Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Chaoyu, do you know the Way of Heaven? The Way of Heaven is ruthless. Your master is a prisoner of the Way of Heaven. She has lost too much and she can't let go of it."

"Won't Uncle Mei be upset about this?"

"I've let go, and now I can see things more clearly."

Uncle Mei smiled and patted my head.

"Chaoyu, when you grow up, I hope you can be more open-minded."

"……it is good."

Although I agreed, I didn't understand the meaning of Uncle Mei's words until my deathbed.

.........

Several years passed in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, my Aunt Mei said she was going on a long journey. I looked at my master with some hope, hoping she could stop her from leaving.

But the master remained silent for a long time before asking:

"...Is it her?"

Uncle Mei nodded and replied:

"It's her, we have to meet her."

The master was silent again, then said:

"You can't beat her right now."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Mei actually laughed and said:

"Fu Hua, my dear Fu Hua, I don't need to beat her, she won't kill me."

Fu Hua.

I was stunned for a moment. This was probably the first time I had ever heard my master's name. I had always called him master before, and I thought his name was Chi Yuan.

It turns out that my master also has a name, and this name suddenly made me feel a sense of reality about him.

Later, when I asked my martial aunt, she casually recited:

"The Immortal Fu Hua possesses boundless magical power, and with a single inch of force, she can cleave the heavens."

"...Uncle-Master, what is a tablet?"

"Hey, Xiao Chaoyu will understand when she grows up."

Although my uncle said that, I still didn't understand when I grew up.

My martial arts skills are also very good, but they are far inferior to my master's.

But my martial aunt is much more powerful than me. She has a very powerful magic weapon that I always fall for.

"Your martial uncle used to be very skilled in martial arts."

My master told me,

"Taller than me."

"Then why did my martial uncle..."

"perhaps……"

The master thought for a moment, then waved his hand.

"I guess I've come to terms with it."

.........

In the end, my uncle still left.

I clutched my master's clothes and, for the first time, begged him to let my uncle stay.

"Chaoyu, your martial uncle doesn't do useless things."

The master sighed.

"What is meant to leave will leave, and what is meant to come will come."

"Master, why did my martial aunt give up martial arts? Being the best in the world... isn't that good enough?"

I looked up and asked.

"So what if you're the best in the world?"

The master sighed, turned around, and walked back to Fuyun Temple.

"So what if you're the best in the world?"

I felt that my master's words had a hidden meaning, but I just stared in the direction my uncle had gone and stood there for a long time.

……

Later, I gained many female juniors and one male junior.

My master was very busy, so the task of taking care of them fell to me, with my second junior sister Su Mei helping me as well.

After that, my uncle never came back. My master never mentioned it, and neither did I, so my junior sisters didn't know that we actually had an uncle.

My junior sisters and brothers grew up quickly, and Fuyun Temple became much more vibrant. Although Master was still as dignified as ever, their presence brought me a new sense of warmth.

They respected, loved, and feared him.

This is probably how most people feel about their mentors.

Even so, I still feel that my master is my family, and so are my junior brothers and sisters.

.........

But I never imagined that one day I would have to choose between them.

"Master, can't you..."

In my entire life before this, I had never known what resistance was, but I still spoke up.

"Can't...can't there be, can't there be one exception?"

"Those who fall into demonic possession will be killed without mercy, Chaoyu."

Master… no, True Person Chiyuan did not hesitate at all.

"It's not that I want to kill her, but for the sake of all the people of China, this calamity is inevitable."

"master!"

I knelt on the ground.

"Master...she...Fourth Junior Sister is still young, she...she's your disciple!"

She knew it wasn't her master's fault, and she knew it wasn't her junior sister's fault either.

But who is at fault?

Who can she turn to?

Even the most invincible master couldn't do it.

"..."

My master looked at me for a long time without saying a word.

.........

"Su Mei! You're insane!"

This was the first time I'd yelled at this junior sister.

"It's either a choice between a master or a junior sister."

Su Mei's eyes flickered, carrying an indescribable and enigmatic quality.

"Senior sister, I know that Master may not be wrong, but she represents the will of Heaven. We must protect our fourth junior sister from the perspective of the will of Heaven!"

"The Way of Heaven..."

I opened my mouth, but in the end, I walked out dejectedly.

Su Mei seemed to want to speak, raising her hand in mid-air as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing and lowered her hand.

There seemed to be hesitation and struggle in her eyes, but she suppressed all of that.

"If we don't kill our master... we are also prisoners of heaven."

Finally, Su Mei said quietly,

"Fifth Junior Sister, when the time comes, if you don't make a move, we will all die; if you do make a move, Master will die. It's up to you to choose."

A shadow appeared in the candlelight and then disappeared.

.........

I hesitated again, and in the end, I couldn't choose either of them.

I can't kill my master, and I don't want my junior sister to die either.

I grew up with my master and watched my junior sister grow up. What choice do I have? What should I do?

Seventh Sister seemed to want to inform Master, but Su Mei stopped her. It wasn't surprising that the child was very attached to Master.

But what about me?

But... what about me?

Yanqing almost died by his master's sword. I was in a hurry to cover for him, but I inadvertently created an opportunity for my junior brothers and sisters to kill their master.

Perhaps, all of this is just as Su Mei predicted.

At the last moment, the only person who could change the situation made a move.

Taixu's fifth disciple, Cheng Ling Shuang.

I stared blankly at my master lying motionless on the ground.

Perhaps Lin Chaoyu had already died on that day.

The Seven Swords of Taixu