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Chapter 577 Silly Girl, Duanmu Rongrong's Choice and Request
"Should we inform the young lady that our lord is going down the mountain?"

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "Don't do anything unnecessary, go and prepare."

The process of fetching the master down the mountain cannot be like their previous descent, where they simply walked down step by step on their own two feet. In that case, there would be no need for them to make a special trip to fetch him.

Lin An was in charge of arranging the helicopter, while Li Zhi went to prepare the plane tickets for tomorrow's flight from Queshan to Beijing.

When Yuan Chaoyu returned from the film set after work, he found Li Zhi already waiting in the living room.

"Sister Li?"

Li Zhi stood up and looked at Yuan Chaoyu's face, which had not yet recovered much energy. She reached out and helped him up, and the two of them sat back down on the sofa.

"Don't overwork yourself. You can slow down the filming process a bit. Don't forget to take the medicine the doctor prescribed every day."

Yuan Chaoyu laughed upon hearing this, "Sister Li, now that you mention it, it sounds like you're about to leave?"

"I really have to leave Queshan. I'll be heading back to the capital tomorrow."

Yuan Chaoyu's smile froze. "So sudden?"

"What are the patriarch's orders?"

"That brother of his..."

Li Zhi cut her off, saying, "Xiao Yu, I'm just following the head of the family's orders. Where the head of the family is or what he does is not something I can decide."

“But my brother hasn’t shown up for so long.” Yuan Chaoyu murmured. She almost thought she was going to die a few days ago. Sister Li even came back to see her, but her brother still hasn’t shown up.

Li Zhi turned her head away, pretending not to see the sadness on Yuan Chaoyu's face.

But I couldn't help but silently mutter to myself: Silly girl!
Your body has deteriorated so much in such a short time, and it's uncertain whether you can ever fully recover. It's very likely that your older brother caused this!

If I knew, would I still be so obsessed?
Or is it that you love this person so much that you're willing to give your life for them?

Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had done it herself.

She once had feelings for her lord that went beyond those between superiors and subordinates. After all, it was hard not to be moved when you were with such a powerful, mysterious, and aloof man every day.

But because she was always by his side, she was also clearly aware that the reason she was promoted was only because the Lord thought she was useful. She was just a tool that the Lord found convenient. Even everything she possessed, including herself, belonged to the Lord, not to herself.

How can a tool presume to be its master, who can easily bring it down to the dust with a flick of the wrist?

She abandoned all her delusions and from then on stayed obediently in the position of a useful tool.

Because that's how you can live well!

"Take good care of your health; nothing is more important than being healthy."

Li Zhi gave this final, heartfelt advice before getting up and leaving in front of Yuan Chaoyu.

The next morning, Song Ciyuan was still asleep in the makeshift house built on the mountaintop when he heard the increasingly loud sound of the propeller. He was instantly wide awake and jumped up.

"Wow, how come they arrived so quickly? I should have set a specific time for them to arrive."

I managed to tidy myself up just before the helicopter landed on the mountaintop.

After getting off the plane, Li Zhi and Lin An walked to the front of the house and gently knocked on the door.

After waiting for two seconds, the door opened from the inside, and the two of them looked up at the same time.

Song Ciyuan quickly suppressed the yawn that almost came out, straightened his cuffs, and stepped out the door. "Let's go."

Li Zhi turned slightly to the side, and at the same time couldn't help but glance into the house.

The house was transported up the mountain in a folding manner. Once it reached the top of the mountain, it only needed to be assembled briefly before it became habitable. It had two bedrooms, a kitchen, a simple bathroom, and basic furniture.

What she saw now was just the small living room in the outer room and the open kitchen on one side. She thought that since the master had been staying on the mountain for the past few days and no one was taking care of him, the room would be a bit messy. But to her surprise, everything was in perfect order, even a little too tidy.

She couldn't help but be surprised!

Song Ciyuan didn't hear the footsteps following him. He turned around and saw Li Zhi looking into the house, and his heart tightened.

He didn't intentionally tidy up the room so clean; it's just a habit.

