Runeterra: I really know a little bit about everything

Chapter 30 The spirit flower blooms, Yasuo’s past!

Yasuo squatted down beside the stream, put his palm into the stream and then raised it, letting the water flow down between his fingers.

Pieces of pink petals fell with the breeze and were carried away by the stream. Under the reflection of the moonlight, the entire stream shimmered.

"Old man, is this here?"

The old man placed his backpack on the ground. He looked at the blooming spirit flowers in the stream and nodded slightly.

"Lord Yasuo, please enter the stream."

Hearing the old man's words, Yasuo looked at Zuo Chi beside him, and happened to see Zuo Chi shaking his head towards him.

"I just came to Ionia to enjoy the grand spectacle of the Soul Blooming Festival. I don't have any loved ones or relatives I want to talk to."

When Zuo Chi said this again, he couldn't help but feel a touch of disappointment in his heart.

But soon, he put away his emotions and stood quietly on the shore, staring at the old man in front of him and Yasuo in the stream.

Seeing what Zuo Chi said, Yasuo didn't force himself any further.

He slowly took off his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body, then held the wind blade in his hand and walked into the shimmering stream.

Sitting down in the stream, Yasuo placed the Wind Blade in front of him and let the stream wash over his body.

Behind him, the old man's words sounded slowly, echoing throughout the mountains and forests.

"Dip into the Weili River, and the waves wash away the dust."

"Flowing water purifies the heart."

"The past comes back!"

As the old man's words rang in Yasuo's ears, the light emitted by the blooming spirit flowers in the stream reached its peak at this moment.

Scenes from the past slowly emerged in Yasuo's mind.

Yasuo was born in a small village in Ionia famous for its swordsmanship. His mother was a widow with an only son.

And the man who was supposed to be Yasuo's father blew into her mother's life like a golden autumn breeze.

Then, before the cold winter of Ionia came to the family, he quietly left like that lonely season, leaving only one child for the woman - Yasuo.

And the child brought by the widow naturally became Yasuo's half-brother.

He is Yongen!
Growing up, Yone and Yasuo had completely opposite personalities.

Yasuo is outspoken, impulsive, and has an undying obsession with everything.

As for his elder brother Yongen, he is cautious, conscious, and friendly to others.

However, the differences in their personalities have never affected their relationship. The two have always been close brothers.

Because of Yasuo's life experience, children would always tease him when he was a child, but whenever this happened, Yongen would appear by Yasuo's side as soon as possible and protect his younger brother at all costs.

As the two of them grew up, Yongen began to study at the famous swordsmanship dojo in the village, and Yasuo naturally followed.

However, how could a swordsmanship dojo accept a child with no hair, so he was rejected.

Everyone originally thought that Yasuo, who was rejected, would leave soon.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the young Yasuo knelt outside the door of the dojo, and he knelt for many days in a row, rain or shine.

The masters finally relented and accepted the child, who was not as tall as a sword.

What everyone didn't expect was that the young Yasuo really showed unparalleled talent in the sword.

He actually became the only disciple in the entire Sword Sect who was favored by Elder Suma.

Elder Suma is the only inheritor of the contemporary Gale Swordsmanship!
Since then, Yasuo and Yongen have become the most talented disciples of the Sword Sect, and have grown up little by little as time goes by.

Until one day, Noxus' war of aggression against Ionia began!

The ruthless war originating from the Iron-Blooded Empire is burning every corner of Ionia, and Yasuo's village is no exception.

When news of the Noxian invasion reached the dojo, the people were inspired by the Battle of Presidence, and the village was soon drained of its young men.

Especially after hearing that a girl named Irelia cut off the arm of a senior Noxian general, their fighting spirit became even stronger!
Yasuo is eager to contribute his sword skills on the battlefield.

However, even though all his peers and brothers left home to join the war, he still remained in the village.

This is the task assigned to him by his fellow disciples and elders - to protect the elderly master and elders.

This is like Yasuo developing for a whole game and finally being able to get it right, but in the end he was left by his teammates to defend the base.
Although his brother had warned Yasuo countless times to be a dutiful and humble swordsman, Yasuo still forgot his brother's teachings.One night, the sound of Noxian war drums came from the valley adjacent to the village.

At that time, Yasuo foolishly believed that he had the power to change the situation of the battle on his own.

So he abandoned the mission assigned to him by his classmates and brother, and headed to that canyon alone.

On the way, Yasuo suddenly heard a violent roar.

When he felt the valley, he was stunned.

In front of him were hundreds of Noxian and Ionian corpses. The death conditions of these corpses were extremely miserable, and even the skin was corroded to the point of being disfigured.

Yasuo suddenly realized that this kind of thing could not be stopped with just one sword and one sword. Noxus' methods were beyond his knowledge!

As if he realized something, Yasuo rushed towards the village quickly. When Yasuo returned to the village again, it was already the morning of the next day.

And the moment he entered the village, the remaining disciples in the dojo surrounded him, with swords coming out of their bodies and pointing straight at him.

From their accusations, Yasuo learned a shocking news.

Elder Souma, his only master, died.

And he also became a traitor who left his post without permission and murdered the elders.

Although Yasuo himself knew very well that Elder Suma's death was definitely not his fault, all the facts were now in front of everyone.

Yasuo realizes that if he doesn't act soon, the real murderer will be at large, but if he is to hunt down the murderer, he must draw his sword against his fellow sect!

In the end, Yasuo made his choice.

He used the wind sword skills taught to him by Elder Soma to escape the siege of his fellow sects and began to travel throughout Ionia.

But his behavior of escaping was tantamount to confirming his crime from the side.

Since then, Yasuo has been searching for clues as to the cause of his master's death, while also dealing with the pursuit of his former sect members.

Time and time again, Yasuo is forced to choose between death and combat.

One by one, his classmates died under his sword.

Until one day, Yasuo finally faced the most terrifying enemy.

His brother, Yone!
That day, amidst the gloomy rain, a battle between brothers quietly began.

At first, Yasuo had been fighting Yone using an ordinary long sword distributed by the Sword Sect to his disciples and the ordinary swordsmanship taught by the Sword Sect.

However, Yongen is the most outstanding genius of the Sword Sect after all.

Yasuo lost, and his sword was cut off by Yone's swords.

It was also at this time that Yasuo drew out the long sword that had been hanging on his waist.

The blade of the wind!

The strong wind swept through the rain, forming a vacuum around the two of them. Yasuo also used his full strength at this moment.

The result of the battle was that Yongen died under the sword of the wind and died in Yasuo's arms.

Just when his brother in his arms was about to die, Yasuo kept saying the words "Elder Souma was not killed by me."

He longed for his brother's trust, and even more for his brother to forgive him.

But in the end, Yongen slowly closed his eyes.

Until his death, Yasuo never gained his brother's trust or forgiveness.

Since then, Yasuo has been living with endless regret and self-blame.

He hated himself, hated himself, regretted that he had left his post without permission, and regretted that he had not protected his master.

After many days of searching for the truth to no avail, Yasuo became confused and immersed in endless negative emotions all day long.

Until today, when the blooming spirit flower bloomed, he was inspired by Zuo Chi and followed the old man here.

Slowly opening his eyes, Yasuo looked at the old man beside him.

At this time, the old man handed Yasuo a cup of steaming spiritual tea.

"Drink it in one gulp and it will help you channel your spirit!"

(End of this chapter)