Gu Tang then realized that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, drawn by Qin Junche, was all gathering towards the cold pool, and the strong wind was making it difficult for him to stand steadily.
Despite her small stature, Gu Nuo remained completely still, seemingly unaffected.
"Nuo'er..." He leaned down and pressed on Gu Nuo's shoulder, "You seem...aren't you afraid of this fierce wind?"
"Yes." Gu Nuo nodded vigorously.
He bent down and pulled out a palm-sized Bagua talisman from his pocket: "This was given to me by Father Junche. He said that if Nuo'er carries this, she won't be afraid. However..."
Gu Nuo's delicate eyebrows furrowed: "Father Jun Che told me not to go to the Cold Pool anymore. He left Nuo'er behind the mountain and went back by himself. I wanted to go and see, but I found that I couldn't get there no matter what I did."
As Gu Nuo spoke, she looked up at Gu Tang, took his hand in her small hand, and asked worriedly, "Daddy, will Daddy Junche be alright? Nuo'er... Nuo'er is a little scared."
Gu Tang took a deep breath.
He picked up the Bagua talisman, a small bronze array of talismans, though its carving was quite simple.
However, the simple and ancient patterns carry a majestic and powerful aura.
The aura seemed to emanate from the ancient heavens and earth, righteous and grand.
Gu Tang knew at a glance that this was definitely a divine object that Qin Junche had collected to help him overcome his tribulation in the future.
So how could nothing be wrong?!
Something must have happened!
Qin Junche not only suddenly triggered the Nine Heavens Tribulation ahead of schedule, but also gave such a divine object to Gu Nuo.
He will die and his soul will perish!
Gu Tang handed the Bagua compass back to Gu Nuo.
He looked up at the sky, which was filled with dark clouds.
When all the spiritual energy gathers here, the heavens will sense that someone is defying the heavens and will send down heavenly tribulation lightning.
"Palace Master Feiyun, what is your intention?" Just then, the clear voice of Dongfang Yu, the head of the Dudanxin Pavilion, rang out from the sky.
“It’s the sect leader, Uncle,” Gu Nuo said softly.
"Mm." Gu Tang nodded.
He held Gu Nuo protectively in his arms and whispered, "Shh."
When Dongfang Yu asked the same question for the third time, Qin Junche's voice finally rang out: "I will lend you the cold pool of Danxin Peak to help you through your tribulation, without harming a single blade of grass or tree in your Danxin Pavilion."
After that sentence, Dongfang Yu fell silent.
madman!
Gu Tang muttered angrily to himself.
However, Qin Junche wasn't talking nonsense.
The Heavenly Tribulation Lightning only punishes arrogant people who defy the heavens; it will not harm the innocent.
Aside from the fact that it looks more impressive.
As long as you don't recklessly try to help Qin Junche resist the lightning tribulation, you'll be fine.
Of course, you definitely can't stay by his side.
In other words, as long as you stay away from the area around the cold pool, you'll be fine.
"Let's go, Nuo'er." Gu Tang pouted and bent down to hug Gu Nuo. "Let's go home."
"Father," Gu Nuo looked at him, her little face full of worry, "But Father Junche, aren't we going to wait for him?"
"I'm not waiting anymore," Gu Tang said calmly.
He picked up Gu Nuo, then looked back at the gathering dark clouds, his expression indifferent.
“If one fails to transcend the tribulation, one will die and disappear from this world. If one succeeds, one will ascend to the Great Dao and go to a completely different realm, with no further connection to the mortal world.” Gu Tang explained calmly, “No matter which one, it will have nothing to do with us.”
Gu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly struggled and jumped off Gu Tang's arms to the ground: "I don't want to!"
His voice was already trembling with sobs: "I don't want Father Junche to have nothing to do with us anymore."
After Gu Nuo finished speaking, she turned and ran towards the cold pool: "He...he clearly said that even if Nuo'er couldn't beat him, he would still be my father! He clearly promised me that he would sleep with me tonight. He clearly told me to wait for him..."
Gu Nuo ran and shouted as she spoke, and then suddenly burst into tears.
"He wouldn't lie to me! Father Junche... Waaaaaah... He wouldn't lie to me... Waaaaah..."
Gu Nuo cried her heart out.
Gu Tang simply stood coldly behind him, watching his small body rush out and crash heavily into the talisman array set up by Qin Junche to keep outsiders out of the cold pool.
"Waaaaah..." Gu Nuo cried loudly, desperately pounding on the suddenly lit rune array.
