The sun and moon are both wrong: Starting with marrying Gongsun Ling

Chapter 62: I...killed my own wife with my own hands

Besides sensing the causal fluctuations caused by the opening of the [Three Truths in the Same Moon Order] not long ago.

For Lü Buyi, 1906 was just another ordinary day, the day Gao Haoguang was about to return.

"Grandmaster, was it really not you who stopped the corpse disaster on the Yangtze River?"

"Or did you leave Haoguang and the others a contingency plan, such as a magic talisman or a magical artifact—"

While waiting for Gao Haoguang and the other two to return, the already elderly Ma Chao asked Lü Buyi this question.

He once again clutched the letter that Huang Erguo had sent not long ago, still finding its contents hard to believe.

"Otherwise, how could the three of them possibly have wiped out such a massive zombie horde with their meager strength?"

"You know, I rarely interfere with natural disasters."

During this period, before he became as indulgent as he later became, Lü Buyi, who could be described as relatively health-conscious, took a sip of tea and said calmly:

"Man-made disasters are easy to change, but the will of Heaven is hard to defy."

"When we seek the Dharma to save ordinary people from natural disasters, it often backfires, and we might even cause more people to die."

There was no reason for his master to lie to him, so Ma Chao frowned.

"Then this is...?"

"Perhaps it was because the [Three True Ones of the Same Month Order] was activated, and they received help from other inheritors of the Same Month Order from the past or the future."

Lü Buyi was fully aware of this, but he only used uncertain sentences when speaking about it.

But because of his guidance, Ma Chao, who had the same idea, became excited.

"Tongyue Order?!"

"Oh right, there's also the same month's ruling animal. How come I didn't think of that?"

Ma Chao could no longer calm down, and he anxiously dug up the Daughter's Red wine that he had buried for twenty years.

Then someone prepared a large table of dishes in advance, waiting for the disciples to return so they could celebrate together with their grandmaster.

Lu Buyi stared at the scene before him, but simply shook his head calmly.

celebrate?

Is it really going to be a celebration?

The light from Xiao Haoguang must be connected to Xiao Jiangzi. Given Xiao Jiangzi's understanding of him, he could guess his existence from just a few words.

What would he say to Gao Haoguang?

What will he tell Gao Haoguang to do?

Lü Buyi knew the answer without even thinking; he would definitely tell Gao Haoguang his true identity.

He would definitely want Gao Haoguang to run as far away as possible.

It would be best to hide incognito with your senior brothers and sisters, and then complete the trials he left behind step by step, until the day you master your innate divine power...

Then come back and confront yourself.

"But it's obvious that Haoguang didn't choose that option..." Lu Buyi smiled slightly, twirling the cup in his hand.

"Is it because they don't want to believe it, or because they want an answer?"

"Or perhaps I believe that our years together have been enough for me to refrain from easily hurting him or even killing him?"

"You don't think that with Xiao Jiangzi's help, he can beat me and force me to 'reform,' do you?"

Both answers made Lü Buyi laugh.

But wasn't everything he's done over the years just to see this scene unfold before him?

"Twelve years old is still too young and too naive."

"The best option would have been for them to run away and hide using Xiao Jiangzi's methods."

"What good will coming back to see me do you get besides pain?"

Lü Buyi murmured to himself, as noon approached...

He saw a carriage slowly moving towards the Third Dharma Palace from afar outside the mountains.

.

"Grandmaster, Master, Ah Guang, Er Guo, and I are back!"

This is Miao Qingqing waving goodbye from afar, gentle and kind.

"Hmm, it's just in time for dinner. My rush back wasn't in vain—I can smell Master's treasured wine. Is this to celebrate our victorious return?"

Sitting at the very front, Huang Erguo, who was driving the carriage, smiled and adjusted his glasses.

"I...I'm not hungry, Master. You go and eat with Erguo and Senior Sister first, just leave some for me."

"I have some questions I'd like to ask my grandmaster privately."

Gao Haoguang was the slowest to respond to the greeting, and it wasn't until the carriage stopped outside the Third Dharma Palace that he followed his master into the courtyard.

Seeing Lü Buyi sitting there quietly as always.

He spoke softly, his tone complex and his meaning difficult to decipher.

