Chapter 3317 — Old Grudges Laid to Rest
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Yao-yo, I am injured and can no longer push for the Great Perfection realm. The chances of this wound healing are not great either, so I doubt I have long to live. The Dark Night Palace will have to flourish in your hands hereafter!" The Grand Elder seemed utterly unconcerned, and went on: "All my life, I have wanted only for the Dark Night Palace to become a first-rate sect of the ancient tier. Face, vanity—those are all illusions. You may think me shameless, but what I want to say is: that is exactly the kind of person I am. So long as the Dark Night Palace prospers, you may insult me, even kill me—it makes no difference to me! So, Yao-yo, let this be my one request: you must secure Wei Zhao, Young Hero Lin. This is our Dark Night Palace's chance to soar..."
Listening to this heartfelt confession, Gu Mengyao was overcome with emotion. Yes, she had once looked down on the Grand Elder, thought her a weathervane who cursed Wei Zhao one moment and fawned on him the next—shameless to the extreme.
But after hearing the rest of her words, Gu Mengyao felt that the Grand Elder was in fact worthy of respect. She had devoted her entire life selflessly to the Dark Night Palace; so long as the palace prospered, she would give her very life.
Such a person was hard to judge. At least in this moment, Gu Mengyao no longer blamed her for having obstructed things between herself and Wei Zhao. She sighed and said, "Grand Elder, you need not worry yourself over the relationship between Wei Zhao and me. Neither Xiao Shu nor Sister Shihan could ever come between us. As for your injury, I will have Wei Zhao help treat you—you are not going to die."
"What? Wei Zhao can treat me? Truly?" The Grand Elder was stunned, then said excitedly, "Yao-yo, will Young Hero Lin really lend a hand?"
"I told you, the bond between Wei Zhao and me is not so simple. If I ask him, he will certainly help." Gu Mengyao smiled. In truth, she did not even need to ask—Wei Zhao had already agreed. Wei Zhao understood the young mistress very well, did he not?
"That is wonderful—so I still have a chance to reach the peak of the late Heaven tier, the Great Perfection?" the Grand Elder asked after a moment's hesitation.
"Indeed." Gu Mengyao nodded. "Grand Elder, this matter actually teaches you a lesson: sometimes you must not look at people through tinted glasses. Back then, you looked down on me—and what came of it? You looked down on Wei Zhao—and what came of that?"
"Heh... I understand now. Besides, with you and Young Hero Lin in the Dark Night Palace, I need not concern myself with so much anymore. I will just cultivate in peace and leave all these affairs alone!" At that moment, the Grand Elder was genuinely embarrassed. Even with a hide as thick as a city wall, Gu Mengyao's words still left her somewhat ill at ease.
What more could Gu Mengyao say? All the old grudges and grievances of the past dissolved into nothing at that moment. Though she had once resented the unfair treatment her mother had suffered in the Dark Night Palace, and had been indignant when the Grand Elder looked down on Wei Zhao, her devotion to the palace itself had never changed. (Home for the New Year, little time, but updates will not stop—only one chapter a day until after the holiday. Happy New Year to everyone!) RS