Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 318: How Could This Happen?
"Yes... yes, I will heed the young master's teachings..." The middle-aged man nodded like a chick pecking at grains. The people behind him had pale faces, their eyes darting around, already terrified to the core.
"Mm, also... whether we use fish to pull the boat or birds to pull the cart... this is something you... or your master cannot control, understand?" Young Master Wei chuckled.
"I understand! Dong..." The middle-aged man repeatedly affirmed, but due to extreme nervousness, he mistakenly said "dong" instead of "understand."
"Alright, go." Young Master Wei waved his sleeve, and a gust of wind suddenly shot out, causing the boat across from them to retreat like an arrow.
The sudden retreat caused the people at the bow of the boat to lose their balance; they were already terrified, and now they couldn't control themselves, falling into the water one after another with a splash.
In an instant, the boats in front, back, left, and right fled as if they had seen a ghost, disappearing in the blink of an eye. This speed probably set a record on Lotus Flower Lake.
They came in aggressively but left in a panic.
Young Master Wei smiled and turned to Chu Yang, spreading his hands: "See, it's all resolved."
Chu Yang shook his head and sighed.
This brother's way of solving problems was simply too straightforward. It was pure bullying! One slap: is that good? Another slap: is that good?
Who could dare to say no?
"Impressive and straightforward," Chu Yang sincerely said.
"That's how you should deal with these people," Young Master Wei said lightly with a smile: "Who has time to argue with them? When reasoning fails, just give them another slap; remember, when reasoning is needed... it’s always when we are already at a disadvantage."
He clasped his hands behind his back and smiled: "When your strength is far superior to your opponent's, there’s no need to reason. At such times, arguing will only make you look foolish."
Chu Yang smiled and continued: "However, when your strength is inferior to others, there's also no need to reason; because that will only give others a greater pleasure in bullying you."
"Ha... not bad, not bad, that's quite right," Young Master Wei laughed heartily.
"Then if that's the case, wouldn't this world be devoid of reason? What use is reason then?" Chu Yang asked.
"That’s why I think reason is useless," Young Master Wei answered calmly: "Reason only applies to ordinary people. Once you reach a certain level or gain certain power, you can trample reason underfoot; the reason you think is useful now is simply because you have not transcended the realm of ordinary people... Once you reach the upper three heavens, you'll understand one thing..."
Young Master Wei smiled mockingly, holding that smile for a moment, then continued: "...sometimes reason... is even worse than nonsense!"
"Ha..." Young Master Wei floated up, flickering in Chang Kong, and when Chu Yang opened his eyes again, he was already on the shore. A faint voice like a mosquito buzzed in his ear: "We no longer owe you; if you need your identity back, come find me, you know where I am."
Young Master Wei on the shore had already vanished.
Chu Yang could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
Only he knew that the other party not only did not owe him anything, but rather, he still owed him. Perhaps some of the things Young Master Wei said were merely casual remarks, but to Chu Yang's ears, they carried a completely different impact than what others would hear.
Just like the last sentence: "In the upper three heavens, reason is worse than nonsense"... this made Chu Yang acutely sense that the upper three heavens was a world where strength reigned supreme, a world of the survival of the fittest.
The story of Nine Heavens sounded like a legend to others; but to Chu Yang, it was an exceptionally vivid sensation!
Even now, he had yet to come to terms with the legend of the Nine Calamity Sword.
Shaking his head, Chu Yang sat down on the small boat. His fingertips tingled, and the tip of the Nine Calamity Sword suddenly emerged, as if sensing that there was no one else here besides Chu Yang, it abruptly appeared and landed on the White Crystal table.