A big bird with black feathers and white wings crossed high in the sky and landed lightly outside a palace towering into the clouds. It flapped its wings and made a weird "quacking" laugh.
An old man with white beard and hair walked out slowly, smiled and stretched out his hand towards it: "Quack, you are back, have you seen him?"
The old man with white hair and beard sighed, took out the note from his anklet, his face became more and more serious as he looked at it, and finally said angrily: "That's unreasonable!"
A beautiful girl in pink came over with a gentle and helpless tone: "Grandpa, why are you angry?"
When the old man saw her, his originally cold and stern eyebrows softened: "Jixiang, go and call Gu Yilan!"
"Yes." Jixiang lowered his eyebrows and asked softly: "Has news come back about Alin? Is he okay?"
The old man sighed and patted her shoulder: "He is very good."
Jixiang curled her lips and smiled, turned around and left with satisfaction.
In the evening, a man walked up the steps made of white marble.
He wore a blue robe embroidered with gold auspicious cloud patterns, a crown and a broad belt, his face was as white as jade, his eyebrows were stern, his thin and pale lips were slightly pursed, his expression was indifferent, and every move he made was strictly regulated, nothing more, nothing less.
When he reached the platform, Jixiang greeted him and saluted with a smile: "Master Priest."
Gu Yilan gave her a hand and walked straight in without talking to her.
In the tall and empty palace, the snow-white gauze curtains were blown everywhere by the strong wind.
In the middle, facing the gate, a very tall jade statue sat smiling and holding flowers, gazing gently at the world.
The old man with white beard and hair knelt down in front of the statue and slowly fed Gaga who had returned from a long journey.
The food was some fat white insects, twisting and squirming in the jade cup, looking very scary.
Gu Yilan only glanced at him, then looked away indifferently, saluted to the old man, and said in a calm voice: "Elder De, I heard that you are looking for me."
Elder De sighed: "Yilan, you are extremely talented and the most outstanding among your generation. Over the years, I have been doing my best to train you and assist you."
Gu Yilan's eyes did not waver at all: "Yes."
Elder De was used to his coldness and didn't take it seriously at all: "How many years do you think you can live?"
Gu Yilan was stunned, and her two delicate eyebrows were furrowed. After a while, he said stiffly: "I don't know."
Elder De sighed: "I don't know either. You have to know that those who inherit the talent of a priest have a very short life span. Even if they are lucky enough to live a few more years with the help of Mu's daughter's blood, there will always be various accidents.
With him and the priest, no one will end well."
He looked at the statue overlooking them with a smile and said: "My grandfather lived for thirty-eight years, your third uncle lived forty-one years old, and your father is ordinary and is now over sixty years old."
, but still alive. The higher the talent, the shorter the life span. This is fate."
Gu Yilan was still cold: "Please just tell me."
Elder De looked back at him and said word for word: "Every person with outstanding talent is a rare treasure of the Gu family. It takes a lot of money and effort, and endures unimaginable pain and torture to create one.
As long as they are here, the Gu family's bloodline and prosperity can continue. This is why, in that situation, I chose to fall out with your father and forcibly save Ah Lin's life."
Gu Yilan said: "So?"
Elder De said: "Take care of your eldest brother and your wife! Whoever dares to attack Ah Lin, I won't be polite!" (To be continued)