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

Gu Yu'an had a habit of practicing swordsmanship every day, and Gu Linglong would lie on the side and watch.

It seems pretty simple.

After finishing his sword practice, Gu Yu'an sat on a small mound of earth nearby and saw that Gu Linglong was still looking at his sword.

"You didn't actually watch it, did you?"

Gu Linglong nodded.

"That's amazing! Let's go practice with a wooden stick."

Gu Linglong shook her head to indicate that she didn't need to, and then picked up the sword with her mouth and began to dance.

The big head swayed left and right, and with a swish, swish, swish, the sword slipped from its mouth and cut a gash in its own ear.

Gu Linglong threw the sword away and started crying. Gu Yu'an ran over and said, "Oh, it's alright, it's alright. This sword is terrible, it dared to cut our ears. We don't want it anymore."

As he spoke, Gu Yu'an used his spiritual power to shatter the sword into pieces.

Gu Linglong felt even more pain. That was a spirit sword! It was destroyed just like that?

Gu Yu'an picked up Gu Linglong and carried her into the thatched hut. Gu Linglong nudged him to indicate that she could walk.

"It's okay, I'll hold you."

He saw that when children fell at the foot of the mountain, this was how their parents comforted them.

Gu Linglong nuzzled him, overjoyed. Before, her master would occasionally pick her up, but now he hardly ever does, and she didn't know why.

Gu Linglong had recovered somewhat, weighing at least 100 pounds. When Gu Yu'an carried Gu Linglong back to the thatched hut, he felt like he could barely straighten his back.

……

When Gu Ziming finished practicing his skills and returned, he saw Gu Linglong facing the wall in repentance. He walked over and patted Gu Linglong's head: "What did you do wrong? You were punished by your master to face the wall in repentance?"

Gu Linglong spun around in circles, running back and forth, her little paws constantly waving.

"You mean you went down the mountain to catch butterflies for a while and were then punished by your master to stand facing the wall in repentance?"

Gu Linglong nodded.

"That master went too far! You wait, I'll go find him and ask him not to punish you."

Gu Linglong nodded vigorously.

After a while, Gu Ziming came out with a gloomy face and stood in a row with Gu Linglong: "Little sister, you didn't mention that you knocked over all the dried radishes that the villagers were drying at the foot of the mountain when you went down to catch butterflies, did you? Now Master is punishing me too."

"Now we're truly in the same boat."

Gu Linglong patted him to comfort him, hehe, finally someone is with her.

……

Early in the morning, Gu Linglong was catching butterflies in the yard, while Han Zhong was weaving straw hats.

Something suddenly fell from the mountain, startling the two masters and their apprentices, who took a few steps back in unison.

"Master...Master"

"Disciple"

Han Zhong ran over: "You... what happened to you?"

Gu Yu'an coughed up blood, clutched his stomach, and took out a storage bag: "Second brother... and third brother are both inside."

They're all inside? What does that mean?

"Don't speak yet, let me heal your wounds."

"Master, I... I've had my golden core removed, I can't live anymore."

Han Zhong instantly flew into a rage: "Which bastard did this? Which bastard did this?"

"I...I took the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill and took advantage of that person's distraction while he was in a good mood. I stole my brothers' golden cores and corpses, sent them away, and then forced myself to return on my sword."

"There are...there are heretical practitioners."

"Which bastard is who? I'm going to fight him to the death!"

"I...I don't know, he was wearing a mask."

Han Zhong continuously transferred spiritual energy to Gu Yu'an: "Stop talking, your master will definitely heal you and do everything in my power to get your golden core back."

"Master, please take our three golden cores..."

"What would I do with your golden core? Hold on, I'm counting on you to take care of me in my old age."

Gu Yu'an smiled; it was probably impossible.

Gu Yu'an placed his hand on Gu Linglong's head: "What a pity... I didn't get to see what you looked like after you transformed. I'll be your grandparent in the next life..."

Gu Yu'an coughed up blood again, and the hand that was resting on Gu Linglong's head loosened its grip.

"Disciple... ah... ah... ah"

Han Zhong collapsed and screamed, causing the entire mountain range to shake violently.

Gu Linglong was also crying so hard she couldn't catch her breath. Her three senior brothers were gone.

As her thoughts returned, Gu Linglong's eyes turned bloodshot, and the face of the alchemist below gradually became clearer.

The moment Gu Linglong saw her face, her heart sank. Was she a Taoist nun?

The Taoist nun treated her very well.

Does the Taoist nun not know who they are? Or is she also the one who harmed her three brothers in her past life?

……

The clinic wasn't so busy at the moment, so Han Chong rushed back. How could he not come when his apprentice's clinic was opening?

Han Chong entered the clinic and saw Gu Mingtang, but did not see Gu Liyao.

"Brother Gu, where's your second son?"

"I'm looking for him too. I don't know where he went."

Han Zhong had a gut feeling that something was wrong. Gu Liyao had been interested in medicine in his previous life, so how could he not come on such an important day for the clinic?

Have you asked the people at the museum?

The young apprentice ran over: "Lord Gu, are you looking for Doctor Gu? Doctor Gu read a letter and left, then came back and took the young marquis and the others away."

