After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

Two new graves have appeared in front of the burned-down granary: one for He Laonian and the other for He Sheng and her child.

When engraving the character "生" (life/birth), Lu Yun hesitated for a moment. He Sheng was her original name, and He Sheng was her current name; neither of them held any pleasant memories for her. She probably wouldn't want the title "Madam He" even more. After much deliberation, she finally engraved "Tomb of He Sheng and His Beloved Son."

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard.

Gu An led his men to investigate, and returned about fifteen minutes later, saying that the Crown Prince had arrived and that everyone should go to the front of the Taoist temple.

Passing through the Taoist temple, Lu Zhiyuan saw dozens of soldiers dressed in golden armor standing in neat rows.

The Crown Prince stood at the front, dressed in a dark robe with subtle patterns, wearing a jade crown, and holding in his hand the jade pendant that Lu Yun had left behind at the Liu family's old residence. He looked worried but was trying hard to suppress his emotions so that no one would notice.

Over here, the people in the Taoist temple huddled together, clearly terrified. Among them, apart from Gu An, who had ever seen anything like this before? Not being afraid of death didn't mean they wanted to die. Wanting to die didn't mean they wanted to drag their families down with them.

Lu Zhiyuan walked towards the Crown Prince.

"coming?"

"coming!"

"No longer hiding your identity?"

"I'm not hiding my identity anymore."

"Don't make things difficult for them. They didn't make things difficult for me. Instead, they saved me and Lu Yun." Lu Zhiyuan stopped in front of the Crown Prince: "Liu Ying is missing, and the young servant from the Xie family who came out with us is also missing."

The Crown Prince looked at Lu Yun and said, "We found it. It's in the government office."

Lu Zhiyuan's eyes suddenly reddened: "It's good that you found it."

Lu Yun was unaware of the matter concerning the Liu family's old residence. Upon hearing from the Crown Prince that Liu Ying had been found, he hurriedly asked, "Is Liu Ying unharmed?"

The thought that Liu Ying was killed by Lu Yun's younger brother ignited anger in the Crown Prince's eyes. Just as he was about to question him, his hand tightened. Looking down, he saw the information hidden in Lu Zhiyuan's eyes.

She didn't want Lu Yun to know the truth about Liu Ying's murder.

She took a shallow breath and said softly, "Liu Ying is dead, and the Xie family's young apprentice who was with her is also dead."

Lu Yun staggered, his already pale face turning even paler. Seeing this, Lu Zhiyuan quickly reminded him to calm down. He had internal injuries and should avoid emotional agitation, which was why Lu Zhiyuan dared not let him learn the truth about Liu Ying's murder at this moment.

She has already lost Liu Ying, and she cannot lose Lu Yun as well.

"Who? Who killed Liu Ying?" Lu Yun clenched his fists, gritting his teeth. "I'll tear him to pieces."

"Yes..." The Crown Prince hesitated, "The murderer has not yet been found. Han Ting is searching for him with all his might."

They haven't found any proof that they already know who the murderer is? A full-scale search proves the murderer is in Ganzhou City. The firefly's incident occurred at the Liu family's old house; the young lady found him in the underground cave. The murderer can only be them!

She suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with coldness: "It's Alu, it must be Alu, there's no one else but him."

Lu Yun muttered to himself, "There were only three people in the Liu family's old house. I killed one of them."

Another was seriously injured. Although Liu Ying's martial arts skills were lacking, she had a protective weapon given to her by her mistress. She was still resentful about the previous attack and would not allow her mistress to suffer any more harm. Only A Lu, only A Lu who looks exactly like me, could hurt him.

No one told Lu Yun the truth; Lu Yun figured it out himself.

He grabbed the prince's arm, looked into his eyes, and said, word by word, "How did Liuying die?"

The crown prince hesitated for a moment: "The fireflies are in the government office. If you want to know, go and see for yourself."

Lu Yun walked up to the nearest guard and said, "Borrow a horse." Without waiting for the guard's reply, he snatched the reins and rode off. Lu Zhiyuan panicked and tried to chase after him, but the Crown Prince grabbed her from behind.

"Han Ting thinks the same way you do. He tampered with Liu Ying's body. Don't worry, with the coroner from the government office there, Lu Yun won't notice anything. At least, he won't let Lu Yun know that A Lu used his identity to kill Liu Ying."

“Find two people to follow him.” Lu Zhiyuan was worried: “He was seriously injured by Alu, and I went through a lot of trouble to pull him back from the brink of death. Liuying’s death is not his fault; it was my fault for being careless.”

The Crown Prince said with a grim face, "It's all because of that A-Lu! If it weren't for him, Liu Ying wouldn't have died, Lu Yun wouldn't have been seriously injured, and my A-Yuan wouldn't be heartbroken and blaming herself. Don't worry, Han Ting won't let him see Lu Yun alive. The truth that A-Yuan wants to hide will be hidden forever."

As he spoke, the Crown Prince gave a signal to the two guards, who immediately gave chase.

Gu An stepped forward and bowed.

Upon learning that he was Gu An, the Crown Prince's eyes flashed with surprise: "You are Gu An, the Gu An from the Gu family?"

"Absolutely genuine." Gu An curled his lips into a smile. "Nowadays, no one would want to impersonate Gu An, right?"

Gu An, from Ganzhou City, was one of the people involved in the grain draft case. Because of him, the Gu family fell into ruin; some were exiled to the army, others exiled, and now there are hardly any registered members left.

If he were to return to the capital as Gu An, what awaits him is not wealth and honor, but imprisonment.

“Since you are alive, you should not use the identity of Gu An. You should know what this name means to you.”

“I am a man who has crawled out of hell. Life and death are of no importance to me. I live not for myself, nor for my living family, but for my brothers who followed me and were wronged along with me. I live to seek justice for them.”

Who took the supplies?

"Marquis Yongchang, or rather..." Gu An looked at the Crown Prince: "Your father."

The Crown Prince's pupils narrowed: "Gu An, do you know what you're saying?"

Gu An remained unmoved: "I have evidence, and I have not lived in vain all these years. If Your Highness does not believe me, you may arrest me and send me to the capital. I am willing to take the blame myself to settle this unjust grievance."

Lu Zhiyuan warned, "If you get involved, you will die."

Gu An smiled faintly: "I am long dead! What crawled out of that cave was the spirit of Gu An. Its only purpose is to proclaim to the world everything that happened that day."

The Emperor was on his deathbed, obsessed with the pursuit of immortality. The Marquis of Yongchang wanted to build a stronger army to spare the people of Beiliang from war. He had tried for many years but had yet to find the path to immortality. Gu An, a man who should have died long ago, a man who should have been in his sixties, suddenly appeared before him—a temptation that was also tempting to the Marquis of Yongchang.

The Emperor's time is running out, and he will surely urge Marquis Yongchang to act. Marquis Yongchang, fearing that delay might lead to unforeseen changes, will also accelerate his plans. Once he begins his operation, they will have the opportunity to capture him in one fell swoop and obtain genuine, firsthand evidence.

From the moment Gu An set off to find Lu Zhiyuan, he had already planned to use his death to bring the truth to light!

In exchange, Gu An requested that the Crown Prince properly settle his former associates. The Crown Prince agreed and entrusted the matter to Lu Zhiyuan's second maternal uncle. Having come from the Ministry of Revenue, he was adept at handling such matters. Apart from the Crown Prince and Lu Zhiyuan's second maternal uncle, no one knew their past; they would begin new lives in new lands, with new identities.