"Make your choice, Xiaoxue," Hanhai said again.
Guxiaoxue's gaze was blank, her fingers tightly clenched together, and even her lips trembled slightly.
Clearly, her inner turmoil had reached its peak.
Tang Tian couldn't bear to watch any longer and said in a deep voice, "Hanhai, why do you have to make it so difficult for her?"
"This is a matter between the two of us."
Hanhai stroked his beard and said leisurely, "What's so difficult about it? It has nothing to do with life or death, just a simple choice."
"If she can't even make this kind of choice, what future does she have?"
"She will eventually become useless."
Tang Tian frowned and said, "Don't you consider her feelings at all?"
"She called you uncle for so many years."
Hanhai suddenly laughed, "You young people are always so naive."
"Can you eat love?"
"I just want her to see the reality."
Tang Tian disdainfully said, "That's just your perception of reality."
"Hanhai, to be honest, I'm really disappointed in you."
"The incident with Luodanya made me think that you were at least someone who could distinguish right from wrong."
Hanhai snorted lightly, "Emotions, right and wrong."
"You young people are too entangled in these things."
"They seem precious, but they are actually useless."
"The most disappointing thing about Danya is not what she did."
"It's because she's so stupid, she used such a foolish method and was easily found out, yet she still denied it!"
"She's simply useless!"
Hanhai said angrily.
Tang Tian didn't want to respond anymore.
From Hanhai's eyes, he couldn't see any emotions, only something called self-interest.
Undeniably, reality was indeed cruel, especially in the cultivation world, where the bond of interest seemed even stronger than so-called emotions.
But Tang Tian could never convince himself to fully integrate into it.
You could say that this was his childish persistence.
Seeing Tang Tian's silence, Hanhai looked at Guxiaoxue again and said coldly, "Still haven't made up your mind?"
"What's wrong with you now?"
"In the past, you were so obedient."
Guxiaoxue's body trembled slightly.
The word "obedient" seemed to awaken certain conditioned reflexes hidden deep within her.
This subconscious reflex made her immediately lean towards Hanhai's side, as if she was about to make a choice right away.
However, her complexion became even more struggling, as if she was fiercely resisting this conditioned reflex, preventing her from taking the final step.
Even her breathing became rapid.
After a moment, the internal struggle seemed to grow stronger.
In the end, something called "rebellion" completely took over.
Then, Guxiaoxue slowly turned her head and looked at Tang Tian.
Seeing this situation, Hanhai furrowed his brows tightly and said coldly, "Xiaoxue, do you still believe in that thing called love?"
"Have you forgotten how happy your parents were when they sold you to me with a bottle of disaster-relief pill?"
At that time, they didn't know I was a cultivator, and they didn't know what I was planning to do with you!"
These words made Guxiaoxue's body tremble.
Hanhai continued, "Have you forgotten how you were covered in wounds and emaciated?"
"Without me, you would still be starving, surviving on leftover food every day."
"Without me, you would still be enduring blame, curses, and beatings every day."
"Without me, you would still be sleeping in a pigsty, cold, fearful, and dirty!"
As Hanhai spoke, Guxiaoxue trembled slightly, and the long-sealed doors of her memories were suddenly thrown open. The past surged like a tide, engulfing her whole body, making her soul tremble.
However, Hanhai showed no signs of stopping.
"It was me who brought you back to Qingyue Gate, away from that nightmare-like place."
"It was me who discovered your potential, allowing you to grow and gain status in the sect."
"Do you still want to go back to the past, to that stinking world?!"
The sound of Hanhai grew louder and louder, like thunder in a clear sky, striking at the pure white heart of Gu Xiaoxue.
She looked dazed, as if she had completely submerged herself in painful memories.
"Enough!!!"
Tang Tian couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the table heavily, standing up.
The aura of fusion surged and impacted the bodies of the two.
Lost in her thoughts, Gu Xiaoxue regained a bit of sanity from this impact.
Hanhai squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Tang Tian with a hint of surprise.
"Stop talking."
Tang Tian said in a deep voice.
Then, he took a deep breath.
Raising his hand, a pure life force poured into Gu Xiaoxue's spiritual core, soothing her soul and pulling her back from that terrible world.
Gu Xiaoxue looked at Tang Tian, the shimmering light trembling slightly, and hoarsely said, "Tang Tian..."
Tang Tian waved his hand, gesturing for her not to speak for now, then looked at Hanhai.
"You win."
"Take her back."
"But!"
Tang Tian stared into Hanhai's eyes, pointing at him and said, "I will keep an eye on you."
"If you do anything to harm her, I won't let you off."
"This is my bottom line."
He really didn't want to see Gu Xiaoxue continue to be tormented.
It has nothing to do with emotions, it's about humanity!
Were those words from Hanhai meant for Gu Xiaoxue?
No, he was saying them to himself. All those words, along with Gu Xiaoxue, were weapons used by Hanhai.
And the target of the weapon's attack was Tang Tian's humanity.
Because humanity exists, Tang Tian couldn't sit idly by and watch Gu Xiaoxue be tormented by this choice.
Hanhai had seized on this point.
Tang Tian actually understood very well that humanity is a weakness that is easily exploited.
But he still didn't want to casually abandon it.
Because, he is still human!
Weakness is weakness, having weaknesses only means that other aspects of oneself are not strong enough.
Looking at Tang Tian's reaction, Hanhai showed a faint smile.
"Of course."
"With Gu Xiaoxue's current talent, I certainly won't do anything to ruin her."
"On the contrary, I will help her grow even faster."
Hanhai said.
Tang Tian waved his hand, he no longer wanted to continue talking with this person.
"Take your things before I change my mind."
"Leave my yard quickly."
He directly issued an eviction order.
Hanhai didn't continue either, standing up and smiling, "No need."
"These ten Innate Dao Jade are my sincerity. Take them if you want, throw them away if you don't."
"If I really take them back, it would be considered kidnapping."
"I don't want to give others any reason to criticize me."
Tang Tian waved his hand, turned around, and couldn't be bothered to say anything.
Then, Hanhai lightly smiled and flicked his finger, forcibly taking Gu Xiaoxue away.
But as they left, Gu Xiaoxue turned her head several times to look at Tang Tian's back, her gaze calm, unable to tell what she was thinking at the moment.
It seemed that she had returned to her original state.
But the certain light that once existed in her eyes had disappeared.
After the two disappeared from the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, Tang Tian turned around.
Looking at the ten Innate Dao Jade on the table, he inexplicably felt some anger and slapped them all away.
But after a moment, he beckoned and all those Innate Dao Jade returned, collected in the Universal Ring, and placed in a special corner.
"Someday, I will use my own way to return all these things you brought."
"Completely."
Tang Tian said coldly.
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