Chapter 31

After about an hour, Li Ruo, with red eyes, saw Li Shui out, and Li Shui returned the two bottles of elixir to A Mu.

"Junior Brother A Mu, thank you!" Li Ruo said.

"You're welcome!" A Mu smiled, "Is Grandpa awake?"

Li Ruo nodded, and Li Shui glanced at her, saying, "Li Ruo, I have to go back!" Then he took out ten spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to Li Ruo.

"Keep these spirit stones. If you have any difficulties in the future, just send me a message!"

"Brother Li Shui!" Li Ruo was taken aback by the ten spirit stones, as this was the first time she had seen so many.

"Take them! They're all from Junior Brother A Mu!" Li Shui smiled bitterly, "I'll come back!"

Tears streamed down Li Ruo's face again; apart from her grandfather, Li Shui was the closest person to her.

"Brother Li Shui, you must come back, Li Ruo will wait for you!"

"Definitely! A Mu, let's go!" Li Shui's voice was heavy.

A Mu sighed, not knowing what to say, and summoned the Tianxuan flying saucer from the Qiankun如意bracelet.

Li Shui and A Mu got on the Tianxuan flying saucer.

Although Li Ruo did not want Li Shui to leave, she did not say much, just biting her lower lip silently.

Li Shui managed a weak smile.

"Senior Brother Li Shui, it's still early, why don't we...?" A Mu said.

"No need, let's go!" Li Shui looked at A Mu and forced a smile.

A Mu rarely saw Li Shui in such pain, so he nodded and, with a thought, the Tianxuan flying saucer shot up into the sky.

"Brother Li Shui, you must come back, Li Ruo will wait for you!" Li Ruo shouted as the Tianxuan flying saucer took off.

The Tianxuan flying saucer shot up into the sky.

Li Shui's face was tense, and A Mu noticed that there were two unshed tears at the corners of his eyes.

"Senior Brother Li Shui, in seven days, I will definitely come back with you!" A Mu said to Li Shui.

He did not expect Li Shui to be so emotionally invested, as he knew that although Li Shui seemed weak and shy, he was not lacking in inner strength. On the contrary, because Li Shui endured everything, his mental resilience was far beyond that of ordinary people.

In the past, Li Shui often suffered bullying but never shed a tear. Today, he had tears at the corners of his eyes, showing how deeply he cared.

A Mu also knew that Li Shui would not ask Iron Cloud to let him leave the mountain again, so he had to help Li Shui come back once more.

"Hmm?" Li Shui was taken aback, then looked at A Mu without saying much.

Everything was understood without words, and Li Shui nodded heavily.

A Mu smiled and then took out two flasks of wine from the Qiankun如意bracelet, handing one to Li Shui.

Li Shui was somewhat surprised, as A Mu's daily meals were prepared by him, and he had never seen A Mu drink wine.

"From Senior Brother Feng Tian of Sunset Peak! Let's drink to our hearts' content and wash away our sorrows, what do you think?" A Mu said.

Although A Mu and Li Shui had known each other for a long time, they had never drunk together.

"Alright!" Li Shui, feeling depressed, changed his usual demeanor and took the wine flask.

"Ha ha!" A Mu laughed, and the two brothers clinked their flasks and each took a big gulp.

The wine entered their stomachs, and Li Shui looked at A Mu, his eyes dim, and said helplessly, "A Mu, do you think I'm a useless person?"

"Hmm? Senior Brother Li Shui, how can you say that? Apart from not being able to cultivate a spiritual root, what else can't you do?" A Mu consoled him.

"Ha ha!" Li Shui smiled bitterly, "In the world of cultivation, not being able to cultivate a spiritual root means being useless! When my beloved woman is in pain, I can't give her the help she needs!" Saying this, Li Shui took a big gulp and choked, coughing several times.

Perhaps today's events had deeply affected him, as Li Shui was quite different from his usual self.

"Senior Brother Li Shui, everyone has their limits. This has nothing to do with having a spiritual root. Mortals have their own pains, and immortals have their own troubles! Didn't you say that in a hundred years of life, birth, aging, illness, and death are inevitable? That's true!"

After saying this, A Mu also took a big gulp of wine with Li Shui.

This wine was a secret recipe from Sunset Peak, containing spiritual energy. If Feng Tian knew it was being drunk so extravagantly, he would probably be heartbroken.

"In a hundred years of life, birth, aging, illness, and death are inevitable? Ha ha! If you're an immortal, can't you defy the heavens?" Li Shui said.

"Not necessarily!" A Mu looked silently at the void.

At this moment, the Tianxuan flying saucer was not flying fast, and they could see the distant mountains, like tigers and dragons, and some resembling immortals flying.

