lcionline Chapter 627 Are you going to give up on me?
Chapter 627 Are you going to give up on me?
Jiang Junze pondered for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly: "If it really is a dream... isn't this dream a good one?"
Jiang Liqian shook her head, then nodded vigorously.
“That’s a good dream, brother.”
But, but—should people live in dreams or in reality?
After returning to the sect, Jiang Liqian said a brief goodbye to her brother and then went back to Sword Peak.
Upon arriving at Kunya Residence, she saw Jiang Huaizhou, carrying a sword, leaning against her door, waiting for her with a cold and solemn expression.
"Did Master give this order?"
Jiang Huaizhou nodded, his expression not good: "People from the Sacrificial God Sect have arrived."
Jiang Liqian was stunned for a moment, then understood what he meant.
"Is it Gu Chengxue?"
Jiang Huaizhou nodded.
"Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother is fighting with him."
what?
Jiang Liqian's eyes were momentarily confused, then she turned around and quickly headed towards Xuanwu Platform, where she indeed saw two people fighting "intensely".
"Xuan Ling, you are a guest, stop right now!"
Xuan Ling slashed with his sword, and seeing that the other party retreated to dodge, he angrily stepped down from the Xuanwu Platform and landed next to Jiang Liqian.
"Senior Sister, he was mean to me!"
ha?
Jiang Liqian looked at Gu Chengxue, who was approaching with a dark expression, with a face full of question marks.
Gu Chengxue moved her lips and pointed to the dirty patch on her clothes: "As soon as I arrived, your good junior brother threw dirty water at me."
"Xuan, Ling!"
Jiang Liqian glared at the boy beside her who was pretending to be clueless.
Xuan Ling snorted, not feeling that she had done anything wrong at all, and turned her head away: "I already said that it was an accident. It was just a little bit of water. You can just wipe it off. You're so stingy. Does someone like that deserve to be my senior sister's fiancé?"
Gu Chengxue narrowed her eyes and sneered: "Some people have wolfish ambitions, so naturally they think that everyone else is bad in every way."
"It's just sour grapes."
"Who are you saying can't have grapes?"
"The one who's getting really angry."
"Senior Sister, look at him!"
Jiang Liqian had a headache from the noise.
These two, for some reason, just can't stand each other, especially Xuan Ling, who seems to particularly dislike Gu Chengxue...
I don't know how I offended him.
"Alright, all of you shut up. Master summons you. Cheng Xue, let's go."
Gu Chengxue pursed her lips slightly, glanced at Xuan Ling with a hint of provocation, and then followed closely behind Jiang Liqian.
Xuan Ling's eyes suddenly darkened.
Upon arriving at Linglong Pavilion, before even entering, Jiang Liqian called Gu Chengxue to a halt.
She first apologized to her second junior brother for his rude behavior, and then politely but implicitly warned him: "Xuan Ling is someone I raised myself, and we are very close. Although he is sometimes a bit childish, he is still my fellow disciple. I know that we are destined to be together. I hope you can understand my personality. I don't believe in these things... But at least for now, I don't mind. So if possible, please be polite to them."
Gu Chengxue paused, a hint of melancholy appearing in his eyes. He walked up to her and asked softly, "Jiang Liqian, am I always inferior to them all? Where do I rank in your heart...?"
Jiang Liqian was taken aback for a moment.
In terms of affection, Gu Chengxue really didn't rank high. Although her master had told her that they were destined to be together, at least for now, she and Gu Chengxue were just familiar fellow cultivators. If they were closer, they would only be disciples of friendly sects.
She's not a traditionalist, but she really doesn't have the mind for romance or marriage right now. She can try to accept him out of a sense of responsibility, but it will take time for her to adjust.
Seeing Gu Chengxue's hurt expression, she couldn't help but wonder if she had really been too cold to him.
But—her heart seemed to be already full, unable to hold anyone else, yet it also seemed empty, unable to hold anything at all.
When Jiang Liqian brought Gu Chengxue to meet her master and heard him mention their upcoming wedding, a few shadows flickered in her eyes, but she didn't say a word.
After Gu Chengxue finished discussing the Three Sects Alliance with Qingzhi Immortal Venerable, Jiang Liqian personally saw him off from the sect.
"Our marriage ceremony will be in seven days." Gu Chengxue's eyes showed no joy, but rather deep worry.
He wasn't sure if she...
“Cheng Xue,” Jiang Liqian suddenly turned around and looked into his eyes, “I know we are destined to be together, but I don’t want a Daoist partner right now… I want to inform my master first and then withdraw…”
A sudden surge of hostility arose from somewhere, causing Gu Chengxue to furrow her brows and raise her voice sharply: "Jiang Liqian!"
Jiang Liqian was startled, her pupils dilating slightly.
Gu Chengxue closed her eyes briefly and lowered her voice: "Was there something I didn't do well enough?"
Jiang Liqian quickly waved her hands and shook her head: "No, that's not it, you've always been very good..."
He would often bring her precious gifts and visit her frequently. Whatever she wanted, he could always find out from afar and send it to her. In terms of swordsmanship, they often had insights that helped each other and even marveled at each other.
She had advised herself that Gu Chengxue was of noble birth, exceptionally talented, elegant, and possessed astonishing cultivation. He was a rare young talent in the entire cultivation world. They shared the same path and common language, so they would surely get along easily in the future.
He was absolutely perfect; she had no reason to refuse him.
But, but...
“I don’t know how to tell you this,” she said, her eyes lowered, her eyelashes trembling, as if she were trying hard to recall something, or as if she was searching for something in vain. “I feel like I shouldn’t lie to you. I feel… I think I’ve seen someone before, someone who is very important to me, but I can’t remember him.”
Gu Chengxue couldn't believe it: "Just because of such an ethereal person, you're going to give up on me?"
"I……"
Jiang Liqian also thought the idea was absurd.
She was a cultivator, and since she began cultivating, she had a photographic memory. If such a person really existed, how could she not remember who he was?
"Li Qian, I hope you can think this over carefully. The marriage ceremony is just around the corner. If I'm not so hopeless..." Gu Chengxue pursed her lips and lowered her head, "Is there really absolutely no possibility for us..."
"Our names are on the marriage register. We are blessed by Heaven and are destined to be together."
The air between them was silent for a long time before Gu Chengxue continued, "At least for the sake of the important matter of the three sects' alliance, let's put our feelings aside for now. This is a crucial time, and we must avoid any changes... You and I are both senior sisters and brothers in our sects, and our responsibilities outweigh everything else. The covenant ceremony will proceed as planned. If you really don't want to do it later, we can dissolve the covenant once the alliance has stabilized, how about that?"