"What letter?"

"I don't know either"

Gu Mingtang also sensed something was wrong, and he quickly walked to Gu Liyao's table and searched through it.

Han Zhong also flipped through the pages: "Found it, this should be it."

"Let's take it apart and see."

Han Zhong frowned more and more deeply as he read the letter: "Go to Yuexiang Tower immediately."

Gu Mingtang immediately selected a few people and had someone take his badge to ask the government for help.

"Even if you have to turn Yuexianglou upside down, you must find the young masters and ladies."

"Yes"

Gu Mingtang was also searching, while Han Chong used magic to find their tracks: "There's a formation here, something's not right."

A moment later, an officer dragged Shen Qingqing out: "Sir, we saw this person acting suspiciously in the kitchen."

"Shen Qingqing? Where is Gu Liyao?"

"do not know"

"Tell me or I'll kill you."

Gu Mingtang drew the official's sword and held it to Shen Qingqing's neck.

"Brother Gu, calm down."

Han Chong asked the official, "Where was it found?"

"In the backyard, and when I saw her, her eyes were glowing green. I immediately called my companions; this woman must be a monster."

Han Zhong: "Well done"

Han Chong pinched Shen Qingqing's chin and forced her to swallow a pill.

"What did you give me to eat?"

"It just prevented you from using illusion magic, and I also added some poison on the side."

"Even if you poison me, I won't tell."

"Ha, who wants to listen to you?"

Han Zhong walked right past her: "Little Lou Lou isn't worthy to speak to me."

"you……"

Shen Qingqing coughed up blood, unsure whether it was from angering someone or from the poison taking effect.

"Take us to the place where she was discovered."

"Yes"

The officers led their men directly to the kitchen: "When we found her, she was in the kitchen's storeroom."

Gu Mingtang went inside and looked around. It was filled with kitchen utensils and some miscellaneous items, nothing particularly special.

Han Zhong: "Search further; there might be a mechanism."

"it is good"

After a while, Han Zhong found a vase on a shelf. How could there be a vase in the storage room?

He turned the vase, and with a snap, the shelf began to split in the middle.

"There really was a secret room."

Han Chong led his men at the front. As soon as he entered, he saw several of his precious disciples directly above the alchemy furnace.

Han Chong, his anger rising, waved his hand, and the group landed steadily on the ground.

Gu Mingtang rushed over.

"Imperial Preceptor, what's wrong with them? Why can't we wake them up?"

Han Zhong, afraid of startling him, said, "It's alright, let them rest first."

[I was just thinking of getting a big one installed, and here you are?]

Hearing Gu Linglong's voice, Gu Mingtang felt a little relieved. He held his daughter in his arms, worried that the floor was too cold.

The Taoist nun, whose spell was interrupted, staggered back a few steps, clutching her chest as she looked over. Who was it? Who dared to ruin her good deed?

She turned around and met Han Chong's gaze; both of them were stunned and stood frozen in place.

"A Taoist nun? How...how could it be you?"

"I don't know, what happened to me just now? What...what did I do?"

"Are you under a spell?"

Gu Linglong: "?"

The Taoist nun rushed over and grabbed Han Chong, her eyes brimming with tears: "Senior brother, kill me! I did something wrong! I didn't know! I didn't know anything!"

[Wow, no wonder neither of us noticed. He's such a good actor. He probably resorted to underhanded tactics because he couldn't beat Han Zhong.]

Han Han looked on incredulously and pushed the Taoist nun away with one hand, but it was too late; the poison had already been administered.

Han Zhong also took two steps back: "You ambushed me? Why?"

After all these years, he truly never imagined that the Taoist nun had strayed into evil ways.

"Since we're already here, I'm not afraid to tell you. I also dug out the golden cores of your disciples, but your eldest disciple escaped. So this time, I was smart and directly refined him into a pill. When I learned that Gu Yu'an was your disciple, I put shackles on them so they couldn't cultivate and escape again. To my surprise, they actually broke through the shackles."

"But it's alright, I won't let them escape this time."

Han Chong clutched his chest: "So the person I've been looking for all along is you."

"That's right, it's me. Let me tell you, I'm also the one behind the hunter. Otherwise, how could a mere mortal like him refine pills? Back then, when you sent that white tiger to me to learn illusion magic, you have no idea how overjoyed I was. Unfortunately, I didn't dare to act rashly after you left. That tiger learned a whole set of skills and went out to look for you, but it never came back. I searched the entire mountain range but couldn't find it."

Han Zhong's heart skipped a beat; he had almost... almost harmed his disciple.

He secretly cast a spell but found he couldn't use his spiritual power: "Why did you do this? That's a human life! How are you any different from a heretical cultivator?"

The Taoist nun glared fiercely at Han Zhong: "Isn't it all because of you?"

"What does this have to do with me? I didn't tell you to do that."

"Who told me I don't have your talent? How long would it take to cultivate so diligently? I like you and want to cultivate with you and become your Daoist partners. That way, we can not only be together but also improve our cultivation. But you keep rejecting me. It's your ruthlessness that has led me down this path."

