If she was really that woman, she'd certainly be unreasonable.
Mo Tiange looked up and saw Lord Daoist Jinghe, who was smiling just a moment ago, saying faintly, "Let her in."
"Grandmaster …" Weiyu was dumbfounded, but she quickly reacted and said, "Yes."
Mo Tiange should've taken her leave, but she really wanted to watch the show, so she shamelessly ignored Lord Daoist Jinghe's gaze and stayed.
He glared at her, but she didn't respond, so Lord Daoist Jinghe didn't feel like paying attention to her.
Not long after Weiyu left, she saw the woman rushing in from the door. When she saw Lord Daoist Jinghe, her eyes turned red and she ran towards him with a sobbing tone. "Grandmaster!"
She ran to Lord Daoist Jinghe, knelt down with a "plop," then grabbed his clothes and looked up with tears in her eyes. "Grandmaster, I …"
Mo Tiange saw that Lord Daoist Jinghe's expression was indifferent at first, but when the woman knelt and cried in front of him, his expression slowly softened. In the end, he sighed helplessly and gently pulled her up. "Mingzhu, it's been so many years. Do you know your mistakes?"
While wiping her tears, the woman choked and said, "Grandmaster, I know my mistakes … I missed you so much when I was outside, and I regret it so much …"
"It's good if you really know your mistakes." Lord Daoist Jinghe let her sit next to him and said seriously, "Tell me, where did you go wrong?"
"I …" The woman wiped her tears and said, "I shouldn't have lost my temper, I shouldn't have fought with my fellow disciples …"
"And?"
She bit her lip. "I shouldn't have stopped others from getting close to senior martial brother, and I shouldn't have had delusions … Grandmaster, I really know my mistakes. Don't let me stay outside alone again, okay?"
Senior martial brother?
Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows.
Fengxue shouldn't be wrong about what happened. Whether it was according to cultivation level or seniority, shouldn't she call him martial uncle?
Lord Daoist Jinghe's expression softened and he said earnestly, "We cultivators should know the principle of the heart moving at will and the mind maintaining tranquility.
It's not that we shouldn't have affection or abandon the idea of love, but we shouldn't be obsessed and shouldn't fall into a demonic barrier. Do you understand this? "
The woman lowered her head, crying as she nodded.
Lord Daoist Jinghe originally wanted to say more, but upon seeing Mo Tiange's current appearance, he eventually shook his head and said, "You should've come back for the disciple gathering this time, so you can't be considered leaving without permission.
Go back to your Zhili House. It's still the same as when you left. "
When Mo Tiange saw his face that was still shedding tears, she was instantly ecstatic. However, when she raised her head, she restrained herself a little. "Grandmaster, you're still treating me so well …"
Lord Daoist Jinghe reached out and stroked her head. There was nostalgia and sadness on his face. "You're the child I watched grow up … Alright, you should go rest. When things are settled, you can go back to Yungang Mountain Courtyard."
The woman was startled. "Grandmaster, I still have to return …"
Lord Daoist Jinghe smiled faintly, his face devoid of any extra expression. "You should go rest. You must be very tired after rushing back from such a long distance. If you have anything to say, say it later."
The woman's expression changed. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she held back. She stood up and bowed. "Grandmaster, I'll be leaving first."
Lord Daoist Jinghe nodded then closed his eyes, looking like he was meditating.
The woman had no choice but to clench her teeth and leave.
When Mo Tiange saw the contemptuous and jealous expression on Lord Daoist Jinghe's face when he passed her, she picked up the cup of tea on the table then lowered her head and sipped it expressionlessly.
When the footsteps disappeared and the hall became quiet again, Lord Daoist Jinghe finally opened his eyes. His gaze was filled with sadness as he stared at the way the woman disappeared.
This was the first time Mo Tiange saw this playful master of hers reveal such a sad expression. For a split second, she suddenly felt jealous of the woman who just left. Although her master never put on airs in front of her and allowed her to be impolite, he never looked at her with this kind of gaze.
Such a gaze when looking at a precious child.
She knew that no matter how well her master treated her, in his heart, he probably still wasn't as good as that woman.
Realizing what she was thinking, Mo Tiange smiled self-deprecatingly.
Two days ago, she was jealous of Zhenji, but today, she was jealous of her master again. What was wrong with her?
Not to mention that she shouldn't be obsessed with this, but why should Zhenji and her master treat her more seriously?
For more than twenty years, she wasn't the one who taught Zhenji, and she wasn't raised by her master.
"Tiange," Lord Daoist Jinghe suddenly said.
Mo Tiange was stunned for a while before she finally looked up. "Master."
"Do you know who she is?"
Mo Tiange frowned slightly. "I think she should be Senior Martial Brother Qingyuan's daughter."
"Correct."
Lord Daoist Jinghe wasn't surprised that she guessed it at all. He leaned back on his dragon chair, his gaze falling on the void. "That was more than a hundred years ago. At that time, I hadn't advanced to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm for long. I wanted to go further on the path to immortality, so I often went out to look for fated chances.
For this reason, several of my disciples also often put aside their cultivation to run errands for me.
Although Qingyuan was my disciple, his aptitude wasn't very good. Back then, I saw that his aptitude was ordinary but he cultivated diligently, so I took pity on him and accepted him as my disciple.
