Chapter 214 Uchiha Haiming only felt it was ridiculous [Combined Chapter]

"It looks like you've found a position that suits you. Congratulations."

Uchiha Haiming gathered the hair by his ears and lowered his eyes, "Well... sort of. I haven't had a chance to talk to you alone since then. Can we chat for a while now?"

"Of course, I have plenty of time now," Ling shrugged slightly, "But you are going to teach the children, right?"

Uchiha Haiming turned her gaze to Uchiha Masaki, but before she could say anything, Uchiha Masaki had already turned around and said, "Yes, yes, I'll go teach the children, you guys chat... Oh, my damn busy life."

"Thank you, Masaaki," Uchiha Haiming immediately covered his lips and chuckled, "I will help you put in a good word with Maki later."

But after hearing this, Uchiha Masaaki couldn't help but pause, and after a long pause, he spoke, "...No need, let's just let it go."

"But haven't you been together on and off for several years? It would be a pity to separate now... and at our current age, it's about time you settle down."

Uchiha Masaaki was silent for even longer this time, his voice and expression revealing a kind of indifference, "Thank you for your kindness, but I no longer have any reason to do so...you guys can talk slowly."

Looking at Uchiha Masaki's departing back, he sighed, "...Is that really the case?"

Listening to Uchiha Haiming's melancholy voice, Ling turned his head slightly, "What do you mean?"

Uchiha Haiming looked at Ling's rare blank expression and shook his head, "Even if I tell you, you are so cold in your bones that I'm afraid you won't understand much."

Hearing this, Ling couldn't help but sigh, "...Are you still holding a grudge against me for what happened back then?"

"No, during the time I was recovering from my injuries, I no longer hated you. Rather, after thinking it through, I was very grateful to you. Thank you for saving the day and preventing my stupid and frivolous behavior from killing everyone..."

Uchiha Haiming spoke softly and took a step forward, "Besides, even if you didn't let me do it, the poisoned child would not have survived. Instead of letting me hold his corpse and feel guilty, it would be better for me to skin him alive and squeeze out his last bit of value. This will also teach me a lesson that I will remember for the rest of my life.

[If you misjudge your ability and act on your own, you won’t be able to protect anything]——This is the truth I learned from that mission, hehe... Many people will never realize this in their lifetime. "

Ling followed but did not respond. He just listened quietly.

"After that, I also deeply realized that I was different from you in essence." Uchiha Haiming put his hands behind his back and said in a distant voice, "Even though I have the strength, I am not ready to take the lives of others - even though I have been taught that since I was a child... I am really a freak, right."

"Don't say that. You were just too anxious and were born in the wrong era. This chaotic era should belong to a madman like me."

"Born in a chaotic era by mistake..." Uchiha Haiming unconsciously gathered the hair around his ears and smiled, but this smile was full of bitterness. "Hey, Ling, you really always say weird things. How can a person choose the era he is born in?"

Ling smiled after a moment of silence, "Maybe I can't choose, but no one says I can't change... right?"

Uchiha Haiming was stunned and couldn't help but look back at Ling, "...That's really a crazy idea."

"Yeah, I feel crazy too," Ling exhaled. "After all, one should adapt to the era in which one is born. Moreover, I was born for this era... A person who adapts best to the times wants to change this era. Haha - I am the freak."

After a brief moment of shock, Uchiha Haiming chuckled, "I feel like it's okay to tell you the answer just now."

"Ok?"

"You know, that guy Masaaki is always dating one person after another, but he's always dumped..." Uchiha Haiming turned back and slowed down his pace. "I've been approached by him before, and he's really a very considerate guy."

Ling paused and pricked up his ears. This was the first time he had heard of this.

"When he was getting along with others, he was always gentle and obedient to them. But once a girl felt that their relationship was close enough and wanted to discuss marriage, he would clearly refuse, and then ask the girl to dump him and keep it a secret for him, and then choose the next target to pursue... You know, he always has only one goal."

Ling finally reacted this time, but he opened his mouth several times and didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent again.

