Chapter 163: Spiritual Change (48,000 Monthly Ticket Bonus)

Li Yuan could not help but turn his head to look. The young man, who was 80% similar to Xu Bo, also leaned over.

His eyes were slightly red as he looked at his father and then at Li Yuan, cupping his hands to salute: "Senior Brother."

He often heard his father mention this 'Senior Brother Li Yuan', who was the most outstanding disciple his father had taught in all these years of teaching.

"Mm, get up." Li Yuan said softly, supporting the young man.

"Teacher, if you have anything to say, just say it." Li Yuan held back his tears and looked at Xu Bo.

"Alright."

"I am dying, so I won't hide it anymore, and I hope you don't blame the teacher." Xu Bo squeezed out a smile. "Xu Ling is my son. His mother died at the hands of aliens, and I have always felt sorry for him."

"In the future, if he encounters trouble, if you have a place where you can help, help him more." A glimmer of hope flowed in Xu Bo's eyes.

Perhaps he had once been a man of iron bones.

He was the 'Iron Tower' who roamed the Star Realm and was famous.

But at this moment, he was just a 'father' who hoped to pave more paths for his child and leave behind more favors in the final stage of his life.

"Teacher, you have so many friends and relatives; they will all help Xu Ling." Li Yuan's heart was aching as he said, "But don't worry, in the future, I will definitely treat Xu Ling as my own younger brother. If I can help him, I definitely will."

"Good." Xu Bo was relieved.

He had asked many people, but in his heart, Li Yuan was the one with the most weight and the one with the most hope of becoming a Flying Heaven martial artist in the future.

"Li Yuan."

"Back then, I also aspired to become a Flying Heaven martial artist, to make a name for myself in the Xia Nation with the spear in my hand, and even to kill all the aliens in the Star Realm." Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan and said softly, "Unfortunately, I couldn't do it."

"So, after I was injured, in the last few years of my life, I returned to Jiangcheng to teach students, wanting to exhaust my last bit of strength."

"You are the most outstanding student I have ever seen." Xu Bo looked at Li Yuan, a glimmer of expectation in the depths of his eyes. "I hope you can carry this blessing from your teacher and walk on."

"Become a Flying Heaven martial artist."

"And even surpass Flying Heaven, truly becoming the peak existence of our human civilization." Xu Bo smiled.

"Teacher, I will definitely work hard." Li Yuan nodded, still trying his best to keep his tears from falling.

Xu Bo only became Li Yuan's martial arts teacher in his second year of high school.

In terms of time spent together, the two sides were not long.

But the other party was the first teacher who truly helped Li Yuan with all his might without asking for any return. Whether it was guidance in cultivation, in life, or when joining the Starfire Martial Hall... Xu Bo helped Li Yuan with all his might.

Today would be the last time the two sides met.

Li Yuan did not stay in the ward for too long.

He was ultimately just Xu Bo's 'student', barely counting as half a personal disciple.

At this final moment of life, Xu Bo must have hoped most for his relatives to be by his side.

"Uncle Wan." Li Yuan walked out of the ward.

The woman in black had already left.

"I originally wanted to tell you about Xu Bo, but your teacher wouldn't let me." Wan Qinghe said, "You are still young, and you see little of this kind of thing."

"I don't want to persuade you of anything, because anyone facing this kind of thing would be very uncomfortable." Wan Qinghe looked at Li Yuan and sighed. "Your teacher is a good person. Seeing him like this now, I don't feel good either."

"I just want to tell you."

"This is the path of a martial artist. Starting from university, many classmates will die. Entering the Star Realm to roam, the number of friends, old acquaintances, and elders who die in battle will become more and more. Many people can't even find their bodies or the places where they died... We can only face it, and we must face it."

"What we can do is make ourselves stronger and more powerful." Wan Qinghe looked at Li Yuan.

Today, his words were exceptionally direct, without much concealment.

"I understand." Li Yuan nodded softly.

Not long after.

Wan Qinghe also left. As the Hall Master of the Starfire Guanshan Branch, at such a time, he had a lot of things to do.

Being able to spare some time to visit Xu Bo was already very rare.

But Li Yuan did not leave; he waited silently outside the ward.

Time passed, and people came to visit one after another.

By eight o'clock in the evening, a figure that made Li Yuan slightly surprised appeared in the corridor.

"Lanyue?" Li Yuan looked at the visitor in surprise.

"Are you so surprised to see me?" Lin Lanyue looked at Li Yuan. The two had not seen each other in reality for a long time.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't return to Jiangcheng during the holidays?" Li Yuan asked. He and Lin Lanyue often contacted each other through the network.

Previously, Lin Lanyue had been on the Lantis Continent and had not returned from Starry Sky University.

"You told me about Teacher Xu. He is also my martial arts teacher. Can't I come back to see him?" Lin Lanyue looked at Li Yuan.

