I just want to repair a flute [Martial Arts]

Yun Chuxiu was holding a bag of buns and lightly clambered down from the beam. Yuan Suiyun was kneeling in the ancestral hall with his eyes closed. Without him saying anything, he chuckled and said, "You're back."

He said this as if this was his room, although all the rooms in his house belonged to him anyway.

Yun Chuxiu walked over to him and sat cross-legged, then nudged him rudely with his elbow: "I brought some medicine, do you want to use it?"

"Need not."

"What about eating?"

"Don't eat."

I knew it was like this! Yun Chuxiu rolled his eyes, not knowing why he had to ask these two questions. He took out a bun from the bag and started eating. Yuan Suiyun opened his eyes and glanced at him, and said strangely: "At this time, shouldn't you feel sorry for me and persuade me to eat something?"

"Come on, you did something wrong and got beaten by your father, don't you deserve it?" Although Yun Chuxiu didn't dare to look at the wound on his back for fear of feeling heartache, he didn't think Yuan Dongyuan had done anything wrong. On the contrary, he was so angry with Yuan Suiyun this time that he staggered when he went out. He was thankful that nothing happened.

After all, he was already an old man. It was not easy for ordinary people to live to this age, but Yuan Suiyun seemed to be afraid that his father would live too comfortably, and he had to find something to test his poor heart.

"I think your father is right!" He pinched the bun and expressed his opinion. "Some things are actually known to everyone in their hearts, so why do we have to bring them to the table? Your father didn't beat you until today, which means he was actually pretending to be deaf and dumb before. Isn't it because he loves you? Could it be that you are unhappy that he is so forbearing, and you have to let him beat you to feel relieved?"

He pouted. Yuan Suiyun asked him, "Then, if it were you, would you tell your master everything?"

"Need I say more? Master is very nervous about us. Whenever I leave for a while, he will send someone to find me. He knows everything I do." Yun Chuxiu thought for a long time before answering confidently, "Okay... If it were me, no matter what I did, I would tell him in the end."

Because he would never lie to his master, because his master taught him to be sincere to important people. But Yun Chuxiu felt that his situation and Yuan Suiyun's situation were completely different.

"I told Master everything because I didn't do anything wrong and I wasn't afraid to tell him, but you're not like that." Yun Chuxiu accused him in a deep voice. "In the final analysis, you don't think you did anything wrong at all. All you want is for your father to accept what you did!"

Therefore, he seemed so docile and obedient, answering whatever was asked, because those words were what he originally wanted to say to Yuan Dongyuan. Although on the surface it seemed as if he was beaten badly by his angry father, in fact, everything that happened today was completely within his expectations!
"You're actually using me!" Yun Chuxiu accused him unhappily. "What do you mean by hiding it for seven days to fulfill my wish... You're sure it won't last seven days, right?"

Yuan Suiyun chuckled: "Well, I treated you unfairly, but the wish is still yours, and you don't have to do anything more. Besides, it's not like you can't solve it."

"It's my ability to untie me, but it's your fault to tie me up." He made the promise easily, which made Yun Chuxiu feel a little wary. "So, why did you build Bat Island? Isn't the huge family business of Wuzheng Villa yours in the future?"

He vaguely guessed that Yuan Suiyun, such a strong-willed person, would disdain things that are easily available, and only things he created with his own hands would be valued by him, but was that the only reason? People usually do things because of their personal wishes, but Yuan Suiyun has been in a high position that others may not be able to reach in their lifetime since he was born. How could what he wants be what ordinary people want?

He seemed to be thinking about something and couldn't help but look at Yuan Suiyun seriously, but the latter had already shifted his gaze to the layers of tablets placed on the table.

The burning candlelight cast a layer of swaying light and shadow on his well-defined face. After a moment of silence, he asked calmly, "Have you seen the bookshelf in my room? What do you think?"

"...You know so many martial arts?" Yun Chuxiu thought to himself that he might not have learned all the skills in the book, and he might have collected some of them. But Lao Yuan was concerned about his reputation, so he didn't say it out loud.

"Those aren't actually martial arts passed down in my family. They were found by my father from all over the world for me." Yuan Suiyun's story was quite different from what he had imagined. "At first, when I proposed to learn martial arts, my father was against it. He didn't believe I could learn anything. Instead, he was afraid that I would hurt myself."

"But he was never able to defeat me, so he could only look for simple martial arts secrets and hire someone to teach me, because he felt that the martial arts passed down in my family were too advanced and not suitable for a blind man."

At this point, he revealed a strange smile. Yun Chuxiu knew what happened later without him saying anything. But he was not a stupid person, but he had a very high talent for martial arts and could learn anything... But he was blind!
There are so many people in this world who, no matter how hard they work, ultimately have to stop at what their talents allow. This is probably the greatest injustice when God created human beings... But what would the original owner of the manor think when he discovered that his son was so smart but had to make way for his blindness?

