Transcending the Nine Heavens

Chapter 107: The Inevitability of Life!

As the bright moon in the sky began to tilt to the west, Han Xiaoran finally downed the drink in front of him, swayed slightly, and said, “Little brother, it’s getting late. After today, your life will be a stormy sea... It’s better to rest early.”

Chu Yang chuckled, his thoughts returning to the Chu Family, wondering what kind of situation they were in now.

Han Xiaoran stood up, patted Chu Yang on the shoulder, seemingly a bit tipsy, but Chu Yang knew he wasn’t drunk. With Han Xiaoran's level of expertise, not to mention this wine, even a few more barrels wouldn't make him feel the slightest bit intoxicated.

Yet, often it is the words spoken while pretending to be drunk that carry true wisdom. Since Han Xiaoran was acting this way, it was certain he had something important to say that he couldn't discuss while sober.

So, Chu Yang immediately perked up his ears.

Han Xiaoran, with a slight drink-induced slur, laughed heartily, then lowered his voice, resting his whole body against Chu Yang’s shoulder, appearing almost unable to stand...

Sha Xinliang and Qin Baoshan exchanged knowing glances, moving aside to whisper to each other.

Han Xiaoran leaned into Chu Yang’s ear, chuckling softly, “Brother, this world is full of inevitabilities. Whether you want to do good or evil, you need power and manpower, and all of that requires strength and influence. Only when you have fame can you generate influence; with influence, you can have power. Once you possess power, people will rally to you, and that’s how you gain strength!”

“If you want to do good but lack strength, you can't even think of helping others; you wouldn’t dare marry a beautiful wife because you can’t protect her. Marrying a beautiful wife only means waiting to be cuckolded!”

“If you want to do evil but lack strength, you’ll just become a typical example... If you have strength, you could kill someone in front of the Law Sovereign, and he might just turn a blind eye... Just like Ye Wubo, is he not evil? Hehe, but even I, your older brother, could only watch him go today and fine him ten thousand Amethyst, which is just a drop in the bucket... Everyone wants to save face. Ye Wubo has done so much evil that it’s hard to count; he should have died a hundred times! Do I not want to kill him? Do I not want to capture him? But he has the support of the Ye Family behind him!”

“This is the inevitability!”

“Even if it makes your chest ache with frustration, what can you do?”

“So, little brother... in this life, never be caught in inevitability... Don’t be as helpless as your older brother... The nine heavens law is the most sacred thing in my hands, yet I dare not kill... Uh... Laws with reservations... What kind of law is that?”

“If you also find yourself helpless... then that truly is helplessness... So, in life, to avoid being helpless... we must do some things... things that can prevent our helplessness...”

Han Xiaoran laughed heartily, “Isn’t that also a kind of inevitability?”

He released Chu Yang’s shoulder and took off with a long, loud laugh, disappearing into the dense night filled with his voice of 'inevitability'.

Chu Yang stood stupefied, digesting the meaning of those words. After a long time, he slowly turned back to leave. As he departed, he didn’t say goodbye to Sha Xinliang or Qin Baoshan; he simply walked away.

Since Han Xiaoran had spoken to him this way, the implication was clear: don’t let Sha Xinliang know.

“Why shouldn’t he know?” Chu Yang asked himself.

“Because Sha Xinliang doesn’t have that kind of courage,” he answered himself.

“What did he really mean? Was it just about inevitability?”

“No, he was telling me to first build my own strength and influence!”

“But he already said that just now.”

“He was talking about building everyone's influence, not mine.”

“What is my influence?”

“My influence is the kind that I can completely control myself.”