After having dinner at the old house, Gu Shouxin took his wife and daughter home.
It was already late. After we got back, we boiled water, washed up, and then everyone went to sleep.
However, in the middle of the night, the three time-traveling individuals suddenly started experiencing pain.
Gu Shouxin felt suffocated, his whole body ached, and he was covered in cold sweat.
Cai Xiaolian's most painful area was her stomach, and the pain felt like she had returned to the last period of her life in the hospital.
Gu Nian, on the other hand, had a headache, as if someone was holding a hammer and trying to separate her soul from her head.
As for Gu Xin, she was sleeping soundly, but her hand under the covers was flashing a red light. The jade fish that Xiao Koi had given her appeared in her palm, as if it might disappear at any moment.
In the backyard of Yun'an Temple, Master Zhou was extremely anxious, as Lu Zheng had not yet woken up.
If his fever hadn't subsided, Master Zhou would have rushed to that secluded little courtyard and taken his grandson away.
At the same time that strange phenomena were occurring in the Gu family, Lu Zheng opened his eyes.
“Benefactor Lu.” Master Liaowu stopped striking the wooden fish.
"Master Liaowu?" Lu Zheng looked at the person in front of him with some doubt, then gave a bitter smile, "So I was just dreaming! I failed again! Do I have to accept the women those people send me?"
Master Liaowu looked at Lu Zheng calmly.
“This time I dreamt that I went back to my childhood and found Xin’er. I dreamt that Xin’er’s parents and sister treated her very well, but I was still worried. I can’t forget the first time I saw Xin’er in the brothel in Yangzhou. What kind of heartless father would be willing to sell such a good daughter? I can’t forget how Cai Shi and Gu Nian deceived Xin’er with kinship time and time again. Xin’er was so kind, how could they be so cruel? I can’t forget the day Xin’er died…” Lu Zheng choked up and couldn’t say anything more.
"So, what I asked for can't be fulfilled? I can only fantasize in my dreams, fantasizing that Xin'er's life will be as she wishes. But even in my dreams, I still don't want Xin'er to live with those kinds of people. I want to take her away, but she doesn't recognize me anymore!"
“Master, I don’t trust them. I don’t believe they would be good to Xin’er. Gu Shouxin sold such a young Xin’er to a slave trader because of his gambling debts. Gu Nian and Cai Shi, for their own wealth and status, tricked Xin’er and took her to Lin Shi’s place. They knew Lin Shi and I were at odds. Because of this, Xin’er was almost violated by that bastard Lu Ming and lost her child. Yet they still had the heart to seduce, deceive, and coerce Xin’er. Those things are still vivid in my mind. Even if I’m dreaming, I still can’t trust them. Even if they seem to have changed in my dream, I still can’t believe them.”
Lu Zheng closed his eyes in pain.
"What does Benefactor Lu seek?" Master Liaowu asked softly.
"I would give everything I have in my life to ensure Gu Xin has a smooth life. May she have the love of her parents, the kindness of her sisters, and a happy life! My only wish is that Gu Xin will be blessed by God and have a bright and beautiful life! My only wish is that God will give me a chance to accompany Gu Xin through every stage of her life and share all her joys and sorrows!" Lu Zheng had recited these words countless times; they were ingrained in his very being.
“Your parents love you, and your sisters are kind to you. You have already seen this, so why don’t you believe it?” Master Liaowu asked.
Lu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes.
"Childhood, adolescence, middle age, and old age are the four stages of life. Did Benefactor Lu see Benefactor Gu's childhood?" Master Liaowu asked again.
Lu Zheng sat up abruptly, staring intently at Master Wu.
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