But no matter how hard he cried or how hard he hit him.
That ray of light, however, was like an unshakeable high wall, firmly keeping him outside of Qin Junche's world.
After waiting for him to cry for a while, Gu Tang slowly walked towards Gu Nuo.
“Nuo’er.” He bent down, wanting to help Gu Nuo up, “This is everyone’s own choice. This is also the path that every cultivator must walk. In the future, you will also face the same choice.”
"Father... Waaaaaah..." Gu Nuo cried even harder.
He turned and rushed towards Gu Tang: "Father Junche will definitely come back, he definitely will, right?"
He looked up at Gu Tang, his little face streaked with tears.
Those clear eyes were filled with pleading.
"this……"
Before Gu Tang could figure out how to explain this, he suddenly heard the system's voice sound again—
[Main quest progress updated, completion rate reduced, now at 10%.] !!!
Chapter 25 The Son's Father is the Demon Lord (25)
Gu Tang felt that she could not accept it.
He still protects Gu Nuo well. After this experience, the child will only have a smoother path in cultivation.
Okay, even if he doesn't meet the mission requirements, let him learn about love.
But surely it shouldn't come to the point of deducting from the task progress?!
Gu Tang looked down at Gu Nuo, who was still looking up at him.
“…Nuo’er.” He hesitated, a rare occurrence for him, his voice hoarse and strained as he spoke, “If Father Jun Che can never come back…”
"Waaaaah..." Gu Nuo didn't even finish listening to Gu Tang's words.
"I don't want it! I don't want it! I don't want it!" He threw himself into Gu Tang's arms and cried loudly again, "I want Father Jun Che to come back! Why did he have to go through the tribulation? I don't want to cultivate anymore! I don't want to practice swordsmanship anymore! I just want Father Jun Che to come back!"
Gu Nuo has only had one father, Gu Tang, since she was a child.
Suddenly, Qin Junche, who was tall, handsome, and powerful, appeared in front of him.
Although the father and son had very little time together.
But perhaps it's the natural bond between father and son, plus Qin Junche was really good at winning people over today.
Gu Nuo felt incredibly good about him.
He was still just a child, and he was facing his father, with whom he had depended on each other since childhood.
The thought that Jun Che, the father he had finally found, who was so gentle to him, who would practice swordsmanship with him, and who was so skilled, would never come back is unbearable.
Gu Nuo cried even harder: "Daddy, can we ask Daddy Junche to come back? Waaaaah..."
Gu Tang was absolutely overwhelmed.
When Gu Nuo burst into tears, he heard that damn system ringing incessantly.
The progress that had just been reduced to only 10% was immediately wiped out.
Then, one death warning after another began.
[Okay, okay] Gu Tang's head was throbbing from the system's nagging. [Stop nagging! Let me think!]
He not only has a headache now, but he feels like he's going bald.
Gu Tang looked down at Gu Nuo, who was crying so hard, and for the first time, she deeply felt how difficult it was to be a parent!
"Nuo'er." Gu Tang reached out and gently patted Gu Nuo's back. "Be good, don't cry."
"Waaah..." Gu Nuo cried less loudly than before, but sounded even more heartbroken.
"Nuo'er." Gu Tang looked down at his son and asked tentatively, "If... Father can find a way to bring your Father Jun Che back..."
"Really?" Gu Nuo immediately tilted her head up and looked at Gu Tang.
Her large, dark eyes, like black grapes, were still wet with tears, but they already held a light.
He never doubted his father's words.
Whether it was when they were bullied in the past, or later when the father became powerful and taught them cultivation.
Gu Tang never lied to him.
"Hmm." Gu Tang nodded. "I can give it a try."
[Ding—] The system emitted a cheerful sound: [Task progress updated, completion rate 20%!]
Gu Tang pursed his lips in a slightly helpless manner.
He raised his eyes and looked at the thick, inky black clouds ahead.
Qin Junche hasn't even begun his tribulation yet...
Yes, there should still be time.
"But..." Gu Nuo's eyes lit up for a moment, then she hesitated again, "But wouldn't it be very dangerous?"
He lowered his head and thought seriously for a moment: "Father, tell Nuo'er what we should do to bring Father Junche back. Nuo'er will do it."
As she spoke, Gu Nuo took a step back, straightened her small body, clenched her fists, and looked at Gu Tang firmly, saying, "Nuo'er has grown up and can protect Daddy now."