[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t":3,"chapter-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-148":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Living Among All Heavens, Achieving Immortality Through Merit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2323716,4545,"Chapter 148: Suffering Too Deep to Speak","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>Long Xiaoyun lived at the Big Joy Bodhisattva’s place, fed and housed, with women to sleep with—his life was quite enjoyable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiaoyun will be more illustrious than you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said to Long Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After capturing Li Xunhuan, Long Xiaoyun did not kill him; instead, he sought out Shangguan JinHong to swear brotherhood, hoping to regain face and reputation in the Jianghu. If word spread that Long Xiaoyun was with the Big Joy Bodhisattva, it would surely make him famous throughout the Jianghu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, both Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked at the two and said, “You both care about the same people—where’s the conflict?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun had just synced their thoughts, and immediately fell silent together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s precisely because you care about the same people that this conflict exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiaoyun held his severed arm, feeling the piercing pain, and self-acupunctured to stop the bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should hurry and save Master Li.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lingling tugged at Gu Qing’s robe, reminding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan is still under restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hu the Madman and the Eight Righteous of the Central Plains all moved at once, ready to stop this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can save him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked at Li Xunhuan and said, “I just don’t know if this counts as saving his life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan knew Gu Qing was bringing up old grievances again; he smiled bitterly and said, “Master Gu, don’t bully a poor soul like me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan no longer wanted to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You call yourself a poor soul?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing was astonished and asked, “With a brother like Long Xiaoyun who saved your life, where’s your suffering?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan had suffering he could not speak of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long Xiaoyun, you tell me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing shifted the topic to Long Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suffering?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiaoyun’s tiger-like eyes filled with tears as he trembled, “Who doesn’t suffer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiaoyun knew deep down that everything he had came from Li Xunhuan; Lin Shiyin’s heart still longed for Li Xunhuan; whenever Jianghu folk saw Long Xiaoyun, they always mentioned Li Xunhuan—he sometimes felt he was superfluous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is your suffering now worse than when you first saw Lin Shiyin, turning pale and emaciated, consumed by longing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing asked Long Xiaoyun to grade his suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Long Xiaoyun swore brotherhood with Shangguan JinHong, he said he was fifty-one; subtract twelve or thirteen years, he was around thirty-six or thirty-seven—that year, when he saw Lin Shiyin, he went mad, turned pale and thin, and suffered unbearably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiaoyun could not speak; he felt talking to Gu Qing was the most painful thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Eight Righteous of the Central Plains!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Xiaoyun cried, “Gu Qing is babbling here, but in the end, he’s here to save Li Xunhuan. If you just stand by, and Gu Qing rescues Li Xunhuan, Tie Chuanjia won’t come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Xunhuan entered the pass, he brought a friend named Tie Chuanjia; the Eight Righteous of the Central Plains are now targeting Li Xunhuan precisely because of Tie Chuanjia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Tie Chuanjia’s name mentioned, Li Xunhuan immediately grew anxious for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qing, will you save Li Xunhuan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Minghu, the blind man of the Eight Righteous, spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Righteous knew Gu Qing could turn their own methods against them, yet they were utterly fearless—they must find Tie Chuanjia and avenge themselves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gu Qing looked at the Eight Righteous and said, “If I try to rescue Li Xunhuan, you’ll certainly stop me, won’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blind man Yi Minghu cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We know we’ve wronged Li Xunhuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A one-eyed woman shouted sharply, “But our vengeance must be exacted!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I reveal information about Tie Chuanjia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the Eight Righteous were stunned, their gazes fixed on Gu Qing: “If you reveal Tie Chuanjia’s whereabouts, you’ll be our benefactor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xunhuan, hearing news of Tie Chuanjia, grew frantic—he knew Tie Chuanjia’s character and believed he would never harm others, yet the Eight Righteous relentlessly pursued him, and Tie Chuanjia refused to speak; if they met, Tie Chuanjia would surely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In truth, there’s no unsolvable grudge between you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly, “Just speak plainly, and it’ll be resolved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the Eight Righteous was Weng Tianjie, a man of lofty righteousness who loved friends and cared deeply for reputation; behind the scenes, he engaged in robbery and murder. Tie Chuanjia, being friends with officials, was entrusted by a friend to infiltrate Weng Tianjie’s circle, uncovered the crimes, and Weng Tianjie was executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weng Tianjie’s wife survived and led the Eight Righteous to seek revenge on Tie Chuanjia. Tie Chuanjia felt Weng Tianjie had treated him well and refused to reveal Weng’s crimes, fearing damage to Weng’s reputation—he could only keep fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Righteous relentlessly pursued him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re talking nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butcheress Weng Dama cried, “How could Weng Tianjie be a bandit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly, “Think for yourself—could Weng Tianjie’s income possibly support his lavish spending and endless friendships?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But my elder brother was upright—he only killed those who deserved it, never an innocent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Fengbai quickly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, the others in the Eight Righteous turned to stare at Jin Fengbai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You knew about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butcheress Weng Dama asked sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For over a decade, the Eight Righteous had grown weathered and worn, sacrificing their lives for this hatred—but now, with this sudden revelation, their hearts trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Fengbai could not meet their gazes; he bowed his head in shame and said, “I knew—I’ve always known… Elder Brother Weng was deeply kind to me, so I couldn’t speak. Besides, even Tie Chuanjia never said anything—how could I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know what I did was wrong… but what choice did I have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single-mindedness had become a dead end—Tie Chuanjia was trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Fengbai was trapped too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weng Dama wept uncontrollably; for over a decade, she had learned only how to hate, dragging the Eight Righteous through wasted years, chasing Tie Chuanjia across the land to avenge her husband—only to find this outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weng Dama suddenly knelt on the ground, bowing her head to the Eight Righteous, to Gu Qing, to everyone around her, banging her forehead until blood streamed, wailing, “It’s my fault—I’ve brought shame upon the Eight Righteous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blind Yi Minghu and several others sighed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter had made the Eight Righteous dishonorable—and deeply humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing sat aside, watching the Eight Righteous’ turmoil, silently collecting Good Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Fengbai dashed his head toward a nearby stone, intending to kill himself in atonement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing raised his hand; his inner energy surged, drawing the suicidal Jin Fengbai back to the ground. Yi Minghu and the others seized Jin Fengbai and thanked Gu Qing for saving him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he erred, Jin Fengbai was still their good brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing received a second wave of Good Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You see? Many things are resolved simply by speaking plainly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked at Li Xunhuan and Long Xiaoyun and said, “Let’s continue—Long Xiaoyun, tell me, where is your suffering?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, no one would interrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1187,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4a8a9d285391a03a6f454497fe34c66ac99b59a658096d1308266902a1f48c50","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-149","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-147",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]