Chapter 179 - Be Satisfied
“Not bad.” Ye Nan-Tian couldn’t help but praise, “You truly are one of the men in Ye Clan. I feel comforted that you cherish fellowships.” He squinted at Song Jue and said, “Brother, how do you like my son?”
Song Jue was moved and he tried to control his emotions. He answered, “He is surely good, big brother. It truly is my first time to be given care by the young generation… I feel regret though, that I didn’t marry a woman and have a son. If I have a son, he may be as good as Xiao Xiao.”
Ye Nan-Tian was proud and he laughed loudly.
He then spoke, “You two have made a terrible lie to everyone this time. You are making a huge disturbance in the kingdom. I was so pissed. However, now as I see Xiao-Er become a real man… I feel comforted.”
“Most important thing is… what a man means, what responsibility means and what protection means…” Ye Nan-Tian looked at Ye Xiao, “You now understand it.”
Ye Xiao was a bit embarrassed. He just nodded.
He had actually just understood all that recently.
That was correct.
“It is worth coming back all the long way this time, since I can see what a man you have become.” Ye Nan-Tian smiled blandly.
Ye Xiao nodded and his heart was full of admiration.
Ye Nan-Tian was concerning about the war in the north though.
Yet in his heart, he cared much more about what he should protect.
Maybe there would be people talking about how he ignored the country and sacrificed endless families for his son… However, it was always a difficult thing to choose.
Ye Nan-Tian chose to come home and he was bound to carry the shame.
That shame was the life-long flaw of the invincible great general.
Ye Nan-Tian just didn’t care.
People might think that those who kept staying in the battle and put their families behind were the true heroes… However, if one could not protect his own parents, wife and children, how could he be a good man?
What was the purpose of fighting?
Home country was of course the noble reason, but… getting promoted and bringing good lives to their wives and children, wasn’t that a reasonable reason too?
Wasn’t it good enough?
When their families got seriously ill, those heroes may want to get home. But… because of the principles or the military regulations… they just couldn’t. Who could clearly describe such complex situation though?
So that was always a question without an answer.
However, one should hold on with his own spirit and just ignore all others.
“Well I truly need father… to come home this time.” When Ye Xiao said ‘father’, he obviously paused.
He just couldn’t get used to it.
It was a weird feeling.
Yet he kept persuading himself, [If my father in my previous life could care about me this much… I wouldn’t want anything more. Now I have this body and have this father, why should I ask for more?
Isn’t it the true love that I long for?]
“Oh?” Ye Nan-Tian looked at his son and said, “I wonder what your reason is. If I don’t think it is reasonable enough, you will get your punishment for sure.”
He was surely proud that his son became such a real man. Yet his son had actually stirred up quite a big problem this time. Since Ye Xiao wanted to explain, he surely wanted him to give a good reason.
“First, the Kingdom of Chen seems wealthy and powerful in the world. In face, it has been facing enemies from all sides. Once the war began, it needed the good men to support the kingdom.”
“Second, inside harmony comes prior than the outside. Now that the kingdom was surrounded by enemies, it is dire that corruption still exists inside the city. The dead soldiers’ souls will never get peace. Their families are all living miserably. The evil men have seized the key positions. The noble ones failed to have a chance to serve their country. If the situation remains to be the same, even though we have an invincible general and millions of soldiers, we will still be destroyed. It is simply the truth.”
Ye Xiao smiled and continued, “Now that the battles are on heat, it is surely an important moment for the country, and there are opportunities to win the war. It is a good time to clean up the court.”
“Father, you were restrained here for some reason in the old days, but I am sure you now have feelings for this country… It is your duty and responsibility to protect the country. If you can keep the country in peace, when we leave here, we can feel peaceful too… It is…”
Ye Xiao stopped for a while and said, “It is… that I have done all the best that I can and I leave with no shame. The days and nights here after I leave will have nothing to do with me…”
“It is a complete peace in the heart.”
“This peace will concern our cultivations. It will make great influence to us with our great achievements.”
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