A Mu suddenly thought of his master, Wang Jue. He did not know if his master was an immortal, but even such a powerful figure, who could make the Northern Cold Sect's leader serve him, still had his own constraints.

"Sometimes mortals can surpass immortals!" A Mu remembered Han Qianli's words.

"Mortals can surpass immortals? What a good saying!" Li Shui smiled helplessly and then drank silently.

Li Shui absolutely did not believe that mortals could surpass immortals.

After a long time.

Li Shui looked at A Mu sadly and said, "A Mu, when you become powerful and no longer need me, I will have no reason to stay in the Northern Cold Sect. I will leave!"

"Hmm? Senior Brother Li Shui, don't say that." Li Shui had been in the Northern Cold Sect for over ten years, and no matter what, the Northern Cold Sect was his home.

Now, A Mu was the only reason Li Shui stayed in the Northern Cold Sect, which made A Mu feel a bit heartache.

"For thirteen years, I have not been able to cultivate a spiritual root. Since I can't cultivate, I will go down the mountain and live with Li Ruo as ordinary people! I will give her a basic sense of security!"

For some reason, when he said these words, the tears at the corners of Li Shui's eyes began to stream down his cheeks.

"For thirteen years, I have not been able to cultivate a spiritual root. Since I can't cultivate, I will go down the mountain and live with Li Ruo as ordinary people!"

Hearing this, A Mu suddenly understood that the tears in Li Shui's eyes were not just for love, but more because he had decided to give up his dream of over a decade, a dream that had not brought him what he wanted.

In fact, for thirteen years, Li Shui had never given up on cultivation, but he had never been able to cultivate a spiritual root.

Was this a torment? What kind of mental strength did he have? Knowing it was hopeless, he still persisted silently, struggling deeply in pain.

Hope, disappointment. Hope again, disappointment again. Until despair!

How many thirteen years does a mortal have?

When his beloved woman was in pain and he was powerless to help, it deeply affected Li Shui.

Since it was useless, he would give up!

"Senior Brother Li Shui!" A Mu wanted to say something to comfort Li Shui, but the words stuck in his throat, not knowing what to say. Perhaps at this moment, any words would be hollow.

Li Shui suddenly smiled at A Mu and said, "A Mu, you are the only brother I have in this life! Maybe I will never be able to repay you! So, I will stay with you in the Northern Cold Sect, watching you cultivate and advance. Then I can leave."

Although Li Shui was smiling, tears hung at the corners of his eyes, and his voice was unusually low.

"Senior Brother Li Shui, you've had too much to drink, let's not talk about this!" In a sense, within the entire Northern Cold Sect, Li Shui was A Mu's only true friend. Hearing these words, A Mu felt very uncomfortable.

"Alright, let's not talk about this. A Mu, let's drink!" Saying this, Li Shui raised his wine flask to A Mu and kept pouring the wine directly into his mouth.

The wine and tears flowed together, wetting his white robe and extinguishing the fire of Li Shui's dream of over a decade. It was unknown whether this wine could wash away the sorrow in Li Shui's heart.

A Mu did not stop him, knowing that at this moment, nothing needed to be said.

Life is rare to be drunk, and perhaps Li Shui should get drunk once.

What A Mu could do was to drink with Li Shui, taking out ten flasks of wine from the Qiankun玉bracelet.

"Senior Brother Li Shui, I will drink with you until we are both drunk!"

"Ha ha! Junior Brother A Mu, good!" Li Shui stood in the wind, his white robe fluttering, no longer seeming weak, but his back was infinitely sad.

The Tianxuan flying saucer did not need to be controlled, circling in the void for half a day before flying directly to the back mountain of Tongtian Peak, A Mu's residence.

When they arrived at the back mountain courtyard, the Tianxuan flying saucer was automatically retracted by the Qiankun玉bracelet.

The two brothers were perhaps both drunk, supporting each other back to the room and lying down in their clothes.

The moonlight was like water, shining through the window, illuminating this pair of brothers who would move the entire Haihuang world a thousand years later.

In fact, no one can see the future, even if they are immortals or Buddhas!

(I really like this chapter, I like Li Shui, I like the phrase 'ordinary people,' and I like the brotherhood between A Mu and Li Shui! This brotherhood is one of the things I want to express in this book. I think everyone hopes to have brothers who will stand by them through life and death! Such a bond once burned our youth, once pierced through our lives!

No one can see the future, even if they are immortals or Buddhas! I don't know the future of this book, but I know the future of A Mu and Li Shui! I don't know how many people will see this chapter, but please give me encouragement, so I can walk this path without feeling lonely!)

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