I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

Chapter 167 People’s hearts are unpredictable

Many years ago, Gu Lan was still a child. Facing that delicate and pretty junior sister, she was filled with joy and truly loved her.

Every time he looked into Lingyao's eyes, Gu Lan couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

This junior sister of hers seemed like something in her hands, sweet, soft, and fragile. She had to be cared for wholeheartedly in order to survive in such a world.

I don’t know how many years have passed, but she has always taken care of her and tolerated her like an older sister.

Later, a few junior fellow apprentices came. They were like naughty monkeys and cost her a lot of energy.

Gradually, the love in her heart was shared with them, and she completely turned into an old hen protecting her chicks, showing her fangs to those with bad intentions, but leaving true and warm love and smiles for them.

However, as she grew older, Lingyao seemed to be getting further and further away from her and more and more unfamiliar, until she completely left Qianjimen.

Gu Lan saw those things in the illusion. Although she was not sure whether she came from another world or was Gu Lan herself, that kind of emotion could not be faked.

It was like watching a movie, and the people in the movie seemed to be her. She cried when she cried, felt pain when she felt pain, and laughed when she laughed.

The longer she stays in this world, the more she seems to adapt to her identity, and even her emotions are increasingly affected.

It was already difficult for Gu Lan to completely remove herself from this world.

A cold wind blew through the forest, blowing down many leaves. The withered yellow leaves hit Gu Lan's body, and Gu Lan threw away the blood-soaked dagger.

She was still kneeling on the ground, with Lingyao's head on her knees.

Lingyao is dead.

Before she died, Gu Lan tidied her up.

The messy hair was neatly attached to her ears. She wiped the mud off her forehead and face one by one, and closed the open collar.

She did all this like an undertaker, and after hearing what Master Yanshan said, she pierced Lingyao's neck with the dagger in her hand without hesitation.

The reason for such decisiveness was that Gu Lan understood one thing, that is, Master Yanshan had never intended to kill Lingyao.

He chose to make it clear at this point simply because he wanted fewer people to know. If Lingyao had not formed a pact with the Demon Lord, he would have a way to kill the Demon Lord and help Lingyao cover up the matter. If that succeeded, Lingyao would still be his good disciple in the future and one of the leaders of the younger generation of the Tianyan Sect.

But who would have thought that the contract between the Demon Lord and Lingyao was unusual. Zhenren Yanshan could not think of any way to help Lingyao, so he chose the latter between killing Lingyao and bringing Lingyao back.

Gu Lan sneered in her heart. Although Master Yanshan cherished the lives of his disciples, she was different.

Lingyao had harmed her time and again, and had colluded with the Demon Lord to harm her junior brother to this extent. Moreover, the Demon Lord had killed countless civilians and snatched babies in their cradles to refine them into bloodthirsty spiders. He should have died thousands of times ago.

If the leader of Tianyan Sect, Zhenren Yanshan, took the people away, it would be difficult for them to meet again in the future. How could she avenge those dead people?

In addition, Gu Lan did not really trust Master Yanshan.

Therefore, Gu Lan had only one choice.

Only by killing Lingyao can we kill the Demon Lord.

She had to act quickly.

After making up his mind, Gu Lan approached Lingyao step by step and finally killed her.

Regret?

No, she won't regret it.

It's just a pity. After all, Lingyao didn't hurt anyone. But she should never cooperate with the evil Demon Lord. She took this step and drew a line between herself and the world of immortal cultivation.

If she doesn't take action, when the immortal cultivation world knows about this one day, Lingyao will definitely be sent to Xuantian Sword Sect to receive the punishment she deserves.

At this time, Master Yanshan finally reacted. He walked quickly to Gu Lan's side and saw that half of his disciple's body was soaked in blood. His eyes were wide open, staring silently at the sky, as lifeless as a rag doll.

"You...you killed her!"

Ji Yanli slowly stood up.

He was also shocked. He had never seen Gu Lan like this before. He was calm and gloomy, ruthless and decisive. His act of killing Lingyao caught people off guard, and made people feel terrified when they thought about it afterwards.

She was so slow and gentle, still begging for mercy, but she had already stabbed the dagger into Lingyao's neck.

Not a moment's hesitation, not a moment's delay.

Gu Lan stood up, and Ji Yanli's eyes followed her, but Gu Lan did not look at him.

"Master Yanshan really loves his disciples like his own children, but it's a pity that others may not appreciate your sincerity."

Master Yanshan was speechless. His heart was filled with sorrow and Xin Yao had never figured it out, but unexpectedly, Gu Lan saw through it all.

"You came here to question her not to punish her, but to give her a chance. As a master, your disciple lied to you and was found out in someone else's territory, which made you lose face. You deliberately asked her to confess here, firstly because you didn't want the matter to be known to everyone, and secondly because you wanted to let her go. As long as she confessed honestly, you could use this opportunity to get away with it and say that everything was a threat and deception by the Demon Lord, and Lingyao was innocent. Therefore, when facing Ji Yanli and me, you can also use this kind of rhetoric to expose the matter.

“Unfortunately, Lingyao was determined to deceive you and everyone else, and she denied having any connection with the demon clan. You had no choice but to activate her memory and saw everything.

"Even so, you still refused to kill Lingyao, even though you knew she was beyond redemption."

Master Yanshan looked Gu Lan up and down and sighed, "Everyone says that you are mediocre, dull and ignorant, but little did they know that you have a very smart mind and suddenly became enlightened in the matter of cultivation. Now you have become the leader of the younger generation, and your popularity has long surpassed Lingyao. At the beginning, I valued her high-level water spirit roots, but missed your talent.

"However, since she has chosen me as her master, I must be responsible to the end. As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a father. Lingyao has also lost her parents. The master-disciple relationship between her and me over the years cannot be fake..."

Before Master Yanshan could finish his words, Ji Yanli interrupted him.

"Oh, I don't like to get involved in these things, but Master Yanshan, I have to refute what you said about the deep relationship between master and disciple. Senior Brother Zhu said that your teaching methods are quite strict, and... forgive me for being so nosy..."

Ji Yanli took a breath, and the pain in his shoulder reminded him that the wound was severely torn just now.

"...Your intentions towards her are nothing more than a form of coercion for quick success. Perhaps, she did that just to meet your expectations. Don't you think you are also responsible for taking this wrong step?"

Master Yanshan's face straightened, his eyes wide open, "Eager for quick success? Pressure? Oh, how can a young boy like you understand?"

He did not agree with Ji Yanli's argument.

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves angrily, put Lingyao into his sleeves, and turned to look at Gu Lan and Ji Yanli.

These two people shined brightly in this competition, which was something he had never thought of. He had been preparing for the sect competition a long time ago. When they were in the Shahu Secret Realm, he instructed Lingyao to get the Black Phoenix Egg. Unexpectedly, it was kidnapped by Gu Lan halfway. Lingyao lost the Black Phoenix Egg and her realm could not be improved.

Gu Lan, on the other hand, had the black phoenix egg, so he was able to advance like a storm, and even jumped two realms in this competition!

The current world of immortal cultivation is different from previous years. The spiritual veins of Qianji Sect have dried up, and their status has plummeted. They are almost gone from the world of immortal cultivation. All the major sects have seen this, and none of them want to follow in their footsteps.

Furthermore, in recent years, several sects have experienced signs of spiritual veins drying up, which is not a good sign.

If this is true, the world of immortal cultivation will usher in the predicted Dharma Ending Age!