Chapter 379: The cruel truth

He would use his swordsmans.h.i.+p to avenge his father.

This was the first thought that came to the 14-year-old Northstar Yidaos mind after seeing his parents death.

Under his fathers education since he was young, he clearly knew that if he died in a compet.i.tion, the opponent would not be responsible. And he didnt want to disgrace the Beichen familys one blade school name, so he didnt call the police.

Since his father had died in a swordsmans.h.i.+p battle, he would take over the swordsmans.h.i.+p inheritance and use it to avenge his father.

And he had indeed done so.

Holding the heartless pill that his father had left behind, he walked toward the IAI Kendo gym.

When he stepped into the IAI Kendo gym, he immediately aroused the curiosity of many of the apprentices in the Kendo gym. That was because Beichen Yidaos eyes were cold, and his clothes were stained with blood. Although he was thin, he stood there like a G.o.d of death.

The heir of the Beichen familys one blade stream sword technique, Beichen Yidao, is here to challenge the master of the IAI school of sword techniques, IAI shouzhong!

Whats wrong? Northstar Yidao asked coldly as he looked at the surprised Kendo students.

Beichens blade?

Hearing this name, the students were all very surprised.

It was because this name was too famous in the ancient sword arts world. It could be said that he was a publicly acknowledged sword genius in the circle. He also had the potential to become the number one sword Master in the official group in the future. Basically, everyone knew about him.

Beichen-Jun, dont mess around. You havent reached the age to partic.i.p.ate in the official group. The dojo Master isnt someone you can challenge! A middle-aged man wearing a white IAI kendo uniform couldnt help but step forward and ask with a frown.

I want to challenge IAI shatsuka. If you dont agree, then Ill take it as the IAI school of swordsmans.h.i.+p surrendering to my one blade school, and from then on, my status in the world of swordsmans.h.i.+p will be lower than my Northstar one blade school!

The middle-aged mans expression changed.

In his eyes, this was undoubtedly a provocation. It should be known that Hokus.h.i.+n Itto-ryu was ranked last among all the ancient sword arts. Hokus.h.i.+n Hideo had always been last in the official ranking compet.i.tion every year. He had never advanced. Therefore, to ask the IAI school to surrender to the Hokus.h.i.+n Itto-ryu was an insult to the middle-aged man.

Beichen Yidao, Are you sure? The middle-aged mans expression became serious. Although Northstar one blade was only a child, his words were already directed at the IAI school.

Im sure, let IAI Shou Zhong fight me!

The middle-aged mans eyes were filled with anger, but he still nodded and turned to leave.

And Hokus.h.i.+n Itsuki just stood there quietly, ignoring the curious gazes around him as he waited for iakus.h.i.+zaka to arrive.

His words were too decisive, bringing up the compet.i.tion between the different schools of swordsmans.h.i.+p. Even if he was a child, he still came to IAI shouzhong.

Beichen Yidao didnt say much to his fathers murderer, nor did he cry and shout like a child. He was so calm that it didnt match his age.

Under the lead of the middle-aged swordsman from the IAI Kendo gym, Hokus.h.i.+n Itsuka and IAI Tezuka arrived at a courtyard behind the Kendo gym.

IAI Tezuka was a 47-year-old middle-aged man. He was wearing a loose white swordsmans.h.i.+p uniform, with the famous IAI slash hanging on his waist and clogs at his feet. He had a steady aura, which was a little thin compared to Ichido. They did not seem to be on the same level at all.

Beichen-Jun, are you challenging me on behalf of your father? Im very disappointed! Looking at Hokus.h.i.+n Itsuka, IAI Shou Zuka said with regret.

At this time, iahizuzu was also very surprised by the arrival of Northstar izuto.

This was because the one who had agreed to fight him was his father, Beichen Hideo, but the one who had come was Beichen Yi Dao. This made him think that Beichen Hideo had avoided the battle he had agreed to. He was a coward.

The disappointment he was referring to was Beichen Hideo.

However, this sentence had a different meaning to Beichen Yidao.

Bei Chen Yi Daos face was cold. He didnt answer. Instead, he pulled out the heartless pill and made a gesture of drawing his sword.

