Chapter 403
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"But..." Lan Yuge laughed bitterly, "Who would have thought that in the end, we would receive news of your mother's death! After this incident, your maternal grandfather had gathered all the elders in the family for a meeting. But in the end, he was still unable to avenge your mother! Because after many investigations, the real culprit behind your parents' murder was a powerful cultivator from another mainland! If we were to insist on provoking them, it would only lead to the downfall of the Dongfang family. The gains would not make up for the losses. So, unless your maternal grandfather was absolutely certain that he could fight against that organization, he would not have sent the Dongfang family members to their deaths in vain. "
As if she could feel the trembling of the young girl in her arms, Lan Yuge gently grabbed her hand and said, "You think that your maternal grandfather does not care about you and your sister but that is not the case. At that time, the Dongfang family's situation was becoming more and more precarious. You and your brother were only two children. If the Dongfang family were to fall, wouldn't you lose your innocent lives? If that was the case, it would have been better for you to stay outside. However, your maternal grandfather could not stop worrying about you and your sister in the beginning. No matter how dangerous the situation was, he had secretly sent people to investigate the situation. The results of the investigation were that you were a good-for-nothing while your brother was a genius. He believed that based on your brother's talents, the Gu family would certainly value him. Even if you were a good-for-nothing, the Gu family would not treat you and your sister too harshly. Hence, in order to prevent those organizations from discovering your existence, he had withdrawn his men. Who would have thought that you would encounter so many things... "
Now, every time Lan Yuge thought of Dongfang Shaoze's experiences, her heart would ache. Her heart ached for her forbearance and strength, and her heart ached for the inhumane abuse she had endured.
"If we had known that the Gu family would treat you like this, we would have brought you back. Unfortunately, we had overestimated the Gu family and thought that they would treat you well on account of your brother's talents..."
Gu Ruoyun gently lowered her eyelashes. Her voice trembled uncontrollably.
"Why didn't uncle tell me about this? When I was arguing with the old man yesterday, he didn't say anything. "
Lan Yuge shook her head and gently stroked Gu Ruoyun's head, "Your uncle has been in closed-door cultivation all this time so he doesn't know much about what had happened. As for your maternal grandfather... That old man's personality is like this. He has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He doesn't like to express his concerns and prefers to keep everything bottled up in his heart. Hence, many people have misunderstood him. But who asked this to be his true nature?"
Lan Yuge's gaze softened at the mention of her beloved. No matter how much the world misunderstands him, it was enough as long as she could understand him.
"Maternal grandmother," Gu Ruoyun raised her head and looked at the fair, jade-like face in front of her, "I heard from Uncle that you've been living here for over ten years and have never left. Why don't you leave the mountain?"
Hearing this, Lan Yuge smiled and her eyes revealed a tinge of sadness.
"This is my punishment for not being able to protect my own daughter. I deserve it. Yun'er, if your uncle wants you to persuade me to leave, then don't. I won't leave. I wasn't able to protect my only daughter so I should stay here and enjoy an eternity of loneliness."
"Maternal grandmother," Gu Ruoyun's eyes darkened and she said, "Are you so sure that my parents have passed away?"
Lan Yuge was stunned and stared at Gu Ruoyun in confusion.
"I've heard it from them as well. It's said that they had fallen off an endless cliff and not even their bones were left."
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