Chapter 717

Ye Chen's words made Ito Nanako understand that she had never been a qualified martial arts practitioner.

Even if she had won a world championship, even if she had been one of the top young experts in the world, she still didn't understand where the soul of martial arts lay.

Seeing her crying like rain, almost collapsing, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh slightly and said: "Sorry, my words just now were a bit heavy. But I hope you can understand what the true soul of martial arts is!"

Ito Nanako looked up, her red eyes staring at Ye Chen, and she knelt on the ground with her legs bent, crying: "Nanako still asks Mr. Ye to enlighten me, I beg Mr. Ye to guide me!"

Ye Chen didn't reach out to help her up, but said earnestly: "The soul of martial arts is not in the strength, but in the strength of the heart!"

"A strong heart, even if one is a useless person, does not betray the spirit of martial arts. Just like your mentor, although he is arrogant and has a sharp mouth, he can at least bear the consequences of failure. From this point of view, he is indeed much stronger than you!"

Ito Nanako said with a dim gaze: "Master even tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide today. I believe that if his hands could still be used, he would definitely choose to commit seppuku..."

Ye Chen nodded: "Then that proves that although his strength is very poor, his heart is still very strong. From the heart, he did not betray his identity as a martial artist. And you..."

Ye Chen said this, scanned Ito Nanako up and down, and said earnestly: "As far as it looks now, you are indeed not suitable for practicing martial arts. I will give you a piece of advice. After this competition, go back to Japan, finish your university, and after graduation, you can take a postgraduate degree for further study, or get married and have children early, and live the life of an ordinary person."

Ito Nanako said with red eyes earnestly: "But... but I really don't want to give up martial arts!"

Ye Chen said lightly: "Since you don't want to give up, then you have to find a way to make your heart stronger."

Ito Nanako asked: "Mr. Ye, how... how can I make my heart stronger?"

Ye Chen said: "It's very simple. First, start with your mentor's matter. First, accept his fate; that is the first step to a strong heart. Resolve to avenge him; that is the second step to a strong heart."

Ito Nanako hurriedly waved her hand: "Mr. Ye, I never thought about avenging my mentor... Nanako knows she is far from your opponent, and also knows that my mentor's ending today cannot be blamed on you..."

"Hmm." Ye Chen nodded approvingly and said earnestly: "Since you know this matter cannot be blamed on me, it proves that you have already made a little progress. This matter was entirely your mentor's own fault. So I advise you not to put too much psychological pressure on yourself. If you feel he is pitiful, take good care of him after returning to Japan."

Ito Nanako nodded repeatedly: "Master Ye, Nanako understands!"

Ye Chen said: "Hmm, it's good that you understand. Alright, it's getting late, you should go back early."

Ito Nanako hurriedly said: "Mr. Ye, Nanako has one more question she wants to ask you..."

Ye Chen: "Go ahead."

Ito Nanako asked: "Mr. Ye, is there any possibility that you will accept Nanako as a disciple?"

Ye Chen said decisively: "No possibility."

"Why?" Ito Nanako hurriedly asked him: "Is it because my aptitude is not enough, or because I am a Japanese?"

Ye Chen didn't hide anything and said straightforwardly: "The main reason is because you are a Japanese. For thousands of years, Chinese people have taught Japanese people too many things, but Japanese people don't know how to be grateful, and even in the last two or three hundred years, they have repeatedly been enemies with China and even harmed the Chinese people. As the saying goes, 'a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.' So I will never pass on the martial arts of the Chinese people to a Japanese woman."

Ito Nanako felt incredibly lost in her heart.

For the first time, she felt ashamed because she was a Japanese.

So, she hurriedly put her hands on the ground, lowered her head and kowtowed: "Mr. Ye, Nanako apologizes to you and the Chinese people on behalf of all Japanese people who have harmed the Chinese people. I'm sorry! Nanako will definitely try her best to repay the debt for Japan for the rest of her life!"

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Alright, this account may never be settled. If you have this heart, I am very gratified."

After finishing, he reached out to help Ito Nanako up and said: "You still have two matches to play next. Go back and prepare well. As Qin Aoxue's coach, I am still looking forward to seeing you two meet in the finals. So in the next semi-final, you must perform well. Only by successfully advancing to the finals can you meet Qin Aoxue in the finals."

Ito Nanako said firmly: "Mr. Ye, please rest assured, Nanako will definitely go all out to meet Qin Aoxue in the finals!"

"Good." Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction: "Then see you in the finals."

Having said that, Ye Chen turned and returned to the BMW, driving the BMW into his Tang Chen Yi Pin villa.

Ito Nanako stood in the direction behind the car for a long time, and until Ye Chen disappeared, she was still standing there for about ten minutes.

At this moment, a strong feeling of admiration for Ye Chen suddenly emerged from the depths of her heart.

So, a man like Ye Chen was the true martial arts master.

Deep in her heart, she made a comparison between the two.

By comparison, although her mentor's heart was firm enough, his strength and character were far worse than Ye Chen's.

Especially her mentor's previous arrogance and blind confidence, thinking he was already a top expert and taking the initiative to provoke Ye Chen. From this point, one could see that her mentor's mindset was far behind Ye Chen's by more than ten thousand miles.

Ye Chen's strength was powerful to the point of being unbelievable, but before he truly made a move, one couldn't see any arrogance or pride in him at all.

Objectively speaking, her mentor, who kept the four words "Sick Man of East Asia" on his lips, was simply like a clown.

And Ye Chen's words were not wrong at all; the reason her mentor ended up like this was entirely his own fault.

At this moment, her admiration and respect for Ye Chen were like a nuclear bomb that exploded instantly, producing an extremely powerful influence in the depths of her heart in an instant.

So much so that her whole mind was filled with Ye Chen's figure, which she couldn't get rid of.

Her ears were filled with Ye Chen's sonorous scolding, which was simply enlightening to her.

Kobayashi Jiro waited for a long time outside the gate of Tang Chen Yi Pin before seeing the dispirited Ito Nanako walking slowly.

He hurriedly got out of the car and asked: "Miss Nanako, did you see Ye Chen?"

Ito Nanako nodded and said softly, somewhat absent-mindedly: "Saw... saw him."

Kobayashi Jiro hurriedly asked again: "Then did he agree to treat Yamamoto-san?"

Ito Nanako shook her head and muttered to herself softly: "This matter was my mistake, I thought too much. I shouldn't have given up the soul of a martial artist to beg Mr. Ye to save someone... Master, he is a qualified martial artist. A qualified martial artist must have the courage to face his own destiny..."

"And I... since I want to be a qualified martial artist, I must also have the courage to face the destiny of others..."