Jing Jiu handed the Azure Sky Mirror to Gu Qing and said, "Take it to the Three Thousand Nunnery outside Dayuan City."
After he tricked Snow Ji into the Sword Prison, Qing'er had never come out again.
He supposed she probably had no interest in chatting with Gu Qing either.
This disciple was sometimes even more boring than he was.
Gu Qing took the Azure Sky Mirror and found it terribly heavy.
He had felt the same way when he accepted the Heaven-Bearing Sword Manual from Jing Jiu back then.
When Jing Jiu arranged for him to become Imperial Prince Jing Yao's teacher, he had felt this weight on his shoulders too.
That feeling had been strongest when Jing Jiu told him to prepare to become the Green Mountain Sect Master.
This is a Heaven-Rank Law Treasure! Master, do you trust me this much? Or is this another test for your disciple?
Jing Jiu paid no attention to what Gu Qing was thinking. Looking at everyone, he said, "I'm off."
These were perfectly ordinary words, but the people of Divine End Peak knew him well and understood that, for him, this was a solemn farewell.
Zhao Layue walked up to him and hugged him, holding him for a while before letting go.
Is this a custom of Divine End Peak? Ping Yongjia wondered. Do I have to hug him too?
Thinking this, he unconsciously spread his arms, though his movements were rather stiff.
Only after Yuan Qu smacked him hard on the back of the head did he come to his senses and hurriedly follow his two senior brothers in bowing to the ground.
Finally, Jing Jiu said to Gu Qing, "I'll keep using the sword a little longer."
He had hesitated somewhat when making this decision.
Gu Qing was