On Jueming Cliff, a young man wearing a white disciple robe with blue embroidery was practicing with his sword.
The swordsmanship was brutal and every move was deadly.
Sweat flowed down his face, and a large area of his back was soaked, but he seemed to be unable to feel tired and refused to stop.
Yu Shaozhi stood not far away and observed him. He wanted to open his mouth several times, but in the end he remained silent.
Waiting for him quietly.
A ray of sword light suddenly struck straight at him, but Yu Shaozhi did not even budge, looking calmly at Lin Liaoting who was holding the sword.
The sword deflected an inch away from him and was nailed to the tree behind him.
As if Lin Liaoting didn’t see him, he pulled out his sword, turned around and walked down the mountain.
Yu Shaozhi followed him.
“Qingru is here to see you.” Yu Shaozhi spoke first.
Lin Liaoting’s eyes showed a hint of reaction, but he didn’t look at him and gave a faint “hmm”.
Yu Shaozhi looked at his unwillingness to talk and sighed.
From the moment Yu Shaozhi saw Lin Liaoting again, he had become like this, wrapping himself in indifference and making it difficult for anyone to get close to him.
In fact, he could understand it. First, the Lin family was wiped out, and then they were tortured in the dungeon for so long, and then…
Then he watched Jian Xiuyun choose Kan Wenxiao with his own eyes.
He still remembered the day when Jian Xiuyun came to bid goodbye to them. Lin Liaoting’s eyes were full of collapse and despair.
For the first time, he looked at Jian Xiuyun hatefully.
“Shizun, he is Kan Wenxiao! Can you ignore the tens of thousands of lives lost by my Lin family and the Eight Sects?”
Jian Xiuyun didn’t look at him. He turned his head and looked out the window. His shoulders were obviously shaking, but in the end, he gritted out, “I’m sorry.”
He didn’t know who he was talking to.
Lin Liaoting laughed loudly and stepped back with red eyes. He extended his hand at his side and pulled out the jade pendant from his waist, and then threw it to the ground. Upon contact with the ground, the jade immediately shattered.
That was a gift given to him by Jian Xiuyun at his crown age.
“Then from today on, you are not my Shizun.” Lin Liaoting said and strode out.
As the door opened and closed, only the sound of wind and snow could be heard, like the sound of farewell.
Jian Xiuyun watched his back disappear, but did not chase after him after all.
They were the only two people left in the house.
Jian Xiuyun sighed softly, then turned around and asked Yu Shaozhi, “Do you blame me too?”
Yu Shaozhi looked at him, indescribable emotions surging in his eyes, “How can I blame you?”
Jian Xiuyun paused and said, “Shidi, I will leave Liaoting to you.”
Yu Shaozhi didn’t respond. His eyes fell on his wrist, where a thin red rope was tied at some point.
He remembered that his Shixiong never liked these bright colors.
Who tied this? And for whom?
Yu Shaozhi felt a bit of pain in his throat. He thought about how he had never been the one who could make Jian Xiuyun tainted with the world.
Yu Shaozhi raised his head, a warm smile on his lips as usual, “Shixiong, don’t worry, I will take good care of him.”
Take good care of the country that Kan Wenxiao gave up, and take good care of your disciple.
I also hope that Kan Wenxiao can take good care of you as well.
He didn’t say the next words, and probably would never say them.
After Jian Xiuyun and Kan Wenxiao left, Lin Liaoting never smiled again or gave him a good look.
He knew that Lin Liaoting was dissatisfied with him.
He accepted Kan Wenxiao’s “food” so easily, as if those things had never happened before.
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After Jian Xiuyun and Kan Wenxiao left, the hatred in his heart seemed to be directed towards Yu Shaozhi.
Yu Shaozhi didn’t care and accepted it all.
He thought that one day, time would heal everything.
But later Lin Liaoting seemed to have lost his feelings completely.
He became more and more silent day by day, but worked harder and harder while practicing with his sword.
Yu Shaozhi looked worried, but didn’t know how to persuade him.
But Lin Liaoting suddenly took the initiative to find him.
He said he wanted him to be his Shizun.
Only then did Yu Shaozhi realize that he wasn’t devoid of feelings, he just kept them locked in his heart.
He was angry with Jian Xiuyun.
He also missed Jian Xiuyun.
Yu Shaozhi understood what he meant and held a grand apprenticeship ceremony to inform the entire cultivation world.
On the day of the apprenticeship ceremony, Lin Liaoting was obviously restless. Jian Xiuyun arrived at the last moment of the ceremony and did not step forward, but just hid in the crowd.
