Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 276: With the Black Robe Present, You Are Here!
“Indeed, Chu Yang also asked me to tell you; regardless of your reasons for expelling him from Sky Tower, he is no longer one of us,” Wu Qianqian hesitated and said. “So, when you evaluate the strength of Sky Tower, you must, must exclude him. Otherwise, you’ll suffer.”
“Alas…” Wu Yunliang sighed deeply, unable to express his feelings.
“Chu Yang also said…” Wu Qianqian lowered her head.
“What else did he say?” Wu Yunliang frowned, forcing a bitter smile.
“He said… if you want me to continue staying at Butian Pavilion, it would be best if you also expelled me from the doors of Sky Tower!” Wu Qianqian bit her lip and said with difficulty, “Only then can we truly… secure the future of Sky Tower.”
Wu Yunliang sighed deeply again.
Wu Yunliang stood in stunned silence. Before coming here, he had considered this possibility. But now, as things progressed positively, he couldn’t help but feel as if it were all an illusion.
Believing that all of this could be accomplished.
His original intention was merely to survive, struggling for existence in the cracks between Great Zhao and Iron Cloud, under the oppression of the various sects. But now survival had been completely successful; the first goal was even achieved before reaching the final step.
Thus, he began to entertain lofty ambitions: If the official world and the martial arts world could develop together and support each other, could Sky Tower not become the number one sect in the world within a few years?
But at this moment, ruthless reality struck him like a blow!
“Senior Brother, don't forget that Sky Tower belongs to the martial arts world,” Meng Chaoran's previous words echoed in his mind: “If you insist on letting Sky Tower enter the court, it can only happen under one condition… that is, if Sky Tower is completely wiped out, leaving only a few individuals!”
“The court is the court, the martial arts world is the martial arts world, and sects are sects; these are irreconcilable and cannot be integrated. Even the noble families and sects within the martial arts world are entirely different. How much more so between the martial arts world and the court?”
“Alright!” Wu Yunliang’s face seemed to age several years in that moment. He turned his head and said, “Then I will heed your wishes and expel you from… the doors of Sky Tower.”
Wu Qianqian took a deep breath, stunned for a moment, suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of despair.
Chu Yang never said that he was no longer a person of Sky Tower; he also never said that Wu Yunliang should expel Wu Qianqian from the sect. These were all Wu Qianqian’s unilateral decisions.
In making this decision, Wu Qianqian undoubtedly sacrificed her youthful years and her entire life, just to… represent the black robe that symbolized Chu King of Hell!
“Maybe your legend isn’t here, or your future isn’t here…” Wu Qianqian quietly thought to herself, “…or perhaps your future doesn’t include me; but I am willing to guard the legend you once created in this place. As long as the black robe is here, Chu King of Hell is here, you are here.”
“You know my intentions, but you cannot respond. I have never understood how to express my feelings; because I have my pride! Although I, Wu Qianqian, am just a daughter of the martial arts world, and may never catch up to your achievements, I still possess the pride and restraint of a young lady! So I won’t speak, because I don’t wish to receive a clear rejection, nor do I want to put you in a difficult position. But I am here, even if my heart is broken and I face irreversible calamity… I am willing to guard this dream in my heart, which I will never speak of to anyone.”
Wu Qianqian silently and firmly spoke to herself. At this moment, in silence, she made a lifelong promise and commitment in her heart.
Wu Yunliang sighed. He didn’t know what had happened, but he could clearly feel that his beautiful daughter’s silence at this moment was filled with heart-wrenching oppression.