and wailing in place, hovering in front of their former master.
”Teacher, the sand people are hard to deal with!” Anakin hurriedly climbed down from the silver plate and looked at the sand people lying dead seriously. ”They will remember the people who killed their kind. Once you are found on the wasteland, the large sand tribes on the wasteland will launch and participate in the siege. They will regard you as their mortal enemy.”
”Mortal enemy? Then let them regard me as a natural enemy!” Chen ang patted his head carelessly. ”No matter how the sand people choose, they are left with only two simple options, survival or death!”
”We don't have to make a choice. The weak is the one to consider.”
Anakin raised his head in surprise and looked at Chen ang.
”Anakin, as my disciple, the most important thing is to stick to my principles, do what you think you should do, and bear the consequences. I chose to be patient because I couldn't bear the consequences of doing so, because I didn't have the strength to protect you at that time.”
”A principle without power is a pale promise. A power without principle is a blade held upside down. This is the spirit of chivalry. It is free and sticks to the bottom line at the same time.”
Chen ang pointed to the corpse on the ground and asked him, ”now tell me, what is your principle?”
Anakin looked at the blood around him and thought for a long time, ”the sand people are bandits in the wilderness. Many families are broken because of them. When he attacked the teacher, I wanted to kill them and thought I should kill them, but I can't kill people who have no resistance. I think what I can insist on is probably prudence.”
”Well said, Anakin! You should always remember today's words. When you face the temptation of darkness, you should remember and treat killing carefully. Xia's spirit is free, but it should always be the same to bear the consequences and responsibilities of your actions and stick to your inner principles.”
Chen ang waved the silver plate and stepped under his feet, ”well, now the sand people should think they have dumped us. According to Tatooine's rules, we should receive the booty!”
The red electronic eye flickered slightly. In the projected light screen, several blue light spots stayed in a hidden position on the map. There was a slight shock at the foot and the silver disc was emitted.
Anakin bowed his head and was silent for a while. Suddenly he looked up and asked, ”teacher, are you Xia?”
Chen ang looked at the distance of the desert and didn't answer. Only the sound of their clothes hunting in the wind could be heard on the silver plate. Anakin thought he had said something wrong. When he hesitated to apologize to Chen ang, Chen ang suddenly opened his mouth.
”I am. There is a part of me that belongs to the spirit of chivalry.”
”What about the other part?” Anakin asked curiously.
”The other part should be the spirit of immortals! Be carefree, seek from top to bottom, adhere to yourself and grasp your heart. Xia is a person and immortals is a road...”
”Just like the Jedi?” Anakin read, holding the handle of the light blade. ”No passion; calm the mind. Don't follow ignorance; obey true knowledge. Don't indulge in lust, be quiet and clear. There is no destruction, only the force.”