Kimball and Silverbolt both shouted boldly.
There was a great sense of pride in following Ye Fan to unify the world’s martial dao.
After all, if Ye Fan could become the Supreme Champion of this global martial dao. Then they, Jiangdong, would not have to suffer this kind of nuisance as they did now.
And in Jinbao Yinbao’s eyes, someone like Ye Fan, who had great ability, should also deserve to sit as the king of this world.
Just like Qin Shi Huang a thousand years ago, he swept the six hemispheres and eight deserts, and had the whole world, not black and white to determine a king.
However, Li Er, who was at the side, was silent.
His old eyes were always looking at Ye Fan, waiting for Ye Fan’s answer.
After all, it did not matter what they, his men, thought.
What mattered most was still to see what Ye Fan himself thought.
Ye Fan smiled lightly.
“This life rushes by in a hundred years.”
“If, to spend all this time, on fighting for fame and fortune, don’t you think, it’s too bad?”
These few words from Ye Fan caused Jin Bao and the others to stare.
Although Ye Fan did not answer directly, Li Er and the others, seemed to have guessed Ye Fan’s answer.
“So Mr. Chu, are you planning, not to fight?” Li Er asked in a low voice.
Ye Fan took a sip of tea, “Li Er, you have followed me for so long, I don’t know if you understand me.”
“Actually, I, Ye Fan, don’t have any big pursuits or ambitions.”
“Even if I grasp power, my only original intention is just to be able to protect those I want to protect.”
“Loved ones, friends, lovers.”
“That is my greatest pursuit.”
“Even if I go up to the Chu family three times and overthrow the Chu clan, I just want to get justice for my mother.”
“That’s all.”
“Fame and fortune, wealth and glory have never been what I, Ye Fan, seek.”
“And now, the knot in my heart for many years has been untied.”
“I feel that the time has also come for me to leave.”
What?
Kimball and Silverbolt shuddered at the words.
Li Er’s pupils likewise crinkled.
“Leave?”
“Mr. Chu, you… What do you mean by that, where are you going?” Kimball inquired anxiously.
Yin Bao’s eyes were terrified.
Even Li Er, an inexplicable emotion welled up in his old eyes.
It was like a flowering plant that had been clinging to a big tree, but suddenly found that one day, the big tree that had sheltered them from the storm was going to be gone.
The trepidation and anxiety in Li Er’s heart was undoubtedly difficult to express in words.
“Where to go, I haven’t thought of it yet.”
“But, in the future, I should fade out of the martial arts world completely.”
“Mundane world strife and power struggles, I will no longer be involved.”
“After so many years, it’s really… A bit tired, I guess.”
“In the future, I would like to live in a different way too.”
Ye Fan remembered that back then, Qiu Mu Orange had cried and advised him to stop, his own mother also wanted him to let go of his hatred, and Tang Yun had also advised him to let go of his hatred and start afresh.
At that time, Ye Fan’s mind was only on revenge.
Their words had never fallen on deaf ears.
Now, Chu Yuan was dead, the Chu Clan had been destroyed, and Ye Fan’s great revenge had been avenged.
However, for some reason, Ye Fan was not happy at all.
Perhaps it was because the price of revenge was too great.
So many of his brothers had died in battle, his mother’s whereabouts were unknown, Qiu Mu Orange was even more disheartened and unwilling to return to Jiangdong, and Tang Yun… I guess she would never forgive him again.
Sometimes, Ye Fan wondered what he would get in the end from his revenge.
In the end, it wasn’t that he had hurt those who really cared about him. Letting them hold on to their hearts for him again and again, and eventually despairing of him completely.
In these few months, although Ye Fan was recuperating from his injuries, he had thought a lot about how he already had the heart to retreat.
An Qi’s condition also made Ye Fan make his final decision.
For the rest of his life, Ye Fan just wanted to be quiet and do something for himself, not to bother about the worldly disputes anymore.
“What about the Dragon God Temple?”
“What about the brothers who have been with you for so many years?”
“Mr. Chu, are you really going to leave it alone?” Jinbao Yinbao’s old eyes were red as he asked Ye Fan.
Li Er’s eyes burned as he also looked at Ye Fan.
I thought that what I was waiting for today was the return of the king.
But unexpectedly, it was Ye Fan’s curtain call.
“I thought about it.”
“The Dragon God Hall, originally, was built to deal with the Chu Sect.”
“And now that the Chu Sect has been destroyed, the Dragon God Hall really doesn’t need to exist anymore.”
