He no longer drank. During the past few years, he did not want to drink, because he was afraid of getting drunk, because once he got drunk, he would think of his Master, his eldest senior brother, his second senior brother, and his youngest junior brother.
This sort of longing was a form of torture to him. It would make him cry when he woke up at midnight. It would make him look at the darkness and loneliness around him, and in his confusion, he would be drowned by loneliness.
He rarely went to sleep, and he did not want to dream either, because in his dreams, he was afraid that he would be immersed in the happiness of the past and would not want to wake up. If he truly could not wake up, he was afraid that something would happen to the ninth summit.
He also stopped peeking, because he had already grown up, because he no longer had the mental strength to do so, because besides him, there was no one else around him. If there was anything, then there was only the hidden Heaven Gate in the sky.
It was a place he hated, and he would never forget it. During the disaster, Heaven Gate had abandoned the land, forcing countless disciples in the mountains to leave and become homeless. Even now, he did not know if they were still alive or dead.
He watched the mountains crumble, watched Heaven Gate descend, watched all the factions of power in the land belong to them, watched the ninth summit being slowly drowned by the melting glaciers, and he would never forget that day when his eldest senior brother's isolation grounds were drowned. Tears fell from his eyes, but he could only retreat. When even his cave abode was gone, and when his youngest junior brother's cave abode was also submerged, he cried.
He could not stop all of this. He could only continue retreating and watch as his second senior brother's house was also submerged. He watched as the plants and flowers died one by one, until there were only 1,000 feet left in the entire ninth summit.
It was a lonely mountain and a lonely person. He had struggled for several years, and he did not know how much longer he would have to struggle for. Perhaps … it would not be long.
Tears fell from Hu Zi's eyes as he sat on the mountain and looked at the world in the distance. He looked at the still raging seawater, and more tears fell from his eyes. His tears were filled with grievances, anger, but most of them were his longing.
He knew that if it was not because Bai Su had special feelings for the ninth summit and for his missing youngest junior brother, things would have been even more difficult for him.
He also understood that Bai Su's power was very weak. Even though Bai Su's father had great power in the Heavenly Gates in the past, after what happened a few years ago, Bai Su's father had been heavily injured, causing his power to fall greatly.
Hu Zi would never forget that scene. That scene had a great connection to a person called Si Ma Xin. No one, not even Bai Su's father, had expected that Si Ma Xin would walk out of Freezing Sky Cave when the glacier on the ground turned into an ocean!
Si Ma Xin, who walked out, had an incredibly great level of cultivation. Right then, he had already become one of the powerful Berserkers in Heaven Gate, and his existence caused the ninth summit to sink into a difficult situation.
With tears streaming down his face, Huzi rubbed his back and murmured something that only he could hear.
"Master, I can't hold on much longer … Eldest senior brother and second senior brother have gone to Eastern Wastelands. Youngest junior brother, where are you …? Do you know that our home is almost gone? Do you still remember the ninth summit's principles …?"
"Those who harm even a single blade of grass in the ninth summit will be killed!"
"Those who harm the servants of the ninth summit will be killed!"
"Those who harm the disciples of the ninth summit will have all their Berserkers killed!" Hu Zi mumbled. As he spoke, more tears streamed down his face, and his heart clenched in pain.
"This is the ninth summit's principle … but if the ninth summit is no longer around, will we … still be around …?" Hu Zi cried. He was a man, and his cries echoed in the air on the lonely mountain.
Men do not cry easily, because the sound of crying is very unpleasant to the ear, because crying represents weakness. However... when one reaches the limit, the sound of crying would reveal the despair of life.
Those cries of despair were not unpleasant to the ears, but were filled with grief …
Hu Zi cried silently until a sigh came from behind him, and a gentle voice that he was familiar with traveled into his ears.
"Hu Zi, don't cry …." Even as the voice rang out, a hand appeared on Hu Zi's shoulder. It was a hand that represented warmth, and it caused Hu Zi to tremble. Trembling, he turned his head to look at the face that he remembered so well.
"Youngest … junior brother …" Hu Zi stared at Su Ming blankly. His mind was blank, and he could not tell whether this was real or just an illusion. His body trembled, and he slowly lifted his hand to press down on Su Ming's arm on his shoulder. He held it tightly, and when he sensed that it was real, Hu Zi suddenly roared at Su Ming.
"You still know how to come back?!
"Did you know that this is the only thing left of the ninth summit? We don't even know if Master is dead or alive. Eldest senior brother went to Eastern Wastelands to search for Master, but there's no news of him either. Second senior brother also left for Eastern Wastelands out of worry as he waited anxiously for us!
"I wanted to go with him, but he wouldn't let me. He wanted me to protect the ninth summit and wait for you here so that you would know that the ninth summit is still around! Our home is still around!" Hu Zi roared, and tears fell from his eyes.
"It's been twenty years! Twenty years! You've disappeared for twenty years, and you still know how to come back? Do you still know that the ninth summit is your home? Do you know how Master would often sigh and look in the direction of the land of the Shamans with a dejected expression?!
