In the State of Cangwu.
A young woman suddenly sat up in shock.
She had been here for some time.
The wounds on her body had already healed.
Her mind had also gradually become clearer.
"What is destined to come will surely come."
A handsome young man in blue robes appeared behind the woman.
"Miss Meng, is there still anything wrong with your body?"
The woman turned around. She was extremely good - looking.
"Thank you, Young Master Gu, for saving my life. Shi Jiu is deeply grateful. Now that my body has recovered quite well, I hope Young Master Gu can do me a favor."
"Please go ahead, miss. Regarding matters in the State of Cangwu, I, Gu, can also do my modest part."
Shi Jiu raised her head and looked into the distance.
"I want to go to the State of Qingyun."
Zhan'er, Xiaotong, and Buran should all be there.
Unexpectedly, although she had come to this plane in advance to prevent this from happening, she still couldn't change the will of heaven.
The partition between planes was too powerful. She had to shed all her immortal powers to come to the Continent of Nine Provinces.
The Continent of Nine Provinces was fundamentally different from the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands where she came from.
Shi Jiu came to this plane in advance just to prevent the upcoming disaster. That disaster would deal a great blow to her elder sister's three children.
In the lightest case, they would be seriously injured. In the worst case, they would never enter the cycle of reincarnation and fall into the eighteenth level of hell, never to be redeemed.
Would they become demons?
Or saints?
It all depended on the three siblings' choices.
"What are you going to do in the State of Qingyun, miss?"
"I want to meet an old acquaintance."
If Zhan'er saw her, would he laugh at her for being so silly as to shed all her immortal powers and then being unable to withstand the pressure of the plane, fainting for months?
The person talking to Shi Jiu was a young man with a delicate face.
If no one told you he was a man and he happened to be wearing a collared robe, you would definitely not be able to tell whether he was male or female.
Because his appearance was extremely delicate and his skin was unusually fair.
Although he was a man, he had a pair of beautiful phoenix - eyes, and his willow - leaf eyebrows were slightly frowned, looking just like the gentle young ladies from noble families.
He was Gu Zhiruo.
One of the children adopted by Ye Ling back then.
If the most favored among those children was Xia Wanning, then Gu Zhiruo would definitely rank second. Because of his delicate appearance, although he was actually strong - willed, many people who saw him for the first time would be enchanted by his face.
A man with a feminine appearance, this was the best description of Gu Zhiruo.
Even his name was so delicate.
"Young Master Gu, as long as I meet my old acquaintance, I will repay all the favors I owe you in the State of Cangwu."
Gu Zhiruo smiled gently.
"It doesn't matter, Miss Meng. If you want to go to the State of Qingyun, I can accompany you. Coincidentally, I haven't seen Dongfang for a long time. I heard that he is now a counselor in the Jun family. I can go with you and have a few drinks with him."
Shi Jiu nodded.
"Thank you, young master."
"Speaking of which, you have some fateful connection with the young lady of the Jun family."
Shi Jiu asked in confusion, "What?"
"There is a young lady in the Jun family with the single name Jiu. People call her Miss Jiu. However, her personality is quite different from yours."
Shi Jiu smiled slightly and said nothing.
Actually, Gu Zhiruo overestimated Shi Jiu.
Shi Jiu's personality was not as gentle as she had shown these days. She was a bit muddled and would panic when something happened, but she could tell right from wrong in important matters.
Moreover, she was as lively as a rabbit when active.
If it weren't for the fact that she had been restricted by her wounds and had to sit in the room to recuperate these days, her true nature would surely have been exposed.
"Miss Meng is as quiet as a virgin and has a gentle and charming temperament."
As quiet as a virgin?
Shi Jiu grinned, about to burst out laughing, but the pain from her wounds made her stop. She had to sit upright and give a charming smile.
If Feng Zhan heard someone praise his little aunt as being as quiet as a virgin, he would probably scoff.
As quiet as a virgin? This was the biggest misunderstanding of Shi Jiu.
Shi Jiu's leg was injured and she couldn't walk now, so she had to ask Gu Zhiruo for help.
The two were talking in the courtyard. Soon, the panicked voice of a subordinate came from outside.
Gu Zhiruo quickly got up.
A general from the Prince Regent's Mansion rushed in.
"What's going on?"
"Your Highness the Prince Regent, the soldiers of His Highness the Prince of Cheng are here. They said that the steward of our Prince Regent's Mansion has an evil mind and is a thief. He has taken away the love of His Highness the Prince of Cheng."
"Got it. Step back."
"Yes."
Gu Zhiruo apologized to Shi Jiu with a smile.
"I have to go and handle this official business."
"Okay."
Gu Zhiruo turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
At this moment, the Prince Regent's Mansion was brightly lit.
The people from the Prince of Cheng's Mansion had broken into the Prince Regent's Mansion without Gu Zhiruo's permission.
The Prince of Cheng, Gu Liang, had always been so arrogant and domineering. He didn't put this half - way - back Prince Regent in his eyes.
Back then, Gu Zhiruo was in great danger. Fortunately, he met Ye Ling who was passing by. She saved him from the hands of the chaotic soldiers.
After that, she whole - heartedly taught Gu Zhiruo how to use his spiritual power.
When he was thirteen years old and already had the strength to protect himself, he bid farewell to Sister Ling and returned to the State of Cangwu.
Many things in the State of Cangwu belonged to him. He had to come back and take back everything that was his.
Gu Zhiruo had two biggest regrets in his life.
The first one was that he didn't see his biological mother for the last time. The second one was that when Sister Ling was in trouble, he was just a prince with an empty title and no real power.
He couldn't protect the people he loved most. He could only watch them die again and again.
Over the years, Gu Zhiruo still seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs on the surface, but in private, he had been biding his time. He had secretly established another army under his command, including secret guards, assassins, and various counselors.
The Prince of Cheng, Gu Liang, his so - called elder brother in name, had persecuted him more than once after he returned to the palace. If it weren't for his title as the Prince Regent, Gu Zhiruo might have died on the cobblestone path of the Prince of Cheng's Mansion in the first autumn after he came back.
When those people saw Gu Zhiruo arrive, they didn't show much respect.
After all, these people were just a few soldiers from the Prince of Cheng's Mansion.
"Greetings to the Prince Regent."
Although they spoke, their bodies didn't perform the proper salutation.
Gu Zhiruo still had a smile on his face.
He nodded to his confidant beside him.
The guard walked to the door of the Prince Regent's Mansion and then slammed the door shut with a bang.
"What does the Prince Regent mean by this? We are here by the order of His Highness the Prince of Cheng."
Gu Zhiruo still smiled.
The kind are bullied.
For so many years, he had endured so much just so that one day he could trample those who had bullied him under his feet.
"The Prince Regent had better be sensible and hand over the steward of the Prince Regent's Mansion obediently, along with the precious treasures he stole. Otherwise, His Highness the Prince of Cheng will not be happy."
A smile appeared on his fair face, but this time the smile was a bit creepy.