Chapter 309: Until Death (1/2)

Chapter 309 Until Death

"When I was very young, when I was about to starve to death in the alley, a big brother gave me a moldy steamed bun, so that I could survive."

"After that, he took me to live with him and went to the streets to steal things every day to make a living."

"I wanted to go with him several times, but he refused because he said it was dangerous."

Saying this, Wen Xing's mouth showed a slight smile of nostalgia.

"He is really a very optimistic person. Among all the children in the Black Corner Territory that I have met, he is really the most optimistic one. And there seems to be some problems with his IQ, at least not as good as mine."

"There is always a smile on his face, and the thing he says to me the most is [I will get better tomorrow]."

"At the same time, he is also really kind to a fault, so kind that people want to beat him."

"Even though I almost don't have enough to eat, when I meet children who are about to starve to death, I still give them the little food I have left."

"Slowly, more and more children were taken care of by him, and in order to feed these children, he stole more and more frequently."

"He was beaten to the point of dying several times, but he could still say with a smile that he deserved it, but he never calmed down, and instead got worse."

"At least in my impression, it seems that he never had enough to eat, and even an extra bite was reserved for his younger brothers and sisters."

"Obviously if he was alone, he would have left the Black Corner Territory long ago with all that money."

Wen Xing spoke calmly, and Xiao Yan could feel from the bottom of his heart Wen Xing's gratitude to the big brother he spoke of.

But the next second, Wen Xing's tone suddenly dropped.

"However, on that day, it seemed that he stole from someone he shouldn't have stolen from."

"The other party did not catch him immediately, but followed him back home."

"Those who followed me killed all the younger brothers and sisters adopted by my eldest brother."

Wen Xing's words trembled slightly, and Xiao Yan felt extremely heavy.

"That was the first time I saw the smile on my eldest brother's face disappear, showing a look of panic, and trying desperately to stop those people."

"But what can he do as a child who doesn't have enough to eat?"

"I still remember the stunned look of death on his face to this day."

"And when I was running away, a girl who I usually have the best relationship with fell down."

"Obviously, as long as I hold her, I can escape with her."

"But when I saw the people who had caught up behind her, I was extremely frightened and my mind went blank."

"When I woke up, my legs no longer obeyed my orders and ran away."

"When I mustered up the courage to go back, I saw those people dragging the girl's body casually towards our home."

"Finally, I saw with my own eyes that my eldest brother and those brothers and sisters were burned in the flames, along with our home."

"I was right there, watching."

Wen Xing's voice was extremely deep, and Xiao Yan's expression was also dark and scary.

This is really not a good story.

As if recalling a painful memory, Wen Xing calmed down for a long time, looked at Liu Yiyi lying on the bed, and whispered.

"Every time I think back to what happened at that time, I always wonder if I should have died with my elder brother and those brothers and sisters. At least I wouldn't be like a coward and survive alone."

"That's probably why I adopted these younger brothers and sisters."

"It seems like I'm imitating my big brother's behavior, or to alleviate my guilt, or... I want my life to be more valuable."

"Let me feel that my life is still useful."

"In the end, I just used my younger brothers and sisters as a reason to live with a little peace of mind."

After listening to Wen Xing's words, Xiao Yan remained silent for a long time.

Should he rebuke Wen Xing? Blaming him for abandoning the girl?

At that time, he was just a child, and he was just following his survival instinct.

But should we comfort Wen Xing? Comfort him not to dwell on the sad past?

How is this possible?

To put it bluntly, Wen Xing only survived because of the sacrifices of his brothers and sisters. How could he forget that?

After thinking about it in his mind for a long time, Xiao Yan sighed deeply.

Looking at Wen Xing, he asked in a low voice.

"When you tell me your past, do you want me to scold you? Or do you want me to comfort you?"

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Wen Xing remained silent and did not answer.

Xiao Yan said again.

"Since you don't choose either side, I won't choose either. You are just a child. There is no need to carry such a heavy burden on yourself." Xiao Yan stretched out his hand to open the door of the room and said calmly: "I just want to say one thing, no matter what Why you adopted your younger siblings, those are not important.”

"The important thing is that they are alive today because of your care, and you are indeed willing to give up your life for them, right?"

Xiao Yan said softly, then left the room and closed the door gently.

Xiao Yan's words just now made the elder brother's words suddenly start to swirl in Wen Xing's mind.

[No need to pretend like an adult, you are just a child, smile more~]

Wen Xing sat blankly on the chair, his vision began to blur, he lowered his head and sobbed lightly.

Two lines of clear tears flowed down uncontrollably.

Outside the room, Xiao Yan stood at the door, unable to calm down for a long time.

Turning to look at the dim moonlight outside the window, I came to the second floor window and looked up through the window at the starry sky where the dark clouds had dispersed. It was so clear and transparent that it made people daydream. However, under this beautiful starry sky, something as tragic as Wen Xing's past happened.

(Senior Yao.) Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes full of sadness, (Have you seen too many such things?)

Yao Shen in the ring was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.

(Um.)

(Then when you see this kind of thing, do you feel sad in your heart?)

(Start first, yes.) Yao Shen said calmly, (But because I didn’t have the ability to help them at the beginning, we could only turn a blind eye.)

(I thought in my heart, when I become stronger in the future, I will definitely help you when I see you again, and I will never sit back and watch.)

Yao Shen paused and smiled to himself.

(Every time we see something similar, we will find reasons and excuses for ourselves in our hearts.)

(Definitely next time. Definitely next time.)

