ushernet Chapter 130: Look down and you will have the courage to look up and you will see your strength
Chapter 130: Look down and you will have the courage to look up and you will see your strength
Cang Yue State Official Road
The sun set in the west, dark clouds gathered, and a drizzle of rain began to fall. Fortunately, the camp was prepared in advance and everyone had their own tents to shelter from the rain.
Zhuang Yi and Dove took advantage of the light rain and skinned and washed rabbits by the river. They caught six rabbits, plus a few fish that they had worked hard to catch.
Under the awning extending from Ye Ling's tent, Hu Zi was busy making a fire, and Jiu You built another stove. Including those who were making the fire, there were already three people in total.
Qiuju and Su Su took out all the chopping boards, bowls and chopsticks.
Ye Ling rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands: "I'm going to make a good meal for everyone tonight."
"Okay!" Ruibao said happily and almost flew up.
Mo Yufeng and Youminglang sat under the awning extending from Youminglang's tent, drinking tea like two old men.
Everything seemed to be in good order, as if nothing had happened just now, and everyone tacitly forgot about the little incident.
Ye Ling skillfully began preparing the ingredients for cooking fish and rabbit meat. She glanced at Mo Yufeng and You Minglang and said, "Susu, did you see that? They are two elderly people. They are not doing well in every way."
Upon hearing this, Mo Yufeng was dissatisfied: "Junior sister, what do you mean by incompetent in every aspect? We just don't want to cause trouble for you, so we sit under the rain cloth, not because of our age."
Ye Ling immediately gave a devilish smile: "Brother, you're so eager to defend yourself, are you worried about something about yourself?"
You Ming Lang was trying to suppress his laughter, and Mo Yufeng became anxious: "You little girl, don't talk nonsense."
"Haha, brother, don't get excited. I'm not saying anything nonsense. However, if anyone feels that they are not good in that area, they can eat more of my cooking to make up for it!"
Mo Yufeng felt a helpless pain in his trigeminal neuralgia, but he could do nothing about it: "You are a girl, you are not allowed to talk about these topics."
"Sister Ling is kind enough to let you make up for it, Mo Yufeng, don't be ungrateful," Su Su said.
Mo Yufeng was powerless to refute: "Okay, I was wrong, I'll drink tea, you guys get busy."
"Ye Sishi, can we steam the rice now?" Qiuju asked.
"Okay, bring the rice over and steam it in two pots first so that everyone can have hot food tonight," said Ye Ling.
"We have brought the rice." Su Su began to wash the rice with ease. It was obvious that she had done this job many times before.
Before the rain got heavier, Zhuang Yi and the pigeon came back and cleaned up the rabbits and fish.
"You two can take a rest now. The first bowl when it's cooked will be yours," Ye Ling said as he started to marinate the fish.
"Thank you, Night Envoy." The two were very happy that their hard work was rewarded.
"Jiuyou, you should go and rest too. We can handle this here," Ye Ling said.
"I'm not tired." Jiuyou picked up the chopping knife and started chopping the rabbit. He always helped silently, just wanting his senior sister to do less work. Among this group of people, only Jiuyou felt sorry for Ye Ling all the time.
Ye Ling felt very pleased when he saw the man chopping the meat. They were also men. Look at Mo Yufeng and You Minglang. They never helped him with cooking. They always just lay there waiting for food like Ge You. Even Xue Jingchuan used to help with cooking. Without comparison, you wouldn't know what was good or bad.
"Is it okay this big?" Jiuyou asked.
"Of course." Ye Ling smiled sweetly, "My Jiuyou is still the most manly. He can handle both the living room and the kitchen. He can beat up hooligans and fight against perverts."
Jiuyou was so overwhelmed by the praise that he could only lower his head and continue chopping the meat.
"Sister Ling, the water is boiling." Su Su followed the instructions and filled the remaining pot with water.
"Take the rabbit meat that Jiuyou has chopped, rinse it with water first, put in less water, and do it a few more times," said Ye Ling.
"Okay." Su Su was happy to work.
Ye Ling glanced at the two pots of steaming rice: "Ruibao, the fire under the rice pot can't be too big, or it will burn."
"Let me do it!" Zhuang Yi asked Ruibao to get up, and he sat on a small wooden stool to add firewood.
"Zhuang Qianshi, do you also know this?"
"I'm often on missions. I can't cook, but I definitely steam rice. Otherwise, I would have starved to death long ago."
"You are so amazing. You can kill rabbits and fish, and clean them up. How did you do that?" Ruibao admired him very much.
"I learned it," Ye Ling said. "No one is born with the ability to do anything. All we have to do is learn. 30% is determined by fate, and 70% is determined by hard work."
"Senior sister, you are right. I will definitely learn from you," Ruibao said with a smile.
"You'd better learn from your senior brother! What I hate most is teaching others," Ye Ling refused.
Rui Bao was not convinced: "You teach Jiuyou martial arts every morning, why can't I do it?"
"So self-righteous? Who are you to me? How can you compare with Jiuyou? It's my freedom to teach anyone I want, and you have no right to interfere."
"But…"
"No buts. From the first day you came here, I said I wouldn't take you with me. Even today, it's still the same. If you have time, discuss it with your brothers. Don't waste it here with me." Ye Ling said as he walked over and took the chopsticks from Su Su's hand: "Let me do it. Go get a basin and fill it with cold water."
