GBP Chapter 147 Life Goals
Chapter 147 Life Goals
Guan Shanyu was silent for a while, staring at the miserable corner of the table that fell to the ground for a while, and finally told the truth.
"Actually, I won't be living in Wangshuiling in the future. I've already told Ruchen that there's no need to design a room for me."
Before leaving, Chen Rongrong scolded Guan Shanyu harshly, waving the knife that could cut through iron like mud in front of Guan Shanyu: "You should have told me earlier! Do you know how precious my time is now? How many drawings do I have to design every quarter of an hour?"
Guan Shanyu quickly nodded and bowed to apologize, and Chen Rongrong's knife did not fall on his face.
After a while, it finally got dark outside.
The celestial phenomenon at Wangshuiling is unique. The sunset is not a single fiery red, but a mixture of red, blue and purple, which is breathtakingly beautiful.
Inside the ridge, the common people and disciples who had come from the Yunze Realm had either dispersed or been properly accommodated by Yan Ruchen, and the vast open space was no longer crowded. The disciples who had been busy building roads and digging canals had also gradually finished their work. Holding tools, they gathered in groups of three or five, laughing and walking back to their homes in the setting sun.
After a while, someone came to find Guan Shanyu to have dinner, but when he arrived at the dining hall, he found that the so-called dining hall was just a few simple tents.
Several disciples in aprons were gathered around a large pot, stirring the rice with large rice spoons. Despite the simple conditions, the food they made was surprisingly delicious.
After eating and washing up, this absurd day came to an end.
Guan Shanyu lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
It felt like everything was suddenly over, but he still had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
His original purpose of coming to this world was to correct the plot, but most of the time later he came to save his own life. However, now that the danger is over and it is impossible to correct the plot, he suddenly feels empty in his heart.
Maybe he felt that things were going better than he had imagined, so... it was a little strange.
Sometimes people are such entangled creatures. When things are going well, they wonder why it is so easy for them to do so. When things are going badly, they blame themselves for why nothing goes well.
Guan Shanyu smiled, turned over, and called the system softly a few times.
As usual, there was no response at all. Guan Shanyu even wondered if his storyline was so bad that the system had simply abandoned this world.
"Yamayu."
While I was deep in thought, I suddenly heard someone calling me.
Guan Shanyu sat up from the bed, carefully identified the words, and confirmed that he had heard correctly. He responded with joy: "System? Is that you?"
"Yamayu, it's me."
Guan Shanyu turned his head and looked outside the door. The voice came from outside. Before he could identify it, the voice rang out again: "Shanyu, it's me, Yan Ruchen. Can you come in?"
Guan Shanyu jumped out of bed and quickly replied, "That's convenient!"
When the door opened, it was indeed Yan Ruchen standing outside in the thick darkness. He was still dressed in dark clothes, his figure almost blending into the darkness. Guan Shanyu opened the door wide, leaned aside as if inviting him, and asked, "Why are you looking for me so late at night? Is there something wrong? Why don't you come in and talk?"
Yan Ruchen shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. Just a few words. I've already handed over the pills that Senior Brother Song gave me this day to Palace Master Li."
Guan Shanyu nodded, his eyes following Yan Ruchen's black eyes, waiting for the next words.
Yan Ruchen hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Senior Brother Song...did he mention anything else to you?"
Guan Shanyu blinked, thought for a moment, and replied: "No more."
Yan Ruchen stared at Guan Shanyu for a long while, confirming that there was no other expression on Guan Shanyu's face except confusion. He raised his eyebrows, nodded and smiled slightly, saying, "Okay, you rest now, I won't disturb you anymore."
After saying that, Yan Ruchen turned around and left, instantly blending into the deep night.
Guan Shanyu was still leaning against the door, his eyes following the direction he disappeared in, not understanding why he came to ask him this question without any reason.
Could it be that because the last time he went to Zixiao to talk to Song Ziye, he threatened to commit suicide, so Yan Ruchen was worried that Song Ziye would say something to make him depressed this time?
Guan Shanyu was so angry that he laughed at his own imagination. How could it be possible? It was just that Yan Ruchen was worried that his love rival Song Ziye would talk nonsense and interfere with his subsequent plans.
Shaking his head and sticking out his tongue, Guan Shanyu closed the door and went to bed peacefully.
Sometimes, when the plot is really going on, Guan Shanyu feels that it is good to be a marginal character.
