Li You froze. Suddenly, he felt that Brother Ye made a damn good point.
If Chen Shou'an had merely been someone full of ideals who never dared to step forward, Li You would not have admired him.
On the contrary, if someone could go to such lengths for profit, then even if he was not noble, there would still be people who admired him.
That was probably the difference between a hero and a tyrant. Though they acted differently, both were people who persisted until death for the sake of their own goals.
Xiao Yi's heart shook violently. It was as if he understood something. The purple aura in his eyes faintly began to dissipate, yet most of it still clung stubbornly in place.
"But... in the end, he was still afraid."
Bai Ye smiled faintly. "You think he came to his senses and became afraid, so why didn't he beg for mercy?
He wasn't afraid of death. He was afraid that you would step forward, repeat his mistakes, and die alongside him.
His final plea wasn't directed at the people beating him. It was directed at you.
He begged you not to come out, not to avenge him, not to throw away your life for nothing."
Bai Ye's voice rang like a great bell, every word striking deep into Xiao Yi's heart and leaving him shaken to the core!
"That is the true meaning of those words: 'Disciple, stay where you are. Do not follow my path.'
He wasn't asking you to give up the path of chivalry. He was asking you to abandon his way of practicing it.
No longer charging headlong ahead on a surge of reckless courage, using your flesh and blood to withstand the coldness of this world.
Hero Chen once believed that as long