Chapter 94

The sound waves rolled on and on, echoing endlessly within the valley.

Then he tilted his head and glanced sideways at Guo Xiang.

That look seemed to say: Only now do you realize I am the Divine Eagle?

[In the story, Guo Fu is Huang Rong's eldest daughter, a few years younger than the protagonist Yang Guo.]

[She was exceedingly beautiful, nearly rivaling Huang Rong, but her character was arrogant, willful, reckless, impulsive, tactless, and extremely temperamental; she was the very image of a spoiled, headstrong young lady.]

[Once, in a fit of rage, she even chopped off one of her sworn brother Yang Guo's arms.]

[Later, Yang Guo narrowly survived the calamity, gained a fortuitous opportunity, and made great strides in strength; yet when they met again, Guo Fu actually blamed Yang Guo instead.]

[Her exact words were unclear, but the gist was: You have lost only an arm, whereas I was scolded by my father!]

[Moreover, because she acted without thinking, she repeatedly injured Xiao Longnu by mistake, causing Xiao Longnu to be gravely wounded and near death, beset by disaster after disaster.]

[It can be said that Guo Fu was a highly unlikable character in the story, essentially a "vase" who accomplished nothing and ruined everything.]

[Here one must admit that while Huang Rong was excellent in every other way, she was truly a complete failure when it came to raising children.]

Seeing this, all the women were rendered speechless.

There was no other reason than the single sentence above—

You have lost only an arm, whereas I was scolded by my father!

It was hard to imagine how selfish and shameless a person would have to be to utter such words.

Outside Xiangyang City, Guo Xiang finally understood why Jiang Sishui's impression of Guo Fu was one of "disgust."

So Guo Fu had done such excessive things in the book and had such a terrible image; no wonder Jiang Sishui did not like her.

"Eldest Sister is somewhat proud, but by no means unreasonable; moreover, she loves to act chivalrously and right wrongs, earning herself the reputation of a heroine in Xiangyang City."

"It seems reality and the book diverge again; I must devise a way to change the diary owner's old impression of Eldest Sister."

Having identified the problem, Guo Xiang immediately sought to clarify Jiang Sishui's misunderstanding of Guo Fu and secure a diary copy for her elder sister.

After all, a month's worth of Qi rewards daily and a thirty-fold cultivation speed were simply too enticing!

Leigu Mountain.

Feeling the strange gazes of Zhao Zhao Zhao Qiying and the other three women, Huang Rong's face flushed red; stifled with anger, she retorted, "What children? I am still a child myself! You look at me like that—as if you know how to raise them?"

This single remark left the four women speechless.

They were all unmarried young ladies; raising children? None of them had ever tried it!

A Zhu smiled and said, "Sister Rong, do not be angry; that is from the book and cannot be taken as truth."

Huang Rong was not truly angry; hearing this, she let it pass, but in the little ledger of her heart, she made another note against Jiang Sishui—

"Slandering Rong'er; another million taels owed!"

[Guo Xiang is Huang Rong's second daughter, yet she is sixteen years younger than Guo Fu.]

[Guo Xiang is as beautiful as her elder sister Guo Fu, but their personalities are vastly different.]

[She is kind and pure, bold and generous, breaking conventions and establishing new ones; she holds no sectarian or class prejudices, loves to befriend people of the Jianghu, and is known as the 'Little Eastern Heretic'.]

[At sixteen, she met Yang Guo and shared hardships with him at the Ten Thousand Beasts Villa, Hundred Flowers Valley, and Black Mud Swamp; upon parting, Yang Guo gave her three golden needles as promises and later hosted a grand birthday banquet for her at the Xiangyang City Hero Assembly on her birthday.]

[From then on, Guo Xiang could never forget Yang Guo.]

[Even after Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu were eventually reunited, she found it difficult to let go of the deep affection in her heart.]

[Although she knew Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu were living in seclusion at the Ancient Tomb, she did not go to Mount Zhongnan to find him; instead, she began traveling the world, hoping to encounter Yang Guo again in some corner of the earth.]

[According to Abbess Miejue in 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber': when Xiangyang City fell, Guo Xiang happened to be in Western Sichuan (what is now Shuzhou); by the time she heard the news, it was too late to return and offer rescue.]

[Guo Xiang, suffering from unrequited love for Yang Guo and witnessing the destruction of her family, finally achieved great enlightenment at the age of forty, became a nun, and never married.]

