Boom!
Jiang Chen's words were like a clap of thunder in everyone's ears. Jiang Chen had deliberately used the Great Soul Derivation Technique. Every word was like a knife drilling into everyone's heart, especially Gu Xuantian's.
Ancient people's elders were all experts of the older generation. In their eyes, Goulan was just a junior, a child. Some of them had watched Goulan grow up. It was impossible to say that they didn't love Goulan at all.
Jiang Chen's words shocked Gu Xuantian the most. He was stunned. For 12 years, he had imprisoned Goulan for 12 years, but he had never thought about it from another angle. He only thought that Goulan had made a mistake and should be punished. However, he had forgotten that Goulan was his sister, his biological sister.
Gu Xuantian, don't you feel guilty about Goulan all these years?
Jiang Chen's words were still lingering in his ears. Did he really not feel guilty? No, as Jiang Chen had said, every time he saw Goulan's haggard face, his heart would ache. Therefore, he rarely went to see Goulan.
Gu Xuantian had felt guilty more than once. He had always wanted to release Goulan. He only needed Goulan to admit her mistake. Even if Goulan said that she was wrong, he would set her free. After all, she was his biological sister. However, Goulan would rather be imprisoned for 12 years than admit her mistake.
How difficult it was to exchange 12 years for the three words, "I was wrong"? Gu Xuantian had never known. Until now, Gu Xuantian finally understood why Goulan didn't want to say it. It was because Goulan wasn't wrong. It was him who was wrong. It was the rules of the Ancient people that were wrong.
Why were humans human? Because humans had feelings. Goulan knew how to repay kindness and even promised to marry him. That was her true nature. As the Patriarch, Gu Xuantian had forcibly separated a pair of ill-fated lovebirds and imprisoned Goulan. It was simply unreasonable.
"Mother …"
Wu Ningzhu couldn't bear it anymore. She fell to the ground with a plop. Tears streamed down her face and she burst into tears. 12 years. She would never forget Goulan's appearance. She would always remember that year when she was 10 years old. A 10 years old child could already remember everything.
Every word of Jiang Chen was like a knife stabbing into Wu Ningzhu's body. She couldn't imagine how Goulan had survived these 12 years.
Jiang Chen squatted down and hugged Wu Ningzhu's shoulders. His eyes were filled with heartache. This was an extremely strong woman. Jiang Chen had never seen Wu Ningzhu shed a single tear. She was countless times stronger than other men. However, only Jiang Chen knew that behind this strength, there was a lot of bitterness that outsiders couldn't understand. Jiang Chen's words made the bitterness that had been hidden for 12 years pour out. It was like a broken river, unable to be controlled.
"Ning 'er."
Wu Ningzhu's bitter cries had completely destroyed Gu Xuantian's psychological defenses. His eyes were a little moist. No matter how strong a person was, no matter how high his position was, he would always take on different roles. Gu Xuantian was a high and mighty patriarch, but he was also a big brother and an uncle. No matter how high he stood, they were all his family. Only he himself would understand the meaning of the word 'family'. Gu Xuantian had lost someone before, so he knew the importance of family.
"Could it be that I was really wrong?"
Gu Xuantian shook his head. He seemed to have aged a few decades in an instant. Jiang Chen's words could be said to be disrespectful to him, but Gu Xuantian didn't hate Jiang Chen at all. He was even grateful to Jiang Chen, because Jiang Chen's words had enlightened him. He suddenly felt that he had lived for so many years, but in terms of awareness, he was still inferior to a young man. "That's right, not only were you wrong, you were gravely wrong.
She couldn't watch her daughter grow up day by day. She couldn't stay with the man she loved. She didn't even have the chance to see him. She spent every day in pain. Wu Tianyang also suffered for twelve years. He felt that he was useless as a man. He was a good-for-nothing who couldn't even protect his own woman. However, he had to live on for the sake of his daughter. Wu Ningzhu also suffered for twelve years. She knew that her mother was still in this world, but she couldn't see her mother. She saw her father grieving in the middle of the night more than once. "Wu Tianyang also suffered for twelve years. He felt that he was useless as a man. He was a good-for-nothing who couldn't even protect his own woman. However, he had to live on for the sake of his daughter. Wu Ningzhu also suffered for twelve years. She knew that her mother was still in this world, but she couldn't see her mother. More than once, she saw her father grieving in the middle of the night."
Jiang Chen enunciated each word clearly, "So, you blamed yourself for twelve years, Goulan missed her for twelve years, Wu Tianyang suffered for twelve years, and Wu Ningzhu suffered for twelve years. If you are still a man, you should put an end to these twelve years of mistakes. Everything is not too late. I hope that you will release Goulan personally, and not use Wu Ningzhu's happiness to exchange for Goulan's freedom. If that's the case, Wu Ningzhu won't be happy, and she will suffer for the rest of her life. Even if Goulan comes out, she won't forgive you."
"Shut up, don't say anymore."
Gu Xuantian shouted at Jiang Chen. His eyes were red. Obviously, Jiang Chen's words were like a mirror, illuminating everything and collapsing Gu Xuantian's psychological defense.
How could Gu Xuantian not want to release Goulan? If Goulan didn't admit her mistakes, he had to find an excuse to release Goulan. Marrying Wu Ningzhu to the youngest genius of the Ancient people was the best excuse. He did feel guilty towards Goulan, and he did blame himself for twelve years. Otherwise, he wouldn't spend so much effort to cultivate Wu Ningzhu.
However, he didn't think about whether Wu Ningzhu would be happy or not if Wu Ningzhu married Gu Liufeng.
"You don't want me to say it, but I want to say it. You have already harmed Goulan, don't tell me you want to harm Goulan's daughter? You said that Gu Liufeng is the number one genius of the Ancient people, but I don't even put him in my heart. If Gu Liufeng doesn't accept it, I will use a battle to convince him."
"Ai! Patriarch, regardless of whether Goulan was right or wrong, you have already locked her up for twelve years. In my opinion, this punishment is enough. "
"That's right, Patriarch. Although Jiang Chen was impudent today, I can see that he is a man of love. It is rare for a man to disregard everything for his woman. If Ning 'er marries him, I don't think it is a disgrace to the bloodline of the Ancient people."
"Patriarch, it has been twelve years. I think we should end it here."
… …
The other Great Sages were also moved. They were all people of the inner clan. They had blood relations with Goulan. In the past, that weird little girl was very likable. In their opinion, no matter what Goulan did in the past was right or wrong, twelve years was enough to end everything. It should be time for Goulan to be free.
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