Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique
Chapter 411: Overcoming Oneself! (3 more)

Chapter 411: Chapter 411: Overcoming Oneself! (3 more)

"You’re even worse than worthless mud!"

Ling Feng’s words were cold and indifferent, like a bolt from the blue, leaving Deng Yongshi stunned on the spot, staring dumbly at Ling Feng. It took her a while to finally feel a surge of anger.

A raging fire of anger rose within her!

"What are you to say that I’m worse than worthless mud?" Deng Yongshi clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth, "Don’t think just because my grandfather invited you that you can insult me so recklessly!"

"Insult?" Ling Feng picked up a handful of mud and spoke coldly, "This worthless mud, humble as it may be, trodden underfoot, only needs a single seed to be sown upon it to quickly take root and sprout, eventually growing into a towering tree."

"This humble mud can nurture a powerful life. And you? What do you do besides exploiting your status, constantly taking, constantly being capricious? What else do you know?"

Ling Feng’s gaze pierced Deng Yongshi, his voice cold, "To compare you with mud is an insult to the mud itself!"

Deng Yongshi shuddered all over. Ling Feng’s words struck her like thunder, prompting her to start introspecting deeply: What do I know? All this time, my family has accommodated me, taken care of me, but what have I done for the family?

Could it be that I’m really not even as worthy as the mud?

Thinking this, Deng Yongshi cried even harder, "No, I don’t want to listen to you, I don’t want to be taught by you! Wuu wuu wuu..."

Deng Yongshi scrambled toward the shore, intending to escape this stinking morass.

Ling Feng, however, with an indifferent expression, kept pushing her back in mercilessly, "You think I want to teach you? If Elder Deng hadn’t begged me, even going so far as to kneel before me, do you think I would bother teaching you?"

Deng Yongshi was stunned again. Her grandfather actually kneeled to Ling Feng?

"That’s impossible, you’re lying! You’re lying!"

"Am I lying? Do I need to lie to you?" Ling Feng held her gaze, his voice cold, "Do you think your grandfather does this for anyone but you?"

"No! I don’t want to listen, I refuse to listen anymore! Wuu wuu wuu..." Deng Yongshi covered her ears, "I haven’t done anything wrong, I’m just a little stubborn, a little willful, I... I haven’t done any evil deeds! I don’t need you to teach me!"

"Naïve!" Ling Feng’s eyes softened slightly, "You have a good heart, very naïve; when you like something, you show it, when you hate something, you’re open about it, you cry when you want to, laugh when you feel like it. This is the adorable side of you, sadly, born into the General Mansion, you’re bound to lose this naivety."

"Naïve as you are, you’re too easily deceived, too easily disturbed by the outside world. Your naivety could be the original sin leading to your family’s demise."

"You! You’re talking nonsense!"

"Am I really?" Ling Feng said calmly, "There are many things in this world you cannot imagine. You think the Old General is your sky, and with him around, you can act recklessly because you believe it’s your right, your privilege. But what if one day, you offend beings that even your grandfather dares not provoke? Or, when your grandfather passes away, what will you have to rely on?"

"I..."

Deng Yongshi was dumbfounded again, she had never heard anyone tell her these things before. She only knew that as long as her grandfather was around, she wouldn’t face any consequences for her actions!

"Think about it! As a member of the Deng family, you only know how to behave recklessly under the protection of your family. In not too many years, the Deng family will fall into decline at your hands!"

With that, Ling Feng also plunged into the mud with a splash, letting the mud splatter onto his face, letting the insects crawl over his body, without so much as furrowing his brow.

He even lay back directly into the mud, letting his body float up and down, letting the mud cover his cheeks, all the while remaining indifferent.

From beginning to end, the expression on his face remained unchanged!

He had clawed his way out of a heap of corpses, died once already from the moment his "Emperor’s Eye" had opened.

Deng Yongshi watched Ling Feng foolishly, her eyes filled with confusion.

How could he feel nothing in such a foul and disgusting place?

Ling Feng slowly sat up, his gaze fixed on Deng Yongshi, saying in a deep voice, "Once your heart has a goal, you will be able to overcome everything! You are too capricious, too accustomed to luxury. Now I am having you stay in the mire not to torture you, nor to exact revenge, but to make you overcome your instincts and learn patience!"

"A qualified martial artist must first learn to conquer himself before he can defeat others!"

Ling Feng stared at Deng Yongshi, speaking word by word, "If you don’t want the glory that your grandfather spent half his life fighting for to be ruined by your hands, then obediently listen to me."

"And if you are really no better than this mire, then go tell your grandfather that you don’t need me as a teacher, and I can leave immediately."

"The choice is yours to make, with a single word!"

Ling Feng’s eyes were profound and resolute, causing Deng Yongshi to be somewhat taken aback. Those eyes had, unknowingly, been deeply imprinted in her mind.

"I... I..."

Deng Yongshi bit her lip, "It’s just training, I will not back down! What you can do, I will only do better!"

Deng Yongshi snorted lightly, and though her mouth was still defiant, her heart began to acknowledge Ling Feng as her teacher.

He was right; she had only ever demanded from her family, recklessly wielding her status without a care, but what if she were not the young mistress of the General Mansion?

What if she were nothing at all?

Her grandfather could not be by her side for a lifetime, and it was time for her to consider how to repay the family that had always cherished her, instead of continuing her willful ways.

"For the family! For grandfather!"

Deng Yongshi’s eyes began to change, no longer self-centered. In her heart, she had found something she wanted to protect.

Seeing the change in Deng Yongshi, Ling Feng smiled faintly, "It seems I need to change my tune. At the very least, you are now on par with this mire."

"Hmph!" Deng Yongshi gritted her teeth, "I refuse to be looked down upon by you!"

"Whether I look down on you doesn’t matter. What is important is that the people who care about you, who love you, will not be disappointed in you." Ling Feng sighed softly, "Sadly, I no longer have such relatives."

Deng Yongshi’s lips quivered, halting several times as if about to speak, finally mustering the courage to look at Ling Feng and say, "Hey, why did you jump down too? Just to show off?"

"I am not as idle as you are." Ling Feng stared back into Deng Yongshi’s eyes, with a faint smile, "After all, as a teacher, I must lead by example."

Deng Yongshi’s face turned slightly red, and she spat softly, muttering, "Pah, don’t think that just because you lectured me a few times, I will call you ’teacher’! You... you have a long way to go yet!"

"Oh, is that so?" Ling Feng shrugged nonchalantly, and with a "thump," he leaped out of the mire and calmly said, "Then I won’t keep you company. You can enjoy yourself! At least soak for two more hours, but if you don’t want to stay, I won’t force you!"

His voice gradually faded away, and in the blink of an eye, Ling Feng had disappeared from sight.

"You! Jerk!"

Deng Yongshi was almost dumbfounded. So much for being a model for students, so much for setting an example!

All lies! They were all lies!

Yet, Deng Yongshi ultimately did not climb out of the mire prematurely. She didn’t even struggle anymore, emulating Ling Feng by being still amidst the stench of the mire.

Patience!

If he could do it, I must do it even better!