The protagonist takes the lead in all major matters, and does not need to worry about the finishing and aftermath. He is really like an NPC in a novel, accompanying the protagonist to complete a certain plot task and then retiring and retreating behind the scenes.
Yan Ruchen has been running around outside for days and is hard to find, while Guan Shanyu spends his days leisurely in Wangshuiling, doing nothing.
Occasionally, Jin Yu and Gu Yu would come to chat with him and bring him some new things.
For example, "Despite irrefutable evidence, the elders still insisted that they were innocent and engaged in a violent brawl with the Yuchen Palace, fortunately Yan Ruchen intervened in time." For example, "This incident triggered a chain reaction, with many disciples of the immortal sects resigning, and even unrelated immortal sects were affected, causing unrest." For example, some people questioned "Yan Ruchen's decision to establish his own sect in Wangshuiling in the face of changes in the immortal sect was an act of disloyalty and unfilial piety."
"But every time there was a head-on conflict, they were never able to defeat Ruchen. Even some elders of the immortal sects could not beat him. In addition, Ruchen was humble and polite to others and never deliberately created conflicts. Therefore, many disciples who had left the sect turned to Wangshuiling and asked to join us." This is what Jin Yu said.
"Ruchen really had no intention of establishing his own sect at first, but as the number of people in Wangshuiling increased, management became necessary. In addition, he had outstanding organizational skills, and everyone was willing to follow him, so the matter of establishing an independent sect became a natural outcome." Guyu said again.
So in the end, no matter what Yan Ruchen's original intention was, he had already become the leader of an independent sect. The arrow was on the string, and the establishment of the sect was inevitable.
What a good trick of playing hard to get.
He is worthy of being his leading man. His leading man should be able to establish his own business and dominate the world.
When Guan Shanyu was basking in the sun on a slope of Wangshuiling, he once met Su Benzhi and Yu Kunliang.
Although the Jiulongfang where Su Benzhi belonged was small, his master showed great care for them, so he chose to continue his cultivation in Jiulongfang. However, Yu Kunliang's time at Yunjichan seemed unhappy. After this incident, he resolutely decided to leave the sect and declined Yan Ruchen's invitation, intending to return to his hometown in Wenyan County.
"I haven't been back for more than ten years. I really don't know how my hometown is doing now. There are only my sister and I left at home. The last time we met was four or five years ago. I don't know how my brother-in-law treats my sister, or how tall my little niece has grown." Yu Kunliang sat next to Guan Shanyu, basking in the sun together, looking at the plains in the distance, and muttering to himself.
"Is Wenyan County far from Pingshui Town?" Guan Shanyu asked, "If you have free time in the future, we can visit each other."
Yu Kunliang chuckled softly, "It's about four or five hundred miles, one south and one north." Then he realized what was happening and asked, "Are you not planning on staying in Wangshuiling?"
Guan Shanyu shook his head and said, "I'm really not suited to cultivating immortality. The medical skills I've learned might be enough to open a clinic down the mountain, but I'm not up to the task of fighting monsters."
I was mainly afraid, but also blamed myself for writing those monsters so scary.
Su Benzhi interjected, "Ruchen has now announced that anyone who wants to come to Wangshuiling doesn't need any background or tolls; only ability counts. So many disciples and common people dream of coming but may not even be able to, yet you want to go abroad. You have such a good relationship with Ruchen, it would be great to follow him."
Guan Shanyu smiled, thinking that Yan Ruchen was indeed clever. This slogan would surely attract many impoverished disciples. Although the number had decreased due to recent migration, Wangshuiling already had two to three thousand disciples. Once the number stabilized, Yan Ruchen would conduct further selections, and a stable and outstanding sect would be established.
However, Guan Shanyu replied: "You can see that I only eat, sleep and bask in the sun every day. There is nothing I can do to help him. Why should I stay? I have my own goals in life, okay?"
Su Benzhi and the other man smiled and said nothing more. However, Guan Shanyu continued to ask, "Brother Kunliang, I heard that Ruchen wanted to let you handle Yun Jichan. What will happen to Yun Jichan if you leave?"
Yu Kunliang chuckled and replied, "There are at least a hundred, if not eighty, people vying for the position of elder. Don't worry, I don't care. There are plenty of people vying for the position."
Guan Shanyu smiled after hearing this. Yes, perhaps in the near future, Yan Ruchen's sect will be the only one in the world. Who will care about the fate of those flawed sects?
