Chapter 1569: Workshop (I)
"The report is more or less done. Once you've revised it, there's no need to show it to me again. Just hand it straight to Dean Li."
Seeing that Ji Liushuang was deep in thought and had clearly gained something from their conversation, Fu Qian handed the document back to her and gestured toward his head.
"You've worked hard today. How are you feeling now? Is it still lingering?"
"Sorry, a little... Professor Chang even asked me this afternoon if I was feeling unwell."
Faced with Professor Fu's concern, Ji Liushuang wanted to tell him not to worry. In the end, though, she nodded honestly.
"I think I understand a little now why those people turned out that way. Human will is just too fragile in the face of certain things."
"Why apologize? If you chose to make yourself forget quickly, that would be something worth regretting."
But Fu Qian didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what she'd said.
"Some things don't cease to exist just because you ignore them. Knowledge of the supernatural might be a curse, but behind every bit of ignorance, more often than not, lies a heavy blood-soaked price."
"You don't need this knowledge to teach you how to wield a sword. But I still think it's necessary to know what your sword is pointed at."
"I think I understand... Thank you."
Fu Qian's words were followed by a long silence. When Ji Liushuang spoke again, the melancholy in her eyes had not faded, but there was also a little more resolve.
"Facing it instead of avoiding it. That does seem like the kind of response a swordsman should have."
It was also a lesson demonstrated firsthand by the sages of the Academy.
Fu Qian was deeply satisfied with