Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Looking at the illusory white-haired woman in front of him whose appearance was no less than Han Feng's, Xiao Yu stared blankly for a few seconds, his mind already overclocking.

Who is this and why did he come out from my mother's belongings?

But Xiao Wei was someone who had experienced big scenes after all, so he quickly came to his senses, recalled Xiao Yan's previous words, and immediately understood.

Looking at Yao Chen, he asked softly.

"Are you the teacher Yan Er mentioned who is not so convenient to meet people?"

"Well, nice to meet you. My name is Yao Chen." Yao Chen nodded slightly. "Actually, I should have met you and talked a long time ago, but I just didn't have the chance."

Xiao Wei looked at Yao Chen for a while, then clasped his hands together and thanked him in a serious voice.

"Thank you, senior, for taking care of Yan'er all the time. As the eldest sister, I would like to express my deep gratitude on his behalf."

Xiao Yi is not a fool. She has clearly seen Xiao Yan's growth in this year. It is a bit far-fetched to say that it was all due to Xiao Yan himself. Yao Chen's help was definitely indispensable.

However, when Yao Chen heard Xiao Ji's thanks, he just smiled bitterly and waved his hand.

"You don't need to thank me. Instead, I should thank Xiao Yan."

Not to mention anything else, just helping him resolve his misunderstanding of Han Feng was enough to make Yao Chen grateful from the bottom of his heart. Otherwise, even if he was successfully resurrected, there would always be a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't get over.

What's more, Yao Chen did something that was quite unfair to Xiao Yan and Yun Yun.

"Let's get straight to the point." Yao Chen looked at Xiao Wei and asked softly, "How is Yun Yun's health now?"

".Do you know?" Xiao Ji asked in a low voice, and then saw the apology in Yao Chen's eyes. The smart girl immediately guessed something and frowned slightly, "Could it be that the matter between Sect Master Yun and Yan'er has something to do with you?"

"Yes, it does have something to do with us."

Yao Chen did not hide anything, nor did he think about hiding anything, and told Xiao Wei the truth of the matter.

This mistake was made by her, and Yao Chen had no right to defend herself.

After listening to Yao Chen's narration of the truth about what happened in the cave that night, Xiao Wei's doubts were finally resolved.

No wonder Yun Yun did that to Xiao Yan. It turned out that it was because of her teacher Yao Chen who interfered.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wei's eyes revealed a bit of dissatisfaction towards Yao Chen.

This dissatisfaction was not for Xiao Yan, but for Yun Yun.

Xiao Yan was certainly in a difficult situation, but that was the situation he would face when trying to solve a problem.

Yun Yun is feeling wronged right now. She knows the truth but forces herself not to speak it out. One can imagine the pain in her heart.

After a long time, Xiao Wei breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yao Chen. It was impossible for him not to blame him.

But considering that the other party was Xiao Yan's teacher, Xiao Wei tried not to make his tone so sharp.

"Senior Yao, what you did was really...inappropriate."

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Outside the room, Xiao Yan looked inside in confusion, curious about what Yao Chen suddenly wanted to say to Xiao Ji.

However, since Yao Chen sent me away, it proved that she didn't want me to overhear their conversation, so I'd better not eavesdrop.

Xiao Yan leaned against the wall and waited quietly. After more than ten minutes, the door was opened and Xiao Wei walked out. Xiao Yan immediately stood up straight.

"Sister, have you finished talking to the teacher?"

".Well, we're done talking."

Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Yan with deep helplessness in his eyes, and sighed heavily at Xiao Yan's puzzled look.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Xiao Yu reached out his hand and patted Xiao Yan's head heavily, "You kid, you really make me worry."

"Well?"

Xiao Yan covered his head with his hands, his eyes full of question marks. Xiao Yi did not explain any more and held the ring of Yao Chenxi in his hand.

"Your teacher and I are going to go to your senior sister to do something, so I will keep the ring for now."

"Ah."

Xiao Yan nodded. At this moment, Xiao Wei's expression suddenly became serious and he spoke.

"Yan'er, I just heard from your teacher about what you experienced in the Black Horn Region."

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As soon as Xiao Wei finished speaking, the faces of those children appeared in Xiao Yan's mind, and a layer of gloom instantly appeared on his face. Xiao Wei continued.

