Gu Yingxue pursed her lips and remained silent.

She didn't know what to say, because Shi Mu was a complete stranger to her. If the original owner of this body were still here, she might still remember how she felt when she saved him. But she had been here for several years already, and even if the original owner had this memory, she didn't know how the original owner felt.

So, she didn't know what to say.

Shi Mu wasn't embarrassed at all and continued, "It's good to see that you're living well. I thought about it before, that once I settled down, I would come to Da Zhou and take you away to live a good life, whether you wanted to or not. But when I came, you were already gone."

Gu Yingxue sighed and said, "I'm sorry, General Shi Mu, I really don't remember what happened back then. And you really don't need to take it to heart. Those years were tough for me. You can see from the things I used that I used to have that I know what kind of life I went through. I have empathy for all living things in the world. I didn't have a good life, but if I could help others, I would do my best. Whether it's a person, an animal, or even a small tree. To me, as long as there is life, I hope they can be well."

Gu Yingxue was referring to the original owner's thoughts. The original owner was indeed a very kind girl who hoped that everything in the world could be well and that no one would suffer like she did.

Gu Yingxue continued, "But later I changed. I only wanted to live well myself, and I didn't want to care about others, especially those who were unrelated to me. If I were in that situation now, I would probably only be afraid and wouldn't stay at all, let alone gather herbs to save people. So, General Shi Mu, you're too late. Gu Sanniu, who saved you, is already dead. She died after seeing the truth of life. I am Gu Yingxue now, completely different from the person I was back then."

Gu Yingxue's original name was indeed Gu Sanniu, and Gu Yingxue is also called Sanniu by her family in modern times.

The name Yingxue was only given to her after Gu Qingyuan found her and registered her household.

The people in the village where the original owner lived did not know the name Gu Yingxue, they only knew Gu Sanniu of the Gu family.

General Shi Mu smiled as he looked at Gu Yingxue.

He understood some of what Gu Yingxue said, but not all of it.

If Gu Yingxue said someone was dead, then they really were dead, because the original owner of this body was no longer there.

General Shi Mu understood it as a rebirth, Gu Yingxue's rebirth.

Regardless of his interpretation, he didn't press the matter. He smiled and said, "Yes. So, after I arrived in the capital and saw you, I began to secretly inquire about everything concerning you. The original Gu Sanniu is really dead, and the person in front of me is indeed Yingxue from the Gu family. And what I want to take away is the original Gu Sanniu, who also saved me."

Gu Yingxue's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected this seemingly cold and aloof general to be so easy to talk to. Her tone became more cheerful as she said, "General Shi Mu, it's best that you think this way. These things belong to Gu Sanniu, not me. In this world, perhaps only you, besides me, remember her. Why don't you take these things with you? Keep them as a memento."

General Shi Mu was taken aback, not expecting Gu Yingxue to say that. He raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but look at Cheng Huaijin.