Chapter 510: Seeing the Mysterious Gu Again

Mom, Dad~

Hong Wu heard the commotion, and when she turned around to look again, the family of four had already turned a corner, leaving only a fluttering hem behind.

Hong Wu was stunned.

For some reason, she always felt something was off.

But she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

"Are you still used to staying in the Heavenly Shift?"

"Being used to it means too many girls keep sending us gifts every day."

Xiao Hu let out a sigh.

Xiao Chen nodded in agreement.

Ye Qingran raised her eyebrows.

"Sure, sons."

They're already so popular with the girls at such a young age; who knows what they'll be like when they grow up?

"Are there any good-looking ones? If there are, you'd better snag them early!"

Fu Hanxiu: "......"

The sons are only five!

Xiao Chen and Xiao Hu were also speechless.

Although they know Mom is just joking, they can still feel shy, okay?

"No, we only want Mom!"

Xiao Chen hugged Ye Qingran's thigh, rubbing his face against her leg like a little kitten.

"How could that be? When you grow up, you'll definitely have to leave Mom; you can't stay single forever, right? If that really happens, don't say you're my sons!"

Fu Hanxiu rubbed his forehead.

"Dad, what do you say?"

"Your mom is right."

Fu Hanxiu suddenly thought it would be good if the brats found their other halves early, so no one would compete with him for Ye Qingran.

"Mom, Dad, you're thinking too far ahead; we're only six!"

Xiao Hu pouted.

"Hahaha~ Mom was just joking with you!"

Ye Qingran rubbed the heads of the two children.

"Dad, we want to ride the big horse!"

Fu Hanxiu tugged at the corner of his mouth, bent over, scooped up the two children, and placed them on his shoulders.

His shoulders were broad; the two kids sitting on them posed no burden for him.

"Oh, riding the big horse!"

"Giddy-up!"

Fu Hanxiu protected a child with one hand, the Instructor's steps quickened, yet remained very steady.

Ye Qingran didn't move, watching their backs from behind.

In her previous life, she never imagined she would one day find the man she loved, let alone have two such adorable and well-behaved children.

The scene she once dared not imagine has become reality.

This feeling is indescribably wonderful.

Coming from Huaxia, crossing endless time and space, arriving here to play a new role.

Perhaps this is fate's decree.

"Mom, why aren't you leaving?"

Xiao Chen turned his head and shouted.

"Coming!"

Ye Qingran smiled, lifting her lips, and stepped forward as she spoke.

The family of four, in the afterglow of the setting sun, stepped onto the path home.

Their silhouettes were bathed in the colorful glow of the evening clouds, warm and cozy.

After putting the children to sleep, Ye Qingran pulled Fu Hanxiu to the courtyard.

"It's windy outside; put this on."

Fu Hanxiu took off his outer robe and draped it over Ye Qingran's back.

Ye Qingran made a move to embrace his waist, kissing his chest with her cheek.

She exerted a little force with her hands, holding him tightly.

"What's wrong?"

Ye Qingran like this instead made Fu Hanxiu feel strange.

"Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to hold you like this."

Fu Hanxiu raised his eyebrows.

"I'll hold you whenever you want, and only you."

Fu Hanxiu said, then stretched out his arms and tightly embraced Ye Qingran.

Feeling the warm, fragrant, soft jade in his arms, Fu Hanxiu couldn't help but sigh.

Before meeting her, he never knew that loving someone could feel like this.

He wished to fuse her into his very bones and blood, never to part.

Holding her now feels like possessing the whole world.

Contentment, warmth.

"Fu Hanxiu, meeting you is wonderful."

Ye Qingran closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of the moment, and her lips involuntarily curved gently upward.

Having traveled from Huaxia across endless time and space, she always wonders what kind of scenery could justify such a distant crossing.

Now, she finally understands.

Where the heart finds peace is my home.

With him here, this place has become her hometown from now on.

A brilliant smile blossomed on Fu Hanxiu's usually cold visage, like the moon appearing through parting clouds.

When the feeling deepened, Fu Hanxiu squeezed Ye Qingran's shoulder, pulled her away from his embrace, then turned her to face him, lowered his head slowly, and tried to kiss her.

