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The old lady beside him made a face at the old man's back. She turned her head to look at Su Mu and said: "Ignore him, he's just that dead look." The old lady's hands were somewhat rough, but they were very warm. Su Mu felt that warmth and felt an inexplicable urge to cry.

"What's the girl's name?" The old lady patted Su Mu's hands and asked benevolently. They had found Su Mu in the bamboo forest. It was Su Mu who was in a sorry state as he laid on the ground. His hair was in a mess and he was only wearing a man's outer garment.

The old man saw this and quickly avoided it. He cursed at the decline of the world and was about to leave with the old lady. The old lady noticed Su Mu's strange expression and went to check the pulse.

The old man wasn't willing to find trouble, but the old lady persisted and eventually left with Su Mu.

Su Mu felt the change in his body and his face instantly turned pale.

"That man …" The old lady had experienced so many things in her life, so she was able to guess most of what happened just by looking at Su Mu's expression. She hugged Su Mu's shoulders and comforted him, "It's fine, it's all over."

Although Zhou Ye was always quiet, Su Mu could feel his sincerity. She never suspected Zhou Ye's origins. She was willing to discuss small matters with him and treated him as a friend.

"Thank you Madam for saving me. My daughter, Su Mu, is deeply grateful." Su Mu felt weak and couldn't get up, so he could only give a humble salute.

When the old lady heard Su Mu's words, she was slightly stunned. After a long while, she nervously asked, "Do you know your mother's real name?"

Su Mu felt strange, but still replied, "My mother's surname was Song, and my maiden name was Zhiqiu. Yiye Zhiqiu."

When the old lady heard this, tears streamed down her face.

The old man standing behind her mumbled, "Mother …"

Su Mu thought of a possibility, but he wasn't sure. She had never seen her aunt or her father in her life. She only knew that her mother had been exiled from the family because she had married her father. She had heard from her housekeeper that when she was seven years old, all the doctors had asked her parents to prepare a coffin for her, but her mother and father were unwilling. They drove her for nearly half a month to a valley, where they knelt for three days and three nights. It is said that her father and mother lived in the valley.

His mother, who was not protected by her mother's family, was often wronged when dealing with other wives, and there were often people who went to the house to try to win her father over to their side. Fortunately, the father had always been devoted to his mother and hadn't been in debt to her.

"Why is my daughter so heartless?" The old lady sobbed and turned around, hammering on the old man's shoulder. "It's all your fault, it's all your fault. Why are you being so stubborn?"

The old man hugged the old lady, allowing her to drip her tears onto his clothes.

Song Zhiqiu was an intelligent woman who was extremely rich in medical talents. However, he did not like studying medicine. He loved to roam the world, had been to the frontier as a doctor, and had also learned dancing in Jiangnan. When she met Su Shao in the capital, she insisted on leaving Pill King Valley. The Song Family had been living in the Medicine Valley for generations. It had a saying: None of the heirs of the Song Family are allowed to have anything to do with the imperial government.

At that time, the young Su Shao was already a minor official and full of ambition. Thus, it was impossible for him to resign. In order to leave Pill King Valley, Song Zhi Qiu had cut off the tendons in his hands. When the tendons in his hand were severed, Song Zhiqiu could not even hold the silver needle steadily. The old man became agitated and chased Song Zhiqiu out of the house.

In the following decades, Song Zhi Qiu would only bring his newborn child to Medicine King Valley a year after he gave birth, hoping that the old man would meet his beloved successor. However, the old man had never met her.

"The inheritance from Medicine King Valley cannot be cut off, that's why I dragged the old man with me to the capital to choose the successor, who knows!" The old lady's eyes were filled with tears, "If I knew that parting between heaven and earth would mean forever, I would have gone out of the valley to meet her!"

However, the old man still stubbornly said, "She is not my daughter! I don't have this daughter! " The depth of his love and responsibility, how much concern he had towards Song Zhiqiu, how much anger he had when Song Zhiqiu ran counter to him.

The old lady patted the old man's back and wailed, "When will you be able to change your stubborn temper?"

Su Mu pursed her lips and sat on the bed. When she thought back to her previous life, she felt that it was very far away. If their parents were still alive, they would probably be a loving couple like this too. There might be quarrels in their lives, but their hearts would still be close.

After a long while, the old lady finally calmed down. The old man got some water for the old lady to wash her face. He moved a chair over to sit by the bed and stared at Su Mu.

"Tell me about your mother." The old man's words were hard and not at all cute, but there was no parent in the world who really didn't care about their children at all.

Su Mu didn't know where to start, but he told her everything he remembered. The Song Zhiqiu that Su Mu spoke of was different from the two elders' memories. The free and unrestrained wind had already stopped for a single person. It had learned to deal with both family members and children.

The old lady came back from washing her face and listened for a while, then went out again.

When he spoke of the Su Clan executing everything, tears also flashed in the old man's eyes. That was his daughter!

"Are you willing to take me as your master?" The old man didn't wipe the tears from his eyes. He looked at Su Mu and said stiffly without a trace of warmth.

Su Mu shook his head.

Angry, the old man raised his hand and was about to wave it down, but in the end, he stopped in mid-air and asked, "Why?"

"Pill King Valley stays far away from disputes, and I will definitely help the Su Family turn the tables around. If I acknowledge you as my master, Pill King Valley will definitely be affected by me." Su Mu said.

Su Mu was very sensible. She was so sensible that it made people's heart ache.

"In my entire life, I only have Zhiqiu, a child. Now that the Su family has been annihilated, and you're the only one left, if I want an heir, I can only look for you." The old man recounted the predicament he was facing.

A stubborn old man.

"After the Su Family levelled the rebellion, if I did not die in the hands of the Yan Family, I will return to Pill King Valley and inherit your legacy." Su Mu finally let go.

Even if Lin Yi did not care, as long as the Yan Clan spread the news of this matter, she and Lin Yi would have no hope of ever returning to the Medicine King Valley.

"I will still not participate in any court affairs, but I will stay in the capital and help you enter the sect." To the old man, this was already an exception.

Su Mu knew the old man's intentions. Immediately, tears began to fall from his eyes. This was the last family member she had in this world!

"Master." Su Mu called out to the old lady, "Aunt."

Compared to being a mistress, the old lady clearly liked to address her as an aunt.

The old man blew on his beard and glared at Su Mu. Su Mu laughed in his heart, "Eldest Father."

"What great father? Call me master." The old man's tone was not good, but it was difficult to conceal the joy on his face.