AWB Chapter 269: You Have a Story, I Have Wine
Chapter 269: You Have a Story, I Have Wine
Chapter 269: You Have a Story, I Have Wine
"What old lover?"
Jian Xuan's voice revealed a sense of bewilderment.
Why did Young Master Gu say these things as soon as he came back? It's all very confusing.
"Are you kidding me? Isn't Jiang Lingyun your old flame?"
Gu Heng snorted.
"You mean...Junior Sister Jiang?!"
Jian Xuan's voice suddenly rose.
"She's here?!"
Gu Heng nodded, his eyes filled with disdain that seemed to say, "You still say you and she aren't lovers." He wasn't just guessing. First of all, although he hadn't heard anything about Jiang Lingyun and Jian Xuan's story, the system mission clearly stated that they were "close friends who had been missing for over 2,600 years."
What does that mean?
Even though he's been missing for over 2,600 years, Sect Master Jiang still remembers Jian Xuan!
Even for a top cultivator like Jiang Lingyun, more than two thousand years is probably a very long time.
Gu Heng couldn't even imagine what this would take.
To remember him so vividly at this age, what more is there to say?
They are either as close as family or they hate each other to the core.
Judging from Jiang Lingyun's attitude, the possibility of "hatred to the bone" can be ruled out.
Even if they weren't old flames, they had definitely been deeply in love for a long time. Even if they hadn't expressed their feelings to each other, they were all shrewd people who had lived long enough to see through it all, but they just chose not to say it. If Qin Yiyao could live as long as Sect Leader Jiang and still remember what her cheap master had said...
Gu Heng burst into tears.
That further proves that the relationship between the two is definitely not shallow!
“Look, look, he can even call her Junior Sister Jiang.”
He clicked his tongue twice.
So this guy is the senior disciple.
Gu Heng had read many novels in his previous life. In those novels, the relationship between the senior brother and the junior sister often ended without a clear conclusion. Moreover, it was often the senior brother who was infatuated with her and ended up becoming the villain, being killed by the "protagonist".
Then the junior sister was pulled into someone's arms!
Although Gu Heng didn't identify with those "senior brothers," he still felt a little sorry for them.
Moreover, the reason why the junior sister is often snatched away is mostly because the senior brother is too awful and doesn't understand girls' feelings at all.
However, Jian Xuan doesn't seem like one of those lousy senior brothers.
If he were truly rotten, why would Jiang Lingyun have been able to remember him for over two thousand years without ever forgetting him?
"I never expected she would still remember me, the irresponsible elder..."
Contrary to Gu Heng's expectations, Jian Xuan's voice did not seem happy; on the contrary, it seemed to convey a sense of embarrassment at not being able to face others.
As an observer, Gu Heng has a keen intuition for understanding the emotional issues between others. For example, now, although Jian Xuan is not as excited as Jiang Lingyun because he knows that the other party still remembers him, his emotions are obviously complicated.
Besides joy, there might also be a bit of guilt and shame, as if he were ashamed to face Jiang Lingyun.
He was absolutely certain that there was an extremely deep and inseparable bond between Jian Xuan and Jiang Lingyun! But there was a story behind it all.
Gu Heng's gossipy soul was burning brightly.
Okay, there's no rush anyway.
I can't teleport people myself, but I can teleport lamps. Returning to Sunfire City will only take a moment.
Then, Gu Heng placed the Primordial Soul Lamp on the table, went to the back room to get two wine bowls, and opened a jar of homemade wine.
"Old Xuan, you know I love listening to stories..."
He poured himself a bowl of wine, then poured another, pushed it in front of the lamp, and looked at the flickering light inside with a grin.
"You have stories, I have wine."
"Let's begin."
"..."
Jian Xuan didn't speak, but he trembled slightly. He really wanted to know how to drink it, given his soul and spirit body.
Or is it that Young Master Gu is simply amusing himself?
However, Jian Xuan actually harbored a secret in his heart, and he was naturally happy to have someone listen to help him share the burden of this secret.
Sometimes, it's really hard to keep things bottled up inside.
A ball of light floated out from the lamp. Jian Xuan's soul had been nurtured enough to almost solidify, but it still had a somewhat illusory feel to it.
Gu Heng raised an eyebrow with interest.
Wow, what a handsome older man!
Before his death, Jian Xuan was unexpectedly a handsome and dignified man.
Gu Heng thought to himself that he and Jiang Lingyun were actually a good match.
"What does Young Master Gu want to know?"
Jian Xuan sat down opposite Gu Heng, staring at the bowl of wine before him. After a long silence, he looked up at Gu Heng. "Have you and Sect Leader Jiang... um, confirmed your feelings for each other?"
“She confessed to me more than once, but I refused to listen.”
Jian Xuan clasped his hands together and murmured.
"what?"
Gu Heng was surprised.
You rejected her? A woman so outstanding in appearance, figure, power, and talent took the initiative to confess her feelings to you, and Jian Xuan still chose to refuse?
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and for Jiang Lingyun, he was probably the only outstanding man in the world who was worthy of her.
Then she was rejected.
That's incredibly disrespectful.
These two are a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and they are from the same school, calling each other "senior brother" and "junior sister." No matter how close they are, they have been calling each other that for so many years, so they can be considered close.
In other words, given this unparalleled closeness, coupled with Sect Master Jiang's initiative in confessing his feelings, Jian Xuan, unless he's completely dense, shouldn't refuse.
"Why refuse?"
Gu Heng couldn't help but ask.
"She's too outstanding. I won't accept her if I'm not good enough for her."
As Jian Xuan spoke, his lips were pressed tightly together, filled with bitterness.
Gu Heng frowned: "Explain it more clearly."
"She became my master's disciple seventeen years later than me."
"At that time, I was my master's last disciple, his most prized student. Because of this, I was arrogant and considered myself a peerless genius. Then, seventeen years later, my master broke his rule of retiring from the sect." "He picked up Junior Sister Jiang."
"In just three years, Junior Sister Jiang made my seventeen years of hard work worthless."
Jian Xuan tried to touch the bowl of wine, but being a spirit, he could only watch the wine ripple in the bowl without being able to drink a drop.
Gu Heng raised an eyebrow.
Oh I got it.
He felt that his cultivation level was not worthy of Jiang Shimei's affection.
Indeed, if Jian Xuan is the more powerful and outstanding one, then he should be the one to take the position of sect leader.
But in the end, it was his junior sister who got that position.
Moreover, Jian Xuan was supposed to be the last disciple, but his master's encounter with Jiang Lingyun made Jian Xuan's special status as the "last disciple" awkward. Gu Heng pressed his temples.
This story isn't melodramatic at all, so why does it sound so tragic?