"Silly girl." Gu Tang chuckled.
He couldn't help but rub Gu Nuo's little head again.
Yes, being a parent is indeed not easy, but having a well-behaved and sensible child like Gu Nuo is wonderful.
The comforting warmth he brought was quite nice.
Gu Tang took a deep breath, took off a ring from his hand, and solemnly handed it to Gu Nuo: "Nuo'er, keep this ring for your father, and give it to me when I come back."
After he finished speaking, he bent down and hugged Gu Nuo tightly.
When he straightened up again, Gu Tang walked towards the cold pool without hesitation.
Qin Junche drew a rune array, keeping all unrelated people outside the array.
Even Gu Nuo couldn't get in.
Gu Tang was of course unable to break the talisman array personally drawn by the Palace Master of Feiyun Palace.
"Qin Junche." He stood outside the talisman array and said loudly, "I have something to say to you!"
Within the talisman array, one could only see the tribulation clouds growing thicker and thicker.
A dense spiritual energy surged toward them, and Gu Tang could vaguely see Qin Junche's tall and slender figure.
Beneath the clouds of tribulation, the Palace Master of Flying Clouds stood proudly.
He could clearly hear Gu Tang's voice, but he never turned to look at him.
"Palace Master Feiyun!" Gu Tang called out again, "The tribulation clouds will descend in at least a few hours. Why don't you take some time to chat for a bit?"
Qin Junche: "..."
“…Jun Che.” Gu Tang still couldn’t get Qin Jun Che to turn around.
He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly changed his form of address: "Jun Che, about Nuo'er, he..."
His voice gradually lowered, as if he were saying something to Qin Junche.
Even Gu Nuo, who was standing not far behind him, couldn't hear what he was saying.
Qin Junche could only see Gu Tang's lips opening and closing.
He subconsciously took a few steps toward Gu Tang.
Then he heard Gu Tang say, "Jun Che, last time you asked me if I regretted saving you, I..."
Then there was no sound again!
Gu Tang's lips continued to open and close, but Qin Junche couldn't hear anything.
He subconsciously took a few more steps closer to Gu Tang.
Qin Junche had already vaguely guessed that Gu Tang hadn't made a sound afterward.
Otherwise, given his cultivation level, even if Gu Tang spoke in a low voice, he would have been able to hear her.
But being deceived by Gu Tang, he seemed to be enjoying it.
“Junche.” Gu Tangchao extended a hand to Qin Junche.
He spread his five fingers and placed them on the talisman array: "Let's talk."
At this moment, Qin Junche was almost at the edge of the rune array.
Separated by a thin layer of silver light, Gu Tang and he looked at each other.
His gaze was clear and unwavering, looking directly into Qin Junche's eyes without any fear: "Junche..."
Gu Tang called out again.
His voice was gentler than ever before when he called Qin Junche.
But that gentleness was without a trace of affectation or hypocrisy.
It seemed so natural.
It was as if Gu Tang had called him that since time immemorial.
Qin Junche reached out and pulled Gu Tang closer to the talisman array he had drawn himself.
Gu Tang staggered as he was pulled.
His body then fell into a broad embrace.
"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" Gu Tang leaned on Qin Junche's chest with one hand and straightened up. "Why are you suddenly about to undergo tribulation?"
"I'd like to give it a try," Qin Junche said calmly.
His tone was so calm, as if he were simply saying, "The weather is nice today."
Gu Tang was momentarily speechless.
It's not that he can't understand.
After all, any cultivator who reaches this point would hope to overcome this hurdle and then step into another, more vast, and brand-new world.
But is it possible to try transcending tribulations?!
So all that he said this afternoon was for nothing?!
"Qin Junche," Gu Tang said in a deep voice, "you will not be able to successfully overcome the tribulation."
His tone was very serious: "Your foundation is not solid, your path is incomplete, and you are not prepared. It is absolutely impossible for you to succeed in undergoing tribulation so rashly."
"Heh..." Qin Junche's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of sarcasm. "What does it have to do with you?"
"I..." Gu Tang was speechless for a moment.
yes!
It had nothing to do with him!
He was just about to carry Gu Nuo away, regardless of whether Qin Junche needed to undergo tribulation.
But that won't work!
The problem now is that if Qin Junche is struck dead by lightning, Gu Nuo will be very sad.
Gu Nuo was heartbroken, and even his Dao heart was unstable; his mission was about to fail.
Then, he will accompany Qin Junche until death.
Isn't this forcing him to commit suicide for Qin Junche?!
Once again, Gu Tang began to have deep doubts about the origin of that so-called system.
He raised his eyes and looked deeply into Qin Junche's eyes.
The other person's gaze was calm and indifferent, with only a hint of sarcasm at the corners of their lips.
Gu Tang looked at the face in front of him.
This face, which bore at least a 70% resemblance to his only former Daoist partner, suddenly sparked an utterly absurd thought in his mind—
Did he fail to transcend the tribulation back then? What about his Daoist partner who was always cold and seemingly devoid of any emotion?
What kind of expression would he have watching Gu Tang be blasted apart by the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning?
Will I be like Qin Junche in this world, calm and unmoved, only feeling a bit ironic about my own overestimation of my abilities?
Gu Tang shook his head, trying to banish this somewhat inappropriate thought that had suddenly popped into his head.
“Qin Jun…” He opened his mouth, then sighed softly, “Jun Che.”
Gu Tang said, "Nuo'er can't bear to part with you, so don't undergo the tribulation."
"You said that emotions are nothing but mundane things that shake Nuo'er's foundation," Qin Junche said expressionlessly. "They are useless to him. It's better for him to get rid of them sooner rather than later."
Gu Tang: "..."
He looked into Qin Junche's eyes, and a bold yet absurd idea suddenly popped into his mind.
Although Gu Tang felt that doing so would definitely be useless, his body moved first.
He closed his eyes and threw himself into Qin Junche's arms, reaching out to hug him, "Junche, if you insist on doing this, then let me stay here with you."
Anyway, if Qin Junche really fails to overcome his tribulation, he will die as well.
Let's give it our all!
Chapter 26 The Son's Father is the Demon Lord (The End)
Gu Tang could clearly feel that Qin Junche's body stiffened.
It was probably because of my hug.
They were standing by the icy pool, directly beneath the calamity clouds.
The surrounding spiritual energy was surging in relentlessly, as if it were trying to create a new set of laws under Qin Junche's control.
Gu Tang knew all too well that when a new law was born against the heavens, a raging thunderbolt from the nine heavens would strike down and shatter this arrogant fool who wanted to create his own world.
Once they get through it, they'll likely experience a vast and boundless world they've never seen before.
If you can't hold on, then you'll die and your soul will perish!
But just as Gu Tang embraced Qin Junche, the laws of heaven and earth that were about to emerge slowly dissipated.
The increasingly thick and heavy clouds in the sky, which looked like they were about to crash down, were slowly dissipating.
The spiritual energy stopped surging towards this side, and the entire cold pool returned to calm.
Gu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
I never expected a hug to actually work!
"Okay." He heard Qin Junche murmur in his ear, "I won't undergo the tribulation."
Gu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Junche wrapped his arms around his back, gripped his waist, and pulled him deep into his embrace.
They embraced each other tightly, like a couple who had been separated for a long time, wishing they could become one.