My Wife Is The Final Boss-Chapter 961 - 531: Zhu Pingniang’s Fate (Double - )
The way of the world is always like this: with the same approach, while some fail, others naturally succeed.
Clearly, when it came to diverting trouble, Zhu Pingniang was the one who failed.
But was there anyone who succeeded?
Perhaps there was.
Once, that Sect Leader Gu from Hehuan Sect, Miss Gu, did succeed... Zhu Pingniang, blind to the situation, failed to realize how passionately she had once looked at Sect Leader Gu.
That longing and attachment were so intense that not even the cold words and eyes of Zhu Tongjun could hide it.
If Zhu Pingniang were to describe it, it would certainly be more frightening than the look Qinling gave her; after all, Qinling’s affection was superficial, while Zhu Tongjun’s gaze was buried beneath a cold facade, like a volcano under the deep sea, restrained for too long, and once erupted, who knows what it would be like.
Like Zhu Pingniang, Sect Leader Gu couldn’t respond to her feelings, after all, even if Sect Leader Gu didn’t have a Dao companion, she still had no thought of accepting emotions.
In the eyes of Sect Leader Gu, she was like the sister or even the mother of Zhu Tongjun, so how could she, as a sister, meet her sister’s expectations?
With the delicate thoughts of a woman, it wasn’t easy to speak directly to her.
So, how did Sect Leader Gu handle the change in her sister’s feelings?
Simply, she made the same choice as Zhu Pingniang.
She took the at-the-time naive Zhu Tongjun to a Daoist temple to visit the legendary Hidden Immortal, Li Zhibai.
And then...
Then there was nothing more.
——
In terms of outcomes, Sect Leader Gu’s plan to divert trouble was extremely successful, as the "trouble" named Zhu Tongjun was indeed gradually drawn to Li Zhibai, until it was out of control and couldn’t go back.
Sect Leader Gu saw this result and considered it natural, for even she was a girl raised under Li Zhibai’s watch, deeply understanding the deadly allure of that earnest woman towards young girls.
But not everyone could meet Li Zhibai, so taking Zhu Tongjun to meet Li Zhibai and finding a way to let Zhu Tongjun stay with Li Zhibai for a period of cultivation... could be said to have exhausted all of Li Zhibai’s past favors for Hehuan Sect.
Thus, Li Zhibai said she was unfamiliar with Sect Leader Gu.
Her willingness back then to let Zhu Tongjun cultivate with her for a period was purely on account of Hehuan Sect’s "old friends", but favors such as these always deplete.
Thus, the last favor of Hehuan Sect... was used by Sect Leader Gu for Zhu Tongjun.
Sect Leader Gu’s intention wasn’t only for Zhu Tongjun to meet more outstanding girls and subsequently give up, because originally being able to cultivate with Li Zhibai was the greatest opportunity.
As the only chance to request Li Zhibai, the Sect Leader gave this opportunity to Zhu Tongjun.
This was a win-win situation because Sect Leader Gu was training Zhu Tongjun to be the next Sect Leader, so regardless of the reason... letting the next Sect Leader build good relations with one of the top figures in the cultivation realm aside from Immortal Chaoyun was undoubtedly a good thing.
The result... turned out unexpectedly well.
Even if Sect Leader Gu were to come back to life, she probably wouldn’t have thought that the aloof Hidden Immortal Li Zhibai would now be easily handled by a little girl.
Now when Zhu Pingniang goes to Li Zhibai, there’s no need for any favors; just embracing her arm and saying a few tender words is enough.
So, if one wants to divert trouble, they must at least choose a qualified target. Like Sect Leader Gu, who took out the most precious opportunity—not only did it give Zhu Tongjun the chance to see the world, but it also reshaped her feelings.
One must be willing to let go of something valuable to gain something valuable.
The girls Zhu Pingniang found for Qinling were all inferior to herself, so how could they make Qinling fall for them?
——
In this matter, Li Zhibai was used.
But such is how favors work; Li Zhibai gave many people the opportunity to use her—this was her promise and account to those old friends.
Li Zhibai waited on the deck for Zhu Pingniang’s return, all the while... slowly digesting what she had seen and thought.
On this trip out from the Sword Hall, Li Zhibai felt that on returning, many things had changed.
For example, the Sect Leader’s vast transformation.
For example, Tong Jun had completely become Pingniang.
Even Wen Li had changed to the point where she felt very unfamiliar.
Perhaps people are meant to change, but Li Zhibai could understand the changes in others... for instance, the Sect Leader’s transformation. Li Zhibai had known Shi Qingjun for many years, had witnessed the Sect Leader’s countless times of refining heart, both her nature of spiritual power and sea of consciousness spirit platform were all-encompassing, so no change would be surprising, just that it might impact her fixed impressions.
Wen Li...
Frankly speaking, Wen Li, due to her personal experiences, was already in a highly moldable stage, so it was quite normal for her to change.
It was only Zhu Tongjun turning into Zhu Pingniang that she couldn’t comprehend.
"..." Li Zhibai silently pondered for a while, thinking carefully, but found that after the Hehuan Sect sect gamily split, her Tongjun had been somewhat off.
Not exactly.
To be precise, after the death of that Sect Leader Gu from Hehuan Sect, Zhu Tongjun slowly started becoming different from before.
But Li Zhibai had no solution.
Sect Leader Gu was the person who influenced Zhu Tongjun the most, without equal, and when she returned with Gu Qiancheng and exhausted her lifespan, it was beyond human intervention to save her.
The year Sect Leader Gu brought Zhu Tongjun before her to request her guidance was when it all began.
