Chapter 435 I Want to Take You to a Place
"Who is there?" Hearing this, Qi Yu finally stopped dwelling on it, looked up, and asked Li Mingjue.
Li Mingjue felt like a fisherman, needing only to toss a little bait to hook the fish.
He subtly curled his lips and said, "Elder Gu."
"Elder Gu?" Qi Yu looked at him puzzled, "Why have I never heard of this man before?"
Li Mingjue explained, "Elder Gu had retired many years ago, built the Yiran Pavilion on a mountain outside the capital city, and lived a life free as the clouds and wild cranes. Apart from a few old friends from years past, he sees no one."
With just a few words, Qi Yu had conjured an image of an old immortal with a white beard in her mind, but she still wondered, "If he has already retired, what use is there in asking him to come out of retirement?"
"When the late emperor was alive, Elder Gu was already famous throughout the world for his erudition, had served as an official for decades and established countless merits. My father also greatly respected him—if he were willing to come out of retirement, who in the court could contend with him?"
Five years ago, Li Mingjue had once visited Elder Gu and spent an entire day and night in deep conversation with him, from which he had gained much.
If he could be persuaded to leave retirement and stabilize the court situation, it would be a good thing for the people throughout the land.
"However, Elder Gu is a proud and principled person, and it is not easy to persuade him to leave his retirement," said Li Mingjue with a hint of regret.