Chapter 69 Pampering the Disciple
Upon hearing this, Jieyou's expression changed, and then, enduring the intense pain, she exclaimed with delight: "So you didn't know!"
He didn't believe there could be any genuine emotional connection between these vastly different identities, and saw this as a good opportunity to sow discord.
“But I saw it,” he said. His artificial eye was the result of immense suffering. He had his own eyeballs peeled off and rotted away, and then a piece of glass was deeply embedded in it. It was something that ordinary people could not endure. “Before Shen Guisong died, he gave up half of his power. The face that took his form was this one.”
The only one here who fits this description is Aju.
But something's not right; the timing doesn't match.
The incident happened decades ago, but Aju only discovered it more than a decade ago.
Moreover, he showed no signs or characteristics whatsoever. Shouldn't such a mysterious and powerful identity have some kind of hint?
...Could it be because he only has half the power?
It was previously mentioned that the mountain guardian's name originated from this, serving as proof of his identity; no wonder he only has half a name.
“I saw the boy’s face clearly. I was planning to find him later and set him free, but I didn’t expect you to find him first.”
"Listen to me..." Jieyou endured the pain and continued, "I know your name, I know your identity. Your life is a forgotten journey. You should not stand with the people of the Demonic Sect, let alone be in the same faction as the descendants of the Heavenly Eye. If it weren't for us, these righteous people would have imprisoned you on Shuofeng forever. What are you doing now? How can you stand with them?"
"Don't believe them. They're just fooling you. They're only nice to you because they need you."
Qingjue stood in front of Aju, so it seemed that this guy hadn't been beaten up for nothing; after all, he had obtained some useful information.
If what he says is only half the truth.
The idea of finding him and setting him free sounds like utter nonsense.
They must also want to take advantage of it.
The children she raised herself somehow ended up being connected to the villains in the story.
It's hard to imagine what kind of lives they would have led if they hadn't traveled through time.
In fact, Qingjue never wanted to boast about his greatness, nor did he want to say that he had saved anyone. He simply did his best to protect everything he wanted to protect.
But as things stand, whether he wants to or not, he has to admit that he, the one who least wanted to be the protagonist, has somehow become the key to breaking the deadlock.
Everyone else froze for a moment, after all, this was a bombshell.
Aju stood there, completely bewildered, unable to understand what he was saying at all.
He was just an ordinary child, an orphan from who-knows-who.
He had no name and no family.
However, he was fortunate enough to meet the best master and partners, who were his family.
Over the years, he has been pampered and raised, and even when he mischievously blew up houses, no one blamed him.
For more than a decade, he was always happy, and in the future he only wanted to follow his master and senior brother, and live off the money of his senior sister and junior brother.
Now suddenly someone appears and says he is the mountain guardian, an identity born with a mission, destined to be forgotten.
How could he possibly believe and accept that?
“Tell me,” Qingjue said after he finished speaking, “his name.”
Jieyou: "Then let me go, and I'll tell you."
Qingjue turned around and asked Aju, "If little Aju wants to know, I will take responsibility."
Aju shook his head decisively: "It's just a name. Even if we know, what can we do? Besides, I'm already used to you calling him that. He was just exaggerating. Isn't that Xie Nanfeng the same? I think they're from the same lineage. Master, you should kill him quickly!"
“It seems our little Aju wants to know, but doesn’t want to know from him. In that case,” Qingjue said without holding back, “I will enter his spirit realm and take a look for you.”
"Are you crazy?" Yun Yuelin interrupted in time: "His soul state is extremely unstable, and it is very dangerous for him to be possessed by a spirit."
Jie Zhoujian also said, "Master, you absolutely must not do that, it will be very detrimental to you."
Aju: "I...!"
"No need to persuade me anymore. I spoil my disciple," Qingjue raised his hand to stop the people behind him and said, "Chunhua, lend me a hand. Silently count to ten and pull me out."
Yun Yuelin was quite helpless about his doting on her, and frowned as she said in a low voice, "...I'm really impressed."
After all, they're all grown men now, why spoil them like this?
Is it worth risking half your life just to see a name?
He didn't understand, but Qingjue's decisions weren't easy to dissuade him from, so he didn't bother to persuade him. He put his hand on Qingjue's shoulder, silently counted to ten, and used his spiritual power to pull his spirit out.
The moment they made contact, Yun Yuelin felt an unbearable urge.
At times, he had to admire Qingjue.
In his early years, he overexerted himself by opening teleportation arrays. Last time, he was afflicted by ten thousand poisonous insects, and this time he forcibly broke through to the Spirit Realm. It seems that he is particularly capable of enduring hardship, without even blinking an eye.
Jie rushed over to check on him, and Yan Shiqun silently stood guard at the door for him.
"Master, how are you? Are you alright? What did you see?"
Aju was also a little nervous.
