After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband

Chapter 1188 - 18: Journey to the Southern Border (Part 7)

Following the sound of the flute, he saw Qin Hanhan playing a tune from afar.Mr. Tao hurried forward with quick steps.

The footsteps were too chaotic, and Chu Shun turned his head to see Mr. Tao approaching. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Mr. Tao looking at Qin Hanhan, his voice trembling, asking, "How do you know this song?!"

The sudden question directly stunned Qin Hanhan.

Mr. Tao’s urgency was too conspicuous.

They had been at the lakeside for less than half a month. He always had a leisurely demeanor, never showing such urgency before.

She got distracted, and Mr. Tao became even more anxious, asking again, "How do you know this song?!"

"My mother taught me," Qin Hanhan replied.

"Your mother?"

"What’s your mother’s name?!" Mr. Tao’s voice grew more urgent.

No one was more familiar with this song than him.

Because he composed it for his beloved daughter when he was young.

Qin Hanhan was even more puzzled.

She glanced at Chu Shun, then replied weakly, "My mother’s surname is Qi, her given name is Xue."

At that instant, tears glistened even more in Mr. Tao’s eyes.

Mr. Tao looked at Qin Hanhan and cried with joy, "Do you know what my surname is?"

Qin Hanhan’s mind was unable to process anything.

Wasn’t Mr. Tao supposed to be surnamed Tao?

Chu Shun’s mouth twitched wildly.

Mr. Tao’s face was filled with excitement, the light in his eyes shining faintly, clearly indicating he had found family.

Asking his surname so proactively, wasn’t it obvious that he was surnamed Qi?

A thought emerged—

Could Hanhan be his granddaughter?

Qin Hanhan never thought Mr. Tao would be her grandfather.

Mr. Tao never expected that after searching for his daughter for over a decade without any news, he would accidentally find his granddaughter.

Qin Hanhan couldn’t believe it, "Are you really my grandfather?"

She had never seen her grandfather.

Her mother rarely mentioned her grandfather.

When her cousin went to visit the maternal side of the family, she asked her mother, but her mother teared up and didn’t say a word.

Her father pulled her aside to caution her not to mention grandfather in front of her mother, as her mother and grandfather had been separated, not knowing if they would ever meet again.

From then on, she never asked again.

Now, suddenly there’s a grandfather?

How could she believe this?

Mr. Tao took the short flute and played the song.

Qin Hanhan only played the first half, Mr. Tao played the latter half, without any mistake.

Qin Hanhan was faintly convinced in her heart.

Because this song she often heard her mother play, sometimes shedding tears while playing, her father patting her mother’s shoulder, her mother wiping away tears saying, "I don’t regret it."

Previously, she did not understand. Now seeing Mr. Tao, Qin Hanhan doubted whether her parents eloped.

Chu Shun felt that this abrupt recognition of family was too rash, shouldn’t they at least verify appearances?

But when he asked, Mr. Tao couldn’t answer.

Qin Hanhan looked at him, "What does my mother look like?"

"I don’t know either," Mr. Tao’s voice was filled with desolation.

Qin Hanhan furrowed her brows.

How could a father not remember what his daughter looks like?

Is he also like Young Master Xia, easily mistaking people?

But mistaking others is one thing, can he really mistake his own daughter?

Seeing Qin Hanhan’s disbelief, Mr. Tao became anxious, "Back then, your mother left the mountain with the Disguise Pill. Without changing appearance through disguise, how could I not find her for so many years?"

With the Disguise Pill taken, she might have passed right in front of him, yet he wouldn’t recognize her, how could he guess what her mother looked like?

Qin Hanhan was even more confused.

How could her mother have taken the Disguise Pill, Marquis Dongxiang almost died from pain after taking it!

Chu Shun thought Mr. Tao being Qin Hanhan’s grandfather was a good thing, this way, he couldn’t refuse to tell them the Method of Gu Poison of the Unity Gu.

However, Chu Shun thought well, and Mr. Tao not only didn’t tell them but urged them to return to Daqi.

Not recognizing family, they could stay, but upon recognizing the family, he directly chased them away.

This line of thinking, Chu Shun could not comprehend.

Qin Hanhan refused to leave, she had yet to ascertain if Mr. Tao was truly her grandfather.

Qin Hanhan looked at Mr. Tao and said, "If you really are my grandfather, tell me the Method of Gu Poison of the Unity Gu."

