Chen Junxuan: "I Understand Everything"

"Teacher, it's been a long time."

Looking at the old man he hadn't seen in a long time, a complex mix of emotions suddenly welled up in the young man's heart.

Master Chen is still very healthy. Following his health regimen, he may live to be a hundred years old and still be full of energy.

He himself was ridiculously left to live with only ten years or so. He wasn't saddened by this; he was more concerned about the future that this difference would cause than his own safety.

Due to the decline in lifespan, the elderly person will likely face the situation of outliving their child.

How can we avoid this outcome?

Su Qing'an has always been very gentle.

Anyone who has had even a slight contact with him can see this from certain details.

Sometimes he cares more about the safety of his friends than his own life. It's impossible for such a young man not to consider the various consequences that would follow after his death.

Satou Yunona Pseudo-Herrscher. She and Kiana were once her only remaining pillars of support, and the time she spent at the St. Freya Academy eventually filled her heart with something.

Therefore, Su Qing'an was not worried that Satou Yunona would suffer the worst outcome after his death. In the boy's heart, this girl was already strong enough.

But you'll still inevitably feel sad, right?

Kiana, herself... should be one of her very good friends.

Before truly leaving, Su Qing'an always wanted to bring more things into her life, because the deeper those things accumulated, the less illusory and ethereal the reality that girl could possess would seem when the so-called Herrscher of the Void awakened.

Perhaps her own existence could be the glimmer of light she could find in the boundless darkness.

Su Qing'an did not become Kiana's friend because Kiana was Kiana Kaslana.

Kiana Kaslana, the Herrscher of the Void, K423—none of these matter to Su Qing'an.

To Su Qing'an, she was just a friend.

He had very few friends.

Himeko, that person has always been very strong.

But he might have become her weakness; if he died, she would be even more depressed than before.

Just imagining the woman's sorrowful face filled Su Qing'an's chest with suffocating pain.

Even now, he hasn't been able to tell her that he had received Artificial Stigmata transplant.

I'm such a coward.

Bronya, will that child cry?

Probably not.

That child seems to be hiding a lot of things, but it's not convenient for me to ask him in detail.

Sometimes Su Qing'an would regret his limited understanding of the plot, which made it difficult for him to foresee many things, especially the affairs of those around him.

But perhaps this is the result the gods wanted. As the gods said, in His eyes this is just a game, and true pros don't bother with cheating on their characters.

Therefore, Su Qing'an lost the support he needed. The information in his memories could only help him judge some situations, and was not even as useful as the systemic Honkai course in the St. Freya Academy.

But whatever it is, Su Qing'an hopes that the child can get what he wants.

But if he really died, she might never be able to bear to eat the candy he gave her again.

Mei will likely have to shoulder most of the responsibility of comforting everyone.

She'll have to work hard.

Compared to Kiana and Yuno, Mei and Su Qing'an's relationship is more like that of ordinary friends.

And it is precisely because of this that Raiden Mei has a certain emotional buffer to comfort others.

Fu Hua... she will still feel some sadness in the end, even if her long lifespan has made her accustomed to these emotions, some things are always unavoidable.

This is the reason why he never chose to say it aloud.

Also there are Headmaster Theresa and Teacher Shara.

If possible... Su Qing'an really didn't want to make them sad.

I really don't want to.

For some reason, the moment I saw the old man, a myriad of emotions surged up along with an intuitive sense of sorrow, and my mind instantly conjured up various possible outcomes after my death.

Su Qing'an came to his senses and suddenly realized that his visit to Chen Junxuan this time was not like an ordinary visit, but rather like a solemn farewell.

Why did my intuition keep warning me about a vacation that was theoretically safe?

Su Qing'an's intuition wasn't at the level of Future vision; even if there were deadly dangers ahead, it shouldn't be like this.

It was as if the divine was hinting at something to him, as if He were whispering a vision of the future in his ear, prompting him to make an extremely important choice.

This choice is destined to have far-reaching consequences; the answer one chooses at that time will determine the future.

"A farewell?" the boy murmured, but then smiled and continued to speak to Chen Junxuan:

"Teacher, this is my classmate, Fu Hua."

"I've always been taken care of by her at the academy. Since we're both from Shenzhou, we've been traveling together on this trip back."

"You probably don't mind if I bring one more person back to see you, do you?"

Regardless of what happens in the future, he is currently just a student visiting his teacher, so how could he appear worried?

Fu Hua nodded and said softly:

"Old Chen, Mr. Chen."

I hope I haven't caused you any trouble.

