The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 219 Don't Let Me Die with My Eyes Open

Li Tiangang couldn't believe that his father would slap him.

The gentleness and kindness on the other person's face the moment before was now filled with anger and pain, and disappointment in his eyes... disappointment?
Li Tiangang's face was pale. He knew that he was not capable enough to take good care of the Divine General's Mansion and his brothers. However, his father was not disappointed. Instead, he comforted him kindly.

But now, he showed a look of sadness and disappointment towards Li Hao in this matter.

The burning pain on his face made Li Tiangang a little dazed. It wasn't because the slap was so heavy, but suddenly, the scene in the courtyard flashed through his mind.

The slap he swung in anger.

The young man's eyes seemed to be filled with disbelief.

Li Tiangang suddenly felt his heart contract. An indescribable emotion spread into his heart. He couldn't put it into words. It was like, fear?

"Big brother..."

Li Xiaoran wanted to say something but stopped himself and sighed secretly.

He had not wanted to let his eldest brother know about this, but now that he knew, it was too late for him to stop it.

Moreover, he found it difficult to understand how Li Tiangang handled the Li Hao incident. Not to mention the child's talent, his character was not as described in the family. He was undisciplined and did not follow the rules.

To be honest, it can only be considered as being casual at best.

Li Muxiu just stood aside with a cold face, not saying anything, and even felt that the beating was a little light.

"No wonder I always feel a little awkward when that child looks at me. So this is the reason. He left the Li family a long time ago. He, he doesn't want to recognize me as his grandfather..."

Li Tianzong's eyes became moist, but on the way back, the child still called him affectionately.

Is it because you know that he is about to die completely, so you don’t want him to worry?

Although he had no body, for some reason, Li Tianzong felt a stabbing pain in his heart.

That child is obviously so sensible!
Why is this happening? Why is this happening?!

"You, tell me in detail what happened. I want to know everything!"

Li Tianzong gritted his teeth and looked at Li Tiangang angrily and heartbrokenly.

Li Xiaoran's face changed slightly, and he quickly said: "Brother, this is too time-consuming..."

"It's ok!"

Li Tianzong gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't figure it out, I won't be able to rest in peace until I die!"

Hearing this, Li Muxiu and Li Tiangang's faces changed. Li Muxiu said, "Brother, don't be angry. I will explain this matter to you slowly."

"Dad, don't be angry. You can hit me, but please don't be angry." Li Tiangang said hurriedly, looking nervous, fearing that something might happen to Li Tianzong.

"Say it, say it right here!"

Li Tianzong gritted his teeth and said angrily.

Li Tiangang didn't expect his father to be so angry. Since his father passed away, no one had disciplined him. At this moment, the feeling of being disciplined in his childhood appeared again, just like when he made a mistake while practicing in the martial arts field and was afraid to return to the courtyard.

His expression changed, and he lowered his head and said, "Dad, don't be angry first. I'm telling you, this matter is also my fault. I was too impulsive..."

He told the story in detail.

Beside him, Li Xiaoran's face looked extremely ugly, and he felt that every second was torture.

He knew that his eldest brother was using the last moments of his life to sort out this matter.

"...Then he will leave the Divine General's Mansion."

After listening to Li Tiangang's words, Li Tianzong looked unhappy and asked Li Muxiu beside him, "Is that so?"

Li Muxiu sneered slightly, noticing the look from the fourth brother next to him, he was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it, and said:
"What he said was from his perspective. In his eyes, he returned from the hard battle in Yanbei, only to see Hao'er being cynical, idle, and not practicing well. But has he ever thought that Hao'er reached the Fifteen Mile Realm at the age of fourteen, breaking the practice record of the Dayu Divine Dynasty?"

As he spoke, he added some more to fill in what was missing from Li Tiangang's perspective.

The same thing, when narrated by different people, will give different results. Even if a wise person's explanation is relatively objective, it is difficult to guarantee absolute objectivity.

