I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

And when Gu Xiu was concentrating on his hard practice.

Qingxuan Holy Land, in the sect's main hall.

Sect Master Guan Xuelan sat in the main seat, her face slightly gloomy and her mood somewhat irritable: "No news about Gu Xiu yet?"

"Replying to Sect Master, there is no news yet."

"What did Qingxuan City say?"

"Qingxuan City has already conducted a thorough investigation. Gu Xiu has not entered the city in the past five days."

"What about the cities further away?"

"Currently, it has been confirmed that there is no trace of Gu Xiu in both Cuishi City and Datan City."

"He is a mortal with all his cultivation wasted. Where can he go after leaving the sect?" Guan Xuelan scolded angrily.

These words.

This caused several deacons and elders in the hall to fall silent.

Guan Xuelan was a little irritated: "What about Chaoxi? How is the situation now?"

"Master Xu Feng just sent a message. Although Pavilion Master Nian suffered a backlash from the Heavenly Secret, he was fortunately treated in time. Although he hasn't regained consciousness yet, he is now fine."

The elder who reported hesitated: "That's it..."

"Just what?"

"It was Master Xu Feng who said that after Pavilion Master Nian fell unconscious, he kept calling for Junior Brother Gu Xiu..."

"Hmph!" Guan Xuelan was suddenly extremely angry.

Now, five days have passed since Gu Xiu signed the spiritual contract to abandon the sect.

In fact, Guan Xuelan didn’t take it to heart in the past two days.

Not only do I not care.

He also ordered his disciples not to help Gu Xiu.

Because in her opinion, Gu Xiu's abandonment of the sect's spiritual covenant was just a means to force her to submit. It was impossible for him to really want to leave the sect. Once he suffered outside, he would naturally come back obediently.

Can……

Two days after Gu Xiu left, Nian Chaoxi suddenly had an accident.

Almost died.

Upon asking, I found out that the eldest disciple Nian Chaoxi had actually explored the secrets of heaven too much in his search for Gu Xiu, and eventually incurred the backlash of heaven. If it were not for the third disciple Xu Wanqing who accompanied him and treated him in time, he would have died.

This finally made Guan Xuelan remember.

His disciple who abandoned the sect and left.

Calculating the time, he has been punished enough, and it is about time for him to return. Then he will be brought back to the sect, the spiritual contract of abandoning the sect will be abolished, and he will be imprisoned in the Cliff of Repentance for three years to reflect on himself, which can be regarded as a punishment for him.

only……

Guan Xuelan didn't expect it.

The sect originally thought that it would be easy to find the person, but it took them three full days.

There is no news at all!

This was the first time in five hundred years that Guan Xuelan once again felt that things were beyond her control.

This feeling.

Very bad!

After thinking for a while, Guan Xuelan said, "Where's Mo Ran? I remember she's in the sect, right? Call her over!"

Qin Mo Ran, Guan Xue Lan's fifth disciple.

Although his cultivation level is not high, he is the chief elder of the sect's talisman department and is extremely good at making talismans.

Not long after, Qin Moyan, dressed in a gray and white plain dress, walked over gracefully, like a poem or a painting. She came to Guan Xuelan's seat, bowed and performed a very standard etiquette, and then spoke gently:

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"Do you have any news about Gu Xiu?"

"Gu Xiu?" Qin Mo Ran was surprised: "I have no news from my disciple."

"really?"

"It's absolutely true. Besides, this disciple and Gu Xiu have no connection. Master, you should know this."

Guan Xuelan was a little unconvinced and stared at Qin Moyan intently: "I remember that you admired Gu Xiu's literary talent and calligraphy the most back then, and you even stayed by his side for a long time."

"That was just the naiveté of the disciples five hundred years ago."

Qin Moran was straightforward. He shook his head and said frankly, "Since Gu Xiu returned from the forbidden area, he has become full of evil spirits and no longer has the talent he once had. I, the disciple, have been avoiding him. Why would I still contact him?"

"When he left the sect, did you give him any talismans, such as a breath-suppressing talisman or a false face talisman?" Guan Xuelan asked with a frown.

He suspected that Gu Xiu had someone's help to avoid being searched by so many disciples.

Qin Mo Ran shook his head. "In the three years since Gu Xiu returned to the sect, he once ruined a talisman made by a disciple. I already hate him to the core. How could I still give him a talisman?"

This time, Guan Xuelan frowned even deeper.

Qin Moran did not help.

Who could that be?

Qin Moran asked, "Master, are you worried about Gu Xiu's safety?"

"Why would I worry about a useless person who has abandoned his sect?"

Guan Xuelan shook her head. "But he was once a sect prodigy, and five hundred years ago he even entered the forbidden area for the sect. If we just ignore him now, what will the world say about our Qingxuan Holy Land?"

