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Chapter 0: 70. This Is for You
“No.”
“I am Qin Gou, and the person you spoke of is indeed me.” Qin Gou looked up, his gaze burning as he spoke.
To open the window and speak frankly, if he was to be exposed, then so be it!
Qin Gou had originally thought that with the passage of time and seeing Qiu Lingyun’s current appearance, she might have carved out a place for herself in the Cultivation World, found her own belonging, and perhaps no longer cared about their past promise.
But it seemed that was not the case. Even the System had evaluated Qiu Lingyun as ‘thinking of me day and night, remembering me to this day.’
Unexpectedly, Qiu Lingyun’s dark eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Senior Brother Qin’s joke is not funny at all.”
“What I am saying now is absolutely true.” Qin Gou shrugged helplessly. His Master had gone all out, and how could she not believe him?
Upon hearing this, a trace of anger flashed in Qiu Lingyun’s clear eyes. She formed a hand seal with one hand.
As a cultivator, this was normal, but the gesture the wench was making now was not placing her palms together, nor was it the lotus finger of Guanyin Bodhisattva… It was a distinctly characteristic middle finger.
Qin Gou was stunned. Was this little scoundrel tricking people into not understanding the gesture?
“Then does Senior Brother Qin know who the person this humble one spoke of is? Do you know what kind of existence he is in this humble one’s heart?” Qiu Lingyun’s pretty face turned cold, and the docile gentleness of moments ago was gone. Her tone was icy. “This humble one absolutely will not allow anyone to dare to joke about him. Senior Brother Qin had best put away your self-righteous sense of humor.”
Qiu Lingyun could distinguish the priority between a relatively friendly senior brother and the person in her heart.
Qin Gou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Then why don’t you tell me, what kind of person is he?”
“What kind of person?”
Without any thought or recollection, Qiu Lingyun blurted out, “He can be considered half my esteemed master. The reason I can only call him ‘half’ is not his fault; all mistakes lie with this humble one alone. He is also the person in the entire Cultivation World who cares the most about this humble one, the best person! I still remember when the Demon Race invaded that year, his first words upon facing the enemy were…”
‘This Seat will fight against all of you alone. I would rather sever one of my own arms and give it to you to share and eat, as long as not a single disciple of mine is harmed!’
“At that time, he was clearly already tormented by the various troubles I brought, yet he never complained and treated me with deep affection.” Qiu Lingyun said with moist eyes, feeling lost. “If I really had to give a definition, then he is the person this humble one can never forget.”
These words struck Qin Gou like a blow to the heart, making him emotional. Qiu Lingyun, who had entered the monastic life, had grown considerably and become more radiant, but deep down, she was still the Little Ball from Arc-Moon Mountain.
“Really, why is this humble one suddenly saying all this to Senior Brother Qin? No matter how much I say, you won’t be able to empathize with this humble one.” At this moment, Qiu Lingyun sighed and shook her head. “This humble one suddenly wants to go to my residence to get something. May I go ahead?”
Qin Gou nodded. “I’ll go with you.” Regardless of the reason, it seemed that as long as he distanced himself from Qiu Lingyun, the System would directly determine the mission as failed.
“There’s no need to trouble Senior Brother Qin.” Qiu Lingyun frowned slightly.
“I have nothing else to do anyway.” Qin Gou shrugged.
Qiu Lingyun gave a helpless smile. “All right then.”
With that, Qiu Lingyun took a few steps toward the entrance of the cave mansion. However, before she could get far, her expression suddenly changed drastically. To Qin Gou’s shocked gaze, she opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, falling to the ground with a thud.
“Little Ball, what’s wrong?” Qin Gou’s figure moved as fast as lightning, instantly appearing beside Qiu Lingyun and holding her in his arms as he asked.
Blood stained the corner of Qiu Lingyun’s mouth. She abruptly looked up, her beautiful eyes wide open. “You… called this humble one what?”
Qin Gou finally realized. In the suddenness of the event, he had been too flustered and anxious and had directly called Qiu Lingyun by her nickname. He immediately smiled warmly. “Little Ball, are you alright?”
“Senior Brother Qin, you… are you really Master?”
Qiu Lingyun was so excited she could barely breathe. Her spiritual eyes trembled, and she cried out in disbelief. “How is this possible? This humble one personally went to Arc-Moon Mountain a few days ago but couldn’t find you. How could you be here in this Seed Demon Sacred Cult… Moreover, this humble one, what nonsense did this humble one just spout to Master? How outrageous, I really am…”
“Alright, Little Ball, don’t get so agitated. You’re still injured. Tell Master, what exactly is going on? Why did you suddenly spit blood and fall to the ground? Did someone deliberately injure you?” Qin Gou was comforting her in the first half, but towards the end, a terrifying ferocity indicative of extreme protectiveness emerged.
“No one injured this humble one.”
Unexpectedly, Qiu Lingyun looked harmless, her watery eyes blinking. She said with shame, “This humble one suddenly had a divination, a feeling that if I spat blood at that moment, I would gain unexpected benefits, so I did.”
“What?” Qin Gou’s face was full of bewilderment, and his voice trembled. “Say that again!”
“That blood was actually voluntarily spat out by this humble one by circulating spiritual power in secret.”
Qiu Lingyun shyly pursed her small lips, quickly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and slowly stood up. Hunching her neck, she obediently said, “As you know, the Eight Directions Destiny Spirit Artifact is very strange. This humble one occasionally gets these feelings.”
For a moment, Qin Gou took a deep breath, held his forehead, and was truly at a loss for words.
“But… if you really are Master, why did you confess to this humble one just now? And say so many mushy things?” Qiu Lingyun’s expression was extremely strange.
Qin Gou glared at her as if she were being unreasonable. In a flash, he reverted to his original demeanor, clasping his hands behind his back, and said profoundly, “Then, Little Ball, think carefully. Which of Master’s words just now were problematic? Which one was not normal communication between Master and disciple?”
Qiu Lingyun was stunned on the spot. After much thought, her pretty face flushed hot, and she said with great shyness, “H-how could this be? Master’s every word was the truth. From your perspective, there was no problem. You said you cherished this humble one, and before that, you said you wanted this humble one to stay the night to serve you tea and water. Everything was as it should be. But this humble one misunderstood everything and was very rude. I really deserve to be spanked! Moreover, Master was clearly clarifying his identity the whole time without any evasion, yet this humble one refused to believe him. I truly shame Master and fail my Buddha!”
As if he had lost his mind, Qin Gou shook his head and chuckled. “Do you remember the agreement between you and Master back then?”
“Does Master mean that this humble one can truly serve under you again?” Qiu Lingyun’s eyes shimmered with unbridled joy.
Qin Gou nodded with a calm expression… Inside, there were no longer any ripples, like dead water.
“This is, this is wonderful! Oh, I almost forgot, this is for you!”
Qiu Lingyun smiled beautifully, her innocence and the vibrant aura of youth emanating from her. Without hesitation, she raised a perfect middle finger directly at her old esteemed master, Qin Gou.
Qin Gou: ???
