Based on the information he knew, combined with certain events from the original story, Zhao Li had a guess about Gu Yuan sending Xun'er to the Xiao Family, and it left him rather emotional:
"Sure enough, among those who can stand at the peak of the continent, which one of them doesn't have some scheming in them? Gu Yuan, who looked like he'd been inactive for a thousand years, wasn't he also preparing to quietly stun everyone?"
Though it was only a guess, Zhao Li was still fairly confident. After all, no matter how Gu Yuan calculated, he would never know that Zhao Li was an outsider who knew a great deal of information he did not. Because of that, the pieces of information Gu Yuan had deliberately released instead became supporting evidence that confirmed Zhao Li's own speculation.
Zhao Li believed that he had actually played some role in this matter. Nothing else aside, this Nirvana Pill alone had already made Xun'er completely different. A human child who was close to becoming a Dou Zhe at four years old was truly horrifying to hear about.
"Gu Yuan really isn't as honest as he looks. Husband, you need to be a little careful when dealing with him."
After learning that the little girl was Gu Yuan's daughter, Ye Yunsheng's impression of the middle-aged man she had met a few times changed somewhat. She even specifically reminded Zhao Li, afraid that he would be tricked without realizing it.
Zhao Li let out a hearty laugh and agreed readily. He just did not take it too seriously in his heart, though as he learned more and more, his impression of Gu Yuan had also kept changing, and he had kept taking him more seriously.
At first, from the book, he had felt