"Maybe it's because I've been with you for too long? Yashu has also become a bad guy. He has given his heart to someone else a long time ago, but he still uses his meticulous tenderness to deceive others' hearts..."

Uchiha Kaiming let out a long sigh, "Maki has come to me and cried several times, saying that she is like a fool, knowing that she can't get it but still can't help but pursue it, and in the end it's all in vain... Not only do they sympathize with each other, but they are all stupid, don't you think?"

"I don't really understand whether it's about feelings or not..." Ling's expression was a little complicated, "But why did you learn bad things from me?"

Seeing the confusion on Ling's face that didn't seem fake, Uchiha Haiming couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Sometimes I really don't know whether you are pretending to be stupid or you really don't understand. Your focus is really weird, hahahaha——"

"I'm serious," Ling looked a little deflated, "He's scared to death of me. He can't even hide from me, how could he possibly learn from me?"

"You've deceived countless people into falling in love with you with that gentle appearance, but in the end you can't even understand that people will change for the one they love. You're really too slow in this regard, hahahaha—"

Listening to Uchiha Haiming's loud laughter, Ling's expression turned resentful. "Should a madman who has fully adapted to the chaotic times know how to talk about love? You are the one who keeps saying weird things."

"Hahaha... If you really mean it, you and Kenji are probably the only ones of your generation who can fully adapt to the times, right?" Uchiha Kaiming raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, smiling brightly, "Tell me in a little more detail about your crazy plan?"

"Is that okay?" Ling tilted his head. "After listening to the plan, even if you haven't overcome your hemophobia, I will squeeze you hard. You can't continue to live such a quiet life."

"Although the symptoms were very serious at the beginning, I have overcome that kind of thing a long time ago. The rumors over the years are just to fool the old guys in the tribe who want to squeeze my surplus value. Besides, I want to, like to stay with the children more..."

"Don't say that, Elder. That's the dream of many children..." Ling chuckled. "And you don't have to force yourself to help me. If I take my time, it will just take a little longer."

"Don't underestimate me. When we graduated from the clan academy, although you and Hong took the first and second place, the third place was not Akihiko, who is the most popular now, but me."

Uchiha Haiming let out a long breath, raised his hand to gather his long wavy hair, and tied it into a high ponytail. The smile on his face became more charming and gentle, but his dark eyes were filled with a cold light that was ready to kill anyone. "Besides... a cold-blooded guy like you wants to do something for Chiho, so how can I, as her friend, remain indifferent?

You know, right? Chiho is actually a coward who hates fighting even more than I do, but she always changes herself because of her admiration for you. Even if she is trembling with fear, she firmly says that she wants to be like you and become a leader that everyone can trust.

And in the end, she really risked everything for that goal... So, tell me, no matter how crazy it sounds, I will help you."

Her words about helping Ling were not empty talk. Although she felt resentful towards Ling for what happened in the past, after she calmed down, she realized how outrageous her behavior was - she actually gave up her mission for the plea of ​​an outsider and almost ruined the entire team.

The child also inhaled the poison gas along with them during the rescue process. The strong poison that was enough to kill a ninja was transferred to an ordinary child. Saying that he was incurable was actually praising his good physique.

So she always felt guilty towards the child - it was because of her momentary pity that she cut short the life that could have been extended for a few more days, and it was also because of her that everyone almost died.

What made her suffer from hemophobia was not the fact that Ling forced her to take the child's life bit by bit, but the fact that the child was still smiling at her with joy even when she took his life.

To this day, she still cannot forget the child's last words before he died - [Sister... I don't feel any... pain... so... don't cry... I want to... see... your gentle... smile... again...]

The last breath from the child's mouth was like a thorny branch, tightly binding her heart and making it difficult for her to breathe.

The condemning looks from her companions were like sharp blades, falling continuously and densely on her like raindrops. Although she suffered no actual harm, she felt as if she was covered in bruises.

Ling's clear words became the last straw that broke the camel's back - [See, this is the result of you misjudging your ability and acting on your own. Don't tell me how outstanding your grades are. Not being able to bear the consequences of your actions only shows your incompetence...

