Chapter 88 reveals her fear that Pei Wenjing might die here today. ...
Shen Cangyu was not Shen Yingda's child. At the same time, to his surprise, Shen Qingyan was his child.
Why is this happening?
Perhaps because his past obsessions were already ingrained in his mind, Shen Yingda never considered what would happen if Shen Cangyu really wasn't his child.
Should she be brought into the Shen family under the guise of adoption? After all, she also has the surname Shen, so there's no need to change her name. It's just a nominal title, which is good for everyone.
He had sworn to Huang Menglu that even if Shen Cangyu wasn't his child, he would still adopt her as his goddaughter. But now, with the truth right before his eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say it. Blood ties were like a thorn in his heart, something he couldn't let go of no matter how much time passed.
At the same time, he met his real child.
Shen Yingda frowned as he watched the child being helped off the stage. Shen Qingyan had always been overshadowed by Shen Cangyu; he lacked both talent and ability, he hadn't inherited the Kunlun Sword, and he couldn't command respect. Was his child destined to be just like him, a mediocre person?
Why isn't his child Shen Cangyu? Why is it Shen Cangyu who inherits the Kunlun Sword? Didn't she say she came from Penglai? If she hadn't come from Penglai and happened to have the surname Shen, why would Shen Yingda have thought so much?
Fate plays tricks on people.
Shen Yingda felt that he would meet Shen Cangyu in this life, probably because he had committed some sin in his previous life.
Shen Cangyu went to Kunlun to seek revenge.
She shattered all his hopes.
Shen Cangyu met Shen Yingda's gaze frankly and without the slightest worry: "Shen Cangyu is Shen Cangyu, who else could it be?"
"Why is your surname Chen?" Shen Yingda's eyes were terrifyingly deep. "Is this your real name, or a pseudonym you deliberately chose?"
The head of the Good and Evil Hall, Huang, had an even more extreme personality. As soon as Shen Yingda finished speaking, he continued, "Do you think that just because you have the surname Shen, you can replace Shen Qingyan as the sect leader's child?"
Both the elders on the elders' seat and the disciples in the audience sensed that something was amiss.
"No, why can you have the surname Shen, and he can have the surname Shen, but I can't?" Shen Cangyu said. "Is there only one Shen family allowed in this world?"
Shen Cangyu had wondered before why Shen Qingyan and she both had the surname Shen. Was there some kind of relationship between them? Was it also related to their identities as transmigrators?
But later Shen Cangyu understood. Why couldn't she have the same surname as Shen Qingyan? Did that mean that no other character in the novel was allowed to share the same surname as the protagonist?
[Huh? I really thought Cang Yu was the sect leader's child. Was it all a lie? Or was it just a coincidence?]
I'm so disappointed...
[If that's the case, then Cang Yu still has nothing. Shouldn't the protagonist have some protagonist privileges? The author is so cruel, forcing the female lead to endure such a hard life.]
[The author could have easily changed the setting with a simple click, sparing the female lead from those sufferings. Why did they have to do it this way? I don't understand the point.]
Even if the protagonist needs to go through hardships, she can't always be running into obstacles. The protagonist has a heart, and so do the readers. When I see Cang Yu suffering, I feel sorry for her too.
Does the author really hate his protagonist that much? Why can't he give her anything good?
The identity of being the sect leader's daughter is worthless to Shen Cangyu; otherwise, she wouldn't have repeatedly tried to distance herself from the sect leader.
Shen Cangyu knew that most protagonists had a good background. Authors wanted to give protagonists many wonderful things, such as family background, talents and cheat codes, a system, and the love and admiration of others...
Many readers are hoping for a major reversal in Shen Cangyu's background, with her status suddenly rising above everyone else, allowing her to slap the faces of others.
But why does she insist on using her background and status to elevate her status? It is Shen Qingyan who needs to use her background to improve her status, not her. She has plenty of strength.
She understood the author's purpose in setting up this plot. Right now, she was just herself, but if she had the support of her background, more people would focus on her past, and her efforts would be diminished. People would fawn over her, and all her past efforts would become meaningless.
She didn't want people to only refer to her as the sect leader's daughter or the Kunlun Sword Master when they mentioned her in the future...
She clearly has a name; she is Shen Cangyu.
Shen Yingda was choked by her words and couldn't say anything.
Elder Hongyu, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up: "You said you came from Penglai. Is that true?"
As she spoke, Master Huang revealed his judge's pen. As soon as Shen Cangyu answered, he could tell whether she was lying or not.
Everyone looked at Shen Cangyu, while Qiu Sheng, sitting in the audience, had a complicated expression. She had been watching Shen Cangyu since she first came to Kunlun, watching her cultivate step by step and grow step by step. She and Shen Cangyu hit it off immediately and she treated her like her own younger sister. Even after Shen Cangyu left Wanqi Guixin, she respected all her choices.
