Going against the will of heaven, summoning strange beasts, abandoning her daughter, she is addicted

Someone is approaching from outside.

The shadows were stirring, ready to launch a surprise attack.

He was held down by the clone. "Patriarch Gongsun, isn't it a bit too presumptuous of you to come uninvited in the middle of the night?"

The door was not opened, and the people outside stopped in their tracks.

The next second, there was a "thump!"

When the clone opened the door, she saw Gongsun Ci kneeling on the steps in front of her door, head bowed, looking as if he were begging for forgiveness.

If it weren't for the fact that his aura hadn't changed, the clone would have almost failed to recognize Gongsun Ci.

He suddenly looked decades older, with more wrinkles on his face than the chapped soles of an old woman's feet.

As lifespan nears its end, one's vital energy and blood become depleted.

He was deathly still.

"It's not even the New Year yet, and you're already giving me such a grand gift. I don't have a proper reward to bestow upon you." The clone crossed his arms and watched Gongsun Ci as if it were a show.

"I...I've come to apologize," Gongsun Ci murmured. "Thank you for disregarding past grievances and saving my people."

"Stop! I didn't save them because of you," the clone said.

Although, it wasn't her who saved the person, but her true self.

But she and the original body are inseparable, they are one, so pretending that she was the one who saved her doesn't seem like a big deal!

"I know my benefactor did it because of Yihua..."

"Stop, stop, stop. It's not her. Gongsun Yihua doesn't have that much influence." The clone had no idea what Gongsun Ci was imagining.

That's completely nonsensical.

"I saved people based entirely on my mood." In reality, it was because the Gongsun clan did not abandon Ruan Yu and flee that they had the opportunity to live to this day.

"No matter what, we must thank our benefactor." Gongsun Ci slammed his head heavily on the steps in front of him.

The clone watched coldly, not even helping him up: "Go ahead and do it if you want."

To be honest, the banging sounds were actually quite pleasant.

"My benefactor... I have a request." Gongsun Ci's forehead was bleeding from kowtowing, mixed with the dust from the steps, making him look dirty.

"My benefactor, may I see my daughter...?"

Gongsun Ci knew his days were numbered.

He now has only one last wish: to see Gongsun Yihua one last time.

As her father, he felt he had let her down...

"What do you think?" It was merciful of him that the clone didn't kick him away.

"I..." Gongsun Ci lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

If it were him, he wouldn't want to see a father who wanted to kill him either. Ultimately, it's all his fault for betraying his daughter.

Gongsun Ci: "I understand."

He slowly rose and left dejectedly.

Looking at his weathered back, the clone spat out a mouthful of saliva: "Pah! What are you pretending for? Where were you before? In pursuit of immortality, you listened to the slander of others and harmed so many innocent people, even extending your evil claws to your own daughter, you beast!"

"No, you're not even as good as an animal! Even tigers don't eat their cubs!"

Every word uttered by the clone was like a sharp thorn, piercing deeply into Gongsun Ci's heart.

Excruciating pain.

He had thought of these things, hadn't he? But he was blinded by greed at the time, willing to pay any price to achieve immortality. In the end, not only did he shorten his already limited lifespan, but he also broke his daughter's heart.

He...regretted it!

"Pfft...!" Gongsun Ci vomited a mouthful of blood.

He stumbled forward a few steps and then fell face-first to the ground.

He was dying.

The clone walked over, not minding delivering one last blow before he died: "Actually, the way to gain lifespan is very simple, for example... taking a longevity pill."

As she spoke, she took out a pill.

The rich life force emanating from the Longevity Pill gave Gongsun Ci, a dying man, a great sense of hope. He reached out towards the pill, his eyes filled with longing.

Seeing this, the clone knew that Gongsun Ci was still harboring treacherous intentions. Even if he was given elixirs now, which extended his lifespan by several hundred years, he would still try every means to achieve immortality after a hundred years.

His evil was ingrained in his very bones.

"Please, please... sell... sell the Longevity Pill to me! I'm willing to give... give everything!"

"If you hadn't done those evil deeds, perhaps I would have given it to you." The clone chewed the longevity pill like candy.

Mmm, it melts in your mouth, sweet, and tastes good.

The glimmer of hope that Gongsun Ci had just ignited was extinguished.

"Pfft!" He was so angry that he spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

Everything he had done against his conscience now seemed like a joke! He was so unwilling to accept it, so unwilling to die like this...

"Go away, go away, if you're going to die, don't die in my yard." The clone moved him outside the yard.

If the Gongsun family sees this, it will be difficult to explain later.

Light snow began to fall from the sky.

A gust of cold wind blew in my face, making me shiver. "Oh dear, it's so cold."

She rubbed her hands together as she went back inside.

They left Gongsun Ci to freeze into an ice sculpture outside.

Around noon, the Gongsun family came to invite the clone to a banquet.

Gongsun Ci's death was only discovered at that time.

"The head of the family is dead!"

"Hmph! Such a vicious person, may he die!"

"He almost killed us all! He deserved to die!"

None of the Gongsun clan members shed a tear at the death of Gongsun Ci.

Instead, they praised God for doing a great job!

A timely snowfall froze Gongsun Ci to death.

Some suspect there are other hidden reasons for Gongsun Ci's death. Moreover, how could it be such a coincidence that he died just outside his benefactor's courtyard? They wouldn't believe there wasn't a connection between the two.

But speculation is speculation; the people of the Gongsun family will not delve into it.

After enjoying a delicious lunch, the clone excused himself to change clothes and quietly left the Gongsun residence.

"Wood Spirit Pearl, transfer some life force to her."

Enter the subspace.

"it is good."

Nourished by the life force, Ruan Yu regained consciousness and heard her clone say, "Gongsun Yihua is still in your space, isn't she?"

"Hmm." Ruan Yu said that she seemed to have forgotten something. But she lost consciousness after that and didn't think about it any further.

After being reminded, she released Gongsun Yihua from the space.

The latter was still in a coma.

"Let her stay in my separate space. The mark of the Sacrifice Killing Array is still there, which means it's still possible for it to be activated again. I don't feel comfortable leaving her in the Gongsun residence."

The decision to create a clone was also Ruan Yu's decision. "You decide what to do."

"Row."

Leave the subspace.

The clone went to the Beast Forest again.

She knew the Waterman might be healing nearby, which was dangerous, but she had to come.

Even if we can't destroy the sacrificial killing array, we can still destroy the remaining earthen trench.

This way, we can buy some more time.

By the time this whole process was completed, it was already getting dark.

The temperature dropped even further at night.

The clone's nose was so stuffy from its weakness that it cried out, "Achoo!"

"I knew you'd come!" A chill ran up my spine as I stepped out of the ground!

Before the clone could even make out what it was, a strange human face pressed against it.