Chapter 189 - 188: The Dead Fear Being Kicked
Outside Youyang City, the official road stretched long, yellow sand swirling around.
Three fast-riding horses charged towards them, the leader being Gu Shanyun, the Grand Elder of the Lingyang Gu Family, dusty and disheveled.
Beside him was his daughter Gu Rou, and another young man with a calm demeanor carrying a white long sword, his appearance bore an eight-nine resemblance to Gu Shanyun.
This person was the contemporary first genius of the Lingyang Gu Family, known in the Martial World as Gu Mo with the Cyan Willow Sword, a renowned prodigy throughout the Canglan Dao.
Just then,
a dove swiftly flew across the sky,
Gu Mo slowly raised his head, gently beckoned, and the messenger dove flew to his hand, he took a small note from its foot and quickly browsed through it.
"Brother, how is the situation in Youyang City over there? We’re not too late, are we?" Gu Rou asked.
Gu Mo’s expression remained indifferent, slowly he said: "Too late."
At that moment, Gu Shanyun shuddered all over, his face turned pale instantly, and he almost fell over, fortunately, Gu Rou quickly grabbed him.
Gu Shanyun dismounted and kneeled on the ground with a thud, choked with emotion: "Big brother... I’ve let you down... That child Gu Zhan... that child... I’ve let you down, your only bloodline...
Gu Rou comforted beside him: "Dad, don’t blame yourself too much, you can’t be faulted for this matter, if anyone is to blame, it’s the main branch of our family. If it weren’t for them meddling, it wouldn’t have been delayed for so long, Cousin Gu Zhan, he..."
"Big brother... It’s been years since we’ve parted as brothers, and more news came but it’s too late... I was thinking about that child Gu Zhan, never expected I was slow again... I’ve let you down..."
Gu Shanyun knocked his head on the ground firmly,
Gu Rou crouched beside him, continuously comforting, but couldn’t persuade Gu Shanyun, then she turned and looked at Gu Mo sitting expressionless on the horse, and said displeased: "Brother, say something, how can you be like this, Cousin Gu Zhan is also your brother, even though you’ve never lived together, but blood is thicker than water!"
Gu Mo remained expressionless, calmly replied: "That’s because you didn’t live with him, I’m ten years older than him, when he was three years old he was lost, I watched him for three years, from a baby to running around."
Gu Rou raised her voice angrily: "You are too cold-blooded then, your brother died and you don’t feel anything."
Gu Mo face filled with confusion replied: "He isn’t dead, why are you like this?"
Just as the words fell,
The air suddenly quieted down,
Gu Shanyun raised his head, tears and snot streaming, bewilderedly looked at Gu Mo, cursed: "You bastard, explain to me clearly, what do you mean?"
Gu Mo threw the note aside and said calmly: "The note says that Cousin Gu Zhan arrived in Youyang City, killed Lingxi Sword Sect’s Sword Elder Chen Ranfeng, and annihilated the gates of the Three Great Families."
Gu Shanyun’s mouth twitched, looked at the imprint on the ground, his anger rising, picked up the long sword and struck at Gu Mo, cursing furiously: "You bastard, are you deliberately mocking us? Damn you, raised you all these years, grown wings now, and even dare to play old tricks!"
Gu Mo let Gu Shanyun hit him without haste, calmly replied: "But you only asked if we were late, indeed we were late, the battle has already ended several days ago."
Gu Shanyun blew his beard and glared in anger,
Gu Rou beside pulled Gu Shanyun, hastily said: "Dad, Dad, don’t be angry yet, I saw the note saying that today the Sect Leader of Lingxi Sword Sect personally arrived in Youyang City, and the Lu Family Grand Elder too, they might be a threat to Cousin Gu Zhan!"
With anger, Gu Shanyun mounted his horse, pointed at Gu Mo saying: "You little bastard, if it wasn’t for knowing you can fight, I’d beat you to death."
Gu Mo calmly replied: "Dad, you actually might not be able to beat me now."
Gu Shanyun: "!!"
...
Inside Youyang County Yamen,
Zuo Yang arrived at Gu Zhan’s small courtyard, cupped his hands and said: "Lord, they’ve arrived, but it’s not only people from Lingxi Sword Sect, there are people from the Xiushan Lu Family as well."
As Gu Zhan walked, he nodded slightly.
Zuo Yang continued: "The people from Lingxi Sword Sect aren’t simple, it’s Sect Leader Ding Jianxiao and Supreme Elder Zhang Xuanche, and the people from the Lu Family include the Lu Family Grand Elder, who is Ding Jianxiao’s father-in-law. Lord, there’re three Great Cultivators, plus Zhang Xuanche who is a Second Realm Great Cultivator, things might get complicated."
Gu Zhan chuckled lightly, slowly touched the knife handle by his waist.
Soon, the two arrived in a hall.
At this moment, within this hall, Sect Leader Ding Jianxiao of Lingxi Sword Sect was leading a team waiting, accompanied by another group, dressed uniquely marked, belonging to the Xiushan Lu Family.
Most eye-catching were the ten or so people kneeling in the center.
Upon Gu Zhan’s appearance, everyone in the hall quickly stood up, Ding Jianxiao voluntarily came forward, cupped his hands in salute: "I, Ding Jianxiao, Sect Leader of Lingxi Sword Sect, pay respects to Lord Gu."
Gu Zhan glanced at Ding Jianxiao, ignored him, and directly sat at the main seat.
Ding Jianxiao awkwardly smiled a bit, waiting for Gu Zhan to sit down before stepping forward and saying: "Lord Gu, today I brought the top insiders here solely to apologize. Unexpectedly my sect managed to harbor Martial Arts degenerates who dared to collude with the Mang Mountain Thieves, thanks to Lord Gu’s clarity in eradicating the tumor,
Upon obtaining this news, I was utterly shocked, immediately investigated the sect, rooted out all those involved in colluding with the Mang Mountain Thieves, specially handing them to Lord Gu for disposal, as an apology, not only did we bring our Supreme Elder who had been in retreat for years, but also invited Lu Family Grand Elder as a witness, bringing trouble to Lord Gu, and the Righteous Dao Martial World, we are deeply ashamed!"
Gu Zhan slightly raised his eyelids, calmly replied: "Since you are so ashamed, why stay alive, all go commit suicide to apologize."
Ding Jianxiao’s mouth twitched fiercely, awkwardly laughed and pointed at those kneeling, saying: "Lord Gu, all these are involved in colluding with the Mang Mountain Thieves, the sect unfortunately nurtured a tumor, handing them to Lord Gu for disposal!"
Gu Zhan glanced at Ding Jianxiao and said: "Really, this matter isn’t just related to Chen Ranfeng alone who is deceased, since you’ve handed these people to me, don’t mind if I interrogate them?"
"Peh! You dog official, you’re near death too!"
At this time, a disciple of the Lingxi Sword Sect kneeling on the ground stood and cursed: "Do you deserve to interrogate me? I’ll wait for you at the Bridge of Helplessness!"
As soon as he finished, a dagger appeared in the disciple’s hand, committing suicide.
"Gu Zhan, you won’t end well!"
"You bastard, you don’t have many days left!"
In quick succession, the other ten or so also followed suit, all immediately committing suicide in the hall.
Ding Jianxiao had a look of helplessness: "Lord Gu, as you see, people were handed over to you, but this happened, making interrogation impossible is truly a pity."
"Who says the dead can’t be interrogated?"
Gu Zhan gently put down the teacup, stepped forward and in the puzzled gaze of everyone, he kicked a corpse, crouched down slowly, after a moment he slowly raised his head, calmly replied: "Oh, this corpse is afraid of being kicked, thus it told me, the entire Lingxi Sword Sect colluded with Mang Mountain Thieves, all guilty and deserving execution!"