Chapter 58

“Isn’t it… that both master and disciple are love-struck?”

Lin Du sighed deeply after reading the entire plot.

This was the most complex and difficult to handle.

Because it was the only script among all the plots that didn’t count as a happy ending.

Hou Cang was a slave saved by the Supreme Sect’s leader Lin Tuan when she passed through the Demon Realm.

As a human thrown into a wolf pack from a young age, subjected to abuse and torment, Hou Cang was initially very distrustful and hostile when Lin Tuan brought him back to the sect.

He thought Lin Tuan was just another master, but she made him call her Master, provided for him, and even led him into the path of cultivation. She promised not to take in other disciples due to his excessive dependency and possessiveness.

Thus, Hou Cang became Lin Tuan’s close disciple.

The sharp, gloomy, and weak young man grew into a refined and elegant youth, the number one talent on the Qing Yun List.

However, the wolf raised by Lin Tuan developed ambitions. After entering the Hui Yang Realm, he demanded a reward for his accomplishments—a love he could possess entirely.

In the Taoist way, one day as a master is a lifetime as a father; the master-disciple relationship is like that of a father and son.

Lin Tuan’s response was thus.

“You are my child. How could I be with my child?”

Originally, Hou Cang was being groomed to be the next sect leader. He angrily declared, “If I leave the sect, you are no longer my elder. Can I then be with you?”

Lin Tuan replied, “If you leave the sect, then we will no longer have any relationship.”

After stepping down from the position of Sect Leader, Lin Tuan, like others, focused on closed-door training for ascension.

She had devoted her earlier life to cultivation and sect affairs, and her later life to accelerating her ascension.

She had never considered a Taoist partner.

Hou Cang, unwilling to part with Lin Tuan, left the sect in anger, even abandoning his previous path of the Human Way. He switched to the path of the Unfeeling Way, causing his previous lineage to be lost, and his hundred years of cultivation to be in vain. He essentially started from scratch.

Lin Du couldn’t help but raise her hand to her forehead. The Unfeeling Way had truly caused too much trouble. Had it ever truly been successful?

Moreover, from Hou Cang’s reaction to Lin Tuan today, it seemed the Unfeeling Way hadn’t been thoroughly practiced.

The subsequent plot showed Hou Cang returning to the sect and discovering that his master had been laying a path for him all along. Due to his change of path, his Heaven Heart had been damaged. Thus, Lin Tuan had been trying to nurture him back to health, preparing him for advancement and ascension, continuously investing resources and opportunities, while enduring his cold and harsh words.

Until one day, Hou Cang, in a secret realm, received the Heaven’s inheritance and realized he had been guided by the Heaven all along.

He was destined to be a sacrifice, enduring the hardships of countless people and receiving favors from many. In the worldly realm and the afterlife, he had to sever emotions and become forgetful of feelings.

The Heaven fluctuates between prosperity and decline. During times of decline, to maintain the balance of the Realm of Enlightenment without collapsing, new and powerful forces must be added to the Heaven.

The Heaven forbids favoritism. All things are born from the Heaven, all things are within rules, and all things are insignificant.

Hou Cang’s obsession remained with Lin Tuan, and when the Heaven weakened, he had still not reached the level of a sacrificial embodiment.

As a result, the Realm of Enlightenment began experiencing frequent disruptions and signs of world-ending calamities.

Lin Tuan realized she was the last thing Hou Cang could not forget, and Hou Cang was the last thing she couldn’t let go of before her ascension.

To confront the calamity, Hou Cang publicly declared his departure from the sect and asked Lin Tuan to be his Taoist partner for seven years, after which he would sever his final obsession.

Lin Tuan agreed.

During these seven years, they traveled across the beautiful landscapes, appearing as a loving celestial couple. Unexpectedly, they obtained a secret method for offering sacrifices to the Heaven from a place in Southern Yunnan.

However, this method of offering sacrifices, known as “Stealing the Dragon and Changing the Phoenix,” merely involved transferring the Heaven’s destiny to another person who matched the Way of heavens in talent, cultivation, and character.

In the entire world, there might be only one Lin Tuan.

Hou Cang was initially unwilling to use the secret method but mistakenly thought that Lin Tuan’s seven years with him were for the sake of all living beings. He believed that once he completed the sacrifice, Lin Tuan’s wish to save the world would be fulfilled, and she would ascend.

He resented Lin Tuan for caring for all disciples and people during her time as sect leader, showing kindness and righteousness without any personal feelings. As a result, he used the secret method to sacrifice Lin Tuan to the Heaven.

However, as the secret method was activated, Lin Tuan seemed to already know what was happening. She touched Hou Cang’s face and told him, “I am willing.”

Willing to replace him and sacrifice herself to the Heaven.

From start to finish, Lin Tuan never uttered a word of love.

She was always tolerant, always protective, and always selflessly giving.

In the end, Hou Cang, at the point closest to the Heaven, stayed forever with the Heaven. When he missed his master, he would challenge the Heaven or make vows to the Heaven. Eventually, he reached the end of his lifespan.

This is a story of an obsessive person and a selflessly devoted and forever tolerant individual.

Lin Du, after reading the entire plot, wasn’t even sure if Lin Tuan truly loved Hou Cang, or if she was just infatuated. However, her actions were certainly those of someone deeply in love.

Hou Cang’s possessiveness and obsession were at play, showing signs of a serious mental illness.

The entire plot twisted and turned so much that Lin Du couldn’t help but pull at her hair and sigh deeply.

The world has long suffered from melodramatic, torturous stories and protagonists who never learn!

There was still nearly a thousand years left. How was she supposed to save it?

“What can I use to save…?” Lin Du cried out.

【When love is like spilled water that can’t be gathered?】

“Love and hate intertwined endlessly?”

Lin Du replied, then paused. Something was off about this system.

Had it secretly listened to modern songs? Even songs from 2002?

Lin Du sighed, feeling that mental strain was worse than physical labor.

She pressed her temples and said, “System, I have a question. Answer me honestly.”

【Darling, go ahead.】

“You have some connection with the Heaven, right? Explain what that connection is.”

【The moon looks quite nice tonight. Why don’t you go out and take a look?】

“On the first day, you said the Heaven would assist me. Later, in the secret realm, you were sure that Wu Xi wouldn’t die. Why?”

Lin Du ignored the system and pressed on.

Suddenly, her mind began to play the song “Save” in a Minion-like robotic voice.

【What can I use to save~

When love is like spilled water that can’t be gathered~

…

What can I use to save~

When emotions can choke and seal~

Who can protect whom~

To make love immortal~】

Lin Du sneered, “Damn system, I’ll take you down in three days.”

【Then come and try, can you really kill me?】

Lin Du indeed couldn’t kill this elusive consciousness.

Something was wrong. Lin Du furrowed her brow. The system was off.

Who had corrupted it?

Could the Heaven accommodate such a despicable system?

She left her cave dwelling and quickly walked to where Luo Ze had been before.

There was always a figure sitting quietly there, mostly in meditation. Since projecting consciousness was too taxing, the figure would only awaken from meditation and open their eyes when Lin Du deliberately made a noise.

“Master, the moonlight is nice tonight.”

Yan Ye opened his eyes. His gray eyes were cold and serene. He spoke, “Speak.”

Since Lin Du had never come to find him before, and her consciousness scan showed the child was fine, it must have been another one of her whims.

“Since the weather is so nice, could you explore my soul?”

Yan Ye looked at Lin Du with puzzlement, “What does good weather have to do with exploring souls?”

Besides, wasn’t today a snowy day? Where did the moon come from? Was she dreaming?