The sun and moon are both wrong: Starting with marrying Gongsun Ling

Chapter 24: Friends and relatives will turn against each other, and even best friends will destroy e

The "Remnants of Myriad Industries" was shattered by the Sword of Ten Thousand Laws, a scene witnessed by five titled Great Divine Powers.

—But did the Three Truths Dharma Gate win?

That's right, the answer is definitely no.

Lu Buyi had already guessed what was happening before his eyes, and he had even followed Jiang Mingzi's plan from beginning to end.

That's why he chose to infiltrate the Three True Ones.

"Master Canyi, Aling, and Xiaomingzi, I know you all too well..."

Lu Buyi, whose gaze remained fixed on Gongsun Ling's face, noticed the pain in her eyes and spoke softly.

But before he could finish speaking, Can Yi, who was certain that Wan Ye had not perished, had already swung the Wan Fa Sword.

A strike without holding back—that's the kind of person Master Canyi is; he acts decisively and without hesitation.

Lu Buyi just chose not to dodge or avoid the Three True Mingzi Swords that came from across time and space, in order to force Jiang Mingzi to bear the third punishment.

But there was no need to take this attack head-on.

Therefore, Lü Buyi reluctantly withdrew his right hand from Gongsun Ling's forehead.

He chuckled softly, then vanished, reappearing at the spot where he had initially confronted Gongsun Ling.

It was as if he had never stepped forward, much less lingered beside Gongsun Ling.

After the Myriad Laws Sword missed its target, Patriarch Canyi arrived from the void and protected Gongsun Ling.

Huang was not far behind. He also calmly arrived at the top of the battlefield and stood guard in front of Lü Buyi.

Two sides facing off—

However, Gongsun Ling and Can Yi were in a much worse state than Lü Buyi and Huang.

In fact, if the two sides were to fight with all their might right now, Lü Buyi alone could defeat both of them.

None of the four spoke first.

But all eyes were on Lü Buyi.

Can Yi's eyes were filled with barely suppressed anger, while Huang, as always, found Lü Buyi extremely amusing.

And Gongsun Ling—

Her eyes were the most complex, revealing pain, sorrow, anger, and even hatred.

Unexpectedly, Lü Buyi did not meet her gaze at this moment.

He simply stared at the empty space right in the center of the four people.

Then she said softly, "What's wrong? Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"Little Jiangzi—"

With these words spoken, it seems that the "Same Month Order" had received permission from its master, or perhaps it was simply Jiang Mingzi's initiative.

Its image begins to appear, through the process of "returning from the fake to the real".

Lu Buyi and Huang were already able to see Jiang Mingzi flying to Penglai in the [Same Month Order].

"Fake?" To Lü Buyi's surprise, Jiang Mingzi didn't question anything. His first words were actually a question in return.

Lu Buyi thought he would be scolded first.

Looking into Jiang Mingzi's perfectly calm eyes, Lü Buyi gave him his answer.

"Fake."

"How did you do that? When you were talking to Gongsun Landan, I checked the aura of Wanye Remnant on your hands countless times. There should have been no mistake."

Jiang Mingzi asked again.

Lü Buyi shook his head:

"This is not your fault. Apart from not being able to use the talent of Wanye [Cause Before Effect], the things I create with [Returning the False to the True] are absolutely identical to the originals."

Jiang Mingzi's gaze turned cold.

Lu Buyi simply felt that he had grown up.

"Very good eyes, Xiao Jiangzi. This shows that you have really grown up and are no longer the child who would cry because of nightmares."

At this point, looking at Jiang Mingzi's youthful face, Lü Buyi couldn't help but sigh softly:

"It feels like just yesterday you were growing up. You've really grown up so much..."

"Honestly, I almost forgot you're almost fifty."

Even someone as ruthless as Jiang Mingzi couldn't help but show a flicker of emotion in her eyes upon hearing this.

But he remained unmoved and showed no intention of responding to Lü Buyi's words.

He simply continued, "When did you begin replacing Wanye Remnant?"

Lu Buyi still smiled and gave him the answer: "It was never replaced at all. I took the fake one from the very beginning."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand towards Huang in front of him, and then the real "Remnant of All Trades" was handed to him.

"It really has always been in Ara's hands."

"It's just that people tend to think that protecting important things should be left to the strongest."

"Huang" was the first time the three of them had learned the name of the corpse that had saved the remnants of Wanye from Lu Buyi's life.

But at this moment, nobody cares about that.

After hearing Lü Buyi's words, Can Yi finally couldn't help but let out a cold snort:

"You're as bold as ever—"

"Aren't you afraid that this fool Jiang Ziya will guess it beforehand and help me take down this guy first, making your cleverness backfire?"

Then, to the astonishment of the three, Lü Buyi gently crushed the "Remnants of Myriad Industries" that he had just received from Huang.

His tone remained calm, and he continued:

"If that's the case, then when you reach Patriarch Canyi, you will find that what you've obtained is still fake."

In the distance, Lü Buyi's severed left hand slowly disappeared.

A new left hand reappeared.

Lu Buyi waved his left hand, and his black sleeves automatically repaired themselves.

Having done all this, he faced the three people opposite him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Truth and falsehood are intertwined, and falsehood is also true."

"Practice the real to overcome the false, practice the false to return to the real—"

Lu Buyi waved his hand again, and a dozen or so "Remnants of Myriad Industries" circled around him, slowly rotating before disappearing after a moment.

"What is false, what is true..."

"Who decides whether it's fake or real?"

