Chapter 704: 704
When she mentioned the Shui family’s heavenly genius, Shui Wuhen’s expression became a bit unnatural . It was only after she explained that everyone came to comprehend why .
In truth, the Shui family’s inner organization was rather complicated . Other than the head of the family, there were three late Sea Expansion experts, and Shui Wuhen was one of them . The future family head was supposed to arise from these three people .
But Shui Wuhen had no interest in becoming the family head . As for the other two, their power spheres were extremely large, and they fought intensely .
Both of them had tried to pull Shui Wuhen to their side . But Shui Wuhen loathed that kind of struggle .
She decided to separate herself from the Shui family, distancing herself from their struggle . She went to the thirty-sixth supermonastery and quietly acted as a monastery head .
She hadn’t expected that leaving would end up offending both sides . Now, one of them had finally become the winner . That was because a rank two Celestial had been born amongst his descendants .
That was a form of absolute power, and the struggle was immediately settled . As for Shui Wuhen, because she had refused to join hands with him, she was constantly rejected during these few years .
This was a reprimand, as well as a display of power . As for the current family head, he had long since viewed this as normal . If a family wanted to flourish, then at times when there was no outer battle, inner battles were a way to increase strength . Of course, that was on the precondition that the leader controlled the scope of the inner struggle properly and didn’t let it overturn the entire boat .
So those who could manage the position of the family head were all wily old foxes . Only such people could keep control of the overall situation and allow the family to steadily advance .
Whether inner struggle would benefit the family was all up to the family head . How much it would benefit would be up to their control . It was a reflection of their wisdom .
This was the ‘essence’ left behind by generation after generation of the Righteous path . Practically all large families were the same . This was for the continued inheritance and prosperity of the family . Of course, some people felt this manner was inappropriate . The slightest mistake might cause the entire family to fracture . But they were also unable to find a better method .
Large families were like this, and sects were also like this . The inner competition was for the sake of development and raising total combat strength .
“That person is called Shui Guanzhi . He is also a rank two Celestial, and he controls the water element . His combat abilities are strange, and he definitely isn’t lacking compared to the other heavenly geniuses,” said Shui Wuhen .
“Shui Guanzhi… Shui Guanzhi… isn’t that Water Pipe?” Long Chen was startled . Who had come up with such a name?
Shui Wuhen was also startled for a moment . Now that Long Chen mentioned it, she found that this name truly was a bit odd . The others also felt this name to be outlandish .
“Cough, his name might be a bit strange, but you should still be careful around him . He is very strong,” warned Shui Wuhen .
“Isn’t he from your family? Why do we have to be careful?” asked Tang Wan-er .
Long Chen was speechless . How could she view things so simply? Any power, as long as it grew strong enough, would begin to give rise to endless internal conflicts .
Humans were very marvelous creatures . It was like it was in their nature to dislike beauty and peace . When they saw something beautiful, they had an urge to destroy or pollute it .
Even a nation, a family, a sect, any power, after undergoing the baptism of a fierce war, they would only be united for a short period . Once they enjoyed peace for too long, once they forgot the pain of their wounds, they would start an internal conflict again .
“Foolish girl, after we became acquainted in the 108th monastery, have you forgotten just how many pitfalls we ran into? You think the Shui family is a collective whole and should be united, but then wouldn’t others also think that our 108th monastery was a collective whole? Have you forgotten the truth?” asked Long Chen .
“Oh . ” Tang Wan-er nodded with embarrassment . She suddenly asked, “Long Chen, do you think I’m very foolish sometimes?”
“No . ” Long Chen shook his head .
“Really?” Tang Wan-er was delighted . This acknowledgment from Long Chen was good to hear . But his next words weren’t so delightful to her .
“It’s not that you’re sometimes foolish, but that you’re always this foolish . ”
“Bastard!” raged Tang Wan-er . She looked just like an infuriated but beautiful tigress that wanted to take a bite out of Long Chen . But she was held back by Meng Qi .
“Wan-er, don’t make a fuss . The monastery head is trying to give us a proper explanation,” advised Meng Qi .
“Sister, Long Chen is bullying me!” cried Tang Wan-er resentfully .
“It’s not like this is the first time; he often acts like this with you . Once you get accustomed to it, you’ll be fine,” consoled Meng Qi .
Shui Wuhen sighed, a bit speechless . “You children really give me a headache . ”
Shui Wuhen truly was worried . Out of these people, the only one who was rather normal was Meng Qi . She was much more dutiful and steady . The rest were all like Long Chen, a bunch of troublemakers .
Furthermore, all of them were incredibly daring . She had introduced these terrifying figures to give them a warning and make them reserve themselves . But it seemed she had wasted her efforts .
“Alright, you can continue here . I’ll take a rest . ” Shui Wuhen stood up, said her goodbyes, and just left .
Everyone was startled . Meng Qi hastily gave Long Chen a glance, and he immediately understood and followed Shui Wuhen .
