The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 172 - 171: A Dream in Nanke

Chapter 172: Chapter 171: A Dream in Nanke

It must be said that Gu Youyou sometimes exhibits very peculiar behavior. Besides her expected sickly appearance and her four yin constitution, she doesn’t have a single trait that matches what Gu Youyou should be like, especially her temperament!

She had medical skills and her techniques were mature; he had known this for some time, so he was certain that this woman couldn’t be the one who was confined to that room all year long.

But he had also investigated and found that over the years, she had not left that room, except for the two aunts from the Gu Family and the occasional visits from old Lady Huang, no other people had gone in.

If it was a case of switching places, the people of the Gu Family couldn’t possibly have been unaware.

The two fell silent for a moment, and Jin Zijin’s eyes darkened as he said, "Are you really Gu Youyou?"

"Of course I am!" Gu Youyou said.

"Then how can you explain the fact that you write such good calligraphy and possess advanced medical skills?"

Clinging tightly to the pine tree, Youyou furrowed her brow slightly but said with a smiling face, "Have you ever heard of the ’Southern branch one dream’?"

"A dream?"

"Things in dreams are not real, but that doesn’t mean they are completely joyless! I was locked in that specially made tomb as a child, thinking it would bury me for life.

In a confused state, I experienced many dreams, and those dreams brought significant changes to my life. In the world within one of those dreams, I was a normal, healthy person. Do you think all these things that defy logic were learned by me in that dream world? So, I am still me, Gu Youyou. Do you believe it?"

Jin Zijin’s unfathomably deep gaze didn’t reveal whether he believed or disbelieved her. Having been around each other for a long time, his pretense might not work on Gu Youyou, who knew he was half-doubtful.

She was incredibly pleased with herself, thinking that no matter how capable you are, you’ll never fully guess my origins in this lifetime.

A ’Southern branch one dream’ is enough to keep you pondering.

In the valley, the sky darkened quickly as night approached. The weather in July was still hot, so there was no need to worry about it being too cold at night, but spending the night on a cliff was not a wise decision. Even if this tender sapling could withstand another night of her hanging on, there was no guarantee she wouldn’t fall off while dozing.

It seemed she understood why that detestable man had not climbed up but instead sat leisurely with his eyes closed on that tree trunk, meditating.

He is probably waiting for her to ask for help, isn’t he?

If that were the case, wouldn’t she owe him her life again?

That wouldn’t do; Gu Youyou prioritized her dignity above all else.

Humph, then just you wait; I’d rather fall and die than ask you for help.

Previously, Gu Youyou had injured her arm, and because she had already torn her dress into a half-skirt to save a wolf pup, tearing off another piece to wrap her injury would completely reduce it to a half skirt.

Luckily, she still wore half-length leggings underneath.

Fatigued and hungry, and having to remain fully alert, it was an uncomfortable situation. She wished simultaneously for darkness to fall slower and for it to come more quickly.

The landslides and the collapse were such major events, the villagers from the neighboring areas would know, and once they came into the mountain to investigate, they might find this place.

Speaking of the devil, she had not expected that the villagers searching the mountain would arrive so quickly.

They must have seen the bloodstains on the cliff and thought that someone might have fallen down.

"Is there anyone down there?"

The dense fog obscured the view, and the people on the mountain had no idea how high the cliff was, so they could only stand on the edge of the cliff and shout down!