Gu Liyan felt a splitting headache, clutching her head as she recalled what had happened just seconds before she fainted, and her face immediately filled with disbelief:

"Was I ambushed? What happened?"

The person who could silently ambush Gu Liyan from behind must be a master with a cultivation level above Gu Liyan's!

Gu Liyan frowned in thought, then looked up and surveyed his surroundings:

He was in a simple wooden hut. The hut was so simple that the floor was full of potholes. Besides a table and a chair, there was only a huge bed made of wooden planks.

The person who lives in this dilapidated wooden house must be an incredibly talented individual!

However, Gu Liyan was still very puzzled: "This person knocked me unconscious without me noticing; I think they must be a higher level of cultivation than me—"

"And this place is clearly not the Heavenly Palace, so he shouldn't be from the Heavenly Palace... This person shouldn't have any ill intentions towards me, but among the people I know, besides my master and senior brother, he should be..."

Gu Liyan had an impression of someone in his mind, but he dared not make any rash judgments, because he was not sure if that person was still alive!

Just as he was racking his brains, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"If you're awake, get up and stretch your muscles! Did I knock you out? Let me make this clear: if I hadn't knocked you out, you would have already charged at those idiots and fought them to the death!"

The voice was extremely arrogant, incredibly presumptuous, and had the rambling nature of Tang Sanzang. Gu Liyan didn't need to guess who it was; this person was all too familiar!

Gu Liyan got up, straightened his clothes, and then went outside.

Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a man dressed in white like himself, with silver hair, a tall and straight figure, and an air of otherworldly elegance.

Just by looking at the domineering aura emanating from his back, Gu Liyan knew who this guy was trying to show off in front of him!

"Uncle-Master, it's been so long! I've missed you terribly!" Gu Liyan bowed respectfully and then spoke.

Gu Liyan simply couldn't help but remain calm, because even after five hundred years of separation, if he happened to turn right on his way out the door one day, he might bump into someone with his face right next to him, who could be his own uncle in disguise!

Moreover, as the saying goes, "Those destined to meet will meet even if they are a thousand miles apart, while those not destined to meet will not meet even if they are face to face"... Who knows whether that fox who entered the path of the sword is truly dead or has faked his death.

However, considering that when Thousand Absolute Mountain was invaded by the demons, Gu Yan and Gu Changyuan were not there, and no fox had ever seen Gu Li's body, so it cannot be said that he was dead!

Gu Li turned his head, a handsome smile on his face, and smiled slightly at Gu Liyan, "It seems that your restless heart has calmed down now."

Gu Liyan didn't answer, but instead lowered her eyes slightly, looking at the pile of firewood at Gu Li's feet, and couldn't help but tease:

"Uncle-Master, it's a rare treat to see you. I never imagined you'd become such a model of a devoted family man! You've even taken up chopping wood!"

Gu Li hurriedly put away the firewood in front of him, and coughed lightly, "Ahem, this is also a form of cultivation, it's just cultivation..."

Looking at Gu Li's young and handsome face, Gu Liyan couldn't help but chuckle. "Uncle-Master, this face of yours isn't something you originally created, is it? Tell me, who stole it for you?"

Gu Li's lips twitched involuntarily: Can I say it's you?

Seeing that Gu Li remained silent, Gu Liyan did not continue to ask. Instead, she looked at the wooden planks on the ground with some curiosity and asked, "What are these for? They look like chairs, but they don't seem to be?"

"Put it down right now, you have no manners!" Gu Li immediately snatched it away. "This is for your future martial aunt to use as a swing!"

Gu Liyan's face was quite interesting. "Uncle-Master, you've used this trick to fool quite a few fox spirit girls, and you're still using it now? Isn't it a bit outdated?"

Hearing Gu Liyan's words, Gu Li immediately beamed and laughed, "When you're young and impetuous, nothing is more unrestrained than swinging on a swing! Hehehe..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than an angry shout came from not far away: "Oh! So you've made a lot of swings for other women before?"

Upon hearing the female voice, Gu Li shuddered, while Gu Liyan looked at the newcomer with excitement and exclaimed with joy, "Sister Luo Zichen, it's been a long time!"

Luo Zichen flashed to the two of them and looked at Gu Liyan gently, saying, "It's so good that my little brother is awake. Ah Li didn't know his own strength and hit him a bit too hard, please forgive him..."

Gu Li rolled his eyes, inwardly complaining, "This is my junior apprentice, why are you treating me like an outsider?"

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, he absolutely dared not voice it, because—

Luo Zichen's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. She turned to Gu Li and snapped, "You lazy fox, what are you still doing here! Hurry up and finish making my swing!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Gu Li was so frightened that his fox tail was showing, and he hurriedly ran away.

Seeing Gu Li's henpecked appearance, Gu Liyan couldn't help but shake his head, thinking to himself, "What if Xiao Bai has the same temper? Wouldn't I be very hurt?"

Thinking of this, Gu Liyan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Oh no! What time is it now? I still need to save Xiao Bai..."

"Don't worry, little brother, there's still time. Besides, if you don't step in, those guys from Cangmu probably won't touch her!" Luo Zichen said with a smile.

With that, Luo Zichen waved her hand, and a table and chairs appeared in front of them. She then invited, "Sit down and have a cup of tea. It's been a long time since we last met. Come and chat with your sister."

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