Finally, Lü Buyi raised his head, raised his new left hand, and said to the group:

"The answer is actually quite simple."

"If I say it's fake, it's fake; if I say it's real, it's real!"

Lü Buyi said these words not to demonstrate his supernatural powers, but simply to tell the three of them a very simple fact.

Gongsun Ling was the first to understand the answer. She clenched her right hand and said, trembling:

"So, only by killing you can we find the true remnants of all things, right?"

Lü Buyi did not answer; he simply smiled.

Can Yi had already taken the first stance and prepared his sword.

"Let me ask you one last question, Lü Buyi."

"Were you coerced, had an irresistible reason, or faced a truly intractable difficulty—"

Lu Buyi was somewhat surprised, looking at Can Yi who would still say such things even now, and gave a gentle reply.

"How gentle, like the Patriarch of the First Patriarch."

"But I'm sorry, it was indeed voluntary."

Can Yi wanted to unleash the Can Yi Ten Thousand Law Sword immediately, but at this moment he hesitated.

He is the only person who truly witnessed the entire process of Lü Buyi and Gongsun Ling getting to know each other.

He didn't understand why Lü Buyi, who was once considered the "most perfect successor" in his eyes and in everyone else's eyes, was being questioned.

They would make such a choice.

Jiang Mingzi, who had been silent for a long time, stopped Can Yi's actions. He probably had figured something out, but there was still one last question that needed to be answered.

Jiang Mingzi looked at Lü Buyi: "So, from the very beginning you predicted that I would guess your purpose, including the arrangements I would make later, right?"

Lü Buyi clapped his hands lightly: "That's right, I anticipated this from the very beginning."

Lu Buyi chuckled: "In my eyes, whether it's you, Patriarch Canyi, or A-Ling, they are all too easy to predict."

There's a saying that goes, "To defeat your enemy, you must first understand him."

"That's why I initially chose to spend over a hundred years on the Three Truths Dharma Gate instead of using that time to plan other preparations."

"After all, if it were just for researching and trying to destroy the [Three Truths in the Same Month Order], I wouldn't need to go to such great lengths."

Actually, Jiang Mingzi already understood by this point, but he still asked the next question.

"Since you already foresaw this, why did you still choose to follow my plan and take that sword for nothing—"

Lü Buyi did not evade the question; he was very honest from beginning to end.

"Because I did this so that you would willingly lower your sword."

Lü Buyi pointed out a finger to remind Jiang Mingzi:

"Little Jiang Zi, including that last sword strike, you've already received three high-ranking punishments, haven't you?"

Lu Buyi's words were direct: "Believe me, if you dare to take the fourth penalty and interfere with this battle, even if you don't die today, you will be left with an indelible wound."

"So that on the final day, you will have no hope left."

Jiang Mingzi did not deny it; he simply spoke for Lü Buyi about his final plan.

"So, this is actually your plan."

Jiang Mingzi pointed to himself, then to Can Yi and Gongsun Ling: "At this moment, I am at their mercy. Can Yi, that old scoundrel, is struggling to hold on, and Gongsun Ling is seriously injured."

"Therefore, this already means we've lost."

"And you hope to preserve the Corpse Immortal of Ten Thousand Industries without anyone dying, and to make everyone forget today, so that they can return to their peaceful lives."

Am I right?

Lü Buyi exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "Absolutely correct!"

"Should we say that you, Little Jiang Ziya, are truly unparalleled throughout history, or should we say that you are truly unparalleled throughout history?"

"Let me be clearer: if you insist on resisting to the end, it will be very difficult for me to alter reality—"

"So, let's surrender. It's better for both of us," Lü Buyi advised.

"I don't know whether I should hate you or respect you, Master... Father—"

Jiang Mingzi laughed instead: "Even at this moment, you don't want to see any of your acquaintances die."

"Otherwise, this battle would have been over long ago."

"Such gentleness, such an irresistible condition."

"But—" This was Can Yi, who took over the conversation.

"We refuse," Gongsun Ling gave the three of them their final answer.

At this moment, Huang also smiled.

He turned his head to look at Lü Buyi, who remained calm.

"I told you before, your attempt to end things with appeasement won't work, and they won't understand you because of it—"

"This is a life-or-death struggle, a divergence of paths taken, allowing no room for weakness or sentimentality!"

"It's either them die, or we perish; there's no possibility of compromise or balance!"

Lu Buyi did not answer Huang; he simply sighed calmly.

"Do you all have to be so stubborn?"

"Do you really want to force me to kill you all with my own hands?"

Huang found the scene increasingly amusing, while Lü Buyi continued:

"Don't you understand? You've already failed!"

"It wasn't me who defeated you, nor Huang, nor even the Corpse Immortal of Ten Thousand Industries—"

"It's your choice, your path!"

"The path I chose was the right one, wasn't it?"

Jiang Mingzi, Gongsun Ling, and Can Yi responded with silence and raised hands.

Lu Buyi's gaze finally fell on Gongsun Ling, who had stopped crying.

He spoke softly, extending his hand to his wife one last time with gentle calm.

"Ah Ling, shall we go together?"

"Will I become a monster that twists cause and effect after death? Without a doubt, you know my answer is 'no.' I only walk the path of truth!"

Lu Buyi's sigh was full of regret: "So, between us, all we can do is..."

Gongsun Ling, Jiang Mingzi, and their colleague Can Yi spoke up, giving his final response in unison.

"Sever ties with relatives and friends, destroy friendships!"