In high school, Xu Bo served as the martial arts teacher for three classes at the same time.

"Do you have any?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Li Yuan's heart.

Last night, while executing the mission, Li Yuan had asked Lin Lanyue if there was any way.

"No." Lin Lanyue shook her head.

The last glimmer of hope in Li Yuan's heart was extinguished.

"If you want to save Teacher Xu, you must detoxify, but the Annihilation Star Blood Spirit Poison has already penetrated deep into his Star Pulse. It's too difficult." Lin Lanyue sighed and shook her head. "I asked my father; perhaps a Flying Heaven-level existence could do it."

"But at least, my father can't do it."

Li Yuan's eyes dimmed; this was within his expectations.

Just as Xu Bo himself said, he had extensive connections, and there were Flying Heaven martial artists who tried to help.

If he could be saved, he would have been saved long ago.

"Alright, I'll go see the teacher." Lin Lanyue said and entered the ward.

Not long after, she came out of the ward.

The two sat quietly on the chairs outside the ward, waiting silently.

"I heard from my second brother that you performed very well in the Fish-Spirit Tide in Jiangcheng this time." Lin Lanyue looked at Li Yuan. "It is estimated that you will be a key target for commendation."

"Key commendation?" Li Yuan nodded slightly.

Lin Lanyue had a huge family background, so it was not difficult to know some news in advance.

However, Li Yuan did not feel much joy in his heart; he would rather not have this so-called commendation.

Lin Lanyue looked at Li Yuan and said nothing more.

Although she was also Xu Bo's student, ultimately, the feelings were not that deep, and she could not have the same feelings as Li Yuan.

At four o'clock in the morning, Xu Bo passed away peacefully in the ward, accompanied by many family members, friends, and students.

He was only 48 years old.

Two days later, Xu Bo's memorial service was held in the auditorium of Guanshan District.

As one of the only two Source Martial Artists who died in battle in the Jiangcheng 'Fish-Spirit Tide'.

That's right, the Starfire Martial Hall and the country jointly recognized that Xu Bo belonged to 'died in battle', and in view of his huge contributions to human civilization and the Xia Nation throughout his life, he was posthumously awarded the First-Class Gold Medal.

His memorial service was undoubtedly grand.

Lin Lanyue stayed in Jiangcheng for several days, accompanied Li Yuan to attend Xu Bo's memorial service.

Then she left quickly and returned to the Lantis Continent.

After attending Teacher Xu Bo's memorial service and communicating with Xu Ling alone.

Li Yuan returned home.

The various buildings and street damage caused by the Fish-Spirit Tide to Jiangcheng were being repaired rapidly.

However, the huge casualties and the pain in the hearts of tens of millions of people in Jiangcheng could never be wiped out in a short time.

It would take a very long time.

Time passed, and for the remaining time of Li Yuan's holiday, besides the crazy cultivation that was fixed every day, he accompanied his uncle and aunt.

After Teacher Xu Bo's incident, Li Yuan increasingly realized that time often never returns.

Many things.

If you didn't do them at the time, it was easy to leave regrets until they could no longer be made up.

For Li Yuan, he would never have the chance to repay Teacher Xu Bo's 'grace of teaching'.

The deceased were gone.

Therefore, Li Yuan cherished the days he could accompany his uncle and aunt exceptionally.

... December 25th, Jiangbei Province announced the end of the 'Jiangcheng Fish-Spirit Attack', but the subsequent counterattack and retaliation against the Fish-Spirit Star Realm would continue.

December 27th, Jiangcheng held a city-wide commendation meeting to commend the citizens and martial artists who made outstanding contributions during the Fish-Spirit Tide.

Li Yuan was set up as a 'role model for young martial artists' and was finally awarded the 'First-Class Silver Medal'.

Coupled with his previous deeds, his fame in the Jiangbei Province area became even greater.

However.

Li Yuan never took all this to heart, and he did not even attend the 'banquet' after the commendation meeting ended.

Instead, he returned home directly.

On the terrace of the villa, the stars were all over the sky, and the entire residential area was exceptionally quiet.

"In two days, I will set off for the Mingxu Star Realm." Li Yuan sat here quietly.

Downstairs.

Because the meeting was not broadcast live, his uncle, aunt, younger brother, and younger sister were watching the projected video, watching the edited playback of the commendation meeting.

Li Yuan sat quietly on the roof, listening to the sound of his family discussing.

Looking at the calm lake in the distance.

Looking at the villas around, Li Yuan's heart was exceptionally calm, and he only felt that this moment was extremely beautiful.

It was as if the war of the previous days was just a dream.

"If every day in the whole country, everyone could be like this, how good would that be." Li Yuan muttered in his heart.

Silently watching all this.

Gradually, Li Yuan's heart became more and more calm, and there was a strange change.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 164 =====