"Yes, you heard me right. I was referring to the benefits." Xu Yian blinked, a playful smile on his face. "I never thought that at your age, you are still so naive."
"Master has clearly instructed that no one from Medicine King Valley is allowed to have anything to do with Junior Sister. Naturally... this also includes her child."
Xu Yian's expression was stern. "Don't you understand the interests involved?"
"Let's just treat this as an ordinary person who has nothing to do with us. Don't worry about anything else."
Bai Ye shook his head, frowning. "This makes me even more confused. When did you become so afraid of Master and so obedient?"
"What's more..." Bai Ye hesitated, but finally mustered the courage to speak out, "We all know that Master is just tough on the outside, but soft on the inside. Although he appears to be extremely resolute on the outside, isn't he providing enough help behind the scenes?"
"Isn't it because Master has borrowed Medicine King Valley's resources and prestige to protect the Gu family, that they have achieved their current success and scale? Otherwise, how could the Gu family develop so smoothly?"
"If it weren't for the support of Medicine King Valley, the Gu family would have been suppressed in the early stages of development. The reason why those forces don't dare to offend the Gu family so easily is because they know that the Gu family has the support of Medicine King Valley behind it."
"Don't say that." Xu Yian was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Don't attribute all the credit to Medicine King Valley. Although Medicine King Valley did play a certain role, you also know that the Gu family is not as simple as it seems."
"Don't forget, the Gu family had already developed very well during the time of the previous head of the Gu family." Xu Yian reminded, with a deep meaning in his tone.
"Okay, I admit it."
Bai Ye sighed, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"But that's not the point I want to make. I want to say that although Master appears cold and ruthless on the surface, in reality... he's not like that behind the scenes."
"I've thought of this a long time ago." Xu Yian's expression was calm, as if everything was within his expectations. "But this is just a secret situation, do you understand?"
"Master is very concerned about his reputation. Once he says he wants to end things completely, he will do it publicly. As for what happens behind the scenes... that naturally has another explanation."
"If Gu Qingze, Junior Sister's child, knew all this, then... you know, uncontrollable factors would increase. Master definitely wouldn't want to see such a situation."
At this point, Xu Yian suddenly changed the subject and looked at Bai Ye, as if wanting to confirm something: "By the way, when Gu Qingze saw you and realized that we were in Medicine King Valley, did he have any special reaction?"
Although Bai Ye didn't understand why the topic suddenly turned to this direction, he still thought about it carefully and answered truthfully: "...I didn't have any special reaction, if thanks don't count."
"Of course not, thanks." Xu Yian muttered to himself, as if he had found an answer to his doubts. "This explains everything."
"You see, his father didn't tell him any of this. Even if he knew even a little bit about his mother, his reaction wouldn't be so calm."
"I think his father is probably just as worried as I am about something uncontrollable happening... To be more precise, he wants to completely draw a line between himself and Medicine King Valley, at least with regard to Junior Sister's child."
"Even his closest relatives are planning to tell him, so those of us who are not very close to him should not interfere." Xu Yian said earnestly.
"...Okay, you did convince me." Bai Ye pondered for a long time, and finally spoke slowly as if he had no choice but to compromise.
"Since we can't tell him all this directly, it should make sense for us to take better care of him behind the scenes, right?" Bai Ye asked tentatively.
Xu Yian was satisfied with his transformation and nodded: "As long as it's not too excessive, appropriate care is fine."
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