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

Chapter 17: Senior Brother, Sect Master, No Doubt

Amidst drifting clouds and mist, amidst verdant mountains and clear waters, lies a mountain path with 12,700 stone steps.

Pavilions and terraces, the lineage of immortals, the Three True Mansions, passed down through generations, are treasures of the world.

Why...why did I see this place again, and walk this road again?

Why...why would I return to the Three Realities Palace at this moment when my heart is broken?

Yes, why is that?

Is it because this is where I grew up, or because this is the place where my three generations have lived?

No, none of those are true.

Gongsun Ling thought to herself, because she could neither deny nor stop that figure from appearing before her eyes.

Raise your head and open your eyes.

When she first entered the Three Truths Dharma Gate, her senior brother, who was ten years older than her, stood on the four stone steps.

He was always so gentle, extending his right hand to her when her family was destroyed.

"Don't be afraid—"

"From now on, this will be your home."

Yes, that's why I came back here.

Because this is their home.

Gongsun Ling slowly stepped forward, trembling as she grasped that familiar hand, and once again, led by that figure, she entered the Three Truths Dharma Gate.

Because this is the place where they supported each other and walked together for a hundred years...

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As the second-generation successor chosen by the "Three Truths in the Same Month Order".

Gongsun Ling also undoubtedly meets the requirements.

From the very beginning, she harbored an intense, almost divine hatred for Nirvana Corpse because of the destruction of her family.

But in fact, when she first entered the Three Truths Dharma Gate, the person initially chosen by the [Three Truths in the Same Moon Order] was not her.

Lü Buyi, the senior brother who brought her back to the Three Truths Dharma Palace with his master.

He was the chosen successor of the [Same Month Order] from the very beginning.

Those with innate supernatural powers and rare talents are destined to attain high positions and great supernatural abilities.

He is gentle and kind, strict with himself, and never gets angry.

This is the evaluation of him by all his teachers and fellow disciples, including Gongsun Ling, who had only recently joined the school.

He meets all the requirements of the "Same Month Order".

He possesses all the qualities a savior should have.

Lü Buyi seemed to have been born specifically to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Three Truths School for generations.

With such perfection, he is sure to become the second successor to be recognized by the "Same Month Order" after Master Canyi.

He is destined to become a master of the law of cause and effect, and he will surely be able to help Patriarch Canyi fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Three Truths Dharma Gate.

Indeed, from the moment he entered the sect, the "Three True Ones in the Same Month Order" was inseparable from him.

He was just one opportunity, just one moment away, from being able to open the [Same Month Order] and meet the Patriarch Canyi across eras.

All the masters in the sect were looking forward to that day, believing that Lü Buyi would surely bring them hope.

All the members of the Sanzhen Sect look forward to that day, firmly believing that their eldest brother will bring glory to the sect.

Faced with the well wishes from his teachers and fellow disciples, Lü Buyi would always give a gentle smile, neither saying good nor bad.

He will not blame anyone, nor will he shift the blame to others.

He practically became the protagonist of every story in the supernatural world.

Can a person really be that perfect?

Is it possible that he did nothing at all to achieve this?

Like all the other disciples who had just started out.

Gongsun Ling, who was habitually lazy, had occasionally harbored such malicious speculations.

This is human nature, and there's nothing wrong with it, when the memory of family tragedy and loss is deeply imprinted in your mind.

Even if it's the person who saved you, you'll subconsciously harbor malice and suspicion towards them.

Even the scene of Lü Buyi reaching out his hand to her on the day she entered the sect was almost etched deep in her heart.

She also refused to believe that someone could be so good...

Did Gongsun Ling dislike Lü Buyi at this time?

It shouldn't be considered that, because both Lü Buyi's role in passing on the teachings on behalf of his master and his daily instruction to them were examples of this.

There was absolutely nothing hidden from the beginning—

He is never afraid of being surpassed.

Why?

Perhaps it's because of confidence—

Gongsun Ling thought to himself at that time: "What if someone really surpasses you and takes your current position?"

"Can you still be this good?"

Then, the idea was abandoned, because where could one find someone who could surpass Lü Buyi?

Therefore, she naturally did not get the answer to the question.

—At least that's what Gongsun Ling thought at the time.

And then, not long after, the [Same Month Order] somehow ended up in her hands.

