The Ballad of Youth: Inheriting Daoji, Li Hanyi, the Escapee from Marriage

"I told them this a long time ago!"

"I told Xiao Se, Dao Ji, and even Wu Xin, who isn't here! I told them I would definitely reach the top of the pavilion!"

"They believed it! They're still down there, waiting to see me stand on the rooftop, still waiting for me with the same anticipation they had for Wuxin!"

The lightning opposite had clearly suppressed his flames and paralyzed his body.

Even though Lei Wujie endured the pain, he did not think of giving up. Instead, he used his vocal cords to say the words he had just spoken, one by one.

"Oh? That's a decent belief and bond! But even so, what can you do?"

"I can keep pushing my limits for this!"

Lei Wujie gave his answer to Lei Yunhe's question!

At the same moment, the flames on his body, which had been weakening, erupted again and surged!

"Fire Scorching Technique, Sixth Level! Activate!"

"The sword strikes with thunderous force, and the raging fire roars with thunder!"

A massive burst of flames erupted, even forming a wing-like trail behind Lei Wujie!

He could clearly feel that, apart from the area around his heart meridian, fire poison had already seeped into his body!

So, this is the only sword left!

If this sword strike fails, then he... will have no choice but to lose!

Because he knew that if he died here because of this, it would be the biggest disappointment to his comrades!

"cut!"

Lei Wujie shouted angrily, frantically channeling all his internal energy and flames into his arm and the Killing Fear Sword!

At this moment, the raging fire could spread like wildfire, and the thunder roared like the wrath of the heavens!

Lei Yunhe felt a violent impact coming towards him, and for a moment he had no way to resist!

His pupils contracted, and with no way to resist, his body was blasted away, crashing to the ground and sliding for several meters!

He wasn't seriously injured!

But he can admit, and dares to admit, that he lost this battle!

"We lost again..."

"This time, I still lost to a junior."

"Ah……"

Lei Yunhe didn't get up; he just lay on the ground with his eyes closed, muttering to himself.

Perhaps only he himself knows that his Dao heart... is on the verge of collapse at this moment?

"Uncle-Master? Are you alright?"

At this moment, Lei Wujie, who had already extinguished the flames and only had some fire poison left, quickly walked over. He seemed to notice Lei Yunhe's dejected state and hurriedly helped him up, saying something.

"Uncle-Master, actually, I lost this battle."

"If it weren't for that thing protecting my heart meridian, I would have died from the fire poison attacking my heart long ago!"

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Chapter 72 Lei Yunhe returns to his peak, Lei Wujie finally reaches the top of the pavilion!

"Heh, what's the point of saying all this now?"

"A loss is a loss. I, Lei Yunhe, am not the kind of person who would refuse to admit defeat."

Lei Yunhe leaned against a pillar, his face full of self-mockery.

His voice was weak and listless, and his body was powerless!

It wasn't because he suffered any serious injuries, but because he was trapped in his own inner demons and couldn't let go of what happened back then!

“Uncle-Master… I don’t know what you went through back then, nor do I know why you left the Lei family.”

"But judging from your current state, you must have experienced a devastating failure, which is why you've ended up like this, right?"

Lei Wujie's soft words went unanswered, but the hint of recollection in the other's eyes made even this usually clumsy and simple-minded man realize that he had hit the nail on the head!

He didn't know how to comfort people, but when it came to cursing... he learned it from Xiao Se and Dao Ji!

"Oh dear! Uncle-Master, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're really something!"

"So what if you lost? What's so scary about losing? You yourself said you're not the kind of person who won't admit defeat!"

"But how is your current state any different from that of a sore loser?"

"We men are real men. If we lose, we lose. Are we going to lose an arm or a leg?"

"Um...sorry, I wasn't targeting you. What I meant was, losing once doesn't mean you'll always lose, right?"

Seeing Lei Yunhe turn his head and look into his deep eyes, Lei Wujie immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Because the other party is only missing an arm, right?

Judging from his expression now, it's because of that battle where he lost that arm that he's so sensitive about losing.

Damn it, I've hit a nerve!

"Sigh! Let me tell you the truth, Uncle-Master."

"I just wanted to comfort you, but I don't know how to comfort people. I tried to use reverse psychology to scold you, but I said the wrong thing!"

"Well... never mind, let me tell you about myself and what I've been through lately."

As he said this, the embarrassment and sympathy on Lei Wujie's face disappeared.

His face was full of seriousness, and in the most sincere tone, he spoke of all the most profound insights he had gained along the way!

Because he, too, had felt discouraged at times!

Was he just unlucky?

From the day he met Xiao Se and Li Xiuyuan, he encountered only masters! Geniuses!

He fell again and again! He lost again and again!

Do you still remember when you faced the Great Awakening Sect Leader?

That time, he really couldn't take it anymore!

If it weren't for the growing pent-up frustration in his heart, why would he risk his life to try and "win" just once?

If he hadn't been hit so hard, why would he have bothered Daoji and acted in a way that seemed like he had nothing to lose?

Didn't he consider that the other party might be angry about his excessive use of their "guarantee"?

Didn't he realize that there was a possibility that the other party couldn't save him?

Of course he knows!

But he still chose to do it!

why?

Isn't it because they've "lost" too many times? They've been hit too hard?

But now, when he looks back at his choices and actions, he feels...

How silly!

If you lose, you should think about how to win it back!

Instead of giving up or risking your only and most precious life!

These are all signs of being unable to accept defeat, aren't they?

Lei Wujie has finished speaking.

It took about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

After hearing his "story", Lei Yunhe also fell silent.

Actually, he wasn't really that deeply involved, otherwise he wouldn't have been infected by Lei Wujie in the original story and re-entered the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm!

But his problem is that no one is willing to open up to him and tell him their so-called "stories" like this!

Most of them were filled with compassion and pity.

Perhaps they didn't mean any harm, but does Lei Yunhe need these things? Can these things bring him back?

No!

Those words only made him sink deeper and deeper, increasingly denying himself and constantly trying to forget what happened back then!

But can he really forget this kind of thing?

Whenever he sees his crippled right hand, he can't help but recall the past!

He...can't forget!

"Ha, ha ha ha ha!"

"In the end, am I really less open-minded than a junior?"

"Lei Yunhe, Lei Yunhe! Did you really come to Snow Moon City to recuperate because you were seriously injured?"

"Was your drop in cultivation level really due to losing your arm?" (WWW.23sk.net)

"No! You're just a sore loser! You're someone who refuses to admit defeat!"

Lei Yunhe stood up straight in anger and raised his left hand!

He spoke words of self-mockery, but the light in his eyes grew ever brighter!

His Thunderclap Internal Force circulated freely throughout his body without any control over it!

With a wave of his hand, he smashed open the wall and saw dark clouds outside that seemed to echo his inner feelings.

He got it!

What recovery from injuries, what temporary refuge in the snow and moon? That's just running away!