Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 54 Joyful Journey

Fang Yuan couldn't help but say, "Besides the fact that fate is pointing north, can the commander give a reasonable and well-founded reason?"

"I once knew a member of the Heavenly Martial Guild, and I learned that there are still quite a few mutated beasts in the northern part of the Dream Continent. Furthermore, the vice-leader himself said—"

Lin Xiufeng decided not to make the decision for Zhao Youyue, and the latter didn't try to hide it and told him about looking for her uncle.

Fang Yuan had no further questions.

The reasons given by Lin Xiufeng alone are sufficient.

With Zhao Youyue having an uncle in the Tianwu Group to rely on, she had to head even further north.

Based on the information previously recorded by Wang Guan, Fang Yuan estimated the approximate route.

"It's about 5,000 kilometers. If we run, we can cover about 600 kilometers a day. If we walk a little faster, we can cover about 300 kilometers a day. If we walk a little slower, we can cover about 100 kilometers a day."

"The journey is long and the mountains are far, so there's no rush. Who knows what other surprises await us along the way?"

Lin Xiufeng was actually very anxious, but she restrained herself from rushing.

Now that he has become a Celestial Warrior, he needs to find his enemy as soon as possible!
However, he didn't even know his enemy's name, only his surname.

After the tragedy, many reports mentioned someone, and it was only through inquiries at the hospital that the man who fell to his death was identified by his surname.

Lin Xiufeng plans to use the members of the Tianwu Group, combined with the surnames he knows, to connect the altered events in order to find his enemy as quickly as possible.

This was urgent, but Lin Xiufeng's rationality told her that she had to be patient.

The opponent has been a Heavenly Warrior for a long time, so their strength is definitely not comparable to that of a novice.

He has Zhao Youyue's help, but he still needs to have a more comprehensive understanding of the power of the Heavenly Warriors.

The simplest thing is to understand the Heart of Little Heavenly Martial.

Another thing is to find out if the Heavenly Warriors have any cultivation techniques or unique skills.

If the Heavenly Martial Group has it, but they don't, they might rashly seek revenge or risk their enemies finding out about their existence.

That's just feeding kills!
Revenge must not fail; it must succeed!

He only has one chance; either he gets revenge, or he is killed in retaliation.

Even though Lin Xiufeng longed for it every day, she always restrained herself with reason.

"This is exactly what Dad always said: sometimes 'slow and steady wins the race.' You can't rush it!"

Lin Xiufeng kept this restraint to herself.

But no matter how well he hid it, every time he rationally restrained his emotions, it was an internal struggle against himself.

Zhao Youyue naturally discovered it.

You seem to have something on your mind lately.

"...The great cause of revenge has not been accomplished. Mingming is anxious, but he cannot be impatient. Every day is filled with internal strife."

Lin Xiufeng did not reply with the words "it's nothing".

His parents didn't teach him this way growing up, and even if he really didn't want to talk about it, he would still tell those who cared about him:
He's troubled by something, but doesn't want to talk about it; he needs to be alone to process it.

Zhao Youyue breathed a sigh of relief; she was most afraid of hearing Lin Xiufeng answer "It's okay."

It's incredibly frustrating to keep quiet about something that's clearly going on, and to try and cover it up in vain.

"Actually, so am I, but I'm not under as much pressure as you are. You only got to take revenge after becoming a Celestial Warrior, while your enemy must have been a Celestial Warrior long ago."

“My enemy is not a Heavenly Warrior. It’s only because I became a Heavenly Warrior that my uncle revealed the information.”

"But don't worry, once we understand the power of the Heavenly Warriors better, the two of us working together can kill even an old Heavenly Warrior!"

Zhao Youyue's words of comfort were mostly to the point.

Lin Xiufeng looked at her deliberately confident smile and nodded.

"If I could, I'd most like to kill him by myself!"

"Why can't you just let me make the final move? I can't refuse to help. Even if you can overpower them, I have to help with this kind of deep-seated hatred!"

“We said ‘If anyone betrays us, we will fight to the death.’ If you don’t help with the revenge, what’s the difference between that and betrayal?”

Lin Xiufeng knew that Zhao Youyue was exaggerating on purpose to comfort him, but he still couldn't help but say:
"Not really."

"Of course! Of course! My enemy may not be a Heavenly Martial Artist, but you still have to help him, even if it's just kicking him or punching him!"

"I'll kick him a couple of times and punch him a couple of times then!"

Lin Xiufeng made a solemn promise.

"What do you mean, 'kick me a couple of times' and 'punch me a couple of times'? Who are you going to hit?"

Ren Xing ran back and heard this, then curiously pressed for details.

"The deputy commander insisted that I kick her a couple of times and punch her a couple of times. How could I bear to do that?"

Lin Xiufeng was just making things up on the spot, it was really...

Ren Xing wasn't exactly considerate; he was always asking probing questions, and neither he nor Zhao Youyue wanted to bring up the matter of hatred. So, the only option was to leave it at that.

