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Chapter 787: Truth and Lies, Ask Yourself
Chapter 787: Truth and Lies, Ask Yourself
"Bring him in."
Gu An responded, and An Zizai immediately went to fetch the person.
He already knew who the visitor was and what their intentions were.
Those whom he would personally meet now were almost all old acquaintances from his time in the Grand Mystery Sect.
The old friends who were not by his side were living their own lives, with their own hardships and happiness. Not everyone could be secretly protected by him.
After about half an incense stick's time, An Zizai brought a man into the courtyard.
This was a man dressed in a simple Dao Robe, with a sturdy build and an unkempt face, exuding the air of a heroic figure from the martial world.
His face bore a resemblance to Li Ya, but it was more weathered.
This was Li Ya's younger brother, Li Lingtian.
Li Lingtian had once cultivated in the Third Medicine Valley and had a very close relationship with Yang Jian. He had lived to this day and had already reached the Shen Nian Zhenxian Realm.
In the past, he had talent that surpassed Li Ya's. Now, Li Ya had become a figure he looked up to, a legend in their Li family.
Seeing Gu An's back, Li Lingtian became so agitated that his whole body trembled, and his eyes even reddened.
An Zizai hesitated whether to leave, but then Gu An's voice came: "Zizai, you can listen too. You'll be responsible for helping him later."
Hearing this, An Zizai let out a sigh of relief and immediately agreed.
He was very curious about the relationship between Li Lingtian and Gu An, and the thought of being able to go out on a mission made him secretly pleased.
Now that he managed all the affairs of the Nothingness, he was often busy. If he could go out for a while, it would be a good way to relax.
When Li Lingtian heard Gu An directly offer to help him, he could no longer control his emotions and fell to his knees with a thud.
"Senior, I am here for Yang Ni. You should remember her. She offended a Great Cultivator of the Tian Ling Dao Alliance and was imprisoned there. She was wronged, but I can't find anyone to help me, even my father, the emperor, doesn't have that much power."
Li Lingtian gritted his teeth as he spoke. The Yang Ni he mentioned was Li Ya's mother's younger sister. She had once joined the Tuanhua Sect to investigate the cause of Li Ya's mother's death and had also been sent by Li Xuandao to protect Gu An.
Gu An hadn't seen her in many years, but he still remembered the image of that spirited woman.
As Li Lingtian recounted the grievances, his voice choked up, losing the arrogant demeanor of his younger days.
Gu An turned around and calmly looked at him, listening to his story.
Before Li Lingtian came, Gu An had already seen through the entire situation. It was nothing more than a struggle for power. Li Lingtian and Yang Ni had offended a powerful faction within the Tian Ling Dao Alliance. Gu An wasn't very interested in the details, but he needed to confirm that Yang Ni was indeed wronged.
Gu An, though he protected his old friends, also judged each situation. If they had brought it upon themselves, he would ignore it and let them suffer a bit.
After Li Lingtian finished speaking, he looked at Gu An with anticipation.
The Tian Ling Dao Alliance was very strong, and their enemies were also powerful. They were an ancient powerhouse family with cultivators surpassing the Zizai Immortal Realm. But Li Lingtian believed that no family could stand up to Gu An.
Gu An smiled and helped Li Lingtian to his feet. He remarked, "How old were you when you first came to me? Now you can stand on your own, truly, things have changed."
These words made Li Lingtian's tears flow uncontrollably. In his heart, Gu An had always been an elder, and after so many years without seeing him, he felt very restrained. In his mind, Gu An's face and personality had become blurred. Before he came, he had imagined various possibilities, but he never thought Gu An would be so kind to him.
Even his father, who once doted on him, now seemed distant to him.
Gu An began to reminisce about the past, and his words brought Li Lingtian back to those old times.
An Zizai was also very curious about Gu An's past and stood by, listening attentively. As they talked, Shen Zhen and Shangguan Xianer also came out to join in.
Shen Zhen remembered Li Lingtian and sighed at his current state of distress.
The best decision she had ever made was to follow Gu An.
At first, she just wanted to escape her sect. Plus, she and Gu An were extremely compatible, so she cut all ties and followed him.
To her surprise, Gu An turned out to be the Venerable of the Path of the Sword.
Over time, Shen Zhen could no longer recall why she had originally chosen to follow Gu An. Occasionally, she wondered if it was because she had sensed something extraordinary about him that drew her to him.
Regardless, the outcome was good, and she felt she was the luckiest person in the world, even luckier than An Xing, the Heavenly Demon, and others.
By evening, An Zizai had left with Li Lingtian, preparing to gather several disciples of Nothingness to personally rescue Yang Ni from the Tian Ling Dao Alliance.
Shangguan Xianer also went along, leaving only Gu An and Shen Zhen in the courtyard.
Shen Zhen gazed at Gu An's profile, lost in thought.
What kind of trouble could make this man frown?
What did he see in this world?
How did he view the people around him?
Li Lingtian's appearance stirred up memories from Shen Zhen's past, leaving her with many questions and curiosities.
Gu An looked at the horizon and asked, "Do you think a life without immortality is important?"
Shen Zhen snapped back to reality and replied, "Of course it is. Being able to live and experience the Mortal World, whether in joy or suffering, means you have lived, doesn't it?"
"But for many, living is worse than dying."
"That's because they have faced hardships. Before those hardships, they also enjoyed life."
"But what does their life mean after they die? Like the Grand Mystery Sect of the past, so many have already died and been forgotten by us. The Mortal World has no trace of them."
Gu An finished speaking and turned to look at Shen Zhen.
Shen Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Why must everything have a meaning? People live for the sake of living. Everything they experience is their own feeling. Why must they strive to leave a mark in Heaven and Earth?"
Gu An smiled and said, "Yes, one's own feelings are the most important. Why worry about other things and add to your troubles?"
Hearing this, Shen Zhen was taken aback. She glared at Gu An and asked, "Come clean, can you hear what others are thinking?"
"I'm not that powerful."
"Really?"
"Really."
Shen Zhen smiled. After Gu An's words, she felt that her confusion was meaningless. As long as she was content and carefree, and Gu An didn't mind, that was enough.
Gu An continued, "In fact, over the years, I often visit the mortal world, experiencing different lives. I marry and have children, and I also have parents. But I only make these wives and concubines believe that something happened between us, giving them additional memories. The same goes for my parents; the relationships are all planted by me. Of course, these identities are what they desire, and the children I create are just illusions. Even if these children's souls settle in the cycle of reincarnation and become true beings, I still have some feelings about it."
"From my perspective, everything is false, but to them, I am real. Everything I do with them is their genuine experience. They will never know my identity is a false existence, and they will even forget their lives in reincarnation."
Shen Zhen listened to his words and fell silent.
Gu An looked at her and asked, "This is the difference brought by the gap in realms. I can make the masses unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but do you think there is something that can make even us unable to tell the difference? Is the Heavenly Dao, the Great Dao, really real?"
He had expected Shen Zhen to think about this for a while, but she answered without hesitation, "Whether it's true or false, we are on the path of cultivation. The so-called pursuit of the Dao is about asking ourselves, asking about our own existence, and asking what we truly desire. If you want it to be real, with effort, even if it's false, you can hope to make it real, can't you?"
"Even if you tell me that everything now is false, I am still grateful to you because I cherish everything now and enjoy every day of it."
With that, she lifted her eyes to look at Gu An, her gaze fixed on him.
(End of Chapter)
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