"That is why I need your help . Once I meet him, I can personally ask him to treat me . Please . You can easily kill me if I misbehave anyway . " Lin Xulian begged .

"What's your name?"

Lin Xulian stiffened because of his question . Good thing she already prepared her answer when she left the Gonglu country . "Lian . Xu Lian . "

"Fine . " The man stepped closer to her and bound the remaining part of the chain around her body . He then ripped a part of his robe and used it to cover Lin Xulian's eyes . "You said I can get you unconscious so you shouldn't blame me for doing this . " He is about to give Lin Xulian's nape a chop but Lin Xulian stopped him .

"Wait! Wait! Tell me your name first . " Lin Xulian asked .

"Rin . Gu Rin . " He then continued and gave her a chop . After making sure that Lin Xulian is already unconscious, Gu Rin lifted her like a sack . He then proceeds and brought her back to their village .

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With her nape aching and her body restrained, Lin Xulian woke up while lying on a carpeted floor . She can also hear many voices around her . They sound like they are fighting or maybe scolding someone . When she opened her eyes and looked around, she saw Gu Rin while kneeling in front of a middle aged man . There are also four other older looking men and women who look angry or disappointed .

"You do know what had happened the last time we took a stranger back in the village . As the future clan head, you should set an example for the rest . And not break the rules yourself!" The middle aged man bellowed .

"I know father . I'll take full responsibility . All I ask is for you to hear the young man out . " Gu Rin tried to convince his father .

"Young man? See! She even fooled you with her real gender . Can't you tell that she is a woman?!" Said one of the older female .

In shock, Gu Rin looked at Lin Xulian's direction only to find her wide awake . Lin Xulian gave him an awkward smile and explained . "Well, I didn't fool you about my gender . You were the one who a.s.sumed because of my clothes . It shouldn't be my fault right?"

Everyone in the room gave Lin Xulian a scorching glare, especially the middle age man . He is no other than but the clan head, Gu Lingdao . "You're finally awake . So other than treating the Gu poison, what do you need? I know it is more than that since you insisted on meeting me despite the fact that my son can treat your poison by himself . " Gu Lingdao interrogated her .

"I admit; it is not just that . " Lin Xulian wiggled and tried to find a comfortable position so she could look at the clan head properly . But then she remembered the ident.i.ty seal inside her robes . "Uhmmm…can you take the chain off now?" She said to Gu Rin .

"Why? You said you are willing to be restrained . " Gu Rin replied with knitted brows .

"I know, but I really need to use my hands in order to complete my task here . " Lin Xulian tried to explain .

"Why would we let you do your task?! What if you are here to cause trouble?" said one of the older men .

"That is right! Even if you are weak, we don't know if you have some nasty tricks up your sleeve!" Said the older woman .

The four elder continued their nagging that Lin Xulian's ears are almost bleeding . She won't be surprise if they are more than a hundred years old hearing how accustomed they are at nagging . She closed her eyes and hoped that they would stop sooner but they didn't . Lin Xulian lost her patience and screamed . "It's about Gu Ran and her son!"

Hearing the name Gu Ran, the room suddenly turned silent . The clan head on the other hand abruptly shoot up from his seat while trembling . The four elders and Gu Rin also looked at her in shock . "Speak! What do you know?!" Gu Lingdao shouted while trembling .

"Can you at least get me out of these chains? As I said, I need to use my hands . " Lin Xulian complained and pleaded .

Gu Lingdao signaled his son to let her go . "Don't you even try to lie to me . I can awaken that Gu inside your body and kill you in a blink of an eye . "

When she is finally released, Lin Xulian stretched her limbs and back . She then took out the purple ident.i.ty seal that Xing Guang gave to her . Her face became serious while pa.s.sing the seal to Gu Rin . Gu Rin then handed it to his father . Seeing the purple seal, especially the words engraved at the back, Gu Lingdao's eyes reddened .

"That is the ident.i.ty seal that the eldest prince of Zhixiang country, Xing Guang, gave to me . " Lin Xulian started .

"Xing Guang? The hero of Zhixiang country? Are you telling us that he—" Gu Rin didn't need to finish his words .

"Yes . He is Gu Ran's son . He gave me that seal so that you would be willing to help me cure the Gu poison inside me . And in return, he asked me a favor to tell you about his existence and what had happened to his mother . " Lin Xulian said solemnly .

Then without further ado, Lin Xulian narrated everything that Xing Guang told her to the clan head, four elders and Gu Rin . And of course his desire for revenge with his clan's help .