Section 9

No one knows where he is going

"Then why did you kill my master?" Du Gu Liang said, tears streaming down his face.

"Wuxin, why do you go through all this trouble?" Shen Tianqi sighed

She smiled gracefully and settled down, placing her hands on the guqin: "How is everyone?"

This is enough. Li Wuxin smiled weakly and said, "For thirty years, I have never given up on searching for the guqin, which will be the only support in my life. It was only after Tian Canghai had retreated from the world for over thirty years that I found him in a temple, accompanied by a woman who seemed to be leaping to the moon. I thought we had all been deceived; Shangguan Qing'er was not dead. She had stolen the guqin and retreated from the world with the man she loved. Thus, I sent a secret letter to you, inviting you to the Longfeng Inn."

So you are not dead after all

Beside him stood a woman in white, referred to as a woman because her skin was as smooth and tender as that of a young girl, yet the weariness in her eyes and the splendor at her temples could not be concealed. She cradled an ancient guqin in her arms, and by instinct, I knew that this was the chaotic world.

Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye. The resentments of youth have long been smoothed over by the wear of time and experience. Therefore, I sincerely hope to keep this琴 throughout my life, sparing the world from calamity. However, I did not expect you to come here again, searching for the whereabouts of this琴. So be it; I once thought that everything in the world would fade with time, yet by a twist of fate, answers have emerged, and this is also the will of heaven

The ethereal music floated gently in my ears, the sound of the zither exceptionally clear as if it were right beside me. The emotions were particularly tumultuous, while the peach blossoms outside the window fell to the ground as if startled, yet flew away without a breeze, resembling a grand funeral

The fragrance of the peach blossoms wafts in, intoxicating the senses

The sound of the picture book is coming from Room 3, which is marked with the character for hopelessness.

Suddenly

Li Wuxin's face, sculpted by the years, unexpectedly revealed the shyness of a young girl: "I have not married for thirty years, solely for the truth to be revealed today. I ask you once more, if I had appeared before you as a woman back then, would you have given me a fair chance to compete with Shangguan Qing'er?"

Lying hopelessly on the ground, blood flows from all seven orifices

Shangguan Qing'er

Then who took that guqin away

"I was supposed to be dead, but I came back to life." Shangguan Qing'er smiled, devoid of any murderous intent: "That day when I jumped off the cliff, I heard someone calling my name from behind, it was Tian Canghai. Although I loved this man, I no longer had the right to be with him. Shouldn't those who caused me to end up in such a situation face retribution? Thus, my extraordinary lightness skill saved my life. I returned to the inn and stole the qin to turn you against each other. Then I bought this remote inn and lived a peaceful life.

The door is open

"Is it hopeless?" Shen Tianqi said as he turned around, where is the shadow of hopelessness? He did not follow at all.

Master, Shen Tianqi, Shen Ruosu, and the solitary Liang walked in. They had long been ambushed outside the door. This was the strategy I discussed with Master last night. Madam Li wrote a secret letter in the tone of Shangguan Qing'er, and Master and the others took the bait, pretending to leave, just to come back and see how Madam Li would strike at me.

Despair is to atone for one's sins through death; he spent the latter half of his life in torment. The Moon Fairy granted him a chance for redemption, which also helped him understand the lingering regrets of this life. Shen Tianqi laughed maniacally as he turned to leave

The master twirled the prayer beads and said: "Amitabha, form is emptiness, emptiness is form, all things in the world are empty, so why should the benefactor be too attached?"

If I say that I can make up for the blank years you have experienced over the years, I would say yes