The sun set in the west.
At the Mountain Villa in the Star-Moon Great Domain.
In front of the gate.
Two people stood there at this moment. One was a full three meters tall, wearing a grayish-white robe, with a long ponytail, and a very stern expression, looking like a middle-aged woman who was not given to smiles.
Beside her stood a youthful and beautiful young girl.
The girl was petite and delicate, wearing a blue dress, with a lovely appearance. Coupled with her azure-blue long hair that fell naturally, she truly appeared both well-behaved and adorable. Especially those large eyes of hers, as if they could speak, were incredibly moving. Standing next to the three-meter-tall middle-aged woman, she was like a cute little sprite.
These two were precisely Qian Shan and Xiao Jinr.
Qian Shan waited silently, while Xiao Jinr seemed somewhat anxious, but more than that, excited and thrilled. She murmured, "I'm going to see Big Brother soon, really... I'm so happy."
Beside her, Qian Shan glanced down at Xiao Jinr, then silently shook her head, seeming somewhat helpless, but also pained, pitying, and even somewhat guilty.
Yes!
Guilty.
Bringing Xiao Jinr to see an impostor Young Lord Chiyan left a very unpleasant taste in her heart. Especially looking at Xiao Jinr's expectant gaze made Qian Shan's heart ache even more.
Even now, she couldn't understand why Xiao Jinr was so infatuated with Gu Qingfeng—so infatuated that even after three or four years, she still firmly believed Gu Qingfeng wasn't dead, always hoping to see him again, even in her dreams.
If it weren't to fulfill Xiao Jinr's wish, if it weren't to let Xiao Jinr cultivate with peace of mind.
Qian Shan would never have brought Xiao Jinr all this way to see a fake Young Lord Chiyan.
Because this was simply too cruel for Xiao Jinr.
All she hoped for now was that the impostor Young Lord Chiyan would play the part convincingly enough—at the very least, not to arouse Xiao Jinr's suspicions.
That way, after meeting him, Xiao Jinr could return to cultivate with peace of mind.
Just as she was sighing with emotion.
The villa gate finally opened.
"Wow!
Xiao Jinr, it's been three or four years, you've grown up..." Ouyang Ye exclaimed upon seeing Xiao Jinr, surprised. "You little girl are getting prettier and prettier...
At this rate, in a few more years, you'll be even prettier than your elder sister...
Come, let your elder sister give you a hug."
"Big Brother..." Xiao Jinr didn't pay any attention to Ouyang Ye. Instead, she threw herself directly into Gu Qingfeng's embrace, sobbing loudly. "Big Brother, wu wu...
Jin'er missed you so much!
Wu wu...
I finally get to see Big Brother!"
"This little girl only has that bastard Gu Qingfeng in her eyes, forgetting this old lady completely, hmph!
All that doting on her before was wasted!"
Although being ignored by Xiao Jinr was quite awkward for Ouyang Ye, when she saw Gu Qingfeng standing there dumbfounded, she immediately sent a secret voice transmission. "Lao Jiu!
What are you standing there for!
Say something!
She's the Xiao Jinr who thinks of Gu Qingfeng day and night!"
Gu Qingfeng was indeed somewhat stunned.
In his memory, Xiao Jinr was still that simple, adorable, petite, and delicate little girl. It had only been three or four years since he last saw her, yet Xiao Jinr had transformed into a graceful and beautiful young maiden.
"Wu wu...
Big Brother, Jin'er never wants to be separated from you again!"
"Jin'er really, really missed Big Brother..." "Wu wu wu!"
Xiao Jinr seemed to find something odd. Rubbing the tears from the corner of her eyes, she lifted her head and asked, "Big Brother, why aren't you saying anything!
Did you forget Jin'er?"
"Damn it!
Lao Jiu!
Say something!"
Beside them, Ouyang Ye anxiously transmitted her shout.
Gu Qingfeng raised his hand and gently tapped Xiao Jinr's delicate nose, smiling. "Silly girl, what are you thinking? Big Brother is just too happy to see you, so happy he doesn't even know what to say."
Seeing Gu Qingfeng finally speak, and his words holding nothing suspicious, the stone hanging in Ouyang Ye's heart finally settled.
"Wu wu...!"
Perhaps it was tears of joy. Xiao Jinr buried herself in Gu Qingfeng's embrace, crying incessantly, as if pouring out the longing in her heart, and also as if venting the grievances she felt.
"Wu wu...
You know?
Big Brother, everyone said you died, even Elder Sister Su Hua said you died, but Jin'er knew, Big Brother wouldn't die."
"Humans don't die that easily, let alone..." Gu Qingfeng gently stroked Xiao Jinr's blue hair, smiling. "Big Brother told you before, as long as I don't want to die, no one between heaven and earth can kill me. Not the King of Heaven, not the Old Man Upstairs, not even the gods!"
Across from them, Sister Handong and Ouyang Ye first greeted Qian Shan, and Qian Shan nodded in acknowledgment. Her gaze remained fixed on Gu Qingfeng, watching him intently. The more she looked, the more incredible it seemed.
This fake was just too convincing, wasn't he?
He looked almost exactly like the real Gu Qingfeng!
Even his attire and style were the same.
His cultivation level was also at the Golden Core stage.
His manner of speaking was also nearly identical.
Even that leisurely, carefree laziness in his speech and demeanor was similar.
This left Qian Shan dumbfounded, even somewhat doubting whether the Gu Qingfeng before her eyes was real or fake.
"Wu wu...
Big Brother, promise Jin'er, from now on...
don't ever leave Jin'er behind again, okay?"
Gu Qingfeng was a worldly man.
At least, he always considered himself one.
He also possessed the seven emotions and six desires.
The Xiao Jinr sobbing uncontrollably in his arms seemed to touch the most fragile emotional nerve in his mind, filling his heart with immense complexity.
For the first time, he withdrew the casualness from his eyes, the leisure from his expression, and the lazy smile from the corner of his mouth. Very seriously, and very sincerely, he said, "Don't worry, Jin'er. It won't happen again. As long as you don't want to leave, Big Brother will always be with you. Even if the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, even if heaven and earth grow old, Big Brother will never leave you..." "Wu wu wu!
Jin'er knew Big Brother was the best..."
Hearing the promises Gu Qingfeng made to Xiao Jinr, Ouyang Ye hurriedly scolded via voice transmission. "Damn it!
Lao Jiu!
What nonsense are you spouting, what promises are you making blindly! That guy Gu Qingfeng made blind promises to Xiao Jinr too, that's why she firmly believes he isn't dead. I told you to comfort Xiao Jinr, then persuade her to leave. How could you make blind promises to her!"
"And saying you'll always be with her?
Seas running dry and rocks crumbling?
Heaven and earth growing old?
And you won't leave Xiao Jinr?
Lao Jiu!
Lao Jiu!
I told you to impersonate Gu Qingfeng, don't you start thinking you actually are Gu Qingfeng!
You're Lao Jiu!
You're not Gu Qingfeng, and you're not Xiao Jinr's Big Brother!"
Gu Qingfeng looked up at Ouyang Ye and smiled. "Who told you I'm not? I've always been Gu Qingfeng, and I've always been Xiao Jinr's Big Brother. It's just that you think I'm fake. I've always considered myself the real one."
With that, he picked up Xiao Jinr and walked into the villa, leaving Ouyang Ye disheveled in the wind, muttering to herself.
"Life is like a play, a play is like life. This guy has completely immersed himself in the role, and now he can't even distinguish between the role and himself, truly believing he is the real Gu Qingfeng..."