Chapter 36
“Master, is there any way to paradoxically overcome the time given to me? I must become stronger as soon as possible.”
“Isn’t that why you are heading to the battlefield against the Green Forest?”
“One in ……, one in a thousand. My life could be in danger, or I could lose someone dear to me because of my inadequacies.”
“Yes. The world is large, the causes are many, and the wicked are more numerous.”
I had lived fewer lives than Nangong Yue in all my previous lives and this one combined, so I found myself asking the Master a foolish question.
“There are many strong people, and many good people, but those with evil intentions will be strong and have many things, and yet they will feel lacking.”
“What should I do when I encounter such a person?”
I have been fighting all my life. I’ve always been close to death, always faced it.
Because it was the only option.
So I expected my teacher to say fight back.
But instead.
“Run away.”
“……?”
Run away.
What does that mean.
“Run, run, run, and stay alive. That’s what a Grand Duke must do. You have to fulfill a great will.”
Seeing my expression, Nan Gongyue smiled warmly.
“Are you disappointed?”
“I can’t honestly say that I am.”
“Are you ashamed to be alive?”
“……No, but how could I leave others in danger?”
The wrinkles in the Southern Duke’s face deepened.
“Grand Duke.”
The corners of her mouth wrinkled deeply, forming dimples.
“Yes, speak. Master.”
“Avoiding a fight is the best course of action. Fighting is the worst course of action.”
