Tao and Heaven

Chapter 267 Wedding Day
Gu Wen lit a candle, and the dim light illuminated the room. The girl was dressed in tight clothes and wrapped in a linen cloak, with a ring-handled sword at her waist, looking like a chivalrous hero.

There was a stench of sweat on her body, which made him take a step back. The girl suddenly became angry and said with a grin, "You dare to look down on me? When I became an immortal, I ate my saliva without looking down on it."

"If this were outside, I could make my body smell better than roasted pig's trotters."

"Now I look like I just crawled out of a pigsty."

Akabane said with a fake smile: "Believe it or not, I will beat you up."

Gu Wen said calmly: "You can't beat me, a mere Heavenly Lord, you should just kneel down obediently when you see a saint."

A few memories came to mind, and this time they were no longer unfamiliar, but extremely rare.

He knew the name of the girl in front of him, her Taoist name was Chiyuzi, her given name was Yunli, and she should be a very important person to him. But the way they got along was obviously not so harmonious, so he naturally said what he had just said.

What is the Heavenly Lord and what is a saint?

Hearing this, Akabane was not angry at all. Instead, he showed a look of joy and said, "You have recovered your memory? No, why haven't those people in your family disappeared, and why hasn't this dream-like world collapsed?"

She looked around and kicked the table, breaking it into pieces. The clanging sound echoed throughout the Gu Mansion.

Gu Wen looked at his favorite tea set on the ground, then looked at Akabaneko quietly, with some emotions inevitably rising in his heart.

"who are you?"

"I'm your grandma."

Akabane cursed angrily, then rolled her eyes and said, "Actually, I am your long-lost sister."

She slept for an unknown amount of time in this environment fabricated by the old bald man. In her hazy memory, she had no Taoist name, but only a common name, Yunli.

Yunli comes from a wealthy family, with generations of officials and a fortune of tens of millions. She is loved very much by her parents. She has an older sister who is weaker than her in every way, and a fiancé named Gu whom she has never met.

Then on her wedding night, her fiancé, surnamed Gu, untied her red veil and said with a smile, "Brother, why are you shy?"

Akabane immediately came to his senses, smashed his head with a punch, and then killed his entire family.

Parents, brothers, sisters, and even the family dog ​​would be torn in half.

Because everything is fake, it is all her desire, and only by eliminating the desire can she become sober.

But now Gu Wen is obviously not awake yet, and his relatives are still there. However, since he can say the words "heavenly saint", he must be half asleep and half awake.

Or maybe his realm was too high, and that old bald donkey couldn't turn Gu Wen into a complete mortal.

"I might as well stay here and wait for an opportunity, and tease this guy at the same time."

When Akabaneko thought about being called sister by Gu Wen every day, she couldn't help but smile.

Suddenly, there were sounds from outside, and flames lit up, accompanied by hurried footsteps, and guards had come outside.

"Sixth Master, are you okay?"

Gu Wen replied: "Someone broke in."

Without further ado, a tall guard pushed the door open and walked in. The ring-handled sword at Akabane's waist was unsheathed, and the situation became tense.

The breath coming from Yuan Hu made Akabane's limbs cold.

Everything in the Gu family is the result of Gu Wen’s desires, including every blade of grass, every tree, every person and every thing.

The word "Yuan Hu" means the guards of the family. Their strength should not be too weak. But why does he seem to be stronger than me? Is this guy so strong in every thought?

"Miss Seven!"

The guard suddenly spoke up, he put away his sword, and said with a look of joy: "You are finally back, the master missed you so much that he lost his appetite. No, I have to report to the master immediately."

After saying this, the guard turned and left.

Akabane was stunned for a moment, then realized that what he had just said had taken effect.

She raised her delicate chin slightly, looked at Gu Wen with pride, and said, "Gu Wen, call me sister, or I will beat you up."

Gu Wen pointed at himself and said, "I'm sixth, you're the younger sister, call me brother, or I'll beat you up."

"..."

Akabane's eyes widened, his expression changed, and he took three steps back toward the door.

"I suddenly have something to do. I'll come to you later."

She retreated to the door, and a pair of big hands grabbed her. She turned around suddenly and saw the middle-aged version of Gu Wen. After struggling for several times, all her strength and skills were like entering the sea, unable to cause any waves.

Father Gu was furious and said, "You stupid girl, you actually remembered to come back. Stay at home obediently this time."

"No! No!"

