Master, stop pretending. I know you are not a good person.

Chapter 12 Mainly Feeling Pity

Gu Changnian's master, He Qing, was extremely tolerant towards him.

In addition to the issue of distance between him and his female disciples, as well as matters related to cultivation.

After building the foundation, although the body no longer needs to eat, it is still difficult to give up the desire for food in a short period of time.

That was the first time He Qing got angry at Gu Changnian because he ate the steamed buns that Hua Chiyu secretly brought for her.

It was after that incident that He Qing no longer allowed him to have any contact with Hua Chiyu.

He Qing, who attached so much importance to cultivation, was now actually sitting down to eat with his new disciples. How could Gu Changnian not be surprised?

This made him suspect that everything He Qing had behaved like during those years was out of her jealousy of Chi Yu.

Hiding one's own selfish motives under the pretext of cultivation and pretending to be righteous is really... disgusting.

Gu Changnian took a deep breath, buried all his disgust in his heart, walked over quickly, bowed his head and said, "Master, I'm back."

He Qing didn't even raise his eyelids, and just responded, "Okay."

On the contrary, Lu Li, holding his chopsticks and supporting his chin, greeted: "Brother, you came at the right time, sit down and eat with us."

Gu Changnian glanced at the pitch-black "dish" on the table and said in a deep voice, "No, thank you."

Lu Li suddenly realized, "Oh, yes, Master said that you can't eat these after building your foundation." Then he smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter. Brother, you must have often eaten the food that Master cooked before, right?"

"..." Gu Changnian frowned and didn't speak for a while.

He Qing also realized belatedly that the book never mentioned that the original owner cooked for Gu Changnian. Instead, it said that Gu Changnian's cooking skills were particularly good, and because he secretly cooked for Hua Chiyu, Hua Chiyu was severely reprimanded by the original owner.

that……

He Qing looked at the suspicious object on the plate and touched his eyebrows awkwardly——

With Gu Changnian's cooking skills, looking at this pile of stuff, who knows how she is laughing at her in her heart.

Lu Li, who was standing by, saw the two people's different expressions and said innocently, "Brother, have you never tasted Master's cooking?"

Gu Changnian stared at Lu Li, as if trying to see through his intentions. After a long while, he said with a hint of meaning, "I have never had the honor that Junior Brother has."

He had never seen ordinary meals, ordinary relationships between master and apprentice, or even ordinary smiles.

Lu Li cast a look at him with regret and sympathy: "That's a pity, Senior Brother will never know how delicious Master's cooking is."

He Qing held his forehead to cover his face, and complained in his heart: With just this pile of stuff, how can you say the word "delicious"? Young man! Don't embarrass me!
Gu Changnian took a deep breath slowly, suppressed all the anxiety in his heart, and said to He Qing: "Master, before I came back, I met Master Guanyue, who said that several sect leaders were very concerned about you... about you accepting a disciple, and asked me to tell them that if you have time, go meet them."

Gu Changnian changed the subject. He Qing was a little grateful. She also thought for a moment with a serious expression and said, "Well, the mountain gate will be opened soon. I will select suitable disciples again. Many things will require interaction with them. I will go there later."

Gu Changnian was slightly stunned: Want to accept another disciple? What on earth does she want to do? He Qing didn't eat much after all. Not only was the food not tasty, but the main reason was that he didn't want to affect his cultivation.

Gu Changnian and Lu Li watched He Qing leave, and they stood there for a long time without saying a word.

After a long silence, Gu Changnian took the initiative to say: "I would like to advise my junior brother that since you have returned to the mountain, you should focus on your cultivation."

Lu Li heard that he was reminding him not to just think about pleasing He Qing, so he smiled faintly: "Brother, aren't you worried that Master will accept another disciple? Master wants to accept more, but is not satisfied with us?"

"..."

This was a bit heartbreaking. Lu Li was just a new disciple, so how could He Qing want to recruit another one just because of him? The so-called "we" actually referred to Gu Changnian alone.

Gu Changnian could see that this boy was not as innocent as he appeared to be, and was good at picking on people's sore spots. But he didn't know how He Qing could be deceived by such a person.

He suppressed a sigh and pointed in the direction of the study room and said, "That's the study room. When you are willing to study hard, come and find me there."

Lu Li nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Senior Brother. Take care, Senior Brother."

Seeing Gu Changnian walking away, when Lu Li raised his head again, the harmless smile on his face had become a little disdainful, and there was some contempt in his eyes.

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The heads of the five major immortal sects gathered at the main peak. Although there was no distinction between the sects in terms of superiority and inferiority, since the Tianshu Sect had the highest geographical location, every time they had a meeting, they would hold it here by default. This unwritten custom has lasted for tens of thousands of years.

Its head, Xuan Qingzi, sat upright and said, "He Qing, although this is your Yaoguang Sect's family affair, our five major sects have been closely connected for tens of thousands of years, sharing weal and woe. You broke the sect's rules, so why didn't you tell us?"

Kaiyang Palace's headmaster Chong Ying also issued a reminder: "As far as I know, the first headmaster of your Yaoguang Sect established the sect rule of one master and one disciple because of the special way of practicing Tianxin Jue. If you accept another disciple, it will not only delay Changnian's practice, but you will also be affected to some extent."

The head of Yuheng Sect nodded and said, "Taking on a disciple is just a small matter for us, but it is a big deal for your Yaoguang Sect. If the crisis comes again someday and the chaos of the past reappears, if the Yaoguang Sect declines, how can the ancient formation be completed? Since the sealing of the demon god, no one in the immortal sect has ascended to heaven. How dare you come up with such a method of self-destruction?"

The ancient formation that Daoyi mentioned is the true meaning of what Xuan Qingzi said, "We are all interdependent, and we share weal and woe."

Tens of thousands of years ago, the first leaders of the five major immortal sects used this ancient formation and the combined power of two swords to seal the demon god.

Although He Qing, as an outsider, did not quite believe that the devil would reappear in the world, both the immortals and the demons firmly believed it, so they were very worried that He Qing would lose his cultivation because of practicing with different people.

Seeing He Qing was silent, Guan Yue asked, "He Qing, do you intend to train another disciple to practice with you?"

He Qing raised his eyebrows and nodded, acknowledging this statement.

Xuan Qingzi frowned and shouted, "Ridiculous! I heard from Guanyue that your new disciple has very poor qualifications. Not to mention training with you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to even build his foundation. With Chang Nian's talent, why would you want to replace him? Are you going to ignore Chang Nian from now on?"

He Qing smiled mildly and said, "I didn't say I would ignore him. I will open the mountain gate soon. I have planned to select several more male and female disciples to join my sect. Given the damage done by the Tianxin Jue, only one disciple can be produced in each generation. Don't you think it's a pity?"

(End of this chapter)