Chapter 169 - 169 Unveiling

169 Unveiling

There seemed to be violent waves surging in her heart, each wave higher than the previous.

She could not help but think that if her eldest brother had not been “in critical condition” 14 years ago, her mother would not have rushed back to the capital from Qiushui County and died prematurely on the way.

Everything would not have turned out like this…

If Mother’s death was not an accident but a conspiracy by someone else…

Then how aggrieved was her short life in her previous life…

Gu Yanfei got up with her heart surging. She only said, “Granny, rest well and recuperate first. Your health is the most important.”

Granny Pang looked at Gu Yanfei’s slender back and wanted to call out to her. In the end, she did not say anything, and her mind became even more confused.

Gu Yanfei strode out of the east wing and only stopped when she reached the porch. She looked up at the snowy night sky in front of her, in the direction of the capital, at someone she could not see now…

Dense snowflakes blew towards her with the wind, but Gu Yanfei did not care at all, as if she did not feel the cold at all.

The memories of her previous life surfaced in front of her again, along with the pain, regret, bitterness, and grief… All of these emotions surged toward her, almost engulfing her.

Her mental demons grew crazy again. The blood in her eyes thickened, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws in her dark pupils.

A voice in her heart roared at the top of its lungs.

Why?!

What was her life for?!

She felt as if a raging beast wanted to be released from her body. The blood in her pupils surged, almost completely encroaching on her eyes…

Her eyes were red.

Suddenly, a cool feeling seeped into her brain from the pores on her scalp. The coolness washed over her brain.

Instantly, as if someone had poured cold water on her head, her thoughts cleared.

Gu Yanfei raised her hand and stroked the white jade plum blossom hairpin that tied her hair. The touch under her finger was cool and delicate.

Her uncontrollable emotions slowly calmed down…

She was still standing against the wind, her clothes flying as she danced, as if she were going to blow away with the wind.

“My Lady, be careful not to catch a cold.”

Juan Bi hurried after her and draped a thick cloak over her worriedly.

Thinking of what Granny Pang had said about the late Marquis and Madam, Juan Bi guessed that she was sad about this.

The dead could not be revived. Juan Bi did not know how to comfort her lady and could only accompany her silently.

Gu Yanfei stood there motionless.

The coldness of the hairpin kept attacking her manic mood, and the blood in her eyes gradually faded…

Her master had said that her cultivation of the heart wasn’t enough, so she was always disturbed by her mental demons.

Heaven’s Will had its own arrangements for everyone’s fate.

The heavens of this small world doted on Gu Yunrong. This was something she had known in her previous life.

In her previous life, it had only been more than ten years. In the end, she was just a stepping stone arranged by the heavens for Gu Yunrong.

Her misfortune had made Gu Yunrong lucky.

Gu Yanfei’s lips curled into a mocking smile. Her fingers rubbed the plum blossom hairpin repeatedly, feeling the shape and patterns of the hairpin under her hand, and a figure in white appeared in her mind.

She couldn’t help but think of Chu Yi.

After all, she was the stepping stone of the daughter of destiny, but Chu Yi was in a much worse state…

“Pfft.”

Gu Yanfei smiled happily, her laughter like the soft cry of a yellow oriole.

Fortunately, Chu Yi was still in this world. Both of them had been abandoned by the heavens, so she was not alone.

Gu Yanfei’s emotions had completely calmed down, and her eyes had returned to normal.

Seeing that she was finally smiling, Juan Bi heaved a sigh of relief. She pointed ahead and said, “My Lady, look at how well the red plums bloom here. They’re not inferior to the ones in the residence at all.”

The two red plum trees in the courtyard were covered in a layer of snow. Red plum blossoms bloomed in the wind, energetic in the cold wind, and the fragrance of plum blossoms filled the air with the wind…

“How fragrant.” The tip of Juan Bi’s petite nose twitched as she narrowed her eyes in ecstasy. “Why don’t I put some in a vase for you?”

Juan Bi was about to walk out of the corridor when she felt her sleeve tighten as Gu Yanfei grabbed it.

“Wait!”

Hearing Gu Yanfei’s words, Juan Bi stopped and turned around to look at her.

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly blew in the courtyard, producing a mournful sound.

The strong wind cut through the two red plum trees in the courtyard with destructive force, instantly turning the courtyard into a mess.

Broken branches and leaves were swept up by the wind. Thousands of red petals flew up and caught in the snow in a mess, like snowflakes in the air stained with blood.

The terrifying wind came and went as quickly as it had come. The howling of the wind in the courtyard subsided in an instant.

“Caw, caw, caw…”

A dozen black crows seemed to have been blown over by the wind. One by one, they flapped their wings and circled in the snow, flying and howling.

The rough crow’s cry was terrifying.

Juan Bi was dumbfounded as she stared at the scene in front of her.

If her lady had not stopped her just now, would the plum tree that had been broken at the waist have fallen on her?

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“My Lady, the demonic wind just now was too terrifying!” Juan Bi patted her chest in fear.

Something big must have happened. Gu Yanfei thought to herself and habitually counted with her fingers…

As soon as her thumb touched the knuckle of her ring finger, she felt a dull pain in her chest.

Her fingers stopped calculating, and her lips twitched.

This feeling was a little familiar, which meant that the “big event” that was about to happen would most likely involve her.

“My Lady, you saved me again.” Juan Bi was a big-hearted person, so she quickly smiled happily.

Gu Yanfei pretended not to hear her and looked at Juan Bi’s face in a daze.

It was clearly the same face, but in an instant, Juan Bi’s face actually looked dead.