BIRTH OF DRAGON WARRIORS
96 - End of Relationship

Jing Hao was inside the room where Shen Liang was being treated. He remained there and noticed his good friend who was eating porridge when someone came over while exclaiming.

"Shen Liang's..!"

The figure that entered into this room hurriedly was none other than Chu Kai. The natural green-eyed youth immediately walked over to Shen Liang and was only really relieved when he saw that his friend had regained consciousness.

"Young Master Kai..." Shen Liang was also relieved because Chu Kai looked fine.

"How are you doing? Are you still sick?" Chu Kai sat on the edge of the bed. He took a good look at the look on Shen Liang's face and his good friend smiled in response.

Shen Liang nodded slowly, "It still hurts a little, but this is no longer a problem. I'll get better after taking the medicine and resting,"

Shen Liang was breathing slowly. He grabbed Chu Kai's hand and patted the back of his good friend's hand. He said, "Thank you for worrying about me. And thanks for Young Master Kai not getting hurt,"

Chu Kai held onto Shen Liang's hand and truly felt grateful that this young man was already conscious and appeared to be fine. Although not bound by blood, but to him Shen Liang was a brother. He naturally did not want to see someone he knew until being injured like this.

Jing Hao, "Kai. I know you helped the townspeople a lot and couldn't even sleep because you were worried about Liang'Er. Now he's fine, so go get some rest."

Shen Liang looked at Jing Hao and said, "You also look sleep deprived. You two worry too much about me, even ignoring yourself. I'm fine now. So you go and get some rest,"

The relationship between Chu Kai and Jing Hao and Shen Liang was indeed very familiar. They could be said to have grown up together, so of course they would worry about each other if one of them got hurt.

Among the three, Shen Liang had soothing facial features to look at. He is a gentle and friendly man. Even if it was just a small smile, it was enough to bring out the warm color of his pale face.

The most amazing thing was that Shen Liang did not ask about anything related to the conditions in Lianyi City. Perhaps he knew that even if he asked, he would be saddened by reminding of the tragedy that befell this city.

Jing Hao and Chu Kai had been inside the room for quite some time. The two of them only left after Shen Liang went back to sleep.

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Chu Kai walked with Jing Hao at this moment. He looked at the face of the young man beside him before lowering his gaze. He also began to open his voice.

Chu Kai asked, "What do you think... You, Shen Liang, and the others better move to another city? Lianyi City was too close to the Wushi Mountain Sect territory and being too close meant that danger threatened this town more often."

Chu Kai took a breath and said, "I have never thought about it since I am not part of the Wushi Mountain Sect. But since the election of the Dragon Warrior on that day... Somehow that sect and this city... To be connected because of me."

"But where to go?" Jing Hao said, "Other cities aren't necessarily safe either."

Jing Hao looked at Chu Kai and took a breath, he said. "You're afraid we're hurt, aren't you?"

"of course. How could I not be afraid? My family's life is threatened at all times and I'm not even strong enough to protect you..."

"I've been thinking about this for a long time..." Jing Hao stared towards the sky and then took a breath. He said, "Basically you are an ordinary person who was chosen to be a Dragon Swordsman. Uncle Chu Tian knew that we would be your weakness,"

Jing Hao continued, "All will definitely be fine if the people around you are warriors like most families of the disciples in Wushi Mountain Sect. We're glad you're a Dragon Swordsman, but we know it, too... We could've been under threat at any moment."

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"Brother Jing, you..."

"To protect the people you come into contact with and so you can move forward without being tied to anyone... Uncle Chu Tian left the Peacock Moon Shop."

"What?" Chu Kai flinched. He had indeed never seen his father since the chaos wrought by the members of the Dead Moon Sect.

"Brother Jing, but I don't think this is true"

"I don't want to talk rudely, but uncle Chu Tian has already cut ties with you." Jing Hao took a breath and said, "Uncle Chu Tian said that you will always remember the Peacock Moon Shop if it continues like this. Though... You are now a Dragon Warrior."

"But I don't think it has to be like this"

"Kai, even I know very well that being a Dragon Swordsman is to maintain world peace. You can't be a protector of the world if you're still tied to your old relationship. Your liver... It'll be easy to shake if you have a relationship with us."

Jing Hao patted the young man on the shoulder in front of him and said, "Uncle Chu Tian is trying not to be your weakness and neither am I nor Shen Liang. After this incident... You can no longer come here and see us. Assume it... Everything you know has melted into flames."

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"He was right," Wei Shezi's voice sounded and made Chu Kai who was about to speak again flinch.

Wei Shezi said, "Basically a swordsman should not be in close contact with ordinary humans. This is because warriors have many enemies, often get into trouble, and even subconsciously offend the more powerful warriors,"

Wei Shezi continued, "Ordinary humans who don't know anything about basic cultivation are the greatest weakness for a swordsman. That's why they broke off the relationship with you. This... For your own good and for their own safety."

Chu Kai clenched his hands. He looked at Jing Hao and said, "You and Shen Liang... Why not go and instead want to enroll in a college?"

"After what happened.... I don't think I can live as an ordinary person. Someone can easily trample my life and I can't fight it." Jing Hao clenched his hands and said, "At that moment... I just stood up and saw a lot of dead people in front of me. It felt... Really upset that I can't do anything. I can't expect anyone else to protect me,"

"Brother Jing..." Chu Kai did not know what to say because the subject in front of him seemed to have been determined. He remembers when he was a child... Himself, Jing Hao and Shen Liang made a promise to become the biggest tavern entrepreneurs. That was why they had never even thought about practicing or enrolling in a college.

"How can you even my father..." Chu Kai felt a pain in his throat as he said, "How can you make a decision like this without talking to me first?"

"Kai..."

"I will try harder to protect you all. So you don't have to do this-"

"What we do is not just for you." Jing Hao said, "Life of warriors like you cannot be put together with the lives of ordinary humans like uncle Chu Tian, me, even Shen Liang. You don't worry. We will be strong so that there will be no more weakness for you,"

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