Chapter 15

Chapter 15

I Want to Give You My Soul-Breath

What was this?

Jiujiu looked at the skin she had unlocked on the screen, her face slightly flushed. Mainly because she had never seen such strange content before.

And what surprised her most was that Gu Jiangming didn’t mind or even dislike her identity at all.

The man in the green shirt and white robe on the screen, with a weary look from his travels, showed a long-lost smile of reunion.

At this time, Jiujiu decided to tell Gu Jiangming everything about the current situation, hoping that this blockhead wouldn’t rush in recklessly.

【”Now is not the time to reminisce. Come with me.” You say to Gu Jiangming, “After the ban is lifted and the Hundred Demons Night Parade begins, all kinds of demons will unleash their true nature. Their supernatural powers are strange and unpredictable. If you’re not careful, you might lose your life. Leave here with me and protect yourself first.”】

This was not a joke, nor was it an attempt to deceive Gu Jiangming into leaving with her.

It was just that the demons entering the world this time were clearly powerful Great Demons who were truly enraged and determined to stir up a bloodbath in the human world.

Although Jiujiu didn’t know the cause and effect of this turmoil, retreating to the mountains and keeping a low profile was definitely not a wrong choice.

【”This time… no.” He rejects your suggestion to retreat to the mountains together. “The world is in great danger. As a human cultivator, I should protect the people from peril.”】

【”Since the establishment of my Mount Shu, what I have been talking about is the righteous Qi in my heart. I am the patriarch of Mount Shu, the teacher of my disciples. I taught them the principles of life, but at such a critical juncture, I would abandon them and leave them alone in the world to fight evil. How could this be the aspiration of a cultivator like me?”】

Gu Jiangming looked at Jiujiu’s persuasion and rejected it without any hesitation.

On matters of principle, he couldn’t back down.

His disciples were fighting a bloody battle, burning every drop of their blood to follow the righteousness he had taught them, while he hesitated in the comforts behind them.

Would this be worthy of his disciples, worthy of the Mount Shu he had established?

Doing this would not only be losing his backbone…

He would be completely rootless, you know?

Therefore, Gu Jiangming couldn’t accept Jiujiu’s proposal.

He wanted to establish Mount Shu, he wanted disciples, and he couldn’t let down his adopted wife, but in the face of major issues of right and wrong, Gu Jiangming had his own ideas.

This, in turn, made it difficult for Jiujiu to understand Gu Jiangming.

For humans, were these virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, and even this so-called Dao, really that important?

For thousands of years, Jiujiu had seen too many people who didn’t know benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, who didn’t know where this so-called Dao in their hearts was.

In order to fight for the property left by their ancestors, they would not hesitate to resort to underhanded tactics and harm their relatives and friends.

In order to gain high-ranking official positions and salaries, they could step on the heads of their disciples, former officials, and even their teachers.

For a moment of pleasure, they could betray their childhood sweethearts to whom they had once made vows of eternal love.

Besides profit, could there be Dao in the human world?

Moreover, Jiujiu thought that this wasn’t Dao for Gu Jiangming, this was foolishness!

Even if Gu Jiangming’s cultivation was profound now, facing such a dangerous world, it was still extremely difficult for him to survive this tribulation.

Jiujiu wanted to persuade Gu Jiangming not to be foolish as much as possible.

【Seeing that you still want to persuade him, he waves his hand and says, “My mind is made up, Jiu’er, you don’t have to persuade me anymore.”】

【”To hear the Dao in the morning and die in the evening, this is the Dao I have chosen.”】

【”You still remember me, this proves that I have been here, the traces of my existence…”】

【”You are a demon, I won’t force you to help me, but I have to shoulder the responsibility of a sect leader, I have to shoulder the righteousness of being a human cultivator, I have to save people.”】

【”This is the creed of Mount Shu.”】

The screen finally freezes.

【After a long time…】

【Jiujiu looks at Gu Jiangming, “I won’t persuade you anymore.”】

【At this time, Jiujiu has also understood Gu Jiangming’s thoughts. She says, “My name is Yin Jiujiu.”】

【”I don’t like this surname, but I don’t want you to not know my real name.”】

【”Do you know, when we Guhuo Birds die, the last breath we take is actually our own soul-breath.”】

【”With this breath, our whole life will slowly appear before our eyes like a fleeting show.”】

【”But, people in the world don’t know that the last soul-breath of a Guhuo Bird can be given to others.”】

【As her voice falls…】

【Yin Jiujiu looks up at the moonlight in the sky and says with a smile, “I want to give you my soul-breath.”】

【”Humans, after taking this soul-breath of mine, can neither see our life nor gain much from it.”】

【Yin Jiujiu still wants to say something, but Gu Jiangming quickly replies.】

【”But, I think the person who can receive the last soul-breath of a Guhuo Bird must be very important to her.” Gu Jiangming says softly.】

Jiujiu looks at this line on the screen, inexplicably feeling a little sad.

Indeed.

When the person who receives the last soul-breath of a Guhuo Bird dies, the Guhuo Bird who gave him this soul-breath will immediately sense it.

Anyway… anyway, this was just an accident in countless reincarnations, so what if she gave something?

Jiujiu tried her best to deny that she might have developed some feelings for this human in front of her, but her actions could never be faked.

【Yin Jiujiu walks towards Gu Jiangming. Seeing him coming towards her, Gu Jiangming doesn’t stay where he is and wait for her to come over, but instead walks straight towards her.】

【A wisp of soul-breath escapes from Yin Jiujiu’s mouth. She gently embraces you, and you let the Guhuo Bird’s demonic power rush into your body.】

【Gu Jiangming doesn’t stop this demonic power from entering, because he knows that this demon in front of him will not harm anyone. She is a silly demon who doesn’t even know how to harm people.】

【And if she really knew how to harm people, she wouldn’t have appeared as a pitiful beggar the first time they met.】

An invisible line of text slowly appears.

【The last soul-breath of a Guhuo Bird is also known as the love of a Guhuo Bird.】

【It will tell you that at least in this world, you once won a girl’s heart.】

【After a passionate kiss of reunion after a long separation, she tells you to take care of yourself and leaves with a worried look.】

【For her, this might be a farewell where they will never meet again.】

【And you, too, must finally face your own Dao.】

【You don’t want your teachings to your disciples to become empty talk on paper, nor do you want to be a hypocritical cultivator who becomes a coward who deserts at such a critical moment.】

【You return to the inn, and when Zhang Tianze asks you with slight curiosity, you just say calmly, “I just met an old friend.”】

【The next day, at dawn, there is one more letter in the inn. Ma Yang of Dongyi has already left.】

【He believes that his Dao cultivation is shallow and he is unable to face a demon like the Paper Demon. He also feels that his techniques are useless against the Paper Demon. Instead of causing trouble for everyone here, it’s better to return to Dongyi and fight demons with his people.】

【Ma Yang’s departure makes the atmosphere fall into silence.】

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