CHAPTER 256: CHAPTER 256: XUANMEN GU FAMILY

"Ah Zhi, sooner or later, you’ll understand that this world isn’t just about love and affection." Qin Shuang sighed softly.

Qin Shuang was truly tired of the love and affection in this current world.

Regardless of gender, everyone treats feelings so frivolously, breaking up and getting together like child’s play.

"Mom, stop talking about it." Gu Zhi frowned.

Ever since Qin Shuang took her revenge and rendered Gu Heng incapacitated, they moved to this remote mountain village, relying on their own hands for clothing, food, and accommodation, severing all ties with the outside world.

"Ah Zhi, if you must have friends, I hope it’s Xia Mian." Qin Shuang turned back and gave her a deep look. "There’s a saying in the current world that makes a lot of sense, ’A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, a dog travels a thousand miles to eat dung; follow bees to find flowers, follow flies to find the toilet.’ Your life shouldn’t be ordinary, and you shouldn’t willingly fall into degradation."

Gu Zhi’s frown deepened, "Stop it!"

Leaving those words behind, Gu Zhi turned and went inside.

Ever since Qin Shuang forcibly intervened and broke her and Ji Ling apart, she hadn’t shown a good attitude towards Qin Shuang for a long time. Now Qin Shuang even wanted to bind her to Xia Mian, she really had no idea what Qin Shuang was thinking!

Back then, she had opposed Xia Mian, who had long borne a grudge against them, and now to draw close to Xia Mian, would Xia Mian oblige?

Qin Shuang gave a deep gaze at Gu Zhi’s departing figure and slowly closed her eyes.

Gu Zhi resembled her greatly, and Gu Heng had always thought Gu Zhi was his daughter, but in reality, she wasn’t. Her daughter had actually died on the night she had a difficult labor after Gu Heng’s father had manipulated things.

Gu Zhi, she indeed bore the surname Gu, but it wasn’t Gu Heng’s Gu, but the Gu from the third-largest family among the Mystical Sects’ Gu Family.

Gu Zhi was her sister’s daughter.

When Gu Zhi was three years old, her sister assisted the Gu Family in defying fate and suffered backlash, leading to an unfortunate demise.

Afterward, Gu Zhi faced exclusion from the Gu Family, nearly freezing to death in the winter snow at a young age.

Qin Shuang adopted Gu Zhi and raised her as her own daughter.

She hadn’t told Gu Zhi the truth before because her own affairs weren’t settled; she feared dying during her revenge and being unable to help Gu Zhi seek justice.

Now that her revenge was complete, it was time to help Gu Zhi seek justice.

"Ah Zhi, I hope you understand, Mom truly loves you." Qin Shuang murmured, a faint tenderness in her eyes.

Gu Zhi must return to the Gu Family; only there could she possibly have a better future.

With Gu Zhi’s current status, the Gu Family was unlikely to acknowledge her, but if Gu Zhi could connect with Xia Mian, the Gu Family would have no choice but to recognize her.

Qin Shuang squinted her eyes, pursing her lips thoughtfully.

That night, Qin Shuang felt something, unable to fall asleep.

Xia Mian also tossed and turned restlessly. Xia Zhun and Song Juan lay unconscious in bed, and although she knew they were in the same situation as her, having started over, she still felt uneasy.

What if, what if they couldn’t wake up?

Lu Zechuan lay on the same bed with Xia Mian, watching her toss and turn, a hint of compassion in his eyes. "Don’t worry, since Sun Xiao said he saw Qin Shuang in this village, she must be nearby. Tomorrow we can go search together, surely we’ll find her."

Xia Mian softly agreed, feeling particularly reassured.

At least she always had Lu Zechuan by her side.

After a night’s sleep, stepping out, they saw Sun Xiao pacing back and forth in the yard. As soon as Xia Mian came out, Sun Xiao came up, full of helplessness, and said, "Grand Ancestor, last night I ran through more than half the village and asked most villagers, everyone said they hadn’t seen that woman."

He paused and then said, "But rest assured, Grand Ancestor, I’ve seen her, so she must be in this village. The villagers are ordinary people and might be bewitched by the Heavenly Maiden Clan’s magic, so it’s normal if they can’t remember the person’s appearance."

Xia Mian responded softly, "Today, I’ll accompany you to search."

They’d only searched through more than half of the village; wasn’t there still half remaining?

She couldn’t believe she couldn’t find Qin Shuang after searching every household!

Just as Xia Mian finished speaking, Lu Zechuan’s phone rang.

Lu Zechuan picked up the phone, staring at the number, unable to come to his senses for a while.

After experiencing so much with the Divine Clan, he almost forgot he was a person of the current world.

Lu Zechuan answered the call, and on the other end, Mrs. Lu’s voice echoed, "Ah Chuan?"

Mrs. Lu’s tone carried a bit of uncertainty.

After so long, Lu Zechuan’s phone finally got through!

Lu Zechuan responded in a low voice, "Grandmother, I’m with Mianmian."

Mrs. Lu mumbled to herself, "I know, Ah Chuan, even if you’re out playing with Mianmian, you shouldn’t have turned off your phone!"

If it weren’t for Lu Zechuan informing Uncle Sun beforehand, saying they were just traveling, Mrs. Lu might have reported them as missing persons!

"Mianmian and I have some matters to attend to, we’ll return once we’ve taken care of them." Lu Zechuan lowered his voice to explain.

After all, she was the grandmother who had raised him single-handedly. Lu Zechuan still had quite a bit of patience with Mrs. Lu.

Having contacted Lu Zechuan and knowing he was safe, Mrs. Lu didn’t ask further and hung up.

She had already known that Xia Mian’s identity wasn’t simple, and during the time Lu Zechuan and Xia Mian went missing, she had checked, and Song Juan was missing too...

Mrs. Lu was a smart person; after experiencing extraordinary performances from Shen Xiang, Ding Lan, Xia Mian, and others, she vaguely guessed that there might be another independent world beyond the one she was living in...

"Mianmian, let’s go!" Lu Zechuan nodded slightly at Xia Mian.

"Wouldn’t Grand Ancestor like to eat something?" Sun Xiao promptly said attentively.

Xia Mian waved her hand, "No need."

She was eager to find Qin Shuang; this woman was very mysterious, always elusive. If they couldn’t find Qin Shuang this time, who knew when they might see her again?

Sun Xiao nodded, "Then I’ll take Grand Ancestor out to search!"

Xia Mian didn’t refuse.

Sun Xiao, after all, had some prestige in this village. With Sun Xiao leading the search, it should be more efficient.

"Ah Xiao, aren’t you eating breakfast?" A woman peeked her head out of the kitchen, "I’ve made steamed buns and cooked purple rice porridge."

Sun Xiao waved his hand, "I’ll eat when I return!"

Since Xia Mian wasn’t eating, imagine keeping Xia Mian waiting for him to eat, how shameless would that be!

The woman responded softly with disappointment, "Then come back early; I’ll keep the breakfast warm for you in the pot."

Sun Xiao replied calmly and had already led Xia Mian and others out the door.

Sun Xiao had already asked most of the village last night and now walked to the doorstep of the last household he visited the previous night, then continued forward, "There are about twenty more households ahead."