Chapter 219

Hearing Su Hang's words, Li Chungang was clearly stunned for a moment.

Indeed, he had been harboring obsessions, even resentment, all these years.

He resented the injustice of heaven and his bumpy life.

The former Green-Shirted Sword God, now a down-and-out old man.

If others are slovenly and down-and-out, unkempt, it's because they have long seen through the red dust and are drifting outside the world.

But Li Chungang's slovenliness and down-and-out state are the result of years of discouragement, even self-abandonment.

After that incident happened back then, Li Chungang drew a circle on the ground as a prison, trapping himself in the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion for twenty years.

He had wanted to be like those high monks and virtuous people, to realize a thing or two with his own ability, and then obtain a free and easy life and drift away.

But in reality, the facts were completely different.

For these twenty years, Li Chungang had been thinking hard day and night, his body and mind exhausted.

Not only did he not obtain the legendary liberation and wisdom, but he became more and more painful.

The past events were vivid in his mind, reminding him at every moment.

In the dungeon of the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion, what Li Chungang finally obtained was not great wisdom and great liberation,

but pot after pot of strong liquor, and sigh after sigh.

Drawing a circle on the ground as a prison for twenty years, he gained nothing.

God played another cruel joke on him.

He had thought he had lost the dignity of a Sword God, lost his beloved, and lost an arm.

He had thought he had nothing left to lose, but now God made him lose another twenty years of time.

Regret, resentment, remorse, longing—these various emotions intertwined, making this former Green-Shirted Sword God extremely painful.

Helpless, he finally decided to walk out of the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion and accompany the Crown Prince to travel the Jianghu.

Calling it traveling, it was better to say that Li Chungang had promised Xu Xiao that he would protect Xu Fengnian.

In front of the Half-Moon Inn,

With boredom and curiosity, Li Chungang just calculated casually,

but he didn't expect this young fortune teller to hit the nail on the head and calculate the whole universe.

A simple 【Green】 character resolved two layers of Li Chungang's state of mind!

Thinking of this, even Li Chungang, who was well-informed, couldn't help but feel dejected in his heart.

"Well said!"

"The old man does indeed harbor resentment."

"But after Mr. Su said this, the old man feels much lighter."

Speaking of this, Li Chungang paused slightly and continued to ask:

"Then may I ask Mr. Su, what is the third meaning?"

Su Hang said:

"This third layer of meaning speaks of yourself."

"【Green】 is 【Green】, in a sense, these two characters are almost the same."

"At the beginning, you wanted to write this 【Green】 character, but after hesitating, you finally wrote this 【Green】 character."

"And look at this 【Green】 character, three horizontal lines, one vertical line, and one bright moon; this is very interesting."

"The moon character here is the bright moon, the moonlight."

"And when you mention the bright moon, the first thing you think of is an old friend."

"The old senior was the Green-Shirted Sword God of the past, roaming for a lifetime, enjoying the Jianghu, causing young people in the world to learn the sword one after another."

"I imagine the senior was romantic back then, making countless friends, and I imagine there must be one or two old friends who are unforgettable."

"If the bright moon shines in the sky, it should be thinking of old friends in old years."

"....."

Su Hang said this, and saw Li Chungang's face full of astonishment, no longer having the relaxed and comfortable expression he had before.

At this time, Li Chungang's heartbeat accelerated, his breathing was rapid, and he clenched his fists slightly.

The originally dim expression also radiated a gentle luster in an instant.

At that moment, Su Hang understood,

the former Green-Shirted Sword God was gradually waking up.

The luster in his eyes was the proof!

Su Hang paused and continued:

"You used it very cleverly, just hiding this moon character very cleverly under the 【Green】 character."

"At first glance, you can't see any clues."

"But looking closely, it is hidden within."

"Even the entire 【Green】 character left behind appears to have luster because of this hidden moon below."

"It can be said that the most vivid part of this whole character is this moon character."

"This shows that although you have aged, your Dao heart is not dead."

"You still have unwillingness!"

Su Hang picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and continued:

"And this 【Green】 character, or the 【Green】 character the old senior wanted to leave before,"

"should be talking about someone in your heart who you can't get rid of, right?"

Hearing this, Li Chungang was startled!

In an instant, his eyes couldn't help but become slightly moist.

"Exactly!!"

At this time, Li Chungang never expected that Su Hang would point out his deepest secret in just a few sentences.

You have to know that he had never mentioned these things to anyone.

Su Hang asked again: "She is your beloved?"

Li Chungang said with tears:

"Exactly!"

"It's just a pity that she is no longer here; she died under my sword!"

Recalling the past, Li Chungang roamed the Jianghu with one person and one sword,

did many things that enjoyed the Jianghu, and also made many enemies.

But even such a great hero ultimately found it hard to pass the beauty barrier!

And this beauty was precisely Green Robe of Fengdu, one of the Four Great Grandmasters back then.

Back then, Li Chungang and Green Robe met for the first time at the Ghost Gate Pass; at that time, Li Chungang had already learned to ride the sword to the blue sky.

And at that time, Green Robe was just a little girl who didn't practice martial arts.

Later, the two met again in Jiangshan, and Li Chungang flew his sword across the river.

He chanted: "I will forge three thousand peaks, one day opening the sword to howl like a jade dragon, the spirit in my hand is three feet of ice, and the divine intent on the stone is a snake."

Back then, Green Robe was lying on the boat railing, smiling beautifully.

Back then, Green Robe met Li Chungang and missed her whole life; when he flew his sword across the river, she had already secretly given her heart to him.

But life is helpless; Green Robe's father happened to be Li Chungang's enemy.

Finally, Green Robe's father also died at Li Chungang's hands.

Various grievances ultimately destined that Green Robe and Li Chungang would have a battle.

One day, Green Robe came before Li Chungang.

At that time, Li Chungang was already standing at the peak of the sword path, the extreme of the martial path.

And Green Robe faced the man she admired, but there was also family hatred and old grievances.

So in that battle back then, Green Robe wanted to die.

Finally, Green Robe deliberately died under Li Chungang's Wooden Horse Cow divine sword, seeking liberation for herself.

When Li Chungang learned the truth, it was already too late to regret.