Chapter 322: Predestined Destiny?

Ling remembered the person named Kurama Hōshu. Although he was very young at the time, he could clearly recognize that the person was different from himself, who only showed gentleness and tolerance to his own people. He was a person who could make people feel warm from the bottom of their hearts.

But such a person died early because of a ridiculous, obvious, and even low-level mistake.

Ling still remembered the last time he saw him. It was on a clear winter morning. He looked at his sister playing in the field with a gentle smile and asked him in a gentle voice why he didn't go with them.

"The person in charge of accompanying us has left for something. If I go there too, won't I be neglecting Brother Huoshu? Besides, I'm not very interested in this kind of role-playing game that requires exertion. I prefer actual combat."

"Actual combat?" Kurama Kazuki smiled helplessly, "Xiao Ling is indeed a very special child - but in my opinion, Ling should play and laugh more at his age."

Ling tilted his head to look at Kurama Huoshu, then turned back after a moment, "A person who has been on the battlefield and wielded a butcher knife is not worthy of being called a child... and with my status, I shouldn't do such unsteady things."

"It's just one battle, there's no need to be so serious, right?" Kurama Huoshu laughed a little, but looking at Ling's serious expression, he just reached out and rubbed Ling's hair, "Sure enough, little Ling is the kind of child I can't deal with the most...

Come to think of it, there's nothing interesting about us just sitting here. Xiao Ling, what are you curious about? Although I'm not much older than you, I've been to more places and experienced more things than you. Let's chat about it, shall we?"

"Hmm... I heard that Brother Huoshu went to the Land of Demons to do a mission before the truce period?"

[No matter how serious he is, he is still a child.] Looking at Ling who finally looked like a child, Kurama Kazuki smiled secretly but did not show it on his face, "Little Ling, are you interested in the prophecy of the witch of the Ghost Country?"

"Yes, I just can't figure out what to do to make those people tell a prophecy that is bound to happen and the result will definitely be bad to a person they have never met before."

Ling's expression was still serious, and he didn't notice Kurama Huoshu's expression had begun to stiffen. "So is it possible that the prophecy is just an excuse, and the prophecies that always come true are actually manipulated by the Ghost Country behind the scenes? Brother Huoshu, you have been to the Ghost Country, so you should be able to understand some of the inside story, right?"

"Ahem, Xiao Ling, let's just say, is there a possibility that predicting the future is not a very difficult thing?"

Kurama Huoshu looked at Ling, who was looking at him as if he was a fool, and could only force himself to start fooling him, "Actually, brother, I can do this too, you know? Xiao Ling, do you believe in the predetermined fate? If you do——"

"I do not believe."

"Ha, haha... Are you so decisive? You'll embarrass your brother by doing this."

"It doesn't matter. We're the only two here anyway. No one can hear us."

Kurama Kazuki raised his hand and touched the back of his neck, sighing, the helpless look on his face becoming more and more intense, "What a ruthless little guy... Can I hear the reason?"

"I believe that, in a person's life, apart from not being able to choose one's birth, all development depends on how one responds to certain things. Nothing is predetermined."

Ling was silent for a moment. "If there is anything that is said to be a foregone conclusion, it is only the enemy's calculations against you. At least those calculations, no matter the method, are intended to harm you."

"What about relatives? It's a given that relatives are close to each other, right? After all, blood is thicker than water—"

"Not necessarily. I will be nice to them, but I don't know what factors will influence this behavior, and what kind of emotions will be returned, so there is no set rule."

Ling looked at Kurama Kazuki in surprise. "Also, although our clan has always been protective and united, there are many cases of cannibalism in the world today. It is just a generalization to say that relatives are destined to take care of each other."

Kurama Kazuki was completely silent this time. After a while, he spoke under Ling's somewhat urging gaze, "…Should I say that Xiao Ling is a qualified heir or should I say that Xiao Ling is cold by nature - you are indeed the kind of child who gives me the most headaches."

