After my luck was stolen, I led my whole family to defy fate and change our destiny.

The newcomer was dressed in a white Taoist robe, and his hair was tied up high with a wooden hairpin, giving him a somewhat otherworldly and Taoist air.

"Master, save me! Gu Liyao can break my illusion array!"

With a wave of her hand, the Taoist nun rescued Shen Qingqing from Gu Liyao's grasp, and she immediately hid behind Gu Liyao.

"Master, he actually broke through the shackles and can cultivate now?"

The Taoist nun raised an eyebrow slightly: "I underestimated the Gu family; you even managed to break the shackles I placed upon you."

Gu Liyao was shocked. Was it she who had placed the shackles on his body's bloodline?

She had heard her sister mention that they clearly had spiritual roots but were unable to cultivate, and it turned out that it was the actions of the person in front of her.

why?

Who is she? What grudge does she have against the Gu family?

Could it be a long-lost descendant of the Gu family returning to seek revenge? But she doesn't resemble any of the Gu family members!

Gu Liyao had imagined dozens of scenarios in his mind, but still couldn't guess the outcome.

The Taoist nun gently pressed an acupoint on Gu Liyao's chest, and he was unable to move. Even though Gu Liyao was capable of defeating Shen Qingqing, he was still too inexperienced in front of the Taoist nun.

Her grip on Gu Liyao's pulse suddenly sharpened, and she grabbed Gu Liyao's neck, demanding, "Tell me, who untied you?"

Gu Liyao's face turned red and his neck bulged from being pinched by her. He wanted to resist but his whole body was unable to move.

"You won't talk, huh? Then die here."

No, he can't die here. He has parents, brothers, and sisters. He can't die here.

But he couldn't expose his sister either. His eyes lit up and he thought of someone. If he talked to her, that wicked woman would definitely not suspect anything.

"The...the Imperial Preceptor, he...he solved it."

As expected, the nun loosened her grip upon hearing the words "National Preceptor," her expression turning somewhat solemn before bursting into laughter a moment later.

"Hahahaha, it's my senior brother!"

Gu Liyao: "?"

Holy crap, they're actually fellow students, but the difference between them is huge!

The Taoist nun's solemn and wary expression vanished completely: "He is indeed very capable, but who told him to go to the border now? By the time he leisurely returns, it will be too late. Hahaha, truly heaven is helping me!"

"You...what do you want to do?"

The Taoist nun's lips curled into a smirk: "What? Heh, you'll find out soon enough."

The Taoist nun's eyes flashed red light as she locked onto Gu Liyao. At first, Gu Liyao was able to struggle with his own consciousness, but gradually he succumbed and completely fell into the Taoist nun's illusion.

The Taoist nun saw that Gu Liyao's eyes were dazed and nodded in satisfaction.

"Go, bring your eldest brother Gu Yu'an, your younger brother Gu Ziming, and your younger sister Gu Linglong all here."

Gu Liyao cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Yes, Master."

When Gu Liyao returned to the clinic, he was no different from usual, except for a slightly blank look in his eyes.

Gu Liyao had just arrived at the clinic when a young apprentice called out to him, "Dr. Gu, where have you been? Many doctors are overwhelmed with patients today. Come quickly, come quickly!"

The apprentice led Gu Liyao to the table.

Gu Liyao smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I still have some things to take care of, I'll be there later."

"Oh, okay."

The young apprentice scratched his head. Why did Doctor Gu seem so strange after he went out? Didn't he say before that the greatest thing in the world is the patient?

What happened today?

Gu Liyao stopped looking at the medicine boy and instead looked around, searching for the person his "master" had asked him to find.

In the backyard, Gu Yu'an was sorting through medicinal herbs, Gu Linglong was lying on the ground talking to ants, and Gu Ziming was running errands for the doctor, fetching scissors and gauze.

"Zi Mo, come here."

Gu Ziming handed the gauze to the attending physician and then jogged over: "Second brother, what's wrong? Just tell me what you need, they said I did a great job."

Gu Liyao smiled and said, "Yes, very good."

Gu Ziming nodded. It seemed that his second brother had matured after getting engaged and opening a clinic. If it were before, he would have said that his brother didn't even know whose brother he was.

"Let's go find our eldest brother."

"Oh, okay, big brother's gathering medicinal herbs in the backyard."

"Well, let's go"

Gu Ziming ran to the backyard in a flash: "Big brother, second brother is looking for you!"

Gu Yu'an looked up at Gu Liyao and said, "Where have you been with the clinic when it's so busy? This is your clinic, not mine, okay? Why are you so careless?"

Even Linglong had to run errands for a while, which made him feel sorry for her.

"Thank you for looking after the clinic, brother. Let's go, I'll treat my good brother and sister to a meal at Yuexiang Restaurant."

Gu Yu'an glared at him: "Let's talk about it later, you're too busy to leave right now."

"I also need to tell my elder brother about Shen Qingqing. She has quite a talent for medicine, and medicine and poison are always intertwined. She plans to poison all the beggars and charitable organizations in the city."

Gu Yu'an tossed the medicinal herbs aside: "Has she gone mad? Even a beggar's life matters!"

Gu Liyao nodded: "I'm afraid it's more than that. When she makes the poison into steamed buns and throws them on the street, not only beggars and poor people will come out to grab them."

"She's really crazy."

Gu Yu'an lifted his leg and walked out, but after taking two steps, he turned back.

"Wait a minute, how did you know about this? And you seem a bit strange today."

Gu Liyao smiled and said, "Brother, you're overthinking it. I was just stunned by Shen Qingqing. My apprentice doctor accidentally discovered that Shen Qingqing was getting medicine from other clinics and followed her for a few days before finding out."

Gu Yu'an nodded, dispelling his doubts.

Anyone would be furious if they encountered a crazy woman like that.

"Let's go then. Have we reported it to the authorities?"

"This matter needs careful consideration, since there's no direct evidence."

"Alright, let's go. Do you know which clinic found the young medicine boy? What herbs were used to prepare what kind of poison?"

"Let's talk over there; there are too many people talking here."

"Indeed, let's go."

Gu Liyao casually picked up Gu Linglong, who was lying on the ground, and put her in his arms.

"Let's go, Linglong, your second brother will take you to a restaurant for a delicious meal."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Second Brother."

He then planted a kiss on Gu Liyao's cheek, leaving Gu Liyao stunned.

younger sister?

Gu Liyao snapped out of his daze for a moment, but his eyes immediately went blank again in the blink of an eye.

[Second Brother was actually controlled by an illusion?]

[Wow, that's impressive! Someone who can use this illusion technique is no ordinary person. I've never seen many people who have mastered it to such a high level.]

Illusion is created by locking the eyes of the target, thus creating a false scene to make the target obey. The lowest level of illusion is green light, while the most powerful illusion is red light from the eyes. The redder the light, the higher the level of the illusion, the stronger the caster, and the more difficult it is for the locked target to escape the illusory world.

Gu Liyao was under the illusion spell and naturally couldn't hear Gu Linglong's thoughts.

Gu Yu'an and Gu Zimo were shocked to hear this. Who was controlling Gu Liyao?

What were the people who controlled him doing taking them to Yuexianglou?

"Second brother, you..."

Gu Yu'an shook Gu Zimo's hand, signaling him to stop talking, and Gu Zimo immediately shut his mouth.

Gu Liyao lowered his head: "What's wrong, Zimo?"