When he was young.
Gu Qingfeng had an unforgettable relationship.
Back then, when he was cultivating in the Red Clouds Sect, he fell in love with a senior sister. Later on, in order to move her heart, Gu Qingfeng spent a lot of effort. He gave her a small gift every three days, a love poem every five days, a little song every ten days, and so on. These things were quite childish when he thought about it now, but they were especially pure. Gu Qingfeng still couldn't forget them.
Although he eventually moved Senior Martial Sister's heart, the difference in status, background, and strength between the two of them was too great. Back then, Gu Qingfeng was just a lowly servant of the Red Cloud Sect, while Senior Martial Sister Hong Xiu was a genius disciple of the Red Cloud Sect.
After this relationship was exposed, it was opposed by almost everyone in the sect, including Sect Leader Tu De of Yunxia School. Because of this, Gu Qingfeng almost lost his life. Later, he was expelled from Yunxia School because of this.
Before he left, Gu Qingfeng said that he would definitely come back.
He would definitely come back covered in a dazzling radiance, stepping on colorful auspicious clouds, and asked Hong Xiu to wait for him.
Later, he really came back.
Although he was not covered in a dazzling radiance, nor did he step on colorful auspicious clouds, his name had already spread throughout the entire northwest territory. Everyone knew about him.
Unfortunately, when he returned, Huo De told him that Hong Xiu was already married.
Since then, Gu Qingfeng did not ask about Hong Xiu anymore.
Now that 500 years had passed, he still felt a little complicated when he thought about it.
The Heart of the Flaming Sun was the source of the first turning point in his life. It was also the first karmic branch that bloomed on the karma tree.
Anyone related to the Heart of the Flaming Sun should have karma with him.
If Hong Xiu was also cleansed by the Heart of the Flaming Sun, he did not know what kind of karma it was.
"This … Little Guy Gu, there is something that I wanted to tell you for a long time, but I never had the chance."
Huo De stood up from the ground. He scratched his head, rubbed his hands, and grinned as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to.
Gu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. He raised his head and took a sip of wine. "What's the matter?"
"How should I put it? I wanted to tell you a long time ago … but I was afraid that you would get angry, so I didn't say anything." Huo De poured a cup for Gu Qingfeng. After a moment of hesitation, he looked at Gu Qingfeng and gritted his teeth. He stomped his foot and said: "I'll tell you then. I've kept this matter to myself for several hundred years. It's like this, Hongxiu was not married back then …"
"What?!"
With a whoosh, Gu Qingfeng stood up. His sudden movement scared Huo De so much that he shivered. He hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Little Guy Gu, it's been so long, you can't get angry. Back then, this old man didn't dare to speak because I was afraid that you would get angry and start a massacre in a fit of rage."
Get angry?
Gu Qingfeng didn't get angry. Although his relationship with Hongxiu was deeply engraved in his heart, it had been so long. After experiencing so many things, he was no longer the young brat from back then. How could he get angry over such a thing? He slowly sat down and calmly asked: "Then why did you lie to me and say that Hongxiu was married?"
"This … it's like this. Don't get angry, this old man will tell you the details." Huo De hurriedly poured a cup of wine and handed it over. He carefully said: "After you left back then, Hong Xiu seemed to have changed into a different person. Especially after she was purified by the Heart of the Flaming Sun, it was as if she was possessed. Back then, she almost killed her master, Shui De. Even Senior Tu De almost died at the hands of Hongxiu …"
Huo De secretly glanced at Gu Qingfeng. Seeing that there wasn't any anger between his brows, only then did he dare to continue: "After that, Hongxiu disappeared … No one knew where she went. This old man also searched for her for many years but couldn't find her …"
After a pause, he continued: "Back then, when you came back, you were already famous in the Great Northwest. If you knew that Hongxiu was possessed and disappeared, you would definitely think that we drove her crazy. Then, you would definitely go on a killing spree … This old man also didn't have a choice. I was afraid that you would destroy our Yunxia School … so I lied and said that Hongxiu was married …"
"After that, this old man always wanted to tell you this … but you became more and more famous and killed more and more people. This old man also didn't dare to tell you …"
Gu Qingfeng was silent and didn't say a word. He only minded his own business and drank. His expression didn't reveal any emotions. He asked: "Was Hongxiu really possessed back then?"
"This I don't know … Back then, after you were expelled from the school, Hongxiu might have been heartbroken and had a mental breakdown. I don't know what happened, but one day, she suddenly came to me and asked for the Heart of the Flaming Sun … Then, I don't know what happened, but she became crazy … This old man has searched for her for many years but couldn't find her …"
Looking at Gu Qingfeng lying back on the rocking chair with his eyes closed and a sad look on his face, Huo De opened his mouth but didn't dare to say anything.
