At Cheng Bi's insistence, Liu Dalang stayed at the Gu family home for a few days.
During this time, there was no sign of Gu Lanyin. Madam Zhou grew extremely anxious, and with the Zhao family causing trouble, the couple was truly exhausted both mentally and physically.
Cheng Bi guessed where Gu Lanyin had gone. He told only Liu Dalang.
This mountain range stretched endlessly, with most peasants never crossing to the other side in their entire lives; news did not travel. Gu Lanyin left home and walked alone for nearly half a month before he finally emerged from these mountains.
His clothes were dirty and torn, and his face was covered in stubble. When silent, he looked quite down-and-out, but once he spoke, it was clear he was a man of some education. A woodcutter he met halfway up the mountain dared to greet him.
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