“Just disband it as those old guys from the Martial Union would like.”
“And lest, in the future, I have to follow me with my heart on my sleeve and be tolerated by the whole world.”
“As for Jiangdong, you too can rest assured.”
“Before I go, I will say hello to the God of War and the others.”
“I, Ye Fan, have saved the Yanxia Martial Way anyways, and I am considered a national hero. Those people from the Martial God Temple will still give me some face.”
“With the Martial God Temple covering you, this side of Jiangdong, you will also be safe and sound from now on.”
Ye Fan was like giving an account of the aftermath, arranging for the people to return to their homes.
“No!”
“Mr. Chu, you can’t do this?”
“The Dragon God Temple is your life’s work, and you’re just going to disband it?”
“Those brothers of the Dragon God Temple will never agree to this.”
“And the cause of Jiangdong was also built by your own hands, are you just going to give it up to others?”
“Mr. Chu, we are not willing to do so!”
Jin Bao gritted his teeth as tears could not stop flowing down his face.
Yin Bao also suppressed his emotions in his heart, his palms clenched tightly.
Ye Fan said soothingly, “Who says I’m letting them go? On the Jiangdong side, even if I leave, don’t I still have you guys?”
“Mufan Group, you guys can continue to manage it.”
“But ….” Jin Bao wanted to say something, but just as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by Li Er.
Li Er’s old eyes were red as he was helped by Yin Bao to stand up, “Since Mr. Chu, has decided to leave. Old slave, respect Mr. Chu’s decision.”
“But before leaving, old slave only has one request.”
“I only hope that tomorrow morning, at the edge of Cloud Mist Lake, I can give Mr. Chu, a banquet, to trample on his departure!”
“Just as, a conclusion to this master-servant friendship of ours.”
Ye Fan laughed, “You old p*ssies, you just like to make all these fancy things.”
“Alright, just do as you say.”
“But there’s no need to make too big a show, just a few of us old friends and a meal.”
Li Er nodded and only returned a good word.
Early the next morning, Li Er followed Ye Fan’s instructions and did not make a big fuss.
On the shores of Cloudy Lake, the only people who came to see him off were Li Er, and a few of his close friends around him.
Under the long pavilion, by the ancient road.
Ye Fan and Li Er, both sitting opposite each other, drank to each other.
“Mr. Chu, for all these years, I, Li Er, thank you so much for taking care of me.”
“Without you, I, Li Er, would definitely not have been able to reach the heights of today.”
“This cup of wine, I toast you!”
“Thank you, Mr. Chu, for your company all the way through these years.”
“In the future, I hope that Mr. Chu, will cherish it!”
Li Er was the first to raise his glass.
It was as if he had brewed the wine in that cup, as if he had filled his heart with reluctance and remembrance, and drank it all down in one go.
“Farewell, Mr. Chu!”
……
“Send, Mr. Chu!”
On the shore of the cloudy lake, Li Er and the others rose and drank, paying respectful homage.
Just like that, they watched Ye Fan leave.
Unknowingly, tears, however, were already flowing down from Li Er’s eyes.
This farewell, perhaps, was never to be seen again.
Zhao Servo’s people would not let him go easily, would they?
“Second Master, why didn’t you say anything?”
“Why didn’t you tell Mr. Chu that the Martial God Temple was ungrateful and was sending people against us?” Until Ye Fan walked away, Jinbao and Yinbao asked Li Er with tears streaming down their faces, unwillingly.
“If we told them, we would just be causing trouble for Mr. Chu.”
“It’s good to end it like this.”
“Mr. Chu has suffered too much in his turbulent life, and now it’s a better ending to let him leave in peace.”
Li Er knew Ye Fan’s character well.
Once he was informed that the Martial God Temple had done all those things in Jiangdong, he would definitely go on another killing spree.
By then, it would be another bloodbath, right?
It was even highly likely that it would be uncontrollable in one go, pushing Ye Fan to the opposite side of the entire world again.
After all, those old guys from the Martial Security Association were worried that they had no excuse to turn on Ye Fan?
“But, our foundation in Jiangdong, should we just give up and give it to the Faraway Group like this?” Yin Bao was full of reluctance.
Li Er shook his head, “Naturally not!”
“This foundation of Mr. Chu’s, we naturally have to keep it for Mr. Chu.”
“If one day, Mr. Chu comes back. At least, this Jiangdong, is still the same Jiangdong it once was.”