The peonies on the screen are in full bloom, and the swordsman beside the zither is dressed in white. The red and white complement each other, the red adds more color and the white becomes more eye-catching.
Gu Pinglin stared at him: "There is still so little in your eyes."
"That's because there are too few things worth paying attention to," the man answered calmly, standing up, his figure looking exceptionally tall in the shadow of the lamp. "As time goes by, things change. I never thought the world of cultivation would change so much. It's inevitable that I feel a lot of emotion when I meet old friends again."
Gu Pinglin asked: "Do you remember everything?"
"I remembered a lot, but also forgot a lot." He turned sideways and casually turned the lampshade. His tall nose reflected the light, making the entire profile of his face become cold and hard. "When I woke up, I found that my Dao meridians were severely damaged, my cultivation was lost, and the Bu Tian Jue in my body was also different. It was really a surprise."
"No wonder you tried to test me." At this point, Gu Pinglin confirmed his guess, "It was Cheng who saved you."
At that time, Xuanming Sect had many contacts with Liu Yu Gong Guo Feng, and the guests of Xuanming Sect all lived on the main island. He was knocked down Zizhi Cliff by Duan Pin, and the only one who could secretly save him and help him leave Penglai Island was his aunt Cheng who was also on the main island. He dared to step into his own trap, so he was well prepared. The Penglai disciples who disappeared before were his substitutes. He was good at medicine, so it was not difficult for him to change his appearance.
The person on the other side said "hmm", still playing with the lampshade with one hand: "Keep talking."
Gu Pinglin said: "Yao Feng and Qi Wan'er will pick you up later."
He asked Qi Wan'er to show up and lead Qi away, but he told her how to get out in advance. After leaving Penglai Island, Cheng couldn't take him back to Xuanming Sect, so he just handed him over to Yao Feng and Qi Wan'er who came to pick him up.
"It's about the same." The person on the other side curled his lips.
It was God's will. Gu Pinglin said, "You happened to regain your memory after being seriously injured, and used the "Heaven Repairing Art" from your previous life to repair your Dao Meridian."
Starting over is not a bad thing for him. In his previous life, the "Bu Tian Jue" came from the Xuanming School's skills. In this life, the "Bu Tian Jue" was realized from the Lingxin School's skills. Losing his skills is equivalent to breaking and then building. It is just right for him to get rid of his previous Duan, Xuanming and Lingxin School's miscellaneous learning and practice the purest "Bu Tian Jue". With the brand new "Bu Tian Jue" that combines the advantages of the two lives and his outstanding talent, his progress is so fast.
The person opposite turned his head and said: "You are wrong. Even though I have no memories, I can still create the "Heaven Repairing Art" to repair the Dao Meridians."
Gu Pinglin couldn't refute.
Of course he can, he is Duan Qingming.
He remembered his past life but forgot his present life. In front of him was a stronger, more dangerous and crazier monster.
Gu Pinglin pulled down the front of his cloak.
"The incident in Penglai was caused by you." There was no anger in his tone. If the monster could be defeated, it would only be more excited.
Gu Pinglin did not deny: "It's my killing plan, just to kill you."
"Oh?" Duan Qingming stopped while holding the lampshade with one hand, "You still want to kill me so much."
Gu Pinglin asked back: "Is it strange that I want to kill you?"
Duan Qingming looked at him mysteriously for a moment, then withdrew his hand and chuckled, "Gu Pinglin, you are still so ungrateful and not grateful to your lifesaver at all."
"Without you, I wouldn't need anyone to save my life. You left me with nothing. Should I be grateful to you?"
"I just help you deal with the troubles that will trip you up, so that you can go further."
"You are just too lonely and want to find someone to accompany you. You care too much about the chosen person," Gu Pinglin paused and said, "I will never follow you, Duan Qingming."
The person opposite narrowed his eyes with interest and uttered an ambiguous word with his thin lips: "You are already chasing me."
"Hmm?" Gu Pinglin's heart suddenly moved and he frowned, but he couldn't remember anything.
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't avoid me who had lost my memory."
"I just… "
Because of obsession? What exactly is obsession? Gu Pinglin stopped and didn't say anything.
Duan Qingming looked at him and changed the subject: "You have made progress to the extent that you can force me to kill you, but the killing game has already failed. Can you still stop me now?"
Gu Pinglin asked: "Why should I stop you?"
