As soon as Cen Xi finished speaking, Jun Jianchou paused, and the playful smile on his face vanished instantly.
"Are you serious? No matter how hard I try, even if I travel through time with you, I still can't have you?"
"I know this sounds cruel, but I really, really have no feelings for you. If I liked you, you would have been my boyfriend long ago. Why wait until now? Yu Kuang, you've always been open-minded. Let me go and find someone better!"
It was rare for Cen Xi to seriously advise someone. If she could, she didn't want to hurt Yu Kuang like this, after all, they had grown up together.
"How cruel you are!"
After uttering these words, Yu Kuang vanished from the cave in a flash.
"Hey, let's go, let's go. Right now, you should hide away and lick your wounds, forget about heartbreak. I wish you success, young man."
Cen Xi gazed in the direction he left, sighed helplessly, and jokingly said to herself, "I hope you forget your heartbreak."
Based on her understanding of Kuang, she thought he should be able to let go, he just needed time.
It wasn't that she didn't want to agree to his proposal; it was that she genuinely had no feelings for him. In other words, she had no feelings for men; she only had feelings for money.
She disdains to scheme over money from acquaintances. Although she loves money, she has principles, except for those with ulterior motives.
"You've angered them and they're leaving. You're in for a world of hurt now. Come with me!"
Just as Cen Xi was about to turn back, a deep voice suddenly came from afar.
"Is Master taking me to the back mountain?"
"Um!"
“I’ve known that brat for many years and I’ve never seen him fall for any woman. You’re very special to him. He and I went to great lengths to bring your soul back to its rightful place, and you’re not even a little bit moved?”
The old man could tell that his apprentice had been very sad.
"I thank you and him for letting me return to my rightful place with this wretched identity. Old man, what you mean is that I can never go back, right?"
"Go back where?"
"Go back to my world."
"You are a person of this world. You have been born into this world. There is no such thing as going back or not going back. The world you are talking about is just your previous life. You died in your previous life."
The old man glanced at her, pulling her back to reality.
"Alright, Master, I'd really like to know, what were your motives for saving me from the men in black? Was it because of the well-known prophecy, or was it out of sheer desperation?"
“Both. Yu Kuang has been too obsessed these past few years. He finally managed to find your soul. If you die like this, I’m afraid he might do something foolish.”
"Furthermore, I do not want to see the world descend into chaos. More than seventy years ago, a great upheaval led to the fall of the Great Qi Kingdom, the displacement of its people, and devastation everywhere. Now that things have finally begun to recover, I naturally do not wish for any more chaos to occur."
The old man explained earnestly.
"Ha! You really think highly of me. What can a weak woman like me, a widow, do? Can I stop those people from rebelling?"
Cen Xi couldn't help but laugh at the thought; it was too absurd. Although she had some skills, she absolutely lacked the talent to govern a country and bring peace to the people.
She has absolutely no interest in power, so how could she possibly take on such a great responsibility?
That's giving her too much credit.
"This is fate. You'll understand later. Don't worry! Your master will keep his promise. I won't interfere with whatever you do in the future."
"Alright, where is the back mountain? Let's hurry up and go in."
Cen Xi didn't want to argue with the old man about fate anymore. Those vague and unrealistic things would only bring her trouble and death. Just thinking about them annoyed her.
"I'll be there soon! Girl, are you sure you don't want to consider Jun Jianchou?"
The old man brought up the old story again.
"I have no romantic feelings for him, and my clear rejection of him is for his own good."
"Looks like that kid won't be back at the sect for a while. Good! He won't help you cheat."
"Go, kill five hundred wild boars, and then come back to see me."
Before Cen Xi could even see what he was doing after the old man finished speaking, she was thrown into the dense forest.
Before she could react, ten wild boars charged toward her.
Depend on!
Don't you understand the principle of "courtesy first, then force"?
Before she could even prepare herself, the squealing of the pigs caused her eardrums to ache. These were clearly no ordinary wild boars; it was as if they had a deep-seated grudge against her.
Those fierce eyes seemed to have the power to destroy the world.
She didn't bring her zither, so obviously she couldn't use it to eliminate them.
Cen Xi had no choice but to tough it out.
But when the time came, she hadn't brought a sword, and the old man who had brought her in didn't kindly offer her one.
Cen Xi was on the verge of tears. In desperation, she could only pick up a tree branch and stab it into the belly of the charging wild boar...
For five days, Cen Xi was chased and killed by wild boars in the jungle. She didn't know how many wild boars she had killed.
Anyway, by the fifth night, when she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand, just as a wild boar was about to lick her face, the old man Gongsun Li grabbed her and escaped.
It took Cen Xi a while to react before she closed her mouth, which was agape in an "O" shape.
Well!
This is too fantastical! Is she living in a fantasy novel? Will she eventually join a sect and cultivate immortality?
"You weakling, if you can walk, walk back yourself!"
Just as Cen Xi was engrossed in her fantasy of cultivating immortality, the old man's disdainful voice rang out.
"Master, tell me, what's going on? Could it be that our Hidden Sect is actually a celestial sect?"
“You brat, that’s a formation. I brought those wild boars here by drawing the formation with me. If you can crawl back, then crawl back yourself. I need to deal with those wild boars.”
"So, have I completed my mission?"
"No, go back to your cultivation."
The old man said those words and then disappeared.
Well!
You really don't care? You said you could crawl back if you could, but the problem is I don't have any strength right now. If you're not going to get me back yourself, you should at least find someone to get me back.
Cen Xi looked at the spot where the old man had disappeared and couldn't help but mutter to herself.
...
A year later, Cen Xitianlang's internal energy cultivation technique had reached the sixth level. According to the old man's estimation, she could be considered a master.
The reason why the Hidden Sect is so legendary in the martial arts world is not only because they only accept disciples with extremely high talent, but also because they constantly hone their combat abilities. When their skills are weak in the early stages, they kill wild boars; when their skills are a little better, they kill wolves; when their skills are even better, they kill tigers; and when their skills are even better, they kill leopards, and so on.
After killing all the animals that might appear in the back mountain, it's time to go down the mountain for training.
Don't ask why these animals only move in single groups; it's because the Hidden Sect has a unique formation that prevents them from making mistakes.
In the past year, Cen Xi has been pestering Old Man Gongsun to learn everything. Now she is not only a master of martial arts, but also extremely proficient in formations.
According to the old man, she could leave now, go to the ends of the earth, and preferably never appear in his hidden sect again.
Cen Xi was naturally delighted, as it meant she could save her own life.
...
Since Cen Ximing clearly rejected him last time, Yu Kuang has never returned to the Hidden Sect.
Cen Xi thought that his heartbreak must not have healed yet, so he didn't dare to come to see her.
Well, that's fine too!
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