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

As evening approached, the distant sunset glowed a blushing red, like that of a shy young girl.

The brothers Gu Yu'an and Gu Liyao led Gu Linglong into the Fourth Prince's residence through the back door.

"Greetings, Fourth Prince, Sixth Prince"

"Greetings, Fourth Prince, Sixth Prince"

Chu Jingyan gently patted the two of them, "Please, no need for formalities. In these special times, it would be disrespectful to allow you two to enter the residence like this."

Gu Yu'an bowed again: "At such a special time, if someone with ulterior motives discovers that we are getting close to the prince, it could cause a lot of trouble. The Sixth Prince's arrangements this time are very thoughtful."

Chu Jingyan smiled knowingly; he hadn't misjudged him after all.

The Fourth Prince's eyes lit up instantly when he saw Gu Linglong: "I'll hold Linglong and play with her for a while, you guys talk business first."

Upon hearing the sound, Gu Linglong grinned at the Fourth Prince and stretched out her arm in his direction.

The fourth prince's heart softened even more.

Since their last parting at Tianxiang Tower, the Fourth Prince had been missing Gu Linglong quite a bit. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but ever since he held Gu Linglong in his arms, his health had improved.

Looking at the chubby Gu Linglong, he felt very fond of her. How wonderful it would be if he had such a cute little sister.

Inside the room, Gu Yu'an poured a cup of tea and handed it to the Sixth Prince. Since their last meeting at Tianxiang Tower, the two had reached many new consensuses.

Chu Jingyan felt that he still needed to have someone he trusted in the capital, Gu Yu'an, who could be both a brother and an ally.

Since Lin Xiaoxiao is so arrogant and wants to become a prince's consort, and even wants to absorb his luck, he doesn't mind uprooting her completely. He can make money and also do Gu Yu'an a favor.

Chu Jingyan took a sip of hot tea. "I've already started working on the issues of grain and charcoal; we're just waiting for the opportune moment Brother Gu mentioned."

Gu Yu'an smiled wryly. After so many events and changes, even though he acknowledged the Sixth Prince's character, he dared not take any risks.

Only genuine interests can strengthen the relationship between the two parties.

He also needs a lot of money so that if he is really exiled, he can make money along the way and make his parents and siblings suffer less.

Gu Yu'an smiled sincerely, "Thank you, Sixth Prince."

Chu Jingyan frowned slightly: "When there are no outsiders, just call me Brother Chu or Jingyan."

Gu Yu paused for a moment, then said, "Brother Jingyan..."

Chu Jingyan hummed in agreement, then said, "Since you've already called me Brother Jingyan, then I'll give you a gift."

Chu Jingyan got up and walked to the cabinet, taking out a gift he had prepared beforehand. If he was only curious about Gu Linglong at first, he now felt more affection for her.

Soft and chubby, and there's En herself, why can't she be her own little sister?

Although I don't know why she wanted cultivation books at such a young age, since she wanted them, I'll just give them to her in advance.

Children can begin early childhood education after the age of three.

"Brother Gu knows I don't possess much materially, so I'm giving you these cultivation principles. You can recite them to the baby every day to increase its wisdom."

Gu Yu'an's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Seriously, just read it to her like a lullaby; it won't hurt. It's quite hypnotic for me, anyway."

My younger sister had mentioned wanting books like this before, but he couldn't find them anywhere in the library. And here they are, easily found without any effort.

Gu Yu'an carefully put it away: "Then I'll read it to my little sister every day."

"it is good"

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Chu Jingyan's lips unconsciously curled up. Now Linglong would know that she had everything she wanted, and she would be very happy.

"Oh, I almost forgot, this is the well water from my house that you asked me to bring."

Gu Yu'an pointed to the wooden bucket next to the stool, wondering what Chu Jingyan's quirks were, as he had asked him for well water several times.

Thinking of this, he naturally blurted out, "Why do you keep asking me for water from my well?"

Chu Jingyan: "..."

He wouldn't even want well water, but he learned from Gu Linglong that she put something in the water tank at home that could help his fourth brother recover.

Chu Jingyan coughed awkwardly. It was the first time he had ever asked someone for something, especially something valuable, and his ears turned red with embarrassment.

But he didn't drink a drop.

"At the last Linglong Manyi Banquet, I visited your home and found your tea to be delicious. However, the variety was the same as what I had tried before, but none of it tasted as good as yours. So I suspect it's because your water is better."

"Sure enough, when I brought it back and brewed it into tea, the taste was indeed very unique."

Chu Jingyan spouted a bunch of nonsense, so embarrassed that his toes were practically gripping the ground. After all, he was indebted to the person who had given him the money.

Gu Yu'an looked puzzled, picked up his teacup, took a big gulp, and turned to Chu Jingyan: "Really?"

Yes, yes, of course.

Chu Jingyan's forehead was covered in a light sheen of sweat.

Gu Yu'an nodded and brought up another matter: "Would it be convenient for the Fourth Prince to summon the imperial physician? Although my mother is still a first-rank noblewoman, there are still many people around to watch out for her."

Chu Jingyan shook his head: "There's nothing inconvenient about it. You know my fourth brother's leg is frequently treated by the imperial physicians. At first, my father asked about his condition every day, but now... maybe he thinks my fourth brother will never get better, or maybe he's just gotten used to it, and hasn't asked about it for a long time."

Gu Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. That's what I was most afraid of. If we take the imperial physician to another place to see patients, it will be difficult to explain to the Emperor."

Chu Jingyan's expression darkened, his fingers lightly twirling the rim of his teacup: "He won't ask, and besides... the imperial physician is definitely the smartest person in the palace. If you pay him enough, he won't say anything."

Gu Yu'an nodded: "That's good, thank you for your help."

Chu Jingyan patted his arm: "We're brothers, let's not talk about these things."

……

After returning from the Fourth Prince's residence, Gu Yu'an told Su Xiuran about his reasons for going to the Fourth Prince's residence and his plans.

Su Xiuran was very pleased: "Your aunt didn't spoil you for nothing."

"If Father were here, he wouldn't have allowed Aunt to suffer such humiliation."

Su Xiuran nodded: "I'll go tomorrow. It's late, get some rest."

After bidding farewell to Su Xiuran, Gu Yu'an did not immediately return to his own room, but instead went to Gu Linglong's room.

He gently tucked Gu Linglong's exposed arm into the cool blanket and tucked the corner of the blanket in.

He then took out the cultivation book given to him by Chu Jingyan from his pocket.

"Heaven and earth are qi, the upper part is spirit, the lower part is turbid... When practicing qi, the mind is like still water, all thoughts are empty, take a deep breath and exhale three times, take a short breath and exhale a long breath, repeat this cycle for three quarters of an hour, and you will be back to normal..."

"Adjust one or two points, close your eyes and enter, take a deep breath, focus your inner vision, let the meridians flow, move with the breath, circulate throughout the body, exhale deeply, after four nines, you will be back to normal..."

The boy's deep, gentle voice slowly entered Gu Linglong's ears...

In her dream, Gu Linglong seemed to be in a cave rich in spiritual energy, with all her meridians flowing freely, just like when she was still a tiger.

She followed the sound, breathing deeply, and the rich spiritual energy continuously impacted the mark within her body.

After Gu Yu'an finished reading all the books, he quietly left. After he left, Gu Linglong was enveloped in a layer of fluorescence, and her skin became even more delicate and fair.

If Chu Jingyan were here, he would be absolutely astonished. To be able to cultivate in one's sleep? Isn't that defying the heavens?