In a daze, Gu Liyan heard An Qianbai's terrified scream, which immediately woke him up. Fearing that something had happened to An Qianbai, he forced himself to sit up, letting the drops of blood fall to the ground...
An Qianbai huddled in the corner of the cage, her face pale and her expression frantic. She covered her head and shook it desperately, muttering something unintelligible.
Gu Liyan looked at An Qianbai with heartache, having long forgotten the resentment and torment An Qianbai had inflicted on him before. He walked up to her and asked with concern, "Xiaobai, are you alright?"
An Qianbai turned her head and saw Gu Liyan covered in blood, and screamed in fright, "Ah—don't come any closer!"
Gu Liyan quickly took a step back, afraid that any movement he made would frighten An Qianbai.
An Qianbai pointed at Gu Liyan with a terrified expression, "Don't come any closer! Don't kill me! It wasn't me, it wasn't my fault! It wasn't my fault!"
Gu Liyan stood there, watching An Qianbai's deranged state, his heart aching with a heavy weight in his chest, and his injuries began to ache even more at that moment.
Gu Liyan lowered her eyes and said softly, "I... I won't go. Don't be afraid... no one will blame you."
An Qianbai dared not look at Gu Liyan, hugging her knees and her eyes blurry with tears. "It's clearly not my fault, it's not my fault... Why does everyone blame me..."
Gu Liyan raised his head, his gaze filled with undisguised tenderness as he looked at An Qianbai and said sincerely:
"Xiao Bai, even if everyone in the world says you're wrong, I won't blame you!"
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, the voice of the true owner of this body echoed in An Qianbai's mind:
"Did you hear that? Even if you repay kindness with enmity, Xiao Li won't hold a grudge against you. Before things get too out of control, stop now! As long as you leave my body and let me be with Xiao Li, I guarantee I can persuade him to leave and not interfere with your plans anymore!"
Upon hearing the voice in her mind, An Qianbai suddenly went berserk, screaming, "No! No! You can't leave, you can't leave!"
Gu Liyan thought An Qianbai was talking about him, so he hurriedly said, "Xiaobai, don't worry, I won't go anywhere as long as you're here! Even if they want me dead, I won't leave you by the side!"
An Qianbai stared blankly at Gu Liyan, his stunningly beautiful face captivating everyone.
"Why...why is there such a devoted person as you in this world?" An Qianbai's gaze was somewhat dazed. She gently shook her head, moved by Gu Liyan's sincerity.
Looking at Gu Liyan's stunningly beautiful face, An Qianbai sighed and said with a bitter smile, "Gu Liyan, actually I am not An Qianbai..."
Gu Liyan was slightly taken aback, but not too surprised. He had noticed it from the beginning, but since her aura was exactly the same as An Qianbai's, he never bothered to investigate the matter.
Before Gu Liyan could respond, a furious shout suddenly rang out from outside the cell:
"Soul, have you also been bewitched by this fox demon?"
An Qianshan angrily pushed open the door and walked in.
An Qianbai's expression changed drastically upon hearing An Qianshan's voice, and she looked at An Qianshan slowly walking in with a hint of resentment.
“That’s right, even in spirit form, you can’t change your infatuated and flirtatious nature!” An Qianshan went directly to the cage, turned to look at Gu Liyan, who was covered in blood but whose eyes were bright and piercing, and sneered, “That’s right, facing such a peerless beauty, you can’t help but succumb to temptation! Back then, you only developed feelings for me after you saw that I was attracted to my appearance…”
"Shut up! I was blind back then! I misjudged you!" An Qianbai gritted her teeth and looked at An Qianshan, unable to hide the anger in her eyes.
"Hmph, no matter how much you yell, you're just a toothless tiger! What can you do to me now?" An Qianshan glanced at An Qianbai with disdain.
Turning her head, she squinted and walked towards Gu Liyan. When she arrived in front of him, she looked up at him and said, "I really didn't expect it. I never expected that the most beautiful and ethereal demon in the world would be trapped in my cage. Hehehe, little fox, you can be said to be a demon king. How can you still be so naive? You are truly a disgrace to the demon race!"
Gu Liyan frowned slightly, suppressing the anger in his heart, but subconsciously glanced at An Qianbai.
An Qianshan noticed this unintentional action and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Ah, I almost forgot, your weakness is right here!"
An Hun said with a gloomy expression, "Qianshan, I've thought it over. Since Gu Liyan is a demon and has no hostility towards us, let's release him! After all, Xiao Bai truly likes him, and besides, you also..."
Before An Hun could finish speaking, An Qianshan coldly snorted, "Hmph, so you're saying all my plans over the years have been for nothing? Or are you already planning to give up on using our daughter's looks to climb the social ladder and get revenge on me?"
An Qianshan's cold eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a bloodthirsty ferocity.
Upon hearing An Qianshan's words, Gu Liyan immediately recognized An Qianbai's identity and looked at her with surprise, "Could it be that you are...?"
“That’s right, I am Xiao Bai’s biological mother…” She turned to look at An Qianshan with a resentful expression and said, “And this seemingly respectable guy in front of me is the head of the family who used us, mother and son, for experiments!”
"Experiment?" Gu Liyan looked at An Qianbai with a puzzled expression.
"Hehe, I gave a dying man a chance to live forever, and instead of thanking me, you treat me like an enemy. It really hurts me!" An Qianshan said with a smile to An Qianbai.
Gu Liyan stared at An Qianshan in astonishment, his heart pounding: An experiment that could grant immortality?! How is that possible?!
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