Chapter 1313

At this moment, she felt that comparing Xia Xueyi to Gu Hanyuan was simply courting humiliation.

He Hongyao thought to herself, inexplicably.

If it had been Gu Hanyuan she had met back then, she would likely have fallen for him at first sight without a second thought.

She let out a faint sigh.

Unfortunately, she was no longer the innocent young girl she had been back then.

He Tieshou snapped back to reality.

She said with a charming laugh:

"How could our Five Poisons Sect possibly have any objections to Young Master Gu?"

She asked curiously:

"Is there something Young Master Gu needs from us?"

Gu Hanyuan nodded slightly and said to He Hongyao:

"Miss He, you still remember what was mentioned last night about the burial place of Xia Xueyi, right?"

Upon hearing this, He Hongyao said excitedly:

"You are willing to take me there?"

The Chaoyang Peak, where the Huashan Sword Sect resides, covers quite a large area.

If He Hongyao were to search for it alone, it would be time-consuming and laborious, to say nothing of the difficulty.

Merely operating within the territory of the Huashan Sword Sect would easily invite trouble.

If Gu Hanyuan were willing to take her, it would naturally be for the best.

In truth, Gu Hanyuan did not know the exact location of Xia Xueyi's burial site either.

However, there had been a detailed description in the original work, so it would not be difficult to find.

Gu Hanyuan smiled with a subtle expression:

"It is not that I cannot take you, provided you agree to one condition."

He Hongyao was startled upon hearing this.

Out of a woman's instinct, she became instantly alert.

Immediately afterward, she realized that she was no longer the beautiful young girl she had been back then.

How could that ugly appearance of hers invite any covetousness from Gu Hanyuan?

He Hongyao could not help but feel waves of sadness in her heart.

She had once been a beauty of captivating charm.

How could she be completely indifferent to her ruined appearance?

It was only because her mind had been entirely focused on finding Xia Xueyi that she had managed to suppress the pain of her disfigurement deep within her heart.

Now, facing the handsome Gu Hanyuan,

she found herself caring about it before she knew it.

With her spirits low, He Hongyao no longer cared about the so-called condition.

With a dim expression, she said in a muffled voice:

"What condition?"

He Tieshou was unaware of He Hongyao's change in mood.

She truly could not imagine what Gu Hanyuan could possibly want from He Hongyao.

She was curious as to what kind of condition he would propose.

Under the gaze of the two women, Gu Hanyuan took out a pill that was pure white all over.

He said with profound meaning:

"Eat it."

He Hongyao looked at the pill handed into her hand.

She ate it without the slightest hesitation.

She fixed her gaze on Gu Hanyuan and asked:

"Is this acceptable now?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled playfully:

"Are you not afraid that it might be poison?"

He Hongyao said indifferently:

"Does it have any meaning?"

Just as she had said.

Given Gu Hanyuan's martial power, there was no point in him using poison.

Although He Hongyao came from the Five Poisons Sect and did not fear ordinary poisons,

given Gu Hanyuan's status, if he had given her poison, she would have been unable to neutralize it anyway.

As for whether it might be some sort of base, lewd poison,

He Hongyao had no intention of courting such humiliation.

Gu Hanyuan did not respond to her words.

He simply looked at her with a smile on his face.

The pill He Hongyao had eaten was naturally not any kind of poison.

It was a Beauty-Restoring Pill, which he had been using somewhat frequently.

After all, those scars all over her face were indeed unsightly.

Gu Hanyuan had no intention of wronging himself.

Regardless of what his purpose might be,

he had to at least restore He Hongyao's appearance first.

He Hongyao suddenly felt a tingling itch on her face.

Just as she was feeling puzzled,

an incredulous gasp from He Tieshou reached her ears.

"Aunt, your face!"

Gu Hanyuan fetched a bronze mirror and placed it before He Hongyao.

Seeing this, He Hongyao subconsciously wanted to dodge.

Ever since her disfigurement, the thing she feared most was looking into a mirror.

However, before she could look away,

her pupils dilated in shock.

She looked at herself in the mirror in disbelief.

Subconsciously, she reached out to touch the face she had not dared to touch for many years.

The uneven, bumpy texture was gone.

There was only a smoothness like that of lustrous, beautiful jade.

The woman in the mirror had willow-leaf eyebrows, bright eyes, white teeth, and skin like congealed fat.

It was none other than He Hongyao, her appearance now restored.

Even the streaks of white hair caused by a life of hardship and pent-up emotions had regained their vitality.

Her jet-black, glossy hair set off that charming, pretty face, making her look even more beautiful.

Gu Hanyuan smiled with satisfaction.

The principle of the Beauty-Restoring Pill was to inject vitality and adjust the appearance back to its original state.

It was no surprise that her white hair had turned black.

He Hongyao subconsciously took a piece of coarse silk from her bosom.

It was a portrait.

The portrait depicted a young girl of about twenty.

Her cheeks were flushed, she was dressed in the colorful attire of the Bai people, her head wrapped in white cloth, and her appearance was gentle and beautiful.

It was He Hongyao from back then.

Although she now possessed a bit more maturity,

it was clearly the same person.