Su Qing'an had already discussed this with her; he didn't want Chen Junxuan to know his current situation, so the two of them were currently posing as students at a private university in Europe.

Fu Hua naturally understood Su Qing'an's current situation, so she accepted the proposal very understandingly. At the same time, she also seriously mentioned that she had visited several European universities as a guest student during her mission, and she could talk about all sorts of details and topics with ease.

Therefore, after discussion, it was decided that most of the dialogue regarding the academy would be handed over to Fu Hua.

That's incredibly thoughtful.

After all, what St. Freya Academy teaches is really hard to package into a normal university life, Su Qing'an can hardly tell you with his real experience.

Moreover, the boy learns things very quickly and has seriously studied many specific academic subjects, but he spends most of his time learning more practical things. He is not very confident that he can perfectly appease Chen Junxuan.

Despite being a martial artist, Chen Junxuan had spent a considerable amount of time studying in his early years due to his wife, and even served as a university professor for a period of time.

After all, in that era, it was easy to see which had a more important social status: an intellectual or a mere soldier.

Even to appease his wife's family and the outside world, Chen Junxuan had to make the trip.

As it turned out, after he went in to study, he discovered that he actually had a surprisingly good talent.

Many of his martial arts training methods were inspired by his studies. Chen Junxuan, who was unaffiliated with any school or sect in the vast ocean of science, eventually integrated them into a health-preserving training method and Breathing Technique that allows him to maintain his vigorous physical fitness to this day.

In a sense, this old man was an absolute genius.

Even though Chen Junxuan was unable to master the Sword Heart Technique, which was completely Honkai Energy to ordinary people, he still gained inspiration from it.

You need to understand how outrageous this is.

The essence of the Sword Heart Technique is a meaningless musical scale. Without the guidance of someone who has mastered the Sword Heart Technique, trying to gain inspiration from it is as absurd as expecting to create a Symphony of Destiny by listening to the rain while watching a downpour wash over the streets during a hot pot meal.

It's abnormal that Chen Junxuan could gain something from this. According to the old man in the email, he has now transcended the realm of the Mind's Eye's Eye and reached another level.

To avoid trouble, he still called it "Mind's Eye," but his control over force and refinement of mental will were much stronger than before.

In a sense, this is an effect that even achieving the Sword Heart Technique wouldn't produce.

Su Qing'an had realized that only he could see the divine version of the Sword Heart Technique, and the version he gave to the old man would automatically evolve into the original Sword Heart Technique.

The essence of a normal Sword Heart Technique is to establish a channel for the circulation of Honkai Energy, thereby using heaven and earth as a dantian to control Honkai Energy.

The addition of physical strength and mental will are merely incidental and would not cause Chen Junxuan's outcome.

It could be said that Chen Junxuan inadvertently opened up a new path.

But that was all. The two had exchanged insights about the Sword Heart Technique, but in the end, the old man still failed to grasp its essence. The constraints of it limited his future. No matter how much he progressed in martial arts, he was still vulnerable to the erosion of Honkai Energy.

As long as he continues to stay peacefully in this ancient town, the troubles of the outside world will remain irrelevant to him.

It is precisely because there are so many outstanding individuals who have their own unique strengths and strive to live in this cruel world in different ways that Su Qing'an gradually shifted from a simple belief in survival to a desire to protect something.

Upon hearing this, Chen Junxuan shook his head and chuckled. He said:

"Hahaha, really, Qing'an, why are you being so polite with me?"

"This must be Miss Fu? No trouble at all. It's been quiet here for a while, so it's good to have more people around."

"People my age aren't afraid of crowds at all."

"And to be honest, I was quite surprised that this kid brought a friend home this time, considering his personality."

The old man patted the boy on the back and said with a sigh:

"Qing'an is polite to everyone, but he also has a very clear sense of distance. It's not difficult to become acquainted with him, but it's not easy to become friends with him."

"Teacher, I..."

The boy's words were helplessly interrupted by the old man's subtle but forceful touch. He looked at Chen Junxuan's smiling face with a bewilderment, only feeling that the teacher was unusually enthusiastic today.

"Hmm, I imagine Miss Fu must hold a very important place in Qing An's heart."

After saying those words that made Su Qing'an vaguely sense something was amiss, Chen Junxuan, without waiting for the stunned two to respond, continued with a smile:

"Let's not stay in the front yard, let's go inside, I've almost finished making breakfast."

"You haven't had breakfast, have you? Qing'an, Miss Fu, you'll have to see the old man's culinary skills today."