Qin Moran didn't say anything, just shook his head slightly.

"Do you have any other opinions?" Guan Xuelan was curious.

"Disciple's ideas are indeed different from Master's."

"Oh? Tell me?"

"Gu Xiu was once a genius, but now he is a cripple. The sect has done its utmost to support him for three years. As for Gu Xiu entering the forbidden area five hundred years ago..."

Qin Moran shook his head: "Forgive me for being blunt, but even though that forbidden area is said to be a place where the sect can seize blessings, no one can say for sure what exactly this blessing is."

"To be honest, the sect's prosperity over the past five hundred years has been entirely due to Master's leadership and the hard work of my senior and junior sisters. As for the so-called blessing source, I have indeed never seen it. So to call Gu Xiu a sect hero is really too hasty."

This……

Guan Xuelan hesitated.

indeed.

In fact, this topic has been brought up more than once since Gu Xiu came back.

"Then you mean...?"

"Disciple actually has only one meaning."

"What is it?" Guan Xuelan was curious.

But Qin Mo Ran pondered for a moment and said slowly:

"We are separated by a line of stone, and we will never meet again!"

"Isn't this too heartless?" Guan Xuelan hesitated.

Qin Moran shook his head: "Gu Xiu's talent has been wasted, and he will never be able to cultivate again in this life. This means that he and we are people from two different worlds after all. Leaving the sect and fending for ourselves is the destiny that mortals should have."

"Furthermore..."

"Master, you also said that Gu Xiu threatened the sect with the promise of abandoning the sect spirit, which is a taboo in the sect. If that's the case, then let him go. The sect has never owed him anything, so there is no need to worry about it."

"Besides, to be honest, I feel that it won't be long before Gu Xiu will pray to come back again."

"Oh?" Guan Xuelan raised her eyebrows.

"Gu Xiu grew up in the Qingxuan Holy Land. He has no relatives or friends in the outside world. Now he is a useless man with a short lifespan. The sect is doing him a great favor by supporting him. He is going out this time out of his capacity and will surely experience all the sufferings of the world. When he can't bear it anymore, he will find a way to ask for the sect's forgiveness."

Qin Mo Ran began to analyze.

She was a person who had read many books of sages and had been the sect's think tank in the past. What she said at this moment made Guan Xuelan feel that it made a lot of sense.

"This Gu Xiu is really asking for trouble. If he really can't survive outside, please come back and see if I can't deal with him!" Guan Xuelan said angrily:

"Pass the order down, recall all those who are searching from now on. There is no need to waste the sect's energy on this person!"

These cold words made the elder hesitate slightly.

Guan Xuelan frowned: "Elder Chen, is there anything else?"

"This..." Elder Chen hesitated, and finally shook his head:

"I obey my orders!"

Although he is the sect's deacon elder, he is just a small role in managing the resources and expenses of some inner disciples. His words carry little weight, and although he has different opinions, he is ultimately not qualified to speak.

After walking out of the sect hall and glancing at Zhuofeng as Gu Xiu left, Elder Chen sighed slightly:

"Uncle Gu, this time..."

"I'm afraid he won't come back."

……

"Gu Xiu!"

At Danfeng of Qingxuan Holy Land, accompanied by a cry of surprise, Nian Chaoxi, who had been in a coma for many days, sat up from the bed with cold sweat on his forehead.

"Senior Sister, you finally woke up!"

Third Senior Sister Xu Wanqing hurried over, immediately grabbed Nian Chaoxi's wrist and began to feel his pulse. After a moment, her brows relaxed a little:

"It's okay, it's okay. Although I'm still very weak, my injuries have healed and there's no underlying illness. Senior Sister, you should take good care of yourself for the next few days. Remember not to do any more fortune-telling."

Nian Chaoxi ignored her advice and asked:

"Where's Gu Xiu? Is he back?"

"Ah?" Xu Wanqing gave a helpless smile. "Senior Sister, why are you still thinking about Gu Xiu? He's been away from the sect for half a month, and the Sect Master has already ordered us to stop searching for him. Why are you still thinking about him?"

"What? How long have I been unconscious?" Nian Chaoxi was shocked.

"It's been thirteen days already."

"So long?" Nian Chaoxi was startled, then his face turned cold: "Then why didn't you look for Gu Xiu? Didn't I tell you before that you must find Gu Xiu and bring him back to the sect?"

"This……"

"Forget it, I'll go find Master!"

Seeing Xu Wanqing hesitating, Nian Chaoxi said something and hurriedly got up and headed towards the main peak.

Today Guan Xuelan is handling sect affairs.

When he saw his eldest disciple wake up, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Chaoxi is awake, how do you feel now?"

