"Sister Gu, how long will you stay this time?" the old woman asked happily but nervously, her fingers unconsciously stroking the blue and white porcelain tea bowl.
Gu Jiu drank a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If nothing happens, I should stay for ten years."
The old woman's brows relaxed, and the wrinkles on her face were smoothed out.
She said happily: "That's great... I thought I would never be able to see Sister Gu again in my lifetime..." After that, she turned her head away and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
You should be happy now.
But the more I wiped my tears, the more I cried, and the harder it became to control myself.
"Why are you crying?"
Gu Jiu wiped her tears with a handkerchief, just like he did the night before they parted, wiping away the tears of the 13-year-old girl who burst into tears. Her eyebrows were gentle, her expression was peaceful, and there was a faint smile on the corners of her lips. No matter how the world changes, she is still that beautiful and gentle girl.
The old woman was reassured, and with a smile on her face, she said, "Sister Gu is right. I shouldn't cry. I'm very happy."
When they parted, An Cai thought she would see Gu Jiu again soon.
However, she waited for a long time, until she got married, until she became a mother, until she became a grandmother... She waited for almost a lifetime before she came back.
Gu Jiu only stayed in An Cai's life for a few months, but he influenced and changed her life.
The poor fisherman's daughter in the past has now become a famous philanthropist in Xiliu Town, with many children and grandchildren. Even the mayor of Qingyang City treats her with courtesy.
All this is because of Gu Jiu.
Seeing Gu Jiu, who was still young and beautiful, An Cai smiled happily, and the wrinkles on her face were like stretched chrysanthemums.
"That's great. Sister Gu hasn't changed." She was very happy and hoped that Sister Gu would never change and always stay young and beautiful.
Gu Jiu laughed, held her hand, and said with emotion: "The little girl back then is now a great-grandmother. Time flies."
“Even if I am a great-grandmother, I am still Sister Gu’s Caicai.”
As they spoke, the two girls, one old and one young, both laughed.
An Cai, who is already in his nineties, is still in good spirits. This is due to the nourishment of the human race's spiritual land and some longevity elixirs left by Gu Jiu when he left.
The human race has abundant spiritual energy, and most ordinary people can live for more than a hundred years if they use spiritual energy to nourish their bodies, not to mention those who have taken elixirs that can prolong their lives. Gu Jiu felt An Cai's pulse and found that if there were no accidents, she could live another fifty or sixty years.
One hundred and fifty years is the life span of ordinary humans.
An Cai asked: "Sister Gu, what are you going to do in the future?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Nothing to do, let's go fishing in the Jiushui Lake."
An Cai couldn't help but laugh. At first, when she didn't know that Gu Jiu was a spiritual cultivator, she just thought she was very good at fishing. Later, when she knew her identity, she realized that fishing was a form of spiritual practice for her.
I heard that because of the precedent set by Gu Jiu, many spiritual practitioners came to the Jiushui Lake to fish and practice.
"Now we have several small spirit boats at home. I'll have someone prepare one for you, Sister Gu."
Gu Jiu didn't refuse, "That couldn't be better."
An Cai was very happy, "Sister Gu, can you live here from now on?"
This house was the site of the original settlement. It was rebuilt by pushing down the old house. Over the past few decades, it was rebuilt three times and expanded several times before it reached its current size.
An Cai has many children and grandchildren, but she did not give this house to any of them. She regarded it as her dowry. When she was old, she moved back and lived alone. Occasionally, some grandchildren would come to show their filial piety to her.
She kept this house not only to give herself a memory, but also to wait for Gu Jiu to come back.
After waiting for a lifetime, she finally got her sister Gu back.
Gu Jiu did not refuse and agreed with a smile.
The next day, Gu Jiu went to the Shui Lake to fish.
Just after she caught a net of fish, she felt a prying gaze. She looked up and saw the people in the observation building startled.
After catching one net of fish, Gu Jiu stopped fishing and sat leisurely on the bow of the boat, looking at the rippling lake surface under the sun, facing the breeze, the sun, the lake waves... The years were peaceful and quiet.
In the afternoon, the spirit boat returned to the shore.
As soon as I got ashore, a man came over from the observation tower.
