After seeing Yu Qiuping come in, Chacha immediately realized why Yu Qiuping came to Yu Qiu Shang in person - it was probably something between Yu Qiu Shang and Yu Qiu You. Cha Cha understood that these things were not what she should hear, so He took the initiative to say that he was going back to the castle tower to get something, and left the dojo.
"This child has been sensible since she was a child..." Yu Qiuping looked at Chacha's retreating figure, and suddenly felt a little sad, and said to himself in his heart, "At an age when other girls are carefree, she has to endure the loss of her father and being homeless. It’s really not easy to comfort my mother and take care of my younger sister... She’s so sensible and makes people feel distressed. How can I bear to deprive her of her hard-earned love again?”
"Father, you just came back last night, you are so anxious to come to me, but there is something urgent?" Yu Qiu Shang bowed to Yu Qiu and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, and it's very urgent. It's a matter between you and your brother." Yu Qiuping said as he sat down on the tatami, and at the same time motioned to Yu Qiu Shang and Tian Shen Kentaro, "Sit down and talk slowly. We have some chats. "
"This..." When Yu Qiu Shang heard that he wanted to talk about his younger brother, his expression immediately tightened, "I don't know what to say, kid."
"Why are you and Youer so quarrelsome? It is said that you almost fought in front of the army, and you even threatened to detain him and take him back?" Yu Qiu got straight to the point and said to Yu Qiu Shang with a hint of reproach, "You It’s an older brother, so please be patient with your younger brother.”
"That's a matter of principle. There's nothing to give in to." Yu Qiu Shang frowned and shook his head resolutely, "Ayou is attacking innocent people. I can't accept it no matter what."
"Ayou didn't massacre for no reason. Didn't he want to cover the whereabouts of the army?" Yu Qiuping also shook his head like Yu Qiu Shang, "Don't talk about your brother in such a heinous way."
"That's what father said." Yu Qiu Shang sighed and lowered his head to admit his mistake.
"And... to put it bluntly, someone has to do the dirty work." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although I have never agreed with Mr. Amano's idea of first causing chaos and then fixing it, but there is always someone coming in the shadows. Protect the family. The reason why I can keep my hands clean is because Quan Bingwei has done all the dirty things. You can't look down on people who do dirty things just because of this."
"But killing the people is killing the people, no matter what excuse you give." Yu Qiu Shang seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Yu Qiuping's attitude, and his tone became tougher, "Isn't this what father has always taught us?"
"Yes..." Yu Qiuping was a little embarrassed by what Yu Qiu Shang said. After a while, he still said with some difficulty, "No one is willing to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but someone must make sacrifices for the family. I heard them say, Ayou The reason why he is so angry is because he thinks you are evading responsibility."
"Why do you say I'm evading responsibility?" Yu Qiu Shang said in a deep voice with some excitement for some unknown reason.
"Shang'er, what's the matter with you..." Yu Qiuping also complained about Yu Qiu Shang's attitude, "Ayou means that since you are the young master of the Yu Qiu family, you should take responsibility. As Yu Qiu, he The second son of the family is willing to get his hands dirty, so he is very dissatisfied with you."
"I live for myself, not for my identity as the young master of the Yuqiu family? Isn't this what my father taught me ten years ago?" Yu Qiu Shang raised his head, looked directly into Yu Qiuping's eyes, and resolutely He said decisively and sternly, "This is my own life. I don't want to live in other people's expectations. What do they want the young master of the Yuqiu family to do, and what does it have to do with me? My name is Yu Qiu Shang, not ' As the young master of the Yuqiu family, I want to be a clean and just person, that's all. If they are not satisfied, just let Ayou be the young master, I don't care about it."
"You..." Yu Qiuping was startled by Yu Qiu Shang's deviant words, "How could you think so..."
"Isn't this what you taught me, father? This is my own path. It is neither better nor worse than others. He is unique. But this road will eventually come to an end. Sooner or later, I will die.
Ask yourself, I don't care about fame and wealth. If I think about my life before I die, there is anything that I can be proud of -" Yu Qiu Shang paused and pointed to his chest with his left hand, "Then
That is, I have been a clean and good person throughout my life and have never done anything bad. This is the path of my life, and I do not live for the expectations of others."
"But..." Yu Qiuping wanted to say more, but Yu Qiu Shang suddenly raised his hand, took out the red leaf pendant from his neck, and raised it in front of Yu Qiuping, "Father didn't say, don't live like someone else's.
Hongye? What does father mean now? Do you want me to become Hongye who only lives for others?"
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Looking at his father who was speechless after being refuted by him and had to leave sadly, Yu Qiu Shang felt mixed emotions in his heart. He stood up slowly and walked to the side of the dojo, picked up his bamboo sword and prepared to continue practicing.
