Ruan Xihe then realized that she was now dressed as a woman, and Wu Qi probably didn't recognize her. Then she whispered, "It's me."

Hearing the familiar voice, Wu Qi moved aside to let her in, "Are you okay?"

Ruan Xihe walked into the house, took the food out of the space, turned around and saw a worried little face, walked over and touched his head.

"I'm fine, but you, didn't you get any rest all night?"

Wu Qi lowered his head and stammered in response as an answer.

After returning to the inn alone last night, he actually regretted it, but thinking of what she had told him, he didn't dare to act rashly and could only wait for her to come back in the inn.

But the night passed and the day came, and she still didn't come.

He made up his mind that if she didn't come back by noon, he would go out to find her. Fortunately, she finally came and his tense nerves relaxed.

Ruan Xihe saw the dark circles under his eyes and pulled him to sit at the table. "Eat first, and I'll take you home after dinner."

Wu Qi didn't say anything, just nodded.

She continued, "It's not okay to keep calling you Wu Qi, let's give you a name! Is there anything you want to use?"

Wu Qi raised his eyes in surprise, but shook his head. He was illiterate and didn't know how to read, so he didn't have any ideas. "Miss, don't worry. I'm used to this code name."

"How can that be possible!" Ruan Xihe retorted, "A name is a symbol and also an identity. How can it be replaced by a number?"

"How about you take my last name and name it 'Yi'?"

"Yi means full of energy, which means abandoning the past and welcoming the light. From now on, you will be called Ruan Yi and call me sister. How about that?"

Wu Qi raised his head in disbelief and spoke cautiously, "Is it really okay? Can I call you...sister?"

Ruan Xihe smiled and nodded, "Of course, you will be my brother from now on."

Wu Qi excitedly stood up from the stool and ran around the room shouting, "I have a name, I have a name..."

Ruan Xihe looked at him with a smile, and at this moment he showed his childlike nature.

Wu Qi ran two laps before sitting back on the stool. He was in a trance and murmured for a long time, "Ruan Yi...sister..."

Ever since he could remember, he had always been called Wu Qi. He never thought that one day he would have his own name and a family!

It was not until Ruan Xihe reminded him that the food was getting cold that he suppressed his joy and started eating. During the meal, Ruan Xihe saw that he was thin and picked up some food for him several times, and he was so moved that he almost cried.

The meal took a long time. Because Ruan Yi had been malnourished for a long time, Ruan Xihe told him to eat slowly. After the meal, Ruan Xihe took him to buy many tonics, new clothes and various books before she took him home.

The sun was setting in the sky and the streets were crowded with people, but there was one place with particularly many people. They gathered together to discuss something.

Ruan Xihe stood at the corner of the street and saw from afar a group of people surrounding the gate of the Ruan Mansion. A strange feeling flashed through his mind.

When she approached the crowd and saw the gate of the Ruan Mansion covered in white and heard faint cries coming from inside the mansion, the corners of her mouth curled up. What was going on?

I remember when I went out in the morning, the servants said Ruan Xizhi was unconscious and couldn't wake up. Could she be dead?

No way! She hasn't killed her enemy yet!

Thinking of this, she raised her foot and walked towards the gate of the mansion. Ruan Yi was not clear about the situation, but still followed her sister.

"Auntie, what... happened?"

Ruan Xihe pointed at the white flowers hanging on the plaque at the gate of the Ruan Mansion, then pointed at the white cloth swaying in the wind, and asked a kind-faced woman beside him.

"Oh no! It's all because of that useless piece of shit from the Ruan family. She couldn't practice and had to run to the Dark Moon Forest. Now, not only did she lose her life, but the disciples in the mansion were said to have injured their tendons and veins in order to save her. Now it's difficult for them to practice. She's really pitiful..." the woman said with a sigh.

"Ha~bah! In my opinion, that piece of trash is a jinx. Thanks to the kindness of the second master of the Ruan family, he did not drive her out of the family. Now, so many people have been harmed by this jinx." Next to the woman stood a thin man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks. He spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and couldn't wait to join in the topic.

So this is her funeral?

Ruan Xihe sneered. The second master was her second uncle, Ruan Xizhi's father.

He is kindhearted? Haha...

Ruan Yi didn't know who they were talking about, but she felt a little uncomfortable, as if the truth was not so...

The thin man continued, "Not only is this piece of trash unable to practice, she's also ugly. Men avoid her when they see her. They have no interest in her at all. Now she's even useless as the only person to carry on the family line!"

After saying that, he threw a coquettish glance at Ruan Xihe, "Unlike the young lady, you are so beautiful and charming. Even if you want me to die, I am willing. Finally, I dare to ask the young lady's name?"

When Ruan Yi saw the man's greasy gaze, he felt a chill in his heart. He stood in front of Ruan Xihe and glared back at him fiercely.

Ruan Xihe didn't want to care about this stupid and ignorant man. She patted Ruan Yi's shoulder to comfort him, and said, "Oh, then go and die."

The frail man's expression changed dramatically after hearing these words. He just said it casually...

"It's so funny. Actually, you're not good-looking. I don't really want to get to know you. I just said it casually. You're really pretending." The thin man turned around and walked away, saying this before leaving.

Ruan Xihe watched him walking away and sent out a stream of spiritual power from his palm. The man immediately fell to his knees, got up from the ground, brushed off the dirt on his body and walked away.

“Alas, it’s said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is broad-minded. Even when this loser is like this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn’t mention canceling the engagement. Now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally doesn’t have to suffer anymore.” A young girl covered her chest and said with deep sorrow.

"If you ask me, maybe God opened his eyes and couldn't bear to see such a good Crown Prince being with this loser, so he let her die when she was about to reach the age of marriage, to prevent the Crown Prince from being stuck in cow dung." Another young girl next to her said angrily.

There were a lot of people gathered at the door, but no one was saying anything good about him, and Ruan Xihe didn't have time to investigate them one by one.

She curled her lips and glanced at the exaggerated white banner at the door with sarcasm. She was surprised that they were willing to spend money on her own funeral...

The Ruan family said that she could not practice, and that in order to save her, the Ruan disciples' spiritual veins were damaged and their cultivation stagnated. This way, they could exonerate herself from her death, and secondly, it would make them look like they were loyal and righteous. Thirdly, it would draw all the hatred onto themselves and force her father to step down as the head of the family.

It's really hard for them to make up such a story...

She couldn't help but want to applaud, but unfortunately she didn't die, so their play was doomed to not go on!

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