Chapter 512 The Reason of The Growth
Zhao Bofu’s anger was exacerbated. “How dare you talk to your father like this?!”
He kicked Zhao Batian in the chest. The blow sent his son hurtling into the yard outside. He walked out and said, “You think you became a tough guy after this trip? How dare you talk back to me? But why are you so scared of that lad who is only at Ground Immortal Realm?”
Zhao Batian got back to his feet and knelt on the ground again, a streak of blood trickling down from the corner of his mouth.
But he still stared at his father, “It is not because I am afraid of him. Indeed, I am a little afraid of him. But father, you are at Golden Immortal Realm, which means it is easy for you to kill a man of Ground Immortal Realm. Of course I know that we can easily kill this guy!”
Zhao Bofu stopped scolding his son and asked, “Since you are not afraid of him, why did you ask me to stop going against him?”
“Because I acknowledge his power and I respect him!”
Zhao Batian looked into his father’s stern eyes and said, “There was never a man or a demon who can make me admire him. Indeed, he swindled me out of my magic treasures publicly. He did it not only by hiding his true strength. His perfect judgment of the situation and human nature made it impossible for me to have any regrets!”‘
“Indeed, he took credit for the battle in Blackstone Mountain. But he did it heroically and bravely. He is only at the level of Ground Immortal Realm, but he kept up his fight with that cultivator of Taiyi Real Immortal. It is not something that requires power. It needs one to be incomparably brave!”
“He killed Zhao Dengke. Why? Because there was a conflict between them and he is not afraid of someone who has a stronger power. He let me go, not because he was afraid of your rage, but because he is not a man who is thirsty for blood!”
Zhao Batian’s voice became louder and louder and his eyes seemed feverish.
Zhao Bofu had figured out the details of the battle in Blackstone Mountain these days.
Zhao Batian continued, “He is skillful, brave and morally disciplined. He is the hero I want to be! I will try to be a demon like him for the rest of my life. I will not waste any of my time until that day comes!”
“Hence, father, you should not kill him. There is no reason for us to kill him. Instead, heroes like him deserve our respect, which is a tradition of the demon clan!”
After hearing those words and seeing the expression on his son’s face, Zhao Bafu was stunned. He suddenly found his son quite strange to him.
He was not stunned by what Li Ye had done, but more shocked by what his son just said.
Though Zhao Batian’s talent was undeniable, he had always been an adult with a child’s mind, petulant, selfish and very arrogant, believing that everything should spin around him. Otherwise he would not have made the demons in his group fight with each other to amuse him.
But now Zhao Batian just uttered those words.
They were not something that Zhao Batian would usually say.
Zhao Bofu realized that it was the lad who was at Ground Immortal Realm who had changed his son.
Zhao Bofu suddenly felt perplexed because Li Ye had done something that he had been trying to do for so long, yet he always failed.
Zhao Batian sensed the possibility when he saw his father pondering about it. He added instantly, “Father, you once told me that a boy will learn to grow when he starts to look up to another man! Now I have found that man! I will model myself after him and keep cultivating. Isn’t it something you have been expecting from me? If you kill him, I might be depressed and lose my stimulation!”
Zhao Bofu exhaled. And finally, when he looked at son, he saw a mature male demon, instead of a naughty child. Though this demon still seemed childish, he had indeed changed.
Sometimes, when parents say that they felt ashamed of their children, they were not really mad at their kids. They were just disappointed that their children could not understand the efforts the parents have made.
“If you can really do what you just said, modeling yourself after him and never go back to your old ways, I can promise you that I will not send any demons to kill him again.” Zhao Bofu made his promise.
“You promise?” Zhao Batian sounded elated.
Zhao Bofu flailed his sleeves and snorted, “When did I ever lie to you?”
“Thank you!” Zhao Batian prostrated himself in front of his father.
Seeing Zhao Batian being so grateful to him because of someone else, Zhao Bofu sighed inwardly, wondering when his son could understand his father’s efforts and thank him for that.
But for this, Zhao Bofu did not have to wait that long.
Because Zhao Batian was looking at him with worry and asked, “But father, Macaque King gave the order to kill Li Cong Jing. If you did not accomplish that task, wouldn’t you be blamed by Macaque King?”
When he saw the care in his son’s eyes, Zhao Bofu felt touched as if a warm stream was flowing through his whole body. He finally felt his son’s concern for him. Although he was a lord and a demon of Golden Immortal Realm, he had been longing for this.
