After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

“Cough cough cough cough cough cough…”

Gu Shengsheng felt that his internal organs were cold and painful, and he lay on the table coughing madly.

Lu Wu poured her a glass of warm water with concern, "Girl, drink something quickly."

A fishy-sweet taste surged in her throat. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and retched, and the blood soaked the handkerchief.

Seeing the bright red blood on the handkerchief, Lu Wu was startled, "I'll go get a doctor!"

"do not go…"

She grabbed the corner of her clothes and said weakly with cold sweat all over her body, "I know my body well, I will be fine for the time being."

Moreover, death would only be a relief for her. She was not afraid at all and could accept it calmly instead.

Lu Wu helped her to bed, and both of them kept what happened tonight to themselves.

On the third day in Shengjing, Xiao Linfeng finally found time to come and see her. "Why have you lost weight again?"

She smiled nonchalantly, "It's bitter summer, I can't eat."

"I'll take you out to visit Shengjing's night market."

Her eyes lit up, "Okay."

Lu Wu dressed her up. Fifteen was the best age, and she looked beautiful in whatever she wore.

Xiao Linfeng looked at her and couldn't help but sigh, "It's great to be young and not worry about anything."

But he already had white hair, and he was no longer young. Gu Shengsheng smiled sweetly, "You are not old at all, you look like my brother at most."

Despite all the hustle and bustle outside, the night market in Shengjing was still bustling and lively. The whole street was brightly lit, with all kinds of things for sale.

Gu Shengsheng felt like she was alive again after not seeing the fireworks of the human world for a long time. Her face was slightly flushed, and she was curious about everything she saw and wanted to buy everything.

Xiao Linfeng just followed her indulgently, protected her, and paid for her.

Lin Ran and Gu Tangli in the teahouse watched this scene with mixed feelings.

"She is really happy..." Lin Ran said softly, "I was disappointed with her at first, but now I suddenly feel pity for her."

At the age of eight or nine, his family was destroyed and he witnessed the death of his loved ones. He was rescued by Xiao Linfeng and raised on the island. This was his first time leaving the island in so many years.

The person she had always trusted, relied on, and held on to turned out to be her enemy. This was a devastating blow to her.

Escaping is shameful, but it works.

Gu Tangli leaned on the railing, looking at her thin but happy figure, and said sympathetically, "She is smart and perceptive, and I'm afraid she has already noticed something is wrong. She just accepted her so-called fate. If she is too stubborn, she will end up with bruises all over her body."

She was betting whether Xiao Linfeng would really hurt her mercilessly.

If so, she accepts.

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow, "Why bother? If it were me, I would just kill Xiao Linfeng with one blow."

"She was deeply traumatized by the Gu family incident, and for a long time, he was the only one in her world. This kind of dependence and love-hate relationship is difficult to break off in an instant."

She was too young and had experienced too much. Gu Tangli didn't want to blame her too much, she just felt heartbroken.

"What are you going to do, just leave it alone?"

"If she doesn't want to go with me, it would be best for her to pretend nothing happened." She said calmly, "At least for the time being, Xiao Linfeng won't touch her, and she is safe."

As for the future, she would take it one step at a time. She had already told her the truth, and perhaps her mind would change.

"Based on their age, if Xiao Linfeng had married and had children earlier, he would have given birth to a daughter as old as her." Lin Ran said softly, "If he is really willing to be ruthless to the little girl he raised, then he is worse than pigs and dogs."

"No one can guess what a madman is thinking..."

After walking around, Gu Shengsheng soon felt tired. They sat down at a wonton stall and ordered two bowls of wontons, which she ate with relish.

Xiao Linfeng looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "Are you happy tonight?"

"Very happy..." She said, "I'm going back to the island soon. Can you accompany me to watch the sunrise in Shengjing?"

Xiao Linfeng agreed. Perhaps he knew that such days would be hard to come by again, so he indulged her extra tonight.

The best way to watch the sunrise is to go to the top of the mountain, where you can overlook the entire Shengjing.

Unfortunately, she was weak and had no strength to climb the mountain. So Xiao Linfeng took her to the tower.

Standing on the tower, her hair and dress were ruffled, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. "When my father, uncles and brothers came back from the battlefield to help when I was a child, I always met them here."

Xiao Linfeng did not respond, and she seemed to have just mentioned it casually and soon stopped talking about this topic.

The two stood quietly, watching the sun rise little by little and illuminate the entire earth.

At this moment, one feels so insignificant. She tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and let the sun shine on her face.

After watching the sunrise, it was time for her to return to the island and become a captive bird.

Before leaving she asked, "When can I leave the island."

He looked at her vaguely and said, "Wait a little longer. The island is quiet and has beautiful scenery. It's good for you to recover. Isn't it good to stay there?"

"You can't stay there forever. You have to face the outside world."

Xiao Linfeng felt that her words hinted at something, but he couldn't see any clues from her face.

"Eat noodles, and then go back."

She sat down and ate her noodles obediently. Xiao Linfeng called Lu Wu aside to talk, "Nothing happened in the past few days, right?"

"Maybe it's because I'm back here that the girl is particularly sentimental, nothing else."

At another table, Gu Tangli also ordered a bowl of noodles and sat down.

Gu Shengsheng's hand holding the chopsticks froze for a moment, and he lowered his head and didn't look at her.

When Xiao Lin came back after explaining the matter, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Let's go."

Top killers are best at various role-playing, so Xiao Linfeng didn't pay any attention to her at all, she was just a girl who came to eat noodles.

"Let's go."

Gu Shengsheng got on the carriage without looking back and left. A hint of disappointment flashed through her heart.

Lin Ran walked in from outside, "It seems that Xiao Linfeng is indeed her doom, and she can't escape it."

"If she shows any sign of wanting to leave, I will save her at all costs."

Unfortunately, she didn't.

After saying goodbye to Xiao Linfeng, she got on the carriage. She let go of her hand only after the carriage had gone a distance. Her palm was red and swollen from pinching herself.

Lu Wu naturally recognized Gu Tangli at a glance, and said softly, "Girl, do you really not regret it?"

She looked down at her palms. "Even though I knew there was an abyss ahead, I still jumped without hesitation. Am I stupid?"

"The girl is just sentimental..."

"Oh, I know in my heart that craving for this little bit of warmth is nothing but drinking poison to quench thirst and a sober sinking, but so what?"

Maybe she won't even live to see the day when they go to war, so let her be selfish for a while.

The Gu family is full of loyal and brave people, and the women in the Gu family are all tough-minded, but she is an outlier.

The last words she said to Gu Tangli that night were: Just think of her as having died in that catastrophe that wiped out her entire family…

If she really survives and faces war, she will not hurt anyone. She will just calmly face her fate.

That was the retribution and price for her selfishness, and it was her own choice.