At this point, the old woman's hand stiffened slightly, as if she had thought of something. She shook her head and said, "But don't worry, even if your marriage is bumpy, your aunt and second aunt will definitely help you make it beautiful, after all..."

Before she could finish speaking, the old woman raised her head slightly to look behind her, and suddenly froze on the spot. She saw the white-clad man in front of her looking at her while laughing and crying, his face already covered in tears.

The old woman's hand trembled, and the needle scraped her frail hand, causing a dull ache.

Seeing this, Gu Li hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her hand, "Big sister, are you alright? How could you be so careless?"

The old woman looked at Gu Li with tears in her eyes, "A Li, it's you! You, you're back?"

Gu Li looked at the old woman and nodded with a smile, "Yes, I'm here, eldest sister..."

The old woman covered her mouth, staring at him in disbelief. The next second, she clenched her fist and punched Gu Li in the chest. "You brat! Why did it take you so long to come see me! Do you know that my sister and I have grown old waiting for you and Ayan?!"

The fist was weak and powerless, causing Gu Li no pain at all. When the old woman finished saying "I'm already old," he couldn't help but cry.

Gu Li hugged the old woman tightly and said with pity, "I'm sorry, elder sister, I'm late."

The old woman sobbed in his arms, "Fifty years! You two are so heartless, never to see us again!"

Gu Li looked distressed and wanted to explain, but he didn't say it.

On the other side

Gu Liyan looked at the charming Yan Moxue and took a deep breath. For a moment, he had mistaken her for Hua Baixian.

Despite the overwhelming longing, I could only bury it deep in my heart.

The two looked into each other's eyes and remained silent. Yan Muxue also calmed her emotions, wiped away her tears, and stared at Gu Liyan with a serious expression.

Gu Liyan felt guilty under Yan Muxue's gaze and stammered, "Why are you looking at me like that? This isn't just my fault, you're also responsible!"

"You mean... responsibility?" Yan Muxue squinted at Gu Liyan.

Gu Liyan swallowed hard and nodded immediately, "That's right!"

Yan Muxue suddenly stood up. "Fine, since that's the case, then I'll take responsibility!"

After saying that, without waiting for Gu Liyan's resistance, he pulled Gu Liyan up and walked towards the alley.

Yan Muxue had long legs and walked very fast, so Gu Liyan naturally couldn't keep up. What's more, his leg injury hadn't healed yet, and he was walking unsteadily. He hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, can you slow down? My leg isn't healed yet..."

Seeing that Gu Liyan was not impressed, Yan Muxue glanced at him, her face flushed slightly, and she subconsciously slowed her pace.

Gu Liyan shrank back, wondering: Could this girl be shy?

Gu Liyan dared not speak, much less ask.

Yan Muxue led Gu Liyan to the mansion. As soon as they entered, they saw an old woman with a cane sitting on a swing, lost in thought.

Seeing that her second aunt's expression was off, Yan Muxue suddenly remembered Gu Li, who had tried to enter earlier, and then realized, "Second Granny, did that man in white come in? Did he bully you?"

When the second aunt came to her senses and saw Yan Muxue, she calmly said, "You're overthinking it. No one is bullying this old woman."

"Second Grandmother, please don't lie to me. Did that man know you and say some nasty things?" Yan Muxue didn't believe it.

Gu Liyan also walked over curiously, looking on with a gossipy expression as he waited to hear Gu Li's story.

The second aunt, both amused and exasperated, had no choice but to speak when she saw Gu Liyan approaching. Her gaze sharpened, and she abruptly stood up, slamming her cane heavily to the ground.

Gu Liyan was startled by the second aunt and stood still, not daring to move, because he suddenly realized that the second aunt that Yan Muxue mentioned actually looked somewhat similar to Li Erniang!

Seeing that Gu Liyan was trembling violently, Yan Muxue hurriedly went to support her, exclaiming, "Second Aunt, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Hearing Yan Moxue's exclamation, Gu Li and the old lady inside the room rushed out to see what was going on.

Gu Liyan stared in disbelief as he saw Gu Li pushing an old man out, because the person he was pushing was none other than Luo Zichen!

"Second sister, are you alright?" Gu Li asked with concern.

Li Erniang waved her hand, "I'm fine."

As she spoke, her back and legs no longer ached, and she pushed away Yan Muxue who was supporting her. She took a few steps to Gu Liyan and excitedly pointed at him, "You! It's you!"

Gu Liyan pointed at herself in confusion, "Me?"

What's wrong with me?

Gu Liyan looked at Gu Li with concern, while Gu Li looked at Li Erniang with great curiosity, "Second Sister, this is my nephew, Gu Yan's junior apprentice. What happened to him?"

Li Erniang turned around and, without saying a word, pulled Yan Muxue in front of Gu Liyan. "We've finally found her, Xiaoxue's benefactor!"

Pulled in front of Gu Liyan by her second mother-in-law, Yan Muxue's face immediately turned red. She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said nothing more in embarrassment.

Upon hearing Li Erniang's words, Luo Zichen's eyes lit up, and she looked at Gu Liyan with delight, "I didn't expect you to be his apprentice!"

Gu Liyan finally understood that Yan Muxue and the others were not targeting Qianjue Mountain, but clearly targeting him!

"What's going on?" Gu Li asked, puzzled.

"It's like this, Xiaoxue is a child that my second sister and I adopted. She was in poor health when she was young. After my second sister examined her, she found that she was born with a congenital deficiency and her life force was only enough to live to the age of eighteen." Luo Zichen sighed as she looked at Yan Moxue.

"Thinking that Xiaoxue's health was already poor, and she had to suffer with us, my second sister and I felt very guilty. Just when we were troubled, when we examined Xiaoxue's body and destiny again last year, we found that a benefactor would appear out of nowhere in her destiny. So my second sister has been studying the book left by Ayan and calculated that her benefactor will appear this year..." Luo Zichen smiled and looked at Gu Liyan, "It's this child."

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