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I am fine now." Nian Chaoxi replied, and then asked impatiently:

"Master, I want to know why the sect doesn't look for Gu Xiu anymore?"

Hearing the name Gu Xiu, Guan Xuelan frowned a little: "When the time comes and he has suffered enough, he will come back on his own. What is there to look for?"

"But what if he doesn't come back?" Nian Chaoxi asked.

"If he doesn't return, wouldn't that be just fine?" Guan Xuelan replied coldly, "He's only adding to the sect's burdens and wasting resources for no reason."

This cold answer made Nian Chaoxi stand there in a daze for a moment, and he looked at his master in disbelief.

She is good at fortune-telling.

If you practice the way of Tianji, you are destined to live out your life in loneliness because you will be affected by cause and effect and harm others and yourself.

So in the past few hundred years, she seldom went out, and even rarely interacted with her master and other junior sisters.

She had heard of it.

The master and his fellow apprentice sisters were not very nice to Gu Xiu, but that was just not very nice. However, he did not expect that his master would say such cold words.

It made her feel incredible and even more unbelievable.

"Master... he is Gu Xiu!" Unable to resist, Nian Chaoxi said, "Five hundred years ago, we..."

But just as he opened his mouth, he heard Guan Xuelan say coldly: "Don't mention the past anymore. The way of cultivation is to focus on the present and the future."

"If you dwell on the past, you will eventually become trapped and will not benefit your spiritual practice."

Nian Chaoxi felt as if struck by lightning. Looking at his master who had not changed much in the past five hundred years, he was a little dazed for a moment.

It is of no benefit to spiritual practice...

Good one, it is of no benefit to cultivation...

"Chao Xi, five hundred years ago, you and Gu Xiu weren't that close, and there wasn't much cause and effect between you. I don't know why you suddenly miss Gu Xiu so much."

“But people must move forward. If anyone stands still, he will be abandoned one day.”

"It's not that the teacher is cruel."

"But this world..."

"That's it."

Guan Xuelan spoke calmly, still as indifferent as ever. Seeing that Nian Chaoxi still couldn't understand, Guan Xuelan could only sigh:

"I am the Sect Master of Qingxuan Holy Land. What I need to consider is not just my own personal feelings, but the entire sect."

"Gu Xiu's cultivation has been wasted, and he consumes a large amount of the sect's resources every month for healing and prolonging his life. Many disciples have expressed dissatisfaction with this matter."

"Now that he's leaving, from the sect's perspective, it's actually a good thing."

This is the truth.

After Gu Xiu returned from the forbidden area, he was seriously injured and suffered from Taoist injuries. He was in unbearable pain every time and needed to consume a large amount of the sect's resources to stay alive and heal his injuries.

Because of this incident, many junior sisters actually had opinions. Nian Chaoxi had also heard about it, but she never thought much about it.

But I didn't expect...

Guan Xuelan actually brought up this matter at this moment.

Nian Chaoxi was a little angry, and mustered up the courage to ask:

"But he is a disciple of my sect, a direct disciple of yours, Master. He entered the forbidden area for the blessings of the sect, and he was originally fighting for the blessings of the sect!"

"Qingxuan Holy Land is such a large sect, but they are unwilling to give even a little bit of resources to someone who almost lost his life for the sect. Doesn't this chill the hearts of the sect's disciples?"

"A little bit of resources?" Guan Xuelan was dissatisfied. "Do you know how much Gu Xiu's monthly salary is?"

"This one……"

"Elder Chen, tell him!" Guan Xuelan said coldly, looking at the deacon elder.

Elder Chen hesitated: "Sect Master...this matter..."

"Just tell the truth!" Guan Xuelan urged coldly.

"This……"

Elder Chen looked at the Sect Master, then at Nian Chaoxi, hesitated, and then lowered his head:

"Master Gu...Master Gu's monthly salary..."

"Yes……"

"Ten low-grade spirit stones..."

"Did you hear that? Gu Xiu costs the sect ten thousand every month..." Guan Xuelan was about to say something when she suddenly froze in her tracks and looked at Elder Chen:

"How much do you think his monthly salary is?"

"Ten... ten low-grade spirit stones..." Elder Chen shrank his head.

"Of course, sometimes it's a little less. At the least, Senior Brother Gu only took three low-grade spirit stones..."

As soon as these words came out.

Guan Xuelan stayed where she was.

Nian Chaoxi gasped in disbelief:

"The lowest-ranking inner sect disciple receives a monthly salary of two hundred spirit stones, while ordinary deacons and elders receive several thousand spirit stones. Personal disciples receive at least tens of thousands of spirit stones per month!"

"Gu Xiu..."

"How come there are so few?"