Chapter Seventy The Legendary Gu Miao Ling

  "The daughter of my adoptive father is one year older than me. It was because of her that I left the Gu family."

  With a bitter and sweet gaze, Gu said: "Since childhood, Little Miao has been my guardian angel. No matter what difficulties or troubles I faced, she always stood in front of me to shield me. Even when the two sworn brothers gave me a hard time, it was always Little Miao who helped me out. When I didn't know something, she taught me; when I couldn't reach something, she helped me get it; and for my sake, she even went against our family's elder and her own brother!"

  "I have always been under her protection; growing up in peace and tranquility. From childhood to adulthood, every time I was on the verge of a breakthrough, she would go to the family's medicinal garden and treasure pavilion to find me spiritual medicine to aid my advancement. There were many spiritual medicines that were heavenly treasures, priceless gems that could be encountered but not sought! And these priceless gems, along with Little Miao's meticulous help, contributed to my reputation as a genius! My cultivation path was smooth sailing, almost without encountering any significant bottlenecks, because under the effect of those spiritual elixirs and medicines that far surpassed the power of bottlenecks, all obstacles were fundamentally unable to become obstacles!"

  "While Little Miao stole a lot of spiritual medicine, which even her adoptive father and several senior elders wouldn't dare to use. Because of this, I don't know how many punishments Little Miao received for me. But all of this, I was completely unaware of. Every time, Little Miao would tell me: just eat it, we have plenty at home! And I, foolishly ate it..."

  Chu Yang listened silently, and finally understood in his heart why Gu Du Xing was able to create a legendary cultivation at such a young age in his past life.

  With the vast resources of the Gu family, the spiritual medicine they can collect is not ordinary. It's strange that Gu Du Xing's cultivation speed isn't fast after consuming such a large quantity of spiritual medicine.

  "We've all grown up, and I, too, have been able to cultivate at a speed far surpassing that of my peers thanks to Little Miao's tireless efforts in providing me with spiritual medicine. I've continuously broken through one stage after another, becoming the genius that all the families look up to. But they don't know that this genius has condensed how much of Little Miao's heart and soul, and how many hardships she's endured for my sake."

  "And I myself have always been proud, proud of my talent, without a care." A sparkling light flashed in Gu Du Xing's eyes. Suddenly he raised his neck, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. Then he grabbed the wine jug, and poured it full again.

  "One day, Little Sister Miao broke through the Sword Sect for me and brought back the family's most precious treasure, Yun Xiao Purple Lingzhi. This caused the entire family to erupt in anger!"

  He punched himself in the head: "Just as I was breaking through the Sword Sect's bottleneck, my foster father, in a fit of rage, broke one of Xiaomiao's legs and locked her up!"

  "Two sworn brothers were even more resentful towards me because of this. They came to find trouble with me, but were beaten up by me who was unaware of the situation. Then the older brother said: 'You always hide behind a woman, don't you feel ashamed? Now that you've made Miao Ling suffer so much, don't you feel guilty at all?'"

  "I was shocked and chased after them, asking questions, and this time they didn't hide anything from me. They told me everything." Gu Du Xing's tears dripped into his wine cup: "I went to find my adoptive father, and he just sighed. He said that Little Miao Jie had been punished by the Council of Elders for stealing family property multiple times, and was locked in the Dragon Prison Cave! And the sentence is forever! Because the Cloud Purple Spiritual Mushroom is the family's most precious treasure, they were waiting for the Supreme Elder to break through to the Martial Emperor level, then take it down, successfully breaking through and leading the family to become the number one family. Then, they would rush into the Upper Three Heavens and establish the family's supreme dominance! Little Miao Jie stole it and gave it to me, and I've already taken it, ruining the family's decades of preparation!"

  "This is unforgivable for the entire Gu family! If another family with equal power had someone become a Martial Emperor first, then the Gu family would be on the verge of extinction at any time! And Little Miao gave me Yun Xiao's Purple Lingzhi, which means cutting off the path forward for our family! This mistake is unforgivable!"

  Chu Yang let out a deep sigh.

  At this moment, from Gu Du Xing's description of Gu Miao Ling, he saw Mo Qing Wu!

  These two women are obviously the same, they would do anything for the people they love! Their eyes only see the ones they love, nothing else exists!

  "I went to see Little Sister Miao, it was Father's permission, the only chance I could go see her. After I saw her, she would be taken into the Dragon Prison."

  "We stood on opposite sides of the purple railings, looking at each other. I cried, my heart was torn apart. I asked Little Miao, why are you so stupid? Why? For me, it's not worth it, not worth it!" Tears streamed down Gu Du Xing's face as he grabbed the wine jug and took a long, fierce swig. Both tears and wine flowed into his mouth."

  Chu Yang let out a sigh and silently picked up another jug of wine.

  "Clang!" The empty wine jug was placed on the table, Gu Du Xing's eyes were bloodshot: "At that time, Little Miao Jie said, fool, you're really a fool."

  "She said that when we were young, I treated you like a younger brother and loved you especially; so whatever good things there were, I would give them to you; but as we grew up, I didn't treat you like a younger brother anymore."

  "When Little Miao said this, she looked at me with a mixture of emotions, then smiled wistfully and said: Never mind, you can go now, it's not like anything happened. I'll just close my door and rest. Silly brother, you're not young anymore, it's time for you to get married. Unfortunately, Little Miao probably won't be able to attend your wedding. Go ahead and leave, from now on, let's pretend that there never was a Little Miao."

  Then Little Miao turned around and walked into the Dragon's Lair by herself. Gu Du Xing's face was twisted in rage, his muscles contorted, his whole body trembling with fury.

  "Little sister Miao has always been like a goddess in my heart!" Gu Du Xing trembled: "I like her, I worship her, I... I... but after she walked into the Dragon's Den, I realized that my heart was empty, there was nothing left, I couldn't be without her! I couldn't be without her ah!"

  Gu Du Xing let out a low growl, raised his head, and tears streamed down his face: "But she was locked in the Dragon Prison Cave; such a huge mistake, I'm afraid for this lifetime, it's unlikely she'll be able to come out..."

  "What exactly does it take and what conditions need to be met in order to release him? And find another Cloud Purple Lingzhi?" Chu Yang asked, his eyes narrowing.

  "It's all over. The Great Elder was in a critical moment of breaking through the bottle when he heard this news, his mind was shaken, and he vomited blood on the spot. His cultivation fell, and for the rest of his life, there would be no chance to break through to the Martial Emperor again. And apart from the Great Elder, no one else in our family can do it!"

  "What did your adoptive father say?"

  "Uncle... there's no way." Gu Du Xing stared blankly at the empty space in front of him, tears silently falling: "I've been living a life worse than death for two years, until last month, Uncle arranged a marriage for me."

  Chu Yang suddenly understood.

  It seems that this Teng Long Sword King is not only a sword fanatic but also a sentimental fool.

  "No matter what, even if I'm left to grow old alone, I absolutely cannot betray Little Miao's sister!" Gu Du Xing gritted his teeth: "So I... escaped!"

  No wonder he was practicing like a madman in his past life, advancing by leaps and bounds, it turns out that he wanted to rely on his own strength to challenge the Sword Emperor and then rescue Gu Miao Ling.

  Chu Yang felt a pang of regret in his heart.