"Miss Gu, long time no see." City Lord Yang said with a smile. He looked at her secretly and became more and more frightened the more he looked.
Back then, I knew that Gu Jiu had reached the realm of emptiness, reaching the realm of returning to nature, like a mortal without any cultivation. Now, he was still a mortal with delicate clothes, and his appearance had not changed at all. He came with the breeze and disappeared into the crowd, like a drop of water merging into the sea.
The more ordinary, the more terrifying.
Because those who cultivate the spirit are never ordinary. If they can cultivate the spirit, they have already transcended the ordinary and cannot be compared with ordinary people.
On the contrary, if a spiritual practitioner can return to his original nature and walk in the world like an ordinary person, he is no longer a spiritual practitioner, but has reached a higher level than a spiritual practitioner.
"City Lord Yang, why are you here?" Gu Jiu asked with a smile.
Yang Shan said somewhat embarrassedly: "I heard that you were back, so I came to see you." After a pause, he continued, "During the years when you were away, the Son of God from the God Clan came to Qingyang City many times to look for you..."
At first, he didn't know that the Lord accompanied by Zhang Jinwei was the Son of God of the God Clan. It was not until these years when the Son of God of the God Clan came to Qingchengyang several times that he learned of the other party's identity.
After knowing this, he dared not neglect it any more.
Since he knew that the other party was looking for Gu Jiu and that Gu Jiu showed up in Qingyang City, he had to give the other party information, but he did not dare to offend Gu Jiu and could only explain it to her.
Gu Jiu was not angry, and said in a gentle voice, "I know. At the beginning, I agreed with him that if he wanted to find me, he should come to Qingyang City."
Yang Shan's expression froze for a moment.
That’s why the Son of God from the God Clan would come to Qingyang City several times, and it was this person who invited him here.
"So that's how it is. I feel relieved then." Yang Shan said with a smile. The heavy stone in his heart finally fell. Of course it would be good if he didn't offend either side.
The Son of God from the God Clan is coming very quickly.
Within a few days, the other party arrived in Qingyang City and broke directly into the An family in Xiliu Town.
At that time, Gu Jiu was having dinner with An Cai. An Cai was startled. When she saw the intruder clearly, a look of realization appeared on her face. She couldn't help but smile and got up and left tactfully.
"Ajiu!"
Shenqin rushed over and hugged her tightly in his arms.
Gu Jiu smiled and patted him, "Sorry, I kept you waiting."
Shen Qin felt aggrieved. "Where have you been these past few decades? Why didn't you come back? I went to the Blood Clan and the Ghost Clan to look for you, but I couldn't find you anywhere."
The last time she disappeared, she was in the ghost tribe.
Just as Gu Jiu was about to speak, he heard him ask aggrievedly, "Why do you smell so much like other races?"
Gu Jiu: “…”
Xiao is a thick-skinned young lady, but she also felt a little ashamed by this soul-searching questioning.
The reason why she has so many smells of other races is because of him. He has schizophrenia!
But facing someone who has lost his memory, of course, this matter cannot be said, so one can only calmly say: "After being together for a long time, there will naturally be some taste, do you mind?"
Of course I care! I care so much! I care so much that I want to kill those guys!
Shenqin said nothing, just hugged her tightly.
Gu Jiu was a little surprised to find that he didn't care about her bad words. At the same time, she realized how much he loved her and could even accept betrayal. It was really... It made her feel pity and love for him.
Kissing the corner of his lips, she whispered, "Don't worry, I love you the most."
They are all you, so there is nothing wrong with saying that.
Shenqin finally smiled and kissed her shyly, "Will you leave again in the future?"
"I'm not leaving for now."
"temporary?"
"Naturally, when the Six Clans War comes, we will have to enter the Land of Chaos."
Shen Qin didn't say anything else. After he made it clear to her that she wanted to stay in Qingyang City to practice, he stayed with her without saying a word.
Gu Jiu naturally didn't care about having a loyal dog by her side. After all, he was her man, so of course she had to pamper him.
In the following days, the two of them fished in the Qushui Lake during the day, returned to their An home at night, and went shopping in the market in their free time. They lived a leisurely and comfortable life.
They work from sunrise to sunset and rest from sunset to sunrise, just like any ordinary couple.
