AST 2286 - Dragon River Restaurant, Nie Clan’s Nie Wu (2/2)
“I can’t tell. It's hard to judge this kind of issue. You probably have a heartache. If I’m guessing correctly, you must’ve been hurt by a woman in the past. It is best to let the person who tied this knot loosen it. You have a lump in your heart, and only by solving this knot would you have a breakthrough.” Qing Shui began sipping his tea again.
“I’ve failed to recognize a master. I hope you won’t take offense for my rudeness. I’m Nie Wu, you can just call me Little Wu.” The youth hurriedly stood up and bowed.
This knot in his heart was something he held close to himself. He even hid it away from his family members. This was a problem decades ago; when he liked a girl, but she didn’t reciprocate his feelings and eventually got married. In his rage, he killed the man just as they were about to consummate their marriage.
Nie Wu had felt the instant regret as he had no intentions of ravaging this girl. He truly loved her, but a few days later, she entered a brothel, allowing others to enjoy her. This cut Nie Wu like a knife through the heart, and in his rage, he tore down the brothel, killing many of the men who had slept with her.
He then sent people to watch after her. Gradually, a knot had begun to form in his heart. He was unable to resolve it, and it caused him extreme agony each time he thought about it.
He had thought that time would wash away this memory, yet it was like a curse, constantly gripping onto him. He would always dream of the time he had found her at the brothel—the moment when he had taken away all the happiness that belonged to her and ruined her life.
“Senior, do you know how to resolve it?” The youth asked seriously as he returned to his senses.
“I’m not aware of your circumstances, but it’s probably impossible for you to recover. You need to act cruelly to resolve it. As for how, that’s up to you.” Qing Shui smiled.
“Act cruelly? En, if I break an arm or leg, is it possible to recover it?” The youth mumbled to himself.
“Your clan should be able to. Even if they can’t, you can look for me. I’ll be here for a while.” Qing Shui smiled.
The youth completely believed Qing Shui without a trace of doubt, happily bowing at him. “Many thanks to senior! If senior has time, you can consider coming to the Nie Clan and let this junior thank you properly.”
“Okay, I’ll go if there’s an opportunity,” Qing Shui stated casually.
Nie Wu had his dinner and just left after telling Qing Shui of the recent occurrences, as well as asking about Qing Shui’s recent journeys and route, all in hopes of seeking him at another time.
Qing Shui’s group also left after dinner. They needed to find a place to live to get accustomed to the place. They decided to buy a simple courtyard since they weren’t expecting to stay for long.
As they walked around, they saw a massive, luxurious courtyard. It was slightly deserted and had a faint scent of blood. Those who passed by this area would purposely make a loop around to avoid it. Qing Shui thought, looking at the barren surroundings, this must’ve been the courtyard belonging to the exterminated Cai Clan.
They were eradicated just yesterday, and now some ‘cleaners’ had already come to clear the area, even taking away the main signboard.
Sects or clans that were exterminated would just end like that. No one even cared about the alliances with these exterminated clans. Since this world spoke with strength, everything else was simply fleeting and unreliable.
Qing Shui stood outside the gate, deep in thought.
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