Her clothes, stained with blood, were wrinkled and reeked of blood, making her stench unbearable. Yet, she sat there, unblinking, day after day, still wearing those clothes...
"Oh dear, I think this Third Miss has gone mad! Look at her, she stinks rotten! Why hasn't she taken a bath yet?" Gu San Niang said with displeasure. "The smell has even reached my room!"
"Hmph, that's right. We tried to persuade her before not to be with that fox spirit, but she didn't believe us. Now look what's happened, she left behind a bastard child and ran away!" Gu Qingqing said with a sneer.
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Qingqing suddenly felt a pain in her foot and exclaimed in surprise, "Ouch!"
Looking down, she was surprised to find a peach tree branch pricking her at her feet!
"This damn thing dares to stab me!" Gu Qingqing kicked it away and cursed.
Gu San Niang tugged at Gu Qingqing, pointed at Gu Yixian, and said, "I...we should go back first..."
Before Gu Qingqing could speak, she followed Gu San Niang's gaze to look at Gu Yixian and suddenly noticed that Gu Yixian's eyes were bloodshot, just like her blood-stained clothes!
The two were so frightened that they fled in panic, while Gu Yixian turned her gaze away and continued to look up at the sky.
——
The pain had penetrated his flesh and torn his soul apart; he had endured countless agony before Gu Liyan finally broke free from the chains that bound his soul…
In a daze, a glimmer of light and warmth appeared.
"Awake?" Gu Yan's gentle and kind tone couldn't compare to the depth of his purple eyes.
Gu Liyan looked at Gu Yan, who had somehow become younger, and chuckled, but her throat hurt so much that she couldn't speak.
"Let me get you some water first." With that, Gu Yan turned around to get some water.
Gu Liyan looked around; it was the same cave where he and Gu Yixian had first met...
Just as he was about to sit up, he suddenly trembled all over—
pain!
It hurts!
Pain permeated every part of my body!
"Ugh..." Gu Liyan couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, then curled up into a ball.
Suddenly, Gu Liyan realized something was wrong. He looked down and saw that his body was now in the form of a fox!
Hearing Gu Liyan's muffled groan, Gu Yan hurriedly came over and laid him down. "Silly child, why did you get up so soon after waking up?"
Gu Liyan was in so much pain that she was completely powerless. She glanced at Gu Yan listlessly, looking utterly pitiful!
Gu Yan sighed, his face filled with remorse, "You! How could you be so foolish? Your soul, which had just possessed this body, hadn't even stabilized yet, and you took the brunt of the Heavenly Thunder for your father..."
Gu Liyan raised her bandaged hand and placed it on Gu Yan's hand, blinking her purple eyes to indicate that Gu Yan should not worry.
Seeing this, Gu Yan affectionately patted Gu Liyan's head with her other hand and gently said, "Okay, I understand. You'll get better with proper rest!"
Gu Liyan smiled with relief, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep...
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