Akabane struggled frantically, and said to Gu Wen, who was calm inside the room: "I don't want to be your sister, let's just be brothers!"
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The next day, Akabaneko had changed into a new dress and transformed from a chivalrous knight into a lady from a noble family.

She reluctantly called the group of "Gu Wen" brothers one by one. When it was Gu Wen's turn, she almost gritted her teeth, like a furry cat slave who might pounce at any time.

But after everyone sat down, she still rushed to sit next to Gu Wen and kicked Gu Wuseng away.

Because Zang is the weakest here, so weak that even Akabaneko can step on him.

This is also quite abnormal. Normally, a person's hatred is much stronger than other desires. As the saying goes, it is better to embarrass others than to criticize yourself.

Gu Wen is the opposite, his hatred is a weak and ugly image.

All Akabane had to do was glare at him and he wouldn't dare to say a word.

'Is this guy more of a self-reflection guy?'

Recalling the time when they were in the immortal land, they were chased and intercepted all the way and encountered all kinds of difficulties. Chi Yuzi and Jun Yan often quarreled, and even when fighting with the enemy, they would be sarcastic to each other.

At the same time, they also released pressure to Gu Wen, and Gu Wen comforted them from beginning to end.

The best leader is not necessarily the strongest, but he is definitely the most emotionally stable. This is how Gu Wen gained his leadership position.

But how to wake Gu Wen up?
Glancing at other people, joy, anger and sorrow are the strongest, followed by fear and hatred.

Normally, the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it, and she couldn't interfere. But since Gu Wen let her into the Gu family, it meant that she was qualified to interfere.

As long as Gu Wen likes something, just let him give it up on his own initiative.

Akabane recalled the various cultivation knowledge that she was instilled with when she was young, and she has been doing a lot of research in the cultivation world on how to resolve one's inner demons.

But she only remembered one sentence in her mind: cut off the desires in her heart and kill all the demons in her heart.

But I can’t beat these Gu Wen…

Akabane scratched her head and her father reprimanded her in dissatisfaction: "Girls should be more reserved."

Akabane curled her lips and did not refute or respond.

This guy is the backbone of the Gu family and a symbol of Gu Wen's cultivation. This is in line with the characteristics of ordinary cultivators, and cultivation is the foundation of everything.

But there was no way to wake Gu Wen up, because the cultivation was harmless and useless.

All cultivation and strength are directed outward.

Akabane looked around and finally stopped at Gu Daxi. Happiness is what people like and what people are good at.

Often, inner demons arise from malice and should be resolved with goodwill.

She said, "Sixth brother has not left his house for many years. He has neither studied for the imperial examination nor practiced martial arts to become a talented person, nor managed the family finances. How could he have fallen into such depravity?"

Gu Daxi replied: "Leave the imperial examination to my third brother, and my second brother is invincible in martial arts. The Gu family has a huge fortune and does not need to be managed."

Gu Wen is the basis of desire. If he has no interest, then there is no need. If he does not manage his wealth, then it would be a waste of money.

"And my sixth brother needs to prepare for marriage these days. Only after he gets married can he start a career."

Akabane suddenly perked up and asked, "Who is it?"

"The eldest daughter of the Yu family is said to be from an aristocratic family. I don't know where her father found her."

Gu Daxi answered, and Gu's father stroked his beard with a smile, and said proudly: "If Liu Er wants, even the current queen can be captured by your father."

It’s Yu Hua.

Akabane guessed his name immediately. She had already seen him when he became an immortal, and the two of them were considered to be in love with each other.

It was just that due to the critical situation, they did not pierce the last layer of veil. I wonder if anything happened during the time when Yu Hua went in and out of the immortal land?
Now it seems that Yu Hua is Gu Wen’s inner demon.

Akabane asked, "I wonder where the Yu family is now?"

Gu Daxi shook his head and said, "We don't know, but does father know?"

"The Yu family has no fixed place to stay. They can't be found by breathing wind and drinking dew outside." Father Gu said with a smile, "We will know in three months, on the day of the wedding."

Akabane made a note of it, and she planned to suddenly kill the person when the time came.

As long as the fake Yu Hua died, Gu Wen would naturally wake up. Otherwise, she really couldn't think of any other way. At the same time, she was also afraid that Gu Wen and Yu Hua would get married and be completely trapped.

Then he will really become a bald donkey.

Chiyuzi settled down completely in the Gu Mansion. Every day he would drink and eat meat with Gu Wen, while also observing him.

She found that Gu Wen's daily routine was very fixed. Apart from eating and sleeping, he would meditate. Only when other "brothers" came did there become some extra changes.

