Chapter 415: Chapter 89 Death Sneak Attack_1
Three days later.
Ballon, leading his subordinates, returned to the church delightedly after the half-year tour on behalf of the church. All the Sacrifice Halls across the lands were operating in an orderly manner. The thought of seeing his beautiful wife soon filled his heart with warmth.
Upon his return to the Court of Justice, Ballon dismissed his subordinates to rest and hurried home. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his wife tidying up the room. Seeing her familiar and tender figure brought warmth to his heart. He lightly called out, "Water, I’m home." Although they had been together for more than twenty years, Ballon’s love for his wife had not decreased over time. He and Xuan Ye were renowned as exemplary husbands within the church.
Ballon’s wife, Luo Shui, turned to look at her husband, snorted and complained, "So you do know how to come back! You were gone for so long."
Ballon apologized, "I rushed as much as I could. You know, a round trip across the mainland, half a year is already the fastest time possible. Honey, I missed you so much! Have you missed me at all?" As he spoke, he moved to embrace Luo Shui.
Luo Shui ducked, dodging her husband’s ’attack’, and with a frown said to her travel-worn husband, "Stop it. Go see your son first. I don’t know what’s gotten into him lately, but he has been in a daze, as if the sky fell down. He stopped practicing martial arts, it seems like he has been deeply affected by something."
Ballon laughed bitterly, "Wife, mind your words. What sky fell down? We might be cursed by the Sky God."
Luo Shui snorted and said, "Enough of that, I don’t care about the Sky God, I only care about my son. No matter how much I ask him, he refuses to speak, it seems like he has received a shock. If you don’t find out what’s going on with our son today, you will have to deal with me."
Naturally henpecked, Ballon quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, I’ll go check on him now. Your command, my dear wife, is an imperial edict. How can I dare not fulfill it?" Having said this, he turned towards his son’s room.
Ballon gently knocked on his son’s door twice. From inside, came a somewhat lifeless voice, "Who is it?"
"It’s me, your old man," Saying this, Ballon pushed the door and entered. The sight of his usually prim and proper son in such a deserted state took him aback. His golden hair was disheveled, his face was covered with stubble, and he was sitting blankly on the bed; this picture of despair made Ballon frown.
Glancing at his father, Ballon’s son responded without much emotion, "Dad, you’re back."
"Yes, what’s going on with you? You have your mother worried."
His son lowered his head, and said gloomily, "I’m fine, Dad, don’t worry about me, I just want some peace."
Ballon was too familiar with his son’s behavior. When he was at his son’s age, he was once in despair for a long time because of his pursuit of Luo Shui. Suddenly, it struck him, and he asked, "Is it because of Yue Yue? Didn’t I ask you to wait outside the Temple of Light? Did she reject you?"
His son was taken aback, and raised his head to look at his father. These few days, he had been in immense pain. His beloved had firmly rejected his affection, causing him a great emotional blow.
From his son’s expression, Ballon knew his guess was correct. He frowned and said, "That’s strange! You and Yue Yue grew up together, how could she reject you? Seeing your reaction, she must have been quite determined."
His son laughed bitterly, "Yue Yue completely rejected me, Dad, why? Tell me, how am I inferior to that Ah Dai? But Yue Yue told me she loves that man, I, I have no chance at all!"
Looking at his son, Ballon couldn’t help but think of himself. He strode forward, pulled his son up, stared at him face to face, and said fiercely, "So a single rejection has made you like this? How could you be so pathetic? How does this prove that you love Yue Yue? Do you think Yue Yue would throw herself into your arms if you sulk at home?"
Ballon’s son responded morosely, "But, but Yue Yue already has someone she likes, she couldn’t possibly accept me anymore!"
Ballon forcefully pushed his son onto the bed, angrily saying, "What do you mean impossible? Do you know how many times I was rejected by your mother when I first pursued her? You know your mother’s temper, how does it compare with Yue Yue’s? It was much fiercer! But I, your old man, for my true love, faced difficulties and became stronger. Finally, I moved her with my sincerity. And you? Are you still my son? Just one setback has turned you into this state, no wonder Yue Yue didn’t like you." In truth, at his time, he was much more desperate than his son now, but to maintain his own dignity as a father, and to provoke his son’s fighting spirit, he had to use some bombastic words.
His son looked at his father in a daze, mumbling, "Dad, so, do you think I still stand a chance?"
"Nonsense, of course you do, and you have a great chance. Yue Yue and that guy have only been together for a few months and they’re not married, so it’s still too early to say anything. But you, you and Yue Yue have grown up together from childhood, and your emotional foundation is much deeper. Yue Yue perhaps is being impulsive for the moment, or attracted to some aspect of that guy; she will understand eventually that you are the best choice for her. But this requires your own efforts to fight. Opportunities are to be seized by oneself."