Yu Shaozhi knew that Lin Liaoting had seen him and was about to take the token back when he saw him glance in the direction of Jian Xiuyun and then take the token decisively.
“The ceremony is completed.” The ceremony official said.
But Yu Shaozhi knew in his heart that nothing had been accomplished at all, and the master in Lin Liaoting’s heart was still Jian Xiuyun.
Sure enough, Lin Liaoting never called him Shizun.
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“Shijie.” Lin Liaoting looked at the woman standing nearby and strode over.
Song Qingru straightened her hair and said with a smile, “It is really hard to see you.”
Lin Liaoting curled his lips and looked down at the child in her arms.
The child, who was just one year old, was sleeping soundly.
The child was well-raised, with white and tender skin and a round face that puffed up with his breathing.
Lin Liaoting’s eyes softened a bit, and he raised his hand, gently touching his face with his fingertips.
Gently, as if he was touching fragile porcelain.
“The child is so young, Xie Tan didn’t even accompany you.” Lin Liaoting said as he led her towards his house.
When the fight broke out in Xuyu Peak, Kan Wenxiao placed Song Qingru alone in a place and sent guards to guard her, both to restrict and protect her. Xie Tan was one of the guards.
But he didn’t expect that the two would fall in love after some time. Later, Yu Shaozhi was once again in power, and her restrictions were lifted, and she married Xie Tan.
It was just that Xie Tan was a member of Fusang, so Lin Liaoting’s attitude towards him was neutral and he never called him brother-in-law.
Lin Liaoting hurt Kan Wenxiao at the beginning, and Xie Tan couldn’t stand him, so Song Qingru always made sure they never met up.
“It’s alright. I’m still a cultivator no matter what, so there is nothing to worry about.”
Stepping into the house, Song Qingru looked at the deserted room and immediately realized no one lived here. There was even dust on the table.
Song Qingru turned around and asked, “How do you usually live?”
Lin Liaoting looked a little embarrassed and said, “I’ll clean it up.”
Song Qingru smiled helplessly and put the child on the bed, “Can you even work? It’s better for me to do it, and you can help look after the child.”
With that said, she started cleaning.
When she was using a duster to sweep away the dust on a cabinet, she bumped into something unknown, and a black package fell down.
A quick look showed that it had been there for a long time and was covered with dust.
Song Qingru first swept it with a duster, then held her nose and opened it. A silver mask lay inside, with black ties tied around it loosely, and there were traces of scorched burned marks on it.
Song Qingru was stunned for a moment and picked up the mask.
There seemed to be only one person who had worn such a mask at Xuyu Peak.
She vaguely remembered that at that time, Shizun had taken her Shidi to attend the Immortal Sword Conference. Lin Liaoting refused to accept it and secretly followed them.
But within a few days, he came back angrily holding a mask.
She happened to meet him and asked what was going on.
Lin Liaoting said that he took off Kan Wenxiao’s mask in public.
After Song Qingru heard this, she was so angry that she grabbed his ear and scolded him for a long time. Finally, Lin Liaoting got tired of hearing her and slapped her hand away, reluctantly saying, “Alright, Shijie, stop talking. Shizun has already punished me with ten citations. After reading the Heart Sutra, can’t I just mend the mask again?”
“When Shidi comes back, you apologize to him.”
“Okay, okay, I’ll apologize.”
But then only Shizun came back.
Lin Liaoting held the mask and looked behind Jian Xiuyun several times but did not see Kan Wenxiao. He frowned and asked, “Where is he?”
Jian Xiuyun responded, “He may not come back.”
She remembered Lin Liaoting’s expression had changed instantly.
He grabbed Jian Xiuyun and asked the whole story, then silently held the mask and returned to his room.
She thought Lin Liaoting had thrown away the mask long ago, but unexpectedly, he still kept it.
“Ah.” Song Qingru sighed, took a new piece of cloth, wrapped the mask, and put it back.
The child was already awake when she came in, and Lin Liaoting was playing with him.
Seeing her come in, Lin Liaoting hurriedly stood up and poured a glass of water, “Thank you for your hard work, Shijie!”
Song Qingru smiled and said, “You can’t continue like this, It is better to find a Taoist companion.”
Lin Liaoting didn’t respond, turned around and continued playing with the child.
“Has he seen the child?” Lin Liaoting suddenly changed the subject.
Although it was not stated clearly, Song Qingru immediately realized who he was asking about.
“Shizun has already seen him. The longevity lock was given by Shizun.”
When Lin Liaoting heard this, his eyes fell on the small longevity lock and he stroked it gently with his fingers.
