"I haven't congratulated the Master on accepting a disciple yet."
This was the first sentence Shen Qingmang heard when he opened his eyes again.
She looked at the person in front of her blankly, feeling that the scene was familiar.
"A real person?" The other party looked puzzled.
"Thank you." She came to her senses and recognized that this was the eldest disciple of the senior brother. She rarely interacted with him and just happened to meet him. He was also the one who greeted Qiongju last time.
It turns out that she... is still in the illusion.
It was hard to tell whether she felt lost or relieved. She hurried back to the Qiongzhi Palace and stared at the empty windowsill for a while.
Everything returned to the beginning, not her beginning, but Qiongju's.
Then she still had three disciples, not thirty-three. Gu Suihan was still her eldest disciple.
Then his body...
Shen Qingmang took a deep breath, rushed out of the Qiongzhi Palace, passed through the Yushu Hall, and forgot that she could use magic. She ran all the way to Lingshuang Residence and pushed open the gate.
Gu Suihan was standing in the middle of the yard, thin and pale. The confusion in his eyes turned into bright fireworks when he saw her, illuminating his entire face.
"Master!" He instinctively rushed forward, but just as his hand was about to touch her body, he suddenly retracted it and lowered his head in frustration. "I'm sorry, my disciple was so reckless..."
Shen Qingmang reached out and hugged him tightly.
Gu Sui Han was at a loss, stiff as a piece of wood, not knowing what to say. Suddenly, he felt a chill, reached out his hand to his shoulder, and felt a wet mark.
"You...you are crying?" he asked tentatively.
Shen Qingmang let go of him, wiped his eyes, and turned away. "No."
"Master, why would you... could it be that you still remember?" Gu Suihan panicked for a moment, then smiled. "Master, don't be sad. Taichu Sect has since returned to peace, and foreign enemies no longer dare to invade. I've also managed Wuya Peak very well."
"When did I teach you to lie?" Shen Qingmang said coldly: "Are you going to swallow any price you pay? Where is your Heart of Heaven and Earth?"
"I...how did you know?" Gu Suihan asked in surprise, "Were you still alive at that time?"
Shen Qingmang's mind was swirling with thoughts, and he remained silent. Gu Suihan's face flushed. "So you also heard... I confessed my feelings to you?"
"Not to me." Shen Qingmang's voice was hoarse. "Gu Suihan, your master is dead. His soul has been scattered, and his body is gone."
"What are you talking about? You're fine. You're standing right in front of me."
"I am not Qiongju. I am a wandering soul from another world. I don't belong here."
"Don't scare me." Gu Suihan laughed and said, "You're really not good at lying. If you were a spirit from another world, how could you know my name and understand the heart of heaven and earth?"
"Because I've heard your stories." Shen Qingmang gradually calmed down and stated calmly, "I come from a thousand years later. By then, the world had changed. People no longer practiced cultivation, and the stories of cultivators became legends. I happened to read your stories, and that's why I understand you better."
Gu Suihan still didn't believe it. "What's the point of making this up? If you don't want to accept your disciple's feelings, just say so. I will work harder and strive to impress Master one day."
"That day will never come."
“Master…”
"I told you I'm not your master."
"Then...then what else can I call you?" Gu Sui Han asked cautiously.
"Don't worry about the name. We won't have any more interactions anyway." Shen Qingmang's hands trembled slightly in his sleeves. "You know more techniques than I do. You don't need my teaching. Just practice diligently on your own from now on."
After saying that, she ran away, and Gu Sui Han hurriedly chased after her. Shen Qingmang heard the other party's uncontrollable cough, paused, and was hugged by him from behind.
"Master must be mad at me for saying that!" Gu Suihan held her waist tightly. "I was wrong. I don't dare to ask for Master's love, but could you please not distance yourself from me..."
"Gu Fangping." Shen Qingmang uttered three words lightly.
Gu Suihan's breathing stopped.
Shen Qingmang gently pried his hands apart and turned to look at him. "What? Have you forgotten your father's name?"
"How could you..."
"Not only do I know him, I also know how he treats you."
Gu Sui Han stared at her in a daze, speechless.
"I also know that it was An Yanxiang who framed Qiongju. His original intention was to overthrow the Taichu Sect. He instructed Hao Xin to imprison Qiongju so that Qiongju could avoid disaster. But he underestimated Qiongju."
Shen Qingmang paused, then continued, "I can even... guess why he intends to destroy the Taichu Sect. And would your aloof and indifferent master know this?"
Gu Sui Han took two steps back and looked at her in disbelief.
"She and I are two completely different people! Stop treating me like her! Your efforts are meaningless, Gu Suihan, you can only reminisce about the past. But you... you should not dwell on the past. Remember to live your own life well."
After saying that, she left without looking back. This time, Gu Suihan stood where she was and did not stop her.
After a while, he was coughing so hard that he could no longer straighten his back. He squatted on the ground, covering the blood that flowed from the corner of his mouth. After losing the Heart of Heaven and Earth, his body became extremely weak and he could no longer ascend.
Did he sacrifice so much and get nothing back?
But... he clearly felt a familiar aura from her, very similar to the master in his impression, warm... like that gentle moonlit night.
He couldn't figure out what had happened, and he didn't know what to do from now on.
Shen Qingmang returned to Qiongzhi Palace and sat beside the couch, crying and laughing.
Finally speaking out, she no longer had to bear this misplaced feeling while pretending to be someone else. Although this was cruel to him, it would be even more despicable if she continued to take advantage of his love.
Throughout her life, she always carried the expectations of others, learning to take responsibility, to be considerate, and to accept everything that fate gave her.
But when it comes to love, she can't stand any ending forced upon her by fate. This is her final bottom line. If the other party doesn't give her pure love, she would rather have nothing.
So she tore apart any possibility between them with her own hands.
Were they truly strangers from now on? She, a thief who had usurped his power, should have stayed hidden. He didn't need her in the first place, or rather, he would be better off without her.
He always completed her tasks and helped her share the hard work, but never considered himself. Now he just needs to be himself, live his own life, do what he wants, and does not need to repay her because he owes her nothing.
But she had not yet paid back what she owed him.
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