In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 38 Youth is indeed wonderful

The night was deep, and Zhou Zhiruo remained silent for a long time, her body trembling slightly as she leaned close to Gu Shaoan.

Gu Shaoan's words were like a huge stone thrown into the lake of her tender heart, stirring up not ripples, but raging waves.

She raised her head and stared blankly at the courtyard where Miejue lived.

At this moment, the young Zhou Zhiruo seemed to truly touch for the first time the heavy, cold, and burning loneliness contained in the words "Sect Leader".

It was no longer a lofty and authoritative authority, but a responsibility filled with blood, tears, and difficult choices.

The night breeze ruffled her hair, as if stirring her chaotic yet reconstructing thoughts.

Gu Shaoan did not disturb her, but simply sat quietly to the side. He knew that this seed needed time to take root in his heart.

After a long silence, Zhou Zhiruo said softly, "So Master carried so much on his shoulders all by himself."

Gu Shaoan nodded and said, "Yes! It's not difficult to become a sect leader, but it's too difficult to become a sect leader with a sense of responsibility and accountability."

I didn't see that the head of the Huashan Qi Sect, Yue, was like Miejue, whose lifelong pursuit was to strengthen Huashan.

For this one goal, would you even be willing to castrate yourself and trample your own dignity as a man underfoot?

A compassionate leader cannot command an army, nor can a righteous leader manage finances. As the head of a sect, one should prevent current troubles.

If we really want to find fault, in Gu Shaoan's eyes, Miejue's actions were too radical and biased.

It almost feels like a one-size-fits-all approach.

Moreover, what Miejue did today was somewhat unethical.

If the extinction hadn't created such a suitable environment for Ding Minjun, she might not have dared to lay a hand on Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo.

The human heart is something that can never withstand testing.

Although Gu Shaoan was aware of all this, he didn't feel anything about it.

At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo turned her head to look at Gu Shaoan.

"Master values ​​you so much, Junior Brother. You have such high talent and a clear understanding of things. If you become the sect leader in the future, you will surely bring glory to Emei just like Master."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan chuckled softly and slowly shook his head.

"Who the sect leader is doesn't matter, as long as they are good to Emei."

"For me, the position of sect leader is not important right now."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiruo also became interested.

"Junior brother, what is your goal?"

Gu Shaoan chuckled and asked, "Is Senior Sister asking about the goals before today, or the goals after today?"

Zhou Zhiruo blinked her watery eyes, puzzled, and asked, "Is there any difference?"

Gu Shaoan said softly, "Of course there are, and there are big differences."

"To be honest, before today, my goal was simple: to cultivate diligently and do my best to improve my strength."

Zhou Zhiruo asked, "And what about after today?"

Gu Shaoan paused for a moment and said, "The same applies: we should work hard to cultivate and improve our strength as much as possible within these ten years."

Zhou Zhiruo carefully compared Gu Shaoan's words before and after, her arched eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said with a puzzled look, "Junior Brother, these two goals seem to be the same."

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "There is a big difference. Before today, I worked hard to improve my strength just for myself, but after today, in addition to myself, I will also work for my master and Emei."

Seeing that Zhou Zhiruo still didn't understand, Gu Shaoan raised his hand and rubbed Zhou Zhiruo's head.

"I just need to work hard in my cultivation so that when I'm strong enough, I can support and protect my senior sister, my master, and everyone in Emei."

At this point, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but sigh.

Bad people never let others off the hook, while good people never let themselves off the hook.

Gu Shaoan happens to possess both qualities, good and bad.

They're not so bad as to commit all sorts of evil deeds, nor are they so good as to sacrifice themselves for others.

This also prevented Gu Shaoan from being ungrateful and heartless.

The meticulous care and careful instruction she has given me over the past month have truly made her a great teacher.

Adding to what happened today, Gu Shaoan could clearly feel that Miejue was truly protecting him, her disciple, with all her heart. Now that the debt of gratitude to her master had been repaid, as long as Miejue did not do anything to wrong Gu Shaoan in the future, that debt of gratitude would forever be greater than the heavens.