Duan Qingming said leisurely: "Kill Chen Qian, kill Bu Shuihan, or make Lingxin Sect disappear. There are many things I can do. Are you really not going to stop me?"
Gu Pinglin stretched out his hand, and the Gu Ying Sword appeared.
"Kill me, with what you have now?" Duan Qingming said, "You are hopeless on the road, and you are not worthy of taking my sword. How did you get yourself into such a pitiful state? I am a little curious."
The hand holding the sword suddenly tightened, then relaxed. Gu Pinglin was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I am indeed not your opponent, I can't stop you, and I don't want to kill you again."
"Um?"
The figure under the lamp disappeared and suddenly appeared in front of Gu Pinglin.
Gu Pinglin came back to his senses, raised his sword and started slashing.
"This reaction speed is not yours," the sword energy was shattered by the more powerful sword energy. The opponent completely ignored the killing move and easily clamped Gu Ying's sword with his finger. "After all, I am your Senior Brother Duan. I gave you a chance to be reborn, let you save the Lingxin Sect, and gave you the Gu Ying Sword." He flicked the sword blade and said softly: "Look, even if you were worried about my revenge, you didn't guard against me. How could you have the heart to kill me?"
Gu Pinglin said: "You are not him."
"He is me and I am him, there is no difference," Duan Qingming said, "Maybe one day I will also think of the past in this life. Memories cannot represent anything. Am I not Duan Qingming?"
His narrow eyes were full of smiles, with a soft peach color at the corners of his eyes. The snow-white, soft fox fur on his collar trembled in the wind, and even the voice sounded softer.
Gu Pinglin clenched his fingers.
"Why deceive yourself? Your heart has already accepted this fact," Duan Qingming looked down at Gu Yingjian, "You took the initiative to provoke me who had lost my memory, so we became brothers from the same sect. I regard you as a friend, so I gave you Gu Yingjian, which is my beloved sword that has been with me for many years."
A warm color flowed on the sword's edge, so gorgeous that it seemed to dye those beautiful fingers.
"I think you have already found out that I have been letting you down. Although your improved swordsmanship is good, it is not enough to beat me. You were able to obtain the Creation Art because of me, including your rebirth. Ask yourself, if you hadn't deceived my trust, could you really hurt me? You attacked me, which violated the rules of the Lingxin Sect and failed Yue Songting's teachings. If he knew about it, he would definitely not forgive you."
He sighed softly: "Gu Pinglin, you are regretting that you planned to kill me. This matter has become your inner demon and even affected your path."
Gu Pinglin said: "You are wrong, I have never regretted it."
"You regret it, or rather, you are more afraid," Duan Qingming seemed not to hear his words. He pushed Gu Yingjian away effortlessly and approached, "You are afraid of my revenge. Look, you still have the Lingxin Sect behind you, and there are so many trash who need your protection. When you plotted against me, didn't you expect this result?"
Gu Pinglin took a step back.
The slender and powerful fingers covered the hand holding the sword.
The chill ran up his arm and hit his heart. Gu Pinglin tightened the hilt of the sword slightly but did not move.
Duan Qingming smiled, held the hand and slowly pressed it down, saying softly: "Actually, you don't have to worry at all, because I don't blame you. Are you happy to see me back?"
Gu Pinglin suddenly said: "No."
"Um?"
"You are not him."
A sneer came from the other side, the pressure in the air doubled, and Gu Pinglin was instantly unable to move.
The false appearance of gentleness disappeared completely. The person opposite him mercilessly used his realm to suppress him. He reached out and grabbed his chin. He looked down at him with a cold look in his eyes. His thin lips curved into a mocking arc: "Is it important? I hope you will wake up and see a stronger you. But after doing it again, you have become weaker and more ridiculous. I even regret saving you."
The completely different Bu Tian Zhen Qi brought an absolute sense of oppression. Gu Pinglin did not struggle but looked up at him.
"I told you that you will never fail," Duan Qingming lowered his head slightly, his enchanting eyes were almost the same as in his memory. He seemed to find it funny, "You can't even beat the stupid me before."
Gu Pinglin said: "He is not stupid."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "You are protecting me. Do you still have some feelings for me as a fellow disciple?"
Gu Pinglin said: "You are not him."
Duan Qingming said: "Yes, I would trust you and be dragged down by the so-called friendship. Of course I am not that stupid."
Gu Pinglin did not refute: "You are right. I admit that I failed. Now my path is difficult and I am no longer able to be your opponent."
