Chapter 137: Restoration of Memory

Past events played rapidly in front of Gu Zhiheng’s eyes like a cinematic film, with magnified fragments flashing relentlessly through his mind.

They had truly loved one another!

So he was Ye Zheng all along, and Ye Zheng was Gu Zhiheng; they had always been the same person.

With a heart full of anguish, Gu Zhiheng looked at Chu Xingran and ultimately pulled her into his embrace. How could she be so foolish as to wait for him for hundreds of years?

How much better it would have been if she had forgotten him early on and chosen a reliable person to spend her life with, rather than waiting in vain for someone who seemed impossible.

"A-Ran, it is all my fault. I should never have dragged you into these turbulent waters and made you suffer so much." Gu Zhiheng suddenly felt that his past self had been rather selfish.

In order to overcome his tribulation, he had involved so many people, none of whom had a good ending in the end.

"It is not your fault. It was entirely my own choice, for I knew you would surely return to find me," Chu Xingran said with a smile, though tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes.

She had known all along that she would wait for Ye Zheng to return, and all these years of waiting had been worth it.

"Hey, haven't you hugged enough yet? The one you're holding is my girlfriend!" Mo Han, standing not far away with a dark expression, rolled his eyes at Gu Zhiheng. What a shameless old immortal.

Ah, no, what a shameless wretch.

While his soul was ancient, Gu Zhiheng’s current body was only twenty-four years old, so he could hardly be considered old.

"Ah, Brother-in-law, I'll let go right now!" Gu Zhiheng released Chu Xingran, feeling somewhat speechless. He had completely forgotten that this was his own sister's partner!

"Brother Han is truly shameless, ruining such a wonderful atmosphere. It was clearly a touching reunion scene, but now there's no need to cry at all." Chen Yuan tossed a lump of mud toward Mo Han and stood up from the ground with a look of displeasure.

"Alright, to celebrate the master recovering his memories, let's go have a good meal—master is treating!" Chen Yuan chuckled and hurried to follow behind Qing Xiu.

Just as everyone was about to set off for dinner, a figure appeared before Gu Zhiheng, blocking his path.

"Master, have you recovered?" Yu Zidu, who had just teleported over, looked at Gu Zhiheng with eager anticipation. The token he carried had suddenly begun to glow, which could only mean his master had recovered.

"What is it? Does this brat want to get beaten up again? Instead of going back to find your parents and your younger sister, you come running here looking for a thrashing?" Gu Zhiheng deliberately put on a cold expression and swept his gaze over Yu Zidu.

This kid wasn't bad; he had recognized that the glowing token meant his master had regained his memories.

"Younger sister? My mother really was pregnant with a younger sister back then!" Yu Zidu grew excited, dancing around with joy.

That was wonderful; he finally had a younger sister.

"Zidu, hold out your hand!" Gu Zhiheng knew he owed this fellow a great deal, just as he owed everyone in Duantiantian.

"Master, won't you come back with me? If they knew you were still alive, they would be so happy." Yu Zidu did not want to return alone; he feared he lacked the face to face everyone at Duantiantian.

"I will restore your cultivation. Take this black jade token to your mother and the others. Once you see your grandfather, hand it to him and tell him to come find me when he has time." Handing over a black jade pendant, Gu Zhiheng patted Yu Zidu on the shoulder with a gaze filled with profound guilt.

Time had passed so quickly; they had spent over a year in the Yecheng district.

After obtaining the White Python Spirit Core, Gu Zhiheng had asked Chu Xingran to help him draw all the spiritual talismans, but an accident had occurred midway.

Clearly, every talisman had been drawn according to Gu Zhiheng’s diagrams, but the moment he finished the final one, he had collapsed and lost consciousness.

He remained in a coma for several months, only fully recovering his normal state a short while ago, returning completely to his peak condition.

However, his memories had not yet been restored at that time, and Gu Zhiheng had occasionally experienced periods of mental confusion, leaving everyone anxiously guarding him.

Two days prior, Gu Zhiheng had suddenly lapsed into unconsciousness once more, only waking up that very morning. Upon rising, he had led everyone straight to the forbidden zone of the Yecheng district.

They had no idea what Gu Zhiheng intended to do, but they followed his lead regardless, and two hours later, this fellow had suddenly recovered his memories.

Everything had happened so inexplicably. Just as they were about to leave, Yu Zidu had come running over.

"Rest assured, I have fully recovered. If you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you right now!" With a wave of his hand, Gu Zhiheng made Yu Zidu vanish from before everyone's eyes.

Gu Zhiheng smiled mischievously. At this moment, Yu Zidu should have arrived at his family's old courtyard!

Since the place was currently deserted, no one would notice his sudden return, and he would also be able to search secretly for his parents and younger sister.

And by the way, he could help look for Fang He, that unreliable sworn brother of his with whom he shared a symbiotic bond.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I merely sent him home and proved my own abilities in passing!" With a raised eyebrow, he led the others away from the forbidden zone.

Before completely departing, he cast a cold, murderous glance back toward the center of the forbidden zone.

If not for the recovery of his memories, he would have forgotten where he had discarded that rebellious disciple of his.

After all, the Northwest was such a vast place; he truly had no idea where to look, but fortunately, both his memories and his cultivation had been fully restored.

Gu Moxijiang, trapped deep underground, also sensed the presence of Ye Zheng, cold sweat pouring down his back. After all these years, he had truly returned.

"Master, let's go eat at your house. I love the fish soup your family makes." Qing Xiu, transformed into the appearance of a child, tugged at the hem of Gu Zhiheng’s long robe and looked up at him with eager eyes.

Gu Zhiheng replied with a mischievous grin, "Very well, tonight we shall have charcoal-grilled grass carp and iron-plate grass carp."

"What? Master, how could you be so cruel? You're too bad, I'm not playing with you anymore!" Qing Xiu felt deeply aggrieved. After all these years, her master still only thought of eating her.

Was it simply because she was a fish?

"Alright, your master is only teasing you; how could he ever bear to eat his own disciple?" Chu Xingran comforted Qing Xiu before glaring at Gu Zhiheng, thinking how utterly unbefitting a master he was.

Meeting Chu Xingran's glare, Gu Zhiheng felt deeply wronged. "Sister, I speak the truth! My family truly does have those two dishes on the menu. If you don't believe me, see for yourselves when we order!"

Too lazy to argue with Gu Zhiheng, Chu Xingran got into a car with the rest of the group, and they drove toward the center of Yecheng district.

In everyone's hearts, Gu Zhiheng remained Gu Zhiheng; even with the return of Ye Zheng, they had already grown accustomed to this way of getting along.

Resigning himself to his fate, Gu Zhiheng drove the car and brought this group of gluttons to his family's restaurant. If they weren't so important to him, he would never have allowed a pack of foodies who ate like pigs to visit his family's establishment.

He feared that one day, they would literally eat his family out of house and home.

Not the ancient Gu family, of course, but their own little household.

Grandfather, Father, Mother, Younger Sister, along with Jun Lu'an and He Yu.

When he added them all up, he had quite a large family. Coupled with these ravenous companions, there was a very real possibility they might bankrupt him!