Mortal Bones

When Gu Yu heard this, his eyes lit up at first, but soon dimmed again.

He looked at his arms, which were shaking just by raising them, and smiled bitterly:

"Shangxian, although I am a little stubborn sometimes, my spirit is really... old."

As he said this, he raised his head, looked at Xu Taiping with a very complicated look in his eyes, and asked:

"Shangxian, old man, is it really possible? Is it suitable?"

Xu Taiping met Gu Yu's gaze and looked over, his eyes were very serious and said:

"At least in this world, no one can be more suitable than you!"

From childhood to adulthood, except for his brother Gu Yang, this was the first time that Gu Yu saw someone believe in and praise him so much.

"There is another person, Mr. Hongli!"

"Back then in Hongli Library, Mr. Hongli also believed in that stupid me!"

Thinking of Mr. Hongli, Gu Yu suddenly burst into tears again.

After a while, he wiped the tears from his face with his sleeves, and then nodded heavily and said:

"Since the immortal believes in me so much, I will do my best to practice!"

Xu Taiping nodded, and then continued with a serious look:

"But, after learning my sword skills, you will have to avenge the eight villains in the Eight Heroes Valley by yourself."

"The three of us can only guard one or two of you at most."

Hearing this, Gu Yu froze there, muttering:

"These...the eight villains in the Eight Heroes Valley are not something that ordinary people can, can deal with..."

Xu Taiping did not respond, but continued:

"Do you want to learn my sword skills and avenge the murder of your master by yourself, or let the three of us help you avenge the murder of your master, it's up to you to choose."

Gu Yu's face was immediately full of pain when he heard this.

He was always cowardly, and even if there were three gods in front of him, it was difficult for him to muster the courage to seek revenge on the Eight Heroes Valley.

Even when he was young and strong, he dared not think so.

Because in his opinion, the eight villains in the Eight Heroes Valley were so strong that even the knights in the rivers and lakes could not compare with them. Going there by himself would just be a waste of death.

There were even rumors that the eight villains in the Eight Heroes Valley had received guidance from immortals and practiced immortal arts.

This is why, after more than 60 years, the eight people's skills have not decreased.

Dongfang Yuejian, who was standing by, saw this and whispered to Xu Taiping in confusion:

"Brother Taiping, why did you let him go alone to deal with the eight villains?"

Xuanzhi also looked puzzled at this time:

"Brother Taiping, is this appropriate?"

"No matter how talented he is, it will take at least ten years to practice a sword technique to perfection."

Xu Taiping did not explain to Dongfang Yuejian and Master Xuanzhi, but stared at the old man Gu Yu in front of him and continued to ask:

"Gu Yu, have you forgotten how your husband Hongli died at the hands of the eight villains?"

Gu Yu heard this and immediately hugged his head, shook his head and said:

"Shangxian, don't say it, don't say it anymore!"

Xu Taiping did not stop and continued to ask:

"Gu Yu, what do you think your brother Gu Yang would choose if he stood in front of me one day?"

Gu Yu said in a trembling voice in pain:

"If it were my brother, he would definitely choose to learn Taoism from you without hesitation, and after his sword skills were perfected, he would personally kill the eight evil men!"

Xu Taiping asked in a deep voice:

"What about you? Do you want to?"

Gu Yu looked up with a painful face. Said to Xu Taiping:

"Goddess, how can I think? I do think, I dare to think, I can think!"

Gu Yu said with a face full of self-blame:

"This is the last chance to avenge Mr., if I waste it like this, I will die with my eyes closed!"

Xu Taiping asked very calmly:

"Gu Yu, do you think of yourself like this?"

Gu Yu's heart trembled when he heard it.

Because there was a person who asked him the same question back then.

This person was Mr. Hongli.

In an instant, Gu Yu suddenly felt a dizziness, and his eyes went black.

When he opened his eyes again.

Gu Yu found that he had returned to that afternoon many years ago.

I saw the self who was chased by wild dogs and had to climb up the old elm tree in the nearby forest, but dared not come down.

I also saw Mr. Hongli, who stretched out his hands under the tree, ready to catch me.

And his brother Gu Yang, who also stretched out his hands to him.

Although Gu Yu knew clearly that the scene in front of him must be an illusion in his mind.

But when he saw Mr. Hongli again, he suddenly couldn't help but said with tears in his eyes:

"Sir, you are still so handsome."

Mr. Hongli, with a plain face and long hair flying in the wind, looked up and smiled at him:

"Gu Yu, be brave, don't look down on me."

Even after many years, Mr. Hongli's smile still made Gu Yu feel very warm.

At this time, Gu Yang also opened his arms and shouted to him:

"Brother, don't worry, brother will definitely catch you!"

Unexpectedly, when he heard his brother's voice again, Gu Yu's heart was clenched, and an indescribable sour feeling surged.

The two people in front of him were the two most important people in his life besides his parents.

How could he not want to avenge them personally?

How could he not want to personally erase the lingering massacre in his mind?

Although he knew that what he saw was just an illusion in his mind, he still couldn't help but ask the two:

"Brother."

"Mr. Hongli."

"Is Gu Yu's true?"

Under the golden sunset, Gu Yang and Mr. Hongli smiled at Gu Yu and nodded gently.

The next moment, the illusion disappeared with the wind, leaving only the voices of Gu Yang and Mr. Hongli, floating in Gu Yu's mind——

"Gu Yu, my good brother, you have always been a coward in my heart."

"Gu Yu, although you love to cry, but the teacher knows that when the friends in the library are in danger, you are always the first to stand up. Did you get trapped in this tree to lure away the wild dogs? Good boy, the teacher saw it all."

Almost at the same time when the two voices dissipated, Gu Yu resolutely jumped down from the "tree".

When he opened his eyes again.

Gu Yu found that he was lying on the ground next to the old well in the backyard.

Turning around, he saw the three immortals sitting at the shabby stone table in the backyard, tasting the old wine he used as a sacrifice.

"Are you awake?"

The first person to notice that Gu Yu had woken up was Xu Taiping.

"Sir, Sir... I... I am sorry!"

Gu Yu struggled to get up.

Master Xuanzhi, who had already walked over, leaned over to help him up, then smiled and said:

"Just now you must have been poisoned by the headless grass, but don't worry, your body is quite special, and the poison will harm you."

Gu Yu thanked him repeatedly.

At this time, Xu Taiping also came to Gu Yu.

Like Xuanzhi, who smiled gently, Xu Taiping still looked like a sly smile.

After confirming that Gu Yu's body was fine, Xu Taiping asked directly:

"After a good sleep, you should have thought it through, right?"