Li Yao asked, "So, do you want to go and acknowledge your son?"
Gu Santong thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not yet, let's wait until I rescue Suxin."
He felt uneasy and somewhat afraid to face his son.
He worried that his son would blame him for not fulfilling his responsibilities as a father over the years.
"Alright!"
Li Yao nodded, understanding Gu Santong's concerns.
He took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, placed it in front of Gu Santong, and said, "This is a Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom. If your fiancée eats it, she will wake up."
Gu Santong was overjoyed and quickly snatched the porcelain bottle, fearing that Li Yao might change his mind. He stuffed it into his bosom and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much."
Li Yao said, "I heard that you were also hit by Zhu Wushi's Pure Yang Finger, and your internal injuries have not yet healed."
Gu Santong nodded sadly and said, "The internal injury from the Pure Yang Finger has severely damaged my meridians. I'm afraid I won't live much longer."
Li Yao smiled and said, "It's alright, I can heal your internal injuries."
"Really?"
Gu Santong's eyes lit up with delight.
Then, he said with a suspicious look, "Impossible. I spent twenty years trying to heal the internal injuries from the Pure Yang Finger technique."
Li Yao shrugged and said, "Believe it or not."
Gu Santong thought to himself, regardless of whether he could cure it or not, it wouldn't be a bad thing to let him try. If he was cured, he could live a few more years.
Unless they've reached a dead end, virtually no one wants to die.
So Gu Santong quickly smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you."
Li Yao gestured for Gu Santong to sit down.
Then, he sat cross-legged, pushed his palms together, and slowly pressed them against Gu Santong's back.
Instantly, a gentle stream of Daoist energy slowly flowed into Gu Santong's body.
Li Yao first used the true energy of the Great Dao to dissolve the residual pure Yang finger force within Gu Santong's body.
Then, he used the true energy of the Great Dao to repair the meridians in Gu Santong's body that had been damaged by the Pure Yang Finger's force, little by little.
Although these meridians are severely damaged, and the damage has been going on for a long time.
However, nourished by the vibrant true energy of the Great Dao, these meridians were reborn and slowly recovered to their original state.
Gu Santong could personally feel that his damaged meridians had been revitalized, as if they had been nourished by sweet dew.
His internal injuries were quickly and completely healed.
Gu Santong was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, his internal injuries, which had lasted for many years, were so easily healed by Li Yao.
This is...like a dream!
Gu Santong secretly circulated his internal energy and found that the hidden pain in his body had disappeared.
His internal injuries have indeed healed!
He said with great emotion, "Young friend Li, I really don't know how to thank you. I will never forget your great kindness to me, Gu Santong."
Li Yao smiled but remained silent.
Gu Santong was a smart man and immediately understood that Li Yao must have had an ulterior motive for helping him like this.
So he asked, "You told me where Suxin is, you told me where your son is, you gave me Tianxiang Doukou, and you even treated my internal injuries. Do you want me to do something else for you?"
Li Yao nodded and smiled, "You're very smart, that's right. I do have something else for you to do."
"What is it?"
Gu Santong quickly asked, "You don't mean I have to find someone for you, do you?"
Li Yao said, "Actually, what I want you to do is actually a happy thing for you."
"happy event?"
Gu Santong was completely bewildered and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is going on?"
A sly glint flashed in Li Yao's eyes as he said, "You and your fiancée are not yet married. I'm going to hold a grand wedding for you so that you can officially become husband and wife."
"What?"
Gu Santong's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he exclaimed in shock, "You want me to marry Suxin?"
"yes!"
Li Yao nodded.
Gu Santong smiled wryly and said, "I'm so old, how can I marry Su Xin?"
Why not?
Li Yao laughed and said, "You and your fiancée can have a child out of wedlock, so why can't you get married?"
Gu Santong was both embarrassed and troubled, and hesitated before saying, "But..."
"No buts!"
Li Yao interrupted Gu Santong and said decisively, "This is what I asked you to do."
Gu Santong said with a pained expression, "Could you change it to something else? This is really too difficult."
Li Yao gently shook his head and said calmly:
"Do you know that although the Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom can bring the dead back to life?"
"However, once your fiancée takes the second Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom and awakens, if she does not take a third Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom within a year, she will surely die."
"And the third Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom is in my hand."
"So you'd better think this through."
Chapter 167 The Four Ghosts Join Forces, No One in the World Can Break Them
Gu Santong was unaware that Tianxiang Doukou had such intricacies.
Only by taking three Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom pods can one truly be brought back to life.
In other words, if he doesn't do as Li Yao says, even if he manages to revive Su Xin, she will leave him without the third Heavenly Fragrance Bean.
He had already lost Su Xin, which filled him with regret.
Now that he has regained what he lost, he cherishes it all the more.
Therefore, he can only truly save Su Xin by marrying her, as Li Yao wishes.
He knew, of course, that Li Yao had ulterior motives in wanting him to marry Su Xin.
However, whatever Li Yao's schemes are, they are none of his concern.
Now that Su Xin has been found again, he is unwilling to repeat the mistakes of twenty years ago and do something he will regret for the rest of his life.
So Gu Santong nodded and said, "Okay, I agree. Once I rescue Suxin, I will marry her."
Li Yao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good. On your wedding day, I will give you the third Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom as my wedding gift."
Gu Santong gave a wry smile and asked curiously, "Why do you insist that I marry Suxin?"
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "Would you believe me if I said I like happy endings?"
Gu Santong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't believe it!"
Li Yao burst into laughter, but offered no explanation.
In fact, his purpose in wanting Gu Santong and Su Xin to get married was very simple: to provoke Zhu Wushi.
Su Xin was a weakness for Gu Santong.
This is also a weakness for Zhu Wushi.
Moreover, Zhu Wushi's affection for Su Xin far surpassed that for Gu Santong.
If Zhu Wushi finds out that his beloved Suxin is marrying his greatest enemy, Gu Santong, he will go mad.
He's capable of anything when he goes crazy.
This includes, for example, launching a rebellion ahead of schedule.
Li Yao wanted to force Zhu Wushi to start a rebellion ahead of schedule.
Although the Ming Dynasty court in this world is different from the Ming Dynasty court he previously established in the world of Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
However, since they all share the same origin, he still has some affection for the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he decided to eliminate this scourge of the world so that the Ming Dynasty could continue for a longer period of time.
Zhu Wushi is undoubtedly the biggest cancer.
They must be eradicated!
Of course, while eliminating the cancer, Li Yao will also take the opportunity to gain some advantages.
Li Yao made a deal with Gu Santong, and he asked Gu Santong with a smile, "Old Master Gu, if Old Pig Luo tries to stop you from marrying your Su Xin and even tries to take her away, will you still give her up like you did twenty years ago?"
Of course not!
Gu Santong raised an eyebrow and said stiffly, "If I did that again, would I still be considered a man?"
Li Yao patted Gu Santong on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Very good, this is the real Gu Santong!"
Gu Santong, concerned about Su Xin, bid farewell to Li Yao and set off to rescue her, following the route map provided by Li Yao.
As he passed by Cheng Shifei, he stared at Cheng Shifei with a complicated expression.
Suddenly, he opened his arms and hugged Cheng Shifei tightly, leaving Cheng Shifei completely bewildered.
Afterwards, Gu Santong secretly wiped away a tear and left.
Cheng Shifei stared blankly at Gu Santong's retreating figure, then asked Li Yao in bewilderment, "What's wrong with Brother Gu?"