If her identity is fake, if she really lied, then is the friendship between them and what Qiu Sheng saw in her eyes also fake?
Shen Cangyu made a wrong move from the very beginning.
She also knew that perhaps she shouldn't have taken on the identity of the Penglai envoy in the first place. This identity helped her cross the threshold of Kunlun and gave her preferential treatment. At that time, she had nothing and only thought about increasing her bargaining chips, fighting for as much as she could.
At that time, she knew nothing of the past, nor did she think about the future.
She never knew she would achieve everything she has today, but what she has gained is 10% due to connections and 90% due to her own hard work. If she hadn't become the Penglai envoy in the first place, she could still have gotten to where she is today through her own abilities, and she wouldn't have had the sword of Damocles hanging over her head, ready to fall at any moment.
But everything that has been done has a price to pay.
Shen Cangyu looked at Elder Hongyu and suddenly smiled: "Of course, I was just kidding you."
Shen Yingda's expression changed, while Elder Hongyu, standing to the side, showed an expression of "I knew it."
At the same time, the word "evil" hanging above her head lit up again. This time, no one doubted her identity as a villain.
"It seems you came to Kunlun with all your heart just to take Shen Qingyan's identity and steal what belongs to him... No wonder you always targeted him, so that's why..." An elder muttered, his gaze towards Shen Cangyu changing.
Shen Cangyu recognized him. In the past classes, he always praised her and belittled Shen Qingyan. Unexpectedly, now that their status has changed, the elder has suddenly changed his face, as if Shen Cangyu is an unforgivable villain and he is just a pitiful person who has been deceived by her.
Shen Cangyu observed the changing expressions on everyone's faces, but she wasn't afraid; instead, she found it interesting.
How could their emotions change so quickly? Was this identity really that important? But when she was the envoy of Penglai, she didn't feel that this identity had helped her much. All she got was a courtyard and people's goodwill towards her. But none of that mattered to her.
However, they seem to attribute everything she has achieved to her identity as the Penglai envoy, denying her talent and hard work.
Are these cultivators? What kind of immortality do they cultivate that makes them value fame and fortune so much?
“She came to Kunlun not of her own volition, but at my request.”
At this moment, someone suddenly stood up and blocked Shen Cangyu's way, saying...
Shen Cangyu looked up and saw Pei Wenjing.
Pei Wenjing stood before her, his hands clenched tightly at his sides. Shen Cangyu suddenly remembered that Pei Wenjing had probably experienced many such scenes of being condemned by everyone.
Every time his identity was exposed, the people of Kunlun would extract his bones and destroy his marrow, probably in a similar way, or perhaps even worse. At least the elders hadn't laid a hand on her yet.
"Pei Wenjing, you've been completely blinded by her!" someone shouted. "She's a terrible person, why are you protecting her? If you stand in her way now, she'll stab you in the back sooner or later!"
“She’s already stabbed me in the back before, and I’ve already suffered for it, so I don’t care if she stabs me a few more times,” Pei Wenjing said, though it was unclear when he was referring to that incident.
Shen Cangyu was stunned when he heard this, and the elders thought he had gone mad.
Elder Hongyu suddenly flicked her finger, and a red thread flew out, enveloping Pei Wenjing in a layer of red light. Then, fine, dense red threads flew out from his body, almost obscuring everyone's vision.
"So many red threads. This is the first time I've ever seen someone with so much karma wrapped around their body."
Elder Hongyu said.
This statement overlaps with what Shen Cangyu heard on Blind Mountain back then.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she reached out to push aside the red thread and grab Pei Wenjing's wrist.
She feared that Pei Wenjing would die here today.
The moment her hand touched Pei Wenjing's, the clusters of red threads floating around him unexpectedly wrapped around Shen Cangyu's arm. Connected by these red threads, Shen Cangyu suddenly sensed a tremendous sorrow emanating from them and flowing towards her.
In the past, she had wondered why Pei Wenjing loved her. If it wasn't because of infatuation, he had no reason to love her. She didn't believe in his sincerity. But at this moment, she sensed Pei Wenjing's emotions.
A single red thread represents Pei Wenjing's search for Shen Cangyu throughout one lifetime. The red thread drifts aimlessly, without a destination, signifying that Pei Wenjing did not find Shen Cangyu in that lifetime.
He then faced death and rebirth, continuing his search for Shen Cangyu in his new life.
She suddenly understood why Pei Wenjing never wanted to become an immortal in every life. The more advanced his Taoist skills became, the more he wanted to sever the Taoist magic within him to prevent himself from becoming an immortal.
He had no attachment to becoming an immortal or to anything else in this world; his only desire was to find her.
So this is what "obsession" truly means.
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