To the most unexpected of all, she got the answer to her idle daydreams.

Why...

How can this person be so good?

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"How is this possible...? Our eldest brother has already reached the level of a mid-level supernatural being at the tender age of twenty-nine, and he also possesses the innate supernatural power of the law of cause and effect. How could the [Same Month Order] be..."

"Yes, Gongsun Ling, she's only been a student for a short time, and her grades in all subjects are mediocre. How can she be worthy of—"

"What if, what if the [Same Month Order] is wrong?"

"Gongsun Ling, what methods did you use? How could you take my senior brother away...?"

In the early days when the [Same Month Order] first came into my life—

Gongsun Ling would often hear such things.

Gongsun Ling knew that they actually meant no harm, and that the disciples chosen by the Three Truths Sect would never have any problems with their character.

They were genuinely standing up for that person voluntarily.

They genuinely believed that the "Same Month Order" should belong to the best senior brother.

Were they wrong?

Of course not, Lü Buyi was so good that all the members of the Sanzhen Sect were willing to follow him.

Even Gongsun Ling herself couldn't understand how she could compare to this person.

【Three True Ones in the Same Month】Could it be that they were blind to have chosen me?

It's not impossible—

After all, my master said that this ancestral treasure has been passed down for over a thousand years, so maybe it really is broken?

As for whether her teachers and senior brothers will acknowledge her as the true successor of the "Same Month Order" technique, that remains to be seen.

Gongsun Ling had never considered this possibility.

Even if the teachers have no objections, would my senior brother be willing to accept it?

He had never left the sect for too long since he was a child.

He began his spiritual practice at the age of six, attained minor supernatural powers at the age of twelve, and awakened to the law of cause and effect at the age of eighteen, thus advancing to intermediate supernatural powers.

Becoming a master of the law of cause and effect before the age of forty, and the foremost seeker of the Dharma in this world, is practically a certainty.

He has spent almost his entire life cultivating, striving to become worthy of being the successor of the [Same Month Order]—

Now, a version of himself suddenly appears, almost overturning and negating his entire life.

Even if he is the best and most understanding person, he can't just accept it willingly, right?

But what did Gongsun Ling see when she met Lü Buyi after being summoned by her master?

"I see... I didn't expect you to be a destined possessor of the power of causality as well..."

His tone remained gentle as he lightly patted the dazed Gongsun Ling's shoulder.

"A hatred as intense as divine retribution for the Nirvana Corpse—"

"When I was introducing you to the basics last time, I didn't realize you had this kind of determination."

I underestimated you.

As Lü Buyi spoke, he returned the [Same Month Token] that his master had taken from Gongsun Ling to her.

"From this day forward, you are the master of the [Three Truths Under One Moon Order]..."

Confused, Gongsun Ling finally couldn't help but ask softly:

Why?

"Why? Why?"

Why aren't you angry?

Why should I be angry?

"【Same Month Order】Originally, it was clearly yours, Senior Brother."

"Now it has chosen you."

Gongsun Ling looked up at Lü Buyi: "Senior Brother, aren't you even a little bit dissatisfied with this result—don't you think the [Same Month Order] was wrong?"

"I don't know yet if there's a mistake in the 'Same Month Order,' so let me see for myself."

Lu Buyi shook his head slightly: "Let me see if the [Three Truths in the Same Month Order] has chosen the right person."

"Will you really be able to surpass me in the future?"

For the next hundred years, no matter how many times I recall it—

Gongsun Lingdu could confirm that Lü Buyi at that time was absolutely sincere and did not utter a single falsehood.

"Be stronger than me, prove yourself to be the true master of the [Same Month Order], are you confident?"

Before Gongsun Ling left in a daze, she heard his last question.

She was a lazy person by nature and never had any hope for anything.

Not to mention something so obviously impossible.

Therefore, Gongsun Ling only responded uncertainly in a low voice:

"Perhaps...there is—"

Lu Buyi still wore that gentle smile; he truly showed no anger.

On the contrary, he was actually somewhat looking forward to it.

It felt like I had finally encountered some interesting surprise in my life, and I was exceptionally happy.

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He was not jealous, he did not seek revenge, and he harbored no ill will towards me, even towards the person who had negated the first half of his life.

Why?

Why is this person so good?