Ye Qingran tilted her head slightly upward and closed her eyes.

Just as their lips were about to meet, a discordant sound shattered the romance.

"Miss Ye, I..."

Qingshu, who had rushed over, swallowed his words before finishing the sentence.

Qingshu stared dumbfounded at the scene before him, thinking "We're doomed."

Qingshu actually disturbed the Emperor Sovereign and Miss Ye's refined mood!

Will the Emperor Sovereign crush Qingshu?

Fu Hanxiu indeed wants to crush Qingshu.

Such a good chance, ruined by Qingshu!

Just missed it by a hair!

Ye Qingran pushed Fu Hanxiu away, then cleared her throat, "Qingshu, what's going on?"

Qingshu coming so late to find her must mean something sudden happened over at Nangong Mo.

"Miss Ye, my master has a severe fever and is already babbling incoherently!"

Ye Qingran frowned, "Let's go, I'll come with you to take a look."

Ye Qingran tidied her slightly disheveled clothes and hair, speaking as she hurried toward Nangong Mo's Courtyard.

Watching Ye Qingran's retreating figure, feeling the emptiness in his arms, Fu Hanxiu closed his eyes; never has there been a moment like this when he wanted to kill Nangong Mo!

When he was in Xiliang City, he kept obstructing him; now that he's in Beimingzhou, he plays the same role again.

Why is Nangong Mo everywhere?

Nangong Mo's fever is quite severe.

He looks as if he's been boiled.

His face is a smear of red, his whole body is fever‑dazed, he mutters incoherent babble, keeps shaking his head, and sweat continuously seeps out from under his skin.

Ye Qingran examined him.

"Miss Ye, what's actually happening to my master? How could he be fine one moment and then develop a fever?"

Qingshu's eyes turned red.

"Mysterious Gu?!"

When Ye Qingran sensed, within Nangong Mo's golden bloodline, a speck of energy so minute it was almost negligible, she froze for a moment.

She didn't expect that Mysterious Gu had also manifested inside Nangong Mo's body!

"Mysterious Gu?"

Qingshu doesn't know what it is.

But seeing Ye Qingran's expression turn grim, it's clearly not something easy to deal with.

For a moment, his worry deepened, yet he dared not disturb Ye Qingran again.

Ye Qingran touched her chin, pondered briefly, then her eyes lit up and she chuckled lowly, "So that's it!"

The reason Nangong Mo's golden bloodline hasn't awakened is that it has been suppressed by Mysterious Gu. Mysterious Gu itself possesses extreme destructiveness and can suppress the power of a golden bloodline.

Originally, a person bearing Mysterious Gu would initially fall to a mortal state once a month, enduring immense pain; as the Gu grows, the frequency rises until they become an ordinary mortal.

Back then, for the sake of a child, she disregarded everything and drew the Mysterious Gu from Fu Hanxiu's body into her own; now she also experiences the excruciating pain it brings each month.

However, in Nangong Mo's case, the Gu hasn't caused him to fall to a mortal state.

Then, why is that?

Everything lies in the poison he ingested!

The potent toxin in the bone marrow puts the Gu to sleep, making it hard to detect, yet even a sleeping Gu can still suppress the awakening of a golden bloodline.

This explains why Nangong Mo cannot awaken his golden bloodline and also does not suffer the Gu's torment.

"Now that's interesting."

She happens to be researching ways to break the Gu, and this miraculous toxin now gives her a new clue.

After all, this is the first toxin she's seen that can put a Gu to sleep.

If she's not mistaken, the toxin should originate from Dan Valley.

"Dan Valley, there are some…"

Ye Qingran murmured softly.

"Don't worry, your master will be fine."

After understanding, Ye Qingran finally spoke to Qingshu.

Qingshu let out a sigh of relief, "But the master's fever..."

"It will subside with tomorrow's coolness, but tonight he'll suffer greatly, possibly losing his cultivation temporarily."

This statement, spoken by Ye Qingran, was rather offhand, yet to Qingshu's ears it sounded like a sudden thunderclap.

Cultivation completely lost?

This must be the nightmare of every cultivator, right?