Chapter 69: Blast from the past???

Still within the main Hall, everyone else had left for their respective tasks, leaving Gu Lin Fang alone with the kneeling Gu Bei He.

The former sat silently as he thought about how to deal with the teenager, his chin was held onto by his left hand while the other hand tapped rhythmically on the armrest.

Honestly, he didn't need to overthink it as a simple lift of a finger could end everything. Unfortunately, he felt like it would be a waste, and began thinking...

'there must be more use for him'.

Finally, after what seemed like eternity, he spoke slowly and said, "I have seen your sincerity boy, but do you have the resolve?!"

"Y...yes??!, Yes!!" Initially confused by the question, he quickly corrected his posture and said, "Yes!".

"Good, I shall test your resolve." Gu Lin Fang smiled lightly as he said those words, He stretched out his arm, showing the teenager three of his fingers, "you have three to bring me 3 living girls, you will not receive any help from the clan nor are you allowed to buy any slaves...

If by the third day, you do not complete this task, I'll believe that you have lied to me.

And you know what happens when you lie to your patriarch".

With each sentence, Gu Bei He's eyes grew wider as his face got paler.

He couldn't understand what was happening, he had accepted his fate and decided to serve his uncle and the clan heartedly, when he understood why his father had died, his fear of death made him almost break down!.

He hid from anyone of high status in the clan, he tried running away but even that failed before it began, questions like, 'where do I go? What if you end up being a slave?, Do you even have any special skills?' kept on ringing in his head till he chose to return out of fear.

'although father had wished for many things, he lacked the strength to do them, so it's natural for him to die... right?'

Unable to take the torment of constant fear, he decided to submit to his uncle.

'But... What is this situation now?', he really couldn't understand and Gu Lin Fang wasn't going to explain anything either.

Wei Fan quickly escorted Li Cheng into the hall and Gu Lin Fang quickly ignored the lost boy.

He proceeded to make further arrangements and teach for the rest of the day until it was time to set out.

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Later that evening,

The Gu clan set out for the city lord's mansion.

The people on this trip are: Gu Lin Fang, Gu Ji Wan, Gu Lin Ju plus the leading Gu Yu Xing, who had a few of his men act as escorts, while the rest took the role of guards.

With the idea experimenting, Gu Lin Fang brought Gu Qin Feng along, in hopes of using the player base to increase his reputation.

The latter was now in turn live streaming secretly, as his guild members marveled at the surroundings.

Non VIP players were mostly spawned outside {Iron Crow City}, so it would take some time to begin venturing out as vagrants, the few lucky enough to spawn in the city had to struggle to come into contact with martial arts in order to even unlock the use of the experience points gained from questing.

This made them try everything to either join local dojos if they had enough money or gangs for those uninterested in chivalry.

In fact, although it seemed like there were a lot of options and opportunities in the game, it's generally harsh at the beginning.

Even those in clan (VIP) had their fair share of troubles.

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The group went deeper into the inner city quietly without making any public announcements. Generally, most people in the city would not find their movement strange, but there were some secretly eyeing the Gu family secretly.

Soon, the news was passed on secretly, and some people began actually in secret.

Actually, Gu Lin Fang and the others did not take the official road, but instead took one of the shortest route in the direction of the falling cloud Slope, in order to cross the lake directly before arriving at the city lord's island.

The main carriage was escorted and surrounded by Gu Yu Xing's people.

43 minutes later, just as they ascended the slope, Gu Lin Fang suddenly said to Yu Xing "they almost can't hold it in anymore, right?"

While speaking, his gaze turned to Gu Lin Ju next to him.

Her eyes flashed with a hint of understanding, and she nodded slightly while saying, "this is indeed a good place for ambushing."

She casually glanced at the surrounding rocks, the bamboo forest and trees. No sign of tension could be seen on her face, Gu Yu Xing speculated if it was because her father was next to her.

Gu Ji Wan frowned slightly and seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed.

Gu Qin Feng, fatty Zhu and Jiang Qin looked slightly solemn as they looked at each other helplessly, because with their level of cultivation, they could not find any threat yet.

Gu Qin Feng was most worried, especially due to the recent news of the consequences of player death.

He pulled out his white grade flute and decided to go with support this time, after all he was the one with the lowest strength and cultivation.

Out of the nine skills in the [Twelve layered devil liberating melody], four was dedicated to support. With that thought, he plans on earning experience points through support.

Gu Yu Xing, slowed down his horse and stationed himself at the end of the group according to Gu Lin Fang's instructions, his eyes condensed slightly.

