Yet Qin Shaofeng could still feel that his cultivation had not vanished. It had merely fused completely into his true self. All it needed was a certain opportunity to be triggered once more.
"Shaofeng, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing his dazed expression, the worry in Gusu Hanxing's heart made her hurriedly ask.
Only then did Qin Shaofeng come back to himself.
Turning back to look at his wife's worried face, a gratified smile appeared on his face. His voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "I succeeded. Not only did I find the martial path that belongs to me, I also found the real me."
"The real you?" Gusu Hanxing was left utterly bewildered by his words.
"That's right, the real me."
The smile on Qin Shaofeng's face grew increasingly joyful. "Although the me of the past was also me, I was utterly lost back then. I didn't know what kind of state I was in, didn't know what I was doing or what I wanted to do, didn't know where I was, and didn't even know who I was. Now, I know."
"..."
Gusu Hanxing had no idea how to respond to that.
Not knowing who one was, nor why one lived—how could such a person exist in this world?
Yet as she looked into Qin Shaofeng's eyes, she could tell that he was not lying to her.
"Then I really should congratulate you," Gusu Hanxing said with a smile.
"We truly should celebrate properly. Come on, let's go back and find somewhere to have a good meal in celebration." Qin Shaofeng laughed happily.
The experience of searching for his true self had allowed him to completely let go of the knots in his heart.
His heart was now as pure as that of a newborn infant, without the