Seeing this, IAI Tezuka also pulled out the IAI slash in his hand and raised his sword horizontally, a.s.suming the upper stance of a sword attack.

Beichen-Jun, I wont hold back in this compet.i.tion. Think carefully!

Bei Chen still didnt answer. His anger didnt get to his head, and his mind was unusually clear.

The heartless pill was slowly pulled out of the scabbard. When the sword was half-pulled out, his body suddenly moved forward, and he pulled out the heartless pill, stabbing it toward IAI shouzukas throat.

Ha!

Iahizuzu immediately raised his long sword and slashed down.

At this time, Bei Chens body was low and he slid to the left. However, iazuzus attack also changed direction in his downward slash. It was obvious that he had already seen through Bei Chens attack. He only used 30% of his strength as a feint, and then quickly changed his attack.

Fortunately, Bei Chen reacted in time and raised his knife to meet the attack. Otherwise, his head would have been cut off.

However, in terms of strength, Bei Chen was obviously not a match for iazuzu. With the sound of metal colliding, Bei Chen was smashed to the ground.

Beichen-Jun, youve lost!

After Iaido finished speaking, he pulled back his sword and stood in front of Hokus.h.i.+n Itsuki.

Again!

Hokus.h.i.+n Itsuki got up from the ground with a cold expression. After taking a few steps back, he once again stood in front of iakus.h.i.+zaka and made a sword-drawing posture.

Seeing this, IAI Tezuka frowned, but still pulled out his IAI slash.

This time, it was still Beichen who attacked first. His sword was still aimed at his throat.

Although Is.h.i.+da Hokus.h.i.+n was extremely talented in swordsmans.h.i.+p, he had only cultivated for a short period of time and could not be compared with iazuru, who had been immersed in swordsmans.h.i.+p for many years. He immediately saw the flaw in Bei Chens attack and slashed down with IAI slash, aiming for Bei Chens head.

However, to his surprise, Beichen did not withdraw his sword this time. The sword still went straight for his neck.

Bei Chens strike was filled with the determination to die. He was going to take revenge with his life.

Blood splattered everywhere!

Bei Chens blade pierced through iazuzus neck as he wished, but iazuzus sword stopped at the last moment.

Ahem The IAI slash in IAI shouzukas hand fell, and he held his neck and breathed with difficulty.

At that moment, Beichen Yidao was stunned. He did not know why IAI Tezuka would stop at the last moment.

Why?

Shut up! Hokus.h.i.+n Itsuka shouted angrily at the sobbing Iaki Tezuka.

However, iahizuzu was no longer able to answer his question. He knelt on the ground with an extremely painful expression.

The Kendo gyms disciples who were watching from all directions immediately started to dial the emergency number. They went forward to help IAI up and started to carry him out.

At that moment, Beichens blade did not feel any pleasure from taking revenge.

IAI Tezuka could have killed him, but he had retracted his sword, which was an insult to Kitagawa.

If it was possible, why didnt you put away the blade for my father!

With complicated feelings, Beichen Yidao walked out step by step under the angry gazes of all the IAI Kendo gyms disciples.

When he returned to his house, he saw numerous police cars and a crowd of neighbors.

Beichen Yidao was neither happy nor sad when he saw this. He walked straight in.

However, as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was stopped by the police.

This is a serious crime scene, outsiders are not allowed in!

Im Beichen Yidao, the son of the deceased!

As soon as he finished speaking, all the police officers around him turned to look at him.

After that, he was brought back to the police station for investigation.

In the face of the polices questioning, Beichen Yidao told the truth. He told the police that his father died in a swordsmans.h.i.+p compet.i.tion, and his mother followed him because she couldnt stand the pain.

However, he made it clear that he would give up on pursuing responsibility!

The non-responsibility treaty of the ancient sword arts compet.i.tion was protected by the law at that time because it was a historical heritage. Just like the death in the boxing match hundreds of years ago, it was an accidental injury in a compet.i.tion and would be exempted from responsibility.

In other words, as long as Beichen Yidao agreed not to pursue the matter, this matter would be closed.

However, the police would not be so perfunctory.

