Chapter141:Mumu’sExpectation

Thethirdstartrialdidn’tstartassoonasYunXihadexpected.Thegirlshadbeenlivingontheislandforhalfamonthsincetheyfelldownfromthesky.AsHuaYuehadexpected,norescuerscame.EvenifitwastheWhiteLotusSwordDomainmaster,hewouldn鈥檛dareentertheEyeoftheStorm,nottomentionothers.Maybetheywerethefirstvisitorssettingtheirfeetonthetropicalisland.

"Mei’er,whyhasn’tthetrialstarted?"YunXihadwaitedforhalfamonthandwaswellpreparedeverynight,however,hestilldidn’tseeanysignsofthetrialstarting.

"Probablybecausethestartrialthistimeinvolvedtoomanystrongbeings."Asthestars鈥檖rolocutor,YunXi’sexclusivestarelfMei’erhadaspecialpremonition.

Thistime,thestartrialwouldn’tbesomenicheliketheprevioustwotrials.Thefirsttrial,inthedarkforest,andthesecondtrialinthetalltower,weren’tatthesamelevelasthenexttrial.

TheywereinthemiddleoftheEyeoftheStorm,thedeadzonewhichmayhaveafrighteningmonsterthatcouldeveneliminateaherorankedteam.NooneknewexactlyhowmanymonsterswereintheEyeoftheStorm.

"Ifso...I’mreallybehindtheeightball."YunXiforcedasmile.

Noonecouldknowbeforehandhowterrifyingthestartrialcouldbe.IfMei’erwasright,thenhewouldencountermonstersfromtheEyeoftheStormisland,andtheintrudersfromthevoid.Itwouldbeanearlyimpossibletaskforhim.

Howmanytimeswouldhedieinthistrial?Onethousandtimes,twothousandtimes,ormore?

Buthehadtofaceit,becauseonlythedeepestdespairwouldhelphimunderstandthevalueoflifeandfreedom,sothathecouldvitalizehispotential.Attheveryleast,hewastheonlypersonwhohadachancetosaveeveryoneontheisland.

"Atleast,ImustlearntomastermySkyFlyingSwordtotheextentthatIcanfacetrueherorankedexistences."

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槱)

ThiswasagoalYunXimadeforhimself.Nomatterhowmanytimeshewoulddie,hemustaccomplishit!

"Mei!Canyoulookformypapawithme?"AsYunXisworethathemustbecomestrongtoprotectthegirls,heheardMumu’ssweetvoice.

"Mumu,areyoustilllookingforyourfather?"YunXitookabreath,lookingatMumurunningtowardshim.

Theyhadwaitedtoolongtime.EventhoughHuaYuehadn’ttoldthemthetruth,thegirlsstillgraduallybecamedepressed.Atthistime,Mumubecametheirfavouritedelightasshewasstillcarefreeandoptimistic.YunXiwonderedhowhermomraisedher.Shewasjustlikeablanksheet,becauseshedidn’tevenknowhowtofindherwayinthewild,andoftenlostherwaycarelesslyintheforest.

"I’mnotadirectionidiot!Therewerejusttoomanytrees!"Mumuinsistedthatshewasn’tadirectionidiot,eventhoughithadbecomeadailytaskforYunXitolookforMumu.

Incidentally,theseveralsquirrelswhoharassedMumuinthepasthadbecomefamiliarwithher.Theyoftenfollowedherrunningintheforest,andthatwasoneofthereasonswhyMumuoftenlostherwayintheforest.

Mumu’smommustbeabeautyjudgingfromMumu’sappearance.WhywouldsheagreetoletMumulookforherfatheralone?Herconfuseddaughtercouldn’tevenfindthewaybyherself!

"Mumu,yourpapaisn’tintheforest.Atleast,hecan’tbeonthisisland.Thisisadesertisland!"YunXistrokedMumu’sheadandpersuadedher.

"Butpapaandmamameteachotherandfellinloveonanisland!"Mumuraisedherhead,lookingatYunXiseriously,"So,Mumuthinksthatit’sverylikelythatpapaisonthisisland!Ijusthaven’tfoundhimyet!"

"Well...thepossibility...Ican’tsaythatit’szero..."YunXiwhispered,finallysurrenderingtoMumu’sinnocenteyes.

Thatman!Themanwhoabandonedhiscutedaughterandvirtuouswife!Comeandbringyourdaughterback!

IfnoonelookedafterMumu,shewasverylikelytobekidnappedbystrangemen.

"Mei,canyoubemypapa’sbride?Ifso,Icancallyoumama!"MumusuddenlysaidsomethingflabbergastingasshelookedatYunXi.

"No...impossible!Noway!"YunXifelthisbackcold.Itwasreallyabadjoke.

"Mamasaidthatpapawastooamorousandirresolute.Asaresult,hefaceda’niceboat’[1],"Mumusaid,thenaskedYunXiinconfusion,"Whatarethemeaningsof鈥榓morous鈥檃nd’niceboat’?"

Oh,sothat’swhathappened...themanfinallypaidforwhathedid!YunXiquicklyshookhishead.Thiswasn’tsomethingthatchildrenshouldknow.Hedidn’twanttoexposetheuglyadultworldtoher.

"Thatshouldbeyourmom鈥檚joke.Yourmothermustlikeyourfatheralot!"

"En!Mamasaidthatshemustbethewomanwholikedpapabest!Tothispoint,shewon’tgiveuporconcedetoanyone!Nomatterhowmanyyearspassandhowmanyrivalsshehastodefeat,shewillbepapa’sonlylover!Aslongasheisstillalive,shewillpayanypricetofindhim!"

Whatapersistentwoman!However,itwasalsoamanifestationoflove.

ToYunXi,whocouldn’tstaywithhisfirstlove,healsolongedforsuchapure,persistentlove.

Howwouldanyboynotbethatpureinfrontofhisfirstlove?

Suddenly,YunXistartedtoworryaboutHuaHuo.Whatwasshedoingnow?

...

"Therearetoomanyofthem!IfIcan’tgetridofthemandfindLittleXiasfastasIcan,hewillbeindanger!"HuaHuowipedhersweataway.Thesituationaroundherwasbecomingworseandworse.

Comparedtothefirstbattlefield,thesituationnowwasdevelopingtowardstheworstdirection.

TheEyeoftheStorm.Sheshouldn’thavecomehereatthistime!

[1]"Niceboat"isamemespawningfromtheimageboard4chanfromthecancellationoftheregularbroadcastingoftheanime"SchoolDays"inJapan.Theprogramwasthenreplacedwithrelaxingimagesofsceneryandclassicalmusic.Aboatwaspictured,andsomeonecommented"Niceboat".