Ping'er smiled faintly, her words laced with sarcasm, "Yes, Aunt Hua has helped you so much, and what you've given back is just the tip of the iceberg!"
"Hmph, Aunt Hua takes good care of you every day, so how have you repaid her?" Feng Huaxian glared at Ping'er and spoke coldly.
Ping'er smiled and said, "Not asking for wages is the best way to repay her!"
“You think Hua Gu is someone who cares about money? The one who’s really greedy is Qing’er—” Feng Hua Xian blurted out unconsciously.
Ping'er looked at Feng Huaxian and chuckled, "I know your personalities perfectly well. Those who seem greedy aren't, and those who seem mean aren't—"
Ping'er squinted at Feng Huaxian and sneered, "Those who seem indifferent to worldly affairs are not necessarily kind-hearted!"
Seeing Qing'er staring at her, Feng Huaxian's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but feel flustered, thinking to herself: Could it be that this girl knows my secret—
Ping'er looked at the mountain road in the distance and said, "None of the roads are straight. We don't know if the next intersection will lead to our nemesis..."
Feng Huaxian looked at Ping'er with a surprised expression. "Who exactly are you?"
"Who is it?" Ping'er asked with a grin. "Just a little girl who hates trouble!"
Feng Huaxian looked at her suspiciously, "Are you... Qing'er's person?"
Ping'er laughed and said, "Do you think a dead person would still be a threat to me?"
Feng Huaxian frowned but did not speak.
"You don't need to doubt my stance. I've lost all interest in matters of the heart!" Ping'er's lips curled up slightly, revealing a row of small tiger teeth.
—Ever since Gu Liyan took Yan Moxue away, and Baili Huangyi took Feng Huaxian and Ping'er away, without any courtesans to sing on stage to accompany them, the brothel didn't have a single customer all day.
With a wave of her hand, Hua Gu decided to "close the shop," giving everyone a break until Feng Hua Xian and Yan Mo Xue returned.
Looking at the vast brothel, Hua Gu's face was filled with sorrow. "Since ancient times, people have said that the tombs of heroes are the land of gentle pleasures, but little do they know that besides men, even women like us are driven mad by love..."
Hua Gu walked onto the stage, sat in the center, and said with a wry smile, "I never imagined that the rise and fall of a brothel would be influenced by these two people..."
A bitter smile appeared on Hua Gu's face as she murmured to herself, "If only Qing'er were still here..."
Suddenly, Qing'er's smile appeared in his mind. The scene shifted, and then Qing'er's face appeared before her death. He was immediately terrified, his legs went weak, and he was overwhelmed with grief. "Qing'er, why did you have to be so heartless? If you were here..."
Hua Gu covered her face and tears streamed down her face. After crying for a while, Hua Gu looked up and accidentally saw an envelope tucked under the corner of the table.
Hua Gu was slightly taken aback, walked over, picked it up, opened it, and her expression suddenly changed. "This, this is—"
Hua Gu's limbs went weak and she collapsed to the ground. There she saw large, blood-red characters written on it: "The one who killed me is Feng Hua Xian - Qing'er's last words!"
—The setting sun cast a golden glow over the entire Thousand Absolutes Mountain.
Looking at the familiar forest, Yan Muxue felt a surge of warmth and comfort.
Suddenly, noticing a broken tree trunk, Yan Muxue ran over, pointed at the tree, and said, "I remember you broke this tree back then, when you were just a child—"
Gu Liyan smiled and said, "Yes, I was so dizzy from that fall that I couldn't take it anymore and passed out."
Yan Muxue held Gu Liyan's hand, her face full of guilt, and said, "Every time you get hurt, it's because of me, and I always argue with you. Now that I think about it, I feel like I was really bad—"
“Fool, how can this be your fault! You can only blame…” Gu Liyan said with a smile.
"I can only blame myself for being too strict!" Before Gu Liyan could finish speaking, Gu Yan's voice suddenly rang out, and the next second he abruptly appeared in front of Gu Liyan and Yan Muxue.
Upon seeing Gu Yan appear, Yan Muxue was startled and quickly hid behind Gu Liyan, not daring to show her face.
Seeing Yan Muxue's reaction, Gu Liyan was both amused and exasperated. She had done the same thing before, pushing herself out as a shield.
Gu Yan looked at Gu Liyan with a guilty look in his eyes and said, "It seems you should have regained your memories."
Gu Liyan nodded. "I only understood my father's good intentions after I regained my memories."
An old saying goes, "We're all family, so let's not stand on ceremony."
Gu Liyan smiled and nodded. "Father is right."
Gu Yan spoke to Yan Muxue behind Gu Liyan, "An ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws sooner or later. Can you hide forever?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Muxue stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency..."
Gu Yan smiled and nodded. "That's right, you've grown up and understand what manners are."
Seeing Gu Yan nod to her, Yan Muxue looked surprised and delighted. Her previous nervousness vanished, and she smiled as she looked at Gu Liyan.
Seeing this, Gu Liyan seized the opportunity, took Yan Muxue's hand and said to Gu Yan, "Father, I want to be with Xue'er, I hope you can grant my wish."
Gu Yan glanced at Yan Muxue, who was looking at him expectantly, and said, "I sent you down the mountain to find her, mainly to help you regain your memories. Also, I had already promised an old friend to change her fate, which is why I sent you down the mountain. But..."
Gu Yan's face turned cold as he spoke indifferently, "However, this does not mean that I completely accept a half-demon of unknown origin. At the very least, you should let us know your bloodline and who your biological parents are."
Upon hearing Gu Yan's words, Yan Muxue instinctively gripped Gu Liyan's hand tightly, becoming nervous again. She stammered, "I... I don't know who my parents are, and neither do my great-grandmothers..."
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