After listening to their words and combining them with what he saw and heard in the Dead River, Li Tianzong roughly understood the reason.

He was so angry that he was shaking all over. It was hard for him to imagine that the child had endured so much injustice.

"You actually let him walk out of the Li family like this. Don't you know how much demons hate my Li family?"

"You, how could you be so stupid!"

Li Tianzong raised his fist and punched Li Tiangang hard on the chest, knocking him back several steps.

He condensed a divine whip in his palm and lashed it at Li Tiangang, angrily saying, "I rarely beat you when you were little, but I actually let you make such a big mistake, you deserve to be beaten!"

Li Tiangang had an ugly look on his face. He endured the pain but didn't say a word or dodge.

"Brother, please don't consume too much energy."

Li Xiaoran couldn't help but said, "How about letting me do it?"

Li Muxiu couldn't help but look at him. This fourth brother was actually more active than himself?
"Do not care!"

Li Tianzong swung his whip repeatedly and glared at Li Tiangang: "Tell me, do you know where you went wrong?"

Li Tiangang raised his head sadly, looked at him lovingly, and said, "Dad, don't be angry, I know I was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

Li Tianzong said angrily.

"I shouldn't be so impulsive. I was wrong. I will definitely bring Hao'er back and treat him well." Li Tiangang said immediately.

Li Tianzong raised the whip again, but seeing the pain in his eyes, he could not bring the whip down any further.

"You really disappoint me..."

He looked sad, the whip in his hand dissipated, and he said bitterly: "It's all my fault that I died early. I didn't educate you well and didn't set a good example for you as a father..."

"Dad, you've done well enough!" Li Tiangang's face changed and he said quickly.

Li Tianzong looked up, feeling ridiculous and sad, and said:

"My Li family actually has such a vicious woman, and she is the second son's wife. When the Liu family married into the family, she was very obedient. She treated me and your mother politely and considerately, and I didn't see any bad intentions."

"Old Master died, and she actually had such thoughts. Such a tragic thing actually happened to my Li family!"

He lowered his head and looked at Li Tiangang bitterly: "What can I do if I hit you, Tiangang, you should know that there are some mistakes that must not be made. Once you make them, even if you regret it, you can never make up for it!"

Li Tiangang hurriedly said: "Dad, don't be angry, I will go find Hao'er, everything is still in time, I still have time!"

Li Tianzong looked at his nervous and frightened face and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

He knew that his child was a very filial one, which made him feel heartbroken while he whipped the whip in anger.

Angry at his lack of fighting spirit, hated at his ignorance, yet at the same time cherished his obedience and filial piety, Li Tianzong felt extremely complicated. He sighed and said in a depressed tone:

"I wanted to go home and take a look, but now it's probably too late."

Li Xiaoran was shocked, and seeing that Li Tianzong's figure had faded a lot, he couldn't help but said, "Brother!"

Li Tiangang and Li Muxiu were both stunned. When they heard Li Xiaoran's sad cry, the blood in their bodies seemed to freeze.

It was as if all the blood was flowing backwards to the brain and then froze, causing the two of them to shiver in agony.

"Big brother?"

At this moment, Li Muxiu suddenly noticed that his elder brother's figure was much fainter than before.

His heart trembled, and he said, "Brother, what do you mean by that? Can't you return to the family?"

He suddenly realized something, looked at Li Xiaoran fiercely, and said hurriedly: "Old Four, what's going on? Tell me, what's going on?!"

"father?"

Li Tiangang just stared at Li Tianzong in a daze.

He was not stupid. That short sentence, coupled with Li Xiaoran's reaction, and the appearance of Li Tianzong's weak heroic spirit at the moment, suddenly made him feel fearful.

"My eldest brother has been imprisoned in the Dead River for too many years and has been deeply eroded by the Dead River. Although he has escaped now, he can only go home to take a look with difficulty."

