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Chapter 4484: 5.0236 Utterly Boring
Before the two sculptures, all the incense burner positions were complete.
"Master, Mistress, I've brought Little Senior Sister to see you," the plump man stepped forward, lit incense, and bowed a few times. He then turned and beckoned to the little poker-face. "Junior Sister, quickly come and kowtow to Master and Mistress."
Qiao Mu gazed steadily at the two statues for a long time before letting out a soft sigh. She then respectfully kowtowed three times before the two ancestors, completing her reverence.
"When did he pass away?"
"Many years ago," the plump man scratched his head, thinking hard. "I can't remember the exact time."
"Master was dedicated to studying mechanical and hidden weapon techniques throughout his life. Before his passing, he told me that he had dedicated his life and time to hidden weapon mechanics, neglecting only his wife."
"Oh, right." The plump man walked to the incense table, took out a letter, and handed it to Qiao Mu. "This is a letter Master wrote before his death."
"Junior Sister, are you very familiar with Mistress? Do you know where her burial place is?"
"Back then, Master sensed Mistress's passing and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. But by then, Master was already mentally and physically exhausted, his body frail, making it difficult to walk."
Qiao Mu lowered her head, drew out the letter, and read it. The handwriting was quite messy, and the writer's strokes were unsteady, clearly indicating that he barely had the strength to hold the pen. The little poker-face, with a stiff expression, read carefully.
She saw Tianjizi's letter read: Throughout my life, I painstakingly delved into and dedicated myself to the study of mechanical and hidden weapon techniques, becoming renowned worldwide for my mechanical prowess. I prioritized research over family, ultimately leading to an irreparable mistake.
The letter rambled on, detailing how he and Long Xuanji met and fell in love at first sight, and how they lived their lives together. After marriage, one indulged in the beauty of nature and wanderlust, enjoying travels, while the other stayed at home all day, engrossed in his academic research. Over time, their once intimate conversations turned into silence, and they grew increasingly estranged, indifferent, and distant.
The ultimate result, naturally, was Long Xuanji leaving in a huff, and the couple never saw each other again. Until one day, Tianjizi realized his wife might no longer be in this world, and then suddenly awoke to remorse, and so on...
After reading it, Qiao Mu directly shoved the letter back into the old plump man's hand, cursing, "Utterly boring."
Everyone stared at her, dumbfounded. "The person is already dead. Do you think reminiscing about the past is useful?"
"Little, Little Senior Sister!"
"Simply childish," the little poker-face cursed unceremoniously. "Both of them were old enough, married with children, living a harmonious life, wouldn't that have been wonderful? Life can't just be about romance and beauty; there are naturally countless bumps and stumbles."
"If you can't tolerate each other, then don't be together. What's the point of both disliking each other?"
"Little, Little Senior Sister..." The plump man's chubby face was filled with astonishment. "Little, Little Senior Sister."
"Don't worry, Senior Xuanji had already dispelled all her grievances before she left," Qiao Mu said, glancing at him faintly. "She, like your master, also set up a secret realm. However, your master was slightly... slightly more generous than her, not as scheming as she was."
"Senior Xuanji schemed against more than twenty generations of people. The secret realm opens once every ten years, and she would use Xuanji Pills to bully the younger generation, making them voluntarily hand over spiritual artifacts and magic treasures."
"And in the end, she even tricked me! Making me take over her Xuanji Sect," Qiao Mu said expressionlessly. "Since the two of them didn't get along in life, then it's just the same after death."