The matter of extinction naturally became Gu Shaoan's responsibility.

Gu Shaoan would not be able to turn a blind eye to the misfortunes that would befall Miejue in the future.

If Extinction and Emei can protect Gu Shaoan for the next ten years, Gu Shaoan will do his utmost to protect Extinction and Emei.

To provide a safety net for Extinction and Emei.

As for helping those who are reasonable rather than those who are close to them.
It is perfectly reasonable and justifiable for a disciple to help his master.

If the two sides have different arguments, then let's have a contest and see whose argument is stronger.

Zhou Zhiruo, unaware of Gu Shaoan's thoughts, responded to his last sentence with a look of agreement: "Junior Brother, with such high talent, your strength will definitely surpass Master's in the future. If anything really happens, you will surely be able to protect Master and me."

Gu Shaoan turned his head and looked at Zhou Zhiruo, who was responding to him earnestly, and his smile became a little more innocent.

"That's for sure, but you'll have to work hard, Senior Sister. You are the senior sister, and you also have a part to do in supporting Master and the Emei Sect."

Zhou Zhiruo nodded and said, "I will work harder in the future. I will cultivate when my junior brother cultivates, so that I can share the burden for my master and protect my Emei Sect in the future."

Hearing Zhou Zhiruo's words, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but smile.

I have to say, having a goofy senior sister to tease is pretty nice.

Especially this adorable senior sister, who is also so good-looking.

It's even more fun when you tease them.

Having already gone through several battles, both Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo were exhausted.

After their conversation, Zhou Zhiruo's emotions were soothed, and drowsiness began to wash over her.

As they chatted, she tilted her head and leaned it on Gu Shaoan's shoulder.

Feeling the sudden heaviness on his neck, Gu Shaoan stopped speaking abruptly.

"Youth is indeed wonderful. Whenever you're tired or sleepy, you can fall asleep as soon as you lie down, or even just tilt your head to one side."

After muttering something to himself, Gu Shaoan closed his eyes and began to cultivate his inner energy.

However, Gu Shaoan, who was already immersed in cultivation, and Zhou Zhiruo, who was asleep, did not notice.

Just as the two were talking, on the roof behind them, Miejue stood motionless like a statue, taking in all of their conversation. His mind was in turmoil for a long time.

The human heart is made of flesh.

How can extermination be truly a sign of a heart of stone?
But as Gu Shaoan said, as the leader of the Emei Sect, Miejue's actions must not be bound by personal feelings, and everything must be done with the Emei Sect in mind.

For decades, they have never slackened in their efforts to develop Emei.

When dealing with external matters, even when we know something is wrong, we often have no choice but to adopt a tough stance.

It wasn't because Miejue was so stupid as to not know right from wrong, but because in the martial arts world, people have always bullied the weak and feared the strong.

In such a cutthroat world, if one is timid and hesitant, always backing down, people will only think that she is weak and easy to bully, and that Emei is easy to take advantage of.

Only by adopting a tough stance can we make other forces wary.

Many things are beyond our control, yet we have no choice but to do them.

The reason why Emei has been able to develop to its current state, where ordinary forces dare not offend it, is undoubtedly because of the infamy it has earned through the extinction of its leader.

Nowadays, who can remember that before becoming the leader, the current Miejue was once innocent and carefree, and always greeted people with a smile?
If given the chance, who wouldn't want to be as famous and renowned as Zhang Sanfeng?
Miejue thought that in this life, apart from the elders who had passed away and the senior brothers who were also gone, no one else could understand her hardships.

Unexpectedly, a disciple who had only been a disciple for a little over a month was able to understand the difficulties of being in her position.

Recalling what Gu Shaoan had just said, Miejue felt her emotions, for some reason, collapsing like the Yellow River bursting its banks.

This forced Miejue to look up and suppress the emotions surging in her eyes.

After a long while, she lowered her eyes and looked down at the figure sitting with his eyes closed. Over the years, she truly felt that the heavens were not unjust.

It was actually fortunate that she, Miejue, was able to take in such a fine disciple.

That's enough to comfort me for a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)