"I know your abilities and methods. You taught your little apprentice all your skills and sent her back to the mountains to avenge her, just in case you become an immortal and hunt down mortals. You also put that person into the animal realm to prevent the heavenly lightning from affecting her, right?"

"I've never understood why you killed that mortal after becoming an immortal, and so openly at that. Who else would be struck by heavenly lightning if not you? But then I realized, you probably had suicidal thoughts back then, right? Your three disciples were suddenly killed by someone plucking their golden cores, and you couldn't find the murderer. That feeling must have been incredibly helpless, right? Hahahahahaha."

"So after you survived, you used your disciple's golden core and your own cultivation to turn this place into a real world. Hahahaha, no matter how well you hid, I still found you."

Han Zhong's veins bulged: "Prepare to die!"

Han Chong thrust his sword forward, but the Daoist nun sneered, "You're no match for me now."

Han Zhong was defeated after just two moves.

Pretending to be asleep, Gu Linglong felt a tightness in her chest. All the resentment she had harbored for her master over the years had turned out to be a misunderstanding. Her resentment transformed into heartache; her master must have suffered so much all these years.

Let her hit you, so you'll have no excuse, hmph.

Han Chong was slapped to his knees by the Taoist nun. He tried to stand up, but couldn't, as he was holding onto his sword.

"It's truly impressive that you could hold out for so long even without spiritual power. Too bad, you're all going to die here today."

Gu Linglong walked away from Gu Mingtang's embrace.

Gu Mingtang called out worriedly, "Linglong!"

Gu Linglong turned around: "Don't worry, I'm very capable."

"Only you will die here today."

The Taoist nun turned around and found that it was Gu Linglong, who was not even as tall as her waist.

"Heh, this little brat's learned to talk big now."

"Then let's give it a try."

Gu Linglong flew directly into the air and slapped the Taoist nun away with one palm. Gu Linglong had the power of two lifetimes, so she completely overwhelmed the Taoist nun.

The Taoist nun coughed up blood: "How can a child like you possess such profound spiritual power?"

Of course, she had to thank her three good brothers. Once, Gu Linglong woke up by chance and found that her three brothers were taking turns reading to her, which made her practice martial arts in her dreams late at night. She said that she was so tired every day when she woke up.

As Gu Linglong formed hand seals, spiritual energy from all directions flowed into her body.

The Taoist nun swung her sword at Gu Linglong, who nimbly dodged. Gu Linglong moved even faster, striking the nun to the ground with a palm strike.

The Taoist nun spat out blood: "You're actually stronger than Han Zhong!"

Thank you for the compliment.

Gu Linglong lit the fire in the alchemy furnace, picked up Han Zhong's sword, and the Daoist nun, though unwilling to admit it, knew she couldn't defeat the child in front of her. She got up and tried to escape, but Gu Linglong sent the sword flying, piercing the Daoist nun's heart from behind.

Gu Linglong sent the Taoist nun's fan flying into the alchemy furnace with a single palm strike, and then closed the lid.

If you enjoy alchemy so much, why don't you go and experience it for yourself?

The Taoist nun clutched her heart meridian: "Let me out! Cough cough cough, I'm dying of heat! Let me out!"

"Senior brother, I was wrong. Please let me out, for Master's sake!"

Han Chong snorted. If Master were here, you would probably die even faster.

The Taoist nun felt increasingly hot inside the alchemy furnace, where there was no spiritual energy, and the feeling of suffocation grew stronger.

"I...I was wrong, please forgive me...please forgive me."

The nun's voice started cursing, but gradually she began to speak kind words, and her voice grew softer and softer.

Why? She was just one step away from becoming an immortal.

"exquisite……"

Han Chong called out, and Gu Linglong hugged his neck and sweetly called out, "Master!"

Han Chongxi smiled broadly, but his eyes gradually reddened. He patted Gu Linglong on the back. The other three also came over; they knew that the Imperial Preceptor was their master in their previous life.

"Master"

"Master"

"Master"

"Hey……"

Han Chong responded and burst into laughter. It was truly worth it to give up all his skills for his disciples.

Looking at her three older brothers, Gu Linglong felt extremely satisfied. It turned out that she hadn't been abandoned; her three senior brothers had become like her own brothers.

She looked at her father in the distance and her mother who was rushing over, and felt very content.

With her parents, her master, and her brother, Gu Linglong recalled the question Han Chong had asked her in the thatched hut.

"What do you wish for?"

She was born and raised without knowing what a home is like. She longs for a home, with loving parents and a brother.

At that time, Han Zhong said she was heartless, but in fact he had seriously remembered her wish.

They loved her, always loved her, loved her more than they could have imagined.

Thank you to all the readers who have made it this far. When I was writing this book, not many people were reading it, which really affected my mindset, but thankfully I managed to fill in all the plot holes.

Although there are very few readers, there are always one or two who urge me to update, which makes me extremely happy. I can't abandon the story for the sake of these one or two readers. Thank you for your understanding in helping me find typos.

May all babies be surrounded by love, have smooth paths in their lives, and encounter good fortune in every relationship. My new book has been released, and I hope to reach 100 million words. See you in the next book QAQ.