Chapter 059: Gu Xun’er's Experience of Despair

"Mission?"

"What kind of mission?"

At this moment, Gu Xun'er curiously spoke up, with a hint of worry in her heart.

"Hun Xiu," she knows, this person, even the Son of Hun Tiandi, couldn't do anything to him.

His status and position within the Soul Clan were of utmost importance.

A mission that required his personal involvement. How difficult could this mission be? It goes without saying.

"It's a secret!" Shaking his head, Hun Tiandi refused to disclose it.

What kind of mission could he have? It was merely a desire to go out and take a look, to wander around.

In the depths of his mind, he always felt restless.

And this restlessness pointed beyond the Soul Realm. He wanted to go out and see for himself what was causing his unease.

...

Gu Xun'er's courtyard was not large.

But it had everything it should. There were flowers. There was grass. There were trees. There was a stone table. The courtyard was relatively tidy and clean.

Hun Tiandi didn't have many formalities. The entire Soul Realm belonged to him, so why bother with formalities in his own home?

Hun Tiandi sat on a stone stool beside the stone table and slowly spoke, "Don't you want to ask me if your father and your clan members know that you are in the Soul Clan?"

"I'm asking you now. Will you tell me?" Gu Xun'er stood by, growing curious upon hearing Hun Tiandi's words.

In fact, she also wanted to know if her father and clan members were aware that she had been captured by the Soul Clan.

Years had passed, one after another.

By all accounts, they should know that she had gone missing.

After all, Gu Xun'er knew that her guardian, Ling ying, had always been in contact with the family.

No contact for two years. Wouldn't the family start to suspect something?

...

Hun Tiandi said, "Your father and clan members all know that you are in the Soul Clan."

"What?"

"That's impossible!" Upon hearing Hun Tiandi's words, Gu Xun'er was initially taken aback, then immediately denied it.

How could that be possible?

If her father and family knew that she was in the Soul Clan, how could they just let her stay there?

You see, she was the hope of the family!

How could they allow the hope of their own family to be controlled by others? Especially by someone who could potentially be an enemy of the Gu Clan.

Seeing Gu Xun'er's shocked expression and her insistence that it couldn't be true, Hun Tiandi continued, "Nothing is impossible. The fact is just as I said."

"Gu Yuan has known that you are in the Soul Clan for a long time, but neither Gu Yuan nor the elders in the Gu Clan showed any intention of bringing you back."

"No... impossible..."

"You're lying to me!" Upon hearing Hun Tiandi's words, Gu Xun'er stood rooted to the spot, shaking her head, and repeatedly calling it impossible.

How could this be possible?

Her father, Gu Yuan, had always told her that she was the one in the family with the highest bloodline of Dou Di, the hope of the clan.

If her father and family knew that she had been captured by the Soul Clan, they wouldn't just stand idly by. They would definitely come to rescue her.

But year after year passed without any trace of them.

That could only mean they didn't know she had been captured.

Yes.

They just didn't know she had been captured.

At least, that's how Gu Xun'er had thought. That's how she had comforted herself. But now, hearing the words of "Hun Xiu," Gu Xun'er's speculations were completely shattered.

Did her father and the strong members of the family really know she had been captured? And they were indifferent?

How... could that be possible?

This kind of outcome was difficult for Gu Xun'er to accept, and she repeatedly called it impossible.

...

"Lie to you?" Hun Tiandi continued calmly, "Do I have a reason to lie to you? What benefits would I gain from lying to you?"

"You are a clever person, and you should understand the truth. Year after year, the Gu Clan hasn't received any news about you. It's impossible for them to be unaware of everything," Hun Tiandi said.

"How powerful is the Gu Clan? As Gu Yuan's daughter, you should know that," he continued.

"Year after year has passed, they couldn't possibly be unaware of your disappearance, of you being in the Soul Clan."

"Even... I can tell you that the Soul Clan has sent people to the Gu Clan, informing them that you are within the Soul Clan."

"This happened over a year ago."

Hun Tiandi's goal was to gradually crush Gu Xun'er's inner self.

"No..."

"It's impossible... no..."

...

Gu Xun'er stood in place, shaking her head and muttering to herself.

Although her words murmured "impossible," deep down, Gu Xun'er had already started to believe. Maybe not completely believing Hun Tiandi's words, but at least believing the majority of it.

Just as Hun Tiandi had said, year after year passed. Even if the Gu Clan and her father were really slow to react, it was impossible for this long to pass without any news.

What about the promised family hope? What about love? Had they vanished?

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved Gu Xun'er felt in her heart. Her eyes became moist. Tears welled up in her eyes.

Eventually... the tears could no longer be contained and fell down. The word "no" gradually became choked with sobs in her mouth.

...

Seeing Gu Xun'er in tears, Hun Tiandi did not console her. After a long time, Gu Xun'er stopped crying. Her eyes were red. This was the aftermath of her tears.

When Gu Xun'er stopped her tears, a piece of jade plaque appeared before her eyes. This jade plaque was no ordinary object. It was the trump card left by Gu Yuan for Gu Xun'er.

It was her life-saving trump card!

When he captured Gu Xun'er, Hun Tiandi took the jade plaque from her.

Now... Hun Tiandi returned the jade plaque to Gu Xun'er.

What was his intention? It was self-evident. He wanted to completely crush Gu Xun'er's inner world.

So what if Gu Xun'er shattered the jade plaque? Could Gu Yuan come?

Regarding Gu Xun'er's situation in the Soul Clan, Gu Yuan was not unaware. What did he do?

Did he come to rescue Gu Xun'er? No!

Were the demands of the Soul Clan excessive? No, they weren't!

They only wanted a piece of the Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Jade.

But the Gu Clan kept dragging their feet.

Year after year passed. They showed no sincerity at all. That was Gu Yuan for you.

If it were Hun Tiandi himself, If Hun Feng and Hun Yu were captured and someone demanded the Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Jade, Hun Tiandi wouldn't hesitate and would say, "If they want the jade, there's no negotiation! Only the Soul Clan can use extortion, and no one can extort the Soul Clan."

No need to say! The mighty forces of the Soul Clan would arrive soon!

On the other hand, the Gu Clan... They kept delaying!

If they refused to give the Tuo She Ancient Emperor's Jade, fine. But they didn't dare to face the invading forces!

Gu Yuan was only deteriorating over time.

...

Naturally, Gu Xun'er recognized the jade plaque in front of her.

Wasn't this the trump card her father left for her? It was taken away by "Hun Xiu." So why was he now planning to return it to her? What was his intention?

With her eyes reddened, Gu Xun'er looked at Hun Tiandi and asked, "Hun Xiu, what do you mean by this?"

"Will he kindly return the jade plaque to me?" Such a thought crossed Gu Xun'er's mind.

Hun Tiandi said, "I just want you to experience what despair feels like."

"The jade plaque is right in front of you. It's within your reach. Shatter it! See if your father will come to save you!"

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