Gu Daxi has been discussing marriage with him, which is a good thing. Gu Wuseng is very opposed to the marriage and keeps persuading Gu Wen to refuse.

But whether he was happy or disgusted, Gu Wen acted extremely calmly, as if nothing mattered.

Chiyuzi was a little unsure whether Yu Hua was Gu Wen's inner demon.

Chi Yuzi took advantage of the fact that no one was around and asked directly, "Gu Wen, do you really want to marry Sister Yu Hua?"

She never likes beating around the bush.

"Why do you want to, and why don't you want to?"

Gu Wen peeled the fruit for Chiyuzi and fed it to her, and was more tolerant of her than his other five brothers.

Akabane frowned, nudged his waist with her elbow, and said, "Speaking human words, if you want to, you want to, and if you don't want to, you don't want to. You probably haven't met her, is it really okay to decide your lifelong affairs like this?"

"We exchanged letters."

"Huh!? How come I don't know? Show me quickly."

"Are you here to catch someone committing adultery?"

Gu Wen looked at Akabane who was grabbing his collar, sighed silently, and then took out letters from a box.

Beautiful and neat handwriting was written on the white paper.

Akabane picked up one of the articles and what caught her eye were the lines of poetry.

The spring river tide reaches the sea level, and the bright moon rises with the tide. The ripples follow the waves for thousands of miles, and there is no spring river without a bright moon...

In an instant, she was immersed in it, and the saintly thoughts could transform into a world of artistic conception.

After an unknown amount of time, Akabane slowly came back to her senses and said with emotion: "Sister Yuhua is truly a person of both talent and beauty. No wonder you fell for it."

Gu Wen said: "I wrote this for her. She likes poetry and songs, and I just cater to her taste."

Hearing this, Akabane tilted her head slightly and frowned tightly, trying to find some flaws in this ordinary man in front of her.

"Did you really write this?"

"No."

"You are teasing me again."

Akabane threw a punch, but Gu Wen blocked it without leaving a trace. He said, "Actually, I don't really want to meet her. It's good to keep it like this."

"It doesn't make sense to be a fiancée forever. If you don't want her, someone else will take her away."

Akabane was a little confused, but she had a pure heart and thought that if she killed the fake Yuhua, everything would be solved!
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

The Gu family decorated the house with lights and held a grand banquet, and the atmosphere was filled with joy.

All kinds of unfamiliar relatives who had never appeared before came to visit, and the entire mansion was filled with people.

Gu Wen also put on a red dress and after a little dressing up, he looked presentable.

Akabane stared at it for a long time, with a strange look on his face, and muttered, "Why does it feel like it's not as good-looking as my inner demon?"

Gu's fiancé was a handsome man, and that was why Akabane woke up so quickly. She was not one to judge by appearance, but the old bald man treated Akabane with vulgarity.

The flaw was revealed immediately, giving Akabaneko a chance to escape.

Then Akabaneko left, climbed over the wall in an empty corner with a ring-handled sword in hand, leaped over the roof as light as a swallow, and ran towards the south of the city.

She found out that Yu Hua's wedding party would enter from the south gate.

On the city gate, an old monk quietly watched the girl's back as she left. The beautiful woman in light gauze supported herself with both hands and asked, "Aren't you going to stop her? It would be bad if this little girl messed up the situation."

"No need. How can he kill the inner demon of a saint?" The old monk muttered slowly, "The most difficult one is the head of the Gu family. He does not have the cultivation of Gu Wen, but the heaven."

The beautiful woman looked surprised, then she thought of something, clapped her hands and laughed, "You targeted a saint who is less than a thousand years old, but you didn't know that this was a trap set by the Heavenly Saint. This little guy has the Four Imperial Immortals, you can't even get the Three Pure Ones, right?"

"I am originally a Buddha, why do I need a seal?"

The old monk had a gloomy look on his face. He did not look like a highly respected master at all, let alone a Buddha.

The beautiful woman laughed and said, "You are a Buddha, but a Buddha is not necessarily you. Without you, there is still Tathagata. Without Tathagata, there is still Lai Ru."

Buddha is all living beings. Buddha has no form. If he has form, he is not a pure Buddha.

The old monk had a gloomy look on his face. He did not look like a highly respected master at all, let alone a Buddha.

As long as he can convert the great devil and convert the heart of Hunyuan Tao, he will become a Buddha.

In this way, he would be able to be on par with heaven and earth and become the third saint.

(End of this chapter)