Silence.
Their eyes met. The handsome man's eyes were still bright, but there was no more anger and temptation in them, only calmness.
Duan Qingming narrowed his eyes, his tone was indistinguishable from his emotion: "Go ahead."
Gu Pinglin said: "The past ends here. You should not be interested in revenge. From now on, the Lingxin Sect will avoid any place where the Sword King Pavilion appears."
"Is this an admission of defeat?"
"You may think so."
Duan Qingming looked at him for a while, and suddenly said: "These eyes are beginning to disgust me."
His fingers were stained with the coolness of the night, and he slowly covered his eyes, and his vision darkened. Gu Pinglin did not close his eyes, looking at the ray of light that came through his fingers: "Thank you for refining the Moon Tracing Light Scroll to save me, giving me a chance to redeem everything, but in fact you shouldn't have saved me."
Duan Qingming said: "Saving you and giving you the chance to kill me are just interests that come out of boredom. For me, there is no such thing as should or should not, only want to or don't want to."
"I don't want you to do that."
"I said, it's up to me whether I want to or not. Your opinion is not within this scope."
"So what do you want to do now?"
"Do you care?"
"I care," Gu Pinglin said, "The situation in the cultivation world is very complex, and the Lingxin Sect can't stay out of it."
Duan Qingming sighed and said, "You always care about these irrelevant things. This is why you can never beat me."
Gu Pinglin ignored the comments and asked repeatedly: "What do you want to do?"
Duan Qingming said in a relaxed tone: "Of course it's to do business and make money. Isn't it good to have money to spend?"
Gu Pinglin remained silent.
In an instant, the fingers were removed and the whole room was filled with bright light.
"You are really boring now," Duan Qingming probably felt really bored, so he withdrew his hand and walked towards Qin again, "You are right, I am not interested in revenge. The strong only need opponents, not enemies, and will not take revenge for trivial things that they forget."
Life and death are trivial matters to him. All along, I am the only one who regards him as my enemy. Gu Pinglin also mocked himself and said, "I hope you won't break your promise."
"Of course, you should celebrate. This cultivation world has more interesting goals."
"The Gate of Ten Thousand Dharmas."
"You are still so smart. I am reluctant to leave you again."
Gu Pinglin asked: "What are they planning?"
Duan Qingming sat down beside the zither, plucked the strings, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Different choices often lead to different results. The result of this life is undoubtedly more exciting."
Gu Pinglin frowned: "What do you mean?"
Duan Qingming did not answer and looked at the Gu Ying Sword in his hand.
Gu Pinglin asked: "Do you need to return the item to its original owner?"
Duan Qingming retracted his gaze: "No need, it's just a small gift."
Gu Pinglin had expected this answer and took the Gu Ying Sword. He said, "I want to buy a person. Does the Sword King Pavilion have such a business?"
"Wind Sword Twelve."
"good."
Duan Qingming laughed: "As soon as he leaves, Xiao Yujian will run after you. You are not buying one, but two."
"As you said, if Wind Sword Twelve doesn't leave, Rain Sword Thirty-Three won't leave Sword King Pavilion."
"Same as you."
"How about this deal?" Gu Pinglin said, "I'll give you double the price."
"Of course, there is no reason to refuse such a good deal."
"Make an offer."
"No hurry, pay when the goods arrive," the man beside the zither turned back into the gentle and humorous Sword King Pavilion Master, "The business of buying and selling people is really a bit uneasy to do."
Gu Pinglin nodded: "Then I will wait for your news."
"please."
“Duan Qingming,” Gu Pinglin did not leave immediately, “For you, perhaps there are not many important things in the world, but I hope you can focus on the path and break through the realm to ascend.”
"Continue to cultivate to the Dan Yi Realm, Dan Shen Realm, and then ascend without any suspense. Such boring days, just once is enough."
"Don't you want to take a look at the world outside the country?"
"I have thought about it, but maybe that would just be a more boring world?" Duan Qingming asked back, "Or is it that you yourself have no hope on the path to success and you hope that I can realize it for you?"
"If a cultivator does not care about the path, he will destroy himself. You have destroyed yourself once, haven't you?"
"You really care about your Senior Brother Duan," Duan Qingming said with a smile, "You care about him and kill him, you hate me but care about me, Gu Pinglin, you are becoming more and more interesting, who exactly are you caring about?"
Gu Pinglin did not answer and disappeared from the fence.