Chapter 26 Helplessness in Duty

The drizzle was hazy, and the heavy rain fell down from the sky little by little, splashing out small raindrops. The sky was gray and covered with dark clouds. The streets were empty, and everyone hid under the eaves, quietly waiting for the rain to stop.

It was the rainy season at that time, and the people in the fruit country were already accustomed to rainy days. The Hami melon tribe, as a large tribe, did not take this rainy day seriously.

The room is warm. Even on rainy days, the Hami melon tribe's house will not be affected at all. There is no trace of moisture. It is just dry and comfortable everywhere.

Hamigua Henhuai freed Tang Beiju from the forbidden spell, and Tang Beiju is now completely free.

After waking up from a coma, Tang Beiju heard the sound of rain outside. He walked silently to the window and reached out to push it open.

In an instant, the rain outside the window hit my face.

Tang Beiju's mind was originally in a daze, but after being washed by the cold rain, he instantly became much clearer.

After waking up, he did not turn around and leave to close the window. Instead, he stood still, quietly enjoying the raindrops hitting him and the occasional cool breeze blowing on his face.

It turns out that the rain in the Three Food World is not much different from the rain in the Mixed World.

Tang Beiju commented silently in his heart.

It was just an ordinary rain, but it was like a key that quietly opened the memory that he had deliberately ignored.

He remembered the first time he met Hamigua Henhuai.

Hami melon Hen Huai traveled thousands of miles from the Three Food World to the Mixed World, found him, and also found Litchi Yu Hui.

When he heard the truth from Hamigua Henhuai, he didn't believe it at first.

It was only because he was concerned about Hamigua Henhuai's unfathomable strength and was afraid of bringing danger to Xu Ren'er and the others that he chose to accompany Hamigua Henhuai alone and left without saying goodbye.

He and Hamiguahenhuai returned to the small mountain village where he used to live, and went to see his master, Yu Hui.

——Regrets for the lychees of the past.

That day happened to be a rainy day, but the rain was not heavy.

He was not vague and asked Yu Hui directly on the spot:

"Master, is my father's death related to you?"

He thought that his question was nonsense.

He even guessed Yu Hui's reaction: he'd probably freeze in shock, then burst out laughing, mocking him for being out of his mind! Then he jokingly admitted it, grinning and admiring his facial expression, before flatly denying it.

The process was smooth and flowing. Thinking of this, Tang Beiju was even speechless to himself. He seemed to know his master too well.

As he expected, Yu Hui did laugh on the spot.

However, his smile was not a smile of joy from the heart, but a smile of sadness and relief.

Tang Beiju suddenly felt something was wrong.

He had a premonition that Yu Hui's next words would severely shock him. This strong premonition prompted him to hastily change his words, eager to change the outcome:

"You don't have to answer!"

"Indeed, I killed him."

The two spoke at the same time.

The moment he heard the answer, Tang Beiju seemed to hear his heart aching violently.

Yu Hui didn't wait for his response. He glanced at Hamigua Hehuai who was standing next to Tang Beiju, then shifted his gaze to Tang Beiju again and looked into their eyes.

Just by looking at each other once, Tang Beiju understood everything.

Yu Hui put away the sad smile he had just had and once again put on the kind of frivolous smile that Tang Beiju was most familiar with.

He casually took out the sword from his waist, drew a beautiful long horizontal line in the rain, pointed the tip of his sword at Tang Beiju, raised his chin, and a powerful aura burst out instantly.

"Do you remember what you said to me?"

…

"Have you ever considered that I might be the murderer of your father? Why don't you find someone who you suspect is the murderer of your father and ask him to teach you martial arts?"

"If you are, I will kill you myself.

But I will never forget the kindness of teaching me martial arts. After I find all those who hurt my Watermelon Clan and send them all to be buried with my Watermelon Clan, I will repay your life with my own life and commit suicide in front of your grave.

I will repay this favor with my life."

"I will teach you. Tang Beiju, I look forward to the day when you grow up enough to kill me with your own hands."

…

The memories that once flooded in like a tide now came like a boomerang, deeply hurting Tang Beiju's heart.

Yu Hui on the opposite side seemed to be unaware of anything.

Or rather, he noticed it, but he didn't care.

He continued to say to Tang Beiju:

"Now that you have grown to a point where you cannot be ignored, now is a good time.

Tang Beiju, let me see with my own eyes whether the disciple I raised with my own hands has the ability to kill me with his own hands?

Go ahead! Take up your sword and fulfill the promise you made to yourself."

Surprise, anger, resentment, heartache, disbelief, incomprehension...all these various emotions overlapped together, making Tang Beiju breathless.

Tang Beiju remained silent. A very long time passed, so long that Yu Hui's hands even began to ache slightly, before Tang Beiju took action.

He raised his hand, his movements slow and hesitant, and silently reached for the sword at his waist and placed it on the hilt.

If you observe carefully, you can find that his fingertips are trembling slightly, which means his heart is in turmoil.

