With a thud, Gu Liyan crashed into the edge of the table, feeling dizzy and almost fainting.

"White Emperor! The three gods died because of you, and no matter how much you repent, it's useless! Die!" Gu Yan said coldly, then drew his sword and kicked Gu Liyan hard in the chest.

Gu Liyan, who had smashed the table, fell heavily to the ground, spitting out blood repeatedly.

Snap—

At this moment, three memorial tablets were thrown down in front of Gu Liyan. Gu Yan pointed his sword at Gu Liyan and said, "Tell me, how did you escape from that battle? And where is my son? Don't think that you can get my forgiveness by secretly coming to pay respects to the three gods!"

Gu Liyan looked at Gu Yan, opened his mouth as if to say something, but spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered on the memorial tablet.

Gu Yan frowned upon seeing this, somewhat puzzled: Strange, why is the White Emperor so vulnerable? His physical body should have been destroyed long ago, and logically he should only be a remnant soul, so why is he still bleeding?

Just as Gu Yan was filled with doubt, the stench of blood continued to spread, and Gu Liyan felt his whole body grow cold, his life force gradually dissipating.

...Am I going to die?!

Gu Liyan lay on the ground, his eyes slightly red as he looked at Gu Yan: Father, you won't even give me a chance to call you father...

But it's alright, if you knew I was your son and that you hurt me like this, you would definitely be sad.

Gu Liyan felt heartbroken when he thought of Gu Yan hurting him and then sacrificing a soul for him, and his aged appearance.

Now, counting the days, the demon invasion is imminent. For the sake of Thousand Absolute Mountain, he can no longer cause his father any more trouble.

Tears streamed down Gu Liyan's cheeks and landed on the memorial tablet with a "plop" sound.

Gu Yan looked at Gu Liyan's pale face, blood and tears mingled together, and her hand holding the sword trembled slightly. For some reason, she felt a pang of heartache. However, thinking of the White Emperor's actions, she was also filled with boundless rage.

"Don't try to gain my sympathy again. I won't fall for it this time!"

Upon hearing Gu Yan's words, Gu Liyan's blood surged, his face changed, and he vomited blood once again...

Gu Yan subconsciously stepped back. For some reason, every time the "White Emperor" in front of him coughed up blood, he felt a pang of heartache.

Gu Liyan coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, utterly weak and unable to speak. With his last strength, he looked at Gu Yan and smiled, then closed his eyes again, his face filled with helplessness and despair, and fainted...

Gu Yan saw Gu Liyan smiling at her and asked in confusion, "White Emperor? You..."

"ah--"

Before Gu Yan could continue speaking, a scream suddenly rang out behind her. Yan Muxue stood at the door and stared in disbelief at Gu Liyan, who was covered in blood and lying on the ground.

Gu Yan was about to reprimand her when Yan Muxue stumbled and bumped into the door behind her, collapsing weakly to the ground. "You, you killed him, you actually killed him..."

Gu Yan said coldly, "What? You know him...?"

Yan Muxue's face turned deathly pale. Pointing at Gu Yan, she roared angrily, "You insane lunatic! You actually killed your own disciple! I'll fight you to the death!"

After saying that, Yan Muxue staggered to her feet and swung her fist at Gu Yan. Gu Yan looked puzzled when he heard her words, "What did you say? He, he's my disciple?"

How could this be? His only disciples besides Gu Changyuan are Gu Liyan! This White Emperor couldn't possibly be Gu Changyuan, and as for Gu Liyan, he's still a few years away from transforming into a human, so it's absolutely impossible for him!

Gu Yan let Yan Muxue's fists hit him, and pressed on, "Who exactly is he?"

Yan Muxue's eyes were bloodshot as she slapped Gu Yan with all her might, but Gu Yan seemed unaffected.

Gu Yan grabbed her hand impatiently and snapped, "Tell me, who exactly is he!"

Yan Muxue, sobbing and with tears streaming down her face, collapsed weakly to the ground and wailed, "On Thousand Absolute Mountain, besides Xiao Li, who else would dare to come to the ancestral hall to save me! You heartless madwoman! Xiao Li treated you like a father, why did you kill him? Why did you kill him!"

Thunder rumbled outside the window, but Gu Yan shuddered. He watched as Gu Liyan's hand trembled, the blood-stained sword falling to the ground. "No, no... Little Li, he... he hasn't transformed into human form yet. This is the White Emperor, this isn't him, it's not..."

Regardless of who the White Emperor mentioned in the ancient story was, Yan Muxue climbed up to Gu Liyan, picked him up, and said in a madmanish voice, "Little Li, I'll take you down the mountain right now and leave this dangerous place. I'll find the best doctor to treat your injuries. You won't die!"

Gu Yan watched as Yan Muxue carried Gu Liyan on her back, and opened her mouth, "Wait..."

Yan Muxue turned to look at Gu Yan and said, "You murderer, do you still want to kill me?!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yan was so frightened that he stepped back, his foot landing on the spirit tablet on the ground. He looked down and froze, staring blankly at the spirit tablet...

Seeing that Gu Yan didn't move, Yan Muxue snorted coldly, wiped away her tears, and carried Gu Liyan into the darkness and the heavy rain...

Gu Yan stared at the glaring blood on the spirit tablet, frozen in place. The blood was visibly seeping into the spirit tablet.

Gu Yan picked up the spirit tablet from the ground, his hand trembling slightly. "Only the pure bloodline of my Bai clan's Gu family can be integrated into the spiritual vein hidden within the spirit tablet. How could Xiao Li's blood..."

"Father--"

Gu Yan trembled as he heard Gu Liyan's childish voice in his ear, suddenly remembering Gu Liyan calling him "father" earlier.

Looking at the spirit tablet in his hand, he saw that the blood had completely seeped into it. Gu Yan's hands trembled as he cut his finger and smeared the blood on the spirit tablet. To his surprise, his blood quickly seeped into the spirit tablet.

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