No wonder Guo Yuan was so surprised. Under the mask that had never been taken off all year round, the person in front of him was Guo Yuan's uncle, Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi loved to travel far in his life and never paid much attention to the family business. However, when Guo Yuan was three years old, Guo Ziyi went on a long trip and occasionally contracted a serious illness. When he returned home, he was as skinny as a stick and his face was pale. Guo Yuan loved to listen to his uncle's stories about the strange things outside since he was a child. The uncle and nephew had a close relationship. Guo Ziyi never married and had children. In the last days, Guo Yuan accompanied him all the time. Guo Yuan also witnessed Guo Ziyi dying and being buried. He was sad for several years. But now Guo Ziyi came back to life. How could Guo Yuan, who had never believed in ghosts and gods, accept this? He shouted hysterically: "Who are you! Why are you doing this?" Pretending to be Guo’s biological uncle? What’s the purpose of lurking next to me for so many years?”
Guo Ziyi sighed and said: "Xiao Yuan, I am really my uncle. Many things are not as simple as you think. Besides, if I had the intention to harm you, why wait until today."
Guo Yuan narrowed his eyes and stared at the person in front of him. Although this "Guo Ziyi" looked exactly the same as the uncle in his memory, Guo Yuan still had suspicions in his heart. After all, people cannot be resurrected, even if they are the best in the world today. First, the Holy Monk of Kongshan, whose cultivation reaches heaven and earth, cannot do this, and Guo Ziyi is just an ordinary person. How can Guo Yuan believe this?
Seeing Guo Yuan's suspicious look on his face and his right hand behind his back, Guo Ziyi said with a smile: "Do you still remember that when you were two years old, you sneaked into your father's study and secretly hid his favorite landscape painting? Under the third sycamore tree in the yard, your father dug three feet into the ground and searched for it for a long time. You only told me about this, do you still remember it?"
Guo Yuan's eyes widened and he said solemnly: "That's right, no one else knows about this except my brother-in-law. You really are my brother-in-law, but how come you are still alive? How did you become like this?"
Guo Ziyi sat cross-legged, flicking the charcoal fire, and sighed: "It's a long story. I originally planned to keep these old memories in my stomach as long as you were safe, but your father had told me before he was alive that if you After I was thirty years old, I encountered a great change and decided to practice martial arts, so I asked me to tell you all these things so that you can decide what to do on your own."
"Your father has a huge fortune and thinks very highly of himself. He disdains to join other merchants, so he is naturally envied by others. He spent a lot of money to hire someone to protect you, mother and son, which was just a helpless move. But most of these people in the world have bad character. Duan, with a generous reward, but it was not enough, he secretly stole many of your father's treasures, and your father was helpless about it. The guard who was originally intended to protect the Guo family from outsiders, but instead attracted wolves into the house. "
Seeing that these people are becoming more and more unscrupulous, in order to prevent the family from being emptied, your father found me privately, hoping that I could seek help from some righteous people with strong martial arts skills under the pretext of traveling. It was precisely because of that time that I went to the northern part of the Great Wall and accidentally ingested an intestinal poison called "Danshengcao". Not only did I fail to complete what your father told me to do, but my own life was hanging by a thread and was in danger. Fortunately, your brother-in-law and I formed a good relationship in our early years, and were eventually sent back to the Guo family by a group of knight-errants. However, our health deteriorated day by day. Your father searched all the famous doctors in Qingzhou, but they were unable to do anything. Chang Xi, the miracle doctor, even asserted that the best I could do was to survive. There are only two months left. "
"Your father was extremely heartbroken. He originally just asked me to go out to seek help, but he didn't expect that I would end up like this. Your father begged Chang Xi to cure me even if he lost his family and everything. But "Duan Sheng Cao" is extremely poisonous. The so-called life-cutting means to kill a person's vitality. Chang Xi has only heard about this medicine a little bit, but has never seen it with his own eyes, let alone how to prescribe the right medicine."
"Just when your father was at his wits' end, among the group of people who sent me back, a ranger from southern Xinjiang came to us and offered advice to your father."
Guo Yuan knew in his heart that the next step was the key to the matter, so he held his breath and concentrated for fear of missing any details.