(Next time, I will definitely become stronger, and I will be strong enough to help them.)

(However, when is a person considered strong?)

(We haven’t even thought about this problem ourselves.)

(As I see more and more similar things, my heart gradually becomes less sad than at first, and I feel more and more numb.)

(Even in the end, I became accustomed to this kind of thing.)

(I feel in my heart that this is a normal thing, and there is no need or reason for us to help.)

(The vows I once made to myself and the decisions I made in my heart now seem like a joke when I think back on them.)

(The edges and corners that I had when I first started traveling have been smoothed away over the years, and the energy I once had has completely disappeared.)

(It’s so vague that even we ourselves can’t figure out whether we are considered a good person or a bad person.)

Listening to Yao Shen's words, Xiao Yan's heart sank to the bottom.

I'm afraid it's not just Senior Yao, but also the powerful men with the same status as Senior Yao.

Perhaps many people had a chivalrous and courageous heart to support justice in the beginning.

However, as time goes by, various practical problems are placed in front of us, and gradually, bit by bit, that heart is worn away, flattened, and even abandoned.

Xiao Yan thought about it and couldn't help but ask.

(Senior Yao, will I do this again in the future?)

(Will I also become the kind of person who is used to seeing tragic things but remains unmoved by them?)

(Maybe it’s just good luck that I can continue on the right path until now.)

Yes, good luck.

Xiao Yan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he had never encountered anything so far that he could not overcome while adhering to the right path.

Maybe I am just lucky enough to be able to maintain the right path.

Hearing Xiao Yan's inquiry, the medicine was slightly stagnant.

Then, he smiled helplessly.

(Xiao Yanzi, my teacher tells you that luck accounts for a large part of everything in this world.)

(When we were alive, everyone envied my strength and status.)

(Some people respect me and think that everything I have is achieved through hard work.)

(There are also people who are jealous of us and think everything we have is just luck.)

(We neither affirm nor refute the evaluations of these two people.)

(They are all right.)

(We did work hard at the beginning, but if we had no luck, we would not have achieved the same strength and status.)

(But the opposite is also true. No matter how enviable our luck is, without those efforts, this luck will just slip away in vain.)

(As the saying goes, it’s up to people to plan things, but it’s up to Heaven to make things happen.)

(And your right path is the same.)

Yao Shen's figure appeared from the ring and stood in front of Xiao Yan. His ruby-like eyes stared at Xiao Yan's black eyes, and his alluring face showed an unprecedented seriousness.

"Xiao Yan, our disciple."

"Your righteous path along the way is indeed an element of luck."

"But it's not just luck."

"The efforts you have made for it, the determination you have made for it, and everything you have done so far, we have witnessed with our own eyes."

"In the Xiao family, you could have enjoyed the foundation-building spiritual fluid yourself without being criticized by anyone, but you were willing to give it to your brothers and sisters in the clan."

"In the Warcraft Mountains, you could have taken away the wealth of the dead, but you only took that one piece of Ice Spirit Flame Grass. If it weren't for becoming a teacher, you wouldn't even take that one medicinal ingredient."

"In the Tagore Desert, you were not responsible for the dying Queen Medusa, but in order to repay her for saving you, you were willing to risk your life and step into the strange fire, handing the Blood Lotus Pill to her, and then in order to obey Boss Yao He promised to help the little medical fairy suppress the poisonous energy even if he was exposed to the poison and his face was damaged."

"And in the Jia Ma Empire, you could have naturally agreed to Yunshan's invitation to become a disciple, but for the sake of being a master and your own righteous path, you firmly refused, even if you risked your life to win the bet."

"All of this is a regretless choice you made through your own will."

"Which of these things didn't harm your interests? Which of them didn't make you almost die?"

"But you still chose this! And you didn't regret it at all afterwards!"

"Xiao Yan, I dare to be sure that the series of things you have done so far, among those people I know, no one can do it, including your master!"

Yao Chen's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Xiao Yan's heart heavily.

"Xiao Yan, raise your head, don't be humble at all, don't think that your righteous path can get to where it is today, all by luck!"

"What you do, the choices you make, and the efforts you make for your righteous path, far outweigh that luck!"

Yao Chen's voice was so sonorous and powerful.

Does Xiao Yan have luck?

Yes! Yao Chen will not deny it!

His greatest luck is that he has lived to this day!

Every time he was only half a step away from death, he survived because of various good luck.

But because of this, Xiao Yan seems even more rare!

Yao Chen was sure that if it were someone else, he would not do the same thing again, not to mention so many times, even if he just crawled back from the gates of hell once.

However, Xiao Yan was different.

No matter how many times he was on the verge of death, Xiao Yan would not reflect at all!

Even if the same time, the same place, and the same incident happened again, Xiao Yan would definitely make the same choice and never repent!

This is what made Yao Chen really admire his disciple.

If you say you want to take the right path, then take the right path without any deviation.

The right path is to die!

This! This is what others can never do!

"So, Xiao Yan, my most proud disciple."

Yao Chen stared at Xiao Yan tightly and said solemnly.

"Don't doubt your future, you just need to keep your heart and move forward firmly."

"No matter what others think, no matter how many ups and downs you encounter, I always believe that you will definitely make it to the end."

Looking at Yao Chen with such a serious expression, Xiao Yan was stunned for a long time.

What emerged in his heart was a touching feeling.

His eyes couldn't help but moisten.

"Senior Yao"

Xiao Yan smiled slightly, his expression full of confidence, clasped his hands together, and saluted Yao Chen solemnly.

"Disciple, I will obey the master's order!"