Chapter 70: The Legendary Gu Miaoling

"Adoptive father's daughter, one year older than me. It was because of her that I left the Gu family."

Gu Duxing's eyes were bitter but sweet: "From a young age, Little Miaoling was my guardian angel. No matter what difficulties or harsh criticisms I faced, she always stood up for me. The troubles caused by my two adoptive brothers were always handled by Little Miaoling. She taught me what I didn't know, helped me with what I couldn't reach, and even went against the family elders and her own brother for my sake!"

"I grew up under her protection, safe and sound. From childhood to adulthood, every time I was about to break through, she would go to the family medicinal garden and the family treasure vault to find me spiritual medicines to help me break through. Many of these medicines were rare treasures, priceless and hard to come by! These priceless treasures, along with Little Miaoling's meticulous help, made me a prodigy! My cultivation path was smooth, almost without any significant bottlenecks, because the powerful spiritual medicines overcame all obstacles!"

"Many of the spiritual medicines Little Miaoling stole were even too precious for adoptive father and the grand elders to use. For this, Little Miaoling endured countless punishments, which I was completely unaware of. Every time, Little Miaoling would tell me: Just eat it, we have plenty at home! And I, being naive, would just eat them..."

Chu Yang listened silently, finally understanding why Gu Duxing had created a cultivation legend at such a young age in his previous life. With the vast resources of the Gu family, the spiritual medicines they could collect were far from ordinary. Gu Duxing, having consumed such a large amount of spiritual medicines, it was no wonder his cultivation speed was so fast.

"As we grew older, and because Little Miaoling kept giving me spiritual medicines without restraint, my cultivation speed far surpassed that of all my peers. I constantly broke through one rank after another, becoming a prodigy that all families admired. But they didn't know that my genius was the result of Little Miaoling's hard work and the sacrifices she made for me."

"And I was always proud, proud of my talent, heartless and without a care." Gu Duxing's eyes shimmered with tears. He suddenly tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp, then grabbed the wine jug and refilled his cup.

"One day, to help me break through to the Sword Master rank, Little Miaoling brought me the family's most precious treasure, the Cloudy Purple Lingzhi. This caused the entire family to be enraged!"

Gu Duxing punched himself in the head: "Just as I was breaking through the Sword Master bottleneck, adoptive father, in a fit of rage, broke one of Little Miaoling's legs and locked her up."

"The two adoptive brothers hated me even more for this. They came to confront me, but I, unaware of the situation, beat them up. Then the eldest brother said: You have always been hiding behind a woman, don't you feel ashamed? Now you have caused Miaoling so much trouble, don't you feel guilty?"

"I was shocked and chased after them, demanding answers. This time, they didn't hide anything from me." Gu Duxing's tears dripped into his wine cup: "I went to see adoptive father, but he only sighed and told me that Little Miaoling had been punished by the council of elders for repeatedly stealing family property and was locked in the Dragon Prison Cave! And the sentence was for life! The Cloudy Purple Lingzhi was the family's most precious treasure, reserved for the grand elder to break through to the Martial Emperor rank, leading the family to become the top family and advancing to the upper three days, ensuring the family's supreme dominance! Little Miaoling stole it for me, and I had already consumed it, ruining the family's decades of preparation!"

"This was unforgivable for the entire family! If another family of equal strength could produce a Martial Emperor first, the Gu family would be in constant danger of destruction! By giving me the Cloudy Purple Lingzhi, Little Miaoling had cut off the family's path forward! This mistake was unforgivable!"

Chu Yang sighed deeply.

At this moment, from Gu Duxing's description of Gu Miaoling, he saw Mo Qingwu!

These two women were clearly the same, willing to do anything for the ones they loved! In their eyes, there was nothing but the ones they loved!

"I went to see Little Miaoling, which was the only time adoptive father allowed me to see her. After I saw her, she was to be taken to the Dragon Prison Cave."

"We looked at each other through a purple mystic gold fence. I cried, my heart breaking, and I asked Little Miaoling, why are you so foolish? Why? It's not worth it for me, not worth it at all!" Gu Duxing's tears fell in large drops, and he raised the wine jug to his mouth, drinking wildly. Tears and wine mingled in his mouth.

Chu Yang sighed and silently took another jar of wine.

"Clunk!" The empty wine jug was placed on the table, and Gu Duxing's eyes were bloodshot: "At that time, Little Miaoling said, fool, you are such a fool."

"She said, when we were young, I treated you like a younger brother, and I loved you very much; so I gave you all the good things. But as we grew older, I no longer treated you like a younger brother."

"When Little Miaoling said this, she looked at me with a dazed expression, then smiled sadly and said: Forget it, go on, there's nothing to worry about, I just need to meditate. Foolish little brother, you're not young anymore, it's time to start a family. Unfortunately, Little Miaoling probably won't be able to drink your wedding wine. Go, go. Don't come back, just pretend you never had a Little Miaoling."

"Then Little Miaoling turned around and walked into the Dragon Prison Cave." Gu Duxing's face was twisted, his muscles trembling, his whole body shaking.

"Little Miaoling has always been like a goddess to me!" Gu Duxing trembled: "I love her, I worship her, I... I... But after she walked into the Dragon Prison Cave, I realized my heart was empty, I couldn't live without her! I can't live without her!"

Gu Duxing let out a low growl, raised his head, and tears streamed down his face: "But she, was locked in the Dragon Prison Cave; such a grave mistake, she may never be released in her lifetime..."

"What conditions must be met to release her? Find another Cloudy Purple Lingzhi?" Chu Yang asked, his eyes lowered.

"It's too late. When the grand elder heard the news, he was at a critical moment of breaking through his bottleneck. He was shaken and spat blood, his rank slipping, and he will never have the chance to become a Martial Emperor. And besides the grand elder, no one else in our family can do it!"

"What did your adoptive father say?"

"Adoptive father... had no solution." Gu Duxing stared blankly at the space in front of him, tears silently sliding down: "I lived in torment for two years, until last month, when adoptive father arranged a marriage for me."

Chu Yang immediately understood.

It seemed that this Dragon Sword King was not only a sword fanatic but also a love fanatic.

"No matter what, even if I live alone for the rest of my life, I must not betray Little Miaoling!" Gu Duxing clenched his teeth: "So, I ran away!"

No wonder in his previous life, this guy went crazy with cultivation, advancing like a madman. It turns out he was trying to break through to the Sword Emperor rank on his own to save Gu Miaoling.

Chu Yang felt a deep sense of empathy.