"What kind of stupid thing did you do? How many times have you tricked me for the sake of Yunxia School?"
Huo De wanted to cry but had no tears. Back then, ever since Gu Qingfeng was expelled from Yunxia School, he had skyrocketed. His cultivation level increased day by day, and his strength also became more terrifying day by day. Huo De had always been worried that Gu Qingfeng would add up his old and new grudges and destroy Yunxia School. For this reason, he could only coax and deceive him.
"Forget it … This matter is in the past …"
Gu Qingfeng sighed and didn't say anything.
"Little Guy Gu, why did you suddenly ask about the Heart of the Flaming Sun? I was puzzled. Ever since the catastrophe, why did so many people suddenly become interested in our Yunxia School's Heart of the Flaming Sun?"
"What do you mean?"
Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes and asked, "Who else has looked for the Heart of the Flaming Sun?"
"Old Man Rong from the Jiuhua Alliance is one of them. The Mysterious Ice Sect also came to look for it. Of course, the Mysterious Ice Sect and our Yunxia School have a relationship, so it's understandable that they came to look for it …"
"Wait, you said that the Mysterious Ice Sect has a relationship with you?"
Gu Qingfeng carefully recalled, but he didn't have any impression of the Mysterious Ice Sect.
"It's like this. This matter has to start with the founder of our Yunxia School. Back then, the founder of our Yunxia School and the founder of the Mysterious Ice Sect were martial siblings. They were also dual cultivation partners. The two of them once broke into an ancient cave and found the Mysterious Ice Sect and the Heart of the Flaming Sun. Later on, they each established the Mysterious Ice Sect and Yunxia School."
Huo De sat on the ground again, picked up a bowl of wine, and gulped it down as he spoke.
"The two founders discovered that after the fusion of the Mysterious Ice Sect and the Heart of the Flaming Sun, there would be a special effect in dual cultivation. Therefore, they decided to pass it down separately. Then, they agreed that the next generation of sect leaders could become dual cultivation partners. Just like that, it was passed down for a few generations. At first, it was really like that. After the two sect leaders fused the Mysterious Ice Sect and the Heart of the Flaming Sun, their cultivation improved by leaps and bounds."
"Our two sects also became stronger day by day. However, when it was passed down to my master's generation, for some reason, the Heart of the Flaming Sun suddenly lost its vitality … and couldn't be fused … It was also from then on that our Yunxia School began to decline … and the gap between us and the Mysterious Ice Sect grew bigger and bigger."
"Later on, the so-called agreement was also gone. The Mysterious Ice Sect also looked down on our Yunxia School. At first, they helped us, but later on, because my master's cultivation was too slow, they became dual cultivation partners and delayed the progress of the Mysterious Ice Sect's sect leader. From then on, the two sects completely fell out …"
"There was such a thing?"
Gu Qingfeng really didn't expect Yunxia School to have such a past.
"That's not all. Before my master passed away, she passed the position of sect leader to my senior brother, Tu De. She also asked him to find the Mysterious Ice Sect and try dual cultivation to see if the Heart of the Flaming Sun could recover its vitality. In the end … my senior brothers and I accompanied Tu De to the Mysterious Ice Sect … guess what happened?"
Speaking of the past, Huo De's face was also full of melancholy. He kept drinking and said, "I'll never forget what happened back then. When I went to the Mysterious Ice Sect, I was humiliated by those old women … I was too ashamed to face anyone … They said that our Yunxia School was a toad that wanted to eat swan meat … They beat us up and threw us out …"
"Originally, this matter was over. Our Yunxia School isn't a shameless person, so we didn't go to the Mysterious Ice Sect again. The two sects completely broke off their relationship."
"However … a few years ago, the Mysterious Ice Sect sent a very powerful young lady. She's now the heir of the Mysterious Ice Sect. A few years ago, she came to ask for the Heart of the Flaming Sun."
"Why does the Mysterious Ice Sect want the Heart of the Flaming Sun?"
"What else can they do?" Huo De curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Maybe they're afraid that our Yunxia School's next sect leader will mention dual cultivation again."
Gu Qingfeng thought for a while and asked, "You said that after the catastrophe, many people came to ask for the Heart of the Flaming Sun. Other than the Mysterious Ice Sect that has a relationship with your Yunxia School, who else could it be?"
"There's also a famous woman in the northwest territory who came to ask about the Heart of the Flaming Sun."
"Woman?" Gu Qingfeng looked and asked, "Who is it?"
"Genius Su'Er."
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