Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 1552: Serious Illness

Chen Wenyuan felt as if his life had suddenly been given a different meaning, and he immediately said, "Well, I said, I will remember what I said to you, and I will remember it at any time!"

"This is how we have been, and it will be the same in the future. I will continue to teach you magic when the time comes." Shan Xia Jing said.

"Magic?" Chen Wenyuan asked, "I don't want to learn anymore."

After saying this, he felt that since he didn't want to learn magic anymore, it would be strange for him to stay here, but he hadn't figured out what to do yet.

Shan Xiajing didn't force him, but said: "You just came back, take a rest first, and we can talk about other things later."

Chen Wenyuan didn't want to continue learning magic. Because his parents' incident had dealt him such a heavy blow, he had not been able to eat or sleep well on the way back because of his depression. Soon after he returned to the place where he was learning magic, he fell seriously ill. During that period, he really couldn't continue learning magic. During the days when he was sick, he had some new insights into life. After recovering from the serious illness, he still had no interest in continuing to learn magic, but at this time he no longer rejected learning magic.

On the first day after he recovered from his illness, as the sun was setting, he and Shan Xiajing were at the place where she had taught him magic before, sitting on chairs and talking as they watched the setting sun.

"Do you remember the time when I taught you magic here?" Shan Xia Jing said.

Chen Wenyuan said: "I remember that, too. I felt as if those scenes had happened thousands of years ago."

Shan Xiajing said: "You haven't practiced for a few days. Do you still remember those spells?"

"Of course I remember what you taught me." Chen Wenyuan said, "But, what does it matter whether I remember it or not? If I don't want to learn magic anymore, then I won't need it anymore."

When Shan Xiajing heard him say "if", she felt that his attitude towards magic was different from when he just came back. She remembered that Chen Wenyuan didn't want to continue learning magic at that time, but at this moment he didn't say exactly that he would not learn it anymore, but said "if he doesn't learn it anymore", so she thought he had hope to continue learning magic. Shan Xiajing always knew that learning magic was rooted in his heart since he was a child. His dream was to become the kind of true alchemist in his heart, and he would not give up learning magic easily. She also knew that although he didn't want to learn magic temporarily because of some setbacks, the dream deeply rooted in his life would not stop growing.

"If you continue to learn magic in the future, you will need it." Shan Xiajing said, "You told me that when you were a child, you looked for other alchemists to become their apprentices, but none of them were willing to accept you as their apprentice. At that time, many people poured cold water on you and asked you to give up learning magic. However, you insisted on your dream for so many years and never gave up. Later, a master finally accepted you as his apprentice. Do you feel that you are actually a very determined person? As long as you don't pour cold water on yourself, the cold water poured by others in this world will never extinguish the fire of your dream in your heart."

Shan Xiajing looked at the setting sun and said, "Dream... Actually, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that I was once a person with dreams."

"Almost forgotten? Really? There are many things in this world that we sometimes think we are about to forget, or even that we have already forgotten..." Shan Xia Jing said, "In fact, even if we really forget, what does it matter? If a person's dream is rooted deep in his heart, he will remember it sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)