Gu Yuan shrugged, indicating his agreement. It seemed that his love for me was also growing steadily. A little thrill of joy fluttered in my heart.
"The first question, Gu Yuan, do you love me?" I lifted my eyes and gazed at him affectionately.
His captivating eyes met mine, and his palm gently caressed my hair in a doting manner.
"Of course I love you." After saying that, he planted a soft kiss on my forehead.
Actually, with just this one sentence, it was already more than enough. The subsequent questions didn't really matter.
"The second question, was I really Man Yue in my past life?"
When I mentioned Man Yue's name, the hand that Gu Yuan had been using to ruffle my hair suddenly stopped.
Then he gently pushed me up from his embrace. We sat face - to - face, our eyes locked, which made me a bit nervous. I grabbed the quilt beside me and hugged it to my chest.
"Who told you that you're the reincarnation of Man Yue?" Gu Yuan asked, looking puzzled.
"Bai Qi said I have Man Yue's aura, and Long Lin said I'm the reincarnation of Man Yue." I pursed my lips and stared intently at Gu Yuan's expression, afraid of upsetting him.
Gu Yuan bit his lips. His face was serious, which made me extremely nervous. "You're not the reincarnation of Man Yue. It's my fault that I didn't explain it clearly to you. From now on, if you have any doubts, ask me. Don't listen to such nonsense, okay?"
After hearing Gu Yuan's words, I nodded vigorously. I felt much better. As long as Gu Yuan said I wasn't, then no matter who said I was, I wasn't.
"I was really wrong about Man Yue. I mistook her for you." Gu Yuan's voice was gentle, but I didn't understand. Man Yue had been dead for hundreds of years. How could he mistake me for her?
Gu Yuan saw my doubts and told me all the things he had kept in his heart for hundreds of years.
Gu Yuan said that not long after he came of age, an important part of his memory was forcibly sealed, and he couldn't remember that experience at all.
But he knew that there was a very important person in that memory.
Later, when he first came to the mortal world, he met Man Yue, who was a cheerful girl. He seemed to find the shadow of that important person in Man Yue. Gu Yuan thought he had found the right person. He had always treated Man Yue with respect. Later, Man Yue said she liked Gu Yuan very much and proposed to marry him.
At that time, Gu Yuan was inexperienced. He really had a crush on Man Yue and agreed without much thought. Later, for this promise, Gu Yuan violated the heavenly rules, endured a thunderbolt, and was banished to the mortal world.
He thought they could get married, but unexpectedly, he heard the news that Man Yue was going to marry the heir of the Great Liang Kingdom. At this time, Man Yue's maid found him and gave him the Nine - Revolving Resurrection Pill, saying that Man Yue had agreed to the marriage for his sake.
After learning this, Gu Yuan charged into the imperial city alone to talk to Man Yue clearly, but he fell into the heir's ambush.
At that time, Gu Yuan didn't want to kill anyone, but the heir provoked him again and again.
When he looked up at the high city wall, Man Yue was standing there, with tears in her eyes, waiting for him to rescue her.
Gu Yuan felt heart - broken for Man Yue. Rage burned in his heart. Suddenly, a ball of demonic fire ignited in his body. He slaughtered all the soldiers in the city and killed the heir, causing a tragedy.
After Gu Yuan saw Man Yue, he wanted to complete the wedding, but Man Yue refused. Man Yue told Gu Yuan that the person he loved wasn't her.
At that time, Gu Yuan didn't understand. He thought it was just Man Yue's angry words.
It wasn't until Man Yue committed suicide by slitting her throat. When Gu Yuan took away Man Yue's body, he found a jade sachet on her. This sachet was something he had always worn after his memory was sealed.
Later, he accidentally lost it. He didn't know why it was on Man Yue. There was a spirit in the sachet. It was an excellent sacred item for nourishing souls. At the last moment, it protected Man Yue's broken soul.
Gu Yuan was overjoyed. He gave the sachet a chance to take on a human form and let it reincarnate with Man Yue's soul. In this way, Man Yue's soul could be nourished more quickly and she could be reincarnated.
And that sachet that reincarnated with Man Yue was no other than me.
So there was the aura of Man Yue's broken soul in my body.
Since my body was originally a spirit of a magical item, it could nourish souls and help cultivators improve their cultivation. Therefore, I was coveted by demons and ghosts, which was also the origin of the Yin Bone.
