Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses-Chapter 794 - 786: True or False, Ask Yourself
Chapter 794 -786: True or False, Ask Yourself
“Bring him in.”
Gu An responded and An Zizai immediately went to fulfill the task.
He already knew who the visitor was and what his intention was.
Nowadays, people whom he would meet in person were almost all old friends from his time at the Supreme Sect.
Those old friends who were not with him were living through their own lives, facing hardships and enjoying happiness; not everyone could receive his covert protection.
After approximately half an incense stick’s duration, An Zizai brought a person into the courtyard.
This man wore plain Daoist robes, had a strong build, a rugged face, and exuded the aura of a martial world hero.
This person’s appearance was somewhat similar to Li Ya’s, but he looked more weathered.
He was Li Ya’s younger brother, Li Lingtian.
Li Lingtian had once cultivated in the Third Medicine Valley, had a great relationship with Yang Jian, and had now achieved the cultivation level of Divine Thought True Immortal Realm.
In the past, he had the talent to surpass Li Ya, but now, Li Ya had become an existence he looked up to, becoming the legend of their Li Family.
Li Lingtian looked at Gu An’s silhouette, trembling with excitement, his eyes even reddened.
An Zizai hesitated whether he should leave, but then Gu An’s voice came: “Zizai, you should listen too, you’ll be responsible for assisting him later.”
Upon hearing this, An Zizai breathed a sigh of relief and immediately agreed.
He was very curious about the relationship between Li Lingtian and Gu An; hearing that he could go out on a mission made him secretly delighted.
Nowadays, he managed all affairs of Wushi, and couldn’t avoid fatigue; a trip outside would be a bit of relaxation.
Upon hearing Gu An’s immediate offer to help, Li Lingtian could no longer control his emotions and knelt on the ground with a thud.
“Senior, I have come for Yang Ni. You should still remember her; she offended a Great Cultivator of the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance and is imprisoned within the alliance. She was wronged, but I can’t find anyone to help, not even my father has such power.”
Li Lingtian said through gritted teeth. The Yang Ni he mentioned was Li Ya’s mother’s sister, who had once joined the Ephemera Sect to investigate the cause of Li Ya’s mother’s death, and had also been sent by Li Xuandao to protect Gu An.
Gu An had not seen her for many years, but he still remembered the valiant woman in his mind.
Li Lingtian’s voice choked with emotion as he narrated grievances, no longer displaying the self-confident demeanor of his youth.
Gu An turned around, looking calmly at Li Lingtian, listening to his tale of grievances.
Before Li Lingtian’s arrival, Gu An had already seen through the cause and effect at a glance; it was nothing more than a struggle of interests. After joining the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, Li Lingtian and Yang Ni had offended an internal faction, which did not pique Gu An’s interest much. He only needed to confirm that Yang Ni was indeed wronged.
Though Gu An protected his old friends, he would also make distinctions in his actions; if they brought trouble upon themselves, he would ignore it, letting them learn through hardship.
When Li Lingtian finished speaking, he looked at Gu An with anticipation. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
The Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance was strong, and their opponents were also very powerful—a family of timeless giants surpassing the Zi Zai Immortal Realm—but Li Lingtian believed no family was a match before Gu An.
Gu An smiled, helping Li Lingtian to his feet, and said with emotion: “How old were you when you first came to me? Now you can manage things on your own, truly, how much things have changed.”
These words made Li Lingtian burst into tears. In his heart, Gu An had always been a senior; although he hadn’t seen him for many, many years, restraint held him back. In his mind, Gu An’s appearance and personality had blurred, and before coming, he had imagined various possibilities, but never expected Gu An to treat him so kindly.
Even his father, who once doted on him, now felt distant.
Gu An began reminiscing about the past, and his words drew Li Lingtian back to bygone days.
An Zizai was also very curious about Gu An’s past, standing by and listening attentively. Later, Shen Zhen and Shangguan Xian’er joined in.
Shen Zhen still remembered Li Lingtian; seeing him so downcast now, she sighed deeply.
The best decision she had ever made in her life was to follow Gu An.
At first, she only wanted to escape from her Sect, and due to her compatibility with Gu An, she cut off all ties and solely followed him.
Unexpectedly, Gu An turned out to be the Supporting Dao Sword Venerable.
Over time, Shen Zhen couldn’t distinguish why she initially followed Gu An; occasionally, she doubted whether she had seen something extraordinary in Gu An that led her to him.
Either way, the outcome was good, and she felt herself to be the luckiest person in the world, even more fortunate than An Xin, Celestial Demon Child, and others.
Until dusk, An Zizai left with Li Lingtian; he planned to gather several Wushiji Disciples and personally go to Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance to rescue Yang Ni.
Shangguan Xian’er also followed, leaving Gu An and Shen Zhen alone in the courtyard.
Shen Zhen looked at Gu An’s profile, lost in thought.
What kind of trouble could make this man frown?
In his eyes, how did he view this world?
How did he perceive those around him?
Li Lingtian’s appearance triggered Shen Zhen’s memories of the past and sparked numerous puzzles and curiosity within her.
Gu An looked at the sky and said: “Do you think a life without longevity matters?”
Shen Zhen recovered from her thoughts and responded: “Of course it matters. To walk through the human world, whether in suffering or in joy, at least one has lived, hasn’t one?”
“But for many people, living is not as good as dying.”
“That’s because they faced hardships. Before those hardships, they surely also enjoyed their lives.”
“Once a person dies, what meaning does everything before their death hold? Just like the Supreme Sect of the past, too many people have already died, even forgotten by us, leaving no trace in this human world.”
After Gu An finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Shen Zhen.
Shen Zhen pondered for a moment and said: “Why does everything have to be meaningful? Living is living, and everything we experience is our own feeling. Why should we pursue leaving something in this world?”
Gu An smiled and said: “Indeed, one’s own feelings are what matter most. Why worry about other things and add unnecessary worries?”
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhen was momentarily stunned, then glared at Gu An and asked: “Be honest, can you hear others’ thoughts?”
“I’m not that powerful.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Shen Zhen smiled; after Gu An’s counsel, she felt her confusion was meaningless. As long as she was living well and carefree, and Gu An did not reject her, wasn’t that enough?
Gu An continued: “Actually, over the years, I often went to the Mortal World, experiencing different lives. I would marry and have children, I would also be someone’s child, but I made those wives believe we had shared something, giving them memories, including those parents—relationships I imposed upon them. Of course, these identities were what they wanted, and the children I supposedly had were created by me out of thin air. Even if their souls condensed in reincarnation into real beings, I still felt something.”
“From my perspective, everything was fake, but to them, it was real. Everything that happened with them was their real experience; they would never know my identity was false, they would even forget their lives in reincarnation.”
Shen Zhen stayed silent while listening to his words.
Gu An looked at her, raising a question: “This is the different view brought by the realm gap. I can make all living beings unable to distinguish truth from falsehood, but do you think there’s an existence that can make even you and me unable to tell the difference? Is the so-called Heavenly Dao, Great Dao, truly real?”
He thought Shen Zhen would ponder for a long time but she answered without hesitation: “Whether it’s true or false, we cultivate; the so-called quest for Dao is to ask oneself, asking about one’s existence’s meaning, asking oneself what one wants. If you want truth, with effort, even falsehood has hope of becoming truth, doesn’t it?”
“Even if everything is false to me now, I still thank you, cherish everything now, and enjoy every day.”
After saying this, she looked up at Gu An, fixing her gaze on him.
