Chapter 1588

"What does Brother Gu mean by this?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled playfully:

"Gu Mou heard that as long as one becomes brothers with Li Tanhua, he will offer up his beloved woman and his entire family's property. I wonder if this is true? Gu Mou is but a worldly man, and I cannot help but feel greedy."

The words Gu Hanyuan said earlier about becoming brothers were not some humorous cold joke.

But rather for the sake of the sarcasm at this moment.

Li Xunhuan was highly skilled in martial arts, valued affection and righteousness, was broad-minded, and possessed a heroic spirit; he was the embodiment of justice and a synonym for chivalry.

He possessed the qualities that a protagonist should have.

Yet, in dealing with emotions, he was just like many protagonists—indecisive and full of contradictions.

Whether it was friendship or love, it was all the same.

Back when the Demon Blade Sect met with disaster, Li Xunhuan sacrificed himself to save his cousin Lin Shiyin, but he himself was severely injured.

Long Xiaoyun saved them at this time.

Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun became brothers from then on.

Long Xiaoyun, however, fell in love with Lin Shiyin, longing for her to the bone, becoming terminally ill with lovesickness.

At that time, Li Xunhuan was already betrothed to Lin Shiyin.

Li Xunhuan was full of contradictions about this, eventually feigning heartlessness to distance himself from Lin Shiyin, lingering in places of pleasure.

Lin Shiyin was disappointed in Li Xunhuan, so she married Long Xiaoyun, who was infatuated with her.

Li Xunhuan gave his family property to Lin Shiyin as a dowry and left alone in a desolate manner.

On the surface, Li Xunhuan valued affection and righteousness, fulfilling Long Xiaoyun and Lin Shiyin.

In reality, it was nothing more than self-satisfaction.

Had he ever asked for Lin Shiyin's wishes?

Marrying someone she did not love, how could she be happy?

Was Long Xiaoyun's jealousy-driven madness truly entirely his own fault?

With one's own wife deeply in love with another man, what normal man could endure it?

Viewed objectively, all the tragedies were ultimately caused by Li Xunhuan's self-righteous decision to give Lin Shiyin to Long Xiaoyun.

Li Xunhuan appeared sentimental, but was actually heartless.

His moral character was admirable, but his self-satisfaction made Gu Hanyuan despise him.

Stripping away the protagonist halo, these protagonists all had such and such problems.

Gu Hanyuan had no burden when it came to setting them up.

A faint light flickered in his eyes.

"Since you do not want Lin Shiyin, and Long Xiaoyun is a despicable villain with great ambition but little talent, let me take care of Lin Shiyin on your behalf."

Gu Hanyuan was plotting against Lin Shiyin in his heart.

Li Xunhuan's complexion, however, became extremely ugly.

Perhaps touched by the pain in his heart from Gu Hanyuan's words, he suddenly began to cough violently.

It took a long time for him to barely calm down.

Li Xunhuan gasped and smiled bitterly:

"So Brother Gu is here to mock me?"

Gu Hanyuan shook his head indifferently and said mockingly:

"What if I am? What if I am not? Do you not dare to admit what you have done yourself? Moreover, is Li Tanhua not returning this time just to take another look at that beloved woman of yours? If you had known it would come to this, why give her up in the first place? Since you gave her up, why come back? It is nothing more than adding to your own troubles, and in the end, you only moved yourself. Although Gu Mou does not dare to consider myself a good person, I cannot stand seeing women sad; saying these things is merely feeling sorry for Lin Shiyin."

Afei, who was watching the show from the side, although he did not yet understand the feelings between men and women, also found it difficult to understand Li Xunhuan's actions.

He had wandered in the wilderness for many years and had seen too many different kinds of wild beasts.

For the sake of survival and mating rights, wild beasts must fight and snatch.

Li Xunhuan's approach was diametrically opposed to what he had always seen and felt.

However, he unexpectedly did not dislike Li Xunhuan as a person.

He even became interested in Li Xunhuan, silently watching the conversation between the two.

"So Brother Gu came for the sake of my elder brother and cousin. I understand; once I have seen Master Mei Er, I will leave."

Li Xunhuan was dejected and heartbroken.

He mistakenly thought that Gu Hanyuan had come to persuade him to leave for the sake of Long Xiaoyun and Lin Shiyin.

Gu Hanyuan said with a playful look in his eyes:

"Li Tanhua has misunderstood. What Gu Mou said earlier was the truth. After all, Li Tanhua, you are fated to have peach blossom luck, and sooner or later, other women will be attracted to you. To avoid the appearance of the next Lin Shiyin, Gu Mou has resorted to this desperate measure to be brothers with you. When the time comes, if Li Tanhua gifts that woman to Gu Mou, wouldn't everyone be happy? I just don't know if Li Tanhua still dares to be brothers with someone like me who has ulterior motives?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xunhuan's complexion stiffened.

Gu Hanyuan's perspective was too unique, yet it felt like a sharp knife, stabbing into his heart with every word.

His already haggard and heartbroken face turned a few shades paler.

Gu Hanyuan spoke with self-mockery, saying he was a person with ulterior motives.

He appeared to be lustful, but was actually frank and unrestrained.

Not only did Afei's eyes light up, feeling that Gu Hanyuan was a very interesting person,

but even Li Xunhuan, despite the faint pain in his heart, found it difficult to harbor ill feelings toward him.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in his heart, and smiled heartily:

"Brother Gu is joking. I still do not know Brother Gu's honorable name."

Gu Hanyuan said leisurely:

"I am Gu Hanyuan."

Although Gu Hanyuan's tone was flat, the moment these words were spoken, it was like a thunderbolt falling.

Li Xunhuan and Afei exclaimed simultaneously:

"'Sword Immortal of the Three Absolutes'!"

Even Tie Chuanjia, who was extremely resentful of Gu Hanyuan, was incredibly astonished.

He couldn't help but suppress the thought he originally had of speaking a word of justice for Li Xunhuan.

After all, the gap in status was too great, and the words he would speak would appear to lack conviction.

The battle at the Qing Guo Imperial Palace, besides the name of Wutian becoming fierce and world-renowned from then on,

also allowed the already famous Gu Hanyuan to truly achieve the status where "who in the world does not know you."

Not only had Li Xunhuan, who lived in seclusion outside the pass, heard of his mighty name,

but even Afei, who had just entered the Jianghu, often heard his reputation from the mouths of others.

Li Xunhuan, who had come to his senses, smiled bitterly and said:

"No wonder your martial arts are so high and profound, and your appearance and demeanor are so extraordinary. That's right, Jianghu rumors say Young Master Gu is romantic and sentimental, and values his confidantes deeply. You even once stormed the Southern Shaolin in a rage for the sake of the Sun Moon Sect's Saintess, Ren Yingying. No wonder you would look down on a coward like me." ===== CHAPTER 1590 =====