The Legend of the Dragon King

“Ten years had passed. He suddenly missed home and his mother. His father passed away when he was a young boy. So, he lived together with his mother. When he embarked on his return trip home, he was guilt-ridden over his mother. Back in the beginning when he was a little boy all covered in scales, his mother scolded him after finding out that it was caused by his consumption of poison. On the other hand, she deeply regretted having scolded him so severely. Nonetheless, he didn’t understand at the time. He blamed everyone but himself. He then left her for over ten years. He had been an unfilial son which he regretted very much. He swore that he would give his mother a good life when he returned. After displaying his abilities to the girl, he would take his mother along when he returned to the academy so she could spend the rest of her life happily.”

The boy was perturbed when he finally arrived home. He did not know if his mother had forgotten about him after his long absence. He worried whether his mother would ever forgive him.

In any case, he did not expect his mother to be in such a condition when he finally met his mother.

The scene changed once again. It was a simple room with a sickbed and an ailing old woman lying on it. It seemed even more dreadful because she had lost both her legs. Her face was sallow like yellow wax, and she was lingering on her last breath.

The Qilin Douluo was sobbing at present. When the boy saw his mother, she had already lost her sight and her legs. She was on the verge of her final breath. She had persevered in such a weak condition for three years, hanging on to the last glimmer of hope to see her son back at her side, to finally touch his face, and to listen to his voice.

“Mother, do you know how regretful I was at that moment? Do you know? If I can have another chance, I’ll never fall in love again. I only wish to be with you. Mother, I’ve been the one to let you down the most in this world!”

At this point, Qilin Douluo Tong Yu knelt on the ground to perform a few strenuous kowtows.

Tang Wulin could not refrain himself from crying anymore. The scene of his adoptive parents’ passing flashed involuntarily in his mind. Tears streamed down his face as he turned his head to the side. He did not have the courage to look at the scene anymore for fear that he would lose control of his emotions.

A large majority of the audience was affected by his sorrow.

For a young child, the person a child depended on the most was usually the mother. As the child gets older, the child’s dependence on the mother would lessen till he or she gradually neglected the mother’s feelings. Nevertheless, the person who truly loved you the most in this world would always be your mother.

At the moment, everyone thought of their own mother upon listening to Tong Yu’s narration. Even the emperor Dai Tianling’s eyes were red.

“Mother asked, ‘Are you home at last? I can’t see you.’ The boy asked in turn, ‘What happened to your legs? What about your eyes?’ His mother spoke calmly, ‘My eyes are blinded from too much crying. My legs are broken because someone beat me. Never mind all that, now that you’re back.’”

“The boy asked his mother about the person who beat her and broke her legs, but the mother refused to answer. She only hoped that he could stay by her side and not leave her again.”

“The boy promised her with tears streaming down his face. He stayed by his mother’s side. His mother’s physical condition was worse than he thought. His return had fulfilled his mother’s dying wish. Three days later, his mother passed away.”

“At that moment, the boy had an emotional breakdown. He lost control of his emotions. He did not expect his return would turn out to be the last time he would see his mother alive. During the three days, his mother told him that she had always loved him. She scolded and beat him because he acted foolishly. It was silly to commit suicide for that woman! She regretted her action for over ten years. She realized she should not be scolding her son when he needed her understanding the most. As a result, she paid the price of a lifetime.”

“He peacefully buried his mother, but he was in agonizing pain. He stayed in the room for a full month. He was hoping he could, at least, guard his mother’s final aura.”

“A month later, he gradually regained his mind. He suddenly remembered his mother’s legs. His mother died because she didn’t recuperate after her legs were broken due to the demise of her blood essence. His mother had mentioned that her legs were broken by someone. She would not have died if not for someone hurting her. Otherwise, she would not be in such agony till her death.”

“Hence, the boy began investigating to look for the person who had hurt his mother. From the clues he gathered from his mother’s neighbors and the people around her, he uncovered an almost unbelievable fact. The person who broke his mother’s legs was the girl whom he loved. She was the one that he was willing to give up everything for.”

“It turned out that after losing her son, the mother had met her on many occasions. She was hoping to find out her son’s whereabouts from the girl. Instead, the girl scolded the mother in rage. This happened repeatedly. Time and again, she couldn’t be rid of this piteous mother. Finally, she broke her legs and left her to die in the wilderness. If not for a kind passer-by who found her, his mother would have died. She would not have had the chance to wait for his return.”

“The boy had not expected the unfortunate turn of events. No wonder she refused to tell him what happened. She did not want the boy to think that it was his fault for causing her death!”

“If the boy had not fallen in love in the first place, the tragedy wouldn’t have occurred. If not because of his abrupt departure, perhaps nothing would’ve happened. At the same time he was engulfed in agonizing pain, his heart was filled with hatred. He also found out that the girl had married into a wealthy family.”

“The girl had a son about seven or eight years old. She acted cold and detached when she met him again. She turned him away saying that he would scare her child. He then questioned her, ‘You’re a mother now. How could you do what you did to my mother? Why did you have to hurt her?’”

“He didn’t expect her cruel response. ‘So, it turns out your mother’s still alive. I thought that she’s dead already. She’s just like you, an annoying pest. That’s why I broke her legs, so she won’t cause me any more trouble.”

“He could no longer control his emotions as he stood facing the girl who had assaulted his mother. He revealed that he was already a Hyper Douluo. However, he didn’t expect that when he exposed his cultivation base, it was for revenge.”

“The girl’s son was tossed aside. He broke the girl’s legs and asked her with tears streaming down his face, ‘Are you sorry for what you did?’ However, the girl replied saying that she wasn’t sorry at all. Although he was now powerful, he had become a hideous, mad dog.”

“The boy left. He didn’t kill her because she had not killed his mother after all. Perhaps, it was God’s will. However, luck was not on the girl’s side. She died of blood loss before anyone managed to save her. All this while, her son witnessed all that happened.”

Truth and reality was beyond anyone’s imagination. The people who hated the Qilin Douluo bitterly and cursed him in rage now felt a lump in their throats.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Would they be able to exercise restraint if they encountered a similar situation? Would they be able to stop themselves from vengeance?

Tong Yu took a deep breath. “The boy surrendered himself voluntarily. He didn’t wish to disgrace his academy and his teachers. At the time, he had already lost the will to live. He wasn’t attached to anything in this world. He only hoped to leave this filthy world behind.”

“Everything in the past was akin to cloud and mist. Life and death meant nothing to him anymore. His heart was filled with remorse. He was a child who lost his mother but he had made another child lose his mother. The child was made to bear witness to his own mother’s death. In the eyes of the child filled with enmity, he was the enemy who killed the child’s mother.”

“He could only plead for death. Death paid all debts. At least, there was no need for him to suffer the pain of this world anymore. He only wanted to leave this world. Perhaps, everything would return to nothingness then.”