Free Web NovelChapter 526: Chapter 343: Never Forget Your Original Intention
Hearing Su Mo’s words, Shangguan Li’s pupils expanded dramatically, showing extreme shock. She instinctively wanted to ask something, but quickly realized this was a video, Su Mo couldn’t hear her, so she shut her mouth and continued listening.
Su Mo looked straight ahead, the angle was perfect, the two’s eyes seemed to meet, as if they were gazing at each other.
Su Mo spoke deeply, "To be honest, I really don’t want you to see this video because when you do, it means either I’m dead, or I’ve been missing for a long time."
"In other words, I have failed. Perhaps temporarily, perhaps completely failed, I don’t know."
"But one thing is certain, I’ve lost contact with the outside world and can’t make any judgments now."
"What’s going on outside? Can they withstand the wolf attack? Is the Rust Wall open? Have the millions on the frontier been evacuated to safety? I don’t know..."
Su Mo bitterly smiled as he said this: "I’m not a deity, I can’t foresee everything, nor am I omnipotent. I’ve made it this far, not just by myself, but also relying on the efforts of all my companions."
"Shangguan, did you know? Actually, in my heart, you’re not a colleague, not a competitor, not just an ordinary friend."
Su Mo showed a sincere smile, and the next words made Shangguan Li lost in thought for a long time: "In my heart, you are also my companion."
"Although we are part of two different teams, we’ve gone through many trials together, especially that time with Dongdong, when you risked your life to save her. From that moment, I knew you must be a trustworthy companion."
Su Mo sighed softly, somewhat sentimentally: "Now, the whole New Moon City must be in chaos, right?"
"I bet the big corporations have surely fled, the City Council doesn’t care about the life or death of frontier people, Scythe of Death and those Great Mercenaries probably fled too... They’ve always been like this for so many years."
"What about you, Shangguan, in this complete chaos, what are you planning to do? Where do you intend to take Mo Xue?"
Shangguan Li pursed her lips, and couldn’t help but bow her head in shame, even though Su Mo was just a video, she didn’t dare to look into his eyes.
Su Mo seemed to have anticipated Shangguan Li’s awkwardness, let out a light chuckle, and said slowly: "Don’t be nervous, this is not an inner interrogation, I just want to talk heart-to-heart with you."
"Whatever decision you’ve made, even if it’s selfish, it doesn’t really matter."
"You might not know, I am actually a particularly selfish person. Recalling what I’ve done in the past, really, I’ve done many selfish things."
Upon saying this, Su Mo’s gaze became profound: "But one thing I can be sure of, is that regardless of the decision I made, whether glorious or not, I’ve never betrayed my original intentions."
"Original intentions..." Shangguan Li murmured these two words.
Suddenly, a sense of loss came over her, she realized that these two words felt somewhat unfamiliar.
It seemed she hadn’t thought about these two words for a long time...
Su Mo smiled, and shared his past with Shangguan Li: "A lot of people say we live in an oppressive, ideal-less world, I think this statement is incorrect."
"Actually, many people in this world have ideals. When I first started, I met a guy obsessed with making games, with nothing else in his mind but creating good games, and ended up having conflicts of interest with someone, got kidnapped."
"Haha, you didn’t see it, it was really absurd, he was scared into wetting his pants, but no matter how much those people threatened him, or beat him, even with his pants wet, he refused to give in."
"Because he had his own principles, which were to stick to his original intentions. I really admire people like him, they are precious, but surely in the minority."
"Most people, during their growth, face various troubles, temptations, drifting further from their childhood selves, ultimately falling into a state of wandering, unsure of where to go."
"Especially when the crisis hits, standing at life’s crossroads, such confusion is magnified infinitely, surrounded by mist on all sides, unable to see the road ahead, nor behind, ultimately drifting aimlessly with the tide."
Su Mo’s gaze penetrated deeply, as if piercing through Shangguan Li’s soul: "Shangguan, I think at this very moment, you are also facing this kind of confusion, aren’t you?"
"It’s okay, everyone feels confused, I used to be confused myself."
"Every time this happens, why not think about your original self, think about what you once said."
Silence engulfed the surroundings, Su Mo stopped speaking, Shangguan Li also quietly closed her eyes, starting to recall the past.
Your original self...
Where to start thinking from...
Silence is powerful in its penetration; in this silent chamber, she felt her consciousness sinking, falling into the ocean of memories recording all past events.
What first emerged from her mind was the gentle breeze brushing over the bamboo forest, the tinkling sound of spring water, and herself wearing white clothes, practicing sword at dawn by the mountain spring.
She was only 5 years old then, to become a Martial Artist like her father when she grew up, she would get up at dawn upon hearing the rooster and practice between the mountain springs.
Suddenly, it was as if she returned to childhood, becoming her younger self again.
One noon, her father brought a basket of Osmanthus cakes, kindly watching her by the spring: "Ah Li, it’s time to take a break, come and eat Osmanthus cakes."
"Okay~" She washed her hands in the spring, ran to the stone platform, and ate the freshly steamed Osmanthus cakes with her father.
