The sky was unusually clear, but in An Qianbai's heart, there was no sunshine, and even less warmth...
Standing at the doorway, staring blankly outside, An Qianbai desperately wished that Gu Liyan would appear there and call her name again—
"Xiao Bai!"
An Qianbai was startled when she heard a familiar voice. She turned around but was disappointed. "It's you, An Hun..."
Hearing An Qianbai call her "An Hun", An Hun sighed. An Qianbai had never called her that since she was born, not even when she called An Qianshan "father". She had never acknowledged her as her mother!
She refused to admit it, even in death! Yet, she clung to her own daughter, calling only her name—
An Hun sighed and spoke softly, "Xiao Bai, although he's gone, you can't just give up like this, can you? You have to keep going, as the young lady of the Shadow Hall..."
An Qianbai chuckled, looked down at her feet, and didn't answer her question. Then she looked up at the soul floating in mid-air and said softly, "An Hun, do you know? I'm living a life of luxury now, with food served to me and clothes provided for me. It's the princess-like life I've always dreamed of."
Hun looked at An Qianbai, wondering why she suddenly brought this up. Then An Qianbai went to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and said, "But this place is like a cage. I can no longer see the scenery outside the cage! I can no longer see... the person I want to see!"
An Hun opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
"Perhaps you don't know, my world was dark from the beginning, desolate for miles around. But since Xiao Li appeared, this is the first time I've seen wildflowers and weeds growing and blooming together outside my dilapidated little house..."
An Qianbai was lost in memories; no beauty could compare to the blossoming life she had experienced.
Perhaps Gu Liyan didn't know that, in An Qianbai's eyes, seeing new life blooming around her made her happier than restoring her appearance!
"He...is very talented, but he's a demon!"
Seeing An Qianbai's infatuated gaze, An Hun hurriedly reminded her.
An Qianbai chuckled at An Hun, "Heh, but if I hadn't met Xiao Li, what do you think I would be? Would I be standing here in front of you? Would I be the young lady of the Shadow Hall? No! No way! Absolutely not! You would have abandoned me without hesitation, and you would have told me without any politeness that I wasn't worthy! You would never care about my feelings!"
An Hun opened his mouth but said nothing. What An Qianbai said was true. The Shadow Hall never tolerates idlers. What you pay for must be returned in equal measure. They will never show mercy!
An Qianbai continued, "He gave me my looks, he changed my fate, and yet... he died because of me!" An Qianbai's eyes were moist, and her voice trembled slightly as she looked at An Hun. "And you, as the culprits, act as if it's none of your business. Do you really deserve to be called that? He's a demon? You're just a bunch of cold-blooded monsters!"
After An Qianbai finished speaking, she finally couldn't hold back her tears and they fell. "You...you are not worthy, not worthy to call him a demon!"
“He’s not a demon…he’s my hero!” An Qianbai gritted her teeth, wiped away her tears, and spoke fiercely.
An Hun sighed, "I know you can't accept it right now, but Xiao Bai, I still have the same idea: to become a saintess, to have the power to overcome everything, and then to avenge him!"
An Qianbai coldly raised her head. "I will! I'm willing to give anything for revenge!"
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Future Inn
Jin Yi walked to the window, looking at the brightly lit alley and the bustling crowds outside, and said, "I never thought that after all this time, we would still end up staying in the capital."
The scene shifts, and Wu Wenfeng sits dejectedly at the table, counting his meager silver coins and sighing, "Sigh, I didn't know anything before you brought me here, and I have no idea why my money is gone—gone! Look! I only have ten gold coins left!"
"Money is just an external thing, why are you complaining? You clearly took out a hundred gold coins when you went out, how could that be enough? Besides, I've already saved you some money. The four of us are sharing a room, how many gold coins could it cost?" Mo Chen settled Gu Liyan in, came out of the master bedroom, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "I used to go out without a single penny, and I'm still alive!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Yi looked puzzled and asked, "Then how do you survive, Brother Mo Chen?"
Wu Wenfeng immediately put on a bitter face and said, "My older brother has hands and feet, and he's also smart. Other people's money is his money. Why would he use his own money? But, older brother! You can survive without money when you go out, but I can't!" Wu Wenfeng complained.
Jin Yi laughed immediately. So that's how it is! Her gaze towards Mo Chen instantly changed completely—
A person who knows how to survive should never be underestimated.
Mo Chen chuckled. "So, do you want to learn?"
Wu Wenfeng's eyes lit up immediately. "Big brother, would you be willing to teach me?"
Before Mo Chen could say anything, Gu Liyan, who was lying on the bed, started coughing violently.
Jin Yi, Mo Chen, and Wu Wenfeng exchanged glances upon hearing Gu Liyan's cough, and then heard Gu Liyan making "poof" sounds from inside the room. Their expressions changed immediately, and they rushed in.
Before my eyes, Gu Liyan was spitting out blood, a large patch of blood on his chest. Before he could stop coughing, he spat out mouthful after mouthful of blood.
"What, what's going on?!" When Wu Wenfeng arrived and saw such a bloody scene, he trembled with fear.
Mo Chen rushed over and helped Gu Liyan up, feeding her the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill. Within a few breaths, Gu Liyan's condition improved.
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