"...Wait a minute, I feel a little nauseous." Qingjue was originally very reluctant to see the world from Jieyou's perspective, because just thinking about it made him feel that there were too many bloody scenes.
Sure enough, he truly experienced the perspective of a murderer.
The rotting corpses were refined, the great battle at Qianlun Mountain, and many other things.
Jieyou's entire life was spent doing evil.
It made him feel really nauseous.
However, it is true that he learned the identity of the next mountain guardian through Shen Guisong.
They interfered, causing the restriction to fail. Originally, Shen Guisong still had some power left to suppress it, but it was suddenly invaded and plundered. In desperation, it sent out its power.
However, since it was not yet the century-long generational change, Aju's transformation was not yet complete. In addition, only half of his power was given away, and all the remaining spiritual power was completely dissipated in order to suppress the demonic beasts of Shuofeng.
The guardians of the mountain have lost all their powers, but they are no longer needed, as all the powerful monsters have been wiped out by an even more powerful being.
It was probably his last thought that, having lost the need for help from Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, Aju, who had gained half of his powers and was now fully human, would appear in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
Through Jieyou's eyes, Qingjue watched as two of the three words that appeared in the air vanished before they transformed into invisible and intangible spiritual power.
That was Aju's original name.
after.
Jieyou experienced the same pain as Qingjiujie back then, but the burning fire made it even worse, shattering her remnant soul so that she would never be able to reincarnate.
Everything burned by fire will be completely destroyed.
Yan Shiqun extinguished the raging fire, turned around, and said, "What's next?"
"I'll keep you in suspense for now," he said, though he was still feeling nauseous, but he pretended to be calm. "Let's fulfill our promise to Li Wei first."
After all, there's a proper order to things, isn't there?
Li Wei did not take advantage of the chaos to escape; on the contrary, he stood by the side the whole time.
The illusion in the mountain prison failed, and it returned to its original state.
The half-used spirit-gathering stone was picked up by Mu Yuan and handed to Li Wei.
He was finally able to see his brother again, though it was only for a short time.
His brother, who was wrongfully convicted and died tragically, was his only remaining family member in the world.
So he transformed into a mountain spirit and killed the former head of the Li family. Zhou Xuan also did a lot of bad things throughout the cultivation world.
He didn't think he was wrong, but he felt he had no choice.
That's it. A life for a life, a debt for a debt. He still has a lot of jail time ahead of him.
“Immortal Lord, you are wise and understanding,” Li Wei said, clutching the spirit-gathering stone tightly. “Consider this a debt I owe you. If there’s anything I can do to help you in the future, come find me in this mountain prison.”
“We’ll talk about the future later,” Qingjue said. “Then we won’t disturb your reunion with your brother any longer. Let’s go out first.”
They left Li Wei alone in the mountain prison, while the others walked out over the water curtain.
Mu Yuan bowed to Qing Jue first: "I am grateful that my great revenge has been achieved, but..."
Her gaze involuntarily drifted to Aju, who seemed somewhat absent-minded.
Mu Yuan never imagined that the descendants of the next generation of mountain guardians were right in front of him.
She didn't remember anything about Shen Guisong, but hearing that identity still made her heart skip a beat.
Based on the description, this isn't a position that everyone wants.
Born with responsibilities, they are the prohibition itself, destined to be forgotten by everyone in the world.
This identity was created solely for the purpose of pure dedication.
Even if there were mountain guardians in history who rebelled against their status, their fate is probably forgotten.
Even without memories, Shen Guisong is still her friend, and their friend, not just a symbol of status.
But when faced with a descendant of this identity... he didn't know how to react.
This seems to be the only evidence that can prove the existence of the Divine Pine.
Mu Yuan's gaze towards A Ju now held a hint of the same complex expression he had shown when he looked at Jie Zhoujian.
Qingjue understood, and said, "Let's not talk about this in this mountain prison. Let's go to the Yun family's reception room and have some hot tea."
"You've made all the arrangements, aren't you? You're the young master, and I'm the young master?" Yun Yuelin glanced at him and walked forward: "Come with me, young master."
In the Yun family's living room, everyone sat around a table and began discussing the information they had just received.
Before Qingjue could even speak, Ruan Linglai said, "Little Aju, you're that mysterious mountain guardian, so that means you share the same surname as Senior Shen Guisong? What's your name, Shenju?"
Yan Shiqun retorted, "That sounds like a horse."
Aju: "Couldn't you think of something nicer? If this is what I want, then pretend I never heard it."
Wen Tianyu smiled and said, "The power to bestow a name is a gift from heaven, and it must suit your temperament very well."
"Really?" Yan Shiqun asked. "You mean his unreliable temperament?"
Aju: "Then I'm your senior brother too, Junior Brother Yan."
Jie interrupted the impromptu mini-drama that was playing out anytime and anywhere during the day: "Ahem, let's hear what Master has to say first."
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