Qingyun Sect, Hidden Sword Peak——
Gu Qingze and Lu Xingchen started a sword-fighting competition, but not long after, Gu Qingze returned empty-handed.
Although Lu Xingchen deliberately suppressed his own strength to compete with him, he still crushed him with absolute advantage by relying on the superb skills accumulated over the years.
This made Gu Qingze feel frustrated. When he was competing with Senior Brother Lin Yu in the sword-fighting competition, he could at least hold on for a while, but when facing Senior Brother Lu, he was defeated in thirteen moves. Isn't it a bit too exaggerated?
He sighed helplessly, "Brother Lu, haven't I made much progress? Would you find it boring to fight with me?"
"Moreover... I can't help you comprehend the sword intent. The gap between our cultivation strengths is huge, and our understanding of the sword intent is even more disparate."
Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and said seriously, "Junior brother, how can you be so self-deprecating?"
"Although it certainly won't help me comprehend the sword's essence, discussing swordsmanship itself is a great pleasure. We must not harbor overly utilitarian thoughts. While it's great to gain something, even if not, the simple act of discussing swordsmanship is precious."
"Furthermore... I can sense that Junior Brother has become much more skilled in wielding a sword than before. I'm sure he must have experienced many battles since then."
When Gu Qingze heard this, the scene of him and Ling Xiao fighting frantically and driving away monsters in the Xuanyin land emerged in his mind. Those scenes still made him feel a little scared when he recalled them.
"Thank you, Senior Brother." Gu Qingze said, "I have indeed benefited a lot from it."
Lu Xingchen waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to thank him.
Then, during a break, he asked casually, "He... only said he would give this sachet to me, but he didn't tell me what it was for... or anything else?"
Gu Qingze was stunned for a moment before realizing who Lu Xingchen was referring to by "he". He answered truthfully, "Senior Brother Helan didn't say it explicitly, but he mentioned something that could protect Senior Brother Lu. It should be something like a defense."
Lu Xingchen said "Oh" and responded, then said no more.
Gu Qingze looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Although Senior Brother Helan was unwilling to tell Senior Brother Lu the truth for some unknown reason.
But he felt that as one of the parties involved, Senior Brother Lu had the right to know the truth rather than being kept in the dark. This would be too unfair to him.
He believed that after knowing the truth, Senior Brother Lu would have his own judgment criteria. How to treat Senior Brother Helan in the future would be a matter between them.
"Senior Brother Lu..." Gu Qingze thought so, and finally said, "I have something I want to tell Senior Brother Lu. It's about Senior Brother Helan."
Lu Xingchen's gaze, which had been fixed on the sword, shifted to him, revealing a faint smile. "Oh? Didn't Junior Brother Gu say that the stinky fox didn't reveal anything else?"
Gu Qingze shook his head: "Well... to be exact, it's not what he said himself, but..."
He leaned closer and whispered a few key words in her ear. Lu Xingchen immediately understood: "So that's how it is."
"But..." Lu Xingchen looked at Gu Qingze, who had distanced himself from him after he finished speaking, "Junior Brother Gu, why did you choose to tell me about that stinky fox?"
Gu Qingze said solemnly, "Because some of these things involve Senior Brother Lu, as the person involved, I still hope that Senior Brother Lu knows the truth."
Lu Xingchen nodded thoughtfully: "Junior Brother Gu is right. Since I am involved in this, it is not just a matter of that stinky fox or a demon."
"But if we have something to say... let's not talk about it here. Let's spend some spirit stones and go to the Silent Space to discuss it."
After they finished speaking, they flew on their swords, arrived at Jueyin Peak, and entered the Jueyin Space.
Lu Xingchen looked at Gu Qingze and showed an encouraging smile: "Junior Brother Gu, you can tell me now."
Gu Qingze nodded: "Then I will start from the beginning..."
He repeated to Lu Xingchen exactly what he heard from Ling Xiao, without adding any exaggeration.
He finished speaking in less than half an hour.
After Gu Qingze finished speaking, he looked at Lu Xingchen, only to find that he had fallen into an inexplicable silence.
"...Senior Brother Lu?" he called softly.
"Yeah." Lu Xingchen seemed to have come back to his senses. He looked at Gu Qingze with a smile, "Thank you, Junior Brother Gu, for telling me all this."
When he said this, he seemed to still be smiling, but the corners of his eyes were already red.
"So that stinky fox was Xiaoxue. So that's why he left me..."
"But... why does that stinky fox, under the pretext of caring about me, repeatedly move himself and act so self-righteously..."
"Is it because every time I angrily question him, he pretends to be full of bitterness and sighs in his heart about his own greatness?"
Lu Xingchen suddenly lost control of his emotions, as if the emotions that had been suppressed for many years could no longer be suppressed. Even maintaining superficial calm was difficult for him. The corners of his eyes were very red, and when he said these words, a layer of mist covered his eyes.
"Senior Brother Lu?" This time, there was a hint of concern in Gu Qingze's tone.
"I'm fine." Lu Xingchen shook his head, "It's just... I feel so uncomfortable, a kind of... inexplicable discomfort."
"That rumor back then was clearly riddled with flaws, yet he actually admitted it himself without even a hint of excuse."
"For all these years, I've been feeling conflicted, unwilling to believe it was him. But he's already admitted it, and I'm still laughing at myself in my heart. He's already admitted it, so why am I still conflicted... I..."
When Lu Xingchen finished speaking, he could hardly speak, and big tears rolled down his face.
But he seemed to calm down quickly. Apart from the redness at the corners of his eyes, there was almost no sign that he had been crying.
Lu Xingchen's tone seemed a little tired: "He shouldn't have kept it from me, nor should he have done this... Judging from the outcome, he did something wrong. I won't choose to forgive him just because I know he has other secrets. I'm not that kind-hearted."
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