Chapter 399
"But . . . " Lan Yuge then laughed bitterly, "Who would have known that in the end, we would receive news of your mother's death! After that, your maternal grandfather gathered the family elders for a meeting . But in the end, we could not avenge your mother! After a lot of investigation, we discovered that the real person behind your parents' murder was a powerful cultivator from another mainland! If he insisted on provoking him, it would only topple the Dongfang Family and the gains don't make up for the losses . So, unless your maternal grandfather had absolute certainty that he could fight that power, he wouldn't lead the Dongfang Family members to their deaths in vain . "
As if she could feel the young girl in her arms trembling, Lan Yuge gently took her hand and said, "You may think that your maternal grandfather doesn't care about you and your brother but it was the opposite . However, at that time the Dongfang family's situation was becoming even more arduous . You and your brother were only children then . If the Dongfang Family can't even protect itself, wouldn't we cause you to lose your innocent lives as well? If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to leave you on the outside instead? But your maternal grandfather never stopped worrying about you both from the start so he had sent people to investigate your situation in secret . The results of the investigation told us that you were a good-for-nothing and that your brother was a genius . He believed that your brother's gifts would certainly receive favor from the Gu Family . So even if you were a good-for-nothing, the Gu Family wouldn't be too harsh on the both of you . Hence, in order to prevent the other powers from finding out about your existence, he withdrew his men . But who would have known that you would have had to go through so many hardships . . . "
Now, whenever she thought of the bitter experiences that Dongfang Shaoze had informed her of, Lan Yuge's heart would ache . Her heart ached for Gu Ruoyun's silent endurance and strength and the inhuman abuse she has had to face .
"If we had known earlier of how the Gu Family would end up treating you, we would have taken you away immediately . Unfortunately, we had regarded the Gu Family too highly; we thought that they would treat you well on account of your brother's gifts . . . "
Gu Ruoyun lightly lowered her lashes, she could not stop her voice from trembling .
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