After more than half a year of this, Gu Jiu received a message from the Human King.
"Ms. Gu, long time no see." Zhang Jinwei ran over in surprise and was about to give her a hug. When he saw the gods next to him, he stopped decisively, with a respectful and cheerful look on his face.
Shenqin snorted lightly, thinking that he was sensible.
The person sent by the Human King this time was still Zhang Jinwei.
Maybe it was because Zhang Jinwei followed them at the beginning, so the Human King did not change people and sent someone familiar who would be easier to talk to.
Gu Jiu checked the jade slip sent by the Human King. After listening to the information inside, he said to Zhang Jinwei: "I understand what your Majesty means. Let's set off in three days."
Zhang Jinwei nodded happily.
Shen Qin was a little unhappy, "Where are you going?"
"The Weapon Refining Sect."
"What are you going to do?" Shen Qin became more and more puzzled.
Just as Zhang Jinwei was about to speak, Gu Jiu had already answered, "I heard that there was some problem with the Refining Sect's sacred weapon, so they asked me to go over and take a look."
As for what the problem was, it was not mentioned in the communication jade slip. We will have to wait until we get there to find out.
Zhang Jinwei was slightly shocked to see that she did not hide anything from Shenqin. He thought to himself, could it be that Gu Jiu and Shenqin had reunited after a long separation, and she had already decided to marry Shenqin, so she did not hide anything from him
Shenqin also reacted quickly.
He looked at Gu Jiu in surprise and asked shyly: "Ajiu, are you..."
"What?" Gu Jiu pretended not to know.
Shen Qin pursed his lips, mustered up the courage to say: "Are you willing to marry me..." As long as they get married, there will be no distinction between you and me, and naturally there is no need to hide anything.
This is the most basic loyalty in the marriage of the gods.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It's too early to talk about this. I will give you an answer after the war between the six tribes is over." By that time, some of the gods should have merged.
Shen Qin felt a little disappointed, as there were still ten years left before the war between the six tribes was over.
But soon, he cheered up again. After all, he finally got a definite answer. Even the ancestor of the blood clan didn't have it!
Three days later, the group headed to the Weapon Refining Sect.
The journey was smooth and without any accidents. It only took ten days to reach the mountain gate of the Weapon Refining Sect.
The Weapon Refining Room is the most powerful force of the human race. More than 80% of the human race's spiritual weapons come from the Weapon Refining Sect. The disciples of the Weapon Refining Sect are spread all over the country. With such strong comprehensive strength, they are the top representatives of the human race, and even the Human King has to retreat from them.
However, the Human King is the strongest of the human race after all. No matter how powerful the Weapon Refining Sect is, they still need to be cautious when facing the Human King.
The small spirit boat stopped in front of the mountain gate of the Weapon Refining Sect.
Someone who had been waiting there came over to greet them, and when they saw Gu Jiu, they bowed respectfully.
"Miss Gu, His Majesty the Human King is waiting for you in the Weapon Refining Sect. Please follow me." The spiritual cultivator was very humble, not because he looked down on Gu Jiu because she looked like a mortal.
All the spiritual practitioners who have been around the Human King know that Gu Jiu is so powerful that even the Human King has to respect him.
Gu Jiu and the other two followed the spiritual cultivator into the Weapon Refining Sect and were led to a large hall.
There are many people in the hall. In addition to the Human King, there are also the ancestors of the three major families, as well as the leader and elders of the Weapon Refining Sect. Each of them is a top powerhouse of the human race.
Seeing the top experts gathered together, Zhang Jinwei felt under great pressure and huddled behind Gu Jiu like a little quail.
Shen Qin was exceptionally calm. He walked beside Gu Jiu and secretly emphasized his relationship with Gu Jiu to outsiders.
Unfortunately, the humans present did not get his intention and were very wary of him instead.
The Human King stood up first and said with a smile, "Miss Gu, you are here." He introduced Gu Jiu to the spiritual practitioners present, and then introduced the identities of these people to Gu Jiu.
The fact that the king personally stood up to greet him and treated him so solemnly showed how powerful Gu Jiu was.
Everyone present was smart and understood what was happening. Even if they had doubts about Gu Jiu's ability, they did not put on an embarrassing attitude and stood up to greet him.