“As long as you can keep striving to be a demon king, I don’t care about Macaque King, even if I will be stripped of my lordship.” Zhao Bofu said aloofly.
“Father...” Zhao Batian opened his mouth and his words were stuck in his throat. His eyes reddened.
As the son of the city lord, he knew that there were not only two or three powerful demons of Golden Immortal Realm who craved for Zhao Bofu’s lordship position. Zhao Bofu had never been gentle toward them. He had been through a lot of hardship in order to hold on to his position.
Zhao Bofu had frequently said that no one could take his lordship from him as long as he was still alive. Because it was his dignity and something he had been dedicated to for most of his life.
But now, Zhao Bofu said that he was willing to renounce his lordship as long as his son would strive to be stronger.
Zhao Batian felt as if he had tons of words to say, but he found it hard to utter a single word in front of his father, who seemed to be a mountain to him. He could only say one word, “Father...”
“You have to achieve something great. Don’t be so sensitive and soft like a woman!” Zhao Bofu imposingly flailed his sleeves again. “Now go. Remember what you said today. Don’t disappoint your father again!”
“I will not fail you, father!” Zhao Batian clenched his fists and swore inwardly, “Li Congjing, I will catch up with you! I won’t let my father down again!”
Actually, in many cases, looking up to another man would not make a boy become a man.
A boy starts becoming a man when he understands the efforts of his parents.
...
After having killed two herds of beasts, Li Ye and other cultivators finally made it to Macaque Mountain.
What surprised Li Ye was that they did not encounter any problems along the way.
Macaque King’s plan to have him killed seem to have failed. Li Ye surmised that the demon would not give up so easily. Besides, so many cultivators of Zhen Jiang City died and even Zhao Dengke was killed by Li Ye and others. It would be unusual if Zhao Bofu did nothing about this. After all, he was Macaque King’s closest confidant and the strongest lord of the cities in his territory.
Li Ye wondered if Zhao Batian really managed to convince Zhao Bofu to stop trying to kill him.
Li Ye had to think it was that way temporarily since he did not encounter any trouble since then.
They stopped when they reached the foot of Macaque Mountain. Li Ye looked up at its peak.
There were clouds above the mountain. Li Ye surmised that at least one-third of the upper part of the mountain was covered by clouds. He thought Macaque King picked a good place.
Some of the cultivators may have been here once, but surely none of them had ever climbed it. It was known that Macaque King did not welcome outsiders, except for monkey demons.
Right now, the cultivators were making their comments about the mountain. Some gave their compliments and some even looked at it with fascination. Obviously, as the dwelling place of the Macaque King, Macaque Mountain was famous among these demons.
White Wolf, You Daxiao and Duchess approached Li Ye and looked into the depths of the mountains.
“We should just climb it?” You Daxiao looked back at the cultivators and asked, “What if Macaque King sends demons to drive us back?’
“We will just climb. Macaque King will not drive us back.” Li Ye said with a confident smile.
“Why?” You Daxiao was confused.
“Who am I?” Li Ye asked.
Before You Daxiao gave his answer, Li Ye said, “I am Prince An of the Tang Empire, which means I am someone with a lordship. I can speak with Macaque King as his equal. How would he dare to drive me away? Besides, we are here because the seven sages invited us to discuss the plan. Now since we have arrived, Macaque King ought to show us his hospitality.”
Having realized that Li Ye was serious about this, You Daxiao cast him a baffled glance. “You are not serious, right?”
Li Ye shot him a glimpse and said, “I suppose you know the answer.”
Then, he turned around and bellowed, “All demons, keep the formation we decided on before and go up the mountain with me!”
“Let’s climb!”
“Yeah!”
All the demons sounded excited.
...
Macaque King was sleeping inside his cave when Li Ye and the other cultivators arrived at the mountain.
Although sleep seemed a waste of time for someone who was at such a high level, it was mentally necessary for many cultivators.
It was the best way to relax.
He had been sleeping for days.
His followers did not dare to bother him, so they had to wait outside the cave. When Macaque King had enough sleep and walked out, they instantly told him about the arrival of Li Ye and his cultivators.
“Li Ye is at the foot of this mountain?” Macaque King sounded surprised. “Isn’t he supposed to be dead?”
His confidant seemed confused. “When did he die?”
“I asked Zhao Bofu to kill him. He is at the level of Golden Immortal Realm. Even his fellow demons are strong enough to kill Li Ye at Blackstone Ridge.”
All the monkey demons seemed bewildered when they heard his words.
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