"That brat indeed had good luck, obtaining a fragment of a soul jade from somewhere. If not for that soul jade nourishing his soul, he would have likely woken up as a fool." Yuan Dao scoffed disdainfully, as if regretting the boy hadn't become an imbecile.
Although the man in the green robe was no good himself, he couldn't stand Yuan Dao's petty demeanor. "After all, you were master and disciple. You're quite ruthless."
The thought of having wasted so many years on a fake made Yuan Dao furious. "I investigated for a long time before finding the remote village where the Gu family was hiding in the mortal realm. But the Gu couple were already dead, leaving only those two siblings. I thought they must have told the siblings about the Gu family's furnace seed before they died. They were just tiny children; all I had to do was show a little kindness to gain their trust, and how could I not get them to talk? But I didn't expect that brat Gu Chuhao to be so cunning, refusing to reveal anything. In the end, I was forced to use a soul-searching technique!"
After using the "soul-searching technique," he discovered that Gu Chuhao knew nothing about the furnace seed or the Gu family's secrets. This made Yuan Dao feel like all his schemes had amounted to nothing. Unwilling to accept this, he devised a poisonous scheme to secretly eliminate Gu Chuhao, who was no longer of use.
However, he now regretted his convoluted method of murder. Perhaps it was his guilty conscience about his assumed identity, always fearing being suspected by the Void Sect if he made a mistake, that made him hesitant. Now, Gu Chuhao hadn't truly died and had instead become a troublesome flying zombie.
This was a hidden danger that could erupt at any moment. Having done many wicked deeds, he wouldn't feel at peace until he eliminated this threat.
Upon hearing Yuan Dao's words, Gu Junshi finally understood that Yuan Dao and his group had come to the mortal realm specifically for her and her brother. Their feigned actions, and later taking Gu Chuhao as a disciple, were all because they coveted something from the Gu family.
Gu Junshi didn't believe that something coveted by these arrogant immortals would be ordinary. Or perhaps, the identity of the Gu couple, who were considered poor farmers, should be re-evaluated.
Actually, Gu Junshi had thought about Gu Chuhao's situation from the moment she transmigrated into Gu Yi. Could it be such a coincidence that immortals descended to the mortal realm, stumbled upon their poor, unnamed village, and then happened to take a liking to a farming boy's extraordinary physique, insisting on taking him as a disciple and promising him a bright future?
If it were someone like her "little husband," a chosen one, it would be understandable. After all, these people were favored by the Heavenly Dao, surviving falls from cliffs and finding peerless secret manuals. But Gu Er, a character as insignificant as Gu Yi, suddenly becoming so "lucky" was a bit like the Buddhist saying—when one's blessings are exhausted, karma ripens.
In reality, Gu Er's original fate was indeed destined for such an outcome.
However, due to Gu Junshi's intervention, these "blessings" and "misfortunes" were not entirely the same.
She found Gu Er in the consciousness space and asked him, "Gu Er, how much do you know about the Gu family?"
Gu Er, who was diligently cultivating for revenge, was suddenly queried by his sister's consciousness, and couldn't react immediately. "Sister, you mean our Gu family?"
Gu Junshi also realized the awkwardness of her question and rephrased it, "How much do you remember about things before Mom and Dad passed away?"
Gu Er sat up from his sprawled position. Seeing Gu Yi's serious expression, he tidied his clothes and sat up straight. "Sister, I was over four years old when Dad and Mom passed away. I still remember some things."
"Then do you remember them telling you anything important?"
Hearing Gu Yi's question, Gu Er suddenly went blank.
He remembered that for a period, his seemingly respectable master had also subtly inquired about his parents. Initially, he found it strange and brushed off the questions with a few casual remarks. Later, as his master grew more impatient and began to interrogate him sternly, his doubts grew. But he truly didn't know, and he had told the truth. Yet, his master clearly didn't believe him.
He suddenly realized that his sister might know something, which was why she was asking him this.
"Sister, where are you now?"
Gu Junshi didn't hide it from him. After all, this matter was closely related to him, and their consciousnesses were linked. She let him see his surroundings through her vision. He looked around, and finally, his gaze fixed fiercely on Yuan Dao and the man in the green robe.
The moment he saw Yuan Dao, a crimson glow appeared in his eyes, and the evil nature of the flying zombie became uncontrollable. His two sharp zombie fangs grew, dripping with blood.
He wanted to tear apart that hypocrite Yuan Dao.
Gu Junshi briefly told him everything she had just heard from Yuan Dao and the man in the green robe.
Gu Er informed her of the identity of the man in the green robe. He was Sheng Chou, a disciple of Tang Xi, one of the Seven Commanders of the Void Sect.
Compared to Yuan Dao, an ordinary disciple, Sheng Chou had a background in the Void Sect, and his cultivation had recently broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, making him an early-stage Out-of-Body cultivator.
After learning everything, Gu Chuhao's disgust for Yuan Dao deepened, but he truly knew nothing. "Sister, I really don't know anything about Mom and Dad's affairs. You were a few years older than me back then, so shouldn't Mom and Dad have told you anything?"
Unfortunately, Gu Junshi did not have Gu Yi's memories. If she did, she wouldn't have had to seek information so circuitously.
Because she was a transmigrator and not a body snatcher, she did not inherit Gu Yi's memories. However, she had another way to retrieve some important memories.
That was the method of retrospection.
Realizing that the Gu family's affairs were not simple, Gu Junshi thought of the traumatic experience of her and her brother's parents suddenly dying when they were young, and a guess formed in her mind. "Gu Er, perhaps..."
Their parents' sudden deaths were not an accident.
According to the villagers, when Gu Yi was about six or seven years old, her parents were caught in a rockfall in the mountains. They were swept down the cliff along with the rocks, leaving no bodies behind. From then on, the siblings, left without adult care, had to depend on each other for survival.
"Sister, let me out," Gu Er said.
Gu Junshi could tell that this time he was not acting impulsively or recklessly. His tone was calm and collected, as if he had a plan and an idea in mind.
So, she released Gu Er. Gu Junshi etched a restriction on his forehead, which could temporarily conceal his cold, evil corpse aura.
She asked him, "What are you going to do?"
"I want to know the truth. What exactly does Yuan Dao want to get from our Gu family?" His pale, indifferent face was filled with coldness.
Gu Junshi knew that for a fledgling eagle to fly, it had to be pushed off the cliff with determination. As long as he made up his mind, she wouldn't always stop him from doing what he was determined to do.
"Good."