"Um-thank you for the compliment?"

“This is not a compliment…” Kurama Kazuki sighed, his face becoming a little more serious, “But Xiao Ling, I wasn’t kidding you just now, prediction is not a difficult thing.

You see, sometimes we feel that some scenes are familiar, right? This is actually a kind of foreknowledge of the future, so the difficulty is not the prediction, but how to remember this prediction and then express it completely. "

Ling didn't say anything, but judging by his expression, it was clear that he was filled with disapproval and suspicion.

"Oh my... then Xiao Ling, do you want to give it a try?"

"Try?" Ling tilted his head, "What?"

"Of course it's to glimpse the future," Kurama Kazuki smiled, "After all, with the interference of powerful mental power, it is very easy to activate one's own spirit to see the future. How about it, do you want to give it a try? Our clan is very good at this."

Ling frowned slightly. He didn't believe in this kind of thing, and he didn't want other people's chakra to have any effect on him, so he wanted to refuse immediately, but Kurama Kazuki suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Well, it's normal that you don't believe it. After all, this matter is ridiculous... After all, how can the predetermined fate be broken? Haha... Just treat me as a joke, let's talk about something else?"

Looking at Kurama Kazuki's sad expression, Ling couldn't help but speak out, "...Let me try."

"Eh?"

"Don't you think your destiny cannot be broken? I don't believe in that kind of thing, so let me try. I also want to know what will happen to me in the future."

"Oh, Xiao Ling does have a gentle side... Well, then relax a little." Kurama Kazuki smiled and raised his hand to touch Ling's forehead, "Shall we start?"

Ling could no longer remember what he saw when Kurama Huoshu took action. He only remembered that he seemed to be frightened by something and developed a high fever that day.

Afterwards, Kurama Kazuki was also scolded by the leader of the Kurama clan. He came to apologize to him with full of apology, and said something like - [My fate has ended here, I hope yours will not...]

[Come to think of it, Huoshu seemed to be in a very sad state at that time. It was inevitable that he would make such low-level mistakes when going on a mission in that state...]

Ling let out a long sigh, "Isn't that when I started to focus on physical skills? Does my current state mean I have escaped from my predetermined fate?"

"What strange words are you talking about?"

"Nothing, just some memories came to my mind..." Ling turned around and chuckled, "Zhao Yan should be free now, right?"

Uchiha Akihiko felt the urging gazes from his clansmen from all directions, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "No, it's probably difficult... What did you do to me this time? Every year when we say goodbye, you make me cry - you are too bad."

"What are you talking about?" Ling pretended to be distressed, "I obviously care about her."

"That doesn't look like someone who cares about you..." Uchiha Akihiko crossed his arms and glanced in the direction where the Kurama clan left. "By the way, hasn't Brother Huoshu been dead for several years? Why are you talking about him again?"

"…Because Brother Huoshu wrote me a letter before he died, hoping that I could take care of Silver Flower for him while the relationship between our two tribes was still good. It would be best if I could give him a gift to congratulate him on his coming of age."

Ling shrugged slightly, "But I didn't expect that after so many years, Yinhua still cares about it."

“How could I not care?” Uchiha Akihiko also sighed, “After all, a genius like Huo Shu died because of a simple mistake, and it also caused the team to fail the mission, bringing losses to the family…

Even if it has nothing to do with Yinhua, in order to calm the emotions of the clan members, he probably suffered a lot of criticism under the arrangement of the clan, right? "

"But isn't that the most correct thing to do?" Ling turned back, "Those are just weak words, and they won't really hurt you - and Yinhua should understand that Brother Huoshu has always loved her."

"How many freaks do you think are as shameless as you, willing to be criticized and still enjoy it? What? He suddenly laughed disgustingly.

Ling coughed a few times to stop laughing, stretched out his voice and took a step forward, "No, nothing - I just suddenly felt that I was indeed lucky."