Chapter-3

"Uncle Immortal are you crazy? You should really take care of yourself better, What are you even thinking, moving around like that"

At this moment, two figures sat on a cliff together, under the moonlit sky, one old and one young, looking down on the beautiful forest down below that stretches infinitely into the horizon.

"Heh, Kid you 'oUch' really, shouldn't underestimate me, 'oUch' even though I might 'oUch' look like this I still have the 'oUch' strength to fight an entire army," Liu Yang said with shaking legs.

Xu le Snorted.

"An Entire Army? Uncle Immortal you can't even speak straight right now"

"heh, What do you 'Ouch' know, anyway, enough about me, what is a little kid like you 'oUch' thinking so hard at this point of the night anyway," Liu Yang asked curiously.

However, hearing the question, Xu le didn't answer immediately, it was silent for a moment as Xu le look at the sky intently.

"Uncle Liu..Why do some people die?" Xu le suddenly asked with his voice fading in the wind.

It was..a very strange question, but hearing his tone, and seeing his way of addressing him change, Lui Yang knew that Xu le was completely serious.

'This question...must be related to the incident in the afternoon' Liu Yang instantly thought.

But even after guessing the reason, Liu Yang was Silent, it was not because he did not know the answer, but rather because of a pulsating pain Liu Yang felt in his chest.

This was a rather innocent question yet...it was also somewhat sad.

Every since Lui Yang had met the siblings, especially Xu le- he would brag on to say how much he admired the martial cultivators, how powerful they were, and that some could even fly in the skies above and that...they lived a very long life.

However, to the eyes and ears of someone to has seen a lot of things life had to offer...

This was not a question meant for a kid who had so much left in life, but the fact that this question came from a 12-year-old was heartbreaking.

A short moment of silence followed after which Liu Yang finally spoke.

"Kid, You're really daring, Don't you know that it's disrespectful to ask such things to someone who almost died??" he Chuckled

"But since you asked let me share with you the knowledge of the old" Liu Yang said as he smiled at Xu le.

Then he began narrating-

"Truth is kid I can't tell you much " Lui Yang said with a sigh*

After all, even he himself didn't really know where people go after they died, and although he had died once himself, his 'transmigration' to this world and this body couldn't really be said to be an afterlife.

"Maybe You can ask those high and mighty immortals, maybe they'll tell you or maybe they'll not or maybe they don't even know themselves" he continued as he gave Xu le a deep look

"But what I can tell you is that in the end, it doesn't really matter what happens after one died...you might be reincarnated who knows?" Lui Yang Said as he thought about various religions and folklore in earth.

"Or it might all go poof, Emptiness in all direction forever and ever"

"Or there might be place 'heaven' of sort where all the people you know went"

"The Yellow river? The Nether world? Diyu? The cycle of reincarnation? or paradise....Who knows" Lui Yang smiled warmly as he patted the kid on the head.

"Kid dying is something everyone will experience, even those high and mighty immortals that you 'worship' so much will someday perish and as for where they'll go after they died is up to them to think at that time and the same goes for you, don't worry about such distance things, for now, you aren't bi-yourself anymore," Lui Yang said.

'we will worry together from now on' is what he meant.

recalling back to the time when his late wife passed away he recalled the bitter feeling and the aching pain in his chest of that time but thinking about whether or not his unfilial descendant would feel the same for him he almost puke blood.

Never mind feeling sad for him, Lui Yang would literally jump in happiness if they weren't fighting over his inheritance right now.

"...Ummm Uncle Lui" Seeing Lui Yang seem to pause for a long time Xu le called from the side.

"Oh?..Oh Right...Cough* At the same time Little Xu you must also know that 'Death' is a way of the world something that can't be prevented no matter what even those 'immortals' you worship so much will to one day perish" Lui Yang said as he smiled and his face at this moment under the moonlight and brush by the calm breeze truly looked like an 'immortal' that had fallen from the heavens, it even made Xu Le who was listening intently by the side somewhat stunned.

'As expected, although Uncle Lui Denied it, he might really be an immortal descent' Xu Le thought.

"But at the same time, Death isn't all that bad" Lui Yang

continued.

"After all, To many people living is also a form of suffering... life has its ups and down, sometimes it goes up, down and then up again but at other time...it goes all the way down" Lui Yang said as a lot of thoughts appeared in his head, at the same time he really felt like downing a bottle of beer to soak this moment.

"It's tragic to consider life as a form of suffering but for many people who have nothing to look forward to in life living is indeed a form of torture and death could be compared to sleeping after a hard day of work kid..." Lui Yang said as he patted Xu le in the head.

As soon as Liu Yang finished speaking, Xu le also jolted.

Of which was also not missed by Liu Yang.

'So, it's like that, It seems Xu Yi isn't as clueless about her condition as he had thought, In fact, she might have already known of this even longer than Xu le.'

Liu Yang felt incredibly bitter at this moment.

'This world was really unfair to these kids'

"Uncle Liu, you really think that way?" Xu le asked while thinking deeply.

'Is this also how Xu Yi is feeling right now?' he thought.

"Yes, not believing me?" Lui Yang retorted.

"I believe" Xu le replied.

The two of them fell silent, both thinking about their own things.

However, it was Xu le that broke the silence.

"I was alone," he said.

"I Don't remember much about those times, just that I walk anywhere the roads lead me....with no aim and no path...

...eating whatever the villagers throw out of their home, I had no purpose in living... but one day a couple came to the shed" Xu le continued as a smile formed on his face.

But Liu Yang who was listening by the side was completely stunned- 'is this really a kid? why does it feel so much like I'm talking to someone of equal age?'

"The couple wears robe similar to what cultivators often wear, except that they were completely tattered, with their flesh mingled and `robes soak in blood... they were in an even much horrible situation than when I first met you, Uncle Liu." Xu Le said as he looked at Liu Yang.

"But even in such conditions where they have nothing to happy about...when the two saw me take the small child from their arms, they smiled...they smiled as if they had owned the entire world, No, not even someone who had owned the entire world could compare to such a smile" Xu le, said as a single tears fell from his face.

"Uncle Liu, I Want to protect Xu Yi," Said Xu le as tears fell like a waterdrop.

At this moment Liu Yang finally understood many things-'So they weren't biological siblings, no wonder they differ so much in personality.

But this wasn't the time to think about it.

Looking at Xu le who was trying much to hide it, but still failed Liu Yang smiled, he was still a child after all.

And no child should bear such heavy pressure, no matter how strong they were on the inside, and seeing him cry like a child-like he was supposed to, Liu Yang let out a sigh* of relief- 'looks like he isn't completely unsavable. He thought as he extend his arms toward Xu le and patted his head.

"There, There kid, Immortal Uncle Liu no, your teacher, Xu le and Xu Yi's teacher is here, From now on, you will fear nothing... not even death itself."

As Liu Yang said this, the tears that secretly fell like a water drop came pouring out like rain.

And in the depths of the night, the happy and incomprehensible and yet comprehensible cry of a child was heard.

"Disciple Xu le greets master."