"Don't you think Master went overboard?"
After bidding farewell to Sola, they reached the limit of their journey. Ku Shuo's group of four stopped to set up camp. As Ku Shuo's son, Shen, who had always been treated harshly by Ku Shuo, couldn't sit still. He didn't meditate to recover his strength like Ku Shuo did. Instead, he glanced at the swordsman they brought along from time to time. The swordsman had been silent ever since they left Elder Sola's village.
Even though the swordsman looked old and dispirited, Jie and Shen knew that it was because of his experience. In fact, the swordsman was probably younger than them. That was why Jie asked this question. Shen's sympathy was almost endless. After witnessing the scene of life and death, he was afraid that Shen would have negative feelings toward his father.
After all, the two of them were his closest and greatest benefactors.
"Ah, I understand Father's actions. There are too many cases of evil spirits going berserk after seeing something they care about. That's why I don't really mind …"
Shen was obviously not very natural because he was never good at hiding his true feelings in front of Ring. He was always able to let this meticulous and determined partner of his see through his thoughts.
"Indeed. After all, his tragedy was due to his own inadequacies. Also … Master has dealt with the demons as gently as possible. But Shen, I don't think Master would want to see you like this, right? You have to buck up. "
Jie tried his best to cheer his brother up, but his own actions couldn't help but change shape because of Shen, who lived a happy life, Jie couldn't help but feel a little awkward. On the other hand, Yasuo's background was shockingly similar to his own. He could empathize with Yasuo's mother's expression and gaze back then.
His name wasn't Jie, but Goff.
It was an extremely lowly name that represented the untouchables. His father was like Yasuo's father. One day, he suddenly abandoned his mother and him and disappeared. Until now, he could still remember his father's heartless back at night and the despair and tears he and his mother felt. Because they all knew that once he left, he would never come back. Because of this, he was bullied. Although the people in the village looked very kind on the surface, bullying an orphan and a widow was simply a matter of course. The children's words and bullying, as well as the blatant discussion and discrimination in the village, finally made him leave his mother and go to the dojo of the Balance Sect.
In the School of Balance, he could only do odd jobs all day because no one would look up to a farmer's son, and no one would teach a farmer's son. That was why he worked as an errand boy in Danjul Monastery for two whole years. No one was willing to teach him, and some even faintly rejected him.
After all, in this place, most people came from warrior families or were the children of members of the Balance Cult. They were trained as soon as they were born. The bloodline in their bodies also gave them strong bodies and outstanding talents. Therefore, no one would waste time on a farmer's son, especially when this farmer's son was abandoned by his father.
This meant that they couldn't judge the son's character and character through his father, so naturally, no one was willing to teach him.
Until one day, Ku Shuo found him working hard at night, eager to be recognized, and asked him to fight with his son, Shen. He was beaten black and blue, and for a week after the fight, he couldn't even get out of bed, and his face was so swollen that he could only eat porridge.
However, he still received Ku Shuo's acknowledgment. He defeated Shen once in that almost endless series of strikes, and in an operation a long time later, he received his new name, Ring.
Such glory and hardships made people sigh and admire him, but as the person involved, he could never forget his mother. After he was accepted as a disciple by Ku Shuo with resentment and determination, just as he was in high spirits after receiving Ku Shuo's teachings and gradually getting rid of his thin and weak self, his mother found him and called his name at the entrance of the monastery, wanting him to go home with her. It wasn't until that moment that he realized that his mother hadn't stopped searching for him after he left, unlike his father. Instead, she had been searching for him the moment she discovered him. When she finally found him, he had just received recognition and a chance to prove himself.
So when his mother finally found him in the monastery, he let her cry on the stairs. Until the others couldn't stand her disturbing their meditation and dragged her away, he didn't see his mother again.
However, he still remembered that when he had rejected his mother's request to let him go back, his mother's obviously weathered face had revealed a look of desperation. And that despair was the same as the bitterness and heartache of Yasuo's mother when Ku Shuo rejected her last request.
"But it's even worse for you."
Shen looked at his good friend and obviously thought of Jie's mother, that pitiful woman. But he understood why Jie was so heartless at that time and why he deliberately bumped his nose against his fist during their training so that he could cry to his heart's content.
He loved his mother and it was because of this love that he did such a heartless thing.
This was because when his mother found him, his mother still had a good appearance and figure. Moreover, her family's farmland was very fertile, and she had all kinds of assets. Moreover, she was a kind and gentle woman. Such a woman wouldn't lack men who were willing to accept her at all. However, if there was a child of her ex-husband among them, then this new marriage would become a bit awkward.
That was why Jie was so heartless. He knew that if he didn't let his mother be completely disappointed in him and break her heart, she would not give up on a thin and weak child like him. Her chances of finding a good family would also be reduced and she would likely lead an unhappy life. But Jie was different. He had been recognized by Ku Shuo. As long as he was willing to work hard, his future would not be bad. At the very least, he would be a person who was respected. In that case, even if the woman's husband wasn't a good one, he would still respect his mother because of his identity as a member of the Church of Balance.
That was why he treated his mother so coldly.
That was why he was the one who was affected the most by the sadness and despair in Yasuo's mother's eyes.
"I'm more worried that Master will be disappointed in me."
Jie tried his best to put on a smile. But in Shen's eyes, his smile was as unconvincing as a broken drum. However, just as Shen was about to enlighten his brother, their father suddenly spoke up.
"Shen, Jie! Come forward! "
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