Yu Daoh en nodded with determination, "I'm ready."
Yu Shun tian's old face broke into a smile as he tied a piece of iron to each of Yu Daoh en's calves.
Yu Daoh en looked at the iron plates on his calves. They didn't seem very heavy.
Yu Shun tian looked at the iron plates on Yu Daoh en's calves and said, "Take a few steps and see how it feels."
Yu Daoh en nodded. As soon as he lifted his foot, his expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "So heavy!"
Just lifting his legs ten centimeters high made his thighs ache and lose strength, like the exhaustion after running three kilometers in middle school.
Seeing Yu Daoh en's strained expression, Yu Shun tian smiled and teased, "When I started, I had four iron plates. Your father, though he only had two, could still jump around without much pressure."
Hearing this, Yu Daoh en felt a blow to his ego, but he also felt a sense of awe.
"Our Yu family's talent is truly amazing. From now on, I'll tell people I'm the one with the worst talent in the family.
That's not too much to ask, is it?"
After about half an hour of adaptation, Yu Daoh en could barely walk.
Seeing this, Yu Shun tian looked towards the mountain and said, "Let's go, we'll wait for the sunset at the summit."
Yu Daoh en looked at the mountain behind him and fell silent.
He could barely walk, let alone climb a mountain.
Yu Shun tian didn't say anything, just smiled and said, "It's okay, after all, your talent is limited. Don't push yourself too hard."
Hearing this, Yu Daoh en immediately felt indignant, "It's fine, this weight is nothing. Your grandson hasn't watched the sunset with you yet."
Seeing Yu Daoh en's stubbornness, Yu Shun tian smiled faintly, "Let's go, grandfather and grandson will watch the sunset."
Yu Daoh en nodded and followed Yu Shun tian up the mountain.
With every step Yu Daoh en took, his feet felt as if they were carrying a thousand pounds. It became more and more strenuous, and with each step, he had to take a deep breath.
Although Yu Shun tian looked ahead, he was still worried about his precious grandson, paying attention to Yu Daoh en behind him from time to time.
His heart was filled with comfort and surprise.
He hadn't expected his grandson to have such strong endurance.
In fact, what he had said earlier was a lie, meant to provoke the boy and ignite his competitive spirit.
Back then, even he himself had only started with two iron plates and could barely walk. Climbing a mountain was out of the question.
As for that brat Yu Wei, there was no need to even mention him. With two iron plates tied to his legs, he would struggle to even lift his leg, let alone walk.
However, that brat was unwilling to exert himself, lacking determination.
To put it bluntly, he was lazy and unwilling to put in any effort.
He would rather sit than stand, and rather lie down than sit.
His cultivation philosophy was to go with the flow.
If he encountered a bottleneck, he would simply stop cultivating, rest for ten days or half a month, and then resume. If that didn't work, he would rest for another month or two.
Yet, even so, that brat had entered the top twenty of the Heaven Ranking at the age of twenty-three.
The two of them started climbing the mountain at one o'clock, and by the time they reached the summit, it was already six-thirty in the evening.
Yu Daoh en was panting heavily, his clothes and pants soaked with sweat.
Yu Daoh en found a patch of grass and collapsed onto it, his legs completely numb.
Yu Daoh en was so exhausted that he had no strength left. He looked down at his legs.
His legs were bulging with veins, and his calf muscles were much larger than usual.
He knew this wasn't muscle growth, but swelling from muscle strain.
Seeing Yu Daoh en in this state, Yu Shun tian's face was filled with heartache.
If he could, he truly didn't want his grandson to push himself so hard.
But time was running out for him.
The sun dipped below the mountain peaks, dyeing the surrounding white clouds red, like flames contained within a white canvas, a truly breathtaking sight.
Yu Daoh en turned to Yu Shun tian, "Grandpa, the scenery here is so beautiful."
Yu Shun tian quickly put away his pained expression, revealed a smile, and walked over, sitting down beside Yu Daoh en.
Looking at the beautiful sunset, Yu Daoh en's fatigue lessened by more than half. He murmured, "Why didn't I discover such a beautiful place before?"
Yu Shun tian smiled faintly, "If you like it, I'll bring you here every day."
Yu Daoh en showed a wry smile, "My life is like the afterglow of this sunset, it will soon reach its end, won't it?"
Seeing his grandson's deeply emotional state, Yu Shun tian reached out and stroked his head, smiling, "Don't worry, I'll protect you even if I have to sacrifice this old life of mine."
Yu Daoh en shook his head, a smile appearing on his face, "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that after I die, those two won't have anyone to save them, the heavy burden of the Yan Huo Sect will have no one to carry, the little girl will be bullied, and you, Grandpa, will have to send your son off before you..."
He knew his time was running out. When those guys from the heavens descended, he wasn't even sure if he would have the strength to fight them.
There wasn't much in this world that he was reluctant to leave behind, but the two of them and the little girl were his greatest concerns.
He hoped they wouldn't be implicated when the time came.
Looking at his grandson, Yu Shun tian didn't know what to say.
All words of comfort seemed pale and powerless at this moment.
"Child, you've suffered so much these years."
Yu Shun tian knew very well how much his grandson had endured over the years. He should have been in school, but instead, he lived a life on the edge of a blade.
But it was precisely because of this that he had the maturity and composure he possessed now.
No one is born a strong person; strength is achieved through arduous cultivation.
Only Yu Daoh en himself knew how much hardship he had endured behind the scenes to achieve what he had today.
The grandfather and grandson quietly watched the sunset, chatting intermittently.
Sunsets are inherently brief, and when one is engrossed in them, they have already quietly descended and disappeared.
Yu Shun tian looked at Yu Daoh en beside him and found that he had already fallen asleep, leaning against him.
A smile spread across Yu Shun tian's face. The day had indeed been taxing for him.
During the years he was away, his grandson had opened a shop in Jiangdu alone and must have endured many grievances.
Yu Shun tian quietly carried Yu Daoh en on his back and began to descend the mountain.
The sky gradually darkened. Perhaps it was due to exhaustion, but Yu Daoh en was completely unaware that he was being carried down the mountain.
If it were in the past, he certainly wouldn't have slept so soundly, but today was different.
Perhaps he was truly exhausted and had no strength left, but more likely, he felt secure enough to entrust his back to the other person.
Having been through the rough and tumble of the martial world, Yu Daoh en had never entrusted his back to anyone.
The only ones he would entrust his back to, besides those two, were probably his grandfather.
They reached the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain.
Yu Shun tian stopped, his brow furrowed and his expression slightly serious as he noticed indistinct figures moving within the bamboo forest.