Feng Huaxian tearfully recounted, "Qing'er and I are half-siblings. Her mother poisoned my mother before I was born, causing my mother to die on the day I was born, and also causing me to be born with a birthmark on my face. She went around telling people that I was a cursed person who brought misfortune to my mother, which led to me being sold to a brothel at a young age. Not long after, I heard about the misfortunes in my family, and Qing'er was also sold here..."

Feng Huaxian wiped away her tears and said, "Qing'er recognized me at a glance and targeted me at every turn. I endured it again and again until I finally couldn't hold back and questioned her. Only then did she reveal our relationship and explain her mother's behavior..."

"After that, I was bossed around by her until you came to work at the brothel, which allowed me to go from being a maid to a musician..." Feng Huaxian began.

Feng Huaxian seemed to have thought of something, and coldly said, "I can't stand her hypocritical smile! I can't stand her saying every day that she is stunningly beautiful and everyone else is ugly and despicable! I hate that she owes me a lifetime!"

Feng Huaxian's eyes were filled with anger and resentment. "It's her! It's all her fault! I will take back everything she has!"

Hearing Feng Huaxian's words, Gu Changyuan couldn't help but shudder. He had no idea about Feng Huaxian's secret. All along, Gu Changyuan thought he understood her very well, but little did he know that the fundamental reason he couldn't see through her was because she buried herself entirely in hatred!

Gu Changyuan looked at Feng Huaxian with heartache, "Why did you only tell me now? If you had told me, I would have protected you!"

Feng Huaxian wiped away her tears and shouted excitedly at Gu Changyuan, "You all respect her, love her, and protect her. She is the only one in your eyes, while I was just a lowly ugly monster back then!"

Upon hearing Feng Huaxian's rebuke, Gu Changyuan stood frozen in place, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

The woman he loved, the woman he couldn't understand, had such a heavy past, which he knew nothing about.

He never expected that Feng Huaxian would actually kill Qing'er.

Gu Yan coldly said, "Now you see this woman's true colors, don't you?"

Gu Changyuan took a deep breath, looked at Feng Huaxian's pitiful appearance, gritted his teeth, and suddenly rushed into the magic array...

Seeing Gu Changyuan rush in, Gu Yan's expression tightened and he quickly withdrew his magic, immediately cursing, "Idiot, what are you doing running in there!"

Without hesitation, Gu Changyuan came to Feng Huaxian, grabbed her hand, and quickly stepped aside.

Feng Huaxian looked at Gu Changyuan with a puzzled expression. Gu Changyuan smiled and helped her fix her hair. "Do you remember? When I was a mute beggar, Shi Qing'er bought me steamed buns. You fixed my hair and told me that everyone, whether beautiful or ugly, should live with dignity."

Gu Changyuan smiled and said, "I told myself then and there that this woman, who wasn't exactly beautiful, was the greatest treasure of my life. Because... she taught me how to be a person!"

Dignity, self-love, and gentleness.

Gu Changyuan looked at Feng Huaxian and said, "From now on, no matter how despicable you are, I will believe in you. Similarly, whoever hurts you, I will make them pay the price!"

Upon hearing Gu Changyuan's words, Feng Huaxian covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

Gu Yan sneered, "You're always deceiving yourself! You've studied the Soul Drawing Eye for so long, yet you can't even see through a person's heart. You act solely on your intuition, relying on the unknown. It's utterly foolish!"

Gu Changyuan lowered his head, then raised it again without hesitation, looking at Gu Yan with a firm expression and said, "Master, since ancient times, it has always been the son who pays for the father's debts. Hua'er has suffered a lot of injustices, she did nothing wrong!"

Gu Yan coldly said, "Humans are a race with rules and regulations. If they were like you, wouldn't the world be in chaos!"

Feng Huaxian watched Gu Changyuan and Gu Yan arguing endlessly, feeling very conflicted.

She truly hadn't expected that even after she had done something wrong, Gu Changyuan would choose to believe her and plead for her. The thought of her cold and indifferent treatment of Gu Changyuan filled her with remorse…

"This is infuriating!" Gu Yan exclaimed angrily. "You beast! If it weren't for the formidable enemy at Thousand Absolute Mountain, I would have dealt with you long ago..."

Gu Changyuan looked at Gu Yan and said coldly, "Master clearly knows that a great enemy is at hand, yet he still wants to drive Xiao Li away. I'm afraid he has ulterior motives, doesn't he?"

"W-what selfish motives?" Gu Yan panicked immediately.

“Master, you rarely lie, but when you do lie, it’s like this…” Gu Changyuan began.

"I..." Gu Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Does Master think I don't know about your relationship with Xiao Li? You let him leave so that your offspring could survive. Do you think that's fair to me?" Gu Changyuan said coldly. "From childhood to adulthood, you've always been good to him, Xiao Li. Even when you hit him, scolded him, or punished him, I could see from your eyes how much hope you had for him!"

Gu Yan thought for a moment and was about to speak when Gu Changyuan continued, "Also, the divine artifact that my Bai clan was guarding was originally intended to be entrusted to him for protection, right? Why exactly have you been training me all this time? Just to make me a henchman following behind him?"

"Master, do you know what I hate the most?"

For the first time, Gu Yan became serious when Gu Changyuan questioned him; for the first time, he noticed a light in Gu Changyuan's eyes...

His angry gaze, bloodshot with rage, was chilling as Gu Changyuan coldly said, "You were used as a pawn by your closest relatives!"

Gu Yan took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "That's right. My initial intention was to nurture Xiao Li. I also planned for him to inherit Qianjue Mountain, and I intended for him to protect the divine artifact! Your existence is only to make him feel attached to Qianjue Mountain and prevent him from leaving."

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