If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 385 The One with Great Fortune, Deep-Sea Dragon Carp
Gu An saw that An Hao was receiving guidance from a free immortal, who was none other than the Holy Ancestor of the Holy Court!

He investigated the cause and effect of An Hao's actions and learned about their previous interactions.

The Holy Ancestor actually wanted to train An Hao to become the next Holy Heaven, but An Hao refused. As a result, the Holy Ancestor insisted on passing on his teachings to him, even if he didn't become a Holy Heaven.

Gu An couldn't help but marvel at An Hao's unparalleled luck.

The first time he saw An Hao, he couldn't help but step in to save him, and inexplicably developed a liking for the kid.

Since embarking on the path to immortality, An Hao has made more friends than enemies, which is why he has been able to grow smoothly.

After joining the Immortal Dynasty, he could also receive the supreme inheritance from the Holy Court, the Immortal Dynasty's mortal enemy. Gu An would not believe that he was not a favorite of the Heavenly Dao.

Despite his feelings of regret, this was Gu An's precious disciple, and he couldn't let anything happen to An Hao.

After carefully analyzing the situation and confirming that the Holy Ancestor would not harm An Hao, he finally felt relieved.

He withdrew his divine sense and continued chatting with Ji Xiaoyu.

After decades of cold war, Ji Xiaoyu was very talkative, as if she wanted to say everything she had accumulated over the years. Gu An was a master of conversation, which made her more and more excited. Soon, Gu An made her laugh non-stop.

at the same time.

The Holy Court, within the Dao territory.

Beside the misty lake, the Holy Ancestor sat cross-legged on a round rock. He opened his eyes and looked at An Hao, who was faintly visible on the lake surface, and frowned.

"Strange, why do I suddenly feel uneasy..."

The Holy Ancestor thought to himself in surprise that he had never felt this way since he entered the realm of the Free Immortal.

He sees the past and future of everything, and even if there is an opponent he cannot defeat, he is confident that he can escape.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is unlikely to die now unless his time is almost up.

With such strength, why would one feel inexplicably uneasy?
As the Holy Ancestor pondered this, he stared at An Hao with anticipation in his eyes.

"The world is becoming increasingly dangerous. There are more and more unpredictable people and events in the world, and there are also Heavenly Demons watching from beyond the heavens. How long can the power of the Free Immortals maintain peace?"

"This child's talent is unparalleled throughout history, no less than that of the Holy Heaven. Looking back on his past, he has always encountered the help of masters, and even had that mysterious Holy Sword as his master. Only he can resolve the intractable grudges between the Heavenly Spirit Great World since ancient times..."

The Holy Ancestor's eyes grew even brighter.

He was attracted to An Hao the moment he saw him.

This attraction is innate; even a free spirit would be drawn to it. Of course, the so-called attraction only generates goodwill and does not dominate one's thoughts. If An Hao offends him, he will not show any mercy.

The reason he valued An Hao was that he believed An Hao was a person of great destiny.

An Hao, a person of great fortune, had met one twenty million years ago. This was someone he admired and longed for, but unfortunately, he did not know whether that person was alive or dead.

The Holy Ancestor's thoughts drifted to the distant past, and a blurry figure appeared in his eyes.

……

A few days later, Gu An went to the sect's main city to find Li Ya, and the two drank together for a day and a night.

Sure enough, with Ji Xiaoyu around, Li Ya couldn't say many things. Only when he was alone with Gu An could he let his guard down and talk about the hardships he had endured over the years.

Recently, something has been troubling him: his relationship with Li Xuandao.

From childhood to adulthood, he always felt that his father disliked him, and this feeling became even stronger after his mother died.

Now that he is over five hundred years old, he suddenly discovers that Li Xuandao dotes on him and even sends people to invite him back to the palace. How could his feelings not be complicated?

"He only tried to win me over now that he knows I've made something of myself. No way! Didn't he have a genius? Let that genius inherit his throne. Why is he looking for me?" Li Ya said dejectedly.

Gu An didn't know how to comfort him.

In reality, Li Xuandao's cultivation was stronger than Li Ya's, and Li Xuandao had no intention of passing the throne to his descendants; he wanted to be emperor forever.

For this reason, Gu An felt that Li Xuandao's invitation for Li Ya to return might be because he genuinely missed him.

However, Gu An has no right to interfere in the relationship between other people's fathers and sons.

The father-son relationship between Lü Baitian and Lü Xian deteriorated further. Over the years, Lü Baitian would often talk to Gu An about his helplessness and regret towards Lü Xian.

Looking at Li Ya, Gu Anxin thought to herself that she couldn't have children; that would be too much trouble.

He got a headache just thinking about the breakup between Long Zhan and Long Xin in the cycle of life.

No matter how strong one's cultivation is, it's impossible to make everyone like you, especially when conflicts arise among close relatives, which can be even more exhausting.

At least Gu An felt things were going well. He treated his apprentice like a child. If his apprentice was courting death, he would help if he could, and if he couldn't, so be it. There was no pressure, just heartache at most.

"Senior brother, do you know how Xiao Chuan spent his last hundred years?" Gu An suddenly asked.

Li Ya was taken aback. He naturally remembered Xiao Chuan. He frowned and asked, "Xiao Chuan is dead?"

Gu An nodded and said, "Yes, it happened many years ago. In the last part of his life, he was entangled in the troubles of having offspring, which affected his cultivation, but he did not regret it and even enjoyed it."

