Chapter 446: This World Needs Hope
Gu Sanqiu nodded indifferently: "Okay, I'm glad to hear that. I usually don't pay attention to this aspect."
"Haha, that's it. I think everyone in your Gu family has inherited this character."
The old mother said in a leisurely tone: "Do you know what the enemy hated most about Brother Shao Chong? It was that he said he was not good at fighting, but then he beat up the enemies that others thought were very powerful."
"Many enemies who did not deserve death were beaten up and locked up. Whenever I heard the words 'I'm not very good at it', I would tremble all over. Haha, the youthful years are really good."
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Oh my god, this old man is really a hermaphrodite.
Also, the standard of being truly "good at fighting" mentioned by Gu Shaochong, couldn't it be that the template was set by the oldest person in the Gu family?
Please, that was the era of the Demon War. How can the lunatics trained in that era be treated as normal people?
Gu Sanqiu's expression was subtle: "Well, I'm still very curious about how you and my ancestor knew each other."
"Back then, I wanted to travel like Qian Feng, who traveled all over the world. Not long after I arrived in Liyue, I met Brother Shao Chong."
The old lady said, "He was the most shining figure in Liyue at that time. In fact, I didn't expect to meet such a person when I first set foot on the land of Liyue."
"He held large banquets to invite immortals and gods to drink with the people, led the people of Liyue to fight in all directions, and quelled the evil spirits and chaos in all directions. If he had not strongly opposed it, everyone who had received his kindness would want to call him the Little Emperor."
"I was also fortunate enough to follow him and fight against demons. I guess the young girls in the church today can't imagine that their respected old mother actually had a period of fighting like this."
Gu Sanqiu's mood became even more subtle.
Damn, if it was just a little bit wrong before, it is very wrong now.
I always feel that this old man seems to have a lot of ideas about his ancestors, and these ideas have continued to this day.
"You guessed right, I do have that kind of feeling towards Brother Shao Chong."
Gu Sanqiu couldn't help but lower his head: "You can also read minds?"
"Haha, you are a smart kid. After hearing what an old woman like me said, how could you not think in this direction? A fool wouldn't think of pretending to be the God of Wind to respond and help the disciple solve the problem."
The old mother smiled kindly: "In our era, that was a very normal thing. I don't know how many girls admired Brother Shao Chong, and I was just one of them."
"Haha, but I may be a little too explicit because I have my own free will. To use the words of you young people today, I boldly confessed my feelings to Brother Shao Chong."
Gu Sanqiu:!
"twice."
Gu Sanqiu:!!!
"Well, old man, how about telling me in detail?"
"Haha, if you call me grandma, I'll tell you."
"grandmother."
Gu Sanqiu was so bachelor that he sold out his ancestors.
"Hahaha, it's okay to tell you. At the beginning, I confessed my love to Brother Shao Chong, and he actually told me that our age difference was too big and it wasn't suitable, and I deserved better."
The old mother couldn't help shaking her head when she talked about this: "Alas, I thought he didn't have time to talk about love, so I didn't mention it again."
" For him, I did not continue my journey, but stayed in Liyue temporarily."
"Then the time came and I had to go back to Mondstadt. I once again expressed my feelings to Brother Shao Chong, but that bastard just said things like 'I don't know how to talk about love' and 'I can't get married when the world is not peaceful'!"
The old mother's body was filled with illusory black energy: "I was so angry that I left a farewell letter and returned to Mondstadt. Since then, we have lost contact."
Gu Sanqiu couldn't help but say, "In fact, I think that Shao Chong really wants to consider these things after pacifying the four directions. He didn't explicitly refuse you when he said these things. We are all adults, why don't you talk about it openly?"
The old mother blushed. "Well, besides the church's urging, there were also some absurd speculations."
"So many girls admired him, and after I expressed my feelings, there were many who followed suit, but in the end, none of them agreed to it."
