Stars obediently nodded, "Okay, Mom, we will listen to you and definitely won’t go out."
"Good children, don’t make Mom worry about you. Mom knows you’re very sensible."
After leaving instructions for the two of them, Gu Lili and Long Qian left the door and briefly explained the situation. Long Qian fully supported her and said, "Rest assured and focus on your retreat. I’m here, and I will take good care of the two of them until you return."
"Mother, thank you for your hard work."
"We’re all family, no need for formalities, it’s the right thing to do."
Next, Gu Lili went to Gu Xichen’s room and said a few words. Gu Xichen also reassured her to not worry and promised to wait for her return in the guest room.
After arranging everything, she felt at ease.
Just as she climbed a few steps up the stairs, she heard Jun Xiangyi’s voice calling from behind.
She turned around to see Jun Xiangyi rushing in, followed by Xu Mohan.
"Aunt, I finally see you. I’ve co several tis, but haven’t been able to catch you." Jun Xiangyi approached her, "Aunt, are you okay?"
"Still okay."
Jun Xiangyi noticed she looked quite pale, knowing all too well that she couldn’t be fine, "I heard from Old Xu that the Demon World no longer exists."
"I didn’t expect it to co to this."
"Aunt, please rest well. Shall I keep you company?"
"I have to go back to Lizhi Garden."
"Alright then, you go ahead."
As Jun Xiangyi and Xu Mohan ca out, she let out a heavy sigh and said wearily, "When Uncle was around, Aunt was always so spirited. Now that Uncle is gone, most of her vitality seems to have been drained away."
"What lies in Nila Lake may be as unknowable as underworld speculations from the mortal world. Only the deceased know, and similarly, only those who jump in know." Xu Mohan couldn’t make sense of his thoughts either, "If he died, why is his na still lit in the Book of Life and Death? If he died, why hasn’t he returned? I’m wondering, was he restrained at the bottom of the lake? Is that why he can’t co out?"
"I think that’s possible too, but why restrain him? Wasn’t it said that the ancestor of the Demon World was suppressed at the bottom of the lake by the Heavenly World’s ancestor?"
"That was just conjecture based on events from that ti. After all, no one has witnessed the bottom of the lake firsthand, and all those who went in haven’t co out. It’s been over four hundred thousand years with no sign of anyone returning."
"Uncle won’t be an exception, will he?"
Xu Mohan remained silent; he didn’t want to give her a definite answer, nor did he want to deny it.
He held her hands, "Your hands are so cold, let warm them."
As they exited the main gate, Jun Xiangyi’s gaze landed on the figure standing at their own doorstep not far away.
It was none other than Feng Qinglian’s mother.
"What’s she doing here?"
"I don’t know." Xu Mohan focused on Madam Feng and said, "Let’s go see."
As the couple approached, Madam Feng spoke first, "Xiangyi, can you go check on Qing Lian?"
"What happened to him?"
"He..." Madam Feng’s voice choked with emotion as she explained everything in detail. She revealed that after Feng Qinglian saw her that day, he went ho, drank a lot of wine, left two letters, and attempted to take his own life by hanging and poisoning himself. Fortunately, Madam Feng discovered him in ti and rescued him, but he’s been in a coma ever since. Although he seed slightly better today, he has been continuously calling your na, Jun Xiangyi.
After hearing this, Jun Xiangyi said, "I can’t go. Whatever happens to him is none of my concern. Hasn’t he hard enough?"
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