However, when he drew the sword from the scabbard, his hands no longer shook.

He looked at Yu Hui with an extremely firm gaze. In his eyes, one could see the murderous intent towards Yu Hui like a surging river, but in his eyes, there was also a hint of excitement.

Tang Beiju didn't understand why he was so excited. He only felt that his feelings for Yu Hui were complicated.

He wanted to defeat Yu Hui and was eager to destroy Yu Hui, but not just because Yu Hui killed his father.

Perhaps it was Yu Hui's words that inexplicably stirred up his blood. He felt his blood boiling, which was his desire to defeat the strong man.

"I will definitely kill you today."

Tang Beiju said without hesitation.

——

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Tang Beiju frowned slightly, and his thoughts were gradually pulled back. He took a step back and silently closed the window.

He had just closed the window when there was a knock on the door.

Tang Beiju opened the door, and the person who came in was Hami Guahen Huai.

"What is it?"

"Nothing, just wanted to see how you were doing."

Hami melon Hen Huai walked in and snapped his fingers. A tiny Hami melon seed flew out from his fingertips and stuck to the center of Tang Beiju's back of the hand.

"It seems that there is no trace of the forbidden spell left, and your physical strength has recovered well."

Hami Melon Hen Huai took back the Hami Melon seeds, nodded with satisfaction, and said silently.

Tang Beiju stared at him quietly for a long time, and suddenly said:

"Actually, you're so smart, and one of the most authoritative fruit managers in the Fruit Kingdom. You should have already known who truly killed the Watermelon Tribe."

Hearing this, Hamigua Henhuai was not surprised. He just smiled faintly and said, "I was discovered."

Tang Beiju raised his eyes to look at him, and his expression showed a rare tenderness towards him. He asked gently:

"Is that man very powerful? So powerful that even a top master like you has been helpless against him for so many years. He even deliberately blurred the scope and delayed time, preventing me from seeking revenge on him."

He waited for Hamigua Hehuai's reply, but found that Hamigua Hehuai seemed to be in a daze with a distracted look.

He tilted his head and looked at him with confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Hamigua Henhuai was stunned. The rare tenderness that Tang Beiju showed to him made him subconsciously overlap his figure with Xigua Yueguang.

Too similar, so similar...

Hami melon Hen Huai couldn't help but lower his head and smile helplessly, with a strong sense of self-mockery in his smile.

Xigua Yueguang had passed away for so many years, and he had long since accepted the fact. Why did he suddenly become dazed and feel for a moment that he was still alive...

"Nothing." Hamigua Henhuai shook his head and replied to Tang Beiju's previous question:

"That man's martial arts skills aren't very strong. Even if you only used one tenth of your strength, you could easily knock him down and kill him with one sword.

However, you must know that in this world, being strong in martial arts alone is not considered truly powerful."

Faced with these words, Tang Beiju, contrary to Hamigua Hehuai's expectations, not only did he not open his mouth to refute, but also did not look dissatisfied at all. Instead, he nodded in approval.

This discovery surprised Hamigua Hehuai.

He originally thought that young men like Tang Beiju, who were promising in martial arts at a young age, would often be extremely arrogant and domineering, and would have a god-like reverence for martial arts and would not tolerate any blasphemy.

He couldn't help but ask: "Do you agree with what I said?"

When this question came out, Tang Beiju was puzzled: "Of course."

You know, among their group of friends, he is not as knowledgeable as Mo Youli, not as smooth in dealing with things as Xu Ren'er, and his personality is not as likable as Tang Qiuyue.

Without them, he would never have come this far.

He may be walking alone halfway and be deceived because of his lack of knowledge, or because of his lack of emotional intelligence, he may offend others without knowing it, be secretly harmed by others, and not know how to fight back accurately.

Hamigua Henhuai was such a shrewd person that he could see that Tang Beiju was indeed not lying, and admiration unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

As expected of Xigua Yueguang's child, this boy should not be underestimated in the future and will definitely grow up to be a very outstanding person.

Tang Beiju was a little impatient and asked:

"So who is that person? Why are you so afraid of him?!"

Hamigua Henhuai was also very straightforward and told Tang Beiju directly, saying:

“He is the most authoritative state teacher in the meat-eating country today.

Although his martial arts skills are not high, he has a special identity and extraordinary status, and is extremely good at strange ways. There are many talented people around him, and they cannot get close to him easily.

It would be fine if he was from the vegetable country, but he happened to be from the meat-eating country. To touch him is basically equivalent to declaring war on the meat-eating country.

The national strength of the Meat-Eating Country is extraordinary. Our country's relationship with the Vegetable Country is extremely tense. If we take action against it, we will indirectly offend the Meat-Eating Country.

Then, the Fruit Kingdom will be attacked from all sides and will be in extreme danger.

As a friend of Xigua Yueguang, I wish I could get rid of him myself as soon as possible;

But as one of the nine fruit managers in the Fruit Kingdom, I am also forced to do my job."