"Because there was a man named Daoqi who came across the sea, and Brother Shaochong helped him to study Taoism and arranged for him to serve. I thought at that time that he actually liked men."
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Oh my god, this is a bit out of line. The Inazuma man who came across the sea must be Harunosuke, definitely!
"Now that I think about it, it's probably because they both share the same belief in saving the country and the people, so they have a brotherly mentality of cherishing each other."
Gu Sanqiu was puzzled: "You are a living person, why don't you come back to Liyue to have a cup of tea with him after you finish your church work?"
"After I figured it out, I did plan to do so, and then I came."
The old lady's tone suddenly became bleak: "After I arrived, I was received by one of the Seven Stars. He told me that Brother Shao Chong had disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown. Even the immortal in Jueyunjian couldn't find him."
Gu Sanqiu looked solemn: "Layered Rock Abyss?"
The old mother looked at Gu Sanqiu in surprise and said, "You know a lot, little guy, but the timing is wrong. When I met Brother Shao Chong, the Juyuan had already been pacified. It can't be counted as 500 years ago. He is much older than me, so he used that excuse to evade me."
"I don't believe it. I also told Liyue Seven Stars Shaochong where big brother might go, but they said that the immortals who are familiar with big brother almost searched Liyue from top to bottom, but they couldn't find him."
Gu Sanqiu really wanted to swear. Wasn't this just a pleasant experience of eating melon? How could such a thing happen to him while he was eating?
Judging from the time the old man said, Gu Shaochong must have been involved in the incident of the Great Abyss five hundred years ago, and he may have seen certain things happening, which is why he devoted himself to his career afterwards.
He was a man who once held a grand banquet and invited gods to come down to earth to drink with the people. Such heroic spirit would inevitably be written into poetry and sung by bards in Mondstadt. Would such a man use some false and empty reasons to reject the feelings expressed by a girl?
Because that is not empty talk, but the true feelings in his heart.
That was why he was particularly tolerant and generous in helping Korekami Harunosuke who came across the sea.
Among people who have witnessed too many tragedies, apart from some people who are so angry that they want to destroy everything, there are also people who hope that tragedy will not happen again and hope that other people can live well.
"Child, do you know why I am willing to tell you this?"
The old mother laughed and said, "Because Brother Shao Chong is just missing. I believe he is still alive in this world. This is my hope."
"I am a mortal without the God's Eye. Apart from various life-extending methods, I am still alive today because of hope."
"I think Brother Shao Chong is not dead. I want to see him again and give him a slap."
"I'm old, so old that the wrinkles on my face can kill flies, but I still want to tell him again that I love you."
"If he still refuses me, then give him a slap."
The old mother smiled and said, "I know that the response you created was not made by Lord Barbatos, but I will still support you in becoming the Son of the West Wind. Do you want to know why?"
Gu Sanqiu whispered: "For, hope?"
"Yes, for hope."
"Lord Barbatos has not responded to the world for a long time. Where should our faith go? In fact, young people nowadays have already shown signs of this."
The old lady leaned her head against the back of the chair. "It was not until recently that the East Wind Guardian reappeared in the world, singing a long song like a dragon and wind as it flew across Mondstadt. The miracle it brought healed Mondstadt's pain, and everyone's faith became ."
"But how could such a thing be normal? The dragon soaring in the sky, even if it is crowned with the elegant name of the guardian of the east wind, is still the king of the sky and a star that is out of reach for mortals."
"Fortunately, you showed up and gave me a big surprise."
"You have a good character and a background that makes me feel at ease. It will be beneficial to the entire church to be able to establish a child like you as the Son of West Wind."
"Compared to the dragons in the sky, the creatures on earth will surely strengthen their faith."
The old lady said: "The older generation knows that the Wind God has never left Mondstadt, but the young people have seen more , and the world has changed to a point where it is more difficult to understand. Everyone needs hope, a hope that can be seen and touched."
"How about, kid, do grandma a favor and get a name in the West Wind Church?"
