642 The Reason for not Going to Royal Palace (1/2)

Jing Jiu led Liu Shisui into the Jing House and arrived in the courtyard where there used to be a begonia tree.

Xiao He was cleaning up the broken pieces of a ceramic bowl. Seeing the two of them, she let out a surprised and joyful cry, but bowed to the ground hastily after she came back to her senses.

Liu Shisui walked over and knelt down on the ground beside her, bowing referentially to Jing Jiu.

”Is this the ritual of marriage?” asked Jing Jiu.

Liu Shisui mused that this could be counted as a marriage ritual so long as Jing Jiu thought so.

As the gate of the courtyard was opened slightly, Jing Li walked in swiftly. He knelt down on the ground with a thud, his shoulders trembling somewhat; but he couldn't cry out.

Seeing this aged man with gray hairs on his temples, Jing Jiu sighed helplessly.

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His name was Jing Jiu in this lifetime.

This Jing House near Taichang Temple was considered by him as his family.

When he asked Gu Qing to bring him to his family before he fell asleep, he referred to this house.

He had regarded Jing Li as his nephew, and asked the Master White Ghost, the Principal Guard of Green Mountain to initiate him in Cultivation and Gu Qing to teach him the sword work. Even though Jing Li had a regular talent in Cultivation, he should have had a much higher Cultivation state by now and shouldn't have looked so aged when he was only a little over one hundred years old.

It only meant that Jing Li didn't cultivate diligently enough, and the reason for it was that he had suffered heartbreak long ago.

Jing Jiu didn't say anything. He went to the study room after shooting two silent glances at him.

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Liu Shisui continued sentimentally, ”He is not fit for cultivation because he is too affectionate.”

”What about your family?” Jing Jiu asked.

Liu Shisui fell silent.

Xiao He said in a low and uneasy voice, ”His parents in the small village passed away a long time ago, and so did their offspring.”

She referred to the Liu family in the small village.

The period of one hundred years was merely the length of a sleep for the Cultivation practitioners like Jing Jiu; but it was a lifetime for mortals.

The saying ”Life is nothing but a dream” was indeed true in this case.

Over the years, Liu Shisui had been staying at the Jing House because he wanted to take care of Jing Jiu, and it was also because he had nobody else to worry about in the world.

Jing Jiu raised his right hand.

Liu Shisui lowered his head.

Jing Jiu touched Liu Shisui's head.

Xiao He stood by the side, and didn't dare feel jealous.

Jing Jiu stole a glimpse of her and furrowed his eyebrows, as she reminded him of that member of her race in the royal palace.

Back when they were in the Sea-God temple outside Haizhou City, Xiao He's shoulder was pierced through by the Sword of the Universe. She had been scared of Jing Jiu ever since. Seeing him furrow his brows, she couldn't help but fall down on her knees though she didn't know why she did it.

”It has nothing to do with you,” Jing Jiu gestured for Xiao He to get up. Then, he said to Liu Shisui, ”Bu Qiuxiao is also on the verge of getting it. You should go back there right away.”

Though Liu Shisui had witnessed a great many deaths, he still couldn't get used to it. So he was very sensitive to the mentioning of ”on the verge of leaving”. His face grew ashen instantly.

”Don't worry. It's something good,” said Jing Jiu.

Liu Shisui understood what he meant now, and felt ecstatic. ”I'll go back immediately then.”

If it were Gu Qing, Yuan Qü or Zhuo Rusui, they wouldn't opt to leave right after Jing Jiu had woken up. However, Liu Shisui was always decisive in doing things. Since his Young Master bade him to go back to the One-Cottage House, he collected his belongings and left Zhaoge City with Xiao He without a second thought. As for developing the relationship and affection between him and his Young Master, there was no need for it between the two of them.

Flutter!!! Flutter!!!

The Green Bird landed on the windowsill and looked in the direction of the courtyard.

Jing Jiu's gaze followed hers.

The begonia tree was nowhere to be found.

Jing Li was drinking wine.

The Prime Minister Qin was still alive; but the little girl who only knew how to make cold tea was gone forever.

These were the pains experienced by mortals.

Jing Jiu walked out of the courtyard and arrived on the street.

The scenes on the street were quite different from those one hundred years ago. To say nothing of the Buddhist hall that was moved here from the Net-Perception Temple, all the other buildings were newly built. Of course, they looked aged as well after so many years since their construction.

The saying ”The people are not the same in the same place” befitted the situation. Such an experience would bring a great deal of distress to mortals, but it was a normal and regular occurrence for the Cultivation practitioners after they came back to the mortal world.

After walking past the street. devoid of any pedestrians, and climbing up the stone steps, Jing Jiu entered the Buddhist hall. He met the Young Zen Master by the guidance of the Receiving Monk.