novelapdf #217 - Meet the Woman in the Attic
#217 - Meet the Woman in the Attic
Looking at the last few sentences of the book, Gu An remained silent.
Zuo Youyan liked that girl, but never went to see her again.
Nor did he fulfill his promise to the girl.
Now, thirty-four years have passed.
What he hopes for is that he, as Zuo Youyan, will go to that place and redeem that woman.
He hopes she can live well.
Of course, this is assuming she hasn't married.
If she has already married, then he will offer his blessings and apologize.
He broke his promise.
What Zuo Youyan wants is for her to live well, not to disturb her.
This balance needs to be maintained.
Gu An sighed inwardly.
"This is really putting me in a difficult position."
Gu An didn't know what to do, but since he had agreed, he had to do it.
After all, if he didn't see her, the knife couldn't be used.
Putting away the book, Gu An picked up some peanuts and threw them out.
At first, he would hear the sound of running.
But this time, he didn't hear it.
Which surprised Gu An somewhat.
Did it eat its fill?
He slightly raised his eyebrows.
He saw Noodles floating on the surface of the water, belly up, foaming at the mouth.
Huh???
With a flick of his wrist, Noodles came into his palm. After a brief look, it was poisoned.
Gu An pondered for a moment, then thought of something.
He looked at the peanuts in his hand again.
It was confirmed to be food poisoning.
His Gang Qi was poisonous.
"But this poison hasn't spread, so how could it be poisoned?"
Gu An was a little strange, but it wasn't a bad thing.
When fighting enemies, once he injured them, this poison would be a great attack.
It's just Noodles...
"I wonder if it's tough enough."
Noodles can only eat Gang Qi; eating other things has no effect.
Now it can only eat poisonous food, hoping it can hold on.
Currently, it is only slightly poisoned, and it should be fine in a couple of days.
Sure enough, after soaking in the water for a long time, it flipped over.
It's just that its eyes were a little listless.
It probably doesn't even know what happened.
Eating a peanut even made it lose consciousness.
Gu An shook his head, not caring.
Instead, he looked at the darkening sky, silent.
He is not Zuo Youyan and cannot understand his emotions.
But when meeting people, he should try to imitate him as much as possible.
To give them an explanation.
Currently.
The most important of the three should be that girl.
Then the little benefactor.
And finally, his mother, right?
According to the records, his mother wasn't good to him.
But:
After all, she is his parent. Perhaps it's because Zuo Youyan was too young and couldn't perceive his mother's goodness.
After a long silence, Gu An had a strange feeling.
Then he took out the broken knife.
When he held the hilt again, he suddenly had a complex feeling.
The knife intent above was affecting him.
It was as if the surroundings were filled with densely packed people, making him at a loss, should he advance or retreat?
Or stay where he was.
He was confused and helpless.
Finally, the feeling dissipated.
The surroundings were empty, silent under the moonlight.
In his hand, he was just holding an unremarkable broken knife.
But Gu An felt that he had become different from before, and his understanding of the knife seemed to have improved.
It seemed that the First Form of Pingqiu could be released with a completely different power at any time.
"Did I gain a trace of understanding of knife intent?"
Gu An sighed in his heart, will he really have to learn the knife in the future?
Swords are more handsome.
Flying on a sword is pleasing to the eye.
Flying on a knife... what's the point?
Gu An slowly got up and returned to the courtyard.
At this time, the Blood Demon Monarch had also roughly finished reading the Primordial Sky Burning Art.
"Big brother, there's no problem with this cultivation technique, but there are also some problems."
The Blood Demon Monarch continued to explain: "This cultivation technique depends on the physique. If the physique is wrong, it's like drinking poison.
If the physique is right, it's like traveling a thousand miles a day.
This cultivation technique is extremely terrifying when cultivated to a deep level.
It's stronger than all the cultivation techniques your sect currently displays."
Gu An looked at the person in front of him and said, "Am I suitable for cultivation?"
"Not very suitable, but big brother can cultivate the Blood Transformation Great Art."
The Blood Demon Monarch said seriously: "My Blood Transformation Great Art is not inferior to this Primordial Sky Burning Art at all."
"Is there a technique to change appearance?" Gu An asked again.
"Yes."
The Blood Demon Monarch immediately said, "Moreover, big brother has already learned it, that is, the Blood Fiend Great Teleportation combined with Blood Clotting Spirit Shaping.
It can modify the appearance to a certain extent.
If you want to disguise well, you need a good enough method of controlling spiritual energy.
The stronger the control, the less likely it is to be seen through, and the deeper you learn the Blood Fiend Great Teleportation, the less likely it will be detected.
Later on, you can completely condense human skin blood spirits to cover your body, completely disguising yourself.
Layer upon layer, ordinary strong people will not be able to peek at big brother's true face at all.
