His Rui

Chapter 608 How Does Gu Li Know Mi Luan (5)

He saw Mi Luan sleeping deeply on the other side of the bed. He didn’t wake up the little fella and stepped out of the tent.

Everyone had already woken up.

Gu Li was satisfied to see the shadow guards making arrangement for the breakfast. When he saw his master sitting a little far away on the stone, Gu Li walked towards him.

When Gu Li saw that his master had his eyes closed as he sat straight, he didn’t dare to disturb him and sat down a step away silently. 

The old master who was meditating opened his eyes slowly and looked at Gu Li with a smile on his lips.

”Gu Li”

”Master”

Gu Li called out respectfully.

”Where is she?”

Gu Li frowned when he heard the old master’s question.

”Who Master?”

”The young girl with you?”

The old master still had a smile on his lips as he asked Gu Li. Gu Li seemed to realize whom the old master was asking.

He shook his head as he told his master

”He is a boy, Master.”

The old master raised his eyebrows as he said casually.

”Is that so?”

Gu Li nodded his head. The old master still had a smile on his lips as he stroked his white beard and looked at Gu Li.

”Is that why you saved him?”

Gu Li’s eyes went blank suddenly as he looked at his master.

”I…”

No words came out of his mouth as he opened and closed it. The old master merely smile and patted his shoulder with an understanding expression on his face. His eyes were very gentle as he said

”I am not blaming you for anything. We kill only people with bad hearts, Gu Li. Though we kill, we should also have some humanity inside us. I am glad that you still have that part inside of you alive.”

Gu Li’s face was emotionless as he spoke  

”Master is overthinking.”

The old master smiled again at Gu Li’s words without getting offended.

”I know that you saved him because he reminds you of your younger brother.”

Gu Li’s adam apple wobbled when he heard the mention of his brother. Before joining Youxio, Gu Li had been a normal child with a mother and a younger brother. 

His father had left them after his mother birthed his younger brother.

Gu Li didn’t even remember his face. However, he had always wondered why his father left his mother. His mother was a very beautiful, gentle, and softhearted woman.

After his father left, he took care of his younger brother while his mother used to take care of their home and go outside to make money.

Though life used to be difficult, they were living with each other. They were content…at least he was very happy and content.

However, who had known that even that kind of life …the one they had learned to live with each other would be snatched away from them mercilessly.

The memory of that horrible day was still fresh in Gu Li’s mind.

Gu Li’s mother was not feeling that day. So that day, it had been he who had gone to the neighboring village to sell the things to earn some money. 

His mother was raped by a nobleman who had come to inspect their village. His brother who had tried to stop the nobleman, though at his young age he didn’t know or understand anything, was killed brutally by them. 

It was what he came to know of when he had returned from the neighboring village.

He, who had been exciting as he brought candy for his brother, never had known that in the small hut he lived in what would be waiting for him is his younger brother’s lifeless body.

His mother committed suicide the same evening even before he could digest the shock he had gotten from seeing his brother’s lifeless body.  

Till today, Gu Li believed that if he had been present in the hut that day, none of that would have happened.

It was his fault. It was his fault that he couldn’t save his mother and brother from those evil monsters. No one in the village stood up for his mother or brother.

He soon understood that they would never do so because the opponent was a nobleman. 

The same night, he buried his mother and brother, Gu Li sneaked into the house inside the village that the nobleman lived in and…killed him with his own hands.

It was the first time he had seen so much blood.

Though his hands had been trembling, he didn’t feel any fear. He felt content when he saw the fear, helplessness, and panic in the nobleman’s eyes.

His mother must have the same helplessness in her eyes when he had defiled her. That was what Gu Li thought. His brother must be scared when they beat him to the point of losing his life.

That was how he had killed a man for the first time. 

After that, he ran away from the village. Soon Imperial soldiers started to search for him. It was then his master had found him and he joined Youxio.

Because Gu Li understood that the normal part of the world no longer had any place for him.

”Gu Li”

Gu Li came out of his trance when he heard his master’s gentle voice.  

He had a slightly pale face. The old master had soft eyes as he looked at Gu Li.

”Maybe he will heal the pain.”

Gu Li swallowed as he understood very well who his master was talking about. His eyes unconsciously went towards the tent Mi Luan was sleeping in.

He shook his head and tried to avoid further talking about this matter. 

”Master, I will go and check on the shadow guards.”

Gu Li said as he stood up from the ground. The old master merely smiled seeing very clearly what Gu Li was trying to do.

He didn’t say anything and let Gu Li leave from there.

However, he couldn’t help but chuckle when he saw Gu Li walking toward his tent.