Gu Suihan left silently. Shen Qingmang walked back to the bedroom, threw himself on the bed, and buried his face in the pillow. Mottled wet marks gradually appeared on the pillow.
She had just hit him.
Obviously... obviously my mistake was bigger.
He was right. I excluded him from the decision-making process as if he were a child, but asked him to behave like an adult when it came to bearing the consequences. How harsh and cruel was that?
The crisscrossing scars on his chest flashed through her mind, and her heart ached.
If she had told him earlier, would everything have been different? Even if he couldn't accept her actions, at least he would have been mentally prepared in advance, instead of facing the fact that she disappeared without any warning.
Putting herself in his shoes, if it was Gu Suihan who silently sacrificed his life, wouldn't she be furious too? Just seeing him hurt himself would have made her so angry she'd hit him. If he'd committed suicide...
Shen Qingmang sat up from the bed with red eyes.
She was impulsive and she should apologize to him.
She pinched the intertwined branches and called out, "Sui Han."
There was no response from the other party.
She didn't know if this intertwined branch had the same communication function as the previous one, or if it simply allowed Gu Suihan to sense her presence. But Gu Suihan hadn't even given her the communication jade pendant to prevent her from contacting others, so this was her only way to contact him.
She could only mutter to herself to Lian Lizhi: "Sui Han, can you hear me? I'm sorry, I was impulsive just now and shouldn't have hit you. My heart aches when I think of you slashing your chest. I'm sure you're even sadder now that you found out I'm missing. I was wrong. I should have told you in advance. No, I should have told you first. From now on, I will consult you before making any decision. Don't be angry... don't be sad, okay?"
After a moment of silence, she continued, "Forget it. Whether you're angry or sad, it's understandable. I shouldn't force you to control your emotions. It doesn't matter if you hate me or blame me. I will compensate you if you're willing to accept it."
There was still no response from the other party.
She slowly slid down onto the bed, closed her eyes, and held the lianlizhi tightly in her hands.
She is an unqualified teacher and an unqualified lover.
Being imprisoned here now is her retribution.
The next day, Gu Sui Han did not show up. Shen Qingmang waited in the hall for a whole day, thinking that he might be really angry this time.
On the third day, the other party still did not show up.
Day 4, Day 5...
She no longer waited for his arrival, but practiced quietly in the hall. When she was tired, she would read a book, take notes, and organize her recent experiences.
In fact, it was not that she was unable to calm down and be alone. She wanted Gu Suihan to let her out because she wanted to have the freedom to choose. Now she hypnotized herself to choose to retreat on her own initiative. She felt more at ease and began to find joy in suffering.
I wonder how Gu Suihan explained her absence to others? Will she say she's sick again?
Did Rong and Xin get married? Did they even have a child?
Are Su Miaoran and Buddhist disciple Lian Tai still entangled? If they knew that achieving enlightenment and ascending to the heavens didn't necessarily require a complete renunciation of love, would they put aside their grudges and become a couple?
Which hall are the eldest and second brothers in charge of now? Or have they retired? Is the third sister and her young Taoist partner still as close as ever?
She made guesses about these questions one by one in her mind, waiting to verify them one by one after she went out.
About a month later, one day she casually pushed the door of the palace and found that it was open.
Hey? Has the ban been lifted? When was it lifted?
She took a tentative step and stepped out of the hall door with one foot, without any damage to her body.
Step out with the other foot, hmm, it's safe.
Shen Qingmang took a deep breath, feeling the fresh mountain air and feeling refreshed.
Does this mean that the cold winter has passed?
She first came to his current bedroom, Songbai Palace, and found the door closed. She then went to the headmaster's office, but still found nothing.
How strange! Where on earth had this person gone to? Was he deliberately avoiding her?
She asked as she walked, and after learning where Haoze and Jian Qiuguang lived, she rushed over to find them and finally met one of them.
Haoze saw her and bowed. "Big Sister."
"No need to be so polite. Do you know where the master is?"
"Master has been in seclusion recently. Isn't Senior Sister also in seclusion? Why is she coming out so soon?"
So the reason given for her disappearance this time was seclusion... Shen Qingmang blinked and said, "I'm consolidating my foundation building skills. After all, I'm making too much progress, and I'm afraid of making mistakes."
Haoze nodded in understanding.
"When did Master start his retreat? Where was it?"
"Uh...it was the day after we dined together. I don't know the location. Master didn't tell me."
"Okay..." Shen Qingmang felt a little regretful.
"Sister, do you have any questions you'd like to ask Master? Why don't you come with me to Wuya Peak and listen to the Peak Master's lecture?"
"OK."
Shen Qingmang used the Cloud-Stepping Technique to take Haoze to Wuya Peak. He was thinking about Si Rong when he heard Haoze mention her.
"The Peak Master's teachings are never limited to her True Disciples. She also teaches Inner Disciples every ten days. When she teaches True Disciples, she also welcomes others to sit in. I was worried that the Peak Master and Master were not on good terms and would not welcome me, so I disguised myself and went to listen. Unexpectedly, the Peak Master didn't even ask about the identities of the audience."
"The Peak Master and Master are not on good terms? Who told you that?" Shen Qingmang frowned.
Si Rong, the peak master, must have been appointed by Gu Sui Han. How could there be any discord between the two of them?
"I just heard it from hearsay," Haoze lowered his voice. "Master is the Sect Leader, and he's also a senior apprentice to the Peak Master. This is rare in the Taichu Sect. Aren't there always a generation difference between the Sect Leader and the future successor? Some say the Peak Master's position is unstable and might change in the future. Others say the Sect Leader position should have belonged to the Peak Master."
"What outrageous rumors are these?" Shen Qingmang laughed. "It's not like the Taichu Sect hasn't had a Sect Leader and a Peak Master of the same generation before, but it's rare. When Master... became Sect Leader, he was appointed in a time of crisis. At the time, few of his generation had accepted disciples, and those disciples hadn't grown to the point where they could handle things on their own. If Master... had served as Peak Master for many years and established a certain level of prestige, then the position of Peak Master of Wuya Peak could have remained vacant for a while. His residual prestige could have intimidated the Wuya Sect. But he'd only been Peak Master for a year. His sudden promotion to Sect Leader meant he had to deal with the elders of Wendao Peak first, leaving him unable to oversee the Wuya Sect. He had to appoint someone trustworthy and steady as Peak Master. That's why he gave the Peak Mastership to Si Rong. There's no bad blood between them."
Haoze sighed, "So that's how it is... I didn't expect Senior Sister to know so many Taichu secrets. So, it seems that Second Senior Brother and I were just showing off our skills before an expert."
"Ahaha...what can compare to this kind of gossip?" Shen Qingmang touched his nose.
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