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"This is my fourth day since I came up the mountain. I thought about it and decided to write in my diary. My master is very good. If I hadn't met my master, I wouldn't have been able to escape from the jaws of the hungry wolves."

"My uncles and grand-uncles in the sect are all very kind, and even my fellow disciples are very good to me. The people here, like those in Li Family Village, are all kind. I am very happy to have met my master. If I achieve success in my cultivation, I will definitely repay my master and Li Family Village."

"Today, my master did not teach me cultivation. At first, I did not understand. My master explained that before I start cultivating, he will first teach me how to be a person. Only when I am sure that I will become a righteous person in the future will he start teaching me cultivation. Otherwise, if I do evil in the future, he will be aiding and abetting evil."

“My master said that one should be righteous in one’s conduct and actions. When faced with evil and injustice, one must act decisively and not give evil time to grow. If one sees evil but turns a blind eye, and evil spreads, this evil karma will also befall oneself. I agree with my master’s words. I also want to become a person like my master. No... I hope to surpass my master, have stronger strength than my master, and do bigger and more things.”

"..."

"Today, my master gave me a mission. I encountered an inferior alien spirit. My master said that the existence of alien spirits must be eliminated. That alien spirit was very dangerous. Fortunately, I won and was not injured. My master praised me. I told my master that I had told Li Family Village about the method of cultivating the Body Tempering Realm. This was wrong. I thought my master would be angry, but he was not."

"I am very happy to have become the sect's chief disciple today. My master took me out for drinks all night. He said that I have great talent and that I will definitely surpass him in the future. I am also looking forward to that day."

"I've been cultivating all day, but I still haven't made any progress in my combat skills. It's quite a headache. On top of that, I have to listen to Uncle Guo's crow cawing all day long. But I don't know where Uncle Guo got that crow. It's quite clever."

"Today, two senior brothers were injured by the alien spirits. They saved more than a dozen mortals, but they didn't have time to treat their own injuries. After returning to the sect and leaving their last words, they took their own lives. Sure enough... alien spirits deserve to die. Such things should not exist. They are destroying everything."

"I've broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, but a new mission has arrived. My master said that this mission might involve encountering high-level alien spirits, and he told me to prepare accordingly."

"Today, I witnessed the process of a spirit transformation for the first time. A little girl was transformed in front of her mother, and I... killed the girl. She... rushed up to kill me, and I knocked her unconscious. But when she woke up, she committed suicide. Her eyes were full of despair. I don't understand. I was clearly doing the right thing, but I felt so bad. I can never forget the hatred in the mother's eyes when she looked at me."

“I went to my master and explained the matter to him. He was silent for a long time, but he just told me not to overthink it. He said, “You will meet him again. You will meet him eventually. You can’t take such things to heart. You will understand in the future.”

“Master is right. Only a month has passed and I have encountered it again. Just as Master said, I understand, but more than that, I should accept it. I believe that I am doing the right thing, but being right... does not mean being perfect.”

"Why? Why Li Family Village? Why did it have to be Li Family Village? I arrived too late. They were all tainted by the aura of the strange spirits. I begged for a long time, but Master still killed them all. Was that how those people felt back then? It hurts so much. Should I hate Master like they hate me? But this is the right thing to do... Yes, it is the right thing to do."

“My cultivation has stagnated. My master said I have a demonic obsession, but I dare not look into his eyes. I am afraid that if I do, terrible thoughts will arise.”

“My master told me to go out and clear my head. I met a man in the town. He talked to me a lot, and I don’t know why, but I talked to him a lot too. He said that killing the alien spirits without reason was not just. If they were left alive, we might be able to find a chance to restore them, since they hadn’t done anything yet. The man also said that my master’s approach was wrong. He had never experienced such a painful choice. If my master had the choice, he wouldn’t have killed them so readily.”

"I haven't been able to sleep for several nights. I can't even remember that person's face anymore, but his words keep echoing in my mind. In the past, I would have just said that what he said was absurd, but now... do I really not agree with him at all?"

"Master? What choice will you make?"

"Haha~ I was also injured and didn't have time to suppress the power of the evil spirit. My master used his spiritual energy to suppress the evil spirit energy in my body. His gaze was so complicated. He told me to go back and rest. Will he kill me?"

"Cough cough~"

A series of coughs rang out, and Lu Yunshi snapped the diary shut in his hand, turned to look at Lu Yunxi behind him, and revealed a smile.

"Congratulations, young lady, you have successfully transformed into a brave and valiant man."

Hearing these strange words, Lu Yunxi couldn't show a good expression. But the moment she saw Lu Yunshi, she suddenly recalled her last feelings when she was unconscious, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Soon, her silence caught Lu Yunshi's attention. Just as Lu Yunshi was wondering if something was really wrong with his young lady, she suddenly rebuked him with a cold face.

"Shut up!"

'Oh, that's it.'

Lu Yunshi thought to himself, "It seems nothing has happened."

"How did you find me?" Lu Yunxi suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Lu Yunshi looked puzzled. "Miss, your sword aura is so powerful, it's hard for me not to see it. If I, as a guard, couldn't find it, I'd get my salary docked."

"You don't get paid," Lu Yunxi reminded her.

"...Haha, yeah, so I didn't get paid after all." Lu Yunshi said helplessly.

"What are you looking at?" Lu Yunxi asked again, noticing the notebook in Lu Yunshi's hand.

"A diary containing some... well... not very interesting stories, easy to fall asleep while reading it."

It's really not very interesting. Lu Yunshi personally prefers comedies with happy endings. After all, there are plenty of endings with regrets and incompleteness everywhere. As long as he's alive, won't he have plenty of opportunities to see them?

"Anyone still keeps a diary these days?" Lu Yunxi said, somewhat puzzled.

“Yes, I think so too. Who keeps a diary these days? Are people who keep diaries even decent people?” Lu Yunshi wholeheartedly agreed with the young lady’s words.

"However, this diary was written by the chief disciple of the Iron Mountain Sect, which is why I thought I'd take a look."

"The chief disciple of the Iron Mountain Sect?" Lu Yunxi asked in confusion.

“His name is Li Qing, and he’s from Li Family Village…” Lu Yunshi explained the relationship between Li Qing and Li Family Village. After hearing this, Lu Yunxi fell silent for a long time, unable to speak.

At this moment, Lu Yunshi looked outside and saw three beams of light shooting into the sky. He knew this was the signal Li Hu had given him, so he turned back to Lu Yunxi and said.

"Young Miss, we should go now."