What uncle?
According to normal convention, an uncle is his mother's brother.
So, he had another uncle?!
Before Xiao Sizhun could voice the confusion in his mind, Gu Junshi waved her hand, securely drawing him into her consciousness space.
Gu Er had been struggling to break through all these years. He buried himself in the earth, wrapping himself in a silken cocoon, hoping to achieve his desire soon. However, this method was rather foolish.
Gu Junshi thought of giving him a helping hand and directly kicked him into the "Gate of the Yellow Springs."
Not placing him in the deepest position, with his strength, he could at most train near the entrance.
The "Gate of the Yellow Springs" did not allow the living, but he was somewhere between living and not, at best a "living corpse." As the saying goes, "Without experiencing the bone-chilling cold, how can one smell the fragrance of plum blossoms?" Without enduring the severe torment of the nether energy within the "Gate of the Yellow Springs," how could one grow rapidly?
She estimated that it would not take long before he was completely transformed and became a Jiangshi.
But just as she was preparing to retrieve the immortal artifact, someone unexpected blocked her path—Li Sheng.
Gu Junshi was not disguised at this moment. With her clear and noble dark eyebrows and her detached, indifferent fair skin, she looked up and calmly observed him.
She did not show much particular emotion at his sudden appearance.
When he didn't deliberately stand out, he was like a shadow, but when he wanted to attract attention, he could be seen at a glance. What strange trait was this?
Gu Junshi glanced at the ongoing fierce battle on the demonic slaughter side, then turned back to Li Sheng.
He wore a moon-white silk robe today, his dark hair tied up with a fine bamboo hairpin. His porcelain-white, delicate skin, and the essence of heaven and earth were all contained within his pair of eyes. He always possessed a serene and clear temperament that was different from others.
How to say it, he seemed to have become even more handsome than the last time she saw him?
Was she mistaken, or did he, like a demon that feeds on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, temper himself daily?
"Why are you here?"
Li Sheng felt that she was very far from him. He wanted to get closer to her. As soon as he took a step, he was suppressed by a sudden, fierce, and majestic airflow.
Gu Junshi remained standing there quietly, her tone and demeanor showing no malice, yet she had isolated him within her tolerable range. Moving any closer was impossible.
"Your name is Gu Junshi... or Hua Mi?"
Li Sheng was as harmless, gentle, and pure as he had initially appeared. With a pair of immaculate, watery eyes, he stared at Gu Junshi, hoping to soften her heart.
But Gu Junshi remained unmoved. She seemed to have seen something interesting in him, and a faint, enigmatic smile touched her lips.
"Gu Junshi."
Li Sheng seemed unable to understand her expression at this moment, so he braced himself and asked, "What is your relationship with that man called Liu Jiang Fusheng?"
"That seems to have nothing to do with you."
Li Sheng seemed hurt by this sentence. His face paled slightly, and he lowered his eyes, dejectedly saying, "But I... I like you."
His confession sounded a bit like what a child would say when they met a liked playmate and wanted to make friends, lacking any sense of romantic affection.
Therefore, Gu Junshi did not take it to heart. "And then?"
"I, I just heard you say you were going to abduct Liu Jiang Fusheng?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Junshi looked at him deeply.
It seemed he had arrived quite early. These words were a joke she had shared with Gu Sizhun. Since he had overheard them, it meant he had been lurking nearby all along.
And yet, she had not detected him.
Seeing Gu Junshi remain silent, Li Sheng directly revealed his trump card: "Can I follow you?"
Without agreeing or disagreeing, she suddenly asked, "Do you know what I intend to do with him after abducting him?"
Li Sheng heard her speak, then nodded.
Seeing him nod, Gu Junshi continued, "He and I were once husband and wife, but he kept a very important secret from me. Tell me, how should I make him speak?"
Li Sheng blinked in surprise, then thought hard and hesitated, "Since you were once husband and wife, it is naturally difficult to confront each other directly. Why don't you treat him better? Perhaps he will be willing to tell you."
Gu Junshi glanced at him, her eyes carrying thoughts no heavier than dew. She said lightly, "I used to want to treat him well, but he found out all the truths he shouldn't have known. Now, he will no longer trust me."
"...Not necessarily. If he truly likes you, he will accept you again," Li Sheng comforted.
"But now, he doesn't even want to get close to me anymore."
Gu Junshi's brow furrowed slightly, as if troubled.
She had seen Liu Jiang Fusheng's coldness and distance before.
Reuniting after a broken relationship, how easy could that be?
Li Sheng seemed genuinely willing to share her worries. He bit his lip, then said seriously, "How about we try it?"
"Try?"
Li Sheng nodded. He sincerely suggested, "If a man truly loves a woman, he cannot tolerate other men around her. If you take me back, we can try to see his reaction? If he reacts, it means he has not given up on you."
He was suggesting she... find a man to pretend to be intimate with, to make Long Ao Tian jealous?
This plot felt inexplicably familiar... Gu Junshi said slowly, "But if that's the case, I don't lack candidates. Why must I choose you?"
Li Sheng's starlike eyes dimmed slightly when he heard that she would rather choose someone else than consider him. "Because I'm not troublesome. I just want to help you reconcile. Didn't you want him to tell you something very important? If he trusts you again, he will definitely tell you. But if you find someone else, what if they become clingy and cause more trouble?"
His analysis was quite thorough.
"Then what about you? Won't you be clingy? Didn't you just say you like me?" Gu Junshi asked.
Li Sheng's ears turned red with embarrassment, and he stammered anxiously, "I, I like you, but I know I'm not worthy of you. I just want to repay your life-saving kindness. So even if you use me, at least for this period, I want to stay by your side."
Isn't it very interesting?
Seemingly innocent and naive, yet he knows how to seize opportunities. Seemingly lacking in any special skills, yet he hides many secrets. This was what she had observed in him for so long.
Gu Junshi released her restraint on him, allowing him to approach her.
"Then let's try. Let's see if you have the ability to pry open his mouth."
—
Just as Gu Junshi was preparing to go to the ancestral hall to retrieve the immortal artifact, a faint and pleasant chime suddenly echoed from the heights of the boundless heavens, and she was stunned on the spot.
She looked up and saw that in the dark and ominous sky, a pair of giant eyes had opened.
Others might not be able to look directly or see clearly, but for Gu Junshi, who had experienced it once before, she had a certain immunity and resistance.
She had seen a similar pair of eyes before.
However, that pair was evil and scarlet, and even more powerful and terrifying.
But this pair of eyes was righteous and majestic, looking down on ants like the heavens, merciless and solemn.