allonlinenovel Chapter 1062 Being my pawn should have been your glory
Chapter 1062 Being my pawn should have been your glory
(Yes, I finally managed to finish the second chapter. No day off today!)
Talk about it.
Gu Xiu felt something was strange about this lamp-lighting ordeal from the very beginning.
Five hundred years ago, he had already experienced the tribulation of lighting the lamp. Each time, the tribulation of lighting the lamp was exactly the same as before. Each time, he lost his memory, forgot himself, and began a life that seemed like a cycle of reincarnation, yet was also a brand new life.
That was a test brought about by the inner demon carrying the power of the Lighting Tribulation.
But this time, the tribulation of lighting the lamp was different from the others. In Gu Xiu's opinion, it was more like another moment of eternal love than a tribulation of lighting the lamp.
The only difference is.
This time, the choice I made was flawed, and my vision seems to be limited to Qingxuan, unable to see the world beyond Qingxuan.
But apart from that, everything was exactly the same as it had been back then, a love that seemed to last an eternity. It didn't feel like an illusion created for him at all; it was a real world. Every single person in it wasn't a figment of his imagination, but a real, existing person!
Neither Nian Chaoxi's remorseful sacrifices nor Shi Siling's calm acceptance of death are consistent with what a "Gu Xiu" filled with hatred and murderous intent would think of.
Not to mention.
During this ordeal of lighting the lamps, he also discovered some secrets that he was completely unaware of before.
This is the most important.
If the tribulation of lighting the lamp was an illusion created by his own perception, then logically, things that he had never even thought of should never have appeared in the illusion. But these things did appear, revealing some secrets that Gu Xiu was unaware of before.
Whether it was Guan Xuelan's storage ring, or the unusual things about the other senior sisters, or...
It was Jiang Xun who said those words!
These were all clearly beyond Gu Xiu's initial expectations!
This might not be an ordinary tribulation of lighting lamps, but a completely new kind of eternal life in a single glance. Although I don't know why, I seem to be seeing an eternal life in a single glance presented by another choice!
With this thought in mind, Gu Xiu's expression grew increasingly solemn, his gaze sharp as he stared at himself below.
And that version of himself ultimately did not disappoint him.
Having acquired terrifying power that even Gu Xiu himself had never encountered, that "self" seemed to have touched upon some truths. Faced with Jiang Xun's distraught questioning, he actually gave a quiet, eerie reply:
"Jiang Xun, in the Immortal Realm, you are nothing more than an unknown nobody with no background or strength. If you don't have a special destiny in the immortal realm, you will only be like most of the nameless rogue cultivators in this world, wasting half your life and dying with regrets."
"You feel."
"Why was someone like you chosen? Why are you qualified to take on this important task and come to Haoyu to touch the source of fortune?"
He only asked the question without giving any answer.
But that's precisely the problem itself.
It carries countless answers!
Upon hearing these words, Gu Xiu's brow twitched violently. Jiang Xun, who also understood the implication, seemed to have been struck by lightning. He froze on the spot, his eyes filled with terror, and the confidence that had remained in his gaze was gone.
He began to tremble.
His legs trembled uncontrollably, then his body, and then his hands. He tried desperately to control the trembling, but the boundless fear was like a tidal wave crashing over him, completely engulfing him and leaving him utterly unable to escape.
"No!"
"impossible!"
"The risks of descending to the mortal realm are so great; a slight misstep could lead to one's demise. Even immortal venerables dare not risk descending to the mortal realm. If you are truly a great figure, how could you possibly dare to take such a dangerous step down to the mortal realm!"
"You must be lying to me, right? You're just trying to scare me!"
Amidst the boundless chill, Jiang Xun continued to speak, his eyes even brimming with hope, as if hoping that Gu Xiu would take pity on him and show him compassion, so that the cruel truth wouldn't shatter him completely.
only……
He faced Gu Xiu, a man already consumed by hatred and malice. Looking at Jiang Xun, who was now as insignificant as dust, this "Gu Xiu" merely revealed a cruel smile. He slowly walked to Jiang Xun, looking down at this once high and mighty immortal:
"You clearly already guessed the outcome, so why can't you accept it?"
"To be my pawn."
"This should have been your glory."
boom!
These words struck Jiang Xun like a great bell, shattering all illusions and fantasies. Jiang Xun finally stopped trembling, and the fear began to recede, replaced by heartfelt reverence and sorrow.
He lost.
From the moment he arrived in this world... or rather, even before he was chosen by the Immortal Venerable, he was already destined to lose!
After a long silence, Jiang Xun asked bitterly:
"I……"
Am I just a target for attention?
"I'll help you... help you attract all the attention, attract all the risks. Actually, my mission was impossible from the start, because no matter what I do, I'll just become your stepping stone in the end..."
"is it?"
"No." Gu Xiu shook his head.
A glimmer of light returned to Jiang Xun's eyes, but it dimmed again the instant it appeared, for Gu Xiu's expression remained arrogant, tinged with a hint of mockery.
"Used as a stepping stone?"
"You pathetic wandering immortal are not worthy."
Jiang Xun was struck dumb, coughing up a mouthful of blood as if all his strength had been drained away. He collapsed to the ground, limp and lifeless.
He seemed unwilling to give up, as if he had grabbed the last piece of driftwood in a raging sea: "Someone of your status needs to use me as a pawn. I must have some use, I must still be of some use, and I can still get a reward?"
“Every chess piece, even those relegated to the sidelines and destined to be discarded, has its reason for existing.” Gu Xiu nodded, but then he changed the subject:
"However, your role is not as significant as you might imagine."
"Your greatest purpose is to prevent me from losing my true self."
"That's all."
These words were like the snatching away of the only lone boat in a raging sea, causing the light on Jiang Xun's face to completely disappear, and even the vitality in his body to vanish in an instant.
He got his answer.
It turns out he wasn't some aloof immortal.
Instead, it was a pawn that was clearly manipulated from the very beginning and was destined to be abandoned, even though it wasn't particularly important.
He learned the cruel truth and realized that he had no way out.
They died unnoticed.
That would be the best place for him.
That's it.
Gu Xiu wasn't surprised by what he saw. He didn't even glance at Jiang Xun, as if this aloof immortal wasn't worth his time. He simply looked up abruptly at a certain point in the sky, a cold expression on his face.
"This good-for-nothing is ultimately a complete failure."
"After all, if he had succeeded, you wouldn't still be struggling to find your true self."
"Isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiu, who had remained silent as if he were detached from the world, suddenly felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his mind.
Because of this "Gu Xiu", one can see oneself!
even.
He's having a conversation with himself!