"Why? Are you testing its resilience?"

Ren Xing was unaware of just how outrageous Lin Xiufeng was, since they had mostly been in a serious relationship before.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. He made me angry, and he just apologized, saying I should kick him a couple of times and punch him a couple of times to vent my anger. I'm not that violent..."

Zhao Youyue took it very seriously, and Ren Xing also believed it, consciously categorizing Lin Xiufeng's statement as "saving face".

Lin Xiufeng glared at Zhao Youyue, furious.

"I'm saying—don't you have any shame? You lie so blatantly without even blushing, where did you learn that from?"

"I learned it from you!"

Zhao Youyue spoke with conviction, because it was the truth.

"No—I'm so serious, reliable, introverted, quiet, and never talk nonsense. You're saying you learned it from me? Is that appropriate? Just ask me, do you believe me?"

Ren Xing looked at Zhao Youyue with an annoyed expression, then at Lin Xiufeng.

"It seems I was right. You can't judge a book by its cover. My impression of you before was too one-sided. This is the real you."

Ren Xing paused, then frowned and asked him:

"Lin Xiufeng! What did you just call me? Did you call me willful?"

"In my mind, 'willful' is synonymous with individuality, independence, being different, and being unique! No one is more suitable for it than you! I sincerely hope that you will allow me to give you this nickname!"

Lin Xiufeng looked serious and sincere, which surprised Ren Xing, who felt that he genuinely thought so.

Lin Xiufeng added, as if pleading, "Is it okay? Can I call you that?"

"...Is 'willful' a good word?"

“These are positive words for me! I’ve always refused to eat things I didn’t like and refused to participate in activities I didn’t like. People say I’m willful, but I don’t care. I’m actually quite proud of it.”

When Lin Xiufeng said that, even Zhao Youyue felt that he was serious.

"...Whatever you want." Ren Xing hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Actually, my real name is Renxing (meaning willful). I was born late because I've been a troublemaker since birth, breaking and smashing things..."

"...When my dad was getting his ID card, I happened to be putting his miniature robot in a water cup, and he got angry and started acting recklessly towards me."

"Didn't you change it later?" Zhao Youyue couldn't believe there was such a father, who would make such an important decision as naming a child because of a moment of anger!
“In their eyes, I’m a troublemaker. They’d love to add ‘king’ to my name, but they would never change it.”

Ren Xing seemed unwilling to dwell on the past, patting his face to force himself to immediately adjust his emotions.

Lin Xiufeng's gentle persuasion:

"Appreciate yourself; it's better to have a little bit of narcissism than to have unwarranted inferiority."

Even if some of the things you can't escape are bad or even malicious, you can still appreciate them from a different perspective.

"Appreciating yourself is definitely happier than hating yourself!"

"Easier said than done. What if you were born ugly as hell?" Ren Xing said in a sarcastic tone.

What came to mind was an ugly classmate she once knew, who was always ridiculed and grew up amidst the disgusted gazes of others.

"Then I will keep telling myself, 'I'm not ugly, I just don't fit the aesthetic standards of this era, I was born in the wrong time. Even so, in this era that denies my appearance, I am still a unique existence, not just an ordinary person lost in the crowd. Isn't 'ugliness' that the times don't tolerate also outstanding?"

Lin Xiufeng's angle left Renxing speechless; she had truly, truly never seen such a shameless angle before...

Zhao Youyue felt that this was going too far, and it was no different from deceiving oneself.

Ren Xing couldn't help but press on, "Then how do you deceive yourself if you're just ordinary?"

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. An ordinary appearance means blending in with the majority of people. Fate gave me a unique inner self, but perhaps to avoid making me too conspicuous or too perfect, it gave me an ordinary appearance. I need to continue to strengthen my inner strengths, find people who appreciate my inner qualities, and ignore the malice of those who only look at appearances."

"You're tall, handsome, and not stupid, so what has fate taken from you?"

Ren Xing understood; finding the right angle like this was shameless to an unparalleled degree!

Even a pile of shit can be used to justify confidence.

"I guess it's because he's shameless!" Zhao Youyue couldn't help but chime in, feeling that Lin Xiufeng's perspective was too outrageous.

"Fate—has brought you all to my side!"

After Lin Xiufeng finished speaking, he took off running, shouting as he went:

"Come on, chase me! I'm used to being chased by beautiful women! Go ahead and chase me!"

"Lin Xiufeng, you stop right there!" Zhao Youyue chased after him angrily.

Ren Xing gritted his teeth and chased for a while, but found that the difference in movement speed was too great, and he really couldn't catch up!

She finally understood why Zhao Youyue often said Lin Xiufeng deserved a kick.

He really deserves a kick!
When Fang Yuan returned from his investigation, he found that everyone was gone, except for his and Ren Xing's bags.

(End of this chapter)