Chapter 100: The men of the Li family

When did my master say this to Master? A sense of bewilderment came over me… and it was obvious that Jenny was even more unable to calm down about the matter of the master. She almost uncontrollably walked over and grabbed Master’s sleeve, saying, “Have you… have you seen… seen him?”

“Jenny, I can only confirm that this is what my master meant, but to be precise, I can’t answer whether I’ve seen him or not.” Master’s expression was serious.

“What do you mean? If you don’t explain it clearly today, don’t even think about hitting the prayer drum.” Jenny’s aura was gone. For the first time, she acted like a little woman in the face of the news about her grandfather. She was willful, helpless, and yet desperate… I believe that even if a woman lives to be a thousand years old, her temperament towards love will never change. As long as the person in front of her can still inspire her emotions and keep her emotions from being tired by life, and if she is carefully protected, she will not be permanently sealed up and stored away.

I think this is how you treat a woman, but…

My mind began to wander again, and in addition to the image of Ruoxue, there was an image of Wei Chaoyu overlapping. The image of the two of them on the cliff, nestled together under the stars, was also imprinted in my soul, as if I had seen it that day at dusk, when I had walked over to the window of the room and gently combed Ruoxue’s hair.

I dare not think about it anymore. I know how terrible the consequences are. I don’t want to experience that feeling of despair again, if possible.

But at this moment, I concentrated my mind and happened to hear the words my master said: “I saw the remnant of my master’s soul. Does that count as seeing my master?”

Master saw the spirit of the Grand Master? I was shocked. I thought I was the only one who knew this secret. From Johnny’s mouth… How could Master?

I couldn’t even think about my own emotions, and I saw Jenny suddenly let go of Master’s sleeve, and she took a few steps back, “scraping” the ground. This was a rooftop with steps, and she was backing up so aimlessly that she was about to fall and roll down… Elder Bai had to step in and pull Jenny back.

He tried to smile this time, but for the first time, he couldn’t smile like the spring breeze. He could only force a forced smile and say, “Elder, if you roll down these stairs and die, won’t that be the biggest joke in the Snow Mountain sect?”

Jenny sister only then came back to her senses, and shook off the hand of the white elder, saying in a somewhat confused but impatient manner, “Don’t worry about me.” Then, she searched around her body as if she had lost her memory, and after a long time, she finally found the flask in her pocket.

As if she had found a savior, she began to drink the wine in the flask. I thought there might be a misunderstanding, but what misunderstanding? Johnny told me in person that my master had split his soul into six pieces… and then…

And I also know that after imparting the secret method to me to block the thunder disaster, the remnant soul of my master has already dispersed.

If I tell Jenny the cruel truth, will she strangle me to death? At this point, even a fool would know that Jenny really loves Grandmaster, and the only way to express such strong feelings is through love.

But unexpectedly, Master stepped forward at this time, grabbed Jenny’s hand, and said, “Jenny, don’t be like this. Seeing Master’s remnant soul does not mean that Master has encountered an accident. There is a reason for this… all the opportunities are in Chengyi’s body, so this prayer drum should be knocked by Chengyi.”

With a clang, the iron wine pot in Jenny’s hand fell to the ground. She looked at her master, and the eyes that had seemed to have died a few moments ago began to regain their vitality. She grabbed her master, as if she were talking to him, but also as if she were talking to herself. “Over the years, I have watched many movies, as if I were watching the myriad ways of the world. After seeing so many, I discovered that the constraints of emotions are like seat belts in a car. The more you pull, the more they won’t budge… But how can someone who is hurt and struggling not want to get rid of them without trying?

This statement sounds strange to me, because no matter what, I don’t think it should be said by Jenny at this time. But what is impossible in this world? My master is like a god in my heart, but in the end, at this moment, he has also fallen into the mortal world. For the first time, I feel full and alive, full of emotions and desires.

