Chapter 261 - Individuality

While the other experts perfectly understood the consequences of troubling Bai Rouyun, they did not try to stop Gu Xinyue.

While they did not know any of them all that well, they enjoyed watching the drama unfold in front of them. They were not willing to risk their own safety to attack the lady of the Eternal Shadow Palace, but now that this young woman had stubbornly acted against Bai Rouyun, they would happily sit back and observe the outcome.

Bai Rouyun was seated inside the carriage. She had heard the whole conversation going on outside, but there was no reaction coming from her party. She did not even intend to answer the question about unrelated experts.

Her attitude made many of the experts present feel confused. Most would feel angry and insulted by the words said by Gu Xinyue. Even though she had not mentioned any names, every sentence they had spoken had pointed towards Bai Rouyun.

The others did not doubt that this new lady of the Eternal Shadow Palace had understood her connotations, but she still acted as if it had nothing to do with her.

This attitude stumped the others. They felt somewhat unsettled as they understood what such a lack of response meant, but they also tried to convince themselves that it was merely due to her being timid.

Even so, they knew full well that Bai Rouyun did not consider Gu Xinyue a threat at all, and thus she allowed her to jump around as she pleased without taking care of her. Why would an elephant care about the ant that was running around in front of it? In case it got too annoying, it could stomp it to death at any moment, but even so, the damage it could receive was simply negligible.

"When will we depart?"

Bai Rouyun slowly lifted the curtain of the window with the back of her hand, and her beautiful eyes glanced at the teacher who was in charge of leading their entourage towards the designated tournament grounds.

"Since we have all gathered, it is indeed time to set out."

The teacher had also wanted to witness the drama, but he soon found that Bai Rouyun was not at all interested, and thus they had no other reason to linger.

Everyone present could not help but feel somewhat confused as they witnessed Bai Rouyun's actions. The way she was casually ignoring Gu Xinyue instantly showed the gap in class between the two.

This gap was not created by birth, as everyone knew that Bai Rouyun grew up in hardships, even though she was part of a noble lineage. She had been mentally challenged, not to mention that her family had bullied and humiliated her regularly.

Such a background should make any woman timid, but the domineering aura that surrounded Bai Rouyun was one that clearly to a true powerhouse.

Everyone knew that this power had been gained by marrying well, but while many felt disdainful towards her due to this cause, others were also feeling so jealous that their intestines almost turned green.

However, what surprised the more intelligent experts present was that Bai Rouyun had no intention of using her power and background to suppress the Gu siblings.

She could easily have shown her superiority by making her guard slap the or even force the factions to abandon them, but she did none of this; she just simply ignored their existence.

Bai Rouyun did not look down on the pair of Gu siblings. While she disagreed with their decision of selling themselves to gain better resources and riches, she did not feel that it was her right to judge others.

As long as the Gu siblings did not harm her or any of those she cared about, she would not get involved in their business. Since they were willing to trade themselves to gain a higher status in life, then they had picked their path in life, and they would forever be dependent on others.

Bai Rouyun was never willing to become an accessory to another expert, and thus she had always fought to gain her own standing in the world. Everything she had was gotten through her own blood, sweat, and tears.

This was the difference in mentality, and neither of them was right nor wrong. However, one path was leisurely and easy to thread, while the other was difficult, and could make one fail at any moment.

Even so, the future prospects of the two paths were also different. While it was more likely for Bai Rouyun to die throughout her journey, she would also be able to go much further than the Gu siblings.

However, their goal had never been as grand. They had no intention of leaving this continent, so to them, the path they had picked was, without a doubt, the correct choice.

Bai Rouyun leaned back against the wall of the carriage. She sighed slightly as she began pondering the various paths that a cultivator could take in life.

After gaining enlightenment, she had long since understood that every individual was different, and that their experiences would mold their future, alongside the choices made throughout life.

Even if a group of people belonged to the same faction, their minds and goals would still be different.

The Gu sisters were members of the Indomitable Will Sect, but their aim in life was very different from the core disciples and the discipline of their sect. Even so, they still belonged to the same sect, and their bottom line would also change. This also meant that their individual path would not have any other point of connection to them, other than the faction they belonged to.

Such thoughts made Bai Rouyun very interested. She was very interested in the term 'individuality', and she found it extremely curious and fascinating that no person was the same or followed the same path.