Yang Tianni took a swig of strong liquor. "Could Yang have done it?"
Bukui Daoist's gaze was certain. "No. He tried to break through that Mystery Barrier too. After he went there and returned all those years ago, he never said a word about it. And he never went back."
Yang Tianni nodded slightly without saying anything.
"To be honest, I'm a little lost now."
Bukui Daoist suddenly lifted his flask and drained it. "Yang's target is that brat, no doubt about it. But I keep feeling he has another purpose."
Yang Tianni set down his cup and said gravely, "Maybe all the answers are inside that Mystery Barrier. If I get the chance, I'd like to take a look."
Bukui Daoist sighed. "Let's wait for now. It's hard to say how that brat will end up."
"Heh."
Yang Tianni chuckled softly and started drinking.
"Forget it. Why think so much? Damn it!"
At the thought of Qin Guan, Bukui Daoist suddenly felt an inexplicable surge of irritation, as if a tangled knot were squirming in his heart.
He could have lived a carefree life, but ever since he picked up Qin Guan, one damn thing after another had kept happening. It just never ended.
"Fortunately, Yang has shown up now. We can just wait. He won't let that brat die yet anyway. Heh heh."
Bukui Daoist let out a long breath and gave a mischievous grin.
A smile tugged at Yang Tianni's lips. "Brother Gu, you've really had a hard time, taking on such a troublemaking disciple."
Bukui Daoist nodded hurriedly, as if he had endless complaints to air.
"Brother Yang, you have no idea. It's been eighteen years now. For eighteen years, I've been running around every day for that brat, even lying awake at night making plans