The breeze is coming.

The light slanting down from the gaps between the branches showed a network shape, reflecting on the master and apprentice, old and young, swinging rapidly like a pendulum.

As soon as Hannya finished speaking, he immediately received a response from Boss Kiryu:

"Kenji, long time no see."

Boss Kiryu stood expressionlessly in the open space filled with fallen leaves.

When Katsumi emerged from the layers of dense forest, his calm appearance showed slight changes.

Missing, regret, sadness...all kinds of emotions were beautifully mixed together and hung on the old man's cheeks.

But in just a moment, he suppressed these distracting thoughts and returned to his indifferent appearance, without sadness or joy.

The reunion between master and apprentice was not grand, but seemed very peaceful.

With relaxed and casual steps, Hannya moved to a place ten meters away in front of Boss Kiryu.

"Master, I'm curious, how did you know I was here?"

Boss Kiryu said coldly:

"This kind of thing doesn't matter at all, right?"

When Prajna heard this, he shrugged his shoulders and laughed dumbly:

"Ha, that's right. Whatever happens to this kind of thing is fine. To be honest, I don't really care how you found me."

As he spoke, he swept his gaze, looked at Boss Kiryu up and down, and said in a tone of deep emotion:

"Master, if you look carefully, you...have become much older."

"Yes. The disciple went astray - every time I think of this, I feel like there is another wrinkle on my face."

Prajna sneered a few times: "Humph":

"'go astray'?"

"Then I'm curious. Why did I go astray?"

"Does it mean that correcting your mistakes is going astray?"

Speaking of this, Prajna suddenly raised his voice and his tone became particularly excited.

"Master! Why don't you understand?"

"This is your fault! You failed to correctly assess my strength!"

"That knife... Vairochana should belong to me!"

"I am the master of Vairocana!"

"Why refuse to acknowledge my strength?!"

"Why don't you let me inherit your mantle?!"

"Why did you pass on Vairocana to that Ju Qingden?!"

"Is it because that Tachibana Aoden is stronger than me?!"

The more Prajna spoke, the more excited he became, his eyes were about to burst, and he glared at Qingden fiercely.

Boss Kiryu raised his eyes without fear and looked at Hannya openly.

"Yes, you are right."

"It is because Mr. Ju is stronger than you, so I passed on Vairocana to him and regarded him as my orthodox heir."

As soon as he said this, Prajna immediately laughed out loud "hehehe" as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

Boss Kiryu’s words continued:

"Also, I said you went astray not because you disagree with my judgment of your strength, nor because you tried to rob Vairocana."

"I can understand and forgive your actions."

"What I can't tolerate is...you actually joined the FaZe Party! Worked for the FaZe Party!"

Boss Kiryu lowered his eyelids, his facial lines suddenly tightened, and his cheeks were filled with a stern look.

"To be honest, after learning that you became a member of the Fa Zun Party, I finally understand how those parents feel when they find out that their children have become Yakuza."

"Compared with the Fa's execution of the Party, I would rather you become Yakuza!"

"Even without me introducing you, you should know what kind of association the Fa Zhu Party is that cares little about human life, right?"

After hearing this, Prajna raised his eyebrows in surprise, then looked up to the sky and laughed.

"What? Master, I've been doing this for a long time. It turns out you're angry about this."

"That's right, I did join the Fa Zun Party."

"But so what?"

“I don’t care whether the Fa Zhu Party is a friendly association that helps people in need, or a devil’s nest that does all kinds of evil!”

"I admit that when I tried to rob Vairocana and leave the school, it was indeed impulsive and passionate."

"However, now that I think about it, I am extremely glad for my original decision!"

"It is precisely because I left you that I realized how vast the world is!"

"I feel ashamed to say that I was really too arrogant at that time. I actually mistakenly thought that I was one of the strongest swordsmen in the world."

"It wasn't until I met Shuten Doji by chance that I realized how insignificant I was!"

"As for the Otake Maru I met later, it was an eye-opener for me!"

"Obviously he is a physically handicapped person, but he can possess this terrifying power that is like a god!"

"These two are monsters among monsters! They are the real chosen ones!"

“I am deeply moved by their strength!”

"Compared with them, I'm still far behind! I can still become stronger!"

"Just to be able to compete with Otakemaru and Shuten Doji all the time, I resolutely joined the Hoshi Party!"

"As long as I can become stronger, as long as I can become the strongest swordsman unparalleled in a thousand years, not to mention working for the Fa Zun Party, I am willing to do anything!"

Boss Kiryu listened quietly without any reaction.

After he finished speaking Prajna, he slowly said:

"...That's it."

Prajna frowned:

"Ah? What did you say?"

"Prajna, this is how you disappoint me."

Boss Kiryu cast a sharp, arrow-like gaze at Prajna, his eyes piercing.

"Your eyes can only see yourself, obsessed with power."

"I thought that as long as I improved my strength and agility, and continued to improve my sword skills, I would become stronger."

"But is that really the case?"

"I haven't seen you for so many years, and you're still standing still."

"Kenji... No, Prajna! I can confirm that you have not become stronger!"

"Compared with you back then, you are no different now! You are still so weak!"

The loud and sonorous tone made the atmosphere of the scene stagnant.

Hannya stared at Boss Kiryu blankly, his expression dominated by intense confusion.

Suddenly, he sneered "ha", and then he looked up to the sky and laughed angrily:

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Am I standing still?"

"I haven't become stronger?"

"Am I still that weak?"

"Hahahahahaha!"

The woods were filled with Prajna laughter, disturbing the wind.

After a while, Prajna gradually stopped laughing - at the same time, the confusion on his face gradually turned into anger.

"Master, you really dare to say that."

"In the past few years, I have worked hard to cultivate and finally reached the level I am today."

"As a result, you told me that I was standing still?"

"In that case...Master, use your own body to actually feel whether my strength has become stronger or not!"
To be continued...