Chapter33:WindDamagestheFlourishingTreesintheForest
Onlyafteralongwhiledidthegirlinredclothessheathedherswordandstopped.Atayoungageof15-16yearsold,hereyesshonewithenergy,herskinaswhiteassnow,hercharmincomparable.Shewastrulyanabsolutebeauty.
“Ithasbeenthreeyears.Iwonderwhetherthatbastardhasreturnedtothecityalive.”
Gazingatthesky,thegirl’seyebrowfurrowed,shepoutedandmumbledsoftly,“Bastard,youbetternothavediedinthatforest.Iwishtoteachyoualessonmyselfoneday.”
“Wait,whywouldInotwanthimtodieinthatforest?Whydidthefigureofthatbastardsuddenlypopoutinmymind?”
Thegirlcontinuedmumblingtoherselfforalongtimeandwondered,“Shouldn’tIwishmorethananythingelseforthatbastardtohavediedintheForestofDemons?”
“Ijustwanttohandlethatbastardpersonally,that’sall.”Afterward,thegirlseemedtohavefoundananswerforherselfandsmiledgently.Thatbeautifulfaceseemedtoradiatewithaglow.Eventhoughshewasonly15-16yearsold,butshealreadystoodoutsomuchwithherbeauty.Whoknowshowbeautifulshewouldbeandhowmanycalamitieswouldstrikebecauseofherlooksaftertwoyears?
Dawnslicedapartthenightskylikeablade.
SuEstate,whenSuYi,whowassittingwithhislegscrossedspatoutamouthfulofstaleblood,onlythendidhefinallyregainconsciousness.
Feelingtwowarmaurasonhisback,currentlybeingchannelledintohisbodycontinuously,SuYi’seyesgraduallybegantoopen.
“Mygrandson,howdoyoufeelnow?”
AfamiliarvoicetravelledintoSuYi’sears.Thetwowarmaurasonhisbackalsodisappeared.
SuYigraduallyturnedaround.Whenhesawthefamiliarfigurebehindhim,theexpressiononhispalewhitefacecouldnothelpbutchangegreatly.
InSuYi’sview,hesawhisgrandfatherSuYunTian,butnowhecouldseethatthelonghairofhisgrandfatherwaswhitelikesilveryarn.Hisinitiallyoldfacelookedtohaveagedagainformorethantenyears,anditwaspaleanddeathlywhite.
“Grandfather!”
SuYicriedandstruggledtoturnaround.
“Don’tshout,Iamfine,justabittired.”OldMasterSuYunTian’sfaceleakedoutasmile.HelookedatSuYiandasked,“Howdoyoufeel?Isthereanywherethatfeeluncomfortable?”
Hearinghiswords,SuYiexaminedhisbody.Thoughhisinjurieswereheavy,thereseemedtobenobigproblems,ratherthanthatthereweretwopowerfulYuanQiflowingthroughhismeridianswhichdidnotseemtobelongtohim.Itshouldbethedoingofhisgrandfather.
“Grandfather,Iamfinenow,butyoushouldhaveneverdonethisforme!”
SuYiquicklyunderstoodthathisgrandfather’ssuddenchangewasbecauseofhim.
OnthechestareaofSuYunTian’sclothesweresomebloodstains.ThisalsomadeSuYirealizethathisgrandfathershouldalsobeinjured,mostlikelybecauseofthathitfromWangQuanDe.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😢)
Numerousfeelingscreptintohisheart.Sinceyoung,hehadalwaysmadehisgrandfatherworryforhim,nowhehadevenmadehisgrandfathersacrificesomuchforhim.
“Thenallisgood,allisgood,aslongasyouarefine.Grandfatherisalreadyold,Ican’tliveformuchlongeranyway.Butyouaredifferent,youarethefutureoftheSuFamily,youaremybelovedgrandson.”
HearingSuYi’swords,SuYunTianwasdelighted,SuYiwasfinallyfine.
“Grandfather.”
SuYi’sheartpained,hefeltsoguilty.
“Grandson,didsomethinghappenduringthepastthreeyearswhenyouwereintheForestofDemonsordidyoumeetsomekindofopportunity?”Afterward,SuYunTianasked.TheterrifyingaurawhichSuYigaveoutattheendofthefightyesterdayandwhathehadfeltwhencuringSuYi,afterthesethreeyears,SuYiwasnolongertheSuYiofthepast.
“Grandfather,I-”
SuYispokeandthenstopped,heknewwhathisgrandfatherwantedtoask,regardingthematterofthemysterioussphereoflightinhismind,SuYinaturallyhadnothingtohideinfrontofhisgrandfather.
Butonlyafterhavingsomethingwillothersbeenviousofyou,andwithwhathehadexperiencedwhenhewasinacoma,SuYifeltthatthemysterioussphereoflightinhismindwasfarmoremysteriousandcomplicatedthanwhatheoncethought,maybethelesserhisgrandfatherknew,thebetter.
