Return to the Spirit Moon Sect

After settling Zhang Lingyu and the others in, Shen Ge followed his senior sister back to the Spirit Moon Sect, but he stopped in front of the Spirit Moon Sect's gate.

Su Liuyue stopped and looked at Shen Ge, asking, "Your heart is in turmoil. What are you afraid of?"

"Is it fear of Master's punishment, or fear of the past?"

"Shen Ge, normally I shouldn't interfere too much in your affairs, but as your senior, I want to remind you that refusing to face reality is escapism, and escapism will only make you more and more degenerate until one day it all explodes and there's no way to save yourself."

"I know," Shen Ge sighed, "But I'm human too. I haven't severed my emotions. As long as people have feelings and desires, they will inevitably be moved by what they see and hear."

"Sister, I don't want to run away either, but all the memories of the past are so painful, more painful than being pierced by a thousand swords."

"Do you think you can escape by not going in?" Su Liuyue said softly and unusually gently, "From the moment you started remembering, this pain will accompany you. Rather than that, you might as well go in and see everything you went through."

"Pain doesn't disappear or vanish, but it can be expressed."

"Shen Ge, if you continue like this, you'll become possessed by a demon."

"I don't want to tell you to let go, but you really should try to reduce her influence over you, or you could use this as motivation."

"Immortals are omnipotent and eternally indestructible; if you become an immortal, you can revive them."

Shen Ge didn't speak; she remained silent.

Just then, a slightly authoritative voice rang out. "What, you're already at your doorstep and you still don't dare to come in?"

"Not only do you not come to pay your respects, but you also don't want to see your disciple whom you raised since childhood?"

Su Liuyue glanced at Shen Ge, then went straight into the sect, ignoring him completely.

Shen Ge stood there in silence for a long time before finally stepping inside.

He walked and stopped frequently, and what should have been a few breaths to reach the Divine Sword Peak took him three hours to arrive.

No one bothered him during this time. He walked along as if he were a passerby, laughing and crying all the way, and the longing in his heart could no longer be suppressed and burst forth.

This time, however, it wasn't because of inner demons, but simply because I missed her. I started thinking about her uncontrollably, all the time.

"Is Master really alright?" Su Sui asked with some concern.

"It's alright, let him cry once and he'll be fine. Even if he's still reminded of it in the future, he probably won't react this strongly," Lu Xiu said.

"If emotions accumulate without being released, they become a constantly compressed and unstable mass of spiritual energy. Once it explodes, it will harm both the person involved and others."

On another mountain peak, Wang Yan watched Shen Ge's retreating figure and sighed softly, "The word 'love' truly hurts both the giver and the receiver."

It's fine to walk hand in hand, but what I fear most is being separated by death.

Wang Yan shook her head, having severed the roots of her affection with a single sword stroke. Shen Ge's bloody lesson made her never want to touch the word "love" again.

Being alone is fine too. The great path is lonely, and it's not bad to observe the world alone.

On the other side, Jin Ling, who was explaining weapon crafting to her disciples, glanced at Shen Ge but then stopped paying attention.

She was just a junior colleague. Although they were all quite familiar with each other, there were some things she wouldn't say or try to persuade him about. After all, even if she did, he might not listen. What Shen Ge ultimately did depended on his own choices.

As for Chu He, his focus wasn't on that; his first thought upon seeing Shen Ge was to ask him for a drink.

As for being sad, a drink will do the trick; if one isn't enough, have a few more.

The next day, Shen Ge sat in a small pavilion all night. This pavilion was called Mountain-Viewing Pavilion, where he used to chat with Mu Wan.

Now he is all alone; the lively, cheerful person opposite him is nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Su Sui walked over gently, sat down next to Shen Ge, and asked with some concern, "Master, are you alright?"

Seeing that Shen Ge didn't respond, she called out a few more times, "Master, Master..."

Shen Ge let out a long breath, composed himself, and smiled at Su Sui, praising, "Not bad, you've already reached the Golden Core Stage."

"If I remember correctly, you follow the path of Sword Dao, right? I happen to have a Law Treasure here that would suit you perfectly." As he spoke, Shen Ge flipped his hand and pulled out a long sword that looked like ice crystals, its blade emanating a chilling aura that pierced the heart.

"Although this sword is only a high-grade Law Treasure, it is perfectly suited to your Cultivation Method. With its enhancement, your strength should double."

"Master..." Su Sui took the longsword, looking at Shen Ge with a complicated expression. She had a lot to say, but now that she saw him, she didn't know what to say.

Perhaps it was because of worry and longing that she was so afraid when Shen Ge left Spirit Moon Sect that day, his white robes stained with blood. She was afraid that she would never see him again.

Now that he's back, it's good that he's back.

However, if that kind of thing happens again this time, she will not be stopped by anyone; she will always follow her master.

"What, you're moved to tears by something so small?" Shen Ge raised his hand and touched Su Sui's forehead, looking thoughtful. "This isn't like you at all. Where did my carefree apprentice go?"

Su Sui slapped Shen Ge's hand away and said petulantly, "I finally managed to build up some emotion, and you ruined it again. After all these years, I was even planning to shed a few tears to welcome you."

"No need, absolutely not." Shen Ge waved her hand and said, "Your crying is the most annoying thing. I'm terrified of you. You cried every day when we were little, it drove me crazy."

"Shen Ge!" Su Sui said angrily, "Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you're my master. You'd better forget about these things!"

Su Sui really couldn't stand it when people still made fun of her embarrassing childhood history when she was almost a hundred years old.

"Shrewish, domineering, and shouting—that's the Su Sui I know, that's my disciple!"

"Why are you pretending to be so gentle? I thought my disciple had been possessed."

"Shen Ge! Is that the kind of person you see?!" Su Sui slammed her hands on the table, glaring at Shen Ge and shouting, "If you don't give me a proper explanation today, I'll burn your hair off!"

Perhaps this is what it means to be favored and therefore fearless. She was raised by Shen Ge Shen Ge, who also devoted a lot of energy to her. So the two are more like father and daughter than master and apprentice.

The relationship between a father and daughter doesn't need to be serious or reserved; they can be as casual as possible.