Seeing Gu Qianying's forthrightness, Elder Baili was very pleased.
He glanced at his son, Baili Su, then looked at Gu Qianying again: "Divine Doctor Gu, you've been troubled with Su'er's illness all this time. Now that Su'er's illness has entered the third stage, he will soon recover. May I ask what your plans are after this, Divine Doctor Gu?"
As he spoke, everyone looked at Gu Qianying.
Baili Jingxuan looked curious. Beside him, Song Wuji glanced between Gu Qianying and Baili Su.
He simply smiled and said nothing, naturally understanding the meaning behind Elder Baili's words.
For this reason, he deliberately fanned the flames: "Yes, Divine Doctor Gu, may I ask if you and your friends will be staying or leaving next?"
As he spoke, Song Wuji casually popped a piece of pastry into his mouth. Although the pastry tasted sweet, he said, "Some people taste sweetness in this pastry, some taste sourness, and some taste bitterness."
He pushed a piece towards Baili. "May I ask, Young Master Baili, do you taste sour, sweet, or bitter?"
Song Wuji's meaning was clear.
Baili Su did not speak, but looked at Gu Qianying.
Beside them, Baili Jingxuan directly took the pastry in front of Baili Su and tasted it. He said with great sincerity, "It's sweet. How could it be bitter or sour?"
He turned to Song Wuji and asked, "Is there something wrong with your tongue?"
Song Wuji: "..."
Elder Baili finally couldn't help but hit Baili Jingxuan on the head: "Shut up!"
"Father, did I say something wrong?"
Baili Jingxuan did not realize his mistake.
Elder Baili found Baili Jingxuan hopelessly foolish and couldn't be bothered to deal with him.
He turned to look at Gu Qianying.
In fact, he wanted Gu Qianying to give an answer, or to state her own decision.
Everyone present, except for Baili Jingxuan, could see Baili Su's feelings for Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying looked at Elder Baili and understood his question.
Parents always want their children to be happy.
She turned to look at Baili Su, and Baili Su also looked at Gu Qianying, their eyes meeting.
Baili Su spoke first: "Father, Gu Shenyi's son, Xiao Yihao, has not yet been found. It is inappropriate to discuss this matter now."
Baili Su was mediating for Elder Baili. He did not want to force Gu Qianying to do anything she disliked, nor did he want to force Gu Qianying to say anything she was unwilling to say.
"Elder Baili, do you lack a daughter-in-law?"
Gu Qianying suddenly spoke.
Elder Baili was stunned, and Baili Su suddenly turned to look at Gu Qianying.
"Pfft!"
Song Wuji sprayed the tea in his mouth, then quickly wiped it clean with a handkerchief.
Baili Jingxuan also looked at Gu Qianying. Although he didn't speak, he was sizing up Gu Qianying.
Although he wasn't very smart, he knew about the feelings between Divine Doctor Gu and his brother Baili Su.
"Divine Doctor Gu, you mean..."
Baili Jingxuan asked.
Gu Qianying smiled: "Yes, it's exactly what Young Master Jingxuan understands."
"Hahaha..."
Elder Baili stroked his beard and laughed heartily.
"Good, good, good. Of course, this old man lacks one."
"However, we must first find my son."
"Good, of course."
Elder Baili was very happy.
Baili Su's cheeks turned red again.
"However, before leaving here, I still want Elder Baili to meet two people."
With that, Gu Qianying glanced at Song Wuji.
Song Wuji nodded at her.
Gu Qianying snapped her fingers into the air.
A gust of wind blew, the sky changed dramatically, and dark clouds gathered.
A flood dragon instantly appeared, flying from afar.
Late at night, there were few people on the street, so few saw his arrival.
With another snap of a finger, the divine beast Bai Ze also appeared, transforming into human form and walking alongside the Xuanling Maiden.
As the flood dragon A Mu landed, he also transformed into human form.
The three walked closer to the inn.
As the private room was opened, the Xuanling Maiden and Bai Ze entered first, followed closely by the flood dragon A Mu carrying Baili Su.
After the flood dragon A Mu put Baili Su down, the Xuanling Maiden, Bai Ze, and the flood dragon A Mu walked forward, approaching Gu Qianying. They knelt on one knee behind her and said, "Your subordinate requests an audience with the Sect Master."
Elder Baili was stunned. Baili Jingxuan and Song Wuji both looked at Gu Qianying.
Some of them had seen the three people kneeling behind Gu Qianying before, but seeing them again still filled them with surprise.
Gu Qianying saw that Baili Su had been thrown in front of her. After standing firm, she then stood up and looked at the three behind her: "Where are they?"
The three stood up, dividing into two groups. The Xuanling Maiden went out and then came back in, with two people following behind her.
"Father, eldest brother, second brother!"
Baili Mengran, holding her mother's hand, walked in. Seeing Baili Jingxuan, Baili Su, and Elder Baili, Baili Mengran excitedly ran over.