"The Emperor of Daqi sent me to the Southern Border; if I can’t find out the Method of Gu Poison, I won’t survive."

Of course, this statement was a lie.

She was at least the Heir of Marquis Jing Country’s wife, and had a good relationship with Su Jin.

If the Method of Gu Poison of the Unity Gu couldn’t be found, the Emperor wouldn’t possibly claim her life.

But since she truly regarded Su Jin as a friend, and Xie Jingchen was Chu Shun’s good brother, she naturally had to find a way to help them remove the Unity Gu.

For this, she would deceive her grandfather even at the risk of her life.

Moreover, she also wanted to take this opportunity to test if Mr. Tao was indeed her grandfather.

If he truly was, he definitely wouldn’t disregard her life.

What could Mr. Tao do, residing far in the Southern Border, thousands of miles away from Daqi, far from the bustle, isolated from news, knowing nothing about the status of the Marquis Jingguo Mansion in Daqi.

There are neglected Marquises everywhere, how many men out there don’t boast?

Between Chu Shun and Qin Hanhan, he surely believed Qin Hanhan.

Mr. Tao sighed and started speaking about the past.

And these past events shocked Qin Hanhan and Chu Shun deeply.

Who could have thought their own mother (mother-in-law) would be the Southern Border Saintess?

The Southern Border’s Ten Thousand Gu Mountain is the most mysterious place.

Even if Chu Shun had not married Qin Hanhan, he had heard the famous name of Ten Thousand Gu Mountain.

However, being the Southern Border Saintess is an honor, but also a torment.

The Southern Border Saintess is born for raising Gu, swearing never to marry, or face a backlash from Gu worms and die.

Qin Hanhan’s mother stood out among a group of girls, becoming the new generation Southern Border Saintess, but after being a Saintess for less than half a year, she descended the mountain to find herbal poison, meeting Qin Hanhan’s father, the Second Young Master of the Qin Family at the time.

Qin Hanhan’s mother was picking wild herbs from a cliff and fell, Qin Hanhan’s father bravely rescued her.

Due to the great falling force, Qin Hanhan’s father injured his arm in the rescue.

Because Qin Hanhan’s mother was responsible for the injury in saving her, besides they were both seeking herbs, they traveled together.

After some time, feelings developed.

Qin Hanhan’s mother knew she was a Saintess and shouldn’t fall in love, while Qin Hanhan’s father was unaware of her Saintess identity and pursued her fervently.

The more the Saintess resisted, the deeper the bond grew.

Moreover, the journey for herbs was fraught with danger, a mutual rescue situation occurred—herbs sought, mutual commitments exchanged.

To stay together forever with her beloved, Qin Hanhan’s mother decided to abandon her Saintess identity.

But how could this identity be discarded at will?

In succeeding the Saintess position, she also took on the Holy Gu and Gu Raising Skill.

This was a strict secret.

To prevent skill disclosure, if she proposed not being a Saintess, death was the only fate awaited.

Yet to stay with her beloved, Qin Hanhan’s mother exhausted all methods, ultimately resorting to consuming the Disguise Gu.

She stole the Disguise Gu and descended the mountain, disappearing without a trace.

The Saintess fled.

This was a great humiliation for Ten Thousand Gu Mountain.

At that time, Mr. Tao was still on the mountain, using Mr. Tao’s life as leverage to force the Saintess back.

However, Qin Hanhan’s mother never returned, she used the Gu Raising Skill to coerce Ten Thousand Gu Mountain to release her father.

If they didn’t release him, the Gu Raising Skill would soon be in everyone’s hands.

This struck at the very heart of Ten Thousand Gu Mountain.

Ten Thousand Gu Mountain didn’t heed the threat, resulting in the Gu Raising Skill and the method for raising the Disguise Gu being known by everyone within half a month.

The Disguise Gu was formidable.

But raising Gu worms was difficult.

The process of changing appearance through disguise was excruciatingly painful, with only a few surviving.

Moreover, survivors didn’t know what appearance they would end up with, it might be beautiful or hideously ugly.

Choosing to publicize the Disguise Gu inflicted minimal harm to Ten Thousand Gu Mountain.

But this was only the beginning—

Ten Thousand Gu Mountain was forced to release Mr. Tao under coercion.

Mr. Tao descended the mountain to search for his daughter, up to now, it’s been sixteen years.