Yun Chuxiu thought about it and couldn't help but sigh deeply: "He has taken a lot of effort." Those martial arts secrets were different. Some were rare and profound, while others were just like children's games. Presumably, his father had collected them one by one for him over the years, carved them into wooden boards for him to read, and perhaps even invited masters to guide him, which led to the achievements of Yuan Suiyun's martial arts today.

Yuan Suiyun nodded: "My father has always regretted that he was in poor health since he was a child and could not learn high-level martial arts, so he never liked to walk in the martial arts world... But after I was born, he has been actively interacting with fellow martial artists, making friends, participating in gatherings, and showing his kindness, all for the sake of one day, so that I can benefit from it."

Because all people in the world are brothers, this is the truth he has always believed in! He believes in friendship and loyalty, which are far better than the evil nature of human beings and the heart of a vicious person.

Yun Chuxiu said: "Then your father is really amazing. Look, he even made friends like you! Among his friends, there must be people who taught you carefully and ran around for your eyes."

Yuan Suiyun glanced at him casually: "But he owes a lot of favors for these martial arts secrets, and he will have to pay them back in the future." When he grew up, he found that his father's approach was not the only way to achieve his goal. Everyone has desires and things they want to get. As long as he holds their lifeblood, no matter what he wants, the other party will give it to him without hesitation!
Yun Chuxiu did not understand the deep meaning of his words, but said as a matter of course: "Then return it! You are so powerful now, of course you can help others, then naturally someone will repay your kindness!"

He laughed, his face full of light, and Yuan Suiyun couldn't help but smile at him: "Is this also what your master taught you?"

"He doesn't need to teach me specifically. I always try to do what he did, probably because whatever he does seems great to me." Yun Chuxiu said casually. "Didn't I tell you about my real father?"

"You just mentioned that you were raised by your master."

"To be precise, I was bought by him." Yun Chuxiu patted his chest. "My father lost everything in gambling. We sold everything we could. My mother died of illness. I am the only one left in the family. But if you ask me, I am the most valuable one in the family. I have been very good-looking since I was a child."

He was actually quite smug. Yuan Suiyun did not interrupt him, but just reached out and held his hand. Yun Chuxiu continued, "At that time, he wanted to sell me to a brothel. He had already handed over the money and the person. Unfortunately, my master's carriage happened to pass by and took me away."

To be exact, it was Hu Ju, the driver, who jumped down from under the shaft and carried him directly into the carriage. He was much taller than the average man, and had a fierce look on his face. The thugs in the brothel were as small as bean sprouts in front of him, and they dared not say a word. After sending the man into the carriage, he took out two ingots of gold from the carriage and handed them to the madam below. The woman shook the gold in her hand and immediately smiled as brightly as a spring flower.

Therefore, Yun Chuxiu's last impression of his biological father was the voice coming from outside the carriage. Through the door, the man screamed at the top of his lungs: "The gold should be mine! It's mine! It's the money from selling my son!"

But he did not try to look, because Xiao Donglou in the carriage had already put his hand on his head and patted it gently.

More than ten years had passed in the blink of an eye. The person who was listening carefully couldn't help but ask, "Do you hate him?"

Yun Chuxiu said, "It's been too long. I actually don't remember his face anymore, so why would I hate him? I tell you this because you can't choose your parents. Many people can't compare to you just by being born. Why don't you cherish what you have instead of thinking about what you don't have? Besides, it's not like you don't like your father."

What made Yuan Suiyun kneel here obediently was not shame or injury, but his love and tolerance for his father. Yun Chuxiu knew it at a glance. Therefore, the purpose of what he did should not be limited to this.

After he repeatedly asked, Yuan Suiyun was silent for a long time before he finally spoke: "Since I met you, I always feel that this world is a little different from the one I am familiar with. This is also my plan for myself! If one day, I am really defeated by others, I will be the king or the bandit, but at least I want my father to know what I have done."

After saying that, all the smiles on his handsome face suddenly disappeared. Yun Chuxiu could sense the sudden indifference and confusion in his heart, and could not help but tightly hold his hand, and asked him carefully: "You...did you provoke some powerful enemy?"

A strong enemy? Yuan Suiyun asked himself. In fact, although Yun Chuxiu had brought him a lot of unnecessary troubles and wasted a lot of his time, everything was still going according to plan and according to the trajectory he had expected. What on earth pushed him to make a decision that he would never have made in the past?
"…Maybe, it's all your fault."

"Hey, don't blame others casually." Yun Chuxiu was a little dissatisfied, but Yuan Suiyun stared at him and suddenly said: "Perhaps, it is because you brought me light, so I began to disdain hiding in the darkness."

(End of this chapter)