When Bitterness Ends, Sweetness Comes

Although Elder Liu had introduced Yang Jinshu's identity as the Law Enforcement Hall when they were at the sect square, he did not take them to the Law Enforcement Hall during the subsequent visit.

Therefore, the mother and daughter have not yet officially met.

However, Zhu Xiurong simply smiled and shook her head slightly.

"From what I've seen today, everyone here is very busy. Jinshu must have a lot to do too. Let's wait until later; let's not distract her now."

Anyway, they're all together now, so it's only a matter of time before they meet. They've waited all these years, so she's not in a hurry and can't delay her daughter's important matters.

Hearing her say that, Liang Zhonghuai said no more.

He took out a very soft-looking meat bun from his Storage Bag and handed it over:

"The sect doesn't know when we'll eat. Please eat something first to fill your stomach, so you don't go hungry."

Having barely eaten for two days, Zhu Xiurong was indeed hungry. Just as she took the meat bun, she heard shouts coming from behind Liang Zhonghuai:

"Brother Liang! Brother Liang!"

A tall, handsome young man jogged up from behind.

Liang Zhonghuai turned his head and saw that it was a Qi Refining cultivator he had just met.

"Brother Feng?"

Feng Xuanqie rushed to his side, and seeing that Zhu Xiurong looked quite Zhu Xiurong, he first bowed to her before answering Liang Zhonghuai:

"Oh, I just wanted to ask Brother Liang which skill you plan to learn? When I was at the Shangyang Sect, they didn't teach us Qi Refining disciples the four arts of cultivation very easily; at most, they'd just have us do chores. I'm so glad I switched sects; Elder Liu said we can learn anytime we want in our spare time!"

Before Liang Zhonghuai could speak, he continued on his own:

"I see Brother Liang's cultivation is profound. May I ask which sect you previously served in? Sigh, I really couldn't stay in the Shangyang Sect any longer. If I stayed any longer, the Feng Household's three generations of single-line succession would end with me. Fortunately, the Lingxian Sect was recruiting. Brother Liang, you don't know how much I paid to leave the Shangyang Sect and come to the Lingxian Sect. All the Spirit Stone and talismans I've accumulated over the years were confiscated by the sect. They didn't even leave me the Storage Bag that had been with me for so many years. Alas."

"Fortunately, my Feng Household is Aristocratic Clan of cultivators, and I have an ancestral Storage Bag..."

He kept talking nonstop, Liang Zhonghuai felt he couldn't get a word in edgewise.

This guy, Feng, is really quite informal...

Actually Feng Xuanqie isn't usually this talkative.

He only acts like this when he's nervous or excited.

He's very excited right now.

This Lingxian Sect is so much better than the Shangyang Sect!

The thought of becoming a disciple of the Lingxian Sect and seeing so many things that even the Shangyang Sect had never seen before filled him with overwhelming excitement!

Even at a cursory glance, this sect seems far superior to the Shangyang Sect!

Moreover, compared to the elders I just met, they were a million times more amiable than the seniors of the Shangyang Sect!

They were also very easy to talk to; once you entered the sect, they would even give each new disciple a tour and introduce the sect to you.

Unlike when he first Shangyang Sect, when he was like a weed, ignored by everyone.

But they are treated like weeds, yet their growth is restricted. There are a lot of rules and restrictions inside the gate, unlike here.

Elder Liu just said that you can wander around the sect as you please! Just don't get lost or go to dangerous places like cliff edges!

You can learn any of the four arts of immortal cultivation at will!

At this moment, Feng Xuanqie felt as if he had fallen into a honey pot.

Seeing the young man speaking so happily, Zhu Xiurong smiled and said to Liang Zhonghuai:

"I'm too old to keep going, I'm going to rest now. You young people have a good chat."

Having been in a somewhat dazed state all day Tong Jialiang followed everyone else's example and made up his bed.

He didn't pay much attention to the sect visit or anything like that today; he only remembered following people around ever since he woke up from that dream.

When Han Weishu saw him, she pulled him aside and asked if he was feeling better. Then she told him about what had happened during this time.

After listening to her, Tong Jialiang realized that he actually knew what had happened over the past three years.

But strangely, he felt that his memories only went as far as the Execution Stone Mine, and then he received the dream from the Heart-Questioning Road.

He remembered the pairs of eyes in the mine that went from wanting to live to wanting to die, and he also remembered a force in the darkness that pulled him up.

Tong Jialiang sat on the edge of the bed and raised his hand to cover his chest.

I keep feeling something strange in my chest.

A subtle, continuous warmth seemed to be flowing within it.

I've never felt this way before.

I'll ask Ashu when I have the chance.

Thinking of Han Weishu reminded him of his cousin.

For the past three years or so, he has memories, but they always feel very unreal, like memories that are untouchable and distant, like looking across a river.

He knew that his cousin had been taking care of him for the past three years, and he also knew that his cousin had joined the Heart-Questioning Road.

However, among those who Heart-Questioning Road, my cousin was nowhere to be seen.

I wonder if my cousin went back to the village...

If I were to ask the immortal to allow me to descend the mountain later, I wonder if the immortal would grant my request...

While he was thinking, Tong Jialiang heard Han Weishu calling him from outside.

So he put aside the jumbled thoughts that were flooding his mind, got up, and went outside.

My aunt used to say that life always gets better after hardship, because after a while, even bitterness can taste sweet.

As Tong Jialiang walked out, he kept his eyes down as he watched his footsteps as he took each step.

Sweetness, he had tasted it before.

After my grandparents passed away, I spent many years living with my uncle and aunt, with friends, and every time I received a message from my cousin.

Although they are all faint and subtle, not strong.

But he had already tasted the sweetness and was greedy enough to want to continue enjoying it.

Since the previous hardships still hadn't stopped him...

Then he can continue.

Upon seeing Tong Jialiang emerge, Han Weishu, as always, grabbed his sleeve and pulled him away, her actions as impulsive and energetic as ever.

"Come on, I just went to the Alchemy Chamber and asked Mr. Sun. As long as you pass the Heart-Questioning Road, there shouldn't be any obstacles in entering or leaving the sect. Let's go down the mountain to see your brother!"

In fact, Lingxian Sect still has some restrictions on new disciples leaving the mountain.

The main reason is that their sect has been making quite a stir with its recent recruitment of disciples. Qin Jianghe is worried that someone might be watching their sect during this time, and it wouldn't be safe for these new disciples who are new to the sect and don't know anything yet to go down the mountain at will.

So not long ago, they borrowed Big Peach from Xiaoluan to guard the mountain pass.

However, they fully understood Han Weishu's desire to take Tong Jialiang down the mountain to see Baojian, and of course they agreed.

Not only did he agree, Mo Yuanjiao also wanted to go with him.

He said he hadn't seen Baojian for three days and missed him a bit.

While we're at it, let's find out why Baojian failed the Heart-Questioning Road.