Imperial Treasure

Chapter 1325 - 760: Tearing Open a Path! (Part 2)

A man who devotes himself to Martial Arts, yet still wants to look after his brothers and the bigger picture, is bound to be confused.

Between the two, there will be trade-offs and deviations. In the end, even if they don’t become strangers, they can still drink together and talk freely, but to once again loiter in the streets like back then, eating and drinking together, messing around together, secretly learning martial arts together and getting beaten together, struggling between life and death together—that kind of "even if the world has nothing left, I still have my brother" kind of bond...

That can never exist again.

Sui Yi saw that kind of desolation between Seo Ziling’s brows when they met this time.

Because he couldn’t grasp the process of that growth, nor the final, washed-clean sediment of the heart.

In the end, he was still too young.

And as for Seo Ziling, how much impact Sui Yi’s words really had on him—just seeing him sit down and directly enter enlightenment says it all...

Everyone: What’s going on! He just directly enlightened and broke through? Holy shit!

Sui Yi fell silent too.

She’d just casually said a few sentences... has this kid really been encouraged so little?

When Seo Ziling finished his enlightenment, he realized it was already dawn. The mist was very cold, laced with a fishy, foul dampness. Whether it was Elder Yan or the men from his own ship, they were all sitting on the deck eating together.

Looked like they had made up, but this food...

"Brother Seo, your Teacher’s amazing, there’s a ton of food on her ship, she gave it all to us! So much!"

Sui Yi had already brought quite a lot of supplies, then later bought a bunch more on the island on a whim and carried them along. Since she was alone, and her appetite was tiny—she could go three days without finishing a single meal—she’d barely used any, they were all still in storage. Giving them to these people now, never mind a dozen men, even counting Elder Yan and his people, it would be enough to keep them alive for more than half a month.

A hopeful prospect.

So these people were overjoyed.

But the burly man quickly noticed that Seo Ziling’s expression didn’t look good.

He thought it through and came to his senses at once, hurriedly saying: "Of course, we didn’t take everything, just a little. Your Teacher said she didn’t need this food, that’s why we took it... Sorry about that, we’ll give it back later..."

He was also a bit embarrassed, as if what they’d done was really underhanded—but it really had been that woman, more beautiful than an immortal, who insisted on giving it to them...

Brother Seo’s gaze was seriously scary~

"It’s fine. Since she gave it, she won’t take it back..." Seo Ziling could only sigh in the end and turn to go look for Sui Yi.

Once he left, the others finally exhaled. That woman was still staring dazedly at Seo Ziling’s departing back.

"Girl, stop staring... If a man really has you in his heart, you’ll never need to stare after him like that, he’ll naturally come knocking on your door... Though I originally thought that Brother Seo, once he tore off that disguise mask, was already handsome enough, I didn’t expect his Teacher to be even younger and more handsome than him... No, not handsome—he’s stunning, right..."

The woman said nothing.

Handsome, stunning?

If he looked like that as a man, what kind of charm would he have as a woman?

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"Teacher."

Seo Ziling softly called out to Sui Yi, who was sitting atop the ship’s mast.

Sui Yi tilted her head and looked at him.

Even though he had already broken through, his strength now reaching the realm of Great Grandmaster, Seo Ziling still felt that he was very, very far away from this person.

As if the way she sat up there right now, tilting her head to look down at him, would forever remain composed and calm, never stirred by any ripple.

Sometimes Seo Ziling would wonder, in the future what kind of person could possibly move this one’s heart... make her happy, make her turn into a pool of melted spring water from ice and snow...

"Ziling?"

Seo Ziling came back to himself, looked at Sui Yi’s face, thought for a moment, then finally just smiled and leapt up to sit beside her.

"Teacher, when do you plan to go to Ghost Gate Pass?"

"When you woke up."

"Hm?" Seo Ziling was surprised, but then saw the corner of Sui Yi’s lips curve slightly as she said, "A Great Grandmaster now?"

"Yes, and I have to thank Teacher for resolving the knot in my heart."

"You have many knots in your heart, you worry and think too much."

Seo Ziling’s expression froze slightly, then he tugged at the corner of his lips. "I am ashamed."

Sui Yi said no more, gazing ahead at the layers upon layers of mist barriers.

"You’ve already explored all those derelict ships up ahead?"

"Yes. I’ve seen most of this nearby area. I also ran into a few powerful experts. The path ahead actually has the most derelict ships, and has seen the most slaughter. The deaths and injuries are beyond count; there are practically no innocent survivors...."

In other words, if anyone was still alive, they would be vicious and ruthless sorts.

Sui Yi silently watched the dozens of derelict ships ahead...

Cold wind drifting, mist stretching far—those ships lay there, one after another, half-concealed and half-revealed. If you ignored the blood-soaked past hidden within them, and the bones that could never be washed clean, they could almost be called a vast and decadent scene of desolate beauty.

Just then...

Seo Ziling turned his head, pointed toward Sui Yi’s side, and said, "It’s about to climb up."

Hm?

Sui Yi was surprised and turned to look...

In the Eastern sky the black line flipped into a belly-white, and then the first proud ray of the sun emerged... that fiery red light slowly rising...

"This is the only good thing about this place—at least it hasn’t been completely abandoned by the light. Even though it only lasts for seven breaths of time..."

In the Mist Spirit Land, they hadn’t seen sunlight for years on end, but every day at sunrise in the Eastern sky, there were always those seven breaths of time when they could see the sun.

That was their undying hope.

What Sui Yi saw was that radiance, so bright that even the heavy mist couldn’t completely cover it, hazy and soft yet filled with irresistible power, cast through the gloomy, terrifying fog of all yesterdays... In truth, if the light pierced through them, you’d discover that this fog was actually a milky white, like intoxicating snowy cotton candy dyed with the color of oranges...

So soft and vivid, so fleeting and peaceful.

Everyone left the dark cabins and came out onto the deck, cherishing those mere seven breaths.

Sui Yi did as well.

So did Seo Ziling.

From the side of Sui Yi’s pupils, he saw that boundless gold...

And then it faded. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)