[She spent her entire life traveling far and wide in search of her younger brother Guo Polu's Dragon-Slaying Blade, acting chivalrously throughout the Jianghu and gaining fame across the world; later, she founded the Mount Mount Emei Sect.]

[First meeting at Fengling Ferry, one glimpse of Yang Guo ruined a lifetime.]

[This is precisely the portrait of Guo Xiang.]

[In his previous life, there was a widely circulated prose piece on the internet written about Guo Xiang—]

[When I crossed the mountains, the mountains spoke not; when I passed the seas, the seas spoke not.]

[The donkey I rode stepped slowly, clip-clop, clip-clop; the Yitian sword I carried remained silent.]

[People say I settled at Mount Mount Mount Emei because I loved Hero Yang Guo and could not find him.]

[In truth, I simply love the mist of Mount Mount Mount Emei, like the fireworks that bloomed when I was sixteen.]

"Prose?"

Once the women understood what 'prose' meant, they began to savor it carefully.

They had not read the original work; based solely on Jiang Sishui's few words, they could not fully comprehend the Guo Xiang of the book.

However, this prose piece vividly brought to life the image of an innocent young girl deeply entangled in love yet unable to extricate herself, who silently blessed the one she loved.

It made one's heart ache and stirred pity.

"First meeting at Fengling Ferry, one glimpse of Yang Guo ruined a lifetime..."

Many sentimental women savored this sentence carefully, feeling a surge of melancholy.

At the same time, a question arose in their minds—

Could this Yang Guo truly be that good?

To make a young girl wait from sixteen until forty!

Previously, they had felt Gao Gao Gao Yanan's eight-year pursuit of Hu Hu Tiehua was hardly worth it, but compared to Guo Xiang, eight years seemed insignificant.

Only Xiao Longnu, within the Ancient Tomb, knew that the current Yang Guo was still merely a half-grown boy.

As for the matters between herself and Yang Guo mentioned in the diary, they failed to stir even the slightest ripple of emotion in her.

Outside Xiangyang City, Guo Xiang sighed helplessly.

It seemed she could not obtain any clues useful to reality from the diary.

The diary stated that Guo Fu was sixteen years older than her, yet in reality, the two of them were twins.

The diary claimed she met Yang Guo at sixteen and loved him obsessively for life, yet now nearing seventeen, she still did not know who Yang Guo was.

What was more, the diary actually claimed she had founded the Mount Mount Emei Sect...

Guo Xiang turned her head to look around, fearing an Mount Mount Emei disciple might suddenly jump out and attack her.

The only matching detail was that their fathers both bore the surname Guo and were both defending Xiangyang for the Song.

So was this merely a simple coincidence?

Shuzhou, Mount Mount Mount Emei.

Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhiruo, Grandson Xie Grandson Xie Yunzhen, Sun Sun Xiuqing, and Shi Shi Xiuyun, the four women, wore expressions of utter bewilderment.

Guo Xiang founded the Mount Mount Emei Sect?

Then was the Mount Mount Emei Sect they currently stayed in a fake one?

This discrepancy in information was far too great!

Jiang Sishui had evidently realized this as well, for the diary content continued to refresh.

[Eh? Then who founded the Mount Mount Emei Sect in this fused world?]

[If it was Guo Xiang, then she would be a figure from many years ago.]

[If it was not Guo Xiang, then who was it?]

"Our sect's founding ancestor is named Qin Sirong!"

Zhou Zhou Zhou Zhiruo and the other three women wished they could fly to Jiang Sishui's side, grab his ears, and shout this answer into them.

[Forget it, I won't think about this; it matters little.]

[On the way back to Leigu Mountain with Rong'er, we encountered Zhu Zhu Zhu Wushi, that old scoundrel, launching a sneak attack.]

Jingzhou, Huolong Shanzhuang.

Shangguan Shangguan Shangguan Haitang's complexion changed abruptly, and she cried out in shock, "Godfather? Is it my godfather?!"

Shangguan Shangguan Shangguan Haitang's heart suddenly tightened.

At this moment, she only hoped that the Zhu Zhu Zhu Wushi in Jiang Sishui's mouth shared merely the same name and surname as her godfather, rather than being the same person.

Otherwise, things would become troublesome!

If her godfather had made a move against Jiang Sishui, he would inevitably return without success, and regardless of the reason, both parties would form a grudge.

Furthermore, judging from the diary's content, Jiang Sishui was certainly no kind-hearted soul who repaid evil with virtue.

In other words, Jiang Sishui would definitely come back to settle the score in the future.