Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 532 She smelled a strong scent of gossip.

Gu Qingyue originally wanted to suggest that since Nanzhao was currently in turmoil, perhaps they could take advantage of the situation to do something to make Nanzhao even more chaotic.

Seeing Qin Fang's furrowed brows, she quickly shut her mouth. After all, this guy was from Nanzhao, and she really couldn't bring herself to say anything to kick him while he was down.

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang and Gu Yuanen both nodded, indicating that this message was no longer a tacit edict but an explicit decree.

The group hurriedly arrived at Gu Changling's residence. Gu Qingyue went to detoxify him, while Mu Yun Chu left in a hurry with Qin Fang and Mu Dong.

Gu Qingyue knew that he must have gone to find out the exact news. With such a major event happening in Nanzhao, it was naturally very important for him, as a prince of Da Chu, to do what he could.

By the afternoon, Gu Changling still hadn't woken up, but his condition was relatively stable.

Gu Yuanen and Gu Qingyue stayed by his side. Although the brother and sister were worried, they were still full of confidence and their mood was relatively relaxed.

"Sister," Xiao Nian's voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Gu Qingyue has been busy with Gu Changling's affairs since last night, and Xiao Nian has been very tactful and hasn't bothered her.

He only came over when he saw Gu Qingyue sitting in the room.

"How is your sister?" Xiao Nian stood at the door, not coming in.

Gu Qingyue beckoned him in, "Come in, Xiao Nian, is there something you need?"

Seeing the little guy looking so preoccupied at such a young age, Gu Qingyue was quite curious.

"Yes, something came up. Is General Gu feeling better?" Although Xiao Nian was sitting in front of Gu Qingyue, he still looked worriedly at the bed in the inner room. He also hoped that Gu Qingyue's father would get better soon.

"It should be better now, we'll know when you wake up."

Gu Qingyue nodded.

"Xiao Nian?" Gu Qingyue asked when she saw the little guy lowering his head and not saying anything.

"Sister, can you spare Nian Yuwei's life? She's so pitiful. She lost her son too. She's so pitiful."

Xiao Nian thought of her parents, wondering if they still remembered her? And where were they now?

He has really grown up now and is much more sensible. He used to feel resistant whenever he heard the word "parents" when he was a child.

He understood that it was probably because he was adopted after being lost, and his adoptive parents treated him badly, which was why he didn't like them.

If they were his own biological parents, they probably wouldn't treat him like that.

Therefore, whenever he saw Nian Yuwei's heartbroken appearance, he always felt sorry for her and couldn't bear to see her like that.

He came to Gu Qingyue for help because he knew that his sister had executed almost all the people from Shenxian Valley, except for Nian Yuwei, Granny Yu, and Xiao Yuan.

Nian Yuwei was the Holy Maiden's protector, so he didn't know how Gu Qingyue would ultimately deal with her.

"Xiao Nian wants to plead for her?" Gu Qingyue raised an eyebrow; she rarely saw Xiao Nian with such an expression.

Before, she would either act spoiled or act cute whenever she saw me, but now she seems to have really grown up.

Remembering what Gu Yuanen had said about Wan Jinyou and Nian Chengqiao, Gu Qingyue thought for a moment and said, "Go and find Nian Yuwei."

Xiao Nian nodded, and just as she stood up, she heard Yu Mo speak from the doorway, "Master, Nian Yuwei is here."

Gu Qingyue and Xiao Nian exchanged a glance. Gu Qingyue became even more curious. Nian Yuwei had come over too? She wondered what it was about.

"Please come in".

Seeing Nian Yuwei in her moon-white dress, light blue belt, and shawl, she was immediately struck by her beauty.

The woman now exuded a serene and gentle aura, a completely different feeling from when she first met her in the Valley of Immortals.

Now, she has a beauty that seems to transcend the mundane world.

"Is there something you need?" Gu Qingyue asked.

When Nian Yuwei saw Xiao Nian, her eyes lit up. After glancing at Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen sitting at the table, she calmed down and curtsied.

She only found out yesterday that the boy in the silver mask was actually a woman. She was surprised for a long time, but then she let it go.

Whether she was male or female, she was the one who caused the Valley of Immortals to be reduced to ashes and the Wizard's Palace to suffer a great loss, and she was grateful to her.

"I never expected that you would be so beautiful, young lady."

Nian Yuwei spoke softly. She really hadn't expected that Gu Qingyue not only had superb skills, but also such outstanding looks and temperament. It would be a lie to say she wasn't amazed.

"You flatter me. Do you have something to say?" Gu Qingyue straightened her expression, looked at the woman in front of her, and couldn't help but glance at Xiao Nian's face.

Believe it or not, I never made the connection before, but now that I look at it, Xiao Nian's eyebrows and eyes do look quite similar to Nian Yuwei's.

"Young lady, I heard that something terrible has happened to the King of Nanzhao. I wonder... how will he... deal with the people of the Wizard's Temple?"

Nian Yuwei's words, which had been blurted out, took an unexpected turn.

Gu Qingyue was incredibly intelligent and astute; how could she not understand?!

She could smell the strong scent of gossip.

Did Nian Yuwei know the King of Nanzhao?

Is she genuinely concerned about the outcome of the Wizard's Temple's actions? Or... is she only focused on the situation of the King of Nanzhao?

Gu Qingyue smiled and gestured for her to sit down before speaking, without mentioning the situation of the King of Nanzhao.

Once Nian Yuwei was seated in the chair opposite her, Gu Qingyue asked, "May I ask what your lost child's name is?"

Upon hearing this, Nian Yuwei's worried expression vanished, replaced by a look of sadness.

“His name is Nian Chengyan, his nickname is Nian Xiaobao, he-------” Nian Yuwei’s voice was low, as if she was lost in memories.

Unexpectedly, with a loud 'crack,' the cup in Xiao Nian's hand was crushed by him.

Gu Qingyue and Gu Yuanen, who were sitting close together, were startled.

"Xiao Nian?" Gu Yuanen asked, looking at the tea that had spilled all over his hands and sleeves. He was a little worried, as the tea was quite hot.

Nian Yuwei was also startled. She looked at Xiao Nian's suddenly excited expression and was somewhat puzzled.

Gu Qingyue was already seven or eight parts certain, but she didn't speak. Instead, she handed a handkerchief to Xiao Nian, indicating that he should wipe his face.

"You keep talking".

Gu Qingyue looked at Nian Yuwei.

Seeing that Xiao Nian was alright, Nian Yuwei continued, "When he was a little over two years old, I entrusted him to the care of the servants in my household and returned to the Wizard's Temple..."

According to Nian Yuwei's account, after she got married, due to discord with her husband, she gave birth to a child and, following her father's instructions, applied to go to the Wizard Temple to become a person by the side of the Holy Maiden.

According to the tradition of the Nanzhao Wizard Temple, every year they would select suitable people from various tribes and places in Nanzhao to serve the Holy Maiden at the Wizard Temple, so Nian Yuwei went.

She was just trying to escape. Since entering the Wizard's Temple, she could come out once a year to visit her children, husband, and her parents from the Tiger Warrior Clan.

However, one day, she discovered that her husband was having an affair with a woman from their tribe, so she resolutely took Nian Xiaobao back to the Tiger Warrior tribe.

She entrusted the child to a couple in her family for upbringing, gave them a lot of money, and also instructed her parents to look after the child from time to time.