Just listen to Guo Ziyi continue to say: "It is said that there is an ancient and mysterious sect hidden deep in the mountains of southern Xinjiang, called the 'Goddess Hall'. This sect is isolated from the world, so its reputation is not obvious. When he was young, the ranger had an affair with the Goddess Hall. One of the disciples met by chance. One was a young woman who was inexperienced in the world, and the other was a high-spirited young ranger. The female disciple was fascinated by the bizarre world described by the ranger. She ignored the master's prohibition and traveled around the world with the ranger. People have feelings for each other and love each other, and because of this, the ranger learned about the mysterious sect of the Goddess Hall and some incredible ancient secrets from the female disciple."
"There is a secret technique that can bring a dying person back to life, and the body and meridians of the recipient can absorb the internal energy of others, turning the flesh and blood body into a melting pot, and constantly absorb the internal energy of others to improve one's own cultivation level. It is a shortcut to martial arts, and this cultivation can be passed on to others. This kind of evil technique has never been heard of by me, let alone the ranger."
"Seeing the huge benefits, the ranger couldn't help but feel itchy, and then heard the female disciple continue to say that although this secret method has many benefits, it has a huge disadvantage, that is, those who practice this technique will Once you become neither human nor ghost, you will be reborn in the next life, and after you pass on your skills again, you will be beyond redemption, your body will die, your path will disappear, and you will never be reincarnated!"
"Your father and I discussed that instead of letting me wait for death in vain, it is better to take a chance. Besides, as the only son of the Guo family, you have been extremely smart since you were a child. Your father has high expectations for you. He hopes that I can save my life while secretly Protecting you, we finally made up our minds to learn this technique at all costs. After that, your father took the ranger and traveled thousands of miles to southern Xinjiang. After all the hard work, he finally found the location of the Goddess Temple. As for how I finally convinced the sect leader to teach the secret technique, I don’t know, but the ranger disappeared after that, and your father seemed to have changed. But at least I saved my life, your brother-in-law, in order to hide next to you in the future. Secret guard, your father specially put on a show with me and hid it from everyone. From then on, there is no Guo Ziyi in the world, only a black-clothed guard who stays by Guo Yuan's side and lives in the dark without being visible to others."
At this moment, Guo Yuan believed Guo Ziyi's identity very much, and at the same time, he silently remembered the sect of Goddess Hall in his heart. Recalling that he mistakenly thought that his uncle had passed away, he felt sad and said in a sad voice: "Uncle, you fooled me. so bitter."
Guo Ziyi smiled bitterly and said: "All this is a helpless move. The Guo family is already eye-catching and envied by others. If your father hadn't had this trick and sent you to Dongyue Academy to study, I'm afraid the Guo family would have followed that incident. The fire was extinguished.”
Guo Yuan thought of the tragedy that year, gritted his teeth and asked: "Uncle, after all these years, Yuan'er still doesn't believe that there was no one behind the fire. Who is the real culprit? Does my uncle have any news?" The family was tragically destroyed by a fire. Although the government had already closed the case and the real culprit committed suicide in fear of the crime, this incident has always been a thorn in Guo Yuan's heart, deeply piercing his heart.
Guo Ziyi shook his head and sighed: "Like you, I feel that this matter is a bit strange. If it is just for money, why hurt people's lives and slaughter a whole family? Besides, with a fire, all gold and silver treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings will be burned , and as a wealthy businessman in Qingzhou, if your father is not seeking wealth, I really can’t think of any reason to make enemies, unless..."
"Unless you know some terrible secret, I want to kill someone and silence you!" Guo Yuan's mind suddenly changed and he blurted out, "Goddess Palace!"
Guo Ziyi nodded: "Listening to what you said, it is not impossible, but there is no conclusive evidence. All this is just your and my inference. Maybe things are not as complicated as we think, but it is just because of the negligence of the servants. It was just an accident."
Guo Yuan gritted his teeth and said: "It doesn't matter, if you want to know the truth of the matter, you can go to the Goddess Palace to find out in the future. The most important thing now is to find a way to kill Feng Jingquan to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
