Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 199: The Hero's Shadow
"This matter concerns Wang Yin's last wish. Please hear the details." Shi Tathagata then told the old man everything he knew from Silver Fox and Liu Wucai about how Wang Yin infiltrated the Yekou Yue people, collected intelligence, and sacrificed himself to blow up Youlu.

He took out his sword and said, "This is what led me here."

The old man looked at the hand-note in the hand of Shi Rulai, and after confirming that it was the hand-note of Xia Dao, he said to Shi Rulai: "If you get the hand-note, it proves that you are destined to be with Xia Dao." Then he asked: "Do you know the origin of Wen Xia Peak?"

"I don't know, I hope you can teach me."

"This place was the place where Xia Dao used to spread the chivalry and promote chivalry. Many talented people came here to discuss chivalry with Xia Dao, including many masters from the three religions. The origin of Wen Xia Peak lies here."

After listening to the old man's narration, Buddha Buddha asked in doubt: "If that's the case, why is this place still as prosperous as it was in the past? And why are you the only one guarding here? Where did the sword go?"

"Alas, this is a long story. Xia Dao was taught by Mo Changjian, and was the orthodox successor of the martial arts lineage. He devoted his life to the martial arts spirit, and practiced martial arts. He was a martial arts master, and he deduced and realized the way of a new generation of heroes. But when he was young, he met and fell in love with Liu Qianyun, the saint of the Xiluo Holy Church, and gave birth to a pair of children. This violated the taboo of the Xiluo Holy Church, because in the Xiluo Holy Church, the saint can only marry a good boy. As soon as the matter was exposed, Liu Qianyun was deposed by the Xiluo Holy Church and pursued for life. Xia Dao had no choice but to take his family into exile, but in the end, Liu Qianyun was still caught and punished. Xia Dao went to save people but was sternly persuaded by Liu Qianyun, who had already realized the sacrifice, to go back. So far, the two were forced to separate."

"I didn't expect there to be such a secret. Xia Dao's wife is indeed a remarkable woman. In order not to embarrass her husband and her own sect, she chose to sacrifice herself. But what does this have to do with Xia Dao's disappearance and the chivalrous way that Wang Yin talked about before his death?" Shi Tathagata continued to ask.

"The emotional setback made Xia Dao turn his energy to understanding the way of chivalry. He also gave his two children to others to raise, and traveled around to spread the spirit of martial arts. Until one day, Xia Dao passed by Yanyun Mountain. On one of the peaks, he met two masters who were arguing about a topic. In the end, Xia Dao was asked to arbitrate. The topic was 'What is the way of chivalry?'"

At this point, the old man suddenly asked, "What do you think is the way of chivalry?"

Buddha Tathagata could not help but flash past the figures of Gai Nie and the Mohists, and said solemnly: "Use the sword in your hand to protect the weak, eradicate evil, and do justice. This is the way of chivalry."

The old man smiled and said, "No wonder Wang Yin asked you to bring his ashes back to Wenxia Peak to find Xia Dao after only meeting you once. He is indeed a person who can carry forward the spirit of martial arts fanatics. Your answer is better than those two masters."

"What is Xia Dao's answer?" Shi Tathagata became more and more curious about Xia Dao.

"His answer was just two words, 'normal'. After hearing this, the two masters burst into laughter and admitted defeat."

"Normal? What do you mean by that? Please help me, senior." Buddha Tathagata was confused. The old man explained to Buddha Tathagata, "The two words 'normal' and 'normal' can be interpreted in three ways. 'Normal' means to follow the will of heaven, and 'normal' means to take common sense as a model. This means that a hero follows the will of heaven and does things according to common sense. The third interpretation is to act in a normal manner and not do things against one's will. This is the performance of a hero."

Upon hearing this, Buddha Tathagata could not help but exclaim: "Although these words are only a few words, they are full of meaning and are thought-provoking. If there is a person who is filial to his mother and kind to his friends, then even if he does not do chivalrous deeds, he can still be called a hero. In the heart of Xia Dao, everyone, as long as he does what he should do, even if it seems insignificant to us, is also a manifestation of chivalry."

The old man secretly explored the wisdom of Buddha Tathagata and continued, "Well, you understand it very quickly. Xia Dao once said that as long as people follow the laws of nature, the world can function normally. And upholding the laws of nature is called 'xia'. After answering this question, the two masters became close friends with Xia Dao and often talked about world affairs on this peak. After that, the story of talking about chivalry on the peak spread to the martial arts world. Many people came here to ask Xia Dao and the other three about the way of chivalry. In the end, it evolved into Xia Dao teaching the principles of chivalry here. The origin of Wenxia Peak came from here. Later, in order to protect his children from the influence of the grievances of his previous generation, he handed over Wenxia Peak to me to guard and left. The Xia Dao's notebook in your hand was given to Xia Dao by Wang Yin, the top swordsman in the martial arts world at that time, Gu Ling Dao·Bahuang Wujin, before Xia Dao left. It was just that when he didn't want to see him again, he was already separated by Yin and Yang." At this point, the old man couldn't help but sigh again.

"Since Xia Dao has retired, could you please allow me to fulfill Wang Yin's other last wish and bury his ashes here?" Upon hearing that Xia Dao had retired, Shi Tathagata, who admired his philosophy, naturally did not want to force himself to find Xia Dao anymore.

"Wang Yin is indeed a hero. Let him rest here." The old man was not an unreasonable person. The reason why he attacked Buddha Tathagata before was just to prevent the turmoil in the martial arts world from disturbing Xia Dao.

After the conversation just now, the old man understood that although the person in front of him did not want to reveal his true identity for some unknown reason, he was also a chivalrous person, so he agreed to this request.

After building a tomb for Wang Yin, Buddha Tathagata realized that he had fulfilled his promise, so he said goodbye to the old man and began his journey to the suffering world again. Before parting, Buddha Tathagata learned the old man's name, "Mo Cangyun".

The Xiadao handwritten note to Shi Tathagata originally wanted to stay at Wenxia Peak, but was declined by Mo Cangyun, who said that since Xiadao gave the note to Wang Yin that day, it belonged to Wang Yin, and since Wang Yin asked you to send his ashes to Wenxia Peak, he had already decided to send the note to Wang Yin, and he had no right to take it back.

Seeing that Mo Cangyun was determined, Shi Tathagata no longer insisted, put the letter in his arms, and left Wenxia Peak.

Just after Shi Rulai left, Mo Cangyun held a bamboo broom and cleaned up the traces left by the previous fight between the two of them, and said with emotion: "Xia Dao, Xia Dao, if you were here and your chivalrous spirit was immortal, you would definitely feel very relieved. Although this young man does not want to reveal his true face, the chivalry in his heart cannot be concealed. The note is in his hands, and I believe that one day in the future you will meet. I just don't know where your two children are now?"

As soon as the Buddha left Yanyun Mountain from Wenxia Peak, he was about to go somewhere else when he heard a voice beside his ear, "Buddha, Wang Yin's last wish has not been fulfilled yet. Where are you going?"

"Who is it?" When his real name was revealed, Buddha Tathagata became extremely alert.

(End of this chapter)