Chapter 824: Chapter 824: Genius Eldest Miss vs. Reborn Concubine-born Daughter (Final)
The Protectorate Great General’s Mansion was teeming with guests, as everyone now knew that it had the Great High Priest as a powerful ally.
It could be said that as long as the Great High Priest remained unchallenged, even the Imperial Family had to think twice before causing any trouble for the Cheng family.
However, hosting guests was left to others, and Gu Shengyin only needed to enjoy the care and service provided to her daily.
She even took the time to visit the separate residence where Cheng Lingyu resided.
In recent days, Cheng Lingyu finally made a decision: she did not want to spend the rest of her life in the Second Prince’s harem.
To Cheng Lingyu, the Second Prince was a complete stranger. She had her own thoughts and the life she wanted to live, and she did not want to follow the path left by Cheng Ling.
Gu Shengyin expressed her understanding and told her to stay at ease, assuring her that she would resolve all her problems.
In fact, with her current status, solving it was just a matter of saying the word.
In this matter, it was far better for the Great High Priest to intervene than for Gu Shengyin herself.
The Great High Priest personally went to the Second Prince’s Mansion, spoke a few words, and the next day, Cheng Lingyu was respectfully sent back by the people from the Second Prince’s Mansion.
Cheng Lingyu was originally just a concubine without any formal status, so retrieving her was relatively easy.
Gu Shengyin personally went to speak with Cheng Qugang, telling him that this fifth sister had once been subjected to soul snatching, but fortunately had been discovered by her, and now she had finally regained her life and had a talent for cultivating Mystic Qi. She hoped her father would treat her well.
Such a minor matter was undoubtedly not something General Cheng would refuse.
With Cheng Lingyu’s issue resolved, Gu Shengyin was now just waiting to get married.
Two months later, Miss Cheng Linyin married the Great High Priest atop the Xuantian Tower.
For several years thereafter, no one saw any trace of the couple.
Some said they were in seclusion cultivating, others said they were traveling the world.
Until ten years later, Cheng Linyin achieved fame by defeating the Western Nether Saint in the Far West Land with a single battle!
The Nether Saint had long been a renowned expert on the Tianxuan Continent, dominating the Far West Land for years, yet was defeated by Cheng Linyin, who was under thirty years old?
This talent was truly terrifying!
A year later, Cheng Linyin, with just herself and a flute, obliterated the notorious Northern bandit group "Icefield Alliance."
Once again, she shocked the continent.
Through these two battles, Cheng Linyin proved her strength to everyone.
From then on, when people mentioned her, they no longer called her the wife of the Great High Priest, but the one true first genius of the Tianxuan Continent in a thousand years.
"Teacher, is it uncomfortable for you to travel all over the world with me like this?" Gu Shengyin looked at the man beside her, feeling a bit apologetic. Even though they had been married for many years, she habitually called him teacher.
In the past decade, she had only ever seen the Great High Priest sitting solemnly on that White Jade Platform.
The Great High Priest reached out to adjust the cloak on her shoulders and gently shook his head, "No, quite the opposite. These years have been the happiest time of my life."
For him, time held little meaning. In the past, he sat meditating on the White Jade Platform day after day, not because he loved silence.
It was simply because there was nothing that captured his interest or could kill time.
It was she who showed him what it felt like to have attachments, made him descend from his lofty throne, allowing him to experience emotion and warmth.
Being able to accompany her across the great rivers and lands of Jiangnan and see the joyous smile on her face was now his greatest anticipation.
A thousand years ticked by, and ultimately, Gu Shengyin reached the end of her journey.
The Great High Priest remained unchanged, as time had never left its mark on him.
"Teacher." Gu Shengyin’s eyes were slightly sore; her heart ached for this man.
As her life came to an end, leaving this man to once again endure the agony of losing his beloved.
The Great High Priest held his weakly breathing wife in his arms, for a long, long time, until he could no longer feel her warmth.