Chapter 117: I Only Know That Some People Can’t Go On Living

Wu Yingxue was just too sad, which made her seem dull and numb.

But she wasn’t really stupid.

Through Xu Xi’s words, she instantly realized the enormous changes such a martial arts technique would bring once it appeared.

The entire border…

No, the entire Great Qian Dynasty would become turbulent because of it.

What puzzled the girl even more was, could such a technique really be created? And why would Xu Xi do something so thankless?

Xu Xi’s talent was clearly high; he shouldn’t need to consider such techniques.

Could it really be for rebellion?

“No, I have no interest in rebellion,” Xu Xi shook his head, dismissing the girl’s thoughts.

Several days passed.

The dark rain clouds had long since dispersed.

Replacing them was a bright, scorching sunny day.

The sky was a deep blue, dotted with pure white clouds, and occasionally, flocks of birds would flap their wings, flying over Qingniu Town.

Under the sunlight.

The girl’s confusion became even more apparent.

“Then why are you doing this? It clearly brings you no benefits,” Wu Yingxue was puzzled.

Creating a technique that everyone could practice would ultimately result in ordinary people becoming martial artists.

But for Xu Xi.

For Xu Xi, who was already in the Innate Realm.

Such a technique was utterly useless.

Xu Xi didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he stood in the sun-drenched courtyard, his hand shaped like a blade, slashing at an inconspicuous spot in the air.

“Whoosh—”

A sound like tearing cloth rang out.

A blade of Gang Qi flew from his hand, slicing through the body of a demon bird, flesh and blood scattering, eliciting gasps from the onlookers.

“Brother Xu is amazing! We have meat to eat again!”

“A Niu, quick, cut the tenderest part and give it to Brother Xi!”

“Got it!”

Cheers, excitement, and noise.

The demon bird’s body was tough, hard to cut into pieces, at least for mortals.

Thus.

Qingniu Town became lively.

Men, women, and children gathered with smiles, watching the adults chop at the demon bird’s flesh, taking a long time to cut just a small piece.

Throughout this, the cheers for Xu Xi from the townsfolk never ceased.

Even without leaving the house.

Wu Yingxue could hear the clear, heartfelt gratitude, and the hidden weariness and weakness in their voices.

“Yingxue, do you hear it?”

Xu Xi slowly retracted his hand blade.

He glanced at the girl: “This, is the reason.”

His voice was calm, like water without joy or sorrow, but beneath that tranquility lay an indescribable, suppressed flame:

“I have no interest in rebellion, no interest in the emperor’s throne, and no desire to become a martial arts sage who educates the world.”

“I only know that on this land ruled by the Great Qian, on this land infested with demons.”

“Some people can no longer survive…”

Lives are rapidly fading.

There are many reasons for their demise.

Some are devoured by demons, some crushed by heavy taxes, some beaten to death.

These reasons are not normal; they are sick and twisted.

People shouldn’t live like this.

“When people are hungry, they should eat, not consume demon flesh.”

“When people are cold, they should wear clothes, not wrap themselves in tattered straw mats.”

“When people are scared, they should flee, not stand still waiting for death.”

“People should live like people, in a human way.”

“If they lack strength, I will provide it.”

Unlike the Five Stages of Body Tempering for post-natal martial artists.

Which merely enhances the body.

After advancing to the Innate Realm, Xu Xi, at the first step of Observation of Principles, had already gained a special martial arts ability to observe the changes in the heavens and earth.

It was a special Martial Heavenly Eye, allowing him to see far.

Thus, Xu Xi saw.

Through countless earthen walls, he saw where the demon bird fell.

People were staring intently at the demon flesh, their stomachs growling, yet they still instructed A Niu, who held the knife, to cut the tenderest part for Xu Xi first.

They were hungry.

So hungry their legs were weak.

After a harsh winter, Qingniu Town had long run out of food.

Only demon flesh and the weeds and trees sprouting in spring could serve as sustenance.

But.

It’s not enough.

It’s simply not enough.

With the winter gone and no demon tide attacks, Qingniu Town lost its most important food source.

People were so hungry their cheeks were sunken, showing the deep purple hue of long-term demon flesh consumption, yet they still wanted to eat.

Anything, everything.

They were too hungry…

There was no way, no way to continue surviving…

“Survive.”

Wu Yingxue murmured, repeating these three words.

Simple words.

Yet somehow, they made the girl, numb with sorrow, feel the warmth of blood again.

Childhood memories flooded her mind, when she was still a noble princess, reading novels and listening to storytellers.

She dreamed of, longed for, one day becoming a hero like those in the stories, saving the world, slaying demons, and being loved and praised by all.

But now, at 17, the girl suddenly realized.

A simple “survive” outweighed all the grand words in the world.

Father…

Mother…

Prince Dingyuan, who rebelled against the “rebel army,” her mother who died tragically in prison, the people driven to desperation, the mortals devoured by demons.

In that instant.

Many memories flashed through Wu Yingxue’s mind.

Finally, they settled on the present, on Xu Xi’s face, on his words of survival.

Her dull eyes, clouded for days, regained their spark.

Her dispirited face once again shone with vigor.

The girl felt.

She had found it.

With Xu Xi’s help, she had found a new meaning in life.

Wu Yingxue would survive, and help more people survive!

“Sir.”

“What is it, Yingxue?”

“Can I join you in researching the technique that allows everyone to practice martial arts?”

Under the clear sky, sunlight filtered through the clouds, illuminating the desire in the girl’s eyes.

Xu Xi was stunned for a moment.

Then he smiled: “Sure, but I can’t guarantee this path will lead anywhere. It might all be for naught.”

“It’s okay, sir,” Wu Yingxue took a deep breath, also smiling brightly, “At least now, I want to try, with you.”

“Alright then, welcome aboard.”

Xu Xi said.

Wu Yingxue, after all, was from the royal family. Even if her realm was low and her techniques incomplete.

Her experience and knowledge could still be of help.

Perhaps.

With Wu Yingxue’s addition, the “Nourishing Origin Technique” could truly transform into what Xu Xi envisioned.

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