Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Chapter 301: Chapter 145: “May the Lord National Master continue to be a dragon among men, cutting down enemies across the world in his distant travels!”_2
 

He did not mind it, nor did he ever correct it.@@novelbin@@

“As a Sword Cultivator, the only thing one can rely on in this world is the sword in one’s hand.”

“You want to go to the Xuantian Continent?”

“It’s simple. As long as you defeat any Puppet with the sword in your hand, you too can leave. I’ll wait for you outside.”

Having said this,

he did not linger, striding across the Imperial Palace Square towards the outside of the palace. Fat Long and the others hurriedly followed with icy expressions, taking wide steps. Along the way, all the Imperial Guards they encountered knelt on one knee, bowing their heads to send him off.

The Eight Great Tributors of Da Xia, originally perched on the eaves, had now landed in the square, withdrawing their Protective Spirit Qi and bowing their heads in respect.

No one spoke.

The entire scene was solemn, with a hint of desolation.

Not until—

From the crowd, a member of the Imperial Guard clad in pitch-black armor suddenly risked decapitation by raising his head to look towards the departing figure of Chen Qiu, his eyes blazing with fervor as he shouted loudly,

“Lord National Master, ten years ago you laid to rest my mother.”

“Such a great kindness, I have no way to repay!”

“May the Lord National Master, on this long journey, remain like the supreme dragon, slashing all enemies of the world!”

He did not know where the Lord National Master was going, but he faintly sensed that once the Lord National Master left this time, it might be a very long time before he returned.

As soon as the words were spoken,

the squad captain kneeling beside the member of the Imperial Guard, whose face had changed dramatically, immediately wanted to silence his subordinate, but he saw that the Lord National Master was not angry. Instead, he paused and turned to look towards them, chuckling lightly.

“I remember.”

Seeing that the Lord National Master was not angry, the squad captain, whose face had dramatically changed, also struggled a bit. Seeing the Lord National Master was about to turn away, he gritted his teeth and could not help but similarly raise his head and shout,

“Lord National Master, thirty-seven years ago, you said I could become someone remarkable.”

“I have disappointed you, Master. To this day, I am still just a squad captain of the Imperial Guard.”

“May the Lord National Master, on this long journey, remain like the supreme dragon, slashing all enemies of the world!”

This was their only chance.

After this, they might never see him again.

The Lord National Master had never allowed them to express their gratitude, saying that if everyone took the time to offer thanks, then he would have no time left to do anything else. Today’s actions were already a transgression, but clearly, the Lord National Master was about to go far away to a place with an uncertain return date.

They did not know what to do.

They could not help the Lord National Master in any way; a mere fleeting blessing was all they could offer.

With these two leading,

then—

Voices one after another, from the kneeling Imperial Guards, began to loudly shout and echo,

“Lord National Master, forty-eight years ago…”

“Lord National Master, nine years ago…”

At last,

they all converged into one phrase.

“May the Lord National Master, on this long journey, remain like the supreme dragon, slashing all enemies of the world!”

The deafening and uniform shouts rose like waves within the palace, one wave higher than the next. Even though the Lord National Master’s figure had disappeared into the distance, the volume of their voices only grew louder.

To them, the Lord National Master was not just about kindness.

It was more about awe.

In their hearts, the Lord National Master had always been a person who acted with coldness and few words. They had never dared to express their inner gratitude. This rare opportunity had arrived, and those who had interactions with the Lord National Master were now shouting with red-rimmed eyes, releasing the emotions that had been suppressed for so long.

No one knew the place the Lord National Master held in their hearts.

The voice even spread beyond Da Xia Palace, floating above the Capital.

The common people did not know what was happening within the palace, nor did they understand why the usually silent palace was so noisy today. They merely had a vague feeling that the Lord National Master seemed to be leaving.

…

Inside Da Xia Palace,

amidst the deafening sounds, the squad captain kneeling on the ground leaned towards the Imperial Guard member who had risked offense to speak up, his eyes showing a hint of admiration: “Not bad, I remember you weren’t highly educated. How did you come up with that line?”

“May the Lord National Master, on this long journey, remain like the supreme dragon, slashing all enemies of the world!”

“The last few words are quite good; it’s just that the four words ‘on this long journey’ seem to lack a bit of flair. I feel there could be a better way to phrase it.”

“I…”

The member of the Imperial Guard kneeling on one knee, clad in pitch-black armor, shrank his head and whispered timidly: “I thought about this sentence for many years. Initially, I planned to say it when the Lord National Master passed away and was laid to rest, since I didn’t dare to say it normally. You know the Lord National Master dislikes this kind of thing the most.”

“The original words I thought of over the years were, ‘May the original Lord National Master, in the next life, remain like the supreme dragon, slashing all enemies of the world!'”

“But this time the Lord National Master is clearly going to be gone a long time, and if I didn’t say it now, I’d never have the chance. So I just thought of four words on the spot, without the time to carefully consider each one. Did I not say it well?”

“…”

The squad captain kneeling on the ground, listening to the wave-like roaring voices that were deafeningly unanimous around his ears, fell silent for a long while before he whispered back, “It’s a good thing you didn’t misspeak just now.”

“You’re quite frightening.”

…

“He’s gone then…”

Xia Xundao, supported by the Seventh Prince, looked at the distant figure of Chen Qiu with a slightly dazed expression. For a moment, it seemed as though he remembered his first meeting with the Lord National Master. It happened many years ago, yet it felt like it was just recently.

He had always known that Da Xia was a cage. The Lord National Master had told him so a long time ago.

He wasn’t clear on how long the Lord National Master had strived for change, but he had often seen the Lord National Master standing by the study’s window, gazing into the sky. He had seen that expression, the restlessness and sorrow of a bird in a cage.