Yao Feiran cultivated the human-faced Gu in just a few days. The Gu worm crawled onto her skin and transformed into the face of a woman, though the image was somewhat abstract and looked rather terrifying. After a while, Yao Feiran blew a special sound, and the face quickly merged back into a Gu worm, returning to her own face.

She wants to return to the capital, under a different identity.

After acquiring the human-faced Gu, Yao Feiran tried to find other identities. She walked through the slums and villages, and by chance, she arrived at Liu Family Village.

A crowd had gathered in the courtyard. A middle-aged man said righteously, "Madam Mei, the doctor said yesterday that Songyan doesn't have many days left to live. You only have one daughter, Daya. The Liu family's property cannot fall into the hands of outsiders. You should pack your things and leave as soon as possible. Don't stay here."

"My husband is still lying in bed, and you, as his uncles and elders, want to drive me away. This is not giving us a way to live."

A woman stepped forward: "What kind of life do you think you have? Do you want to take anything from the Liu family? Who told you you couldn't give birth to a boy? Whose fault is it that your own womb is useless?"

Everyone's faces showed displeasure, and the woman glared at Mei Shuang: "You better know what's good for you, or don't blame us for being impolite."

Tears streamed down Mei Shuang's face as she looked at the timid Daya and said, "I can leave, but I want to take Daya with me."

The woman said with ill intent, "Da Ya is a girl from the Liu family, so naturally she should stay in the Liu family."

Meishuang hugged Daya tightly. If Daya stayed in the Liu family, she would not have a good outcome.

At this moment, a man in gray clothes came out from behind Mei Shuang. Although he looked thin, he was in good spirits. His voice was a little hoarse: "Elders, I am almost fully recovered. Please do not come any closer. If you want to seize my land, then let the government judge."

Everyone was clearly taken aback. After looking closely, they realized it was indeed Liu Songyan, and he seemed to be in good spirits, though he appeared to be a little shorter.

The woman immediately put on a smiling face: "I was just worried about you, sister-in-law."

"My throat is still sore, and my family has no means of livelihood. Since you care about me so much, why don't you lend me some money? I will definitely pay you back soon."

The woman's face changed instantly: "We don't have any money."

The others, fearing they would be asked to lend money, scattered in all directions.

After the crowd dispersed, Mei Shuang returned to the house, and Daya hugged Yao Feiran tightly: "Father, you're finally awake. Auntie wants to sell Daya."

Mei Shuang coldly watched the father and son being affectionate for a while, then said, "Da Ya, go back to your room first. I have something to discuss with my father."

"it is good."

After Da Ya left, Mei Shuang asked indifferently, "Who are you?"

Liu Songyan stood to the side, revealing his true appearance, and Mei Shuang almost cried out in surprise.

Yao Feiran: "Stop shouting, we'll lure those people out later."

Mei Shuang covered her mouth and quickly calmed herself down.

"You're quite composed. Who I am isn't important, but I need the identity of your husband. If you agree, I'll take you to settle in the city; if you don't, I'll leave now."

"What do you want to do with my husband's identity? You are a kind person, you absolutely cannot ruin his reputation."

"Don't worry, I won't ruin his reputation."

Mei Shuang glanced at Daya's room. If she didn't have a husband, she would be driven out of the village, and Daya would have to be raised in other people's homes, at their mercy. What she feared most was that Daya would be sold off.

"Okay, I hope you can give me and Daya a place to stay."

After talking with her, I learned that the aggressive woman was Wang Cui, Liu Songyan's sister-in-law. When the family divided the property, Liu Songyan's family received very little land. Even so, when the couple saw that Liu Songyan was seriously ill and would not live much longer, they rushed over to seize the land, wanting to drive away Meishuang and take Daya away.

That evening, Wang Cui and her husband discovered that all their money had been stolen. They burst into tears and rushed to report it to the authorities, but nothing was found.

The two buried Liu Songyan on the back mountain and erected a tombstone.

Mei Shuang knelt down and kowtowed: "Husband, I had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure. I will apologize to you after I leave."

Liu Song said that the shopkeeper in the county town had hired him, then he sold the land and left amidst envious glances.

The mother and daughter were put into Yao Feiran's shop. Liu Songyan had passed the imperial examination before, but his elder brother later committed a crime and it took a lot of money to settle it.

Now, Yao Feiran has decided to take the imperial examination again, this time with Liu Songyan's face.

Daya was officially named Liu Shu.

Mei Shuang thought she had entered another den of wolves, but they were properly taken care of. They were given a job making desserts, someone taught them the skills, and her daughter was also provided with accommodation. She was very grateful to Yao Feiran.

However, Yao Feiran did not have much contact with Mei Shuang under her identity, so as not to make people think that Liu Songyan was related to the Yan family.

Yao Feiran's human-faced Gu has also evolved several times, and can now disguise itself completely.

A year later, Liu Songyan and Yan Muyao passed the county, prefectural, and provincial examinations in succession and became scholars. Mei Shuang also became the manager of another branch store.

After receiving the news, the Liu family actually came looking for Mei Shuang, but Mei Shuang simply avoided them.

Yao Feiran, disguised as Liu Songyan, went to Mei Shuang's house and happened to see Liu Songyan's sister-in-law Wang Cui and elder brother Liu Pintong arriving.

Although Liu Pintong was smiling, there was a lot of resentment in his eyes: "Sister-in-law, I was worried about Songyan's health back then. Now that Songyan has become a scholar, you have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. I came here to congratulate you. I wonder if I will get to see Songyan."

Mei Shuang said calmly, "My husband is not at home."

Wang Cui smiled and said, "That's alright, we can just go inside and wait."

Yao Feiran walked over and said, "There's no need to wait anymore. I've already severed all ties with you. Even before I died, you wanted to seize my property and persecute my wife. I know you saw that I had become a scholar and thought there was something to gain from it, so you wanted to curry favor with me. You're nothing but sycophants."

Wang Cui's expression changed: "You're just a scholar, what's there to be proud of! We are your elders, what kind of attitude is this? Aren't you afraid of what others will say?!"

"Who do you think you are? The family division documents are still here. Our two families are no longer related. And even if I am a scholar, I am not someone you can slander. Get out!"

Liu Songyan's parents had passed away long ago, and there was no need for the brothers to maintain any relationship.

The door was slammed shut, and Liu Pintong and his wife's faces turned pale and then dark.

"Honey, what should we do? I still want Songyan to tutor my eldest son."

Liu Pintong said with a hint of sarcasm, "Let's go. He's a scholar now, and he looks down on us poor scholars. Even if you don't study under him, you can still achieve something great."

Wang Cui was feeling frustrated. Ever since her money was stolen, she hadn't been able to afford tuition, and her eldest son had been unable to continue his studies.

The two stood there for a long time, but seeing that the city gate was about to close, they had no choice but to leave. If it were the old Liu Songyan, they would have shouted and yelled, or perhaps even forced their way through the gate. But now Liu Songyan was a scholar, and they had a natural fear of scholars. If they were arrested and taken to the government office, it would be a great loss.

Although they didn't say anything in their hearts, they were already vaguely regretting it.

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