"The moment I heard the news, the first person I thought of was Ling Xiao. I thought I should bring you here to take a look. Now, this idea has come true."
Chu Lingxiao came back to his senses, turned his head, and looked at Gu Qingze beside him as if he didn't understand: "Qingze, why did you want to bring me to this place?"
Gu Qingze answered frankly: "I just wanted... Ling Xiao to take one last look at him. Other than that, there's nothing else."
"Oh." Chu Lingxiao nodded and said thoughtfully, "I thought you would say that after all, this is your father. Although he did not fulfill his fatherly responsibilities when he was alive, he is now gone. You should learn to let go and forgive."
Hearing this, Gu Qingze shook his head without hesitation: "No, I promised you that I would never force you to do anything you don't want to do."
"So...if Ling Xiao showed even the slightest resistance when approaching the ancestral hall, I would not bring Ling Xiao here, but would choose to leave."
Gu Qingze's words revealed his deep respect and understanding for Chu Lingxiao.
When Chu Lingxiao heard these words, he felt inexplicably moved, but he didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
He cast his gaze again towards the place where his father's tablet was, stared at it quietly for a moment, and then said softly: "Qingze, we should go back."
Gu Qingze nodded silently and left the ancestral hall with Chu Lingxiao.
Afterwards, they stopped at the Chu family. The current head of the Chu family was very enthusiastic and talked with them for a long time, covering a wide range of topics.
After returning from the ancestral hall, Chu Lingxiao seemed a little absent-minded and obviously not in high spirits.
After talking with the head of the Chu family for a while, Gu Qingze made an excuse, saying that he had some things to deal with, and took Chu Lingxiao away from the Chu family.
Gu Qingze hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Ling Xiao...are you in a bad mood?"
Chu Lingxiao seemed to be thinking about something the whole time. He only came back to his senses after hearing Gu Qingze's words: "No, actually I don't have any strong feelings about these things. I just feel a little dazed."
After hearing this, Gu Qingze gently rubbed his hair, making it a little messy: "Okay, don't think too much, let's go to the next place."
"The next place?" Chu Lingxiao looked at him curiously. "Let me guess. Since I've already been here, the next place...is it the Gu family?"
"Our Ling Xiao is so smart that he guessed it right the first time." Gu Qingze smiled and gently bumped his shoulder. "Of course, this also proves that we have a telepathic connection."
"Although I don't deny the tacit understanding between us, this is easy to guess." Chu Lingxiao responded with a smile and gently bumped Gu Qingze's shoulder.
As they walked, Chu Lingxiao suddenly felt a warm touch on the palm of his hand. It was Gu Qingze quietly holding his hand.
"Qingze." Chu Lingxiao instinctively wanted to pull his hand back while looking around at the bustling crowd on the street. "Qingze, there are too many people here, and this is not the demon world. If we do this... I'm afraid it will cause a lot of gossip. I don't mind it, but the Gu family..."
"It's okay." Gu Qingze moved closer, almost shoulder to shoulder with him, "I don't care about that. Besides, I believe the Gu family won't mind either."
"Besides, it's been over a thousand years. Who would still remember us? The people here have long since changed generations, so... Ling Xiao, you really don't need to worry about anything."
Listening to Gu Qingze's gentle words, Chu Lingxiao hesitated for a while, then took the initiative to extend his hand, allowing Gu Qingze to hold it tightly, and their fingers were tightly intertwined.
They soon returned to the Gu family.
The head of the Gu family is still Gu Hongjing. Gu Hongjing has a high level of cultivation and has reached the Void Refinement Stage, so he has a long lifespan. After so many years, he is still in charge of the Gu family.
Over the years, Gu's business has continued to expand, becoming increasingly larger and more influential.
After they temporarily settled down in the Gu family, Gu Hongjing learned of their return and immediately summoned them for a private conversation.
During the conversation, Gu Hongjing mainly inquired about when the grand ceremony of completing the Dao would be held.
Gu Qingze originally planned to hold a grand ceremony to conclude his journey after everything was settled. Now that the timing was right, he did not refuse and readily agreed.
Afterwards, he discussed the format and process of the ceremony with Chu Lingxiao, and after confirming that they were correct, they officially finalized it.
During the conversation, Gu Qingze also mentioned to Gu Hongjing the important matter of inheriting the position of head of the family.
He used the reason provided by Feng Ying - that he and Ling Xiao would soon ascend to heaven and would be unable to take on the responsibility of inheriting the position of family head, so he hoped that Gu Hongjing could find another suitable candidate to inherit the position of family head.
When talking about this, Gu Qingze's tone revealed a hint of apology.
After all, the Gu family has always given him a lot of help and support. If time were not urgent, he would have planned to at least inherit the position of head of the family, handle the Gu family affairs for a period of time, and personally train a new heir before leaving.
However, the actual schedule was extremely tight, and he and Ling Xiao had many other important things to do. Therefore, he had to ask Gu Hongjing for help...
After hearing this, Gu Hongjing seemed quite open-minded. He admitted that he always made at least two preparations, and sometimes even three or four.
In fact, over the years, he has trained many candidates with the potential to inherit the position of head of the family.
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