After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 209 - 196: A Wise Man Adapts to the Times—You Should Learn from Me

Chapter 209: Chapter 196: A Wise Man Adapts to the Times—You Should Learn from Me

Gu An watched the retreating figure, recalling the days they spent logging together.

At that time, he thought Yu Tu was in his late twenties, almost thirty.

Later on, Gu An discovered that Yu Tu was actually only nineteen.

Incredibly talented.

Advancing to the Inner Sect was entirely due to his own abilities.

However, he had a childhood sweetheart who took all his Spirit Stones.

It was for safekeeping, and also a test.

Yu Tu believed in her and handed over the Spirit Stones.

His mind remained in his hometown, perhaps thinking there was nothing wrong with it.

But...

His childhood sweetheart didn’t seem to share his simple thoughts.

With a sigh, Gu An hastened his steps to follow.

There were some things he was powerless to change.

Nevertheless, Yu Tu’s situation piqued his curiosity.

Yang Qi once mentioned that Yu Tu could succeed in advancing.

Even without a Foundation Establishment Pill.

But now, it seemed it wasn’t just a simple failure to advance.

It was a heavy blow.

On a secluded path, behind a concealed tree, Yu Tu sat down and began to eat the dry food he took out.

He was still in the stage of Qi Refinement, especially when his Qi-Blood was deficient, he couldn’t go without eating.

He ate bite by bite, picking up even the crumbs of the dry food and putting them in his mouth.

After eating half, he carefully wrapped it up to save for the evening.

He didn’t have a Storage Treasure yet.

Sitting behind the tree, he clenched his fists tightly, then let them fall in despair.

"If, if my parents saw this, I don’t know if they would worry, I, I kind of want to go back."

Gu An stood on the other side of the tree.

Leaning against the trunk, he was quite emotional.

Now, Yu Tu was facing the biggest setback of his life so far.

Failure to advance, and his childhood sweetheart hoarding wealth.

The future looked bleak.

Wanting to go back was indeed natural.

Gu An also wanted to return, but unfortunately, he couldn’t go back.

Others have their hometowns, but he didn’t.

He wasn’t sad about this; at least he had no worries about his future.

He would bear any trouble himself.

If there were parents or relatives behind him,

Would he dare to wreak havoc with ten times the courage?

Having people to care about, having attachments, meant having weaknesses.

Many people bowed their heads for this reason, many endured in silence.

Not for themselves, but for those behind them.

Gu An sighed and stepped to the other side of the tree,

Just standing beside Yu Tu.

Sensing someone approaching, Yu Tu became alert.

"It’s me," Gu An took the initiative to say.

Hearing this, Yu Tu saw Gu An, surprised: "Gu, Senior Brother Gu?"

Gu An nodded and sat down: "Long time no see."

"They said you were harmed, may, may never come back," Yu Tu said.

Gu An didn’t care about that, but narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you seriously injured?"

"Mhm." Yu Tu nodded and sighed: "I don’t have your talent, so I failed in Foundation Establishment."

"You were in a rush to establish foundation?" Gu An asked softly: "You are only twenty-one, right?"

Twenty-one, and still an Outer Sect Disciple, yet able to attempt Foundation Establishment.

Such talent was extremely high.

Yet it was destroyed like that.

"Yes, it was my childhood friend who said, said she wanted to test further, asked me to establish foundation right away.

If, if the Foundation Establishment succeeded, our relationship could, could progress further.

So, I began the Foundation Establishment," Yu Tu explained.

"What kind of progress?" Gu An was curious.

Yu Tu shook his head: "She, she didn’t say."

"And you believed her?" Gu An asked.

"She, she said it was all for my good, she’s in the Inner Sect, knows, knows more.

Establishing foundation at this time, then, then I could be worthy of her," Yu Tu explained.

Gu An was silent for a moment and then said: "Then she let you establish foundation yourself? And then you failed?"

"Mhm." Yu Tu nodded: "She gave me some Elixir Pills, and then, then told me to use them for Foundation Establishment, all for our future

I, I took the Elixir Pills, began, began Foundation Establishment, but the pills disrupted my flow, and, and I failed."

Hearing this, Gu An was stunned.

Somewhat in disbelief.

So there was a problem with the Elixir Pills.

"Didn’t you go to find her?"

"Find, found her."

"What did she say?"

"She said, said it was deliberate, deliberately gave the wrong Elixir Pills, this, this was also a test, I failed, so, so didn’t pass the test.

She, she also said we needed to, to seriously consider our future."

Gu An was silent, looking at the person in front: "And you? What did you do then?"

Yu Tu lowered his gaze, despondent: "We grew up together, our families, were intending, I didn’t, didn’t expect that I would lose her because I failed in Foundation Establishment.

I indeed don’t, don’t deserve her.

So, so I asked her to return the previously entrusted Spirit, Spirit Stones.

Since, since I don’t deserve her, I, I shouldn’t trouble her to, to look after the Spirit Stones.

That would delay her, not, not good."

Gu An listened, silent for a moment.

The person seemed rather naïve, then he asked: "And then? What did she say?"

Yu Tu hesitated for a moment, puzzled, but still said: "She, she refused, said though it’s hard to consider me, but, but she could still see me as a brother.

Then, then said not to, not let me despair, in future I could still, still give her Spirit Stones, let her keep them.

Time might, might move her.

Said this, this was for my good.

Not letting me feel too, too sad."

Gu An was shocked: "You gave them?"

Yu Tu shook his head: "I, I said that in my family, sisters don’t handle finances, just, just asked her to return them."

Gu An nodded, that was at least something: "Then did she return them?"

Yu Tu felt a pang as if the breath got stuck, finally sighed: "No, didn’t, she, she said, these Spirit Stones were all, all voluntarily given by me, not, not coerced by her."