Published: March 8, 2025
Li Xiong Tu suddenly felt dizzy.
What does this mean?
On one hand, he was being driven away, pushed into that barren land, trapped in a desperate situation of isolation and peril; but on the other hand, he was given countless resources.
Including even the lifetime efforts of Li Chunbo himself!
This was tantamount to treating him like a disciple inheriting his mantle!
What… in the world is going on?
Li Chunbo's eyes revealed a sense of desolation: "Li Xiong Tu, it’s time to go. This is not your home!"
Li Xiong Tu slowly got up, his magnificent figure straightening slowly, and he said word by word, "I beg the ancestral patriarch to take back the ring! Xiong Tu… cannot accept it!"
Li Chunbo stood with his back to him, seemingly having anticipated Li Xiong Tu would say this. He said nothing, only wearily closed his eyes.
Li Xiong Tu said, "Ancestral Patriarch, I, Li Xiong Tu, am just a junior. Firstly, I am not worthy of your special regard. Secondly… I, Li Xiong Tu, am not a coward who fears death!"
He paused, his gaze sharp as lightning: "Back then, my family suffered devastating losses in the battle at Desperate Lake in the Central Three Heavens! All relatives and families were either dead or wounded! But… I never thought of revenge!"
"This is the martial arts world! Both sides fought under the fairest conditions; we lost, and that is what we deserved. Dying on the battlefield, rather than being killed by conspiracy and treachery, is also the fate of my family! I do not blame heaven or others!"
"I do not hate my opponents; if we meet again in the future and have the chance to kill, I will show no mercy, but that kind of killing is not out of a desire for revenge!"
"Believe this, Ancestral Patriarch, I know you will understand." Li Xiong Tu declared proudly: "Martial arts grievances stay in the martial arts world!"
Li Chunbo slowly nodded and faintly said, "I completely understand!"
Li Xiong Tu continued, "After that day, was I, Li Xiong Tu, left with nothing? Brought into the Upper Three Heavens, I received meticulous care from the family! Moreover, I enjoyed the best resources from the family for cultivation; this kindness is immense! I, Li Xiong Tu, will never forget such great favor for all eternity!"
Li Chunbo's expression twisted slightly; he let out a long sigh.
Immense kindness? Never forgetting?
When Li Chunbo heard these words, he suddenly felt an overwhelming sadness and bitter irony!
It wasn't about Li Xiong Tu's foolishness, but rather the 'cleverness' of his own family!
"Now, the Li family is at the brink of life and death, with the Eight Great Families bearing down upon us! Destruction is imminent; since I, Li Xiong Tu, have received the immense kindness of the family, how can I abandon it in this time?"
Li Xiong Tu said passionately: "I will not leave! I want to stay and fight alongside my family!"
Li Chunbo clasped his hands behind his back, feeling a surge of sadness and coldness in his heart.
He shook his head and said, "Since you have made your decision, then so be it. But what the old man has given away will never be taken back!"
Li Xiong Tu fell silent for a moment and asked, "Ancestral Patriarch, do you also believe that the Li family's calamity is irreversible?"
Li Chunbo finally turned around slowly, his gaze filled with complexity and profound sorrow as he looked at Li Xiong Tu, speaking heavily: "Indeed! The Li family has reached the end of the road!"
Li Xiong Tu's entire body shook: "If that’s the case, then wouldn’t it be more assured for the ancestral patriarch to break through with people and rebuild the family? With your celestial skills, there are hardly any opponents in this world—if you truly want to leave, even with the coalition of masters, who could stop your steps?"
Li Chunbo stared at Li Xiong Tu for a long while, the admiration in his eyes growing stronger, finally shaking his head and smiling bitterly. He waved his hand, and a stool appeared beneath him, and he slowly sat down: "In that case, let us talk."