"From my personal perspective, I sympathize with those children, but I hope you understand one thing. Even without you, they will die in the Black Horn Region sooner or later without the ability to protect themselves." Xiao Yu turned his head slightly and glanced at his brother. "This is not your fault."

".I know."

Xiao Yan nodded gloomily, but as soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu rejected his idea in a stern voice.

"No, you don't. Until now, you still blame yourself for the deaths of those children."

Xiao Wei knew his brother too well. Even though Xiao Yan knew in his mind that it was not his fault, he could not let himself go in his heart.

Being responsible is a good thing, and Xiao Jing doesn't want Xiao Yan to be a coward who evades his own responsibilities, but one should not be self-righteous and shoulder some responsibilities that he shouldn't shoulder. It will do no good except to cause oneself heartache.

"Yan'er, the biggest problem facing your righteous path is that you are too pessimistic."

"pessimistic?"

Xiao Yan was stunned and stopped abruptly. He didn't say anything at any time, but his eyes showed disapproval.

Xiao Wei stopped and slowly turned to face Xiao Yan. He saw from Xiao Yan's eyes that he did not agree with his words and smiled helplessly.

"Yan'er, you usually do a lot of things and you habitually think about the results very well, right?"

"This..." Xiao Yan's expression froze, and he whispered, "Shouldn't this be a sign of optimism?"

Xiao Wei smiled, but shook his head slightly.

"No, that's a very pessimistic expression, because the result is not something that can be determined by human subjective imagination. It doesn't mean that the result will be what you hope it will be."

"The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. You should understand this truth, Yan'er, right?"

"It's because you have such a beautiful vision of the result that when the actual result comes out and it's far from what you expected, you can't accept it and you can't do the next thing well."

Xiao Yan was stunned by Xiao Jing's words, and he listened quietly to what Xiao Jing said next.

"Unlike you, when I do anything, I always anticipate the worst possible outcome first. When the result actually comes out, it will never be worse than the worst outcome I imagined. I can always accept it calmly and do what I should do."

Xiao Wei walked up to Xiao Yan, put his hands on his shoulders, stared at him, and spoke word by word.

"Yan'er, if you want to continue on your righteous path, you must remember what I am going to say next and think carefully about it."

"Although the death of those children pains you deeply, most people on this continent, including me, think that the death of those children is justified."

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Xiao Yan was completely stunned, looking at Xiao Yi in front of him blankly. He had never thought that his sister would say such cruel words.

Of course? Why should the death of those children be taken for granted?!

There was a flash of anger in Xiao Yan's eyes, and he was about to argue with Xiao Yi, but Xiao Yi had already raised his hand and gently stroked his hair, his voice extremely gentle.

"Yan'er, I absolutely support the righteous path you uphold. If your righteous path succeeds, it can really bring benefits to most people, including those around you and me."

"But first, you have to understand one thing."

"Why is it so difficult for you to walk the righteous path in this world?"

"Once you have figured this out, you can really start taking action. Otherwise, no matter how much you do, it will all be in vain."

Xiao Wei patted Xiao Yan's head lightly, turned and left, leaving Xiao Yan standing there in a daze.

Xiao Wei left with the ring and walked towards the guest room where Han Feng lived. Yao Chen's voice sounded leisurely from the ring.

"Then kid, can you understand what you just said?"

"Whether he wants to understand or not, he has to try to understand if he wants to continue on his righteous path." Xiao Wei's voice was calm, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. "It's not that the child doesn't know how dangerous the world is. It's just that he doesn't want the world to be so dangerous, so he habitually thinks the best of everyone and everything."

"But to put it bluntly, he is just deceiving himself. The reality of the world will not change in the slightest because of what he thinks in his heart."

"If he wants to continue to preach the right path, he must personally recognize what the world is like and understand where the real problem lies before he can start to change it."

Xiao Yan had already left the Xiao family at this time. His brothers and sisters had just returned today and would not be busy with anything. Feeling irritable and uneasy, Xiao Yan walked alone carelessly on the streets of Wutan City, with Xiao Jing's words just now constantly echoing in his mind.

What exactly did my sister mean by that?

