CHAPTER 1075: 1152: THE ELDER’S ELBOW IS TURNING OUTWARD AGAIN

Elder Sun seemed calm, but in fact, he was just good at concealing it. Inside, he was already anxious, but perhaps over the years he had come to terms with it.

For him, Dong Huiying was a beacon of hope. Yet this hope, he wanted to believe it, but dared not believe it.

His strange demeanor was actually because... he was too apprehensive, too afraid of disappointment.

If Lady Xiao Dong couldn’t heal Xiuxiu, he could also pretend not to know, pretend never to have met this person, pretend none of this had ever happened, and continue his past life, guarding someone who couldn’t wake up.

However, he had always been secretly watching Dong Huiying.

After seeing Dong Huiying walk into the inner room, he subtly let out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Zhi Chen had already walked slowly towards Elder Sun. "Elder Sun, could I have a word with you in private?"

Sun Changmao’s graying eyebrows rose a bit before he suddenly pulled Yi Ran over, making him sit in his place: "Play well, if I lose because of you, watch how I’ll deal with you later!"

Yi Ran: "..." Wah, the Elder’s elbow is turning outward again!

He gave Elder Sun a wronged look, then took a deep breath, rolled up his sleeves, grabbed a handful of chess pieces, and prepared for a great match with Shu Yu.

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Liang Zhichen deliberately walked a bit farther away, adopting this manner out of fear his main wife would overhear. He and Elder Sun left the courtyard, standing under an old Yang tree.

Zhi Chen cupped his hands in salute and slowly bowed to Elder Sun. "Elder, you are someone from the Witch Gu Clan. Zhi Chen has a concern in his heart and hopes the elder can kindly advise me."

Next, Zhi Chen lowered his voice, his thin lips moving subtly. Even someone proficient in lip-reading would find it hard to discern what he was saying. Only Elder Sun, who was close, could hear him clearly.

Elder Sun was mildly surprised: "This situation is somewhat special. When you were under the Gu, you removed the Child Gu, but as long as it’s a Gu, it carries some poison. The residual toxicity of the Child Gu mixed with the Thorny Fruit forms a new poison. But you’ve already recalled some things, and after spitting out a mouthful of poison blood yesterday, you’ve remembered more. It’s actually quite easy to recall everything now."

Elder Sun pointed out a clear path for him, and Zhi Chen seemed enlightened. Afterwards, Elder Sun gave a somewhat meaningful smile to Zhi Chen and said, "That girl is indeed outstanding, her Poison Gu Art far surpasses this old man. I once refined Gu, and later learned medical skills for love. But at her age, possessing such skills is truly exceptional. Across the Witch Gu Clan, perhaps only Yi Ran and his senior and junior sisters can barely compare with her."

Elder Sun seemed to be complimenting Dong Huiying, but was actually hinting at Liang Zhichen as to why he was looking afar when the answer was close by?

Zhi Chen slowly extended his hand, watching the sunlight filter through the branches and fall onto his palm: "I think, if I remember everything, she might be happy? But she always worries, afraid of pressuring me, afraid of going against my true intentions. But I want to return the most complete version of myself to her before returning to my hometown. Not like now, incomplete, even if close, but always having some sense of barrier in the soul."

Elder Sun glanced at Liang Zhichen and then laughed with a sigh, "Ah, love!!"

This is life; this is death. Since ancient times, love has been a great ordeal, whether hero or bear, there are always times of bowing to it.