"I had promised my father that I would live with that identity as long as I was in that village. Mi Luan …a boy from some village head's family. Only shifu knew about my real identity."
Gu Li's eyes narrowed.
He remembered what Master Wong had told him the night before Mi Luan left. Mi Luan's father was protecting him for several years. So he must have done this to ensure his safety.
Still, Gu Li couldn't help but say
"However, that was something you were doing to protect yourself. I and my people never meant any danger to you, Xiao L…Lady Li."
Gu Li changed his words.
It was a little weird to call the person 'Lady Li' he had called and remembered all this while as Xiao Luan. However, she was a General's daughter and a prime minister's wife.
It was a norm to call her Lady.
"You are right."
Li Rui spoke calmly. When she said her next few words, she smiled lightly as she looked at Gu Li and asked him
