190 Back in the day, against the headwinds, thirty feet I could pee, but today, my shoes are soused despite tailwinds (1/2)
Chapter 190: Back in the day, against the headwinds, thirty feet I could pee, but today, my shoes are soused despite tailwinds
The rooftop of Steel City’s Gaia Steel Tower was the highest spot in Steel City. Standing on the rooftop, one could overlook the entirety of Steel City and take in the vastness of the land beneath. Reaching out one’s hand felt as though one could touch the starry night sky.
The circular platform on the tower’s rooftop was only about four meters in diameter. The elderly God of Swords and One-Pun were each standing on one side, while…peeing.
One-Pun looked down to glance at the outcome of his battle and turned his head to look at the God of Swords. Quietly, he pulled up his trousers and said, “Senior, you have lost.”
“I’m getting old.”
The God of Swords shook his head with a sigh before saying, “Back in the day, against the headwinds, thirty feet I could pee, but today, my shoes are so soused despite tailwinds. I’m getting old, I’m truly getting old…”
One-Pun was expressionless as he said, “Since you have lost, you have to fulfill your promise and cross swords with this junior.”
The elderly God of Swords fell silent before speaking moments later, “If this old man can’t even best you in peeing, how could this old man win against you when crossing swords? No crossing, definitely no crossing.”
One-Pun was taken aback and said, “What sort of logic is this? Senior, are you trying to go back on your word?”
The God of Swords did not answer and instead retorted, “Do you know why I carry this wooden sword around?”
One-Pun pondered for a moment before he shook his head and said, “No, I don’t.”
The God of Swords pulled out the wooden sword and passed it to One-Pun. After a moment of hesitation, One-Pun reached out his hand to take it over. However, the moment he took it, a trace of surprise flashed across his face. He wondered out aloud, “This sword…?”
The God of Swords grinned. He was missing two front teeth, but his teeth were white and neat. He slowly pointed his right hand to the sky and shouted, “Jian Xilai!”
Jian Xilai was the God of Swords’ name.
However, he was not summoning himself. He was summoning a sword that came from the west which shared the same meaning behind his name.
A sword tore through the night sky like a streaming beam of light from an unknown origin before landing in the God of Swords’ hand.
“Hum…”
The sword’s hum was clear as it echoed through the starry sky.
The God of Swords caressed the sword as though he was stroking a lover. He said softly, “This is my sword, as for that wooden sword, it’s just a piece of wood carved into the shape of a sword.”
One-Pun frowned and asked, “What’s the meaning behind this? This junior doesn’t understand.”
The God of Swords turned around to look at One-Pun. His eyes sparkled brightly, at a magnitude much brighter than the stars. He minced his words and solemnly said a word.
“Posturing!”
After saying this, the God of Swords laughed out loud, a bold laughter reminiscent of his prime.
He carried a wooden sword behind him to posture. This explanation sounded irrational but was also very reasonable.
One-Pun stared dumbfounded as his gaze slowly turned serious. He said in a solemn voice, “This junior did not imagine Senior to be a person who cared so much about reputation.”
The God of Swords slowly lost his smile and said, “The position of the God of Swords is very unstable. I do not know how many more years I can sit in this spot. Ironical, isn’t it? In the past, I didn’t care for it, but now, I think of any means to not get off it.”
One-Pun said with a wry smile, “The God of Swords are just words recognized in the hearts of people, why does Senior need to concern himself about it so much?”
The God of Swords looked far into the distance and said softly, “It is natural you can’t ignore traditions when you are concerned about a title. At least before the day those two children ween of the reliance of a sword, I will not step down from the position of the God of Swords.”
One-Pun was enlightened as he said, “So that’s the reason.”
“Those two children” were naturally the Ye siblings. One-Pun never expected the “lofty” elderly God of Swords would go that far for the duo. Of course, the word “lofty” might have always been a misconception of his.