Let Little Blood talk about his experience using it."
Is it that powerful? Gu An decided to study it.
He didn't respond to the other party, but listened to the other party's experience.
When the other party finished, he nodded to indicate, poured spiritual liquid, and went into the house to study.
Before dawn, Gu An walked out of the courtyard.
He threw a few more peanuts into the lake, and Gu An walked out along the lake and river.
After that, the river branched, and Gu An walked towards the edge.
After a while, Gu An came to the edge of the cliff.
The Sword Dao Gang Qi around was slightly obvious.
It's easy to fall if you're not careful.
However, Gu An didn't hesitate and took a step out.
He flew on his sword.
The Sword Dao Gang Qi suppressed him, but it was offset by the Qi Sea Heavenly Gang.
Then he used the brand-new First Form of Pingqiu to resist.
Bang!
With a sound, Gu An felt his body being hit hard by something.
The whole person fell down.
With another bang, the whole person crashed to the ground.
He looked a little embarrassed.
"So it's really that scary."
Gu An was a little surprised. He couldn't even react just now.
Even his Primordial Spirit was suppressed like this by the Sword Dao Gang Qi.
Fortunately, there was no one around.
Otherwise, he would be criticized again.
However, the Qi Sea Heavenly Gang, like sword intent and knife intent, can resist the Sword Dao Gang Qi, which is an unexpected gain.
But there is no tempering effect.
He patted the dust off his body, and Gu An walked towards Qingmu City.
After being promoted, what he has to do is naturally to unlock the Sun Chaser in his hand and see if the attack power will be even higher with the blessing of this knife.
This time he went out without hiding or swaggering.
He maintained his usual low profile.
As a disciple of the mountain, if he still hides and hides, others will think he is scheming.
In the future, he will have to be careful of sneak attacks, and he may even send stronger people.
Now, to complete Zuo Youyan's mission, it's good if someone secretly attacks. His Primordial Spirit will definitely be something those people can't imagine.
In this way, he can pick up a lot of spirit stones, and then continue to hide in the sect.
He will come out again after being promoted to a higher realm.
Qingmu City.
Gu An entered smoothly. In the past, he felt that living here was something he couldn't afford.
Now...:
With more than 10,000 spirit stones, where can't he live?
When he came, he restrained his aura and used the Sun Chaser to disguise Zuo Youyan's aura.
As for his appearance, he also simply modified it to be somewhat similar to Zuo Youyan.
He didn't dare to be completely similar, it would be too recognizable.
He would be recognized.
"Listening Rain Pavilion, Su Ya'er."
Gu An looked at the surrounding shops and silently recited the names.
The former is the name of that pavilion, and the latter is the name of the person Zuo Youyan likes.
After searching for a long time, Gu An finally found the Chamber of Whispering Sounds.
It was an antique-style building. In the lobby, which was a tea room, some cultivators entered and went up to the second floor after exchanging a few words with the counter.
"Looks like a place where leisurely people with refined tastes would go."
Occasionally, the faint sound of a zither could be heard from inside.
It seemed quite elegant indeed.
He had never been to such a place before, and had only passed by it several times.
Gu An didn't have the courage to go in.
He had never been inside, but he was worried about being laughed at if they knew it was his first time.
Damn pride.
"Fellow Daoist, are you thinking of going in for tea?" Suddenly, a middle-aged man came to Gu An's side and asked.
Gu An looked at the man, slightly surprised: "Fellow Daoist is...?"
"I'm here for tea. I happen to be without company. Would you like to go in together?" the middle-aged man asked.
Gu An hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Do you come here often, Fellow Daoist?"
"How could I come here often?" The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed: "It's expensive. I only come occasionally.
Fellow Daoist must be sneaking away from your Dao companion, right?
You should be careful. The scent of tea here is easily absorbed. You'll need a talisman to get rid of it."
Gu An felt that the person in front of him was quite knowledgeable.
But the other party really thought highly of him. Did he look like he could afford a Dao companion?
However, he did not explain. He simply followed the other man into the lobby.
"Are the two Fellow Daoists drinking tea on the first floor or going to the second floor?" the counter fairy asked politely.
The middle-aged man said, "To the second floor," and then took a sign and went up.
Gu An hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm looking for someone."
"Fellow Daoist is looking for someone?" The counter fairy was slightly nervous: "Who are you looking for, Fellow Daoist?"
"A fairy from the pavilion," Gu An said.
Hearing this, the counter fairy breathed a sigh of relief. So he was here to find an old flame. She then smiled and said, "Which fairy are you looking for, Fellow Daoist?"
Gu An said calmly, "Su Ya'er."
Hearing this, the counter fairy frowned slightly, then said, "Please wait a moment."
