Chapter 409: Bullying the Master and Destroying the Ancestor (Gu Lian Extra)
Chapter 409: Bullying the Master and Destroying the Ancestor (Gu Lian Extra)
When did I meet my senior brother?
It was a very cold spring day, and Gu Lian was still a beggar at the time.
He has been homeless since the floods in Jiangnan.
After his parents died, he hadn't had a full meal in a very, very long time.
Actually, he was quite lucky. On his way to the capital, he had seen too many families who exchanged children to eat, but his parents never had such a thought.
They left him every last grain of food.
Two people were supporting him, and they dragged both of them to their deaths.
Human life is the cheapest thing.
Why do those aristocratic young masters who bully men and women live such good lives?
Even young children may have such questions in their minds.
As luxury cars and fine horses passed by on the street, the scantily clad children in the corner glanced at them and then looked away.
He also needs to figure out where to get the food for the next meal.
He hasn't eaten for two days.
His encounter with Gu Xuanzhi took place under such an awkward circumstances.
He snatched the remaining half of the bun from the stray dog's mouth, protected it as he ran, but was chased into a dead end.
Looking at the several ferocious wild dogs in front of him, he was filled with grief and indignation. He stuffed the half of the cold, hard, and dirty bun in his hand into his mouth.
Even if he dies, he wants to die with a full stomach!
The wild dogs closed in, and the child could only wait to die.
Gu Xuanzhi appeared at this time.
He swaggered to a spot on the wall, looking somewhat nonchalant. He sighed softly, as if somewhat helpless, "Don't bully a child..."
Gu Lian looked up and saw that it was still a cold early spring, and the weeds outside had not yet sprouted new buds, but a branch of apricot blossoms had already stretched over the wall in the courtyard behind the boy.
The boy casually picked a few flower petals and used them to drive away the stray dogs.
Gu Lian had no time to pay attention to the stray dogs; the little child's attention was completely drawn to the boy in front of him.
He had never seen anyone so good-looking.
Dressed in red, she was dashing and unrestrained, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and a slight smirk that revealed her arrogance.
Gu Xuanzhi clapped his hands, turned his head to look at the child, and stared into his eyes.
He found it amusing and jumped down from the top of the wall.
Apricot blossoms fell, each petal landing on the tip of the young man's boots. He strode in amidst the falling blossoms, stunning Gu Lian for the rest of her life.
Gu Xuanzhi looked at the dirty child in front of him, whose eyes were clear and bright, and unbelievably beautiful.
He raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance, and asked, "Kid, what are you looking at?"
The child, who had just been looking dazed, snapped back to reality, his face, which had been red from the cold, instantly flushed with embarrassment.
He lowered his head somewhat shyly, his voice timid, "Brother, are you a deity?"
Gu Xuanzhi was taken aback by what he heard, then burst out laughing, while the child in front of him didn't know what it was about the fairy brother that made him laugh.
He looked down at his bare feet and felt a strange sense of inferiority. He hid his frozen, red feet under his tattered clothes.
Gu Xuanzhi naturally saw the child's action, and his heart softened instantly. He squatted down in front of the child and reached out his hand to him.
"Would you like to come with me?"
The child looked up, somewhat incredulous, staring blankly at the boy in front of him, at the hand extended in front of him.
It looks clean and warm.
The child looked at his hands; they were dirty, covered in chilblains, red and swollen, and not very pretty.
He took a step back, trying to hide his hands behind his back, but Gu Xuanzhi grabbed his hand.
The child was stunned for a moment, but his body had already been lifted into the air.
Gu Xuanzhi showed no disgust and picked up the dirty child.
He took out a cloak from his storage ring and covered Gu Lian's head with it. His laughter was hearty. "I'm not old enough to take on disciples yet, but I'll have my master take you as my disciple. From now on, you'll be my junior brother!"
When the cloak was draped over his body, the child felt a long-lost warmth.
Even though he knew perfectly well that he should get down and not get the fairy brother's clothes dirty, the child couldn't bear to let go of the boy's shoulder, with its delicate fragrance and unique warmth.
Let him hug me one more time.
Just for a moment.
He is not greedy.
Really.
Gu Xuanzhi felt the child gently rubbing against his neck and thought he was in pain, which made her feel even more tender. She raised her hand and cast a small spell on him.
Get a good night's sleep.
Everything will pass.
At that time, the Tianqian Sect was still a small sect with only about thirty disciples.
The child later became Gu Xuanzhi's junior brother.
Gu Xuanzhi named him Gu Lian.
Their master was not a particularly talented cultivator; he passed away three years after they began their training.
As the most talented senior disciple of the Tianqian Sect, Gu Xuanzhi naturally took on the responsibility of protecting the Tianqian Sect.
They grew up together, and Gu Lian's magic and swordsmanship were all taught to her by Gu Xuanzhi.
Gu Lian had always known that Gu Xuanzhi was extremely talented; he could grasp anything at a glance.
In order to catch up with him, he never dared to slack off, but he still fell behind his senior brother.
Gu Xuanzhi returned from the secret realm and became the undisputed number one cultivator.
Everyone could only look up to him, including him.
He thought this was for the best; at least, no one could hurt his senior brother anymore.
He was content just to stay by his senior's side.
He thought life would continue peacefully like this.
But one day, my senior brother stood on the star-gazing platform and observed the celestial phenomena at night. He then locked himself in a secret room.
Later, he brought back a baby.
But my senior brother's health completely collapsed.
He had personally witnessed this man using his remaining lifespan to repair the child's soul.
He questioned him about why he was ruining himself like this.
That was the first time he had ever intended to kill a child who was still too young to understand anything.
In his heart, no person or thing could compare to his senior brother.
No one is more important than this person named Gu Xuanzhi!
But in his senior brother's heart, the Tianqian Sect will always be the most important.
That child was the only hope.
Seeing her senior brother's increasingly listless demeanor, Gu Lian finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Screw fate!
To hell with their backlash!
Since no one has ascended to heaven for thousands of years, he will find a path to the heavens for his senior brother!
Following the records in the ancient texts, Gu Lian embarked on a journey to find that ancient secret realm.
Luckily, he found it.
Unfortunately, he is dying.
But he was unwilling to accept it. He could die, but why couldn't his senior brother, such a good person, live?
He survived, but became a monster that was neither human nor ghost.
A monster that only knows how to kill and is obsessed with becoming an immortal.
When the Demon-Slaying Strike pierced his heart, he felt a sense of liberation.
Slay the demon.
Just right.
But... I still want to see my senior brother one more time...
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