“Shizun and…Xiao Xi’er and the others are here…”
“There is no need to say it, I don’t want to hear it anyway.” Lin Liaoting interrupted her.
Song Qingru curled her lips and wouldn’t mention it again if he didn’t want to hear.
But having said that, Song Qingru had no choice but to change the topic, “I heard them say that Zhangmen treats you very well. Maybe you will be the next Sect Leader.”
When Lin Liaoting heard this, he calmly stated, “I won’t.”
“Why?”
Lin Liaoting turned to look at her and said coldly, “If I were to be the leader, the first thing I would do would be to wipe out the Fusang Clan.”
Song Qingru retorted, “You can’t.”
She stood up, walked to Lin Liaoting, and patted his shoulder, “We grew up together, and I understand who you are.”
Lin Liaoting lowered his eyes, “Shijie, people change.”
Song Qingru nodded, “But some aspects are difficult to change after all.”
Lin Liaoting said nothing, picked up the child and started playing with him.
After sending Song Qingru away, Lin Liaoting simply tidied up and lay down on his bed.
As usual, he forced himself to close his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, the gate of Wu Yu Garden seemed to appear in front of him. He stepped forward and pushed the door open, walking in.
Shijie was practicing swordplay, and Shizun was sitting on a chair, eating freshly baked pine nut and lily pastries, giving some instructions from time to time.
Seeing him come in, he asked leisurely, “Why are you late again?”
Lin Liaoting walked up to him and just called out “Shizun”, his eyes turning red.
Jian Xiuyun was stunned and handed over the pastry in his hand, “What is that for? I didn’t even scold you. Eat a piece of pastry and calm down.”
Lin Liaoting held back his tears and picked up a piece of pastry. Before he could eat it, he heard a commotion outside.
The little attendant ran in and exclaimed, “Young Master, the Lord and his wife are here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a noble lady walking in with a middle-aged man with an extraordinary aura, their arms intertwined.
The tears that Lin Liaoting had held back suddenly poured out.
He threw himself into the woman’s arms and cried, “Mother.”
Seeing this, the woman’s gentle voice was filled with anxiety, “What’s wrong, Ting’er? Why are you crying? Tell your mother.”
Jian Xiuyun on the side stood up awkwardly and murmured, “It can’t be because of me, I haven’t scolded him yet.”
“Yes, Ting’er, what’s wrong?” Lin Liaoting’s father also touched his head and asked.
Lin Liaoting didn’t say anything. He just shook his head desperately while crying and choked, “I just…miss you…I miss you so much…”
He made the woman distressed. She picked up a handkerchief and began to wipe his tears, “Then let’s go home and stay for a while, okay? Mother will take you home.”
“Okay…I want to go home….I really want to go home…”
Lin Liaoting lay buried in the woman’s arms and cried for a long time before calming down.
Jian Xiuyun took them inside the room and sat down.
Lin Liaoting held his mother’s hand tightly and refused to let go for a moment.
Suddenly, he heard a slight noise outside the door. Lin Liaoting heard the sound and looked towards it, only to see a small person hiding behind a pillar not far away.
He only stuck his head out a little, his gaze cautious, looking at Mrs. Lin holding him enviously.
Lin Liaoting immediately recognized that it was Kan Wenxiao who had just recently arrived at Xuyu Peak.
Still only a few years old.
Lin Liaoting looked at him from a distance, hesitated for a moment, then got up and walked over.
Kan Wenxiao saw him coming, turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by a voice behind him.
Kan Wenxiao turned around and looked at him timidly.
Then he saw Lin Liaoting reaching out to him with a piece of pine nut and lily pastry in his palm.
“For me?” Kan Wenxiao asked in disbelief.
Seeing Lin Liaoting nodding, he took it.
Put it to his lips and took a small bite. The sweetness spread in his mouth. It was delicious.
“Thank you!”
Lin Liaoting shook his head and looked at him quietly, as if he was looking at another person through him.
Kan Wenxiao looked at him with some confusion and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Liaoting smiled, but tears were brimming in his eyes.
Knowing that he would not understand, he still said, “I won’t bully you, so don’t kill them, okay?”
Kan Wenxiao followed his gaze and saw a wealthy and well-matched couple sitting there.
He didn’t understand why Lin Liaoting said this.
But he still smiled sweetly at Lin Liaoting, reached out and hooked his little finger and said, “Okay.”
As soon as the words left his lips, Lin Liaoting opened his eyes.
It was already bright outside. He had yet another dream.
His face was cold. He raised his hand to wipe away the wet tears with his sleeves, then stood up and walked out.
It was another day, and he was still alone.
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I feel bad for him…