He recorded every single word that Northstar Yidao had said and began to investigate the matter.

Three days later, Northstar Yidao received a message.

[IAI swordsman IAI Tezuka has died ]

That day, he was brought back to the police station again.

This time, the police gave him two pieces of information.

First, Iaidos family had given up on holding him responsible for killing Iaido!

Bei Chen was neither happy nor sad when he heard the news. He had already guessed this outcome.

However, the second piece of news was like a bolt of lightning that struck Bei Chens head.

According to the polices description, according to the nearby surveillance cameras, his father did not go to the Iaido tomb to compete with him that day, nor did he leave the house. According to the investigation of the scene, the final conclusion was:

His father had been killed by her mother.

As for the reason, the investigation had not yet come to a conclusion. The police asked him if he could provide any clues, or if he had found any abnormal reactions from his parents, or if there was any disharmony in the family, etc.

However, at that time, Beichen Yidao did not hear what the police had to say.

He didnt believe, he didnt believe that his mother would kill his father. She loved his father so much, and every time she looked at him, her eyes were so gentle and full of love. What reason did she have to kill her beloved?

Beichen Yidao couldnt accept the polices explanation and didnt want to hear anything more. He ignored the polices questions and ran home alone.

At this moment, Beichen Yidao felt that the police were lying. Everything was fake. In his opinion, anyone could kill his father, but his mother wouldn t.

When he got home, he ran back to his mothers room and began to search for any possible clues. He urgently needed a reason, a reason that could prove that his parents were in love.

The wedding ring, the paper umbrella she got on Valentines Day, the photo in front of the cherry blossom tree

Just as Beichen Yidao had thought, his mother had kept countless memories of her father. All of this was proof that his mother loved his father deeply, and all of this was proof that his mother could not kill his father.

At this moment, a pink diary entered Northstar one blades field of vision.

When he opened the diary, he found that it was full of his mothers thoughts.

The first half recorded her and her fathers love story, while the second half recorded his birth and growth in addition to her father, Beichen Hideo.

The words in the diary were graceful and revealed a deep sense of happiness. As he read, tears welled up in Beichen Yidaos eyes.

However, the latter part of the diary stunned one blade. His eyes gradually revealed his disbelief.

In the end, there was only fear in his eyes, because everything his mother had recorded proved that what the police had said was true.

Monday, X month x x day, 2309, sunny.

Today, Hideo drank for a long time and seemed to be in a bad mood. I helped him to his room to rest, but he cried. This was the first time I saw Hideo cry. I didnt know what had happened, so I started to ask him.

Hideo told me that he had embarra.s.sed Yidao. With such a weak father, Yidao must be feeling terrible.

I began to comfort him and persuade him, but Hideo was already drunk at that time and didnt listen to what I said. He just kept crying about his incompetence.

At this moment, my heart ached, and I blamed myself for not being able to help Hideo when he was weak.

Year 2309, Wednesday, X month x day, drizzling.

Hideos condition was getting worse and worse. I could feel that he was under a lot of pressure, but he didnt say anything to me except that one time when he was drunk.

I know hes afraid that Ill worry and bear the pressure alone, but Hideo is really pitiful, so Ive decided to go to the shrine tomorrow to pray for Hideo, hoping that he can survive.

Good luck! Hideo, youre the best!

Year 2309, X month X day, Sunday, clear.

Today is the day of the junior divisions swordsmans.h.i.+p compet.i.tion. Yidao is still as outstanding and outstanding as ever. He won first place in the junior Division again. Yidao really looks like Hideo when he was young. Hes so handsome and Im proud of him!

Year 2309, X month X day, Tuesday, sunny.

I could feel that Hideos condition had gotten worse after one blade got first place again. Although he was also proud of one blade, he was also a swordsman. He probably felt that he had embarra.s.sed one blade again. How could I comfort him?

I suddenly felt that Yidao shouldnt have been so outstanding. He used to be so good, but he was really too outstanding. He gave his father too much pressure.

Year 2309, X month X day, Tuesday, heavy rain.

Today, Hideo came to me and told me his thoughts. I was very happy, really happy that Hideo no longer hid it from me and was willing to share the bitterness in my heart with me.

