Chapter 996 - 990 The Way of the Soldier
"I’ll take your cannon."
Old Master Han placed the chess piece beside him, looked at Lu Tianxing, and slowly said, "Sabre, you’re going to lose. Your attack is too fierce, leaving yourself almost no way to retreat. If you encounter an enemy, you’re doomed."
"Haha, old man, you’re celebrating too early. Haven’t you noticed I’ve already got two pawns across the river? Pawns crossing the river are unstoppable, you’ve got few pieces left, you’re going to lose."
Lu Tianxing looked at Old Master Han and said calmly, "Old Sir Han, you’re focused on the big picture, but for a pawn, there are no concerns. It’s not the general, nor the advisor, and certainly not the elephant. It doesn’t have the speed of the rook or the maneuverability of the knight. What it does have is the courage to move forward relentlessly. As the saying goes, when pawns cross the river, there’s no retreat. It’s not that the pawn doesn’t want to retreat, but it simply has no choice. It can only survive by killing everyone trying to eat it. That’s the way of a pawn. What do you say, Old Sir?"
"Sabre, your obsession with killing is too strong. Someday, you’ll pay for it."
After Lu Tianxing finished speaking, Old Master Han sighed deeply. His previous words were meant to tell Lu Tianxing through the chess piece that one should know when to attack and defend, and to always leave a way out. Lu Tianxing, however, was also using the chess piece to tell him that he was like a pawn—many wanted to take him out, and if he didn’t want to die, he had to eliminate everyone.
"Old Master, how heavy the obsession with killing is depends on your heart. If you are unashamed, even with a heavy obsession with killing, I remain unashamed. All I want is to protect those around me and prevent them from being harmed. This is what I must do. Even if it turns me into a demon, I would not hesitate," Lu Tianxing said slowly, a resolute tone in his voice.
"Do you know that your actions have already made the families in Beijing wary? If you were not a rootless driftwood in Beijing, those families would not allow you to leave Beijing alive. They don’t want anyone sharing the same cake with them," Old Master Han said solemnly.
Lu Tianxing smiled and said, "Then what do you mean, Old Sir Han?"
"Me?"