Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 426: The Monument Has the Most Unregrettable
"You said... Little Candle Fire went to Xuantian Territory to find me?!"
On the balcony of the main hall, Gu Xiaoxing hugged Xu Qianxing, looking stunned.
Xu Qianxing looked up at him, nodded, and said, "Yes, just three days ago, you didn't meet her when you came back?"
Gu Xiaoxing was helpless. He was still in Xuantian Palace three days ago, so naturally he had no chance to meet Xiao Zhuhuo.
At that moment, he made a hand gesture and performed the life-saving technique, starting with himself, deducing the changes in the candlelight's fate, and using the changes to derive death!
Xu Qianxing knew what he was doing, so he just leaned quietly in his arms and looked at him.
After a long while, Gu Xiaoxing slowly opened his eyes, lowered his head and kissed Xu Qianxing's pink lips again, saying, "Don't worry, Xiao Zhuhuo is fine."
Hearing that Xiao Zhuhuo was fine, Xu Qianxing felt relieved, but then her pretty face turned red again.
Gu Xiaoxing couldn't help but laugh when he saw her. They had been married for ten years and had done everything they should and shouldn't have done.
But every time we get a little closer, she still gets shy, just like that flower that never withers and remains unchanged throughout the four seasons.
For Gu Xiaoxing, who is now accustomed to the intrigues and deceptions in the world of cultivation, he knows how rare it is to have such an unchanging emotion.
Therefore, he will cherish it more.
The two hugged each other and cuddled for a while, and Gu Xiaoxing briefly recounted his experience in the barrier world.
No matter what Gu Xiaoxing said, no matter how powerful he boasted about himself or how fast his cultivation improved, Xu Qianxing just looked at him with a smile on his face, full of happiness.
Because for Xu Qianxing, she didn't care what earth-shattering things Gu Xiaoxing had done, nor did she care how fast and how strong Gu Xiaoxing's cultivation improved. As long as Xiaoxing could come back safely, that was enough.
However, when she heard Qiao Yanran, she was still very surprised.
"Sister Yanran also went there? And became the Holy Maiden of Youtian?!"
Gu Xiaoxing nodded. He omitted those dangerous encounters and told Qiao Yanran's story. Then a vicious look immediately appeared in his eyes. He said, "Humph! This Mo Xuyou forced Yanran to be his disciple just to compare seniority with me so that I would be inferior to her!"
"Damn it! Sooner or later, this Sect Master will have to personally go to the Netherworld Territory and settle accounts with her!"
Xu Qianxing looked at Gu Xiaoxing's angry expression and couldn't help but chuckle. Now that she heard that Sister Yanran was fine, she finally let go of the last stone in her heart.
"Has any major event happened in the sect this year?" Gu Xiaoxing asked again.
Xu Qianxing's smile froze slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I'll take you to see Master Bai."
Gu Xiaoxing was stunned. Could something big really have happened?
There was no need for Xu Qianxing to lead the way. Gu Xiaoxing's divine sense had already covered the entire Soul-Devouring Sect, and soon he found Uncle Bai.
Gu Xiaoxing took Xu Qianxing's hand and took a step forward. The two of them disappeared out of thin air. When they reappeared, they were already next to a cultivation cave on the sect's mountain.
Here, there is a cliff, on the cliff, there is a tree, and above the shadow of the tree, there is a tomb.
Bai was the wife of Bai Lang and Nanhe's assistant.
And Master Bai stood in front of the tombstone, silent.
It wasn't until he noticed the two people coming and turned around to look that he was stunned.
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the tombstone, then at Uncle Bai, let go of Xu Qianxing's hand, bowed deeply, and said, "Uncle Bai, Xiaoxing is back."
The sadness in Master Bai's eyes disappeared, and he smiled instead. He nodded and said, "I'm glad you're back."
In one word, Gu Xiaoxing seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago, when he was trapped in the Foundation Building Mountain for seven years. When he escaped, Master Bai also said, "It's good that you're back."
This is not a sensational statement, but it contains all the expectations.
Gu Xiaoxing walked forward and stood with Uncle Bai. Looking at the tombstone in front of him, he couldn't help but remain silent. When he left a year ago, Elder Nanhe was still there. When he came back a year later, they were separated forever.
"Elder Nanhe...how did he leave?"
Gu Xiaoxing asked. He remembered that when he was taken away by his father-in-law, Elder Nanhe was in seclusion.
"Lifespan is exhausted..."
Master Bai murmured, the sadness in his eyes flowing out as if he couldn't suppress it, "She claimed to be in seclusion, but in fact she knew that her life was coming to an end. When I found her, she had already passed away. Only her body was left, and... this tombstone."
"The words above were also left by her: Bai Lang's Wife, Nan He's Curtain."
Gu Xiaoxing didn't say anything, just listened to Master Bai's silent murmurs.
"Bai Lang has been able to say that he has no regrets in his life, but he feels guilty towards her."
"Nan He was born in the Demon Sect. I killed her father. This is my first regret. Perhaps there would have been a better way at that time."
"Later, she fell in love with me and followed me all her life. But I was the one who was obsessed with the hatred of her for killing her father and ruined her life. This is my second shame."
"Now, when she dies, she has to write on this tombstone herself, 'Bai Lang's wife, Nan He's assistant'..."
This is the third shame.
As Master Bai spoke, his old eyes were already hazy. He had always looked like a middle-aged man, but at this moment, he looked as if he was dozens of years older, with long gray hair.
