Qiushan Jun's face was pale, but it was different from the paleness of the past few days, which had been caused by his loss of blood and severe injuries. It was even more haggard, and even more downcast.
It had only been half a night, but he seemed to have experienced something that had effected a great transformation upon him.
Gou Hanshi saw and understood the reason for this. His mood was very complex: sympathetic, and also rather displeased.
He was sympathetic for his Eldest Brother and displeased at Xu Yourong.
He knew that this matter was not because Xu Yourong had erred. It was that there was naturally a difference in relationship between those close to oneself and those distant. Moreover, he failed to understand just how the matter had developed to this point.
Even though he had studied the Daoist Canon since he was a child, he still could not understand this matter.