[Although the death of those children made you very sad, most people in this world, including me, think that the death of those children is natural. ]

[Why is it so difficult for you to follow the right path in this world? ]

Xiao Yan continued to ponder what Xiao Wei meant by these two sentences, while the noisy sounds from the street continued to reach his ears.

At this moment, a hand stretched out from behind Xiao Yan and patted his shoulder gently. Xiao Yan suddenly came to his senses and turned to look.

When Xiao Yan saw who was coming, joy immediately appeared in his eyes.

"Brother Yun?"

Long black hair, scarlet eyes, handsome face, dressed in a nobleman's uniform, holding a folding fan, who else could it be but Yunying?

"Mr. Xiao, long time no see~"

Yunying unfolded her folding fan and lightly covered half of her face, her eyes slightly narrowed and she smiled softly. After a brief surprise, Xiao Yan was stunned and looked at her in confusion.

"Brother Yun, why are you here?"

"My family asked me to come to the Jiama Empire to do some work. After finishing the work, I remembered that Mr. Xiao's hometown is in Wutan City, so I came here to take a look. I didn't expect to meet him again. It's really fate~"

Yunying smiled and calmly said the words she had thought of in advance.

"Really? That's quite a coincidence."

Xiao Yan nodded in understanding, without the slightest doubt about Yunying's words. Yunying slowly closed her folding fan, stared intently into Xiao Yan's eyes, and spoke softly.

"This may be a little offensive. Is there something on your mind, Mr. Xiao? If you don't mind, can you find a restaurant to talk to us? Maybe we can help mediate."

As for Yunying's suggestion, Xiao Yan nodded and agreed without thinking, and then took Yunying to the best restaurant in Wutan City. Under the arrangement of the waiter, they sat down at a seat by the window on the second floor.

After ordering a few dishes casually, Xiao Yan stood up, holding the teapot and pouring tea into the cup in front of Yunying.

"I wanted to treat Brother Yun to a meal last time in Black Horn Region, but I was unable to do so for various reasons. This time I have finally fulfilled my wish."

"This should be the so-called fate." Yunying smiled slightly, and then a puzzled look appeared in her eyes, "Speaking of which, how is the restaurant that Master Xiao opened for those children in the Black Horn Region?"

You are asking even though you already know the answer. You are bringing up something irrelevant. This is Yunying now.

As for why Yunying brought up this topic, it was simply because she thought it was very interesting. The tragedy of those children in the Black Horn Region was probably the first thing that made Xiao Yan doubt his own righteousness in all the time that Yunying had been watching him.

It would be such a shame if I didn't bring this up and talk about it to see Xiao Yan's reaction.

Sure enough, after hearing Yunying's question, after pouring tea for Yunying, Xiao Yan, who was pouring tea into the cup in front of him, suddenly froze, slowly put down the teapot in his hand, with deep sadness in his eyes.

After a while, Xiao Yan slowly sat down, raised his head and answered with a smile.

"The result was not what we expected."

This smile looks so forced and so bitter, more heartbreaking than crying.

After seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Yunying pretended to be silent for a moment.

"It seems that I shouldn't ask about this." Yunying said knowingly, and kindly changed the subject. "Speaking of which, I heard from my family that someone in Canaan College filmed a drama? It seems to be called Xiao Yingchuan?"

“Ah, that was taken by my sister.”

Xiao Yan calmed down and replied with a smile.

"I see. I wanted to go and have some fun, but I was too busy with family affairs to spare the time. Can you tell me about it, Mr. Xiao?"

"If Brother Yun wants to listen, Xiao Yan is naturally willing to tell you."

Then Xiao Yan began to tell Yunying the content of the Xiao Ying Biography. As the ordered dishes were placed on the table one by one, Xiao Ying seemed to be getting more and more fascinated as he listened.

Finally, after Xiao Yan finished telling the ending, Yunying pretended to breathe a sigh of relief and praised him insincerely.

"What a story full of ups and downs. I am amazed that your sister could actually make such a thought-provoking drama." Yun Ying paused and then asked, "Mr. Xiao, in your opinion, what do you think Xiao Ying in the drama did was right or wrong?"

Yunying looked at Xiao Yan, waiting for his answer.

Xiao Yan was silent for a while before he slowly spoke.

"From my perspective, what she did was 100 percent wrong."