Book 6 Chapter 8 – Total Abandon

The two boys left Danyang city in a hurry, they ran for more than ten li in one breath before stopping on a small hill.

Suddenly there was a crash of thunder, followed by lightning and more thunder occurring at the same time, and then heavy rain started to pour.

Kou Zhong thought he might as well take his upper garment off; standing bare-chested, he looked up to the sky and shouted, “What do we do now? Laotianye [God/Heaven], how about telling me, Kou Zhong?”

Xu Ziling also looked up and opened his mouth wide, happily swallowing several mouthful of rainwater. “Du Fuwei showed considerable respect toward you, why did Zhong Shao let this great opportunity slipped away?” he said, “If only you called him Die, Jianghuai Army is yours.”

Kou Zhong laughed and said, “This is called ‘no desire for convenience’. Besides, how could it be that simple? Don’t forget that there is also Fu Gongyou.”

Xu Ziling roared in laughter and said, “Don’t like to me, there must be another reason.”

Kou Zhong sighed and said, “It’s indeed difficult to conceal anything from you. Jianghuai Army’s thief-character is too heavy; bad habits die hard, they are definitely not a good material for the struggle over the world. But the most important reason is that I, Kou Zhong, don’t want others to say that I start my career by relying on the Old Du.”

And then his eyes lit up as he said, “In this world, there is nothing more beautiful than life itself, but life has to have meaning, the beautiful part is the process and the experience. Success or failure is not a big deal, it’s the course of events during the struggle that is the most fascinating. My good brother, do you understand now?”

Xu Ziling nodded, “Of course I do!” he said, “But Du Fuwei is also right, you and I are two different types of people, the pursuit of our goals is even more different. Pe