Hearing Zhao Layue's words, Bai Zao was silent for a long time.
"Will you be disappointed when that day comes?"
She suddenly asked.
She had asked Liu Shisui the same question in the Hall of Sword Washing.
"I won't. It's a blessing to be able to walk together on the Heavenly Path for a while."
Zhao Layue's answer was the same as Liu Shisui's, but the reason was different.
Is it enough to walk together for a while?
Bai Zao was puzzled and asked, "Don't you want more?"
Zhao Layue was silent for a while and said, "A long time ago, I thought …"
She remembered that when she and Jing Jiu left the old plum garden, Jing Jiu wanted to tell her his real identity, but she refused.
Because she didn't dare to know the answer.
She didn't dare to think about it anymore.
She didn't feel sad because of this, nor did she feel disappointed in herself.
Looking at the approaching white clouds, she showed a sincere smile. Her dimples were shallow, and her black and white eyes were very attractive.
What was there to be discontented with when they could cultivate together on the Shenmo Peak?
If they really became Cultivation partners and cultivated together, what would be the difference between them and now?
It would just be more of a sexual affair.
"… Back in Shangzhou City, I saw the love between a man and a woman. It was interesting, but not too interesting. It's not worth thinking too much about."
There were many things she didn't say clearly in these two sentences.
But Bai Zao was the smartest person in the world, so he could understand or think clearly. He said softly, "It does make sense. If I could be like that, I would also be satisfied."
Zhao Layue turned around and said to him, "Or you could consider coming to Aoyama."
Bai Zao smiled without saying anything.
There was no bitterness in her smile, but her expression was a bit lonely.
She was the future headmaster of the Zhongzhou School, or even the future leader of the orthodox forces. She shouldered such a heavy responsibility, how could she leave as she wished?
"In fact, I still don't understand. Even if he has such an idea, why not try it? No matter who it is, it won't do any harm."
Her voice was soft from the fog, but it was pleasant to hear.
The clouds were a bit cold and damp. If one wasn't a cultivator, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Her face was a little pale, not because she was injured, not because she was sad, but because she was congenitally deficient.
After being trapped in the snowland for six years, she had practiced the Ancient Pearl Scripture taught by Jing Jiu. She had already made up a lot of the deficiency she had suffered since she was in her mother's womb, but it would still take some time for her to get rid of the root cause of her illness.
The clouds fell on her beautiful and slightly pale face, ruffling a few strands of black hair.
Like the willows on the embankment in the early morning, they passed through the mist and gently hung on the surface of the river.
I feel sorry for her.
He would not.
Zhao Layue subconsciously reached out to touch her head to comfort her. When she was about to touch her head, she realized that it was inappropriate. She turned around and patted her shoulder gently.
Physical contact between cultivators was extremely rare, especially for sword cultivators. Even standing close to each other would make them uncomfortable, let alone putting their arms around each other's shoulders.
Bai Zao looked at Zhao Layue in surprise. He didn't know what to say, so he took his leave.
Gu Qing saw Bai Zao off the mountain.
Jing Jiu walked out of the manor cave. Looking at the clouds between the cliffs, he slightly raised his eyebrows, feeling somewhat displeased.
Zhao Layue waved her sleeves, and a gust of wind arose.
The clouds gradually dispersed, and the sunlight shone again. The peak became warm.
Jing Jiu walked to the edge of the cliff, put down the bamboo chair, and lay down on it. He crossed his legs together, looking very comfortable. It only took up a small part of the space.
Zhao Layue sat down sideways, and said while looking at him, "She really likes you. Those schemes were just to dilute her shyness. After all, she came here on her own initiative."
Jing Jiu said, "Repaying kindness, seeing illusions when you are desperate, loving beauty, admiring strength, and the so-called love are all illusions. But it's too troublesome to explain, so let's not talk about it."
Zhao Layue said, "But if you become her Cultivation companion, there will be no harm, only benefits."
She knew that Jing Jiu had encountered some problems in his Cultivation.
It had nothing to do with being trapped in the snowland for six years. After he entered the State of the Undefeated, his Cultivation seemed to have slowed down a lot, and it seemed to have stagnated in the last two years. In her opinion, if Jing Jiu couldn't solve the problem, she certainly couldn't help him. But since the Head Master of Zhongzhou School and his wife had prepared the Method of Double Cultivation for Bai Zao, it might be helpful to Jing Jiu.
