93. Home
"I haven't even begun to study it, so how can you say I lack talent for it!" Li Sushang glared at Yun Ling.
"The prerequisite for entering the 'True Secret of Returning to Oneness of the Great Void' is to learn the Divine Essence," Yun Ling told her.
"...Ah!!! I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?!" Li Sushang burst into tears.
"Just kidding." Yun Ling blinked.
"...Uncle-Master, has anyone ever told you that you have a terrible personality?" Li Sushang stared intently at Yun Ling, as if she wanted to tear him to pieces.
"But I'm not wrong either. At least you need the talent to reach the 'Divine Essence' to learn this technique. As for you… It's hard to say." Yun Ling shook his head.
Although Li Sushang is very talented, she is still far behind Yun Ling and Cheng Lingshuang. She has only just entered the Great Void level, and her Divine Essence cultivation is still a long way off.
"Hmm... I will definitely learn the Divine Essence!" Li Sushang said confidently, her neck stiff.
"Oh." Yun Ling nodded indifferently.
"So can you teach me in advance?" Li Sushang's eyes sparkled with anticipation, so bright that Yun Ling's eyes almost hurt.
"You haven't even fully mastered the Taixu Sword Qi. What are you doing learning this from me? Don't you understand the principle of not trying to do too much at once?" Yun Ling curled his lips and ignored her.
"I'm just laying the foundation for my future. You might pass away any day, Uncle-Master. It would be too terrible if you didn't leave behind your mantle... Hey, hey, I was wrong, don't hit me."
Seeing Yun Ling raise his fist again, Li Sushang crouched down to defend herself, covering her head, and hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Have something to eat before you go back."
Li Sushang took Yun Ling to an inn for a meal.
Inside the inn, Li Sushang continued to inquire about news regarding Yun Ling's self-created cultivation technique.
"So, what exactly is your purpose in wanting to learn my self-created cultivation technique?" Yun Ling laid his cards on the table, staring directly into her eyes.
"I...I am actually...that..." Li Sushang said, her face full of embarrassment.
"I'd like my master to give me a little praise..."
Li Sushang blushed and expressed her thoughts.
The education she received from childhood to adulthood was all strict.
At home, her mother made her practice swordsmanship, but she would never praise her, no matter how well she practiced.
If you make a mistake by accident, you'll get a slap on the palm.
She was then sent to the northern desert to study under Cheng Lingshuang.
However, Cheng Lingshuang had a straightforward and somewhat dull personality, and she always compared herself to Li Sushang in terms of progress.
Naturally, there is no such thing as 'praise'.
Therefore, Li Sushang deeply desires to be recognized by others.
Yun Ling didn't answer her.
Li Sushang probably also felt that this reason was a bit too absurd, and blushed and stopped talking.
"Have you heard? The entire Yijian Manor was wiped out!"
"Hmm, I don't know what happened. After wiping out the entire family, they set fire to the entire Yijian Manor, seemingly to destroy the evidence..."
The diners below were quietly discussing the events of the past few days.
Li Sushang suddenly stood up and arrived in front of the two people at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
"What did you say? The entire Yijian Manor was wiped out?!" Li Sushang's eyes flashed with intense anger.
"This heroine... what... what do you want to know?" The person who had been captured was off the ground, his legs flailing wildly in panic.
"The Yijian Manor you just mentioned, is it the one located in Jiangnan?" Li Sushang released him and asked eagerly.
"Mmm-hmm-hmm!" The man nodded repeatedly, like a scallion in the wind.
"About a few days ago, a fire suddenly broke out at Yijian Manor. When the fire was extinguished, it was discovered that the entire manor had been slaughtered... That's all I know!"
He told Li Sushang everything he knew.
Upon hearing this, Li Sushang stood there stunned, not knowing what to do.
"Let's go back first." Yun Ling stood up and led the dazed Li Sushang towards the Supreme Freedom Sect.
Throughout the journey, Li Sushang kept her head down, making it impossible to discern her emotions.
"Do you want to find out the truth and take revenge?" Yun Ling asked calmly.
"I…I don't know, but I feel I should do it," said Li Sushang while lowering her brows.
"But... I don't seem to feel particularly sad. I also wish I could be sad and have a good cry about it... But I just don't feel it."
"I don't want to cry, and I don't particularly miss them. I haven't seen my parents for ten years, but...they were truly my closest people, weren't they? Closer than my master, closer than anyone else, right? Now that they're both dead, I should be heartbroken..."
Li Sushang told Yun Ling her true feelings.
"So all you really care about is the bond formed by blood ties?" Yun Ling countered.
"No, that's not true! I..." Li Sushang instinctively wanted to refute.
But she could never bring herself to express her love for her parents.
Perhaps as she grew older, she came to understand many things.
For example, her mother didn't love her at all... she just used her as a sword, praying and longing for her to become a person she expected her to be.
Be the one in her heart.
That person is not Li Sushang, and Li Sushang will never become her.
That's why Cheng Lingshuang forcefully took away the Xuanyuan Sword that Qin Suying had left for Li Sushang back then, and only returned it to her in recent years.
Qin Suying sees Li Sushang as a sword and hopes to teach her in the same way as Cheng Lingshuang, who was very similar to Jingwei, so that Li Sushang can completely become the person she wants her to be.
What Qin Suying didn't know was that when Yun Ling slashed at her with his sword back then, Cheng Lingshuang and Jingwei had already completely severed ties.
She could have transcended worldly desires and become the person closest to 'immortality'.
Because of that one sword strike, her path to immortality was severed, and she fell to the mortal realm, becoming a mortal.
She taught Li Sushang, but definitely not in a ruthless way.
Compared to Qin Suying, the difference is incomparable.
Perhaps that's why Li Sushang didn't have any longing for that so-called "home".
Even after ten years, I have never had the thought of going back.
In her heart, this small sect with only two people was her true home!
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