Chapter 45 Belated Affection "Brother, are you asleep?"...
"Brother, are you asleep?"
Li Youyang stood up and opened the door: "Elder Chen..."
Chen Feng took out two jugs of wine and said with a smile, "It's just you and me, so there's no need to act anymore, Senior Brother. It's your favorite peach blossom wine."
As he said this, he walked into the room and placed the wine jug on the table.
Li Youyang and Chen Feng sat opposite each other.
Chen Feng handed Li Youyang a pot, but Li Youyang didn't take it. Chen Feng didn't care and put it down casually. "Brother, this is really unkind of you. Since you're back, why don't you go back to Guanhe Sword Sect? You've made everyone in the sect sad for so long, especially Liu Jing."
Li Youyang's eyes darkened.
Chen Feng sighed. "Liu Jing told me everything about what happened a hundred years ago. He was indeed extremely wrong, but to err is human. Brother, you should at least give him a chance to mend his ways."
Li Youyang said coldly, "I don't blame him, I just can't figure out some things."
Chen Feng took a sip of wine. "Liu Jing did that because he was bewitched by the demons. He wanted to prove himself to you, and he wanted to become stronger. The demons gave him a technique and told him that he could break the seal of the Ten Thousand Demons Cave and become a saint by refining the demonic energy. That's why he got so carried away..."
Li Youyang interrupted: "I don't want to talk about what happened a hundred years ago."
Chen Feng sighed. "Alright, let's not talk about that. But you should definitely hear about these past hundred years, Senior Brother. You should have heard about Liu Jing guarding your coffin after your death, but the truth is even worse than the rumors. Besides guarding the coffin, the first thing he did was to nourish the thousands of souls with his spiritual energy. After ten years of tireless work, he finally saved the lives of thousands of disciples. The second thing he did was to reunite your soul. Over the years, no matter how dangerous the place, as long as there was a rumor of a way to reunite souls, he would go there. Each time, he returned half-dead, and several times he nearly perished. As a result, he forced himself to reach the level of a saint without focusing on his cultivation. Senior Brother, no matter how wrong he was back then, he has acknowledged his mistakes and is working hard to make amends. Can't you really give him another chance?"
Li Youyang repeated: "I've already said that I never blamed him."
Chen Feng took a sip of wine. "Brother, it would be better if you blamed him. I'm afraid you don't blame him. It's not because you feel sorry for him, but because you're sad and heartbroken. We'll be strangers from now on. Brother, this punishment is too heavy for Liu Jing. I've watched him grow up over the past hundred years. Every time it was your birthday, he would cook two servings of noodles and eat them by himself, leaning against your coffin while crying. Normally, he would mutter to himself facing the coffin. I couldn't bear to watch it. Brother, Liu Jing really knows he was wrong. This lesson is enough. We've had hundreds of years of master-disciple friendship, and he's a disciple you love so much. Can you really just let it go?"
Li Youyang was silent.
Chen Feng continued: "So why bother yourself..."
Li Youyang interrupted, "Elder Chen, I've already said that I've never blamed him, nor have I ever asked him to do anything for me. As for saving those thousands of lives, that was his duty, not for anyone else."
Chen Feng sighed silently. His senior brother's injuries were more serious than he had imagined. He wondered what the situation was like in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave that could make his master so disappointed in Liu Jing. Well, there was no need to rush this matter. He would just keep the person here first and make a long-term plan.
"Okay, let's not talk about Nan Liujing, let's not talk about a hundred years ago, then what about the Guanhe Sword Sect? Senior Brother founded it single-handedly, and put so much effort into it, but now you don't plan to keep it?"
Li Youyang supported his forehead with one hand: "The Guanhe Sword Sect is now even better than it was a hundred years ago. This is good. What's more, I am Chengyan Jun of the Yunshan Sect, and I have nothing to do with the Guanhe Sword Sect."
Chen Feng was slightly startled. He didn't expect Li Youyang to be unwilling to return to Guanhe Sword Sect: "Senior Brother..."
Li Youyang said coldly, "Lord Youyang died a hundred years ago. I'm tired."
Chen Feng silently clenched his fist. His senior brother's heart was still tied to Liu Jing. He continued, "Some things lack flavor when told by others. Only when you see them with your own eyes can you truly feel them."
Chen Feng's fingertips moved slightly, and a water mirror appeared in the void. In the mirror, Nan Liujing was leaning against the coffin, muttering to himself. He looked as if he was about to break. The scene then changed to Nan Liujing eating noodles while crying...
Li Youyang looked at Nan Liujing who was leaning against the coffin and admitting his mistake in the picture with his eyes as calm as water. He originally thought that it would be difficult to let go of hundreds of years of friendship, but when he saw this person bowing his head and admitting his mistake in front of his coffin, he found that he was so calm. He had overestimated his friendship and underestimated his indifference.
"No need to look any further, the affairs of Guanhe Sword Sect have nothing to do with me."
Chen Feng originally thought that Li Youyang would be soft-hearted after reading this. After all, Li Youyang couldn't bear to see Nan Liujing in any pain. It seemed that Nan Liujing had indeed hurt him badly a hundred years ago. Alas!
With a sigh, Chen Feng put away the water mirror: "Then I won't disturb you from resting, brother."
Then he stood up and was about to leave.
Li Youyang reminded: "Wine."
Chen Feng said "oh", picked up the wine jug and turned to leave.
After walking a few steps outside, he saw Nan Liujing: "Did you hear everything?"
Nan Liujing smiled bitterly: "A hundred years ago, I hurt him too deeply. No one in this world will wait for you forever. Master really doesn't want me this time."
Chen Feng patted Nan Liujing on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so pessimistic. As long as people are still alive, nothing is the end."
