The silence among the cliffs lasted a moment.
"Don't be too discouraged. As long as you cultivate diligently, you'll naturally have another chance in three years."
Gu Han offered a few gentle words in an elder brother's tone, but looking at Gu Qing standing beside those broken trees, his mood soured again.
"Someone said you'd come to Divine End Peak. I didn't believe it, but to think it was true."
He looked at Gu Qing and said coldly, "Come down the mountain with me later and prepare to be punished."
Gu Qing said calmly, "I'm not a disciple of Twofold Forgetting Peak, and I'm no longer in Class One. You have no authority to punish me."
Gu Han flew into a rage, his expression turning even colder. "If the Peak Rules won't do, I'll use the family rules to teach you a proper lesson on Father's behalf!"
Gu Qing looked at him with a slight smile. "You keep telling Shisui that once he enters the mountain gates, all worldly ties are severed, just to cut off his dealings with Jing Jiu. Why is it different for me? What family is there? Green Mountain is my home, so what are these family rules supposed to be... Senior Brother Gu?"
He stressed those final words.
Gu Han gave him a cold look, then suddenly turned and left without another word.
Reaching the summit, he saw the bamboo chair. His swordlike brows rose slightly, with a hint of mockery.
Jing Jiu knew someone had arrived, but did not open his eyes.
"Did you instigate this?"
Gu Han looked at Jing Jiu. "Even if some elders on the various peaks appreciate you, are you sure you can bear the consequences of making enemies of my Gu family and Twofold Forgetting Peak?"
Jing Jiu still