That child was honest and always felt that he could form his Gold Core because I took care of him, so he respected me the most and always did his best to do things for me. "
"… One time, when Qingyuan went out, he accidentally encountered a ten-thousand-year-old Tieli Tree. He knew I wanted Tieli Fruits, so he went to pick them.
Unexpectedly, there was an eighth rank demonic beast guarding next to the Tieli Tree … "At this point, Lord Daoist Jinghe closed his eyes." I saw his Longevity Lamp go out, so I went to look for him and found that he didn't even have a corpse left. "
Mo Tiange was stunned.
An eighth rank demonic beast was equivalent to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. This Senior Martial Brother was only in the Core Formation realm, so how could he defeat it?
No wonder Master tolerated that arrogant grand-disciple so much. It turned out that her father died for Master.
"Master …" Mo Tiange whispered, "You're telling me this because …"
Lord Daoist Jinghe showed a bitter smile. "Do you think I don't know that child Mingzhu's personality?
She lost her father when she was a child because of me, and I didn't teach her well. In fact, I really owed her.
After I took her back, I spoiled her too much and fostered her arrogant personality. Although I knew she was in the wrong, I couldn't bear to discipline her until she attacked a fellow disciple … "
Mo Tiange once heard Luo Fengxue talk about this matter. Wei Jiasi was seriously injured by this person, and the reason was only because Wei Jiasi accepted an errand to serve Senior Martial Brother Shoujing.
"The child she injured was Xuanyin's disciple and also my grand-disciple. No matter how much I loved Mingzhu, I couldn't be too biased, so I had to punish Mingzhu heavily and ruthlessly control her.
But I spoiled her rotten a long time ago, so she couldn't change no matter what. In fact, she even became worse and didn't know how to repent … I was extremely disappointed. In a fit of anger, I ordered her to go to a courtyard thousands of miles away from here and told her that she wasn't allowed to return to the mountain without a summon! "
Mo Tiange listened in silence for a while then asked, "Master, do you want me to be lenient with her?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe stared at her then said with a sigh, "You're a smart person. You must've clearly understood what I meant just now.
It's been sixty years since I ordered her to go to the courtyard. That child should've suffered a lot, but looking at her now, how could she show even the slightest bit of remorse?
It's been sixty years. The disciples guarding the gate and my maids have all been replaced, so how could I possibly recognize her?
She came back, but she didn't tell anyone to report to me and just kept pestering me … "
Mo Tiange carefully calculated in her heart. This nominal martial nephew of hers was probably a hundred sixty or seventy years old, right?
Such behavior was indeed too willful.
Although her master treated her gently just now, his attitude was distant. Moreover, her martial uncle was also present, but her master didn't let her greet him. Obviously, he didn't intend to let her come back.
Thinking up to this point, Mo Tiange felt her jealousy was unreasonable.
"I understand. She'll only stay for a while. Even if she does something excessive, I'll just ignore it."
"En."
Lord Daoist Jinghe felt slightly gratified. "She was raised by me. Even your Senior Martial Brother Shoujing can't compare to her. How could I not feel distressed seeing her come back like this?
It's been sixty years, so if she knew she was wrong, I'd let her come back.
But she missed this opportunity. Her attitude is still arrogant, her cultivation level hasn't improved in the slightest, and she even learned to deceive me!
For her father's sake, I won't treat her unfairly with medicinal pills or magic weapons, but she can forget about coming back to Mount Taikang in the future! "
Upon seeing the cold expression on her master's usually smiling face, Mo Tiange knew he was really angry.
That woman was really stupid. She pretended to be tearful in front of her master, but she didn't know how to hide her expression. How could a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator be easily fooled?
This kind of stupidity, thinking herself smart, was more terrifying than simply not being smart.
"Master, don't be too sad. This matter … really can't be blamed on you. She grew up with Senior Martial Brother Shoujing, but isn't Senior Martial Brother Shoujing doing well?
Whether it's the path of cultivation or the path of life, one has to walk on their own. If they don't make progress, what else can they do? "
Lord Daoist Jinghe shook his head. How could he not know Mo Tiange was trying to comfort him? "Teaching in accordance with her aptitude … Master doesn't know how to educate a child. I always thought it was okay to spoil her a little since she was a girl, so she made mistakes again and again.
Forget it, forget it. I've given her so many chances, but she didn't repent at all and even learned to play tricks. Since that's the case, I'll let her stay in the other courtyard for the rest of her life. When she changes, I'll let her come back. "
Although he said that, Mo Tiange knew Lord Daoist Jinghe had given up.
She didn't know whether she should feel jealous or sympathetic towards that woman.
Her master said so many things, hoping she could be a little more tolerant. Obviously, he still loved her very much, but the implication was that he would let her spend the rest of her life in the other courtyard and was too lazy to even remind her of her mistakes.
No matter how much he loved a child, if she was unwilling to repent over and over again, his doting heart would eventually turn cold.
After not seeing her for sixty years, he originally hoped she could change a little bit, but the result was still the same — how could he not be disappointed?
Mo Tiange asked herself. If she were in his shoes, she probably wouldn't even want to see her anymore, let alone her master who treated her so gently.
Her master usually didn't behave properly, but he was so sad because of her. It could be seen how much he loved her in the past, but she didn't know how to cherish her good fortune.
This woman really wasn't pitiful at all.