However, he discovered that Kentaro Tian Shen, who was supposed to be standing opposite him and posing with him, had no intention of moving.
"Sir?" Yu Qiu Shang asked Tian Chen Kentaro in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"Hmm..." Tian Shen Kentaro nodded slightly, and with a deep thought, he slowly walked up to Yu Qiu Shang, took the bamboo knife in Yu Qiu Shang's hand with his right hand, and patted him on the shoulder with his left hand.
"I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Sir, feel free to speak frankly." Yu Qiu Shang was stunned when he heard this and replied hastily.
"Then I'll tell you the truth, kid," Tian Shen Kentaro sighed, and the hand he put on Yu Qiu Shang's shoulder squeezed slightly, "I think your life... is very tangled and tortuous, so this will
Very tired.”
"Sir, why did you say this?" Yu Qiu Shang raised his head in surprise, only to find that Tian Shen Kentaro's cloudy eyes seemed to be able to penetrate his own heart.
"You said, 'This is your own life, don't live for others.' Is that what your father taught you?"
"yes."
"Have you been working towards this goal for all these years?"
"yes."
"Do you think you've done it?"
"yes."
"Think about it again." Kentaro Tian Shen smiled, "Then tell me an honest answer."
The fast-paced Q&A came to an abrupt end, and the empty dojo fell silent. After a long time, Kentaro Tianchen saw that Yu Qiu Shang still didn't say anything, so he asked in a low voice: "Do you think you did it?"
Yu Qiu Shang didn't speak or nod. He just lowered his gaze, not daring to look directly into Kentaro Tian Shen's eyes.
"My child, you haven't done it at all. After so many years, you are still living for others." Tian Shen Kentaro smiled bitterly, but Yu Qiu Shang trembled slightly. He raised his eyes again and stared hard.
Kentaro Tian Shen said in a low voice: "I no longer live for others. Ever since that snowy night many years ago, I have made up my mind to no longer live for others."
"No, a person who truly does not live for others is very confident. He will not emphasize over and over again that he is not living for others." Kentaro Tian Shen shook his head without any doubt, "You often mention yourself."
"Don't live for others", repeating it again and again, doesn't it mean that you have a guilty conscience? Aren't you proving to others that you "don't live for others"? Then you are still living in the eyes of others, aren't you still living in the eyes of others?
Live for others?”
"If I were still living for others and still worried about what others thought of me, then my disciple would still be the weak and inferior cripple he was ten years ago. How could he achieve what he has today?" Yu Qiu Shang's tone gradually became excited. He stood up, as if his years of hard work had been negated, "The reason why I have been able to develop my skills and get to where I am today is because I no longer care about what others think!"
"No, just the opposite." Tian Shen Kentaro's tone was as calm as Gujing's. He did not make any waves because of Yu Qiu Shang's excitement. He gently poked Yu Qiu Shang's heart with his hand. Position, whispered, "In your heart, you blame your former cowardice and powerlessness on 'living for others'. Since then, you have been fighting this imaginary enemy, and you have tried hard to prove to others that you are no longer If you continue to 'live for others', you actually want to prove that you are no longer cowardly and powerless. So you have even gone too far, not only 'not living for others', but even to the point of 'not considering others'. If you are really alive Otherwise, how could he act like this?"
"You are still living for others..."
Tian Chen Kentaro's words made Yu Qiu Shang stunned for a moment. He lowered his head in disbelief and stared at the place where Tian Chen Kentaro poked - that was his own heart.
"I…"
He struggled for a moment, but couldn't say the words.
"You are very tangled and contradictory in your heart, so you can only hide it by having a strong attitude on the outside. But your attitude has hurt your brother." Tian Shen Kentaro advised earnestly, "When you have time Go and apologize to him. He is not a bad boy, he just had to get his hands dirty for the Yuqiu family. You also know that a family must have such a person."
"But Teacher Zhuzhong said...those are all fallacies and heresies." Yu Qiu Shang couldn't help but retort, "If you use the dark way to conquer the world, it will be overthrown by the darkness sooner or later. In the end, it will just be a cycle of chaos, which will cause suffering to the people of the world again and again. .”
"Takenaka-sama is a great person, he is a bright man, and he has his own ideals to protect." Kentaro Tian Shen seemed to be non-committal about the views on both sides, "But Amano-sama is also a great person, he is a dark man, he has The family that I want to protect."
"What about you, what do you want to protect?" Tian Shen Kentaro slowly turned the bamboo sword sideways and handed it to Yu Qiu Shang, "A samurai holds a sword to protect. If there is nothing to protect, it is just a matter of confusion. Live the rest of your life.”
Yu Qiu Shang was stunned for a long time, and finally sighed and did not take the bamboo sword from Kentaro Tian Shen's hand.
"In order to protect, doesn't it mean living for others?" Yu Qiu Shang shook his head, "I really... don't understand."