"In the eyes of everyone, you are a pair of resentful lovers. You are a rare genius in the sect, and you should have practiced the ruthless path, which is the easiest to achieve immortality. However, due to her status and for the sake of the Qingshuang Sword, you had to compromise and choose the path of compassion."
Shen Jinggu wanted to shake his head again.
He was not after the Qingshuang Sword at all, nor did he want to practice the ruthless way. Even monks who had lived in the temple for decades might not be able to purify their six senses, not to mention that he had no intention of eliminating all emotions and desires.
As for being forced by his status, sorry, he was actually quite grateful that Ning Wan did not look down on his peasant status.
He felt that the one who suffered the loss in his engagement with Ning Wan wasn't him, but his fiancée who had taken a fancy to his looks. There were sects as famous as the Tianyan Sect; there were more than ten on the mainland, and there was no shortage of those who achieved fame at a young age.
He is really marrying above his station.
"Do you harbor any resentment?"
Shen Jinggu just felt that this question was quite strange.
What does he have to resent?
It was the Tianyan Sect who gave him the position of chief disciple, allowing him to embark on the path to immortality smoothly; it was also his master who personally taught him, taught him to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil, and taught him how to behave in the world.
He wanted to shake his head, to explain.
Although Ning Zixiu asked this, he had no intention of letting him speak. He just picked up the teacup in his hand and took two symbolic sips: "My daughter has been spoiled since she was a child and has a bit of a temper. If you can't stand it..."
Chen Jinggu started to get nervous, and even wondered if Ning Wan had informed his master behind his back and was preparing to break off the engagement with him.
Ning Zixiu paused as he spoke, looking at his obedient disciple who was sitting obediently on the futon, his lips curled slightly, "Do you think I can make you realize your own heart and think clearly about whether you want to continue to be with Nannan?"
There was a hint of astonishment on Chen Jinggu's extremely perfect face, and more of it was a lingering confusion.
"Don't even think about it. I've never been reasonable. I'm telling you this for only one purpose: to make you bear with it."
"You are indeed a rare talent in the sect who has the potential to become an immortal. If our sect can cultivate you, you will be a famous figure that cannot be ignored for at least five hundred years."
"So just bear with it for now, even if you really don't have any feelings for my daughter. Anyway, even if it's what you said, unless Nannan changes her heart first, you will always be Nannan's fiancé for the next hundred years."
"It's enough that she likes it, you just need to cooperate."
"I don't expect you to surpass me in cultivation, or that you'll be able to listen to me as calmly as you do today after ascending to immortality. I just hope that if you want to take revenge or make things difficult for me in the future, please don't harm the innocent disciples and lives of Tianyan Sect."
"Although I am only in the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, I can still wait. If you are dissatisfied with what happened now and want to return it, I will bear the consequences without involving the Tianyan Sect."
Chen Jinggu couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. It was as if someone had taken his heart out of his chest and fried it in a frying pan. He felt uncomfortable, and it had nothing to do with being pretentious. He was really uncomfortable.
Even his master didn't believe him like those outsiders.
Revenge on the Tianyan Sect? Disregarding the friendship between fellow disciples and the affection between master and disciple, this is not becoming an immortal, it is clearly falling into the devil's way, becoming a demon that brings disaster to the world.
Listening to these words that shouldn't have come from the master's mouth, Shen Jinggu's eyes were slightly bloodshot, and the spiritual power in his tendons and veins began to impact the spiritual power pressing on him.
He wanted to explain and asked his master, who had raised and taught him, not to misunderstand him like this.
His master was obviously a rare genius in sword cultivation, and was considered by everyone to be the most promising person to achieve immortality. But now, he used the most casual tone to ask for a promise from his disciple.
What on earth had he done to cause his master to misunderstand him like this?
Even though he was just a disciple who hadn't even formed his golden elixir yet, his master seemed to have seen the future and was certain that the relationship between him and Ning Wan was destined not to be happy.
No, it shouldn't be like this. He will practice well, and the relationship between him and Ning Wan will definitely be perfect. He will never bear a grudge against Tianyan Sect as his master said.
Ning Zixiu looked at Chen Jinggu with red eyes and reluctantly withdrew the pressure, and the next moment he saw Chen Jinggu kneeling in front of him.
"Master, I, the immortals, bear witness that I, Chen Jinggu, am absolutely not an ungrateful, heartless person. I will never betray my master, destroy my ancestors, or harm my fellow disciples. If I break this oath, I will die and will not enter the cycle of reincarnation!"
By the time Ning Zixiu reacted, it was too late. A loud thunderclap suddenly sounded outside the house.
Chen Jinggu used his own spiritual power as a medium and made such a promise to the upper realm. His speed was so fast and his attitude was so firm that there was no room for turning back.
Ning Zixiu was stunned.
The person kneeling on the ground was his good disciple whom he had personally raised. How could he not know what kind of person he was? How could he have become so confused due to old age?
Although what he said just now was from the heart, he knew that the psychological trauma caused by this conversation could not be healed by just a few words.
"Why bother?"
"I just want to leave a way out for Tianyan Sect, so that it won't be in trouble because of me..."
Ning Zixiu felt that he was making things worse the more he explained, but Shen Jinggu, who was kneeling on the ground and unwilling to get up, didn't care. He replied softly, "I just want Master to trust me without reservation like before and hand Ning Wan over to me without any worries."
Chen Jinggu actually knew that today was not the time to bring up this matter, but he really could not tolerate others misunderstanding this relationship, even if that person was Ning Wan's closest relative.
"...On that day, it wasn't just your daughter who fell in love at first sight, but also me, who should have been free of worldly attachments."
Shen Jinggu was silent for a moment, and finally said what he had hidden in his heart.
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