Chapter 076: Gu He: WTF

#Bonus Chapter(1/2)

"Mhmm!" Taking a deep breath, Liu Ling exhaled slowly. He had calmed down quite a bit.

After his teacher's inquiry, he nodded in response.

"Very well," Gu He nodded slightly upon hearing Liu Ling's words. He took a sip of tea and remained silent for a while.

Then, Gu He finally spoke, "Liu Ling, have you completely calmed down?"

"Reporting to the teacher, disciple has completely calmed down," Liu Ling gave a slight salute to Gu He and calmly replied.

After this moment of buffer, Liu Ling had regained his complete composure.

"Good," Gu He nodded again. He took another sip of tea and placed the teacup down.

Addressing Liu Ling before him, he lectured, "Liu Ling, remember, don't panic when faced with problems!"

"Maintain enough composure to make the right judgments!"

"Yes! Liu Ling understands," Liu Ling nodded respectfully. He appeared as if he was being taught a valuable lesson.

In his heart, he thought, "I must firmly remember what the teacher has taught me."

"From now on, I mustn't panic when encountering situations! I must remain calm!"

Seeing Liu Ling's appearance of "Teacher, I have enlightened," Gu He slightly nodded, feeling satisfied. He felt it was about right.

Picking up the teacup, Gu He prepared to take another sip. But before he drank the tea, he preemptively asked, "Liu Ling, now you may speak."

"What happened?"

Liu Ling maintained a calm and indifferent expression as he said, "Teacher, Master Yun Yun has returned and brought a man with her."

"Pfft..."

"What?"

Crack...

Just as Liu Ling finished speaking, the tea that Gu He had just sipped sprayed out of his mouth. His whole body was in a bad state.

His body "jerked" upright, standing upright and even the teacup in his hand couldn't be held steady. It fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

The scalding tea spilled onto the floor, flowing. Some of the hot tea even landed on his own palm. But Gu He paid no attention to it at this moment.

...

Gu He had completely forgotten about staying calm. He forgot what he had just taught his disciple, Liu Ling. Now... There was only one thought in Gu He's mind.

"Yun Yun has returned, not only that, but she also brought a man with her."

"What is going on?"

"Where is the love we agreed upon? Has it disappeared?"

...

"This..." Liu Ling looked at the excited and somewhat uncontrolled Gu He, feeling bewildered and surprised.

He had a look of confusion on his face and thought to himself, "What is going on? Didn't the teacher talk about staying calm?"

"So, how come his calmness disappeared?"

...

Gu He gradually regained his composure and looked at Liu Ling in an excited and uncontrolled manner, saying, "Liu Ling, what did you just say?"

"Sect Master Yun Yun has returned? And she brought a man back?"

"Mhmm!" Liu Ling nodded.

Then, with a serious expression, he looked at Gu He and said, "Teacher, you need to stay calm!"

"Don't panic when faced with situations! Stay calm, you must stay calm!"

"Calm?" Upon hearing Liu Ling's words, Gu He raised his hand and slapped Liu Ling on the head, speaking with a hint of anger, "You brat, are you teaching me how to do things?"

"Besides, can you stay calm in this situation? It's impossible to stay calm about this matter!"

The entire Misty Cloud Sect. No... The entire Jia Ma Empire knew that Gu He had feelings for Yun Yun.

If it weren't for that!

Gu He wouldn't have joined the Misty Cloud Sect and become an elder of the Alchemy Hall if it weren't for his idea of "seizing the opportunity."

He joined the Misty Cloud Sect with the hope of getting closer to Yun Yun. He believed that with proximity and time, he could win Yun Yun's heart.

But... Imagination is beautiful. Reality is quite cruel! It seems that the path to winning Yun Yun's heart is not as simple as Gu He had imagined.

In the past, not being able to win Yun Yun's heart was acceptable.

After all, Yun Yun was solely focused on cultivation and seemed to pay little attention to matters of love and relationships.

But now... Yun Yun went out for a while and brought back a man. This touched upon a sensitive chord in Gu He's heart.

In his view, it seemed like Yun Yun was about to be taken away by someone else! How could this be allowed?

Yun Yun belongs to him. No one can take her away. If anyone tries to snatch her! He would be furious!

After some imagination, Gu He wanted to stay calm. But he simply couldn't.

In fact... The more he thought about it... The more excited he became. He now wished he could go to Yun Yun and ask her directly, "Yun'er, has love disappeared?"

[Yun Yun: No... love has been transferred!]

...

"I..." Liu Ling, who had been slapped on the head by Gu He, looked extremely aggrieved.

It was clearly the teacher who said it, to stay calm in difficult situations. He was just repeating what the teacher had said earlier.

But he ended up being slapped by the teacher, Gu He. Little Liu Ling wanted to cry... It's so unfair!

But little Liu Ling was strong. No crying!

...

"Phew..." Gu He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He suppressed most of his excitement.

He looked at Liu Ling and asked, "Liu Ling, how did you know that the Sect Master Yun Yun brought a man back?"

Although Liu Ling felt aggrieved, he didn't dare to hesitate when he heard the teacher's question. He quickly replied, "Teacher, disciple saw it from a distance, secretly."

"Oh!" Gu He nodded slightly.

Quite calm.

It seemed like he had really calmed down. But that wasn't the case.

Inside Gu He's heart, there were raging waves and turmoil. It was far from the calm appearance on the surface.

Gu He continued to inquire, "How does that man compare to me, in your opinion?"

Liu Ling quickly asked, "Teacher, are you referring to his appearance?"

Gu He raised his head, with a proud expression, "Naturally, I'm talking about his looks."

Liu Ling glanced at Gu He.

And then remembered the appearance of Hun Tiandi.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Ling earnestly said, "That person is a bit more handsome than you, just a tiny bit."

"Oh?"

"Just a bit?" Although Gu He was not satisfied with Liu Ling's answer, he knew that his disciple was not someone who would lie or flatter.

If the other person was only slightly more handsome than him, then he probably wasn't that handsome.

Moreover, he was a sixth-grade alchemist. A slight difference in looks could easily be compensated for by his identity and temperament as an alchemist.

Liu Ling respectfully said, "Teacher, I dare not lie. That man is only slightly more handsome than you, by just a tiny bit."

"Okay." Gu He nodded. Being slightly more handsome than him was not a problem at all.

Being slightly more handsome than him probably wasn't that impressive. After all, even Yun Yun didn't find him attractive.

Would she be interested in a man who is just slightly more handsome than him? Is that even possible? It's simply impossible.

Gu He gradually calmed down.

He spoke slowly, "Perhaps Yun Yun, the Sect Master, just picked up a disciple on the way."

"For such a small matter, do you really need to come and inform me in such a flustered manner?"

Slap!

As he spoke, He raised his hand.

And once again, he slapped Liu Ling's head.

"What the hell..." Liu Ling felt even more aggrieved this time.

What happened? Where was he? How did he get slapped by his teacher again? What did he do wrong?

Liu Ling felt wronged. But he was strong.

Calmly, he said, "Teacher, now it's widely rumored throughout the Misty Cloud Sect that the Sect Master brought back a young and handsome man. That person is the Sect Master's honored guest!"

"Damn it..." Gu He was taken aback.