Gu Huaiwei's Death

Qi Yaoji's sudden outburst caught Sang Ying off guard. Fortunately, the talisman she had brought with her ultimately worked, not only protecting Sang Ying from injury but also causing Qi Yaoji, who had attacked her, to suffer a backlash.

The force of the talisman's rebound was considerable; it immediately slammed Qi Yaoji against the wall, even creating a deep crater in the water prison wall.

Not wanting this person who knew so many secrets to escape, Sang Ying quickly stepped forward to try and grab the unconscious Qi Yaoji.

Even if we can't get her to talk right now, as long as we keep her here, we can find out some inside information even if we have to use soul-searching techniques.

However, Sang Ying was ultimately a step too slow. By the time she reached Qi Yaoji and was about to grab her, a familiar black mist appeared out of nowhere. A roaring beast head threatened Sang Ying, and in the blink of an eye, Qi Yaoji was nowhere to be seen in the water prison.

Black fog, it's black fog again!

This thing had appeared on Su Fuyun before, and it had also appeared in the Hidden Moon Forest. Now, it was this black mist that had rescued Qi Yaoji, and the situation was exactly the same as when Su Fuyun was rescued.

Sang Ying reached out and grabbed a handful, but only a small wisp of black mist remained.

Having already witnessed how terrifying the black mist was, Sang Ying dared not delay and quickly rummaged through her Storage Bag to find a jade bottle, stuffing the wisp of black mist that was still struggling to escape into it.

After she finished doing all that, she remembered that Gu Huaiwei was still lying on the ground, her life hanging in the balance.

To be honest, Sang Ying originally harbored resentment towards Gu Huaiwei, but later she met Jiulian, became Ten Thousand Daos Born, and reunited with her parents. Her former resentment had disappeared without a trace, and gradually she no longer cared about Gu Huaiwei as she had before.

But when this person reappeared in front of her, revealing that she was the one who should have received his favor, Sang Ying felt both disgusted and conflicted.

His limbs were still bound by iron chains. Gu Huaiwei Demonic Qi was sealed, so he was at most just an ordinary person with a slightly better physique. He didn't have as many methods as Qi Yaoji to break the chains. He could only rely on his tough bones to pull the chains off the wall and barely manage to stand in front of Sang Ying before Qi Yaoji's sharp blade fell.

Sang Ying glanced at his bleeding wrists; the chains binding his hands and feet were deeply embedded in his flesh. Sang Ying couldn't even imagine the pain Gu Huaiwei had endured to shield her in time.

She closed her eyes briefly, but in the end, she took out a pill from her Storage Bag and tried to put it in his mouth.

Before Gu Huaiwei could even swallow the pill, it was spit out along with the mouthful of blood he suddenly vomited, and it ended up back in Sang Ying's hand.

Sang Ying frowned, wanting to try again, but this time Gu Huaiwei grabbed her hand. "Don't bother with me. The power of the talisman not only sent Qi Yaoji flying, but also shattered the bones in my chest cavity. I was already quite injured, and now even the most powerful elixir can't save my life."

As he spoke, more and more blood uncontrollably spilled from his lips.

Sang Ying held her breath, and her hands became unusually flustered.

"Why did you..." She stopped mid-sentence, unable to finish her question, because Sang Ying knew that no matter what Gu Huaiwei said, it wouldn't change the situation between them today.

Gu Huaiwei didn't answer her question. Her weak eyelids drooped, then she forced them open again, the longing in her eyes seeming to carry the signs of a lamp running out of oil. "The first time I saw that person, she was carrying a sword in her arms, walking out of the rain against the lamplight. Those who wanted to snatch the last piece of cake from my hand were all intimidated by the Sha Qi emanating from her, and they all ran faster than the last. Only I didn't run, and I stared at her dumbfounded for a long time."

"The man who was with her laughed at me, calling me a fool, and said I was the only one who had seen his sword without being afraid. He originally didn't intend to teach me; he wanted to send me to a nearby farm to be raised, so I could live an ordinary life. But I didn't want to. I was born as lowly as grass, and I only survived to seven or eight years old by begging on the streets. Meeting them was my only and greatest blessing, and I wasn't willing to give up like that."

Sang Ying listened quietly. Although she didn't know who the "she" Gu Huaiwei was referring to was, she could roughly guess that the man was probably the Sword Master Gu Wangchuan.

"I begged that man to take me as his apprentice, but he refused. He said he had too many enemies in his life and was a busybody. He said that if I stayed with him, I would either suffer or die. He would rather live a normal life and be happy. But that's not what I want."

While a peaceful and stable life is certainly desirable, he longs to see a wider world and achieve great things in the Cultivation World!

"In the end, she helped me; she persuaded that man." Gu Huaiwei couldn't help but laugh as she said this. "She didn't make that man take me as his apprentice; she just let me learn a few sword techniques, saying that whether I could understand them and how much I could learn was up to my own fate."

Coincidentally, Gu Huaiwei did indeed have some talent and actually learned some skills from Gu Wangchuan. Perhaps because Gu Huaiwei a talent for swordsmanship, Gu Wangchuan finally took pity on him, gave him a few Spirit Stone, and pointed him to the path to the immortal sect.

When the two men were about to leave, Gu Huaiwei knelt before them and begged them to give him a name.

He was born a beggar and has never had a proper name in all his life.

The man scratched his head, unable to utter a word for a long time. Finally, she spoke after a moment of silence, "Since you learned Swordsmanship from Gu Wangchuan, even if we're not formally master and disciple, he has given you a new life. Why don't you take his surname? As for your given name, Huaiwei."

"As a cultivator, you possess greater power than ordinary people, and you should also shoulder greater responsibilities. I don't know how far you will go on the path of cultivation, or how much you will achieve. I only hope that you will not forget your humble self today, and that you don't need to worry about the world; protecting the weak is enough to repay the kindness we have shown you today."

From then on, he had a name: Gu Huaiwei.

He followed the man's directions and finally arrived at the Flowing Light Sword Sect's grand recruitment event for new disciples. With his exceptional talent, he entered the inner sect and became a personal disciple of one of the sect's elders.

He trained diligently and quickly became a rising star in the Twin Orchid Realm with his amazing swordsmanship. In the end, he climbed step by step to the throne of the Twin Orchid Realm's Sword Master.

He had thought he could find his reincarnated lover and protect her as she grew up carefree. But only now did he realize that some things were wrong from the very beginning.

Gu Huaiwei's voice was very low and hoarse. His body temperature was gradually decreasing, and the strength in his grip on Sang Ying's arm was slowly loosening. "Looking back on the past, I realize that I have finally disappointed them."

Huaiwei, Huaiwei, from the moment he joined the sect, he had already lost his original aspirations and become one of those who used to look down on him from a high position.

"I regret it..." But perhaps dying at the hands of this person's reincarnation is a kind of fulfillment for him!

Gu Huaiwei's breath continued to weaken until he completely stopped breathing.

Sang Ying turned her head to look over, only to see that Gu Huaiwei had already quietly closed her eyes.

This former Twin Orchid Realm seems to have fallen into a beautiful dream from which he can never wake up. This time, he may be able to see the person he wants to see in his dream.