"At first, Gu Huang tried every means to win Ying Wu's favor, but after receiving no response from him for a long time, he realized that mere attentiveness would never move Ying Wu. So Gu Huang began cultivating diligently, hoping to impress Ying Wu with his cultivation. Gu Huang was extraordinarily gifted, and with his unflagging efforts, he broke through to Void Refinement before he was seven hundred."
"By then, Gu Huang considered himself accomplished in cultivation and went to Ying Wu once again to propose marriage. Ying Wu, who was only at Spirit Transformation at the time, still rejected him in no uncertain terms. Unable to obtain the love he desired, Gu Huang inevitably harbored resentment. Ying Wu refused to marry him, but he wanted to force the marriage. So he appealed to the master of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion. The pavilion master had no interest whatsoever in the romantic entanglements of his juniors, but considering Gu Huang a rare talent, he agreed to his request without asking Ying Wu's opinion."
"In the sect's name, the pavilion master issued a decree ordering Ying Wu to become Gu Huang's Dao companion three days later. The news immediately threw the sect into an uproar. Everyone discussed it, and Gu Huang became the envy of many. Naturally, Ying Wu was unwilling when he learned of it and declared that he would never marry Gu Huang, even if it cost him his life."
"The pavilion master was rather displeased to learn that Ying Wu had defied his decree. Still, matters of love ultimately required mutual consent. If something like this drove a disciple to suicide, word of it would surely damage the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion's reputation. The marriage scheduled for three days later therefore had to be abandoned, but the pavilion