"If there is such a team of elite assassins in secret, I will definitely eliminate his followers in secret first, and then use the family's righteousness to force my father not to take action, eliminate Gu Qing, and then help my father take the position or take the position myself!"

"Unfortunately, this isn't true!"

Gu Yan thought regretfully.

The master walked in with a smile on his face. When he saw Gu Yan, he said with a smile, "Sir, I heard an interesting piece of news. Wei Yuan and Jin Ting are dead!"

"What? How is this possible?! Is this true? Are you sure?"

"Wei Yuan has been missing in the wilderness for two days, and Jin Ting has been missing for a day. Although no bodies have been found, in this day and age, disappearance in the wilderness means death. There's no doubt about it!"

Indeed! In this era, humans can only survive in water-based bases. Without land, they can no longer plant crops or raise livestock. Only during the day can they gather manpower on land to collect food, charcoal, and other resources.

At night, the shore is a forbidden zone for humans, ruled by the corpse demons! Anyone who doesn't return home after landing is essentially dead!

Gu Yan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. No wonder Gu Qing wanted to attack the guards and kill me in the wilderness! So that's what happened! He thought it was one of our factions who did it, so he wanted to fight back!"

Seeing that his master looked confused, Gu Yan told him what happened today.

"Sir, tell me, were Wei Yuan and Jin Ting killed by the soldier who saved you?"

"Is this possible?! Why did they kill Wei Yuan and Jin Ting?"

"If there were no outsiders involved, to be honest, sir, if I were the lord, I would also suspect that it was you and the master who did it."

"Because of the principle of ultimate benefit?" Gu Yan, who had received an orthodox aristocratic education, naturally understood this principle.

In other words, both the father and the son were taking the blame!

He was assassinated by Gu Qing's men and suffered an unprovoked disaster!

"It's not necessarily an unprovoked disaster!" the master said solemnly.

"Master, are you saying that all this was done intentionally by the forces trying to save me? To drag me down with them?" Gu Yan asked in disbelief.

“Very likely!”

The two discussed the conspiracy theory, and the more they discussed it, the more plausible it seemed!

Before leaving, the master warned, "Young Master, you should treat that system with caution! As you said, this thing is extremely magical and incredible. There may be a structure that we cannot understand! I don't believe that in this world, there are such free benefits!"

"Master, don't worry, I don't believe it either! So, until now, I have always ignored the system!"

"Well! It's better to be cautious with such uncontrollable things! Sir, don't take risks! Your safety is more important than anything else!"

The master is useless and is now just a banner-like figure.

The current leader of another branch of the Gu family actually became Gu Yan years ago.

Gu Yan is the backbone of these people! But he must not fail!

Gu Yan was the only one left in the room. He tried to control the system several times, but he always remembered his master's teachings, put aside his curiosity, and ignored the system!

…

"What did you say? Gu Yan is back?" Gu Qing asked sternly.

"Yes, lord, I saw it with my own eyes! Young Master Yan has indeed returned!" the guard quickly replied.

He had been instructed to keep a close eye on Gu Yan today and report every move to Gu Qing. This was a task assigned by the lord himself, so he naturally took it very seriously. Upon receiving the information, he immediately came to report.

"Gu Yan is back alive?! Where are his two guards?"

“This, I didn’t find.”

So, the guard died?! That's why he didn't come back?

Well, that should be the case!

This means that they fought and two guards died!

But why is Gu Yan back?! Didn't they complete their mission?!

How could five warriors deal with one warrior and let him escape?

Gu Qing turned around twice in annoyance and ordered again: "Go and see if the guards who went ashore to do business today have returned."

"Yes, Lord."

Gu Yan has returned. Logically, regardless of success or failure, they should come back and report to me, right?!

Why didn't they come!?

Could it be...

Impossible, impossible! How could this be possible! Maybe they were delayed by something.

No rush, no rush!

While Gu Qing was daydreaming, the guard soon came back to report that the guards had not returned!

"Keep a close eye on them. Notify me as soon as they return. If they come back at night without any problem, remember to notify me as well!"

"Yes, Lord!"

After the guards left, Gu Qing murmured to himself, "I hope this isn't the worst I've anticipated! Otherwise, it's really bad!"

Gu Qing has been really unlucky recently and nothing has gone his way.

First, Wei Yuan got into trouble. Then the Jin Hall started to have trouble! Now it's the Imperial Guard's turn!

Oh my god! When did the daytime in the wilderness become so dangerous?

It was obviously safe and everyone else was fine, so how come they disappeared one after another when they fell into his hands?

This is definitely not a coincidence!

Repeated failures made Gu Qing really anxious.

Gu Qing’s power continued to shrink due to his repeated disappearances.

Ten guards, five of them missing, even Gu Qing would be seriously injured! Even security can't be guaranteed!

…

Before dusk, Fang Yuanfeng and the other two returned to the water fort in time, said goodbye at the gate, and went back to their homes to look for their mothers.

…

"Hey, these three people are quite interesting. Judging from the direction they went, one went to the slums in the north of the city, one went to the aristocratic area in the south of the city, and one went to the civilian area in the west of the city. How did the three of them become friends and come back from the shore together?" Gu Qing muttered to himself as he monitored the guard who was reporting on whether the five members of the royal guard had returned.

After the three strange people passed by, the drawbridge of the water fort slowly rose. After confirming that no one had returned, the guards rushed to the lord's mansion and reported to the lord.

After listening to the guard's report, Gu Qing slumped in his chair and didn't come back to his senses for a long time!

"Sure enough, he didn't come back! He disappeared again!"

For the first time, Gu Qing felt what a terrifying place the desert was!

It was as if it opened its bloody mouth and swallowed the two geniuses and five elite warriors under his command in one gulp!

In this era of the plague of corpse demons, with a shortage of supplies, it is so difficult to train warriors!

Gu Qing, as a lord, only has 20 to 30 followers and a dozen warriors!

In just two or three days, a prospective soldier was lost! Six soldiers!

Such a blow is really too great for Gu Qing's power!

Especially since they are at the core of Gu Qing’s power!

It is very harmful to his dominance!

"I've saved up for two years, but in just two or three days, one-third of my fortune is gone!"