Be Gentle, Immortal Master Chapter 160 - Tell Me Who I Am

Chapter 160 – Tell Who I Am

It took the whole morning to sweep the snow in the garden. Not that there was that much snow to work on, but my mind was drifting so frequently that I ended up sweeping the sa area over and over again without realizing it. By the third ti I found myself wasting ti on the sa porch steps, I sighed and cursed a little at my terrible inefficiency.

Nevertheless, I appreciated the opportunity to get distracted by thinking. My life had been upside-down ever since Bai Ye left on his retreat. From the shock and denial at first, to the heartache that followed, to the struggles to get my spirits back and face reality the way it was, I had been too overwheld and too busy to sit down and think everything through. Perhaps part of it was also because of fear—I was afraid that the more I found out about the truth behind the past five years, the more I'd realize that everything I held dear in my heart was a lie. But now, with a boring broom in my hands and Su Nian's smug comnts echoing in my ears, I suddenly started to see things in a different light.

When I looked into that crystal orb, I had been too affected by the hate and hurt I felt upon the girl's death, and I simply believed every word she said without doubt. I believed that Bai Ye was using her as a ans to gain power, and I assud naturally that history was repeating itself on . Bai Ye didn't deny it either … But thinking carefully through everything from my past to present self, it didn't make sense.

Everyone knew the dark power of demonic swords. Even though the Gatekeeper had buried the past havoc wreaked by Twin Stars, he and Teng Yuan clearly rembered every detail of it, and they wouldn't have tolerated Bai Ye risking such an act again. But neither of them tried that hard to object when they found out he had given these swords. They didn't seem to judge him all that harshly for it either. In fact, the way they looked at him every ti Twin Stars was ntioned always seed more sympathetic than disapproving.

Besides, I was the one that kept begging Bai Ye for thods to accelerate my progress with swords. He had always wanted to follow the path of dicine instead, and he wouldn't have even given Twin Stars if not for my persistence. If he wanted sothing out of it, he didn't need to go through so much effort to pretend otherwise.

I stared at the already snow-free path I was still sweeping back and forth. For the first ti in over a month, I had a feeling that the truth may not be what I thought it was. If Bai Ye had loved that girl as much as Su Nian said, then there must be more to all of this. At the very least, there must be a reason why he chose to tell about my past death in such a dramatic way, at such a ti so that I had to wait years for an explanation.

I didn't know if I should feel relieved or anxious about this new discovery, but instinct told that I shouldn't do what he wanted to do this ti. He wanted to wait, but sohow, I knew I would regret it if I did. Dropping the broom and dusting my robe, I strode out of the garden.

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The main peak was lively when I arrived, a stark contrast to the empty hall I had gotten used to over the past month. Groups of disciples were chatting and laughing while clearing the footpaths, while packs of younger ones were busy throwing snowballs at each other. I dodged all the exuberance carefully, smiling my greetings as I picked my way towards Xie Lun's hall.

"Senior Yun!" Qi Lian was the first to see as usual, running up to the doorway in surprise. "Are you looking for Senior Xie?"

I halted over the threshold. Qi Lian's greetings always started with how long I hadn't visited, how much things had changed … It was strange to see him starting a conversation so abruptly, and with a strange topic at that. "I'm not looking for him," I replied. "Why? Is he alright?"

Qi Lian blinked, and a few other disciples around us darted probing gazes at in unison. "Oh, i-it's nothing," Qi Lian smiled quickly. "It's just that he happens to be out today … But the rest of us are all happy to see you after such a long ti, of course. Would you like so tea?"

His reaction was a bit unusual, but I was too occupied with other thoughts to care at the mont. "I'm looking for your master," I said straightforwardly. "If he is around, could you help pass a word that I'd like to speak with him? It shouldn't take long."

I expected Qi Lian to give a puzzled look, as it wasn't a common request to speak to soone else's master, but instead, his face lit up with a grin that had "I knew it" written all over. "Master is in the library," he said almost hastily, "I'll tell him right away."

The puzzled look ended up on my own face, and I watched Qi Lian scurry over to the back of the hall. Shaking my head cluelessly, I ignored his strangeness and concentrated on the reason why I was here, waiting patiently until he scurried back into the front lobby and led into a side chamber of their library.

Teng Yuan was leaning in a chair with a book in his lap. After bowing our entrance, Qi Lian backed out of the room and closed the door, leaving only Teng Yuan and . "I heard you ca to speak with ," Teng Yuan closed the book and said. "Bai Ye had ntioned before that you might co with questions on his sword techniques."

I took a deep breath. "I ca with a question indeed, Master Teng Yuan, but not on sword techniques." Dropping to my knees, I greeted him again formally with the most ceremonious prostration.. "I implore you … to tell who I am."