"Do you know why eldest senior brother came out of isolation beforehand and went to the land of the Shamans?! He didn't go for his tribe, he went for you!
"Do you know?! Do you know all of this?!
Do you know that after you left, second senior brother tidied up your cave abode so that it's as if you didn't leave? The plants he planted on the platform outside your cave abode are still there. At that time, while he was planting them, he turned his head around and told me with a smile that these plants can better protect you and allow you to train on the platform with more peace of mind!
"Because he knows that you like to sit there and exercise your breathing! Do you know all of this?!" Hu Zi stood up in agitation and continued roaring at Su Ming. It was as if he was a person who had been suppressed for a long, long time, and when he saw his family, his emotions completely erupted.
Su Ming fell silent with a sorrowful look on his face. He looked at Hu Zi, and Hu Zi's furious roars traveled into his ears. He listened to them quietly, and as Hu Zi continued speaking, he went up and hugged him.
"Youngest junior brother, I missed you … Eldest senior brother missed you too, second senior brother missed you too. Master clearly looked much older before he left. I know that he went to the land of the Shamans and went to look for you …
"But he didn't find you. Youngest junior brother, where did you go? Why did you only come back now..?" Hu Zi hugged Su Ming and cried. His voice grew softer, and eventually, he only managed to say one sentence.
"Why did you only come back now..?"
"Third senior brother, I'm back …" Su Ming hugged Hu Zi and whispered softly. Tears also fell from his eyes.
Hu Zi's voice grew weaker, and eventually, he fell onto Su Ming's body. He was too tired, both physically and mentally. During the past few years, he had been protecting the ninth summit alone. He did not sleep, did not drink, and endured his loneliness quietly. At that moment, the moment he saw Su Ming, he relaxed. Just like that, he closed his eyes in Su Ming's embrace, and gradually, a snoring sound that Su Ming was familiar with came from his mouth.
Su Ming hugged Hu Zi until his snores grew louder like thunder, but he did not show a hint of impatience. A smile appeared at the corners of his lips. This was his senior brother. This was his brother who would do anything for him, and he was also a brother who would give up everything for him!
He was a little simple-minded, but he was not stupid. He had some unique hobbies, but he was sincere. He had a bad temper, but he could stand before his junior brother!
Because he still believed that he was his senior brother, and he had to protect his junior brother!
Similarly, he would also stand behind his second senior brother, because he believed that his second senior brother would do the same thing, and in truth, that was indeed the case. This was the ninth summit.
"Senior brother, I'm back … You don't need to protect the ninth summit alone. I'll make all those who harbor ill will towards the ninth summit behave themselves!" Killing intent appeared in Su Ming's eyes. That killing intent was much stronger than when he was on Scour Sieve Island!
After all, he had done it for other people on Scour Sieve Island, but here, he was doing it for his Master, for his senior brother, and for his family!
"I will let everyone know the ninth summit's principles!" Su Ming declared calmly. He supported Hu Zi and returned to his Master's cave abode. Once he was inside, he placed Hu Zi down and lifted his right hand to point at the center of his brows, sending out a warm wave of air. That air would nourish Hu Zi and ease the fatigue he had been feeling for the past few years.
He was too tired. It had been a long, long time since he had slept like this. As he slept, saliva fell from the corners of his lips, and there was even a smile on his face. It was as if he had run into something very happy in his dreams.
Su Ming looked at Hu Zi quietly. He looked at the ancient look on his face, and the honest figure in his memories appeared before his eyes. He also remembered the scene of him hiding behind a big rock with him to peek at his second senior brother.
"If we're talking about smart people in the ninth summit, then let me tell you, youngest junior brother, I'm not bragging, but I'm the smartest!" Hu Zi's words from the past and his smug expression appeared in Su Ming's head.
"Let me tell you, eldest senior brother is always in isolation … Second senior brother is the most interesting. He always thinks that someone is stealing his flowers …"
"Don't make a sound. I'll bring you to the seventh summit tonight to see those girls. Let me tell you, youngest junior brother, you have to be smart. When I tell you to run, you have to run!"
"Damn it, how dare you bully my junior brother?! I'll bring you into my dreams!"
"Youngest junior brother, look at the sky. Master is wearing a flowery robe today …"
Su Ming looked at Hu Zi, and memories surfaced in his head. At that moment, Hu Zi turned around, as if he thought that it was more comfortable to sleep on his stomach, but the instant he turned around, Su Ming's eyes immediately focused. He saw dried bloodstains on the back of Hu Zi's robes.
Su Ming walked to Hu Zi's side and lifted the robe on his back. He saw that there were bloody marks on his back. Those were … whip marks!
They were packed densely together, and some of them had already scabbed over, but most of them had turned into brown scars. When Su Ming saw all these scars, the cave abode immediately turned cold, and an indescribable chill and killing intent appeared in his eyes!
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