Chapter 195 : Chapter 195

Chapter 195. A Worthless Fool

At ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍that point, Yuntian suddenly lifted his head and let out a helpless, bitter laugh.

As ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍for this kind of emotional matter, Shi Ritian honestly had no idea how he ought to comfort him. More importantly, deep down, he had no desire to comfort him at all.

Shi ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Ritian even felt that Yuntian’s spineless attitude had utterly disgraced the Ancient Royal Clan, and he held such a man in complete contempt.

But ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍now that the Ancient Killing Array had just been formed, the battle between the Ancient Royal Clan and the Human Race was both imminent and unavoidable. Shi Ritian did not want any trivial matter to affect this war.

He ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was determined to make Chu Feng pay for what he had done before.

Although ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Shi Ritian was deeply dissatisfied with Yuntian and thoroughly fed up with him, he could only pretend to be understanding.

But Shi Ritian had long been accustomed to acting arrogant and domineering. Though he could reason through these matters in his heart, he still could not control his instinctive reactions, so he merely turned his head aside and placed a hand on Yuntian’s shoulder.

“Brother Yuntian, I understand everything you are saying, and I do understand how you feel right now. But listen to me first. Since things have come to this point, it is absolutely not your fault. Every problem was caused by that human, Chu Feng...

If Chu Feng had not destroyed the feelings between you and Cailin, then Cailin would surely be smiling radiantly in your arms and at your side right now—she would probably be even happier than she is now.

That is enough to prove that this is not your fault. Chu Feng stole the happiness that should have belonged to you and Cailin. The one you ought to hate most is Chu Feng, not yourself here wallowing in grief. So just follow my arrangements. You cannot possibly go wrong. When the time comes, the Ancient Killing Array of the eight great clans will take Chu Feng’s life directly!

If you want to be the Vanguard, then I will let you be the Vanguard. With them protecting you, I also believe that you will definitely return safely.

At the same time, you will be able to fulfill your wish and take Chu Feng’s head. Cailin will also be deeply grateful to you for saving her like a hero. With such a perfect plan that kills two birds with one stone, what is there left for you to worry about? What matters most now is that you cultivate properly and make yourself stronger.”

It had to be said that Shi Ritian’s eloquence was nearly unmatched. His words were logical, persuasive, and full of emotion.

A trace of movement flashed through Yuntian’s eyes, but it lasted only an instant before his expression suddenly darkened again.

Just as Shi Ritian was secretly delighted and thought that Yuntian was about to be played into circles by him once more, he saw Yuntian suddenly seize his wrist with a grave expression, those eyes sharp as an eagle’s.

This was the first time Shi Ritian had ever seen Yuntian reveal such a serious and solemn gaze. At that very moment, a sense of foreboding flashed through his heart.

Even so, Shi Ritian forcibly suppressed his emotions and kept himself from flying into a rage.

If Yuntian caused any trouble at this critical juncture, then would not all of their plans go to waste again? He had finally persuaded the eight great clans to form this Ancient Killing Array. If, because of Yuntian, this battle failed to happen after all, Shi Ritian did not dare imagine how mad he would become.

At that moment, a flicker of killing intent even flashed through Shi Ritian’s mind. He nearly wanted to strike Yuntian dead with a single palm and eliminate future trouble once and for all. Just as he was hesitating over what to do, Yuntian’s voice suddenly reached him.

“Oh, right, Brother Shi, I am afraid...”

Shi Ritian’s heart lurched.

Had his suspicion come true?

Could it be that Yuntian was about to flee before the battle?

Still, he forced himself to remain calm and asked, “Afraid of what?”

“I am afraid...” Yuntian took a deep breath. Even his gaze toward Shi Ritian was evasive. It was only a single sentence, yet he seemed to be using all the strength in his body to say it. “I am afraid I cannot be the Vanguard after all...”

Shi Ritian frowned. He disliked this turn of events, but compared with Yuntian fleeing at the last moment or suddenly losing his mind, merely refusing to serve as the Vanguard seemed much easier to accept.

“Why? Did you not swear to me before that you wanted to be the Vanguard in this battle? Did you not say that you wanted to personally deal with Chu Feng? Now that such a good opportunity lies before you, can you really bear to give it up? With the leaders of the eight great clans guarding you, what are you still afraid of?” As Shi Ritian spoke, he could not help growing more and more anxious.

The situation now was simple: if Yuntian refused to be the Vanguard, then Shi Ritian himself would have to take that position.

And everyone knew perfectly well that the position of Vanguard was nothing more than cannon fodder.

With the great battle fast approaching and victory seemingly certain, who would willingly become cannon fodder? If you died, then you died. No one would pity you.

Yuntian avoided his gaze, his voice growing lower and lower. “I... I am truly sorry. Seeing the way they were smiling so radiantly, that image keeps replaying in my mind and refusing to fade.

I really was too impulsive before. I thought only of taking revenge in anger, but in my heart I know very well that I am not his match. If I act rashly and ruin the great undertaking of the eight clans...

And besides, I do not want to lose to Chu Feng in front of Cailin. I do not want Cailin to see me once again in such a miserable state of defeat. This is a bit of selfishness on my part, and I hope Brother Shi can grant me this.”

After hearing Yuntian’s reason, Shi Ritian sneered inwardly. He was silent for a long while. The “concern” on his face gradually faded, replaced by an indescribably complicated expression.

He was truly speechless with Yuntian now, because this man was a complete idiot.

Shi Ritian even felt that if he had had any other possible partner back then, he never would have chosen Yuntian.

“So, Brother Yuntian means... you wish to withdraw?” Shi Ritian suppressed the fury in his heart and forced out the question with considerable difficulty.

Yuntian lowered his head and said nothing, but his silence was answer enough.

Shi Ritian stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled. Shi Ritian was not a fool. Yuntian’s attitude made everything abundantly clear.

The smile looked gentle enough, but there was not a trace of warmth in his eyes. At this moment, Shi Ritian’s mood was such that he wanted nothing more than to kill Yuntian on the spot.

But at a critical moment like this, absolutely nothing could be allowed to go wrong—not even something as minor as this.

To be safe, Shi Ritian once again endured the fury raging in his heart. He all but ground his back teeth to pieces before finally forcing a faint smile onto his face.

“So be it... For Brother Yuntian, this matter truly is a heavy blow, and I can understand that very well. Since you have chosen to withdraw, then withdraw. But once you have made your decision, you must think it through carefully. As for me, I have no objection. As for your position, I will find someone else to fill it when the time comes. Even if there truly is no one, I can take it myself. In any case, all you need to do is ensure that your clansmen will still appear together for this Ancient Killing Array.”