“Actually,grandfatherdoesnotwanttoknowaboutanything,butyouhavetoremember,havingsomethinggoodwouldmeanthatotherswillbeenviousofyou.Nomatterwhat,somethingswouldbebetterifyoukeepithidden.Beforeyouhaveabsolutestrength,donotattracttoomuchattentionfromothers.Winddamagestheflourishingtreesintheforest,youmustkeepthisinyourheart.”SuYunTianthoughtthatSuYididnotwishtosaywhathappenedtohim,soheremindedSuYiearnestly.
[T.Nnote:“Winddamagestheflourishingtreesintheforest”meansthatthepersonwhohassomethingpreciousorisalotbetterthaneveryoneelse,willbethetargetofenvyandcriticism]
“Grandsonunderstands,Iwilltakenoteofthis!”
SuYilookedathisgrandfatherwhoseemedtohaveagedmorethantenyearsovernight,hiseyesbecamemoist.Everythingwasbecauseofhim.Hesaid,“Grandfather,therewillbeadaythatIwillbecomeoneofthestrongestandfindastrongelixirforGrandfathertoextendyourlifeandincreaseyourcultivation.Mytalentisbetterthanwhatpeoplecalledtheerrandboy’stalent.Iwillsubstantiateitwithmyactions!”
“Hahahaha!”
SuYunTianguffawed,hisfacemayhaveadeathlyshadeofpalewhite,buthissmilewasbrighterthananythingelse.Hesaid,“Errandboy’stalent,couldapersonwiththetalentofanerrandboybeamatchforadisciplefromSacredMountainwithcultivationlevelofthePeakoftheYuanSoulRealmNinthGradewithonlyYuanSoulRealmFirstGrade?Cursethatperson,howcouldmygrandson,SuYunTian’sgrandson,onlyhavethetalentofapieceoftrash!Ialwaysknewthatmygrandsoncouldneverbeapieceoftrash!”
“Grandfather,howisJiChao,didIlose?”SuYiaskedworriedly.HehadfallenunconsciousanddidnotknowwhathappenedtoJiChao,washetheonethatlost?
“Thatkidisnowherebetterthanyou,hehadalsofallenunconscious,therewasnovictor.”SuYunTianwasecstatic.Afterhischeck,hecouldbemoreandmoreassuredthathisgrandsonwasmorethanwhattheycalledthetalentofanerrandboy.
“Father!”
“OldMaster!”
HearingOldMasterSuYunTian’sloudlaughter,SuJingTingandSuWanErwhohadbeenstandingguardoutsidethedoorhadbeenalertedandrushedin.
“Brother!”
SeeingtheconsciousSuYi,WanErwasdelighted.ButseeingSuYi’spaleface,herheartstillpainedandwasfullofworry.
“Father,you-”
WhenSuJingTingsawSuYunTian’sstate,hegotshocked.Thiswaswhathewasmostworriedabout.
“Okay,letSuYirecoveronhisownproperly.Nooneisallowedtodisturbhim.”SuYunTiancutSuJingTing’swordsshortandgotoffthebed.HethrewawhitejadebottletoSuYi’sside,andtoldSuYi,“HerearesomeYuanSpiritElixirs,takethemandrecoverquickly.”
PattingSuYi’sshoulders,OldMasterSuYunTianwasdelighted,butonecanseethathisoldbodylookedveryunstablewhenhegotup.Hemustbeinaveryweakstate.
SuJingTingsupportedtheOldMaster,hisfacesolemnandlefttheroom.
“Brother,itisgoodthatyouareokay.Youhadscaredthedaylightsoutofmethistime!”SuWanErlookedatSuYi,hereyesbloodshot.Shehadnotsleptforanentirenightduetobeingworried.Nowshecouldbeslightlymoreatease.
“Ofcourse,Iwouldbefine.Youshouldquicklygoandrest.”SuYishiftedhisgazefromhisgrandfather’sbacktoSuWanEr.Itwasnothardforhimtoseethatthisgirlhadnotsleptfortheentirenight.Althoughacultivatorwouldhavenoproblems,WanErwasonlyanormalhuman,andwithherbeingworriedallnightlong,itwouldbehardforhertobearallthese.
“OkayBrother,youshouldalsohurryupandhealyourwounds,youmustrecoverquickly!”
WanErnoddedandleft.SheknewthatherbrotherneededtohealhiswoundsandOldMasteralsohadlefthisinstructionsalready.
Whenshewalkedtothedoor,WanErsmiledslightly,turnedherhead,facedSuYiandsaid,“Brother,inmyheart,noonecancomparetoyou!YouarethebestandthestrongestinWanEr’sheart!”
Finishingherwords,WanErclosedthedoorandleft.