Li Fengying sobbed and couldn't speak. Lu Yunshan patted her back and said, "Go in and see Mom one last time."
Li Yingcai's eyes immediately reddened, and he choked out, "I...I understand."
After saying that, he went straight into the Wang family's house. Li Yingying, who was behind him, greeted Lu Yunshan and his wife and then followed them inside.
Lu Rui walked over and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm going home first."
"What are you going home for!" Before Lu Yunshan could speak, Li Fengying scolded, "Your grandmother has passed away, you must stay!"
Lu Rui said awkwardly, "Mom, don't misunderstand. I went back to ask the gods to send Grandma off so she can rest in peace. You just saw that Grandma couldn't close her eyes in peace, so I asked the gods to send her off."
Hearing Chen Rui's explanation, Li Fengying calmed down. "Then, then you should speak up for your grandmother and make sure she doesn't suffer..."
Lu Rui nodded. "Okay, Mom, I understand."
After giving a few instructions, Chen Rui led Gu Liyan and the other person back to the Lu family.
"Let me find you some suitable clothes first, so it will be much more convenient for you to go out later." Lu Rui found a set of clothes and handed them to Gu Liyan and An Qianbai.
"Thank you." Gu Liyan nodded.
After changing his clothes in the room, Gu Liyan took off his mask and went outside. Lu Rui, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze, was shocked when he saw Gu Liyan. "It's...it's you..."
"You know me?" Gu Liyan looked at Lu Rui with suspicion.
Lu Rui blushed slightly. "I, I'm actually..."
creak—
The door opened, and An Qianbai stepped out. Her slender figure accentuated her white shirt, making her appear exceptionally delicate and pretty. Gu Liyan was stunned; he hadn't expected An Qianbai to be so handsome.
An Qianbai blushed slightly as she noticed the two men's gazes fixed on her.
"Um... if you two have nothing else to do, how about I take you out for a walk?" Lu Rui said.
Gu Liyan nodded, but thinking of Lu Ruiwei's slightly flushed face, he was really puzzled: Did he recognize him?
Dawn
Gu Liyan and An Qianbai followed Lu Rui and explained Jiu Quan's mission.
"I didn't expect that you came here to resolve the dispute between our three families." Lu Rui was a little surprised, but he also understood. "I live in the Lu family and know a bit about their grudges. The main purpose of this task is to uphold filial piety."
Gu Liyan nodded. "So I want to know the grudges behind this."
“The one who died was my maternal grandmother, who could be considered the matriarch of the Li family,” Lu Rui said with a sigh.
Gu Liyan was puzzled. "If she was the matriarch of the Li family, how could she have died in the Wang family?"
Lu Rui frowned and said, "It's all because of my dear fourth aunt! She said she can take care of the elderly and won't let the rest of us take care of them in their old age!"
"So you agreed?" Gu Liyan looked at Lu Rui curiously.
Lu Rui said somewhat angrily, "Grandma cares about Fourth Aunt, and even more so about the two children of the Wang family, my sister Wang Xueting and my brother Wang Xuesong. She stayed with the Wang family for their sake..."
Gu Liyan looked at Lu Rui, whose eyes were slightly red, and waited for his next words:
"She sold the old man's house, and later the old man developed Alzheimer's disease, but she didn't seek treatment..."
Hearing Lu Rui's words, An Qianbai felt a tightness in her chest.
Lu Rui wiped away her tears and said, "There are some things I really don't want to say. I'm afraid I'll want to strangle her with my own hands!"
Gu Liyan nodded. "I understand. Let's go check on the Wang family again."
The three arrived at the Wang family's house and saw that everyone had already gathered. They assumed that the yin-yang master, dressed in gray and black, was in the room.
"Who are these two...?" Lu Yunshan was somewhat surprised by Gu Liyan and An Qianbai's attire, as Gu Liyan was wearing Lu Rui's clothes, while An Qianbai was wearing the same style of clothes as his wife.
“Oh, they are…” Lu Rui didn’t know how to start the conversation.
“The Yin-Yang School,” Gu Liyan said.
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, the geomancer turned to look at him and asked, "Who invited you? Don't you know the rules of the underworld?"
Gu Liyan glanced at him and said calmly, "You misunderstood. The Yin-Yang School I was referring to is the Yin-Yang School below."
The fortune teller stared at Gu Liyan in astonishment, his body trembling involuntarily. Just as he was about to bow to Gu Liyan, Gu Liyan waved his hand and said, "You do your thing, don't worry about us."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Lu Yunshan looked at his son, unsure what to say. Li Fengxia looked at Gu Liyan and An Qianbai with a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Lu Rui glanced around and asked, "Have you notified my cousin?"
Wang Xueting began, "My younger brother has exams coming up soon, so we plan to tell him after he finishes them..."
"It's not the college entrance exam, it's just the midterm exam, what are you hiding?" Lu Rui scolded.
"Xiao Rui, your brother's grades are always linked to his future. You wouldn't want him to give up his studies, would you?" Li Fengxia said sarcastically.
"You..." Lu Rui pointed at her angrily, and seeing this, Lu Yunshan hurriedly said, "Is it really good to leave the child with regrets?"
"Uncle, for the sake of Xuesong's grades, we can only tell a white lie this time," Wang Xueting said with a slight frown and some dissatisfaction.
“Grandma raised him from childhood and didn’t see him one last time. Now you’re not even telling him so he can come back to see her off in her final moments! You…” Lu Rui wanted to say something, but he covered his throbbing head halfway through his sentence and couldn’t speak anymore.
"Xiao Rui, are you alright?" Lu Yunshan looked at him with concern.
Lu Rui shook his head and looked coldly at Li Fengxia, saying, "It's nothing... I can't stay here any longer, I'll go out first." Gu Liyan watched Lu Rui leave, then pulled An Qianbai and turned to follow.
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