The setting sun slowly sank to the west, outlining a lush and hazy scene on the horizon. Seeing that it was almost time, Yu Kunliang and Su Benzhi also stood up to say goodbye to Guan Shanyu.
Just like characters gradually leaving the stage, the two of them walked towards the distance, and gradually went farther and farther away, until their figures could no longer be seen. Guan Shanyu felt that he could also start planning for his future life.
So the next day, Guan Shanyu got up early.
After talking with Yu Kunliang and others, Guan Shanyu found the direction for his next step of going down the mountain to open a shop.
He doesn't know how to run a food shop or a teahouse, nor can he sell cloth like Yang Kang, but he can treat illnesses. After all, he was taught by a medical master in Tianxuan. It is easy for him to open a small clinic in the mountain.
However, Guan Shanyu wandered around Wangshuiling twice but failed to meet Jin Yu and others, and even did not see any trace of Chen Rongrong. He only met Hu Qi by chance at the bottom of the valley where they had worked together to kill the spirit turtle.
"What? You mean you can work for us and get paid?"
At the bottom of the valley, Hu Qi was directing his disciples to dive into the lake and retrieve the bodies of those who had tragically drowned. The sheer number of bodies recovered far exceeded Guan Shanyu's expectations, piling up layer upon layer like heavy hills.
Although it was the winter solstice, the stench was still unbearable. A single sniff could send one to heaven. Guan Shanyu covered his nose and nodded. Hu Qi laughed and said, "What's wrong? Are you short of money? Just ask Ruchen for it. He'll give it to you. Why are you still working? Look at what we've done. Can you do it?"
Guan Shanyu's vision went dark from the stench, and he quickly waved his hands and shook his head to refuse. However, Hu Qi ignored his resistance and instead instructed another disciple, "Is Ruchen in the ridge today? If so, tell him that this guy is short of money."
What Guan Shanyu wanted to express was "to earn some money to go down the mountain", but what fell into the ears of Master Hu was "he has no money and needs money."
Whenever he met Yan Ruchen, Guan Shanyu would become inexplicably alert. It was a feeling he couldn't explain, especially when he had to explain to him that his purpose was to return to Pingshui Town.
Guan Shanyu attributed this complicated feeling to "Pingshui Town is Yan Ruchen's sad place, and I have fought side by side with him for so long, but I have to choose to leave him and return to his sad place, which makes me feel a little guilty."
However, Yan Ruchen was only slightly surprised when he first heard Guan Shanyu's decision to go down the mountain. Afterwards, he remained calm and said calmly, "Of course, there are still many bodies and vengeful spirits of the deceased at Wangshui Ridge that have not been settled. Shanyu knows the meditation mantra, so why not come with me and supervise the work? The wages are negotiable."
Guan Shanyu stared into Yan Ruchen's dark eyes, and seeing the temptation of a generous salary, he immediately nodded.
But a few days later, Guan Shanyu noticed something was wrong again.
Although he was nominally the supervisor, whenever an unusual situation occurred, Yan Ruchen would immediately step forward to deal with it personally, and Guan Shanyu was almost useless except for following him all the time.
At most, when the vengeful spirit was difficult to suppress, he could only exclaim: "Oh my God! What's going on over there?" Then, Yan Ruchen took action and the problem was solved.
Guan Shanyu's wages were almost free.
He was very happy, but also very nervous.
He was happy because this was his goal in his previous life, he could get paid just by slacking off. He was nervous because he really didn't help much and he was worried that his final salary would be greatly reduced, which would affect his plan to open a clinic down the mountain.
If you calculate, opening a clinic in Pingshui Town would cost at least five taels of silver.
In the evening, when Guan Shanyu was having dinner with Yan Ruchen and others in the cafeteria, he was still thinking about this matter. Adhering to the principle of "the more you work, the more you pay", he was worried that if Yan Ruchen gave him too much compensation out of kindness, he would not feel at ease taking it.
He decided to quietly express his wishes to Yan Ruchen, hoping to be assigned some substantive work.
"Ruchen, after you finish eating, will you go to rest? Where do you live? Do you need cleaning?" Guan Shanyu started asking with this.
Another disciple heard it and answered before Yan Ruchen could, "Our boss always sleeps in the tent with us, so there's nothing to clean. Second Brother Guan, only you can sleep in the hut."