boyutpedia Chapter 49 There is God’s will in the dark
Chapter 49 There is God’s will in the dark
Doctor Yan talked about Mu Qingyan's past, Cangzhou, and what happened after she returned to Kyoto.
What General Gu could not get over the most was that no one in the Gu family was there when his beloved daughter was dying...
If her parents and relatives were around at that time, she probably wouldn't be so scared...
General Gu also felt regret and guilt towards Mu Qingyan, the granddaughter he had never met...
But at that time, An was in civil strife, and the Yi Kingdom and Beiqi invaded from time to time. Once the war broke out, it would last year after year.
Soldiers came one after another.
The men of the Gu family fought on the front lines, while the women and children of the Gu family settled the displaced people in the rear. The army was often short of supplies, and the old lady of the Gu family had to run around with her daughters-in-law to collect supplies for the front lines.
Try to ensure that the men fighting on the front lines have no worries.
The Gu family was caught up in the war and had no spare energy to take care of a baby... Thinking that Duke Fuguo was unaware of the situation, they would not let their own child starve or freeze, right?
Who would have known today that the poor child had such a hard life since childhood...
General Gu's weathered face was filled with sorrow.
But he remembered what his eldest son had just said, so he endured the pain and said, "Just now, my son Qingrong said that Sect Master Yan's beloved disciple looks very similar to my poor daughter. I wonder if there is a reason for this?"
"What?" Doctor Yan was shocked.
Since he had never seen Gu Qingqin before, he naturally had no idea who Xulin looked like.
There was something hidden in his heart, which was surging out.
It is said that girls resemble their fathers and boys resemble their mothers.
Could it be that Mu Qingyan's mother gave birth to twins?
He didn't dare to imagine what twists and turns there were, but he was very excited.
"After my son and my wife passed away, I went to Kyoto and secretly investigated for nearly a year, but I didn't find any clues. I received a secret letter from Xiaoyao Sect. The situation was urgent, so I left at night. But I encountered heavy rain just after leaving the city, so I hid in a dilapidated temple. In the dilapidated temple, there was a scholar who failed the imperial examination and stayed in Kyoto for several months to earn enough money to return home. He was holding the child in his arms. There shouldn't be such thunderstorms in winter, but somehow it rained heavily all night, thunder continued, and the weather was very cold. The child was so cold that his face turned purple in the swaddling clothes, so the scholar took off his only cotton coat and wrapped the child..."
"When the scholar saw me, he explained to me that he found this child in this dilapidated temple. He didn't have any tokens to prove his identity, but there was a red birthmark on the back of his left hand that looked like a tiger's head... I don't know who is so cruel to abandon such a young child. He also said that his family is poor and he is thousands of miles away. It is freezing cold today. If he takes the child on the road without food, he is afraid that he will die on the way..."
"The purpose of establishing the Xiaoyao Sect is to provide a place for displaced children in the world to live. So, I took the child from the scholar, brought him back to the Xiaoyao Sect, and named him Xulin... This child is very smart. He probably sensed that crying would bring danger. No matter how cold or hungry he was, he never cried. It was not until he was far away from Kyoto that he cried loudly..."
When Doctor Yan talked about the birthmark, General Gu could no longer suppress his excitement, because several of his children had this birthmark, but it was in different places. When they grew up, the children joked that they must have been brothers and sisters in their previous lives, so they agreed that they must be born to the same parents in this life. They were afraid that they would not be able to find each other, so they left this birthmark to facilitate recognition...
He also had some guesses in his heart, "I'm afraid that the cause of death of my poor daughter is not as simple as it seems... I am really ashamed to be a father..."
Doctor Yan knew how angry he was, but after years of military service, he had become accustomed to keeping his emotions in check and rarely showed his true feelings in front of others. When he frowned and had tears in his eyes just now, he was no longer a decisive general, but an old father who had lost his child and was worried about his reputation after his child's death...
He was a loyal minister and a good general. He fought with swords and spears, shed his blood, and lived his life to the fullest. He was worthy of the emperor and the people, but he owed nothing to his own children...
Childbirth for women is already extremely dangerous, and if they can't make it, they can say it's fate.
But if it was man-made, wouldn't it be like having his heart cut out for General Gu?
"Sect Master Yan, I would like to see the child. Is that possible?"
How could Doctor Yan not obey? He immediately said, "If he is really your daughter and your son's flesh and blood, then it must be God's will..."
He also didn't expect that the child he brought back by chance that year would be his grandson...
Soon, Xulin was invited to the main tent.
Gu Qingmao and Gu Qingsu, who were standing outside the tent, were so shocked when they saw the person that they stared wide-eyed and could not recover for a long time. It was not until the person entered that Gu Qingrong poked their elbows and said, "Am I right? Doesn't she look like Sister Qin?"
In the tent, General Gu, who was sitting originally, was so excited when he saw Xu Lin that he slowly stood up and stared at the young man in front of him who looked 70% like his poor daughter without blinking.
I couldn't help but burst into tears.
Xu Lin clasped his fists and bowed, "Junior Xu Lin, I pay my respects to General Gu..."
After paying his respects, he saw that General Gu was so excited, so he looked at his master in confusion.
Doctor Yan couldn't help wiping away tears.
Xu Lin felt even more confused.
General Gu walked over and took Xulin's hand, but there was nothing on the back of his fair left hand.
General Gu was stunned for a moment and looked at Doctor Yan.
Doctor Yan tried hard not to cry, and said in a choked voice, "Lin'er, wipe the stuff off your hand and let General Gu see the birthmark on your hand."
Xulin's heart skipped a beat. Could it be...
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he took out a grey handkerchief, dipped it in a little water, and rubbed it back and forth on the back of his hand. Soon, a red tiger-head birthmark appeared.
General Gu excitedly grabbed the hand and said, "It's this birthmark! It's this birthmark!"
"Woo--Woo--"
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—"
Before he could say anything, warning horns and drums were heard outside.
Gu Qingrong rushed in without caring about etiquette, "Father! The Beiqi people are invading!"
General Gu's eyes suddenly became sharp and decisive, "Pass the order down, line up to meet the enemy!"
After the commander left, Doctor Yan and Xulin naturally would not stay in the main tent, so they followed him out.
When the soldiers heard the alarm, they had already come out of their tents, picked up their weapons, and rushed to the parade ground in an orderly manner to assemble.