Gu Zhiqi’s head was filled with a question mark as she looked towards the woman who had spoken up, and then saw a woman who appeared very frail.
The woman’s features were deep and distinct, and due to long-term illness, her figure was thin and her cheekbones were prominently protruding, with deep eye sockets. Her gaze held a weak gentleness mixed with a sharp determination.
Confirming that she hadn’t met the woman before, Gu Zhiqi asked her, "You... are you talking to me?"
As Gu Zhiqi spoke, the woman was momentarily stunned, and the man who was supporting the woman also trembled, suddenly looking at Gu Zhiqi. The woman’s excited expression and the man’s recognition of Gu Zhiqi’s voice were evident.
After taking a closer look at Gu Zhiqi, the man was directly stunned, with shock and joy in his eyes. His expression became excited as he looked at Gu Zhiqi, his lips trembling for a long time before he exclaimed, "Divine Doctor Gu! Is it really you?!"
Another question mark popped up on her head. Turning to look at the man and recognizing him vaguely, Gu Zhiqi couldn’t immediately recall where she had seen him before.
"Are you talking to me as well?" Gu Zhiqi asked the man.
As soon as Gu Zhiqi spoke, both individuals in front of her froze in their expressions.
"Master... Master, you don’t recognize me?" The woman stared at Gu Zhiqi in a daze. Her eyes reflected longing, guilt, disbelief, and a mix of other emotions—extremely complex.
Great, now besides two senior brothers, a senior sister, and a master she had never met, she had one more disciple.
Noticing the estrangement and unfamiliarity in Gu Zhiqi’s eyes, the woman’s eyes suddenly turned red, her expression growing more complicated. Holding back the urge to raise her hand, she looked at Gu Zhiqi and continued, "Master, it’s me, I’m Lan An. It’s only been two years, and you don’t recognize me? Or... is it because I lost the keys that you don’t want to acknowledge me?"
As the woman spoke, tears began to flow down her face while looking at Gu Zhiqi.
Before Gu Zhiqi could speak, the man supporting the woman spoke up, "Divine Doctor Gu, the keys were lost because of me. If you’re going to blame someone, blame me. It’s not An An’s fault."
As he spoke, the man’s eyes also turned red.
Gu Zhiqi feared that if this continued, both of them would end up crying, so she explained, "I really don’t recognize you two."
Gu Zhiqi’s words left Lan An and Mu Huai directly stunned, their eyes filled with the same confusion.
"Are you sure you haven’t mistaken me for someone else?" Gu Zhiqi looked at the two of them and asked.
Although it was possible that she had amnesia and forgot about them, it was also possible that they had mistaken her for someone else.
After all, this body was only seventeen years old, how could it have such an older disciple?
This woman seemed to be at least thirty years old.
"No, we couldn’t have mistaken," Lan An quickly shook her head. "If you think carefully, you’ll remember. We’ve known each other for five years. Five years ago, you saved me and my sister from the Tongtian Divine Sect and took us in as disciples..."
Gu Zhiqi didn’t hear the rest of the words. She realized that besides this woman named Lan An in front of her, she apparently had another disciple.
"Also, you know Ah Huai too. Two years ago, I accompanied you and Mr. Tang to the Imperial Capital Black Market’s Twilight Returns Pharmacy to buy medicine, and that’s when we met Ah Huai. You even saved his life. Don’t you remember any of this?" Lan An looked up at Gu Zhiqi with hopeful eyes, expecting her to remember something.