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"But what my father has done has indeed stabilized the order of this country."

"Then have you thought about why?" Yun Tian smiled, guiding Ikki, who was in a mess, to think.

"A person who is obviously not impartial, but does selfless things, have you ever thought about why?"

Chapter 294 Yun Tian: I will hack you to death, you heartless thing!

"The reason is actually very simple, because this matter is good for him."

Yuntian does not intend to impose his own ideas on Yihui, this is his consistent style.

What he intends to do is to dissect the whole incident, and then let Ikki come up with the answer by himself.

"Whether it is satisfaction, happiness, honor, responsibility, vanity, practical interests or conspiracy, the minimum is to satisfy one's own whim."

"People will only do something if there is 'something' to be gained from it."

"So what do you think your father got out of this?"

"Is it satisfaction and happiness? Or the so-called honor and responsibility?"

Like a sharp sword, Yuntian's words pierced directly into Ikki's heart.

He really wanted to tell Yuntian that his father was a great man, and he did it out of honor and responsibility.

However, compared to those, the Black Iron family obviously got something more practical.

That is…

"...power and status."

Ikki said these words with difficulty.

And when he clearly realized the nature of this matter, all the beautiful scenes that Yuntian had painted before all changed.

Once Ikki chooses to go back, what does that mean?

It means that he has joined the ranks of those in power to enjoy the beauty brought by power and status.

It means that he has used his ten years of hard work and his own powerful strength to exchange and obtain rights and status.

Is this a bad thing?

of course not.

Is there something wrong with this?

of course not.

But is this what he wants?

Absolutely not!

Exchange strength for rights?

Those who choose to do this must not be truly strong.

For the strong, power is simply something that is readily available.

Give up the road to becoming stronger to gain power and status?

It takes no thinking at all to come to a conclusion.

However, Ikki was slightly different from ordinary people.

He also has the long-standing wish of family affection involved in it.

Therefore, even if the essence of the matter was in front of him, Ikki was still confused and shaken.

Yuntian naturally knew this too, so he was not in a hurry, but just calmed down and said to Yihui again:

"I just said 'people will only do something if they can get something out of it'."

"This sentence does not refer to your father alone."

"Ikki, this sentence applies to you as well."

"On me?" Yihui looked at Yuntian blankly.

He found that he couldn't keep up with Yun Tian's thoughts at all.

Obviously he is the one who possesses extraordinary insight, but it is often Yuntian who sees through the essence of things first.

"The reason Hei Tieyan's words shake you is because you can get 'something' from it."

"And these 'things' are exactly what you think you've always wanted and dreamed about."

"But have you ever thought about it, if they are really above all else in your mind, if your wish is really just to get your father's approval."

"Then why do you hesitate?"

"Obviously there is nothing more important than them, isn't it? Why do you still hesitate?"

Ikki was stunned.

Following Yun Tian's words, he sneaked into the depths of his heart all the way.

Yes, why am I confused?Why do you hesitate?

Shouldn't you be happy when your wish is fulfilled?

Why am I so sad, so resistant, so resistant to this result.

...for only one reason.

That is, Ikki's wish from the beginning to the end was not to get his father's approval.

This result was fundamentally not what he hoped to see.

The wish is not fulfilled at all, and of course not happy.

"...Then what is my wish?" Ikki muttered to himself.

He recalled his experience step by step, looking for the origin all the way back along his journey of more than ten years.

Then he found it.

It was an old man.

He still can't forget the words that the old man once said to him.

"Aren't you happy with being the 'weakest' one, brat."

"Then don't forget this regret now."

"Because that's the proof that you haven't given up 'self.'"

Ikki originally thought that he had understood the full meaning of this sentence, and firmly remembered it in his heart.

But now, in the face of unprecedented turmoil, Ikki suddenly discovered it when he traced back to the origin.

It turned out that the beginning of the swordsman named Kuroite Ikki was not to get his father's approval.

It was to prove to the old man who just met by chance, to the only old man who recognized him at that time, that he was right!

That was the only true wish of the swordsman named Ikki Kurogane.

However, that old man, Black Iron Ryoma, was dead.

The moment he realized this fact, a strong sense of emptiness suddenly engulfed Ikki's mind.

At the same time, a strange voice began to appear, constantly echoing in his ears.

"Was that meeting really the right one?"

"That person just said a bunch of irresponsible things."

"You took those words seriously, and therefore chose a path that was not yours."

"Everyone should understand that their abilities have limits."

"That person's words will only bring you pain and loneliness."

"If you lived a peaceful life like your father said, you wouldn't have experienced so much suffering."

"Is that enough? That person is dead!"

"Are you going to be bound by the casual words of a dead soul for the rest of your life?"

Words from the heart that came from 'Shaking' echoed in my ears, and Ikki's consciousness gradually slipped toward the 'Abyss'.

That's right, the person who gave him the motivation to move forward is dead, and the source of his hard work has long since disappeared.

That being the case, what's the point of his persistence?

So what if it becomes stronger?

The person who recognized him is gone...

"...What's that look on your face?"

"It's the first time I've found that you like to dig into corners so much."

Yuntian looked at Yihui a little bit dumbfounded.

He originally thought that Ikki, who went back to the origin, would regain his strength, but who knew that this guy's mood was getting lower and lower.

If he doesn't speak again, I'm afraid Ikki will 'self-destruct' in a short while.

"I said that you have spent such a long time thinking about it, but don't tell me that you finally came to a conclusion that 'there is no meaning of becoming stronger'."

"Isn't it... Wow, what are you doing!"

As soon as Yihui's words came out of his mouth, he saw a flash of sword light in front of him!

Chong——!

The clear sound of swords clashing instantly spread throughout the room.

Holding Yin Tie in both hands, Yihui stubbornly parried the Starfall Sword that Yuntian chopped over.

"Why do you still have the face to ask me?"

"I'm going to hack you to death for wasting my time and affection!"

Yun Tian looked at Yihui, and angrily increased the strength of his hand.