"Master! You're really still alive? Master..."
Madam Baili, seeing Elder Baili, excitedly dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief and shed tears.
At this moment, Song Wuji spoke: "Uncle Baili, Young Master Baili, and Second Young Master, the Baili Manor has been targeted by the Han family. I brought Madam Song and Miss Mengran out and handed them over to Divine Doctor Gu for safekeeping."
As he spoke, Song Wuji looked at Baili Su: "Of course, all of this is thanks to Divine Doctor Gu. The people around Divine Doctor Gu are all capable individuals. They protected Madam Song and Miss Mengran, and they are very safe."
Song Wuji spoke up for Gu Qianying.
In his eyes, he and Gu Qianying were in a cooperative relationship, and he also saw the feelings between Gu Qianying and Baili Su.
It was better for the Baili family to remember Divine Doctor Gu's kindness than his own.
"Father, daughter finally sees you. Daughter misses you so much."
Baili Jingxuan was held in Elder Baili's arms. Baili Mengran hugged Elder Baili's neck, her small face full of tears.
Elder Baili pinched Baili Mengran's small face and smiled, saying, "Father misses you too."
After acting spoiled in Elder Baili's arms for a while, Baili Mengran jumped down from his embrace and went to Song Wuji. She bowed to Song Wuji with her small body: "Young Master Song, this humble daughter Mengran thanks Young Master Song for treating my father so well. Also, this humble daughter wants to apologize to Young Master Song. It was this daughter who misunderstood Young Master Song."
Baili Mengran's bow was proper and formal.
Song Wuji squatted down and also raised his hand to pinch her chubby little face: "It's alright, it was also Song Gege who scared you. But at that time, Song Gege was forced to do so. Everyone around Song Gege was Song Gang's people, even the people who served me personally were Song Gang's people. Therefore, there were some things Song Gege had to do."
"Thank you for your understanding, Miss Mengran."
"Mm."
Baili Mengran smiled happily.
On the way, the Xuan Nu sister, Divine Doctor Gu's subordinate, had already told her and her mother everything.
It was then that she realized they had wronged Young Master Song.
"Since it was all a misunderstanding, can Young Master Song release Brother Yihao now?"
Baili Mengran always remembered Xiao Yihao.
Upon hearing "Xiao Yihao," Gu Qianying and the others' expressions changed.
Xiao Yihao's whereabouts were unknown, and Gu Qianying and the others had been searching for a long time.
However, Gu Qianying knew that her son Xiao Yihao was no ordinary person, and he had the protection of demonic power within him.
Ordinary people could not harm him, and even demonic beings with demonic power would have difficulty harming her son.
It was just... her son had not been found, which was something that made her unable to eat or sleep, and unable to let go of.
She came out tonight to fulfill her agreement with Young Master Song and to let Baili Su see his father.
After returning, she would definitely continue to search for her son Xiao Yihao.
"Xiao Yihao... he... he's gone."
Song Wuji finally revealed the truth.
Baili Mengran was stunned when she heard this: "Gone? Why is he gone? Where did he go?"
Song Wuji did not speak, Gu Qianying lowered her gaze, and Baili Su turned his face away.
The three people following Gu Qianying, the Xuanling Maiden, Bai Ze, and the flood dragon A Mu, all looked at Gu Qianying upon hearing this.
Under Gu Qianying's signal, the three retreated in unison.
After the three came out of the inn, the Xuanling Maiden said, "The master asked us to appear, it turns out it was to find the young lord."
Bai Ze nodded: "It seems I should use my spiritual arts."
The flood dragon A Mu stood beside them: "It seems our master knew that when we were taking care of the young lord, we all left something of ourselves on him."
"Of course, how could the things we secretly did back then be hidden from our master? It's just... our master didn't say anything."
With that, the three stood on the deserted street and began to use their respective abilities.
The Xuanling Maiden threw out two paper cranes with spiritual bodies attached. Bai Ze deployed a spiritual soft sword, which would follow the aura he had left on Xiao Yihao to find the person.
The flood dragon A Mu, with a flip of his palm, conjured a young dragon that emerged from heaven and earth. After letting out a low roar, he also went in different directions to search for the person.
Inside the inn, standing by the window and watching the three people casting spells on the street, Gu Qianying withdrew her gaze.
She had summoned the Xuan Nu trio for this very purpose.
Years ago, her son Xiao Yihao had disobeyed and run away many times. To find him, the Xuanling Maiden, Bai Ze, and A Mu had used many methods.
In order to find her son as soon as possible and avoid punishment, the three of them had eventually left something on Xiao Yihao.
Song Wuji did not respond to Baili Mengran's words.
However, his expression made Baili Mengran guess something.
"Divine Doctor Gu, don't worry, I have this. Yihao Gege said that as long as I hold this, I can find him."
As she spoke, Baili Mengran quickly took out the item she had hidden on her person.
When everyone saw what she held in her hand, they were all stunned.
Gu Qianying only frowned.