"Hurry up, A-Guang." Miao Qingqing, who knew nothing, thought he wanted Lu Buyi's advice.

"I won't be polite, I won't leave you a single bit." This was Huang Erguo, who only thought about eating.

"Yes... Haoguang, you should have a private talk with your grandmaster. After all, I don't know much about that, and everything I know comes from him."

Ma Chao mistakenly thought Gao Haoguang wanted to ask about the Three Truths in the Same Month Order, so he didn't say anything more and led the two to the next courtyard.

After the three left, only Lü Buyi and Gao Haoguang remained in the courtyard.

Quiet, quiet enveloped this small area.

Lu Buyi remained the same, drinking tea and reading books. As long as Gao Haoguang didn't bother him, he wouldn't say a word.

Thinking back on everything that the Turtle Immortal had said, and all the things about this person.

Gao Haoguang, who still couldn't believe it, clenched his hands.

Grandmaster...

His grandmaster, who watched him grow up...

The best master in the world, there is no second one.

How could it be as that turtle immortal said?

He must be jealous, jealous that a man is much more beautiful than him.

Grandmaster is so good. Grandmaster is in human form. Grandmaster has never harmed anyone.

How could he be the guardian of the Myriad Corpse Immortals?

Gao Haoguang repeatedly denied this answer in his mind, but Jiang Mingzi's words kept echoing in his ears.

"So, you're determined to go back and see him, to get all this out of him, right?"

"Then let's go back. Now, whatever you ask, he won't lie to you."

"But if you do that, whether you live or die depends on what kind of person he became in your time."

Gao Haoguang finally started walking forward, towards the direction where Lü Buyi was sitting.

He habitually sat next to him, and together they looked at the book in his hands—

This time, Lü Buyi was reading Xu Zhonglin's "Investiture of the Gods".

"You've lost weight."

This was the first thing Gao Haoguang heard Lü Buyi say after he returned.

He glanced back at himself, pinched his cheek, and said this.

And then, that was it. After doing all that, Lü Buyi went back to reading "Investiture of the Gods".

"Grandmaster?"

Gao Haoguang suddenly broke the silence and spoke softly.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Buyi remained the same, speaking in the same quiet tone.

"You once said you've lived for over three thousand years, so have you ever met the Immortal Lord of the Myriad Laws of the World, or Patriarch Jiang Mingzi?"

"I've seen it."

Do you think his assessment of you is credible?

"That should be believable to you."

Gao Haoguang raised his head and looked into Lü Buyi's calm, expressionless eyes.

He whispered, "I've activated the same month's decree."

Lü Buyi nodded: "I know."

"I knew it the moment you opened the same month's decree."

"After all, there is probably no one in this world more sensitive to fluctuations in causality than me."

Gao Haoguang was unaware that his voice was trembling; he simply forced himself to continue:

"I met Master Jiang Mingzi, and he told me... told me some things about you."

He said…

Lu Buyi raised his hand to interrupt him, turned a page slightly in his book, and answered softly:

"You don't need to repeat it to me."

"Xiao Haoguang, I can tell you the answer now, what he said is true."

Gao Haoguang remained silent for a long time before finally speaking again.

"Would you kill your master, senior brother, and senior sister?"

Lü Buyi retorted, "Why would I kill them?"

Gao Haoguang took out the Same Month Token and placed it in front of Lü Buyi.

"Now that I've activated the 'Monthly Decree,' are you going to kill me to prevent future trouble?"

Lü Buyi shook his head again and said, "No, at least not for now."

Before Gao Haoguang could say anything more, Lü Buyi spoke up again with a smile.

"So, you came back just to ask this?"

"I bet you're going to ask me next if I can stop helping Wanye."

"Or ask me, when faced with a choice between the two, could I really bring myself to do it to you?"

"Similarly, I can give you the answers to both of these questions right now, Xiao Haoguang—"

Lü Buyi closed the book, lowered his head, and looked into Gao Haoguang's stubborn gaze. He said:

"The former is impossible."

"As for the latter...didn't Little Jiang Zi tell you?"

"Do you know what the fate of the Lord of Life and Death, your ancestor Gongsun Ling, was?"

Under Gao Haoguang's incredulous gaze, Lü Buyi revealed a faint smile:

"I... killed my own wife with my own hands."