Nan Liujing's eyes darkened. "Uncle Master, there's no need to comfort me. I've never thought of giving up. From the moment I saw his true feelings, I no longer planned to be his disciple. Now it's even better. After all, many of my tactics won't work against Youyang Divine Lord, but it's different against Chengyan Lord."
Chen Feng was stunned again. Over the years, he had vaguely guessed Nan Liujing's feelings for Li Youyang, but he didn't expect Nan Liujing to state it so bluntly. He shook his head secretly, thinking that these two people would have to work together.
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On the second day, all the major sects gathered together, and all disciples with the cultivation level below half-saint could enter the secret realm for trial. The teleportation array was activated, and tens of thousands of disciples arrived in the secret realm in an instant. At the same time, several water mirrors appeared in the void, showing the situation in the secret realm.
Li Youyang looked at the water mirror boredly. Nan Liujing came over with desserts and fruits. "Elder Li, the secret realm trial will take five hours. Have some fruits and desserts."
Li Youyang was about to refuse when Nan Liujing looked at Luo Yinzhu and said, "Master Luo, try it too."
Luo Yinzhu quickly took it and thanked him: "Elder Li, Sect Master Nan specially prepared it for you. Try it!"
Lie Wushuang curled his lips and took out a more exquisite pastry snack: "Master, this is what my junior brother gave me before he left. He said he was worried you would be bored, so he gave it to you to entertain you."
Li Youyang picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and praised it.
Now that Li Youyang had it, Luo Yinzhu couldn't force him any further. She looked at Nan Liujing, only to see him staring at Li Youyang with eyes full of affection. He was slightly startled. Could it be that Sect Master Nan was attracted to Li Youyang? But...how could a worthless playboy like Cheng Yanjun attract a peak-level immortal like Sect Master Nan?! He must have seen it wrong.
Thinking about it, he looked at Nan Liujing again, but Nan Liujing's eyes were still on Li Youyang.
A quarter of an hour later, Nan Liujing brought tea: "It's been so long, Elder Li must be thirsty..."
Lie Wushuang smiled and said, "Master Nan, there's no need to worry so much. Junior Brother has already prepared some fruit tea, and Master has just had it."
Nan Liujing was not annoyed. He ordered his disciples to bring the tea away, and he stood quietly behind Li Youyang.
Li Youyang didn't feel anything, but Luo Yinzhu was very uncomfortable. He was sitting next to Li Youyang, and Sect Master Nan was standing next to them. How could he sit still? But his intuition told him that he must not move, otherwise he would make Sect Master Nan unhappy.
Lie Wushuang was also a little surprised: "Master Nan is not going back to Guanhe Sword Sect?"
Nan Liujing explained: "This is Elder Li's first time to Guanhe Sword Sect, and I'm worried that he might be neglectful."
Lie Wushuang was slightly stunned. There were quite a few people who came to Guanhe Sword Sect for the first time, but he had never seen Nan Liujing so attentive to all of them.
Nan Liujing said softly, "To be honest, when I first met Elder Li in the Chiyang Sect last time, I was attracted to him. I fell in love with him at first sight, which is why I was being so attentive. I hope Han'ai-kun will forgive me for the mistake."
Lie Wushuang's face was filled with shock: "Master Nan is pleased with Master?!"
Nan Liujing nodded: "Yes."
Everyone in the world knows that the only person Nan Liujing truly cares about is Youyang Divine Monarch, who sacrificed his soul in blood a hundred years ago. Yet, Nan Liujing now claims to have fallen in love with his master at first sight! Could it be because his master and Youyang Divine Monarch share the same name?
Luo Yinzhu was also stunned as she listened from the side. Nan Liujing actually fell in love with Cheng Yanjun?! She couldn't help but look at Li Youyang carefully in surprise. He was a good-looking man, but Nan Liujing was not someone who would let his beauty blind him. Could there be something special about Cheng Yanjun?
Li Youyang frowned: "Master Nan, please don't make such jokes."
Nan Liujing's face was full of sincerity: "I'm not joking. It's just that when I first met Elder Li, I felt a sense of familiarity. I used to not believe in love at first sight, but now that I've met Elder Li, I know that some people are really destined to be together."
Luo Yinzhu was stunned again. From what he heard from Sect Master Nan, he seemed to be completely devoted to Cheng Yanjun. No wonder the elders of Guanhe Sword Sect specifically asked Cheng Yanjun to come.
Li Youyang's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river).
Seeing Li Youyang's displeasure, Lie Wushuang said coldly, "Master Nan, your standing here is really embarrassing for everyone in Yunshan Sect. Look at the disciples behind Yunshan Sect, who are neither sitting nor standing. You should go back to Guanhe Sword Sect."
Luo Yinzhu hurriedly said, "Mr. Han'ai, you shouldn't speak to Sect Master Nan like that."
Nan Liujing said softly, "It's alright, fellow disciples of the Yunshan Sect, don't be so reserved. I'm attracted to your Elder Li, and maybe we'll be married in the future, and you'll be considered a member of the Yunshan Sect."
"Let's make a marriage! Nan Liujing, I didn't know you could be so shameless."
A man's cold voice rang out in the void.
"Who is so bold as to curse Sect Master Nan in Yunshan Sect?"
"I want to know too! Sect Master Nan has already attained sainthood, so no one would dare to criticize him, not even in Yunshan Sect or elsewhere! Is this person crazy?"
As the discussion continued, everyone looked over and couldn't help but sigh after seeing who it was.
"I should have guessed it earlier. Who else would dare to do that except him?"
"I hope Fuguang-kun won't go on a killing spree again like he did a hundred years ago!"
Nan Liujing's eyes were as cold as ice.
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