“Big sister, are you angry?” Long Chen smiled .
“No . ”
“Hahaha, big sister, it seems your words don’t match your heart,” laughed Long Chen .
“You… you little brat, if you laugh again, I’ll give you a beating,” raged Shui Wuhen .
“Alright, fine . Big sister, I know you told us all of that out of kindness . Look at me, I might be laughing, but I’m very clear on that . I’m not someone who doesn’t know what’s important and what’s not . ” Long Chen knew Shui Wuhen had good intentions . But they had laughed it off, and that naturally did not give her a good feeling .
No matter how old you became, no matter how high your cultivation base became, such a thing would naturally make a person feel unwell . And compared to men, women liked to be more meticulous . She truly did feel a bit unwell inside due to their actions . Furthermore, she was their monastery head .
“Accompany me for a stroll,” sighed Shui Wuhen .
Of course, Long Chen didn’t refuse . As if it were the most natural thing in the world, he wrapped an arm around Shui Wuhen’s arm, acting as if she were his sister . Shui Wuhen shook slightly, but she didn’t throw him off . The two of them slowly began to walk .
This was the thirty-sixth supermonastery’s camp, and their territory was extremely large . Long Chen and Shui Wuhen walked alongside each other to a small lake . The lakewater was extremely clear, and koi swam freely inside . It was extremely peaceful and comforting .
Shui Wuhen bitterly smiled . “Long Chen, you really are a demon . Sometimes you make a person so happy that they want to kiss you, and sometimes you make them so infuriated that they want to give you a beating . ”
Shui Wuhen’s mood hadn’t been good, but with how obediently Long Chen was acting now, she didn’t have the heart to berate him .
“Hehe, I already have quite a bit of experience of big sister beating me, but it seems I have no memory of being kissed . Should we try it?” laughed Long Chen .
Shui Wuhen rapped Long Chen on the chest . She had an urge to rebuke him, but then seeing his smile, she also couldn’t hold back a laugh .
Only then did Long Chen get down to business . “Big sister, I know you were warning us for our own good . Although in terms of worldly wisdom, I’m not comparable to you, I have my own martial path . Since I’ve chosen that path, I can’t waver . If I do, I’ll never be able to advance again .
“My Dao is one of advancing forward no matter what . If mountains block me, I’ll split mountains . If rivers block me, I’ll split rivers . Even if mountains of corpses and seas of blood appear, I still won’t retreat, nor will I detour . This is my Dao; this is my conviction . Perhaps others aren’t able to understand it and will think that I am stupid . But I know what I’m doing . I would rather be a glorious firework than a long-lasting rock . In fact, we all feel that way . ”
Shui Wuhen’s heart shook . She hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so obstinate . What he was describing was the Undefeatable Dao, the hardest path to walk . In order to maintain a bright Dao-heart, he could never suffer defeat in his entire life . But that was impossible .
A cultivator would run into countless experts in their lives . Who could possibly guarantee that they would never lose? Once they lost, their Dao-heart would waver, and their cultivation base would never advance again .
And it wasn’t just Long Chen . He was bringing with him a group of people to walk this path . That was too crazy .
But with her understanding of Long Chen, she knew he wouldn’t listen to anyone else’s advice . Thinking of that, she couldn’t help sighing . Everything would be up to him .
Long Chen didn’t dislike Shui Wuhen’s nagging . On the other hand, he appreciated it, because it meant Shui Wuhen truly did care about him .
“Is everything from that side handled?” asked Shui Wuhen .
“Pretty much . ”
Long Chen gave her a general summary of what had happened in the Pill Tower . He didn’t need to hide anything from Shui Wuhen .
When she heard that the Huo family had been eradicated and that the Fang and Chai family heads had been killed by him, Shui Wuhen was shocked . If it had been someone else who had said this, she wouldn’t believe it even if they beat her to death .
“It really is unexpected that Fang Mingyuan and Chai Gaoyang would be blinded in the end . Regretful,” sighed Shui Wuhen .
“In truth, just how many higher-ups are able to keep their conscience? In their eyes, there is no right and wrong; there is only profit . When the profit is big enough, they won’t even hesitate . I’ve experienced far too much of that kind of thing .
“Let alone the Fang and Chai families, even if I joined the Shui family, I’m certain the Shui family head would also have made the same decision as them . That’s why I refused to join the Shui family back then . Unless you are able to become the family head, I have no confidence in the Shui family,” said Long Chen .
Hearing that he didn’t trust her family head, Shui Wuhen was a bit distressed . After all, that was her senior . But she had no choice but to admit that his words were extremely correct . And his last sentence and his trust in her warmed her heart .
“Alright, you can leave now . Go accompany those beauties and brothers of yours . ” Shui Wuhen smiled .
“What about you?”
“Me? Forget about it . I really am unable to talk with you children . ” Shui Wuhen shook her head .
水关志/水管子 Shui Guanzhi/Shui Guanzi . Shui Guanzi meaning water pipe .