Gu Xiaoxing understood what he heard and felt bitter in his heart.
Indeed, Uncle Bai had let down Elder Nanhe.
How brave and persistent is a woman who dares to go against the world and follow a man all her life regardless of the revenge for her father's murder.
Even if I cannot get what I want, I will never regret it and will carve his name on my tombstone.
But Gu Xiaoxing didn't know how to comment, nor could he say who was right or wrong. He could only say that it was fate.
It was Uncle Bai who killed Nanhe's father.
But Uncle Bai is also a sentimental man.
Because I value love, I dare not.
Elder Nanhe was able to seek without hesitation, but failed to obtain it, and finally died miserably.
But Gu Xiaoxing understood that Uncle Bai was also in pain, with a knot in his heart and blood on his hands. That was the blood of Nanhe's biological father. How could a man who valued love dare to touch her with such a hand?
Perhaps, if Uncle Bai wasn't so sentimental, the ending would be different.
But there is no maybe, this is just a tragedy caused by fate.
Nan He never regretted it until his death, but Uncle Bai regretted it more than anyone else while he was still alive.
Gu Xiaoxing listened silently to everything Uncle Bai said, without being able to utter a single "my condolences". He just bowed silently to the tombstone.
In the entire Soul-Devouring Sect, apart from Master Bai, the person Gu Xiaoxing respects the most is Elder Nanhe.
This bow was not only for himself, but also for Dongfang Yu. Back then, when Dongfang Yu was in the Soul-Devouring Sect, he was a registered disciple under Elder Nanhe.
But now, Nanhe is no longer there.
Ever since he embarked on the path of cultivation, Gu Xiaoxing has been disgusted with this kind of separation between life and death. He is not seeking immortality, but he never wants to see the people around him die in front of him. By the time Gu Xiaoxing raised his head, his expression had changed from bitter to firm.
He would never allow such a tragedy to happen to him!
Xu Qianxing stood behind Gu Xiaoxing and bowed to Elder Nanhe together, with sadness in his eyes.
Even though she came from the Sword Controlling Sect and had not had much interaction with Elder Nanhe during the past ten years in the Soul Devouring Sect, she could not help but feel sad when she heard what Master Bai said.
Especially as a woman, she can empathize even more. If she were in Elder Nanhe's shoes, could she follow Xiaoxing so resolutely?
She had no answer.
But suddenly, when she noticed Xiaoxing suddenly looking at her and noticed the extremely determined look in his eyes, she understood.
She didn't need the answer.
Afterwards, Gu Xiaoxing took Xu Qianxing and bid farewell to Master Bai.
Master Bai looked at the direction where Gu Xiaoxing and the other person left. He didn't know whether it was because he expressed all the guilt in his heart, or because he felt relieved after seeing Gu Xiaoxing coming back.
A relieved smile gradually appeared on his face.
He walked slowly to the tree, sat down, took out a wine gourd, tilted his head back and took a sip, then looked at the tombstone, his eyes gradually revealing affection and admiration.
This feeling, perhaps even Master Bai himself didn't know how many years he had hidden, was revealed at the moment, very deep and strong.
"They all say that I have been devoted to the sect all my life. In fact, I have been running away all my life. As I kept running away, I grew old and tired...!"
"Now I don't want to escape, and I don't want to care about the sect's affairs. Just let me accompany you... Okay?!"
There was a breeze blowing through the treetops, and the leaves rustled, as if responding...
Gu Xiaoxing brought Xu Qianxing and appeared on the top of the sect’s mountain. This was his residence.
Gu Xiaoxing's lips moved slightly, but no sound came out. However, tens of thousands of miles away, the two people who were fighting each other fixed their eyes, and a voice suddenly appeared in their minds.
"Return to the sect to see me."
Suddenly, the two men widened their eyes, and their bodies stopped fighting. They were in disbelief at first, and then showed ecstasy.
These two people are naturally Du Xu and Gu Nianxue.
“Yes, Master!”
"Master is back!"
The two had been making a bet that whoever lost would have to carry the other on his back and fly a million miles away at the fastest speed. They had been practicing in this way recently.
Although , Du Xu never dared to win.
Hearing the Master's voice, the two of them no longer cared about the bet and stopped fighting.
Gu Nianxue immediately rode on Du Xu and said, "Let's go."
Du Xu said helplessly: "Master Sister Gu, I haven't lost yet!"
However, when he saw Gu Nianxue's gaze sweeping over him, he dared not say anything more. Instead, he smiled awkwardly and hurriedly flew towards the sect gate at an extremely fast speed. In a blink of an eye, he traveled a hundred miles and soon entered the area of the Soul-Devouring Sect.
At this point, Gu Nianxue no longer dared to show the slightest bit of her arrogant character. She got off Du Xu and became humble and respectful. In her heart, her master was undoubtedly the person she respected the most.
When the two saw the person standing on the top of the sect's mountain from afar, they couldn't help but reveal a look of joy. In an instant, they both knelt on the ground at the same time and kowtowed.
"Disciple Gu Nianxue greets Master!"
"Disciple Du Xu greets Master!"
When Gu Xiaoxing saw his two disciples, his previously gloomy mood eased a little.
After not seeing each other for a year, the cultivation of both of them has been promoted from the middle stage of Jindan to the late stage of Jindan. Gu Xiaoxing can see that both of them have a solid foundation and their strength should be much stronger than that of ordinary late stage of Jindan.
That's a good point.
