klisemfg Chapter 270: It Makes My Stomach Hurt
Chapter 270: It Makes My Stomach Hurt
Chapter 270: It Makes My Stomach Hurt
In Gu Heng's opinion, no one was wrong in this matter. Which master wouldn't want to take on a more talented apprentice?
Jiang Lingyun was taken in as a disciple, so she received training. Her talent did not disappoint others. At least now, Jiang Lingyun, not counting the possibility of even more mysterious and powerful reclusive masters, is truly the "number one in the world".
She wasn't wrong either. She surpassed her senior brother, who had cultivated diligently for seventeen years, in just three years of training. This only shows that she was too monstrous and powerful.
Jian Xuan couldn't be said to have made a mistake; he simply couldn't compare to Jiang Lingyun, but he wasn't weak at all.
Gu Heng felt that he was weak in the past, and in this world, weakness was the greatest original sin.
But what Gu Heng cared about more was how this relationship between the senior and junior disciples had developed into Jian Xuan's disappearance for over two thousand years, only to be found by him in a desolate tomb in a remote mountain.
"and then?"
Gu Heng stared intently at Jian Xuan, finished the wine in his own bowl, and then took the bowl of wine in front of Jian Xuan and drank it as well.
I'll just consider it as if I drank it for him.
A struggle appeared on Jian Xuan's face.
He looked at Gu Heng, hesitated for a moment, then slowly exhaled and said:
"Although I wasn't very friendly to Junior Sister Jiang at first, and even made things difficult for her in every way, she was understanding and never held a grudge against my unruly attitude. She would always tell me with a smile that she needed me, her senior brother, to protect her for the rest of her life..."
He paused after he finished speaking.
Then he lowered his head and pondered for a long time before continuing, "I don't know when it started, but I fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. However, the gap between us is getting bigger and bigger." "But Junior Sister Jiang gave up all the cultivation resources she could give me, just so that I wouldn't be discouraged by it."
Jian Xuan's expression softened, his gaze seemingly piercing through distant time and space, landing on a certain spot.
"But you don't accept her kindness, right?"
Gu Heng added a sentence for him and refilled the bowl with wine.
"...Young Master Gu's ability to see through people's hearts is truly unique in my life."
Jian Xuan admitted without hesitation that Gu Heng had hit the nail on the head, and he seemed to still remember the smiles and frowns Jiang Lingyun had once given him.
Gu Heng, however, already understood why the "tragedy" had occurred.
This senior brother must be very arrogant.
He was so arrogant that he refused to accept his junior sister's kind offer to help him accelerate his cultivation.
After all, he was once considered a prodigy, but compared to Jiang Lingyun, he paled in comparison. After all, "three years > seventeen years" was indeed a bit too outrageous.
Since he is a prodigy, he must have a lot of pride. How can we let him, as the senior brother, condescend to accept the junior sister's kindness?
Moreover, even if Jiang Lingyun meant well, this behavior could easily be interpreted by others as "charity" and "pity".
"Even your junior sister feels sorry for your talent and wants to give you a helping hand"... and so on.
The human heart is sinister.
When Gu Heng practiced medicine in Qingmu City, he was often targeted maliciously because his treatments were too effective. His colleagues accused him of "treating illnesses with evil methods, which actually caused great harm."
This is true among mortals, but among cultivators, the things they can do to suppress and discredit others are probably a hundred times worse.
“I’m sure there are many people trying to sow discord between you and Sect Leader Jiang.”
Jian Xuan remained silent, but his dark, angry eyes proved Gu Heng was right. Gu Heng shrugged, then said with a smile:
"But it's not all bad, is it? She became the sect leader, and you became the Grand Elder. The two of you have always had a deep bond as senior and junior siblings."
Jian Xuan paused for a second, then suddenly burst out laughing.
"Yes, even after so much time has passed, she has never left me, nor has she given up on promoting me."
"Then why did you leave in the end?"
Jian Xuan paused, then sighed in distress and said:
"I just want to be able to help her, not just help her take over all the sect's affairs, I want to be more useful!"
"I want to be able to stand by her side and help her fight when she encounters an enemy!"
"..."
Gu Heng remained silent for a moment.
This reason was so compelling that he was speechless. He pondered it over several times and seemed... a little moved.
What an amazing, divine relationship!
But is it because of this that you have been rejecting the feelings of your junior sister who has been waiting for you for thousands of years?
That seems a bit too much.
Although we don't know what Jian Xuan was looking for to become stronger after leaving the sect as a mere Grand Elder and disappearing without a trace, ultimately dying in some unknown imperial tomb...
But Gu Heng already knew the result.
He didn't find a single hair!
We also owe Sect Leader Jiang over two thousand years of unwavering loyalty and longing!
Gu Heng thought he was an absolute idiot.
Sin ah.
"Sigh, your arrogance has ruined you like this, was it worth it?" He shook his head and took another swig of wine.
Gu Heng can only blame himself for Jian Xuan's current predicament. She loves him so much, and he likes her too, but he insists on clinging to his stubbornness and arrogance as the senior brother.
Gu Heng found it hard to understand.
Because he wasn't a cultivator, nor did he have a junior sister; he was just a pitiful, ordinary person.
"If only I hadn't left back then."
Jian Xuan lowered his eyes again and said in a muffled voice, "But there are no 'what ifs' in this world."
"Alright, I've had enough of the story. My stomach is going to hurt if I hear any more. Now you only need to think about one thing: how to coax your junior sister Jiang and how to make up for all those years you've wronged her... more than two thousand six hundred years."
After Gu Heng finished drinking, he put the bowl away in the back room.
Jian Xuan raised his eyes, a complex light flickering within them. He looked at Gu Heng, opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.
After a long silence, he finally spoke with difficulty:
"Young Master Gu, I actually want to ask you for a favor."
"What is it?" Gu Heng asked casually.
"Let me stay by your side."
Jian Xuan's voice grew softer and softer.
Gu Heng narrowed his eyes, looked at him, and suddenly shouted, "Why are you following me? She's been thinking about you the whole time, aren't you going back with her?!"
"She still loves you, and you love her too. You should put down your arrogance and honestly admit that you are not as good as her. But that doesn't change anything. Can't there be a stronger or weaker partner in a relationship? You're just being stubborn."
Jian Xuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes widening in astonishment.
However, Gu Heng maintained his nonchalant tone, "My little girl and Fei'er both love sword practice; I can't let them turn into someone as rigid as you." "..."
Jian Xuan was speechless. After a long while, he lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I understand."
"Fine, if you want to stay here, that's not up to me. Come on, let's go see your Junior Sister Jiang."
Gu Heng picked up the Primordial Soul Lamp and shook it.
Jian Xuan remained silent, then transformed back into a ball of light and flew inside.