Li Xiaoran said sadly: "But now, brother... can't go back!"

The obsession that he had held on to for many years in the Dead River was now going to dissipate here. He felt so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe. When Li Muxiu and Li Tiangang heard his words, they both stood there as if struck by lightning.

They thought that Li Tianzong would be relieved after this trip, and could return to the ancestral temple, where he could be nurtured in the tablet, and they would be able to see him often in the future...

But now, this is the last one?!
"Brother..." Li Muxiu was trembling all over and staring at Li Tianzong blankly. It seemed as if he had lost blood and temperature in his body, and he felt cold in his hands and feet.

"father!"

Li Tiangang's pupils contracted, his head was buzzing, and he felt dizzy. At the funeral, he cried until his eyes turned red in front of his father's half-dead body. Now, he had to watch his father disappear before his eyes? !

Is it because of the attack just now?
He only felt his heart beating and twitching, and there was a tearing pain.

"do not be sad."

Li Tianzong looked at their sad faces and calmed down, but his face was still a little bitter:

"I didn't expect something like this to happen. Well, second brother, remember to say hello to your sister-in-law for me later. Tell her that I'm leaving first and ask her to take care of herself. If she misses me, go to the mountain where we often sit. The cicada chirping she hears will be my greetings..."

Li Tianzong's eyes were filled with vicissitudes, and he began to explain his final affairs here.

His words also made Li Muxiu tremble all over, filled with sadness, and unable to utter a word.

"Dad, it's all my fault. I made you angry. It's my fault. It's my fault..."

Li Tiangang suddenly knelt down in front of him, raised his hand suddenly, and slapped himself hard on the face.

He slapped him repeatedly, using the power of fire on his palms, and actually made his face bleed.

After slapping several times in succession, he looked at Li Tianzong, his eyes full of tears:

"Tell me, how can I bring you back?"

Seeing his appearance, Li Tianzong couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's not me you want to take back, it's your son. You don't have to be sad. With my current strength, I can still hold on until I get home, but... it's not necessary."

He took a deep breath and said, "I was going to pass my power to Hao'er before, but he refused. Now, I will pass this power to you. You must bring Hao'er back immediately, at any cost, no matter what happens!"

"If anything happens to him, I will die with my eyes wide open!"

He slapped his palm on Li Tiangang, his eyes became particularly serious, and he stared at him and asked: "Did you listen to it?"

Li Tiangang was shocked and said with red eyes: "I can't take your power, go back and take a look, mother misses you too..."

"As a son, stop being so fussy."

Li Tianzong interrupted him with a wave of his hand, saying, "Don't follow your rules anymore. Back then, for Qingqing, you were able to ignore the opposition of your entire family, and even broke military regulations and family rules. Now for Haoer, he is your own son, you should also fulfill your true responsibilities as a father to him!"

"You must remember that you are first a son, then a husband, then a father, and finally a minister, a general, and a citizen!"

Li Tiangang was shocked. Looking at Li Tianzong's solemn and serious face, he realized that he might really be wrong.

His father's words were never wrong. He felt sad and said, "Dad, I know everything. Please don't say anything more. I don't want your power. Please just go back and take a look. Please!"

"As long as you can bring Hao'er back, my Li family will surely prosper, and the Dayu Dynasty will surely return to its heyday. I have seen that heyday..."

Li Tianzong's eyes flashed with a faint golden light and reminiscence, as if he saw the distant grand scene: "If you want me to really take a look at my hometown, go find Hao'er, even if you have to apologize to him. Even as a father, you should bow your head when you are wrong. He is your child, what are you afraid of?"

Li Tiangang felt grief welling up in his heart, and nodded repeatedly: "I have heard it all, Dad, please stop talking and go back to take a look!"

Li Tianzong raised his hand to wipe away his tears, smiled, and then said:
"You have to live well, kid..."

