Published: March 4, 2025
Chapter 21: How about I help you?
As Meng Chaoran, the master of Stone Thousand Mountain, he couldn't just ignore such matters. However, right now, he was filled with disappointment.
Meng Chaoran had a principle when teaching his disciples: you must handle your own affairs. If you can't do it, I'll help you, but you must at least try. This was Meng Chaoran's principle.
If today, Stone Thousand Mountain had a bit of backbone, a bit of manly spirit, and had actually engaged in a real fight with the opponent, Meng Chaoran would have immediately stood up for his disciple.
He could even directly confront the second senior brother if needed. If your son gets beaten, you need to find the culprit; does that mean my disciple can be beaten without retaliation?
Meng Chaoran was prepared for this.
But looking at Stone Thousand Mountain, who was so slippery as to avoid confrontation, willing to be beaten rather than fight back to protect his life! Such a lack of spirit, even if he is cunning, what good would it do? If one day a strong enemy comes, wouldn't he kneel and surrender?
Enduring humiliation must have its limits!
I can stand up for you, but you need to have the worthiness for me to do so. I can protect you for a time, but I cannot protect you for a lifetime. Everything still requires you to venture forth and bear the responsibility! This was Meng Chaoran's method and philosophy in teaching disciples. Though it may seem heartless, it was suitable for this... martial arts world!
Spirit and courage! Although often said to be the path that leads young, impulsive men to their demise, it cannot be denied that without these two qualities, one could live for ten thousand years and still not become strong!
Though lacking spirit and courage is a shortcoming, it is an indispensable condition for becoming a powerful figure!
Meng Chaoran suddenly felt extreme disappointment in his disciple, Stone Thousand Mountain. He decided to ignore it entirely...
On the other side of the Purple Bamboo Forest, in the opposite direction from Meng Chaoran, two people were glancing at the chaotic scene with gloomy faces. These two were none other than Wu Yunliang, the leader of Sky Tower, and Kong Jingfeng, the master of Dream Cloud Peak?! How did they end up here? And why were they so engrossed in watching a bunch of juniors fight?
If Chu Yang knew these two were here, he would certainly be very surprised!
Seeing Stone Thousand Mountain lying on the ground like a heap of mud, covered in blood and unconscious, Qu Ping and Liu Yunyan suddenly felt very bored. They had thought such an arrogant Stone Thousand Mountain, daring to attack Li Jianyin, would put up a real fight.
Who knew that when they came in with such fanfare, they encountered such a coward who didn't fight back at all!
Fearing they might have killed him and would need to explain themselves, they prepared to leave.
As they turned to go back, a leisurely voice suddenly said, "Hey, what’s the matter? Are you all just leaving like this?"
Liu Yunyan and the others paused.
They then heard the voice continue, "Ahem, you eight brothers are fighting against just one Stone Thousand Mountain, yet you've suffered such a great loss… leaving just like this seems a bit inappropriate, doesn’t it?"
Liu Yunyan turned around abruptly, coldly staring at the speaker and said gloomily, "You... have an opinion?"
The other seven also turned around, looking at the suddenly appearing youth with some confusion. Just moments ago, they had been ruthlessly beating Stone Thousand Mountain in front of him, yet he hadn't made a sound. Now that the affair was over, he had chosen to come forward?
Did he want to get beaten too?
Chu Yang smiled gently and said, "Brother Qu came to my Purple Bamboo Garden and suffered such a great loss. I feel a bit uneasy about that..."
His typically indifferent face suddenly displayed a warm and friendly smile, which made him appear extraordinarily handsome. Tan Tan beside him gaped in awe, looking at Chu Yang’s smiling face, as if seeing a ghost.