Legend of the Great Sage

>In a daze, she had returned to that tall, lone cliff.
Finally, she was no longer a monster and she had made everyone who ever called her that pay the price.
She felt rather content.
When she recalled everything she had faced in the past few years, it had helped her greatly in establishing her identity whether she was willing to admit it or not.

Now, she had finally become strong enough.
She was confident she could tolerate and forgive.

Could she think of all of that like this, that he had done so for her sake?

As a result, she stood before him once more.

“Actually, right from the moment you were born, I had the ability to turn you into a human.”

That statement of his tore apart all of her psychological defences.
That was the last thing she wanted to hear.
To him, was this really something completely insignificant? Just what was the point of all these years of persistence.

She forced out a smile, “If this is a test for me, then isn’t it a little far too brutal?”

“A test? That’s not the case.
The resources you received were not a form of concern or help.
The pain you went through was not a form of training or test either.
All of this is just your fate, your choice.
It has nothing to do with me.
I can only give you one which, which is freedom.
I hope you like it.”

“Father, do you hate me? Because I…”

“No.”

The cold response made her wake up.
She met Li Qingshan’s pitch-black eyes.
He asked, “How was the sleep?”

“How long have I been asleep?” Gu Yanying pressed against his knee and propped herself up.
She rubbed her forehead.
The sky was already filled with stars.

“Not too long,” Li Qingshan said.” Their faces were just inches apart, but she was composed as ever, without any other emotions.

“Did you take it?” Gu Yanying stretched and yawned.

“Of course.” Li Qingshan took out the Asura Field.

“We must hurry.
C’mon!” Gu Yanying had already found her bearings.
She was just about to fly towards Clouded city.

“Hold on!” Li Qingshan grabbed her sleeve, “This thing can’t discriminate between friend or foe.
Once you take it out, both you and I will be affected.
How do you plan on using it?”

“We’ll go visit the Featherfolk King and ask for your son.
He’ll definitely let up into Clouded city.
He might even hold a banquet to welcome us.
You’ll take out the bug silently and crush the surrounding amber, so its powers are completely released.
Afterwards…”

“Afterwards we’ll all go to sleep! Isn’t there some way to refine it? Speaking of which, just what is this tiny bug? It doesn’t seem like a daemon.
It’s very strange!”

“It’s a sleepy bug, not a true insect, but something akin to a technique or ability.
It’s the condensation of a great power.
We’re nowhere powerful enough to control it, so we can only use it in the most foolish way possible.”

“A sleepy bug!”

Even though Li Qingshan had become much more open minded after witnessing the impact that the feather had left behind with Gu Yanying, he was still amazed by the fact that an infamous forbidden area of the nine provinces originated from a single technique.
It made him set aside his arrogance.

“Clouded city is the featherfolk’s home ground.
What exactly makes you think that the Featherfolk King will fall asleep before us?”

“He’s an old man.
Old people are always sleepy.” Gu Yanying stated her reason after some thought, which left Li Qingshan at a loss for words, “Why have I heard that people sleep less the older they get?”

“Really?” Gu Yanying was rather surprised by that.
She said firmly, “All we can do is gamble on this.”

“Hey, don’t you think you’re in too much of a hurry?” Li Qingshan frowned.
He felt like Gu Yanying was rushing things now that success was in sight.

“This has to do with your son’s life.
If you’re a step too late, he might be refined into a pill and eaten by the Featherfolk King.
Aren’t you even a bit worried?” Gu Yanying replied with a question.

“Then that’s his fate!” Li Qingshan remarked.