Li Ya frowned.

Gu An sighed, "Blood is thicker than water, that's not just a saying. If you think about it carefully, has your father ever mistreated you? Has he ever suppressed you? At most, he just didn't care about you that much. He's not so wicked that he should sever our father-son relationship, is he?"

“You are already a renowned cultivator, and each time you go out, it takes many, many years to return. Sometimes I am not sure when it will be the last year I see you. Perhaps your father thinks so too, afraid of leaving regrets.”

Hearing Gu An's words, Li Ya opened his mouth, but finally sighed.

He knew that Li Xuandao's talent was lacking, and he was only at the Nascent Soul stage at the moment, so Gu An's words made sense.

The next time he leaves and returns will probably be hundreds of years later. At this moment, Li Ya felt lonely and afraid.

He feared that many years later, he would be living alone in the world, without relatives or friends.

Li Ya looked at Gu An and asked, "Junior Brother Gu, why don't you come with me to the Holy Court to cultivate? I'll find a way to let you stay in the Holy Court."

His tone was firm. He had made many friends in his life, but most of them were based on mutual benefit.

Gu An was his first true friend. Before that, there was another person, Zhang Bukui, but Zhang Bukui's whereabouts were unknown and his fate was uncertain.

Thinking of the scene of Gu An's death, even though it was a peaceful death, Li Ya still felt very sad.

"I'm not going. Going to the Holy Court is just asking for trouble. Oh, Senior Brother, don't think too much about it. Maybe I'm just lucky and will live a long life?" Gu An shook his head and laughed carefree, which made Li Ya even more upset.

Why is it that someone as good as Junior Brother Gu is limited by his talent, while someone as arrogant as An Hao always has the last laugh?
Li Ya felt that God was so unfair.

"Stop thinking about it, let's drink."

Gu An urged, already anticipating the scene thousands of years later when Li Ya would discover he was still alive.

Sorry, senior brother, I'll definitely live longer than anyone else.

……

Li Ya returned to Tai Xuan Sect and left after only a month. Gu An, with a gossipy attitude, watched Li Ya return to the capital.

As he expected, Li Ya and Li Xuandao's meeting was very awkward. Even though Li Xuandao tried his best to smile, he could not resolve the awkwardness between father and son.

However, the fact that the two were able to sit down and chat is a good start.

It is worth mentioning that Li Ya's first meeting with his younger brother Li Lingtian was very unpleasant.

The two brothers had a fight, and now Li Lingtian has one more opponent to defeat.

Royal family affairs are truly complicated!
Gu An sighed at the time.

Towards the end of the year, Gu An witnessed another family matter: the Ji family came to find Ji Xiaoyu, wanting to invite her back to the family, but she refused, and the two sides became very tense.

Unlike her previous life, Ji Xiaoyu has grown up in this life and her heart is harder. The Ji family simply cannot control her.

Li Ya and Ji Xiaoyu's experiences made Gu An even more determined that he could not get married.

At least not at this stage.

Gu An has not yet achieved immortality and still has many enemies to overcome. How can he be bound by family ties?

If he already has relatives, then naturally he should take good care of them, but since he doesn't have any now, there's no need to create relatives just to meet his psychological needs.

Another Spring Festival has arrived, a time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

After several days of excitement, Gu An arrived at Qianling Palace alone.

Over the years, low-grade medicinal herbs have continued to mature here, allowing Gu An to pick them every time he comes.

He frowned after picking for only a short while.

"Why are you here again?"

He muttered to himself that he and his clone were the only ones in the Qianling Palace dojo, and the clone could not communicate with him.

He was talking about a small fish that moved incredibly fast. Every so often, the fish would approach the dojo, and even when he used his clones to drive it away, it wouldn't give up.

It seems that the more you try to drive it away, the more it is drawn to this place.

Gu An decided to teach this little fish a lesson.

He stood up, walked to the open space to the side, and suddenly a fish a meter long appeared in front of him. He then stepped on it and pinned it down.

This is a goldfish that resembles a carp. Its golden scales are brighter than gold, making it extremely beautiful. Its eyes are like jewels.

The goldfish stared wide-eyed, looking utterly astonished.

【Deep Sea Dragon Carp (Fusion Realm Level 2): ​​8504/12000/15000】

Having lived for 8,500 years, its size is still so small!
Gu An found it strange that the size of most monsters would increase as their cultivation level improved.

The true forms of Tian Yao'er, Tian Qing, and Tian Bai are enormous.

The deep-sea dragon carp began to struggle violently, but no matter how it thrashed about, it could not break free from Gu An's feet.

Under Gu An's suppression, it seemed to have no cultivation, making very little noise and posing no threat to the nearby herbs.

Gu An took out the Qinghong Sword, looking as if he was about to kill it.

The deep-sea dragon carp closed its eyes in fright, its body trembling uncontrollably.

Gu An was surprised to see it crying. Its tears, when squeezed out, looked like pearls, which made him laugh.

"Are you scared now? Will you dare to swim here again in the future?" Gu An asked.

The deep-sea dragon carp opened its eyes and quickly shook its head.

Gu An suddenly frowned and hesitated, "But you've already discovered my dojo. If you escape, you might cause me trouble later. Forget it, I'll just eat you. Steamed or grilled?"

The deep-sea dragon carp stared wide-eyed in terror, tears streaming down its face.

(End of this chapter)