“The men of the Li family are all masters of ambiguity. Since they can’t bear this relationship, they have to give it up in the end. Why do they have to act like they are so sentimental and loyal? From your master’s generation, it should have been like this, right? After all, like attracts like, and people are divided into groups… where can it go well? However, there is a kind of man in this world that you can’t hate. He will always have his reasons for abandoning you! Like Jiang Xiaowa, the man you hold dear to your heart, who has ruined Ling Qing’s youth for so many years? Like you, Chen Chengyi, who abandoned this identity? Aren’t you and Ru Xue a heavenly couple? But they don’t hate you because you are so cloying and you are even more miserable than they are… I am the same. I can’t hate that old Li. That day, he said, “I have my own way,” and turned his back decisively… I am still here, hoping for the best for him and guarding his disciples and descendants for him. I thought he had completely disappeared, and I felt like I had died. Really, the men in the old Li’s lineage, really… Where did old Li find all of you disciples? Jenny’s voice became a little hoarse.

For the first time, I saw Jenny cry. It was just a single tear that rolled down her cheek and was quickly wiped away. The whole process took only two or three seconds, and Jenny had already recovered.

At this moment, I saw Master look at Grandma Ling Qing with pain, but Grandma Ling Qing responded with a gentle, calm and firm gaze, as if comforting a child.

My heart began to ache, but my eyes were blank. Where should I look? Could I see the figure I wanted to see? In fact, it is better to blame oneself than to blame fate for never having thought of picking it up… If it is not fate that has not given it to me, it is because I have never grasped it.

The atmosphere was a bit sad at this time. Chengxin whispered in my ear, “I am also a man of the Li family, but you said that I would be wronged because of you and Master Jiang. I was very decisive that day, but it was that woman named Shen Xing who was indecisive.”

“Really? If loving her made you give up your identity as a disciple, would you still be decisive?” I whispered.

Chengxin’s face turned gloomy, and he looked at me and said, “Okay, I suddenly understand her.”

At this time, I subconsciously looked at Cheng Qingge. If there was anyone who was not yet troubled by love, it was him. But I didn’t expect him to look at Cheng Yuan with a wandering gaze. When Cheng Yuan looked back at him, he avoided him with some guilt.

I suddenly realized something. My heart sank again. Old Li didn’t say whether the brother and sister could be together, but Uncle Li and Little Sister… weren’t together either. After all, this kind of relationship is not allowed in most martial arts schools. Could it be another reincarnation? Is he also a lover in pain?

Isn’t the tempering of this world a bit too cruel?

But at this moment, Jenny, who had already recovered, suddenly spoke up. She said to her master, “You said there was a reason behind this. Well, there is a reason… But Jiang Xiaowa, I’m warning you, you mustn’t tell me anything. I don’t want to hear anything. The men of your Li family are all high and mighty, like heroes, but behind their brilliance is a heartless attitude towards women. The most ruthless thing is to be slimy! There is only one truth that you don’t understand, and that is, when you have to make a decision, you have to make it!”

“Jenny…” Master didn’t know what to say for a moment.

But Jenny had already fully recovered her elegant demeanor and said, “It goes without saying that after the sticky stuff is broken, it will surely follow its heroic path. This reason must have little to do with me, so why listen to it? Let’s go and hit the prayer drum. Just now, you said that it was Chengyi who hit it?”

“Ah.” At this time, I subconsciously said “ah” because I just remembered why I was so shocked. Why was I the key to this? Why did the prayer drum eventually have to be sounded by a junior like me?

“Yes,” said Jenny after she had firmly refused to be the master’s apprentice. The master did not say much more about the master’s grandfather, but instead answered the reality from the emotional episode just now.

Jenny looked at the master and then at me, and without saying anything else, she led us to the top of the mountain gate, where the prayer drum was.

It wasn’t far from the top, and after climbing up quickly and in silence, it didn’t take long before we all gathered on the small platform at the top of the mountain gate.

The platform was empty, and now it was suddenly crowded with people, but it could not hide the solemn and dignified atmosphere of the prayer drum placed in the center… At this time, Jenny suddenly shouted into the cave behind the platform: “Master, Chen Chengyi of the Old Li lineage will ring the prayer drum of my Snow Mountain lineage.

After Jenny shouted, there was dead silence in the depths of the cave. After about half a minute, a somewhat careless voice floated out of the cave: “Yes!”

As soon as the voice fell, Jenny walked to the entrance of the cave and took out a drumstick that looked very simple and ancient from the side of the entrance and walked towards me…