Of course, the reason why she discussed this issue with Jing Jiu was that she was interested in this matter and wanted his advice.
After coming to Aoyama, she quickly became the idol of the young disciples and won the respect and love of many of her peers. Apart from Gu Han of Liangwang Peak, there were many others who hoped to become her Cultivation companion. It was not until she became the master of Shenmo Peak that this kind of thing completely disappeared.
Jing Jiu said, "Liking is a disadvantage."
Zhao Layue didn't understand.
"If you like it, you won't be able to let it go. If you can't let it go, you won't be able to leave."
Jing Jiu said while looking into her eyes.
For more than ten years, his expression had never been as serious as it was at that moment.
Zhao Layue was silent for a long time. She was about to object when she heard what Jing Jiu said next.
"And don't you think this kind of thing is troublesome?"
She didn't know how to answer this question, so she stopped thinking about it and asked, "Does she have anything else?"
Jing Jiu said, "Cloud-Dream Mountain invited me to participate in the thirty-thousand-year celebration of their sect."
Zhao Layue thought that since it was Bai Zao who said it, it should be the Sect Master of Zhongzhou who invited her in person. She couldn't help but feel surprised, wondering what that big figure wanted to do.
"She is getting anxious."
Jing Jiu looked at the gradually sinking sea of clouds outside the cliff and showed a rare expression of emotion.
Zhao Layue asked, "Who is anxious?"
"The end of time is an insurmountable line. Anxiety and uneasiness often come from this line."
Jing Jiu pulled back his gaze and said to her, "It is those who are about to die who are anxious."
Back in Zhaoge City, Jing Jiu had told Zhao Layue many things about the Cultivation world and the mortal world, and they had talked about it once in a while over the years.
Zhao Layue understood what he meant, her expression turning grave.
Why did the Immortal Sect Master of Aoyama not take Guo Nanshan as his personal disciple until a few decades ago? Did those disciples who were rumored to have died in the war against the Snowy Kingdom really exist?
The Center Sect Master and his wife shouldn't be young, but why was their only daughter, Bai Zao, still so young?
There was a long gap between the two generations of the Aoyama Sect, Zhongzhou School and a few other major sects.
In the past, Zhao Layue had thought that it was because the war against the Snowy Kingdom was too fierce. Later, she learned that it was the normal situation in the Cultivation world after being told by Jing Jiu.
Any relationship in the world, be it the blood relationship or the inheritance, was a two-way relationship.
In the words of the Zen sects, it was the cause and effect.
In the words of the Dao sects, it was the fate of the mortal world.
Cutting off the cause and effect and the mortal world was the most difficult thing in Cultivation.
If so, why didn't one have the cause and effect and mortal world from the very beginning?
It was common for the Cultivation practitioners to take on disciples and leave descendants, because it was too difficult to ascend.
For instance, the elders of the peaks of Aoyama would begin to take on disciples when they had reached the later state of the Free Travel.
Those Cultivation practitioners with outstanding talents and high Cultivation states who still yearned for ascension would be more cautious in taking on disciples or leaving descendants.
People like Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu were few and far between.
Why did so many talented disciples like Lo Huainan and Guo Nanshan appear in the Cultivation sects in recent decades?
It was because those truly powerful figures had also seen the end of their lives.
The Sect Leader of Zhongzhou School and his wife had seen the end of their lives, so there were Lo Huainan, Tong Yan, and Bai Zao.
The couple invited Jing Jiu to participate in the celebration a few years later for the sake of the future.
The Sect Leader of Aoyama had seen the end of his life, so there were Guo Nanshan, Lin Wuzhi, and Zhuo Rusui.
What did he think about?
What did Shui Yue Nunnery's Guo Dong see when she traveled back and forth between the snowy White Town and the desolate southwest?
"They were certain that they had no hope of ascending, so they left their cause and effect and mortal world to complete another form of the inheritance of life."
Jing Jiu stood up and walked to the edge of the cliff. He looked at the peak in the distance and said, "The problem is that when they made this choice, they admitted defeat."
Zhao Layue suddenly felt very sad.
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