"Master, I met my wife when I had nothing, yet she accepted me, treated me with kindness, thought of everything for me, and helped me tirelessly in my cultivation."
"Without her, I might not have held on for so long, let alone become the person I am today."
"The person you are today? Do you think you've mastered your cultivation? How laughable!"
Qin Gengyun was reminiscing tenderly about his wife, but was coldly interrupted, and harshly criticized, so he could only bow his head and listen.
The doubts in his heart subsided a bit.
His wife would also often motivate and spur him on, but she would never strike him down so callously from a high place.
This was indeed the usual tone of the Master.
Niantang suddenly sat by the river, her tall and stern figure becoming somewhat languid, and she said softly:
"Continue talking about your wife."
"Ah?"
Qin Gengyun was taken aback, yet he heard the Master say coldly:
