I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 33 - 13: Heaven and Earth Mourn, Gu Xiao Passes (Part 3)

Chapter 33: Chapter 13: Heaven and Earth Mourn, Gu Xiao Passes (Part 3)
"Father, your health..."
As the eldest son, Gu Kang knelt at the very front, his voice slightly trembling, unable to bear telling Gu Xiao the Imperial Physician’s diagnosis.
But Gu Xiao seemed to have already known the outcome, and calmly continued, "I’m not going to make it."
"Father..."
Tears immediately began to fall from several of them, especially from Gu Ling, who wept openly.
"What are you crying for!"
Gu Xiao weakly scolded, his face showing no fear of the impending death, "In this life of mine, I have no regrets."
"But regarding matters after my death, I still have some instructions to give."
Perhaps due to a momentary return of strength, Gu Xiao’s voice gradually gained some power.
"I, Gu Xiao, have lived as a hero, unconcerned with matters after death."
"So, keep the funeral simple."
"You all need not be too sorrowful."
"Life and death are predetermined by fate. If our Gu Clan can truly be passed down for generations, I will rest easy even in the afterlife."
"Make sure to tell His Majesty... not to grieve my death, lest it affects his health."
"....."
He silently made all his final arrangements.
Gu Yi watched all this, his emotions equally complex, without any interference.
Although it all seemed like a controllable movie to him, after all, it was his own ancestor.
The final moments of instruction with his children.
He had to leave them to him.
As time slowly passed, Gu Xiao’s voice grew weak once more.
Gu Kang, Gu Cheng, and the others had sensed what was happening and could no longer hold back their tears.
Just as Gu Xiao was about to close his eyes at that moment.
Gu Yi only felt the scene before him becoming increasingly blurry, the sense of control slipping away.
In the instant Gu Xiao closed his eyes.
Everything became clear again.
But unlike before—he lost the first-person perspective of Gu Xiao.
The sense of control dissolved completely.
He seemed to truly become just an onlooker.
Silently watching everything unfold, unable to change anything anymore.
[The character you merged with has died.]
[As this character was controlled by you, no achievement points can be obtained.]
The game prompt instantly appeared.
"Is it over..."
Gu Yi looked at the prompt before him and sighed deeply, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Yet just before he could react, the scene before him suddenly changed.
The sky suddenly changed!
Everything in front of him began to gradually darken, and with just a thought, Gu Yi could immediately see the situation outside.
The previously clear sky was rapidly darkening.
The dazzling sun was being gradually devoured by darkness.
It was an eclipse!
—Jianwu, year 25, March.
Champion Marquis Gu Xiao passed away, and the heavens mourned, the sun unseen in daylight....
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"Compared to most people’s belief in Wang Mang as a time traveler, in my view, if there truly were such a thing as time travel, it would be Champion Marquis Gu Xiao who is the only one.
Whether it be initially following Liu Xiu during the Battle of Kunyang, later hiding in Hebei, or the surprise attack on Handan...
Even the aspect most criticized by everyone now—his disregard for family ties—can be seen as foresight through the current development of the Gu Clan.
His life was legendary, rising from a mere commoner to become the Champion Marquis of the Eastern Han, laying the foundation for the Gu Clan.
He often made choices most beneficial for the times.
Throughout his life, he seemed never to have made a major mistake."
—Reflections from "Gu Clan Chronicles: Biography of Lord Xiao".