He noticed another anomaly, but unsurprisingly Gu Lin Fang and Gu Ji Wan beat him to it, so there wasn't any need for him to say anything.

The group slowed down, and soon even Gu Qin in the Qi gathering realm and other warriors discovered the abnormality, but their expressions remained calm due to the early reminder.

Two powerful coercion struck from the left and right of the road respectively, they no longer bothered concealed it.

When everyone looked at this directions, they saw two lights flashing quickly towards the carriage, and within a few breaths, they came close to it.

"Hmph!" Gu Lin Fang snorted softly and made a gesture of pushing his two hands outwardly.

Boom!

A powerful reddish Qi force knocked the two rushing light backwards, it took them several steps away from the group without affecting the Gu family's people.

This was a skill from the [Crooked war finger] that is used for clearing any negative condition, debuff although it had knock-back effect on enemies that are within 10m of the user, it didn't really have a damaging effect, it's mainly for self preservation or to buy time or gain distance.

The two figures hovered in the air, looking at the carriage condescendingly, after all the earlier attack didn't really have an effect on them.

On the left is an old man wearing a black cloak, and on the other side is a white-haired old lady in a blue and white mink fur coat. The former has the first Stage Nascent soul Cultivation Base, and the latter happened to be on the Seventh Stage!!.

The two of them looked down at the people below, with undisguised killing intent in their eyes.

But there was still a hint of doubt in old Yan Li's eyes. She said coldly: "When did the Blood Demon Gu Lin Fang cultivate such a strange Technique, he's only at the first stage of the Nascent soul realm?".

Hearing the title Blood Demon Gu Lin Fang made Gu Lin Fang's eyes flash with surprise, same goes for Gu Yu Xing and Qin Feng, but for different reasons.

Gu Lin Fang suspected this had something to do with the [individual story edit] he used, at least with the old woman.

On the other hand, Gu Yu Xing was surprised because he had been helping Gu Lin Fang look for clues about his 'past' ever since he told him of his memory loss.

Gu Qin Feng was elated about finding out more about the Patriarch.

Silence lingered in the air for a few seconds before the carriage doors opened, Gu Lin Ju stepped out and moved to the side while Gu Ji Wan followed after.

Both parties were dressed in the Gu clan's black brocade robe provided by the system.

Old Yan Li tilted her heard in confusion, 'its not him, could they have been wrong? No they called him raging serpent or whatever but the description was definitely Gu Lin Fang!! I can't be mista...'

While having her inner monologue, Gu Lin Fang's cane was the first to exit the carriage before his body followed after.

Yan Li's pupils dilated in shock, 'This...I can see him but I feel nothing!'

By the time Gu Lin Fang stepped on the ground, he couldn't help dusting his sleeves in irritation before glancing at their attackers and somewhere within the bamboo forest.

"I can't actually see the Cultivation Base?" Old Yan Li muttered in surprise.

The old man said indifferently: "he's just acting mysterious, you can do it, I will deal with this first stage Nascent soul expert."

As he said, he looked at Gu Ji Wan and sarcastically said: "what's your name? I should at least know the name I'll be putting on your tombstone"

Gu Ji Wan didn't speak, but just looked at Gu Lin Fang and Old Yan Li.

The expression on his face seemed rather strange. There seemed to be speechlessness, sighs, and sympathy.

Gu Lin Fang looked at the old lady in the air, who was also silently watching him. He has always been curious about the warning the system gave him that day, so in a way he was curious about the system generated relationship he had with his opponent.

Gu Lin Ju turned her head to look at her father, with a look of questioning in her eyes.

Old Yan Li looked at Gu Lin Ju's direction and gritted her teeth in anger before saying, "From the way you are looking at me, I'm guessing you really forgot about me Gu Lin Fang!!"

Her sentence turned into a full blown shriek at the end of her sentence and Gu Lin Fang quickly used [Sensing].

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[Yan Li:

NPC qualifications: Green Rank Elite.

Age : 82

Cultivation: 7th stage of Nascent soul realm(late)

Affiliation: Guest Elder of the Longmen inn

Reputation: 'Vicious Swallow' Yan Li {Iron V}

Summary: Yan Li, a Rogue cultivator who was born in Youyan prefecture, spent the early years of her life traveling alongside her brother until they had an encounter with a gentle looking scholar, who happened to be a self proclaimed rogue cultivator.

His name was Gu Lin Fang and beside him was his partner, Ma Xiao, a well known wandering assassin who seemed oddly loyal to him.

This increased the young Yan Li's curiosity towards the scholar, during their travel through the North, they decided to go together towards Xiang yang slope through the yellow plains.