"Okay." Su Su worked very efficiently.
Ruibao was very angry and spoke after a long while: "My master helped you so much, but you don't remember the kindness at all."
After hearing these words, everyone present was frightened. Ye Ling was extremely upset and asked harshly, "Did I ask your master for help? What did he help me with? Did he help me so that I could take care of you? Are you a loser? Do you need someone to take care of you all the time? You are blackmailing me with morality here. I originally thought you were a child, and children's words were innocent, but now it seems that you are really heartless. Don't talk to me anymore."
"No, no, no," Mo Yufeng said quickly, "What's the point of having a bad conscience? I've said that too much, Ruibao. Apologize quickly. Hasn't your senior sister taught you more in recent days? What's wrong with you, kid?"
"No need," Ye Ling refused directly: "Conscience is something that is either there or not. It cannot be awakened by paying a lot. A tree is rotten at the roots, and a person is rotten at the heart."
"That's a good point," Youminglang agreed.
"Just stop making trouble!" Mo Yufeng was very troubled.
"Stop talking about it. I don't like to hear this while I'm cooking."
"I don't want to eat it. I think I'm so great," Ruibao said, and then went back to his little tent.
Ye Ling smiled and said, "If anyone doesn't want to eat, just tell me. I'd love to have one less mouth to feed."
Mo Yufeng reluctantly stood up and sat down next to Ye Ling to help add firewood: "He is only eleven years old! Child, you are an adult, don't bother with him."
"Don't use age as a tool to hold me hostage. Who is he to me? Why should I give in to him? We're all just learning how to be human for the first time, so no one needs to give in to anyone else."
"That's true, but he is my uncle's apprentice after all. We should be a little closer, right?"
"Brother, you may not understand me. My personality is: I don't act pretentiously, I don't talk much, I'm naturally solitary, I don't like to please others, I'm not picky about who I associate with, and I'm both good and evil."
Mo Yufeng nodded: "I understand. I like your personality because people like you are not treacherous behind people's backs, but cruel in front of people."
"That may not be the case." Ye Ling smiled slightly. "I think that in life, you should be ruthless in public and even more ruthless in secret. Only when people appreciate your success will no one care about your methods. When you look down, it's your courage that counts, and when you look up, it's your strength."
"That's the truth, no doubt about it," Mo Yufeng could only smile and say, "However, being too cruel isn't a good thing either. Sometimes, a little tolerance and kindness can take us further."
Ye Ling looked at Mo Yufeng, a trace of thought flashing in his eyes: "Perhaps what you said makes sense, but I always believe that in this world, the law of the jungle is an unchanging law. Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to yourself."
Mo Yufeng sighed: "Alas, it seems that we have different views on this point, but no matter what, we are all trying to protect ourselves and those around us, just in slightly different ways."
"I'm not living to protect the people around me, I'm living only for myself," Ye Ling said seriously.
"You can't do that? You promised me to take care of Susu that day."
"These are two different matters. I, Ye Ling, always keep my word. Since I've agreed to Susu's matter, I will definitely keep my promise. Qiuju, bring the remaining meat over here." Ye Ling said, but his hands did not stop: "Brother, you should go and rest! It's useless to persuade me, because this person is the last to listen to advice."
Mo Yufeng shook his head helplessly: "Okay, you are all masters, I can only go and persuade the child."
After Mo Yufeng left, Meng Meng quickly said, "Master, are you unhappy?"
Ye Ling answered from the heart: "I'm not unhappy. I'm not afraid of offending anyone. At worst, I can just venture out into the martial arts world with Jiuyou. I can be an envoy or not. It's no big deal. There's no need to put myself in a position for someone who doesn't want to do it. I know what I'm doing and what I want. Don't worry, Mengmeng. Everything will be fine. No matter what the future holds, I will stick to my choice."
"Master is right. Mengmeng just wanted to say that Senior Brother actually has no ill intentions."
Ye Ling continued to mutter, "I know he means no harm, but I just don't want to spoil Ruibao. Haven't I taught him martial arts these past few days, giving him a lot of pointers? Look at what he's saying in return? He thinks all this is as it should be, and that I have to take care of him for Mucha's sake. Why? I don't owe Mucha anything, so I don't need to consider his face."
"Master is right, this child is so ungrateful." Mengmeng always unconditionally supports her master's actions.
Ye Ling didn't dwell on this issue. She was casual and cheerful and never let herself feel uncomfortable.
Soon all the rabbit meat was rinsed and taken out. There were six rabbits and a lot of meat. Ye Ling used the largest pot but still couldn't finish cooking it. He could only wait until the other two pots of rice were cooked and make room to cook another pot.
"Sister Ling, can I just add more firewood slowly now?" Su Su studied very seriously.
"Yes, add less firewood after the water boils, simmer over low heat so it cooks quickly and won't overcook and become dry. Stir it with a spoon from time to time," said Ye Ling.
"Don't worry, Master. I promise everything will be fine and nothing will go wrong," Su Su promised, patting his chest.
"Teacher has high hopes for you." Ye Ling raised her eyebrows and smiled. She actually liked this little girl Su Su very much. At least she was not pretentious.