Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 92 disappears into thin air
Unable to speak or move, Chen Xuan could only watch and listen passively.

There was nothing unusual about Mr. Yushan and others around him. Chen Xuan even suspected that all this was just a "real illusion" on his mental level.

It was pitch dark, and the dead Liu Changhe appeared before his eyes in this way. Normally, anyone would be scared, or even faint from fear, but Chen Xuan was surprisingly calm.

It's not that he has a big heart, but Liu Changhe's smoke-like shadow emits a faint white light, his face is kind, and he even has a bit of an immortal air. He is not gloomy at all, so naturally there is nothing to be afraid of.

Many times, people's fears are caused by the environment and external factors. For example, ghosts are scary, right? But if they are replaced with black stockings, long legs, and some cheerful music, who would be afraid?

After hearing what he said, Chen Xuan was certain that the old man who had been ferrying people across the Yu Shui River for decades was the martial arts master that Geng Hong Lengbing and the others had mentioned. He was so skilled that it was beyond the reach of Chen Xuan today. He claimed to be at the stage of responding to disasters, above the Grandmaster level.

Deng Lingfeng mentioned that day that the Grandmaster stage of martial arts cultivation was already the ceiling of Jingguo's individual combat power, and there were only a few such people in the entire Jingguo population.

But what puzzled Chen Xuan was that if he was so powerful, how could he be caught and have his head chopped off so easily?

Isn't this unreasonable?
Not to mention others, even people like Geng Hong, although Chen Xuan has never seen them take action, they should not be caught easily, not to mention that Liu Changhe claimed to have a cultivation level above that of a grandmaster.

I wanted to ask for help, but unfortunately Chen Xuan couldn't open his mouth at all.

There is one thing Chen Xuan still insists on, that is, no matter how great a master Liu Changhe is, it is a fact that he has done evil things, and his opinion of him will not change. He still deserves to be killed by the ghost-head knife.

No matter how powerful he is, it doesn't mean that everything he has done can be erased.

Liu Changhe continued to talk to himself, sighing, "I'm in a calamity, I have no choice. When the calamity strikes, everything I do will accumulate and eventually be settled. You were just an inducement. My actions are the key. In the end, I paid the price for my actions. I died. Haha, it really is the law of nature, retribution."

"It's not that I want to justify the evil things I've done, but now that I think about it, those things weren't my original intention. They were just a replay of my childhood experiences, and when the calamity came, I threw myself into it and played a role. I failed to see through it, went astray, and ultimately met the calamity and disappeared. To be frank, my childhood experiences are an indelible shadow in my heart. Perhaps I have forgotten it for many years. When the calamity came again, it was like a monstrous inner demon attacking me. In the calamity, I became the object of my own fear, and I was punished by the calamity, which is why I ended up like this."

"If I could get out of the haze in my heart and truly turn my experiences into kindness to help others, instead of sinking into them, becoming the object of my own fear, and inflicting my own suffering on others, perhaps the result would be different."

"Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, it all depends on one thought, it's too late to wake up now"

"After saying so much, I still feel a little unwilling. I'm just one step away from it."

"In fact, when I was facing the calamity, I had many opportunities to change the outcome, but I just didn't seize them. The last time was you. If I hadn't sold you out that day, the goodness in my heart would have overcome the evil thoughts, and the ending would have been different. It's a pity that I didn't seize them..."

Chen Xuan couldn't speak at this moment. If he could speak, he would definitely say to him, "You old man, to put it bluntly, you are just jealous. I had a similar experience when I was young. When I was facing the disaster, jealousy took over. With the subconscious mentality of why others live better than me, I imposed my experience on others, and ultimately hurt others and myself. Who can I blame?"

I don’t know if he’s old or just too attached to the world, but he talks too much. Chen Xuan is a little annoyed. If you want to die, just do it. Why are you nagging me endlessly, regardless of whether I’m willing or not?

Having said that, although what Liu Changhe said was just his own talk, Chen Xuan also gained something from summarizing it. That is, on the road of martial arts, at a certain stage, the experiences in life, even the smallest things, will play a role in determining one's own destiny.

But there is no way to prevent such things in advance, because no one knows when or what they do will become the key to life or death in the future. For example, when you were a child, you borrowed half an eraser from someone and forgot to return it. Decades later, that person holds a grudge and wants to kill you. Who can withstand this?

"Okay, I don't have much time left. If I force you to listen to my nagging, just think of it as a conversation with an old man like me on my deathbed. Besides, I'm already dead, and there are people accompanying me when I die. I'm not alone. I'm even lucky. There are so many people who have many children and grandchildren, but have no one around them when they die." He looked at Chen Xuan with a satisfied look on his face.

Having passively listened to him speak, Chen Xuan finally noticed that his illusory figure had become more than twice as faint as it had been at the beginning. As Geng Hong and the others had said, even the highest level of cultivation, after the body dies, the spirit and consciousness cannot survive. Moreover, this old man was impaled with the Soul Dispersing Nail, which was clearly useless...