It was during this time that they heard news of an ancient ruin deep in the yellow plains. After deciding to explore, they had an encounter with 'Red Back' Si Chul, One of the 10 great villains.

During their escape, she was rescued by the scholar, this led to a budding romance. One evening, upon returning to the inn they were resting, she finds everyone dead with Gu Lin Fang and Ma Xiao standing over the bodies.

Dazed, she watched the blood of the corpses all floated into the scholars body. Ma Xiao attempts to kill her but was stopped by the scholar who happened to wear a complicated expression. This was when she found her elder brother's corpse amongst the bodies, by the time she recollected herself, the scholar and assassin were gone.

Since then she has had a great anger for the male gender, especially those bearing resemblance to Gu Lin Fang.

She would Hunt them down and kill without mercy, this brought about the name 'Vicious swallow'.

Not many knew the reason for her actions, but she never stopped looking. Recently upon overhearing the discussion between Lu Rong Min and Song Ruyong, she finally gained clues on the scholar.

Summary: I'll kill him and I'll his children!!]

Ding!

[A new story has been added to your character background, you have earned + 3688 reputation points!]

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'Ma Xiao? those are some interesting information...'

Gu Lin Fang looked at the black-robed old man with expressionless expression on his face, he chose to ignore Yan Li as his mind was a mess with the new influx of memories he got after reading her story,

"Song Ruyong, to think you would become a Nascent soul expert in a short time, looks like the treasures you stole from my Gu clan treasury served you well. Now, it's time to pay for murdering several of my Gu family!"

This was one of the guest Elders that colluded with the Lu and Wu family to destroy the Gu clan from within.

Hearing Gu Lin Fang's words, Song Ruyong sneered even more, "Hehe, you actually recognize me? Then you can just die in peace, I'll take good care of your daughter hahaha".

A few more figures walked out of the bamboo forest but none had a high cultivation realm like the Nascent soul experts.

Gu Lin Fang looked at the young fellow leading the new group, frowning slightly: "This one, I don't know him."

The young man's face was like frost, and his voice was hoarse "My name is Sun Wu Tang, and I'm the one who'll be taking credit for your death... aren't you elated?".

Gu Lin Fang was stunned for a moment before breaking out with raucous laughter, he lifted his head in the air and laughed.

This was a laughter that came from the bottom of his heart, his level 2 [Calculating mind] couldn't even suppress the emotion, well he didn't want to suppress it.

'So refreshing'

He glanced at them like he was looking at clowns, obviously they're being used as pawns and they aren't even aware.

Not only Sun Wu Tang, but even Yan Li and the others showed confused expressions, because they didn't understand the reason for his laughter'.

Gu Lin Ju was stunned, At the same time, she was a little surprised as she looked at the teen that called himself Sun Wu Tang.

'There are still people seeking death on their own, you dare open your mouth to say such words to my father with a cultivation of the third Level of the foundation building realm?. Fine I'll give you the death you are seeking so eagerly'

After having such thoughts, she chuckled lightly and said to the teenager, "Even when Elders are speaking, you dare speak so loudly."

Sun Wu Tang's face twisted upon hearing this words and couldn't help roaring loudly, "My identity as a flower prince of the Wudang sect grants me the right to speak, Just..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Lin Ju's face changed, she unsheathed her sword and asked coldly, "what did you say?!".

The calm reaction on Gu Lin Ju and Ji Wan's faces became increasingly dangerous.

Gu Qin Feng felt he had noticed a key point and went into discussion with the players watching his stream.

Yan Li's eyes flashed murderously as she screamed viciously, "Gu Lin Fang!!"

She had long been unable to control her rage!.

At the same time, next to the carriage, Gu Lin Ju looked at Gu Lin Fang and said, "father, leave this trash to me".

Sun Wu Tang's went into the horse stance as he growled, "you dare?!, Call me trash?!!".

Immediately an open skirmish broke out at the top of the slope!!

[Wild] [Calculating mind Lv 2][Intimidating aura]

While using his traits, Gu Lin Fang and Yan Li burst out with powerful auras at the same time!

Everything next to them were blown away except the carriage behind Gu Lin Fang!

Nascent soul Realm Seventh Stage! Nascent Realm fifth Stage!!

Yan Li was shocked that Gu Lin Fang's Qi fluctuations showed that he was in the fifth stage of the Nascent soul realm, when they were told it was in the first stage!.

An intimidating aura pressed unto the surrounding, creating an illusion that Gu Lin Fang was even more powerful than herself!.

liar!! liar!!

Gu Lin Fang!! You must die today!!