Gu Liyan hurriedly spoke up to explain for Gu Changyuan, "It's not my fault, Senior Brother. I forgot my things at the inn, so you were in a hurry to go back and get them..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Li calmed down. "Oh, I see. I misunderstood. Alright, walk slowly up the mountain. Your uncle has other matters to attend to, so he won't take you up!"
Seeing that Gu Li didn't ask any further questions, Gu Liyan obediently nodded. Suddenly remembering something, she called out to Gu Li, "Uncle-Master, wait a minute. When my senior brother and I were traveling down the mountain, we discovered that someone was watching us. My senior brother and I didn't know which clan they were from, so we didn't investigate further before returning..."
Gu Li's expression changed slightly, and before Gu Liyan could continue, he said, "Little Li, leave this matter to your uncle. I'll go down the mountain to investigate now. Don't tell your master for the time being, understand?"
Gu Liyan was taken aback, wondering why he hadn't mentioned it to Gu Yan. Then, remembering the scene of the two arguing that night, he nodded in realization, "I understand, Uncle-Master."
"Hmm." Gu Li glanced at Gu Liyan's solemn expression, then turned and walked down the mountain.
Watching Gu Li's retreating figure, Gu Liyan pondered, "Uncle-Master didn't seem too surprised just now. Could it be that he already knows about this?"
Gu Liyan became suspicious and, after thinking for a moment, decided to follow them to see what was going on.
Gu Li walked along the road, his mind heavy with worries:
"Could it be them? Yes, the agreed time has passed, it's time for them to show up. Besides, only they can detect the fortune on Xiao Li and Chang Yuan. It seems we need to handle this matter properly before deciding on that other thing..."
Heading south, alone with a sword.
Gu Li arrived in the town, dressed in white with silver hair, carrying a long sword. His appearance drew the attention of passersby, who pointed and whispered among themselves.
"Look at this person's attire, could he be a chivalrous knight-errant from the mountains?"
"What chivalrous hero? Have you all forgotten? There are only fox spirits on Thousand Absolute Mountain. I bet he's some exorcist from the big city, here to capture the fox spirit!"
"I see. Then we can't let him go up the mountain!"
"That's right! The Fox Spirit has always protected our Thousand Absolute Town, and we absolutely cannot let the exorcists harm the Fox Spirit!"
Gu Li's hearing was extraordinary, so he naturally heard what the group said. He turned around, bowed to them, and said humbly:
"Everyone, I have heard what you said. You have misunderstood. I am not an exorcist, but an envoy sent by the Fox Fairy of Thousand Absolute Mountain to investigate the people's conditions. I pose no threat to the Fox Fairy!"
Upon hearing Gu Li's words, everyone's expression changed drastically, from skepticism to respect, and they all spoke up:
"I'm sorry, sir, you are very magnanimous. What I just said was all nonsense!"
"Your Excellency, please forgive me..."
Faced with such simple and kind people, Gu Li was both amused and exasperated. Not wanting to get entangled with them any longer, he chose a direction and headed towards the alley entrance. Moving like the wind, he quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
As the ancient calendar arrived and departed in a hurry, gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd.
Ignoring the panic behind him, Gu Li went alone into the alley. Deep inside the alley, he found a house with its vermilion gate wide open.
Gu Li sighed as he looked at the familiar gate before him, and images of graceful women from his memories flooded back.
Gu Li smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect this debt to have been outstanding for so long. I wonder if it's still too late to make up for it..."
Just as I was about to go inside, a girl's voice came from behind me: "Who are you? What are you doing here sneaking around like this?"
Gu Li turned his head and saw a beautiful and generous young girl holding a fragrant breakfast, looking at him with a cold expression.
Gu Li pointed to the gate and asked in confusion, "Little girl, do you live here too?"
Yan Muxue frowned and said irritably, "So what if it is or it isn't? It's none of your business!"
Gu Li gave an awkward laugh. "I'm here to see someone. Could you please inform them for me? Just say..."
Before Gu Li could finish speaking, Yan Muxue interrupted him coldly, "No need to announce your arrival! Our family never allows men into our home! We would never entertain any men! I advise you to go back to where you came from!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Li's expression changed, and he pressed, "Little girl, why does your family have this rule?"
"Hmph, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you, so get lost! Otherwise, I might take action!" Yan Muxue said irritably.
Ever since being "teased" by Gu Liyan, she feels annoyed whenever she sees a man. Let alone Gu Li, who practically threw himself at her!
Before Gu Li could say anything, Yan Muxue had already pushed him. Despite her young age, her strength was far beyond that of ordinary people. For a moment, Gu Li was caught between a rock and a hard place, unable to hit her or scold her, and could only let her push him out of the alley.
Even after being pushed to the alley entrance, Gu Li still refused to give up. He turned around and pleaded, "Little girl, I'm just here to find someone. You don't have to kick me out, do you?"
Yan Muxue said irritably, "I told you we don't accept men! Get lost, or I'll hit you!"
"you……"
Before Gu Li could say anything, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him:
"It's you! You liar, I've been looking for you everywhere!"
Gu Li turned around and saw Gu Liyan limping over, pointing at Yan Muxue and angrily shouting, "It's you! You liar, you scoundrel! You're the one who caused my leg to be like this! You're fully responsible!"
Gu Li was speechless. He had just seen Gu Liyan walking perfectly fine, but now he was a real cripple!
Gu Liyan pointed at Yan Muxue and cursed. Yan Muxue was even more furious when she saw him and walked straight towards Gu Liyan, shouting, "You're the big liar! You filthy scoundrel! How dare you show your face in front of me! I'll beat you to death!"
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