Despite the blood of Gu Tingjun smeared on the corner of Old Master Gu's mouth, he still smiled calmly and composedly.

"Want to get the Gu family's seal? Heh, don't dream. With your selfishness, greed, and ruthlessness, the Gu family will be doomed sooner or later if it falls into your hands. So... I'd rather die than give the seal to a scoundrel like you."

"You... you old bastard, so you were lying to me all along? You never intended to give me the seal. You tricked me into getting close just to bite off my ear? You... fine, very well, you want to die, don't you? I'll make you wish you were dead."

Gu Tingjun took out the dagger from his body and went straight towards Old Master Gu.

"What are you going to do?" Pei Yuanshao stopped him.

"What did I do? Didn't you see? That old bastard bit off one of my ears, and now I'm going to make him pay tenfold."

Gu Tingjun's face revealed a sinister and cold-blooded expression: "I will not only cut off his ears, but also cut off all ten of his fingers."

You can't do that.

"Get out of here."

Pei Yuanshao stood there, a mocking smile on his cold face.

“I just warned you that the old man wouldn’t hand over the Gu family’s seal to you so easily, but you just wouldn’t believe me. As a result, you lost an ear before you finally realized what I meant. Second brother, consider this a lesson learned for your ignorance.”

"Pei Yuanshao, if you dare to stop me again, I'll deal with you too."

The two trusted confidants standing behind Gu Tingjun suddenly flashed cold eyes.

The two men secretly drew their daggers from their sleeves.

Pei Yuanshao quickly glanced at the two of them.

This signaled to them not to act rashly.

“Second brother, you’re emotionally unstable right now and you’re acting impulsively. I’m holding you back for your own good. Think about it, the old man is so old. If you kill him, the seal will be lost forever.”

Gu Tingjun's eyes were red-rimmed, his gaze fixed intently on Pei Yuanshao.

"You brat, I think you're just worried about not finding the seal, aren't you? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Let me tell you, only people with the surname Gu are qualified to inherit everything from the Gu family. I originally thought you were the Gu family's illegitimate son and qualified to be my rival, but now I know you're not Gu Zhizhou's son. Heh, so even if you get the Gu family seal, the Gu family members won't acknowledge you."

Pei Yuanshao chuckled lightly: "That's why you can rest assured, Second Brother. I'm advising you now simply because I care about you."

"You're that kind of person?" Gu Tingjun winced in pain.

There have long been rumors that the descendants of the Huo family grew up in gladiatorial arenas, where they fought each other without mercy, and that the head of the Huo family has continued this evil practice by aiding and abetting the wicked.

Therefore, it is conceivable how deep one's scheming and cunning must be for a child who has grown up in the Huo family and is highly valued by the Huo family.

Pei Yuanshao remained calm and composed, looking at Gu Tingjun with an indifferent expression.

"Second brother, you just said it yourself. Even if I get the Gu family's seal, I won't gain the Gu family's approval. So the seal is just an ordinary piece of jade to me. What use would I have for it? My goal has always been very clear: Gu Jueye's gene laboratory is what I want. In fact, even if Old Master Gu dies here today, Gu Jueye's direct relatives, including Old Madam Gu, Gu Zhizhou, and Qin Lin, are still there. I can easily change my target and still achieve my ultimate goal. Therefore, Old Master Gu is far more valuable to you than to me."

Gu Tingjun was completely taken aback by Pei Yuanshao's words.

After careful analysis, he realized that what Pei Yuanshao said actually made a lot of sense.

If he really was after Gu Jueye's gene lab, even if Old Gu died, he would still have other ways to obtain it.

However, the location of the Gu family's seal has always been known only to the head of the family.

If the old man dies, there will truly be no one else in the world who knows the whereabouts of the seal.

Thinking of this, Gu Tingjun gradually calmed down.

“Old man, as long as you tell me where the seal is, I won’t cut off your ears or chop off your fingers. Think it over carefully.”

Old Gu sneered: "Why don't you cut it off and see if I tell you?"

"you……"

Gu Tingjun's eyes widened, his face still stained with blood, making him look ferocious and terrifying.

Old Master Gu recalled how Gu Tingjun had always acted honestly, dutifully, and diligently in front of him, and he gradually relaxed his guard against the young man.

Unexpectedly, he ended up on a path of no return, just as his father had predicted.

"Let me give it a try," Pei Yuanshao said.

Gu Tingjun frowned and looked at Pei Yuanshao with suspicion.

"Can you get him to talk?"

Pei Yuanshao didn't speak. He took out his phone from his pocket and tapped the screen a few times with his long, slender fingers.

Immediately, he bent one leg, squatted down, and looked at Grandpa Gu at eye level.

"Grandpa, take a look at this."

He handed the phone to Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu looked at the phone screen, and a picture on it suddenly caught his eye.

It was a dungeon, and a man was suspended by chains and bound to a cross, like Jesus who was burned at the stake for his sins. His white shirt was covered with bloodstains and wounds.

The video was taken from a very clear angle, and the man seemed to still be conscious. He noticed that someone was filming him, and his slightly lowered head suddenly lifted up.

When he saw that familiar face clearly, Old Gu's heart ached terribly.

It's Ah Ye. How could the man in the video be Ah Ye?

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