Then she took out a notebook and began to search.
After a moment, she looked at Gu An politely and said, "Fellow Daoist, did you meet Su Ya'er on a certain day twenty-five years ago?
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Twenty-five years?
It should be thirty-four years.
But Gu An still nodded in agreement.
"That's right. Twenty-five years ago, she was redeemed by a lover. Su Ya'er agreed and said she would marry him," the counter fairy said seriously.
Hearing this, Gu An felt strange.
Redeemed by someone?
And married.
For a moment, Gu An didn't know what to feel.
After all, it wasn't him who had feelings for Su Ya'er.
If Zuo Youyan were alive, what would he do?
Gu An sighed inwardly, but still calmly asked, "Does the fairy know where she went?"
As he spoke, he gave the other party a small box.
The counter fairy was a little surprised, and then very politely told him the location.
It was in the north of the city, where ordinary people lived, and mostly poor people.
Su Ya'er was an ordinary person, and it was said that she married an ordinary person.
Naturally, she wouldn't be living a good life.
The pavilion didn't know the specifics.
After all, she was not young anymore, and it was a big profit for the pavilion to have someone redeem her.
The pavilion wouldn't care about what happened after that.
Gu An thanked her and turned to leave.
He walked towards the north of the city.
He didn't rush to find her, but looked around the streets.
He spotted a man with nothing to do in a corner and walked over.
As soon as he approached, the other party looked vigilant.
"Immortal Master is looking for me?" The other party put his hands behind his back and exerted force on his feet, as if he could escape at any moment.
"Looking for someone. How many spirit stones?" Gu An said directly.
The other party was stunned for a moment, and said, "That depends on who it is, how easy it is to find. The minimum is three spirit stones."
Gu An threw three spirit stones over and said, "Su Ya'er, who used to be in the Chamber of Whispering Sounds."
"Wait for me here for an hour," the other party said, quickly leaving after collecting the spirit stones.
Gu An took out a book and began to read on the spot.
He wasn't worried about the other party running away.
Half an hour later, the other party returned.
"Found her," the other party looked at Gu An and said, "In the village of Dead Trees outside the city."
"Outside the city?" Gu An was slightly surprised.
"Yes, she left the pavilion twenty-five years ago. If it's her, then that's her," the other party replied.
Gu An nodded: "Take me there."
As he spoke, he threw two more spirit stones over.
The man was overjoyed: "Follow me."
Afternoon.
Gu An arrived at the village of Dead Trees. There was a dead tree in the middle of the village. Fortunately, there was a river in front of the village.
Everyone's life was considered passable.
After a while, Gu An arrived in front of the wooden house at the back of the village.
The wooden house here had a small courtyard, with some vegetables planted in the courtyard and some chickens and ducks raised.
Gu An looked at everything in silence.
The servant boy had already left, leaving only Gu An, looking at the wooden house.
Suddenly, there was movement from the side.
A little boy ran over with a little girl: "Grandma."
The little boy opened the door and smiled: "Grandma, Daddy and Mommy brought food from the city. We brought it to you."
The little girl took out something wrapped in paper from her arms, revealing her missing front teeth and said: "Grandma, this, this, Daddy won't let us eat it."
At this time, a woman came out, with some wrinkles on her face. The years had still left their mark on her face.
But at forty or fifty years old, she still had a glimmer of light in her eyes,
With a kind gaze and a smile.
She touched the heads of the two children and said with a smile:
"What good things are these? Let me see."
As she spoke, she opened the oiled paper, and inside were steaming chicken legs.
"Wow ~"
The two children exclaimed.
Saliva was dripping down.
"So hot and still holding it in your arms?" the woman said with a smile.
The little girl smiled slyly: "I was afraid of losing it. Mommy said, this is for Grandma to eat, to nourish her body."
The woman smiled and tore off a piece of meat and handed it out: "Eat it."
The little girl wanted to refuse, but the meat had already entered her mouth.
The little boy cried anxiously.
Soon, a piece of meat also reached his mouth.
Halfway through eating, the little boy stopped and said: "Can't eat anymore, can't eat anymore, if we eat more, we'll finish it."
The little girl also woke up: "Grandma, you eat it."
The two children were persistent, and finally the woman ate it.
It seemed that she hadn't eaten such delicious meat for a long time.
Gu An was still standing outside, silent.
After the two children had played for a long time and went back, Gu An appeared.
The woman was slightly flustered.
But the moment she saw Gu An, she was stunned.
The other party's eyebrows made her feel a little familiar.
"You ......" The woman opened her mouth and said: "Zuo Youyan?"
Gu An was shocked. How did the other party recognize him?
Only shocked for a moment, he suddenly asked: "Are you married?"
If it was really Zuo Youyan, the first sentence he would ask would probably be this.