44 Matters of the hear (1/2)

On a small hill, that seemed to be miles and miles away from any sign of life or civilization. The grass was green and overgrown with all types of vegetation. It was still dark, it was estimated the sun would not rise for at least another six hours.

It was strange to see a lone person at this time of the night, standing among the tall grasses waving wildly due to the strong winds.

Especially if this place had been inhabited by people for so many years.

But this person seems unphased by the winds, he was just standing there, it didn't seem that he wanted to move any time soon. He was like a living statue that stood upon a hill.

He gave off the feeling of a ghost reminiscent of his past, thus returning on the darkest of nights to visit if he could help it.

The person was dressed in the pale ivory robes of a scholar, looking at an old tomb, that had long been forgotten by outsiders, who only knew that this hill was never to be trespassed upon. It was nothing short of a legend, but when faced with consequences, every living person had long moved away, leaving this area completely abandoned.

When thinking about it, Gan Tian Chi couldn't help but give a helpless smile.

The will of the divine struck fear in the hearts of men. That was why kings and emperors could exist. Without the will of the heavens, they were no more than ordinary people that took control of land by force.

He turned toward the giant stone that stood as a marker. There was not even a single mark or etching on the stone that gave clue toward the identity of the person that was laid to rest there. But Gan Tian Chi knew very well of this person.

This person had the surname of Gan.

His own surname wasn't his, it was borrowed from this man he met during a time he was wandering alone in the continent.

It was almost as if fate would have it, this young man actually noticed him, came up to him and started a conversation with him.

As someone who had been above the world and living in solidarity, he was touched by this action.

They soon became great brothers.

But like all good things, there must one day be an end.

Although that young man was nothing but a passerby in his life, they shared a bond that lasted a lifetime.

”Hello, my dear brother, I've returned.” Gan Tian Chi said in a low voice. There was an ever so gentle smile upon his face as he looked at the unmarked stone.

[Look how much time has passed.]

Gan Tian Chi bent down, slowly removing the vines that had wrapped itself around the stone.

Its roots were long entrenched within the ground, having been there for so long, they refused to budge, but under the tug, they immediately fell apart. All those years of reinforcing itself had been wasted.

All because it chose the wrong place to put its roots.

After all the weeds had been uprooted, the unmarred stone was left on its own, free from dirt and dust.