Then, the Human King talked about the reason for calling Gu Jiu over.
"This artifact is the Sword of the Killing Heaven. I heard that it was forged by the first ancestor of the Weapon Refining Sect. When the sword was completed, it attracted nine-nine heavenly thunders. It is the sect's mountain-guarding artifact. But recently, the Sword of the Killing Heaven has had some problems..."
Having said that, the Human King looked at the leader of the Weapon Refining Sect.
The leader of the Weapon Refining Sect frowned slightly. "After the Heaven-Slaying Divine Artifact was forged, it has been guarding the Spiritual Artifact Mountain. It is the most respected spiritual artifact in the world. It has always been silent, but for some reason, it has been vibrating and humming recently, as if it wants to leave the Weapon Refining Mountain."
As the Sect Master spoke, everyone in the Weapon Refining Sect showed anxiety on their faces.
Gu Jiu listened quietly without interrupting.
"The Heaven-Slaying Divine Sword is the treasure of our Weapon Refining Sect and the hard work of our founder. We must not let it get into trouble, so we would like to ask a Void Realm expert to go and check it out." The leader of the Weapon Refining Sect said this and gritted his teeth, "If that doesn't work, we can only let it recognize its master."
Only by recognizing the Lord can the sacred artifact return to silence and the Lord be respected.
It is certainly painful for the Weapon Refining Sect to see the artifact recognize its master, but they would be even more heartbroken if the artifact were to escape from the sect and disappear.
The Human King said: "With the might of the Slaughtering Heaven Sword, it is impossible for a non-human strongman to pull it out."
Gu Jiu understood what they meant. It turned out that they wanted to send a powerful Void Realm expert from the human race to see if they could make the artifact recognize its master.
As for what will happen after the artifact recognizes its master... She glanced at the people in the hall, feeling a little amused. It seemed that these people were not sure either, so they did not say anything about the follow-up.
"Okay, let's go check it out."
The people from the Weapon Refining Sect were also decisive. Seeing that she agreed, they led the way without hesitation.
From this, it can be seen that in recent times, they have been in a terrible state due to the Heaven-Slaying Artifact, and have reached a point where they have no choice but to resort to this last resort.
The group arrived at the foot of Lingqi Mountain.
Lingqi Mountain is a treasure mountain recognized by the six tribes. There are countless spiritual weapons on the mountain. It is said that these spiritual weapons are all collections of the Weapon Refining Sect. Since the establishment of the Weapon Refining Sect, tens of millions of spiritual weapons have been collected to form this treasure mountain of spiritual weapons.
Many spiritual practitioners who want to find their natal spiritual weapon will come here to look for it.
At this time, Lingqi Mountain was very lively. There were flashes of spiritual light on the mountain, and spiritual weapons were flying everywhere, leaving streaks of spiritual light.
Some disciples from the Weapon Refining Sect wanted to go in to suppress the rebellion, but were beaten out by the spiritual weapons and fell heavily to the ground, with bruised faces and noses.
This was Gu Jiu’s first time here, and he wasn’t clear about the situation at Lingqi Mountain. It was the Human King next to him who explained that Lingqi Mountain used to be very quiet. Although the spiritual weapons were spirits, when they didn’t come into contact with humans, they would stay there quietly, waiting for the arrival of the destined person.
The current situation of spiritual weapons rebelling is due to the Sword of Slaying.
The Sword of Killing Heaven suddenly awakens and wants to leave the Spirit Weapon Mountain, causing the spirit weapons on the mountain to rebel. These spirit weapons are like naughty children, and anyone who enters the Spirit Weapon Mountain will be beaten out, let alone find their own natal spirit weapon.
It is said that many spiritual practitioners who went into the mountains to look for their natal spiritual weapons have been struck down.
The Weapon Refining Sect made money by relying on Lingqi Mountain. Now that Lingqi Mountain has become like this, the people of the Weapon Refining Sect are naturally heartbroken, not to mention those injured spiritual cultivators. The Weapon Refining Sect still has to compensate them.
The loss is huge and the heartache is great.
If this situation is not resolved, the loss to the Weapon Refining Sect will be enormous. Even though they are reluctant to part with the Slaying Heaven Sword, they can only give it up with great pain.
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