Looking at Chen Xuan quietly with a smile on his face, he continued, "I have lived for over two hundred years. My relatives and friends have long since passed away and turned to dust. Even my descendants have branched out for more than a dozen generations and no longer have the ties of family. I have experienced glory, freedom, depression, hatred, love, obsession, and madness. I have seen all kinds of things in the world. My life can be considered complete. Over two hundred years, everything I used to be familiar with is no longer there, so naturally there is no regret."

"No matter how you look at it, at my age, especially after experiencing more than two hundred years, I've 'awakened' and have become indifferent to all emotions. I don't even care about the women and children I trafficked. To be shameless, if they had such a fate, wouldn't they have experienced it without me? Countless things are happening in the world every moment. You, me, and him are just insignificant things in this world, drifting with the flow."

Was this his final reflection on life? His figure was growing dimmer, as if it would vanish into thin air at any moment.

Chen Xuan thought to himself, "I wish you'd die soon! My legs might be numb from kneeling, and I won't be able to speak or move. What else can I do?" He could only hope he would hurry up.

Then he added: "I don't have anything I can't let go of. After I die, there are people who will collect my body and bury it. I am already luckier than many people."

At this point, he looked at Chen Xuan seriously and said, "Boy, I don't know your name yet, but there's no need to know it. It won't make sense in a while. I can feel that you don't really care about being sold by me. What you care about are actually the other people I abducted. It's because I rescued you from the water. It's really rare to have such a mentality as yours. If I had the same mentality as you, I wouldn't have ended up like this. So, you don't blame me, I saved you, so we're even now."

"Although we have settled our grievances, I don't like to owe favors to others. Even if I die and act like a scoundrel, no one can do anything to me."

"So, you and I are not related, yet you collected my body and buried it. This favor is huge. After all, almost everyone wants to be buried in peace in the end. This act is comparable to that of a filial son and grandson, and I am no exception. So I plan to give you a gift as a way to repay this favor."

"As you can see, I am now penniless and poor, and even my home has been raided. Naturally, I can't give you any decent gifts. The only thing I have learned in this life that is still of some use is this, so I will give it to you."

"Actually, I'm a bit hesitant to show you these things. After all, I'm giving you everything I've learned in my life. If you're interested, you'll have to practice and master it bit by bit on your own before you can put it to use. Otherwise, it's useless and won't benefit you intuitively. Anyway, I'm giving it to you as a way to repay a favor, and you can't refuse. As for what you do with it after you give it to you, that's none of my business. I can't do anything about it. Hey, it's because I don't have anything better to give you in return. This is the only way I can do it."

"Hey, kid, are you afraid that I'll tamper with your gift... Never mind, you're just a bean, you don't know anything, it's boring, I won't tease you anymore, I'm dead, everything in this world has nothing to do with me, you came with a clean slate, and you'll leave with a clean slate too."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, "Can I refuse?" But if you hadn't said the last sentence, I would have been a little worried. Now that you've said it, there's nothing to worry about.

His figure grew increasingly dim, and he continued, "Giving you all my life's learning is just to repay you for collecting my body and burying it. Also, I couldn't bear to force you to talk to me for so long and kneel for so long, so I'll give you something as compensation. It's the only precious thing I have left that hasn't been confiscated yet."

"Have you seen my broken boat? You can't move yet, so you naturally can't see it. I'm not talking about the boat, but the bamboo pole that supports it. Inside is a sword that has been with me for many years. I just remembered it. You can take it away later. The sword is quite magical. You don't have to worry about being too young to carry it around in public. Anyway, you will know when you touch the bamboo pole."

“This way we’re truly even.”

At this point he seemed to think for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, that's it, kid, goodbye. No matter what kind of person you want to be in the future or what path you take, I hope you can stick to your original intention. Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be punished with evil. Helping others is helping yourself. Be more kind, even if there is no reward, at least others will not bear a grudge against you. After all, there are only a few ungrateful people who repay kindness with enmity. Things that you didn't understand after living for more than two hundred years, you will understand after death. Let's encourage each other."

As soon as he finished speaking, his almost invisible figure quickly approached Chen Xuan and pointed a finger at his forehead.

The next moment, his figure quickly dimmed, as if disappearing into smoke.

At the same time, a huge amount of information poured into Chen Xuan's mind in a fairly gentle manner. Although it was not uncomfortable, there was too much information, and Chen Xuan still felt a little dizzy and fuzzy.

He vaguely didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to hear Liu Changhe's incredible voice as he disappeared into thin air, saying, "This kind of martial arts foundation is simply unprecedented. It's a coincidence that I found the right person. It's a pity that I didn't meet you earlier. I would have forced you to be my apprentice even if I had to. Damn it, I have already forced you to be my apprentice. It's my own fault. God is playing tricks on me. Why did I meet you when I was in the midst of human calamity and chaos? Boy, I hope you can continue the journey I haven't completed in my life. Help me see the scenery at the top. Remember, above the Grandmaster level, you need to overcome the tribulation. The heavenly tribulation can destroy you, but you can defy the heavens. The earthly tribulation can bury you, but you can save yourself. The human tribulation is the most difficult to overcome, the human tribulation is the most difficult to overcome..."

(End of this chapter)