"Over these years, I’ve also wanted to marry a Dao companion and forget Shuixian."
"But people are just cheap..."
"No matter what, I can’t forget..."
"Thinking of a Dao companion isn’t so bad, but as soon as I do, my heart is filled with the shadow of Shuixian."
"Later, I came to realize it didn’t matter anymore. I had given all my affection to her in this lifetime. It was owed to her, and upon her death, that affection went with her..."
Mo Hua had not expected Elder Su, who used to frequent brothels, to have such a painful and melancholic past.
He had not expected Elder Su to be such a sentimental person.
Indeed... one can’t judge a book by its cover.
Mo Hua patted Elder Su on the shoulder but didn’t say a word, offering silent comfort.
With Mo Hua’s pat on the shoulder, Elder Su suddenly shivered.
That’s not right!
Why had he revealed everything?
Although he planned to tell Mo Hua his past, he hadn’t intended to divulge all these grievances and sorrows.
He intended to rot these thoughts in his heart.
Elder Su took another look at Mo Hua and felt a chill in his heart.
This child was too deceptive in appearance.
With an innocent face, friendly and lovable, one is unwittingly compelled to tell the truth.
Before he knew it, he had poured out his heart...
But what’s done is done, what could he do now?
Elder Su could only thicken his face and act as if nothing had happened.
Seeing that Elder Su’s mood had recovered, Mo Hua asked again:
"So Shuisheng is the child of you and Shuixian?"
Elder Su was taken aback for a moment, then nodded helplessly: "Yes."
"After Shuixian’s death, I kept the child by my side as my direct disciple, thinking that with my protection, the child could live safely, learn some formations, and, upon achieving success in his studies, his mother’s spirit in heaven would be consoled..."
"When his mother was still pregnant with him, she hoped that he could become a Formation Master like me, to stand out from the crowd..."
Elder Su said this, and again, he became somewhat angry.
"But this child, apart from resembling me a bit, is completely different in all other aspects. His talent for formations is lackluster, he refuses to work hard, is clumsy in his actions, and his temperament is not as gentle as his mother’s..."
Elder Su listed a slew of faults before suddenly falling silent again. After a long while, he said despondently:
"But his brows and eyes, his expressions... they look very much like his mother..."
Mo Hua also sighed upon hearing this.
It’s often after a loss that one learns to cherish.
Especially when it comes to emotions.
For a time, both Elder Su and Mo Hua looked somewhat despondent.
Elder Su’s mood stemmed from memories of the past.
Mo Hua, young and without any romantic history, was simply making groundless sighs...
Shuisheng walked in and saw the mood was a bit somber, suddenly unsure of what to say.
After a moment, he finally spoke softly, "Master, the Lu Family Head has arrived."
"The Lu Family Head?"
Elder Su was startled and quickly looked at Mo Hua, whispering:
"The things I just told you, you mustn’t speak of them to anyone."
Mo Hua was momentarily puzzled, "What things?"
"It’s just..."
Elder Su gestured to himself and then pointed outside, making a gesture towards the Lu Family Head.
Mo Hua understood that it was about their joint visits to the brothel.
"Don’t worry, I won’t tell!" Mo Hua assured.
Only then did Elder Su feel relieved.
Before long, Lu Chengyun entered, paid his respects to Elder Su, and then greeted Mo Hua with a refined and genteel manner.
Lu Chengyun’s arrival did not surprise Mo Hua.
When Elder Su invited him for tea, Lu Chengyun would occasionally come to visit.
Having seen each other a few times, they were not strangers.