Chapter 59: Captivating the Soul and Heart!

"Ah... who are you? Why did you barge into the hospital room? Get out at once, this isn't a place for someone like you."
Just as the Gu family was conducting a simple funeral for the old master, a young man appeared at the scene out of nowhere.
His attire was utterly ordinary, clearly bought from a street stall, and his features were plain and unremarkable.
But his eyes—a single glance at those eyes was profoundly shocking.
They were impossibly clear and pure, shimmering faintly as if galaxies and oceans resided within them.
Such eyes seemed beyond what any human could possess.
They were the eyes of a deity.
Looking at him evoked an inexplicable sense of reverence, an urge deep within to kneel before him.
The feeling grew stronger, swelling within the heart.
"May I ask who you are..."
Gu Ruyan’s gaze met the young man’s shimmering eyes, and her heart quivered.
Why were his eyes so crystal clear? Through them, it was as if she glimpsed the vastness of the starry sky.
Incredible!
Soul-stirring!
Who was he, really? Why did the aura he exuded feel both overwhelming and unsettling, chilling to the core?
How could such a person exist in the world?
"Hello, let me introduce myself: my name is Chu Xiaoyu. I read the news this morning and heard your old master passed away, so I thought I’d drop by."
Ridiculous!
Who was he? What was his identity? To drop by, as if he shared some special bond with the Gu family.
But the truth was, none of the Gu family members knew Chu Xiaoyu.
Chu Xiaoyu? Who was that? No one knew him!
"Chu Xiaoyu? But... have we met?" Gu Ruyan maintained her composure and politeness.
Yet the other Gu family members behind her were not nearly as gracious.
Especially Gu Lingfeng from the second branch; seeing Chu Xiaoyu in his cheap, street-stall clothes, he immediately snapped, "Where did this stray brat come from? We don’t know you, get out right now."
Chu Xiaoyu ignored Gu Lingfeng’s outburst and, gazing at the bewildered Gu Ruyan, asked, "Miss Gu, if I told you I could bring the old master back, would you believe me?"

Slow down time, reverse it a hundredfold, a thousandfold, even a ten thousandfold, and ultimately change the past.
Such was the miraculous power of the Divine Domain.
"Kid, what nonsense are you spouting? He’s dead—how could he possibly come back to life? Do you think you’re some kind of immortal? You think you can raise the dead?"
Gu Lingfeng gave Chu Xiaoyu no quarter, turning to Gu Ruyan, "Ruyan, don’t listen to his nonsense. Call security and throw him out."
Gu Ruyan felt the same, but before making the decision, she couldn’t help but ask, "Sir, we may not know each other, but... the man is dead, please don’t make light of our grief. You’d best leave, or I really will call security."
"Heh, I know you won’t believe me. But how about this..."
"I believe nothing! Get out, kid, or else..."
"Enough! Silence!"
As Gu Lingfeng was berating Chu Xiaoyu, the young man snapped his fingers with uncanny grace. In that instant, the world underwent a terrifying change.
Everything around them froze in eerie stillness.
A terrifying scene unfolded, shocking the Gu family into utter stupefaction.
Everyone was petrified.
Chu Xiaoyu smiled slightly, looking at their frozen forms. "Now, do you still doubt my abilities? Do you understand? To me, you are like weeds, mere ants."
Those with true power always speak boldly, without restraint.
"Ah... you are, you are..."
An immortal?
It was terrifying!
With a mere snap of his fingers, he could halt all things in heaven and earth.
What sort of dreadful power was that? A god?
It had to be.
Suddenly, a loud bang!
After a long moment, Gu Ruyan finally came to her senses. She knelt before Chu Xiaoyu and cried out, "Master, I beg you, please save my grandfather. You said you could bring him back, didn’t you?"
"Yes, I did say so. But now... I’ve changed my mind."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The entire Gu family knelt as one, their voices rising in desperate pleas.

"Master, please save our old master."
"Immortal, please have mercy and save our old master."
"..."
"Everyone, quiet down."
Gu Ruyan, anxious, interrupted her family’s clamoring, looking sincerely and pleadingly at Chu Xiaoyu. "Master, no matter what your conditions are, please state them. As long as you can bring my grandfather back to life, you can ask anything of us."
"Ha... truly, anything?" Chu Xiaoyu’s lips curled in a teasing smile.
Gu Ruyan nodded, "Yes, anything. As long as our Gu family can fulfill it, we will not refuse."
"Good, that’s straightforward. Your Gu family is the leading noble house of Beichuan, rivaling the Su family. And you, Gu Ruyan, are the head of your clan. How about this—if I could make you my wife, would you agree?"
Chu Xiaoyu’s mischievous words sent shockwaves through the entire Gu family.
What?
He wants to marry Gu Ruyan? This...
Gu Ruyan lowered her head, biting her lip tightly. Suddenly she looked up and said, "Very well, I accept your condition. As long as you can save my grandfather, I will do whatever you ask."
"Ah... such filial devotion, truly priceless. All of you, rise and speak."
Chu Xiaoyu’s eyes flickered gently.
He had to admit, Gu Ruyan was indeed beautiful, renowned as Beichuan’s premier socialite, a favored daughter of the heavens.
Any man lucky enough to marry such a woman would think his ancestors smiled upon him.
But for Chu Xiaoyu, it was nothing more than a jest, not to be taken seriously.
Women are creatures of sentiment, but life is no poetic tragedy.
Besides, Chu Xiaoyu had no such intentions now.
Love, they say, is nine parts sorrow; separation brings two joys, each finding happiness apart.
Love is poison—whoever touches it perishes.