The sun had already set.
Dusk gradually disappeared.
Night fell silently.
The moonlight was bright and the stars were bright. Only this night was especially quiet.
In the courtyard, under the pavilion.
Gu Qingfeng was lying on a chair with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was in deep thought. He looked indescribably lonely. He was playing with the dark red wine cup in his hand. Under the moonlight, it looked even darker, as if a dark flame was burning.
The Gu Qingfeng from before was the leisurely Gu Qingfeng.
But now, Gu Qingfeng was the lonely Gu Qingfeng.
Cang Yan could feel it, and so could Nameless Ancient One.
Nameless Ancient One was still sitting quietly. Her ordinary face, calm eyes, and calm expression seemed to be one with the night. It was as if she was the darkness and the darkness was her. There was no distinction between them.
On the other hand, Cang Yan.
She stood in the courtyard with her hands behind her back. Her long hair was tied up in a high bun, and she wore a dark red dress. She looked graceful and luxurious. Her flawless face was no longer peerless. Under the moonlight, she looked even more demonic and enchanting. She was like a goddess who had descended into the night and dominated the darkness.
"He looks... very lonely and desolate."
Cang Yan looked at Nameless Ancient One and said telepathically, "Just now, I was still doubting whether you had grafted karma onto him. But now, you cleared up the misunderstanding because you don't want to have karma with him. But he..."
"Perhaps, this is the real him." Nameless Ancient One sighed, "No one likes others to impose karma on them, and no one likes karma to avoid them. I think... he is no exception."
"I always thought that after all these years, he was already used to loneliness."
"Being used to loneliness does not mean that he enjoys it." Nameless Ancient One muttered, "No one enjoys loneliness... no one..."
"We cultivate the heart, but he walks in the opposite direction. He would rather transcend himself than transcend his own heart."
"Perhaps he also cultivates the heart, but it's different from us. We transcend our own hearts, but he cultivates an original heart, an ordinary heart, a heart of the world, a heart that carries joys and sorrows, a heart of the seven emotions and six desires."
"Cultivation knows no time, no eternity, no reincarnation of life and death, and no end to the Grand Dao …" Cang Yan muttered, "If one doesn't transcend his own heart, cut off his seven emotions and six desires, and see through the secular world, then what awaits him will be endless calamities. There will come a day when he won't be able to bear it, and his mind will become unstable, his consciousness will become blurry, and his soul will be lost …"
Ancient Immortal Wuming continued, "To him, although cultivation is without time, it carries with it the joy of life. Although time is without eternity, it carries with it beautiful memories. Although life and death have no reincarnation, it carries with it the joys and sorrows of separation and reunion. Although the Great Dao has no end, it carries with it the dreams of the other shore."
"I've heard Shang 'er mention this before. This fellow once said something that left a deep impression on me." Cang Yan added, "He said that instead of wasting his time chasing after an illusory Great Dao, he would rather squander his time and enjoy the carefree life of this world."
"The Great Dao that he pursues … is different from the Great Dao that we pursue from the very beginning. He doesn't even bother to pursue our Great Dao, but we don't dare to pursue the Great Dao that he pursues."
"Isn't that so?" Cang Yan sighed, "He pursues a Great Dao that no one has ever walked before, and perhaps no one in the future. Do you think he will succeed?"
Ancient Immortal Wuming shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
At this moment, Gu Qingfeng, who had been in deep thought with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. He changed his posture, raised his wine cup, and drank a mouthful of wine. He sighed and said, "I say, big sister, I have a question. Can I ask you?"
"Sure."
"Why don't you want to have karma with me? Are you disgusted with me? "
Both Ancient Immortal Wuming and Cang Yan were surprised after hearing this. Earlier, when they saw Gu Qingfeng's lonely appearance, they sympathized with him. In the blink of an eye, this guy seemed to have changed into a different person. The lonely Gu Qingfeng was gone, replaced by the leisurely scoundrel from before. He even asked if Ancient Immortal Wuming was disgusted with him.
"Just kidding, don't mind it." Gu Qingfeng smiled and asked, "Seriously, you don't want to have karma with me because you're afraid that a variable like me will mess up your own karma?"
Ancient Immortal Wuming didn't hide it and nodded.
"If we have karma and your karma is messed up as well, what will happen?"
"The consequences will be unimaginable." Ancient Immortal Wuming said, "My life path will undergo many unknown changes because of this."
"So that's how it is!"
Gu Qingfeng pondered for a moment before asking, "Let me ask you one more thing. Karma is something that can't be seen, touched, felt, or probed. How do you determine it? Let's put it this way, how do I know if karma has been created?"
"I can't answer this question. At the very least, I can't explain it to you with words. You have to comprehend it yourself."
"Why can't I feel the existence of karma at all?" Gu Qingfeng was puzzled, "Don't tell me I don't have karma? This doesn't make sense. I should have quite a lot of karma, right? Whether it's the karma that I planted or the karma that appeared from the original sin, there should be quite a lot of messy karma. But I don't feel a single strand of karma. How should I comprehend this? Can you give me some pointers? "
"I can wake up a sleeping person." Ancient Immortal Wuming stared at Gu Qingfeng and said sternly, "But I can't wake up a sleeping person."
Gu Qingfeng murmured. He frowned and asked, "Sister, my brain has just been cleansed by the two of you. The effects of the bewitching potion are still there. Can you explain it more clearly and simply? Otherwise, I won't be able to understand."
"Your heart has always rejected karma. How can you feel the existence of karma?"
"Reject?" Gu Qingfeng shook his head, "In the past, I might have rejected it more or less. But now, I don't reject karma that much."
"But you haven't accepted karma, have you?"
"In other words, if I want to comprehend karma, I have to accept karma, right?"
"Yes."
"Then how do I accept karma?" Gu Qingfeng continued to ask, "Can you brainwash me again? Can you brainwash me until I can accept karma? How about it?"
Faced with Gu Qingfeng's request, Ancient Immortal Wuming couldn't be bothered.
"You rascal …" Cang Yan was displeased, "Are you done yet?"
"Ladies, please don't misunderstand. I'm not trying to tease you. I really want to accept Karma from the bottom of my heart. However, I'm not willing to do so. So, do you have any way to convince my heart?"
Ancient Immortal Wuming shook his head helplessly, "Since your heart has chosen to let nature take its course, then just let nature take its course. Why force yourself to accept karma?"
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