At this moment, he is not only a grandfather, but also a father.

As he spoke, the light all over his body suddenly became stronger, like a blazing white light, enveloping Li Tiangang.

"father!"

Li Tiangang shouted in panic.

But Li Tianzong's figure had disappeared into the white light and could not be seen.

Li Muxiu and Li Xiaoran stepped forward and shouted at the same time. Only Li Tianzong's voice echoed in the void:

"Second brother, fourth brother, the family depends on you. Let's be brothers in the next life... Haha, I probably don't have a next life, so you must live well and live for me."

"Tian Gang, open your mind and don't waste my power!"

Li Tiangang was heartbroken, but he could only grit his teeth and open his heart.

A vast power poured in, enveloping his entire body.

"We must... bring Hao'er back..."

"Otherwise I will die...with my eyes wide open..."

Li Tianzong's voice finally drifted into Li Tiangang's ears.

The vast and powerful force suddenly spread out and turned into a golden beam of light that reached the sky, enveloping Li Tiangang.

The beam of light lasted for a long time before it slowly shrank and finally turned into a golden vertical beam of light before completely disappearing.

"Big Brother!!"

Li Xiaoran roared in grief and anger, his voice like a wounded beast, hoarse and echoing between heaven and earth.

Li Muxiu wanted to shout, but no sound came out. He felt as if his throat was pinched. He stared blankly, his wrinkled eyes moistened by tears.

The only thing left between heaven and earth was the noisy wind, drifting endlessly.

After a long time, Li Tiangang's body trembled slightly and he woke up from the inheritance.

He immediately looked up and around, but did not see Li Tianzong. He clutched his chest in pain. This pain was just like when he was in Yanbei and his wife Ji Qingqing left him.

It was just like at the funeral, witnessing the other brothers being buried in the same coffin.

It hurts so much that I can hardly breathe.

He called out in grief, but there was no response.

The hand that had just gently patted his shoulder disappeared completely.

"Dad, Tian Gang is wrong, come out, come out and beat me!!"

Li Tiangang roared in grief.

But there was nothing around, no echo.

Li Xiaoran seemed to be irritated by Li Tiangang's words. He suddenly looked at him, then rushed over and kicked him in the chest.

With a bang, the violent force released, kicking Li Tiangang's body straight into the distant hilltop.

Before Li Tiangang could crawl out of the smoke and dust, Li Xiaoran pounced on him, punched him in the face, and smashed his head into the rubble.

"It's all your fault. Why did you treat Hao'er like this? Why did you let Big Brother die here? Why?!"

He kept punching like a madman, each punch hitting Li Tiangang's face, mouth and nose, his fists covered in blood.

"Do you know how much Big Brother wants to go home? Do you know? Do you know?!"

"That's his obsession. Do you know what obsession is? It's the thing he wants to do most at the last moment before he dies!!"

"Brother has clearly come out, he has clearly come out, why, why!!"

Li Xiaoran roared like a madman and waved his fists wildly.

Li Tiangang was beaten by him, his skin was torn and his immortal body was broken, oozing a lot of blood.

He wanted to fight back, but when he heard Li Xiaoran's angry roar, those words pierced his heart like a sharp knife. He stopped resisting for a moment and just let the other party's fists and feet swing.

The rocks collapsed, the ground sank, and Li Xiaoran knocked Li Tiangang into a deep pit dozens of meters deep underground. The ground along the way was cracked.

"That's enough, Old Four."

Suddenly, Li Muxiu's figure appeared and grabbed Li Xiaoran's waving arm.

Li Xiaoran, with disheveled hair, looked like a madman. He raised his head, tears streaming down his face as he looked at the other party. He said hoarsely, "Second brother, even the heroic spirit of my eldest brother has disappeared..."

"He doesn't even have the chance to reincarnate..."

His voice did not sound like a roar, but a wail of extreme sadness and despair.

(End of this chapter)