Back in the Canglan Realm, it started as an attempt to emulate the cleanliness-loving senior brother, but it gradually became a habit.

A habit that has lasted for hundreds of years cannot be changed overnight. Even during his time as a monkey, he couldn't stand the fact that he and the place he stayed were dirty.

Moreover, he has now returned to his human body.

They can't stand even the slightest bit of dirt or disorder!

"Keep the house here, no need to reclaim it."

Li Zhi snapped out of her daze and quickly looked away, replying, "Yes."

She suppressed her thoughts and looked around again, but she didn't see the figure in the gray robe, nor did she see the so-called stone fetus that her lord was so concerned about.

Are they not here? Or did they already go down the mountain?
But the master didn't mention the whereabouts of the two, so she hesitated for a moment but didn't ask. After closing the door, she quickly followed.

Seeing that Li Zhi didn't ask any questions, Lin An silently followed her onto the helicopter that was waiting not far away.

Just as Song Ciyuan was rushing towards the capital.

Li Chengxiao was already sitting in the Duanmu family's reception room.

Xiao Wu stood quietly behind him.

Duanmu Rongrong sat in the main seat and waited for the servants to serve tea before dismissing everyone else waiting in the hall, including Lu Feng who was always by her side.

In the blink of an eye, only the three of them remained in the large reception room.

Even Duanmu Long was excluded.

Duanmu Rongrong explained, "Originally, I wanted to have Taki come too, but she was greatly traumatized yesterday, and this happened again today. I was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it, so I decided to tell her in a day or two."

Li Chengxiao nodded in understanding.

Immediately afterwards, Duanmu Rongrong opened the box beside her. "These items are what I found in the secret room of Xiaosen's study. Chengxiao, do you know what they are?"

Li Chengxiao tilted his head slightly, and Xiao Wu immediately understood and stepped forward to take the box over.

He glanced down and saw, “Blood with special properties, a communicator, and… a box containing Blood Soul Wood.”

"As expected, you knew everything." Duanmu Rongrong sighed. "Xiaosen went astray, and I'm very sorry."

"You don't need to say that."

"Just pretend I'm speaking on behalf of Xiaosen. But Chengxiao, can you tell me what Blood Soul Wood is? The name doesn't sound good."

"Just think of it as a breeding ground for a kind of Gu worm." Seeing Duanmu Rongrong's expression change slightly, and remembering that Duanmu Long had also worn one for quite a long time, "You don't need to worry about Duanmu Long. That one didn't have any effect on her body, and I've already taken care of it."

This also acknowledges that he secretly removed the beads from the father and daughter at the hospital.

Duanmu Rongrong was only concerned about whether this thing would affect people, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him say that. "That's good. Can you tell me how it was dealt with, and whether there are any potential problems?"

"Fire tempering eliminates any potential problems."

Duanmu Rongrong's hand on the armrest tightened suddenly.

fire!
She remembered the cry of "Hot!" that her nephew had uttered with all his might before he died!
"That Gu worm, and Xiao Sen..."

“If a Gu is fed with blood, the two will form a connection even if they are far apart. If I don’t kill the Gu, it will find the person who fed it by its scent and live on in their place.”

Even though she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, just hearing Li Chengxiao talk about it made Duanmu Rongrong feel a chill run down her spine.

"How dare he..."

But since she'd already done it, and the person had already paid the price with their life for their sins, there was no point in her being angry anymore.

Duanmu Rongrong quickly adjusted her mindset. "Chengxiao, I will hand over all the management of the Duanmu family over the years to you. I only have one request."

"You say."

“I’m getting old, and none of the collateral branches of the Duanmu family are capable of taking over. When I’m gone someday, could you help me protect Longlong a little? I don’t need to take care of her in every way, just make sure she’s not humiliated or bullied by others in this capital city.”

Li Chengxiao glanced at the curtain not far behind Duanmu Rongrong, "I promise you."

Duanmu Rongrong loosened her grip on the armrest, instantly relaxing. Only then did she realize something and abruptly turned around to look.

A wheelchair was seen silently sliding over, and Duanmu Long, who was sitting in the wheelchair, was already in tears.