However, the words he said to me made me feel a little afraid. He said that he wanted to cultivate the ancient sword intent and that he wanted to make Yidao feel proud of him.

I didnt agree, but Hideo begged me to respect his choice. He really couldnt stand being called a weakling anymore.

Looking at Hideos helplessness and hope, I couldnt help but cry. In the end, I agreed because I could see the desire in Hideos eyes. This might be the only way for him to get back on his feet.

Year 2309, X month X day, Thursday, fog.

Recently, the confident and cheerful Hideo had returned. He had really changed. His previous dejection had been swept away, and he was so confident now. He told me that he had become stronger and stronger, and that the ancient sword intent was indeed very effective.

But I was worried because I knew that the ancient sword intent was a forbidden technique that my body couldnt handle. I was afraid that something would happen to Hideo. What would I do then? what would Yi Dao do?

However, I didnt stop Hideo from continuing his cultivation, because that was his hope. I didnt have the heart to destroy it, and I didnt want to see him as dispirited as before.

Friday X month X day 2309, sunny.

Hideo told me that he has already sent a letter of challenge to IAI tezasha and that he is very confident that he will win this sword technique compet.i.tion.

Im happy for him, please bless him and let Hideo win this once. After that, I can persuade Hideo to give up on his ancient sword intent.

Wednesday, X month X day 2309, sunny.

Hideos body suddenly became very bad before the compet.i.tion. I went to the hospital for a check and found that his internal organs were slightly damaged. This made me very scared. What was going to come will come.

I hope that he can temporarily give up on the battle with IAI shouzuka and recuperate. However, Hideo refused. He told me that he would definitely win this battle and that he couldnt give up. Otherwise, he would really be called a coward.

Year 2309, X month X day, Sat.u.r.day, sunny.

The day before the battle, Hideos physical condition became worse and worse. He seemed to have mental problems and would hallucinate from time to time. However, he endured the pain in front of Yidao and told me not to tell Yidao about this. He was a good father, but he really shouldnt suffer this kind of pain anymore. What should I do?

I suddenly felt so weak that I couldnt provide any help to Hideo. I felt so guilty.

May 19th, 2039, Sunday.

Tomorrow is the day Hideo and IAI Tezuka will fight, but Hideos current condition is not good. Hes even trembling when he walks, so how can he hold his sword and fight? I shouldnt go to the battle this time, or else Im afraid something will really happen to Hideo.

I tried to persuade Hideo, but he rejected me once more. He told me that he wanted to try to break through the ancient sword intents restrictions and break through the restrictions of his body.

He told me that if he succeeded, the sword Qi in his body would condense into a sword pill and wouldnt run around in his body. In other words, he would return to normal. But if he failed, he would become a devil and completely lose his mind.

I was very scared and asked him how he had really failed and what to do.

He knelt down and begged me to kill him when the time came, because he didnt want to tarnish the reputation of the one blade school anymore

May 20,2039, Monday. Sunny.

Today is the day of Hideos battle, and the day Hideo tries to break through the taboo of sword intent. Im so scared, really scared

Reading his mothers diary, Beichen Yidaos heart trembled.

From the beginning of happiness and warmth to the end of sorrow, the change in his mothers mentality came from his father, but in the end, it came from himself.

He had always thought that he was very outstanding and was the pride of his mother and father. However, he never knew that he had brought such heavy pressure to his father.

At this moment, Beichen Yidao finally understood that the police didnt lie to him. It was his mother who killed his father.

Although her mother still loved her father deeply, it was because of this deep love that she made the painful choice to end her fathers life.

In the end, his mother could not bear the grief in her heart and chose to follow him.

So, it was never iahizuzus fault, but his own. It was his own excellence that killed his father.

The truth was so b.l.o.o.d.y that Beichen Yidao couldnt help but cry. He couldnt accept this fact.

At this moment, he hated his own excellence. If he had not put pressure on his father, none of this would have happened.

His helplessness was the most realistic portrayal of this moment.

It was as if the world had turned gray. He lay on the ground, holding his mothers notebook and crying. At this moment, he really looked like a child