Snap—

Just as Gu Liyan was about to transfer all the life energy in his body to An Qianbai, a slap suddenly landed hard on Gu Liyan's face.

Mo Han was truly at his wit's end. For a woman who was beyond redemption, he was actually willing to give up everything, even his own life. It was utterly foolish!

Mo Han coldly said, "Gu Liyan! If you give her all your life energy, the death energy within you will kill you! Everything you have will be destroyed!"

"Don't forget, she still has several reincarnations to go through. If you die, there will be no one in this world to protect her, and the person she loves will be someone else! Also, she won't remember you in the end—Gu Liyan!"

Gu Liyan trembled. Yes, if he died, An Qianbai would have no one to protect her, but... but...

Are we just going to stand by and watch her die?

Isn't there any other way?

Gu Liyan was torn with pain. Mo Han took a deep breath and, seeing that Gu Liyan had gradually calmed down, said, "Xiao Li, her other half of her soul has already entered reincarnation. You can go find her, so why torture yourself for this dead half of her soul? Also, you should think about Xiao Tao. You can't let him be without a mother, let alone a father, can you?"

When Mo Han said this, Gu Liyan's gaze froze as he thought of Xiao Tao, his and Hua Baixian's child. He absolutely could not let Xiao Tao be without a mother!

But when he looked up, he suddenly noticed that An Qianbai's figure had gradually disappeared from his sight.

Immediately, Gu Liyan rushed forward, trying to grab An Qianbai's hand, but he didn't expect to grab empty air, and An Qianbai had completely disappeared in front of him!

"No...no! Xiao Bai, don't go! Don't leave me! Come back—" Gu Liyan shouted hoarsely.

"Why, why... you won't even give me a day to spend with you!" Gu Liyan cried out in anguish.

"Gu Liyan...accept the facts." Mo Han sighed helplessly.

Upon hearing Mo Han's words, Gu Liyan suddenly stood up angrily and pointed at Mo Han, "It's you! It's you who didn't tell me the truth, it's you who wouldn't let us be together! It's all your fault!"

Mo Han remained silent, observing Gu Liyan's furious expression. His cold-bloodedness was merely a means for Gu Liyan to understand the meaning of life and death.

Gu Liyan was heartbroken but had nowhere to vent his grief. The tightness in his chest made him suffer unbearably. Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground without warning, unconscious.

——

White clouds dot the azure sky, and the peaceful chirping of insects and birds echoes from the bamboo forest below the mountain, welcoming the new day. Deep within that bamboo forest stands a small house, with a peach tree in front of it, facing southeast to greet the morning light...

A young man dressed in white pushed open the door and came out, carrying a water jug. He went to the peach tree and poured the water from the jug onto the base of the tree.

The peach tree rustled even without wind, and then something astonishing happened: the peach tree seemed to come alive and spoke!

"Father, how much longer do we have to wait here?" Xiao Tao's voice was filled with resentment.

Gu Liyan stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a cool voice, "Your senior uncle said that those who are meant to come will come, we just need to wait!"

Xiaotao sighed, "I really want to see my mother!"

"Hurry up and cultivate diligently, and try to transform into human form in this world as soon as possible. Otherwise, if your mother sees you like this, she'll be so frightened that she'll faint," Gu Liyan said with a slight smile.

Little Peach wriggled her body and giggled, "With the root-growth water you gave me, Daddy, I'm sure I can cultivate into human form in less than half a month!"

"Then you'd better work hard!" Gu Liyan said with a gentle smile.

Although An Qianbai's departure dealt him a heavy blow, he couldn't afford to give up, thinking of Mo Han's words. He had to live on and wait to protect the next An Qianbai. As he thought of Hua Baixian's appearance in each of her incarnations, his heart warmed...

However, at that moment, a dark cloud suddenly loomed overhead. Gu Liyan subconsciously looked up and saw a large, dark cloud that had drifted in unnoticed, signaling an impending storm.

The rain closely follows the wind, and it is as fierce as the wind!

At that moment, the wedding procession, traveling along the mountain road, was heading into the wind and rain, and the bright red sedan chair was being blown about by the wind.

"Ah!" A delicate exclamation came from inside the sedan chair.

The maid Xu Huan, who was following behind the bridal sedan chair, hurriedly said to the sedan chair bearers, "Be careful! My young lady is still inside the sedan chair!"

"This weather is really... weird!" The matchmaker struggled against the wind, her face grave. "I chose the right day, so why did we have to encounter such strange things? Let's find somewhere to take shelter from the rain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, heading straight for them.

"Ahhh—"

Lightning struck everyone, and the sedan chair carriers, the matchmaker, and Xu Huan were instantly jolted awake, trembling all over. They then collapsed to the ground, barely breathing. After they fell, the wind unexpectedly subsided, leaving only a torrential downpour.

The corpse lying on the ground remained motionless, but the person in the sedan chair was becoming restless.

"Aunt Hua, have we arrived?" A timid voice came from inside the bridal sedan chair.

Hua Xiaoxiao secretly lifted a corner of the red cloth on her head, only to find herself still sitting in this airtight sedan chair, and she became somewhat anxious:

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Why aren't you leaving yet? When are we going to see my brother Mo!"

The sound of the rain outside was deafening, as if trying to drown out her voice.

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