Published: March 8, 2025
Original Snow Tear Cold blinked and said, “Even more confused by ten thousand times? Is there more?”
Chu Yang groaned, “Big brother, who are those two?”
Snow Tear Cold revealed a speechless expression, “Do you think I dare to ask?”
Chu Yang grabbed a wine cup and clinked three cups together, using alcohol to drown his sorrows, regardless of whether he was actually sorrowful or not. This wine was incredibly rare.
Snow Tear Cold shook his head with a smile, looking leisurely at the distant white snow, his eyes filled with longing, “When will I reach that level…”
Chu Yang pouted and said, “Your level is already a hundred thousand miles away from my dreams. You actually still have aspirations.”
Snow Tear Cold laughed.
He picked up the wine jug and filled Chu Yang’s cup, then poured himself a cup. This jug was quite small, seemingly holding only enough for two cups, but now it poured out enough for thirty cups, and it seemed to have a limitless supply.
“Brother Chu, you wouldn’t doubt that I’m playing tricks on you, would you?” Snow Tear Cold smiled.
“Not anymore.” Chu Yang said dejectedly, “Of course, I also wouldn’t doubt those two powerful cultivators. With their cultivation level, if they specifically wanted to play tricks on me… and had planned it twelve thousand years ago… that would truly be my supreme glory.”
“You’re talking nonsense! They want to play tricks on you?” Snow Tear Cold scoffed, “They aren’t even interested in playing tricks on me.”
“Which interest?” Chu Yang widened his eyes seriously and asked, “Is it interest? Or sexual interest? How would they play tricks on you?”
Suddenly, some indecent images popped into Chu Yang's mind… and he squinted his eyes.
“Get lost!” Snow Tear Cold shouted angrily.
Seeing the filthy expression on his face, Chu Yang really wanted to blow him away to the skies…
“Actually, I don’t care about these things at all.” Chu Yang said leisurely, “I don’t have many long-term plans. My habit is, when I take a step, I focus on the next step. But when I haven’t taken this step yet, when I haven’t steadied myself, I never consider things too far ahead.”
He said seriously, “Thinking too far ahead can lead to fear. Fear will make us involuntarily shrink back. Once we shrink back, we can never reach the goals we desire in our lives!”
Snow Tear Cold was silent for a moment and said, “That makes sense.”
“So when you talk to me about those two people and the origins of the Nine Calamity Sword, I just treat it as a story.” Chu Yang said casually, “I’ll listen, remember, and that’s it.”
Snow Tear Cold smiled, “This is you. What I appreciate most about you is your nonchalance. Perhaps you think of it as a kind of nonchalance, but in my view, it’s a kind of toughness.”
Chu Yang nodded, “Perhaps. The current me is not as vicious and irritable as in my past life, and that rebelliousness and resentment have gradually faded away without my noticing… but I can feel that it hasn’t disappeared; it’s just hidden in my heart.”
“The heart doesn’t change but can be concealed.” Chu Yang said.
“As long as this heart doesn’t change, that’s enough for a lifetime.” Snow Tear Cold smiled, “Actually, the reason I chose this moment to stand up is also for your previous confusion.”
“Just as you sigh about human nature, haven’t I been like that too? However, two statements: the human heart can be judged; the human heart can be taught. These words are still profound truths.”
Snow Tear Cold said, “In the ancient times of the continent, everyone was like this; no one was poor, and no one was rich. Back then, everyone helped each other. When it finally reached a dividing line, there were strengths and weaknesses, wealth and poverty; the rich began to oppress the poor, and then governance arose. After governance, there was a long period of relatively orderly times.”
“It has developed to the present, where the strong become stronger, and the weak become weaker; thus there is comparison. The human heart in the martial arts world was originally good; but driven by interests, it has deteriorated. Now that the world has developed to this point, it is also the trend of the times. Therefore, in this situation, teaching is ineffective. Because teaching has become useless.”