More than a decade has passed since we last met, and this is what the 60-year-old Gai Nie has become.

His hair was completely white, his beard was also gray, and his eyes were cloudy and lifeless. He looked rather old and frail.

Gai Nie had already reached the level of a minor grandmaster, so why did he end up like this?

"Master, who is he?" the boy asked Lu Li, puzzled.

This person looks so young, probably not much older than him, yet he calls Gai Nie "senior brother".

"He is the junior brother I mentioned to you, Lu Li!"

The boy was shocked. Lu Li? How could he be so young?

"Alright, Tianming, you can go out now."

After sending the boy away, the two went inside the house. It was very simple, but Lu Li felt a pang of heartache for some reason.

"Senior Brother, what have you been through all these years?"

He didn't know what Gai Nie had gone through or why he had become like this.

Gai Nie smiled calmly and said slowly, "I just didn't use my internal energy to maintain my appearance."

At the moment Guiguzi passed away, Gai Nie's heart died. If he hadn't promised Jing Ke to take care of his son, he might have died long ago.

"Is he Jing Ke's son?" Lu Li asked.

Gai Nie nodded, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes, clearly very pleased with him.

“Tianming’s martial arts talent is even better than Fusheng’s back then. As you can see, he has now reached the peak of the eighth-level martial artist.”

At less than twenty years old, he has already reached the peak of the eighth-level martial artist. Such talent is truly heaven-defying.

"You've come to see me, there must be something important going on, right?" Gai Nie asked.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Li slowly said, "Senior Brother, I'm going to the Mo family to kill Xiang Ji!"

Gai Nie's eyes narrowed instantly. Go to the Mo family to kill someone?

"The Xiang Ji you mentioned... I seem to remember him somewhat."

"Oh? Senior Brother has seen him before?" Lu Li asked quickly.

"When the State of Chu was destroyed, I met a group of people, and the leader of them was named Xiang Liang."

Lu Li was shocked; Gai Nie had actually met Xiang Liang!

However, Gai Nie was unaware of the plan to kill Xiang Ji, and after leaving Qin, he only wanted to raise Jing Ke's son.

These conflicts between nations are no longer his concern.

"The Mohist school is full of masters; I hope my senior brother can help me!"

After saying this, Lu Li cupped his hands in a respectful bow and knelt down before Gai Nie.

Gai Nie's expression was somewhat moved. After a moment of silence, he said, "Alright!"

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother!" Lu Li was extremely excited and quickly bowed down again.

Gai Nie reached out and helped Lu Li up, shaking his head and saying, "Since you call me Senior Brother, I naturally have no choice but to accept your offer."

The bond between the two brothers over the years needs no further explanation. Although Gai Nie has become indifferent to worldly affairs, he will still go without hesitation if Lu Li needs him.

"When do we set off?" Gai Nie asked.

"Senior Brother, please return to Xianyang before me. I will make a decision after we have discussed it further!"

Attacking the Mohist school is no easy task; Lu Li needs a meticulous plan, and he doesn't want those who go with him to die.

When Gai Nie heard that he was going back to Xianyang, he paused for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Alright, you go back first. I will definitely arrive in five days."

Lu Li glanced at Gai Nie, his expression somewhat complicated.

He probably didn't tell Jing Tianming about his father back then, and returning to Xianyang will surely remind him of those past events.

But Lu Li had no choice; now, all he could rely on were his fellow disciples from Guigu Valley.

After returning to Xianyang, Lu Li began preparations. The people from the Black Ice Platform presented Lu Li with a complete map of the distribution of the Mo Family's mechanical pathways.

However, these are all maps of the Mo family's mechanical paths from back then, and so many years have passed, they must have been changed.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Lu Li must first figure out whether the Mo family has made any major changes to these mechanisms.

However, since there are no Black Ice Guard members left in the Mo family now, it is difficult to figure this out.

However, if we send people from the Black Ice Platform to infiltrate now, it will be very difficult to obtain the distribution map of the Mo Family's mechanical paths in less than a few years.

This became the biggest obstacle!

Lu Li pondered all night but couldn't come up with a better solution.

On the fifth day, just as Gai Nie arrived in Xianyang, Xiao Lu'er returned.

She was covered in blood, her clothes were tattered, and she looked extremely miserable. Even her breathing was extremely weak.

"Little Deer!" Lu Li rushed over and hugged Little Deer. He felt a tremor in his heart when he sensed the disordered energy within her.

Little Deer's injuries were extremely severe; she could barely breathe. With difficulty, she raised her head and weakly said, "Brother Lu, I..."

She had barely uttered two words when blood began to trickle from the corner of her mouth again.

Little Deer seemed to want to say something, but she was too weak to hold on and fainted.

"this......"

Lu Li panicked immediately. He checked the little deer's pulse and heartbeat and found that the little deer's bodily functions had deteriorated to the limit. If she hadn't been holding on, she would probably be dead!

This scene caught Gai Nie's eye, and he immediately frowned.

He rushed forward to check on Xiaolu'er's injuries and found that all of Xiaolu'er's meridians were severed and her dantian was destroyed. Even if Bian Que were alive, he probably couldn't save her.

Gai Nie sighed and said, "Her injuries are far too severe, I'm afraid..."

Lu Li clenched his fists, gritting his teeth and growling, "Who did this! I will never let him get away with this!"

"Don't be impulsive," Gai Nie reminded her, then continued, "Take her back to her room first, and leave the rest to me."

Lu Li picked up the little deer and hurried back to the room. Gai Nie circulated his internal energy and channeled it directly into the little deer's dantian.

Lu Li picked up the little deer and hurried back to the room. Gai Nie circulated his internal energy and sent it directly into the little deer's dantian.

The little deer's dantian, which had previously shown no signs of life, slowly regained some vitality under the stimulation of internal energy.

Gai Nie breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, he had intervened in time to stabilize Xiao Lu'er's dantian.

Otherwise, the little deer would have perished long ago.

Lu Li stood by the bedside, looking at the dying fawn, his eyes red with heartache.

Three days later, Gai Nie exhaled a breath of stale air and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, junior brother, I... can't save her."

The little deer now appears to have recovered, but her body is completely empty, without a trace of internal energy remaining. Her meridians have all been destroyed, and her dantian has been completely ruined.

Lu Li's body swayed slightly, tears streaming from his eyes. His throat tightened, and he said in a hoarse, tearful voice, "No...!"

Gai Nie slowly stood up, patted Lu Li on the shoulder, and then said, "She... only has three days left."

After saying that, Gai Nie turned around and walked out.

At this moment, Lu Li was stunned on the spot, as if he had been struck by lightning. He could not believe what he had heard, and he could not believe that Little Deer only had three days left!