Published: March 9, 2025
Huang Xialiu was momentarily stunned!
Heaven, what did I just hear? Apologize to me? And who is apologizing? It’s the Ancestral Patriarch of the Ling Family!
This is someone standing at the pinnacle of the entire world.
To actually apologize to me in person.
Huang Xialiu felt a lump in his throat, somewhat flustered, and stammered, “It’s nothing, it’s nothing… You are right, venerable elder…”
Ling Mu Yang smiled and nodded, his expression surprisingly free of embarrassment. He said softly, “I have walked the martial arts world all my life and have never bullied others by relying on my status. Today, my intention was to test the character of the lord nine calamity sword master. However, I admit that I have taken advantage of others, which is my mistake. You don’t need to take it to heart. The sword master is right; one can kill but should never look down on others or insult them!”
“This has always been a great taboo in the martial arts world! Countless blood feuds that should not have happened arose because of this…”
The seven supreme beings straightened their bodies and replied in unison.
“I’ve already apologized, but I still have to scold you a few times, as a warning from an elder!” Ling Mu Yang frowned and looked at Huang Xialiu, “You are still so young, yet you do not strive for progress and only indulge in pleasures. Look at your body, what kind of shape have you turned into now! You are a failure! You had exceptional talent once; how did you end up so unwilling to work hard? At this moment, the lord nine calamity sword master sees you as a friend, and while he’s here, he can protect you. But what if he’s not here? He treats you as a friend, yet how can his friends be like you? Think about it properly!”
Ling Mu Yang reprimanded, “Now get out! Reflect on how you should behave in the future!”
Huang Xialiu took a deep breath and replied respectfully, “Yes!” He then turned and left with utmost respect.
Ling Mu Yang’s words were still filled with an unyielding atmosphere, but Chu Yang did not get angry.
Because this time, Ling Mu Yang was scolding, advising, and comforting the younger generation in the capacity of a senior who had gone through the same experience, and his words were all benevolent.
After this incident, it was believed that Huang Xialiu would understand something.
If he could be like that, Chu Yang would feel gratified and very happy.
Outside the door.
Huang Xialiu tightly clenched his fists, his eyes shimmering with tears and overflowing with determination.
He understood.
Respect must be earned through one’s own efforts.
Respect is, in fact, a rare resource.
Respect depends on strength.
Just as Ling Mu Yang said, if Chu Yang were not here today, then what would he amount to?
Those people would feel disgusted just by looking at him.
Because he was useless! Truly useless!
He had no strength. Not even a bit of strength!
Relying on his family to be a playboy, he could at most oppress some common folk. But in the eyes of true strong individuals, he was less than nothing. Furthermore, he had to bear the burden of insults and a life of shame.
“Perhaps, I need to reconsider my future path.” Huang Xialiu murmured, “I may not achieve the strength of someone like Chu Sword Master or the hero Dong Wushang, but I can still be a Huang Xialiu with some strength and ambition! A friend of the lord nine calamity sword master should not be like me. At the very least, I should not be like I was in the first half of my life!”
He turned and unsteadily walked out.
But his heart was unprecedentedly hot. Never before had it felt so bright, high-spirited, and filled with a desire for progress.
He would never complain about today’s events again; he might even feel fortunate.
Today’s events would become the greatest turning point in his life!
One day, I too shall be respected! Respected from the bottom of my heart!
“The lord nine calamity sword master is indeed remarkable, looking down upon the universe, dominating the sky.” Ling Mu Yang casually sat down across from Chu Yang.