The corners of Sword-Testing Lord's lips curved upward as he finally said, "Little Junior Sister, back then, when Master learned that I liked you, he chose me as a candidate for sect master and wanted you to stay... He planned to have you develop feelings for me and marry me in the end... But in the end, you stubbornly left for the sake of your Household. You may not know who I am... but ultimately, you still owe me your gratitude... I liked you, yet I didn't force you to stay... Even though I never appeared in your world, I silently took up the position of sect master... Then I silently watched you marry someone else, silently watched you give birth to children..."
Lu Xian'er and I stared at each other, but after carefully recalling the information we had obtained earlier, we also figured out what he meant. Back then, Sword-Testing Lord had been deeply devoted to his junior sister, but because of his wooden nature, the Lu Family had come into being—and so had Lu Xian'er.
What we didn't know was that Sword-Testing Lord had never forgotten her. He had constantly traveled between the Lu Family and Fangcun Mountain in the guise of a friend. He probably hadn't gone to visit the Lu Family's head, but to see the junior sister he yearned for day and night.
Only afterward had the matter of Lu Xian'er arisen, leaving his emotions drifting between those of a master and those of a senior brother. That was how this delusion had formed.
"And this world is simply so wondrous, yet I can't miss the chance a second time... Xian'er, I'm not only your master now, but also your senior brother. Your Eldest Senior Brother is vicious beyond measure. To frame Master, he actually