Personally, I don't want to let the entire team end up in the current situation because of your stupid behavior, and I don't want to care about your life or death, but I am your captain. Since I brought you out, I must be responsible for your lives. This is my duty, so even if you lose your mind again, I will still help you clean up the mess.

But Haiming, I've said it before, I just don't want to do anything to my people, that doesn't mean I can't... If you keep thinking this way, I advise you not to come out and embarrass yourself. 】

This incident was like a nightmare that haunted her so much that she could not sleep for a long time afterwards and developed severe red phobia - whenever she closed her eyes, all she could see was the child's smiling face stained with blood and the distant gazes of her companions that were filled with resentment.

When the attack was at its worst, she couldn't sleep for days and nights, and couldn't eat anything. Even the sight of the fire fan that represented the Uchiha clan would cause her to vomit uncontrollably until she fainted from exhaustion.

In that situation, she could no longer perform missions as a ninja, but the hatred surging in her heart did not subside at all with the various symptoms.

She hated Ling because she knew that if Ling wanted to, they could have rescued the child intact from the beginning, the team would not have fallen into the poison gas trap, and everyone would have returned safely - that's why she hated Ling's indifference so much.

But she hated herself even more, hated her own powerlessness, hated herself for putting her companions in danger, hated herself... why couldn't she just take up the butcher knife and kill others like most people in the tribe - in this era, she was an absolute outlier.

After that, Ling actually came to see her many times, but she didn't know what to do - she knew clearly that her behavior was reckless and wrong, but she didn't want to admit that what Ling did was right - so she always chose to escape.

Under such circumstances, Ling no longer came to look for her, as if he had forgotten her. He continued to lead his peers to carry out missions, and became famous on the battlefield, becoming the leader of their generation.

His cool head, strong martial arts talent, and gentle and humble attitude towards others not only made Ling respected by his peers, but also made his elders particularly admire him, not to mention that he never let even one life of the team be left outside permanently.

After that, she had watched from afar, trying to find some flaws in Ling so that she could feel more at ease in denying Ling's actions. But just as Ling had said to her just now - he was born for this era - when talking about fighting, there was even a light and yearning in Ling's eyes that she had never seen in anyone before.

At that time, she understood that the fight that was like poison to her was extremely attractive honey to Ling - if she wanted to deny Ling's actions, she had to find her own "honey" first.

But just as she gradually overcame her fear of the color red and began to look for "honey", the man who had always been like a benchmark and walked ahead of them all was carried back covered in blood. After being barely rescued, he was told that there would be no more light.

After that, a lot of negative news about Ling spread within the clan. The rising star who had just risen became an abandoned child overnight. However, Ling's father, as the clan leader, had no intention of stopping it and just allowed all kinds of rumors, whether true or false, to continue to ferment in the clan.

It was not until three months later, when Ling did not hide the hideous scar and walked out of the house again despite the highest level of discussion in the clan, and was able to joke and laugh with Uchiha Akihiko while being pointed at, that she realized that this was just a game, a game agreed by Ling himself and based on him.

Later, the conflict between Ling and Akihiko, Ling's actions in the Land of Lightning, and the severe situation that the Kaguya clan is now facing, also made her understand why, even if Ling himself did not care, Uchiha Akihiko would rather withstand the pressure from all sides and never bypass Ling to touch that status in the slightest.

She completely understood what Mr. Ling was saying - [People must bear the consequences of their actions and be up to their responsibilities] - and the weight of this sentence.

That is the person who is destined to capture everyone's attention in this era and make people follow him unconsciously.

Therefore, Uchiha Haiming believed that if Lian Ling was going to do something for Chiho, it would definitely be the most in line with Chiho's wishes and the best way to commemorate Chiho - this was also the fundamental reason why she decided to step out of her comfort zone.

But even though she knew all this and was mentally prepared, she still couldn't help but feel it was ridiculous when she heard Ling talk about the plan.

Because the man in front of him, who was born for war, actually said that he wanted to pacify the troubled times and then pursue... world peace?

This is really - ridiculous.