Chapter 59 - Weapon Of The Righteous

"Tell me, kid, Do you like the sword".

For some unknown reason, Li Jie was rooted stunned at the stop, he knew what the Old man asked him is not much hard to answer, but by the time he was going to open his mouth, he became unsure of his answer that he had thought, then he had a small frown over his forehead, wondering "Why do I like the sword?".

Is it because it is cool or because he loves the sword as the weapon, but then he thought that he was never a sword fanatic, he kept thinking about how to answer the old man, worried that his answer was taking time, which might make the Old man impatient, but as he looked at the Old man to apologize with concern over his face, the old man was just standing there warmly without an even ounce of impatience over his face.

Looking at the boy's apologetic concerned face, the Old man just shook his head, and said, "Don't worry child, you can take your time, there's no hurry and speak your mind without hesitation, said the Old man".

Whereas the crowd was silent, wondering if this was a part of the story, the senior was reciting to them, with curbing their curiosity, they also waited for the boy's answer, all of them thought that the boy will definitely say something like he finds the path of sword cool or he wants to be a sword who kills his enemies without getting defeated, similar thoughts were going in others mind which all involved something grand.

While the one who was supposed to be answering was deep in thought, of course, he also had the option of lying something grand which would make him look good but Li Jie had a feeling that if he were to lie and not voice out his true thoughts, then he would lose something which he was not sure about.

Li Jie finally decided and cleared his thoughts, after which he looked at the old man who was smiling warmly towards him, looking at the warm expression on the Old man's face made him more sure of his decision, and with that he said,

"I don't know".

After listening the crowd's expression was that of uncertainty, they don't know how they should react towards the answer of the boy among them but the Old man smiled widely without care, for some reason he was happy.

"Then tell me, child, why do you say that you don't know", asked the Old man in the most loving manner he could.

"I don't know Old sir, how should I put it, I don't have some special feelings towards the sword, but that doesn't mean that I don't like it but what is troubling me is that why is the sword the only weapon to be considered the most righteous whereas other weapons don't have such title, while they work the same, then why is the sword so special, what makes it so special", asked Li Jie with confusion.

After listening to Li Jie's ranting, the Old man only felt happier for some reason, "Who knows child, why the sword is called the weapons of righteous, or why even those who are despicable also use a sword, despite it being a weapon of righteousness, but what I know for sure is that the path of sword is not simple as you think".

The crowd was confused by the old man's answer, the same was with Li Jie, who was more confused.

seeing the confused faces of the crowd, the old man said, "HAHAHA, looks like I have only made you all confused instead, hahaha, ok how about this do you know that the "Sword of Flower" also had no special feelings towards the sword, unlike many sword cultivators, who even claim to live for the way of sword, the reason was quite simple, the sword was never chosen by the "Sword of Flower", he was chosen by the sword", said the Old man Mysteriously with a smile.

The crowd was once again confused by the Old man's proclamation, "You see when someone says that the sword is a weapon of righteous doesn't mean that the old weapons are evil, it's just that the sword is an ancient weapon which has been passed down from generations as a righteous weapon, that's why unlike the other weapons which come under the "Weapons Dao", the sword is the only weapon which doesn't come under the "Weapons Dao".

Li Jie was shocked, not being able to understand anything, "What is this "Weapons Dao" while at the same time he felt that there was something about it, which made him understand it, yet at the same time he wasn't clear about it.

"No need to fret everyone, the reason "Sword of Flower" was chosen by the sword was quite simple, he was a righteous man from h=the core of his heart, unlike other sword cultivators, he was called a swordsman was because he never feared his enemies despite his low cultivation, he fought them regardless of the outcome, truth be told, I don't know much about the complete conditions for one to be chosen by the sword, but from what I know only the ones with pure righteous heart can cultivate the true "Sword Dao", it's not something that anyone can learn just because they want to".

One of the kids asked the old man, "What made the "Sword of Flower" so righteous Old sir".

Listening to the boy's question, the Old man became emotional, as if recalling something from long ago which were buried in his heart but today, he let it out, "The reason he had a righteous heart and the reason other sword cultivator felt inferior when looking at him, wasn't just because he had the sword intent, it also had something to do with the sword choosing him, the reason was quite simple, he wanted "The Slums" to be released from their poor status, he wanted all of the residents of "The Slums" to live the same proper lives the whole continent was living in, he wanted to end the discrimination that was poured on the residents of slums ruthlessly, he wanted to make "The Slums" just like other places in the continent, of course, that end up making him face strong opponents, but he was never afraid of any of them, he fought all those that came to stop his plan, he was almost successful, the princess of Fu imperial clan at the time was also in love with him and married him, despite her families and friend's protest, even after he became a swordsman, while others fear him, but they were also jealous of him, for someone of the slums to be more talented and to be more stronger than them was something they couldn't digest, and the "Sword of Flower" had a big weakness, because of his low-grade bloodline, it was extremely tough for him to increase his cultivation, while his fighting strength was way above others, but his cultivation was the only drawback which was another reason he was target of criticism and when he married the princess of the imperial Fu clan, some of the great families as well as the imperial family felt incensed and tried to kill him, while they weren't successful but alas, he was banished from this continent with the help of a secret weapon of the imperial family", said the Old man.

Everyone was stunned and emotional, learning about the "Sword of Flower" made them feel sympathy for the man who was almost successful in saving them from this hell, but they smiled wryly it was expected of those from outside the slums, they never understood just what wrong did they do to deserve such pain, is it true because they are weak and they can be stomped upon, that is why they have to suffer however those outside the slums.

Whereas Li Jie's eyes were shining, it felt like he understood something, and when he remembered what the Old man told them about the "Sword of Flower" and when he matched it with what his master had described him about true sword path and how a swordsman should, he understood what he needed to do now, somehow he felt everything clear and understood his goal clearer and he also felt his mind as well as his body light, he also realized his mistake and he bowed towards the dirty looking Old man in respect.

Looking at the young boy bowing towards him, the old man only smiled back in response.

Whereas at the same time in the Lli family jurisdiction, in one of the unknown houses was Mr.Teacher who was reading something and then he felt something which only made him smile,

"It's weird when things become unpredictable, it looks like there is still some hope for me, I have already waited for long enough, I wonder how much longer will I have to wait", thought Mr..Teacher with a smile.