Chapter 1969: The Meeting Of Old Acquaintances (3)
As Yun Yanli had been imprisoned for several years, he was naturally delighted when he saw Gu Xijiu and struck up a long conversation with her.
As Gu Xijiu listened to him, she tried to find a way to unlock the magic iron chains. The lock was crafted intricately and could not be opened by most people, but fortunately for him, Gu Xijiu was unlike most people. Therefore, by the time Yun Yanli had finished sharing his story, she had unlocked the chains!
It was only when Gu Xijiu released Yun Yanli from the chains that she understood his true suffering.
The Magic Iron Chains that fettered Yun Yanli’s wrists and ankles had spikes protruding from inside that sunk right into his flesh and bone. She could hardly unfetter the chains without further damaging his bone, leaving behind a harrowing sight of blood.
Yun Yanli was Gu Xijiu’s trusty and precious companion in this world. He had offered a lot of help to Gu Xijiu in the past as well. Now that he has fallen into this state, she naturally felt sorrowful and used her best endeavors to heal his many injuries.
Without even pausing to think, she took out her best medicine and applied it on his wounds.
"Xijiu, is my family still well? What the young palace master said must be false, right?" Yun Yanli finally asked the question he was concerned about the most.
Gu Xijiu’s fingers halted for a second. How should she tell him everything about the former Emperor Immortal? She was not entirely clear about the matter as well as she had only heard bits about it. But the collapse of the Yun family was indeed true.
Pausing for a moment, she then told Yun Yanli gently, "Your father and elder brother have gone missing. No one knows where they are now. The new emperor is indeed Ye Tianli..."