"So I was just a magical item spirit that accompanied you before, and my appearance was just an accident because of Man Yue?" I asked Gu Yuan disappointedly.
"This is not an accident. All of this is predestined. The one I want to change fate for is you. Man Yue was just a catalyst. Before, I even blamed myself for this and thought I had let Man Yue down when I fell in love with you."
"Until I found Man Yue's soul, I finally understood that you are the one I've been searching for all my life. You must be a part of my sealed memory."
"Since we don't remember the past, let's start over and be who we are now."
"So, in my heart, you are Lan Chiyu who married me at the age of twenty - two, not the reincarnation of anyone."
After he finished speaking, my heart broke. My eyes burned, and I felt a lump in my throat.
"I'm sorry, Lanlan. I'm late."
I was so touched that I burst into tears. I hugged Gu Yuan's neck and cried again.
"It's not late. Meeting you at the right age is my luck."
Tears dripped onto his chest. I felt that it was worth doing anything for him.
"What about Man Yue? She died because of you. Can she be resurrected?" I admitted that I did ask a lot of questions today.
Gu Yuan heaved a deep sigh. After being silent for a while, he said, "Not for the time being. Wait until I find a perfect solution."
Gu Yuan is a man of affection and righteousness. So I can fully understand what he has done. Now that everything has been laid out, I feel relieved.
He hugged me tightly and whispered, "So, don't make wild guesses anymore, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay."
I nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, agreeing repeatedly.
"Do you have any more questions?" Gu Yuan asked, gently stroking my back.
I thought about the time when Gu Yuan endured the heavenly tribulation. Actually, I wanted to ask why, but I held back. He was such a lofty person. He definitely didn't want others to see his vulnerable side.
Finally, I changed the question: "If I were in danger and in great pain, what would you do?"
"How could that be? With me here, that day will never come."
"Come on, I'm just saying if." I asked coquettishly.
"I'll fight with my life to protect you."
I tilted up the corners of my mouth, my eyes curving into crescents as I said to him, "Me too."
Gu Yuan pretended to mock and said, "You're just a small exorcist. What ability do you have to protect me?"
I gave a little snort and pouted, not wanting to talk to him anymore. "Even a small screw has its big use, okay?"
"Okay. As long as you're by my side, it's the best protection for me."
Taking this opportunity, I just had to pour out everything I knew.
"By the way, what about that snake scale? Should I give it to you? The snake scale is with Bai Qi. I'll go get it for you right away."
"No need. There's magic power on the snake scale. I can't touch it. We'll get it when we need it."
"Ah? You can't even touch it?" I was so shocked that I couldn't believe it. Even a person with such great magic power like Gu Yuan couldn't touch that thing. It seemed that thing was really powerful.
"Who cast the spell?"
"I haven't found out yet."
"Also, I'm not deliberately slandering Man Yue, but I think she seemed to be deliberately provoking a war between you and Long Lin."
"The person is already gone. What does it matter whether there's a war or not? Apart from you, I won't fight with anyone for anything..."
I thought Gu Yuan was a smart man. He should investigate what Man Yue's purpose was on his own.
Before we knew it, we had chatted until late at night. Although it was the sixteenth day of the lunar month today, people always said that the moon on the sixteenth day was rounder than that on the fifteenth.
I walked alone onto the balcony. Looking at the huge moon shining silver light, covering the snow - covered ground, it was as if I had walked into a fairy - tale world.
Gu Yuan was afraid that I would be cold, so he wrapped a cotton - padded jacket around me and then hugged me tightly from behind.
"What are you thinking about?" Gu Yuan asked.
"Nothing. I just think the scenery here is so beautiful, and this city is so big. I've been here for more than two years, but I've never stopped to take a look at this beautiful city known as the Ice and Snow Kingdom."
"Do you want to take a look?" Gu Yuan asked softly, resting his chin on my neck.
"What do you mean? Are you going to take me around the city?" I placed my hands on Gu Yuan's and rubbed my cheek against his.
"Then you'd better get ready." As soon as Gu Yuan finished speaking, he gently pushed me. He directly pushed me off the balcony.
The sudden sense of weightlessness made me scream. I watched as Gu Yuan stood on the balcony, looking down at me, showing me a mischievous smile.