Yan Yue got up early and stood guard at the door. Although she didn't have to attend the conference, she was nervous all night and didn't get much rest. After all, today's martial arts competition was related to the fate of their lineage.
"Why haven't you come yet?"
Yan Yue looked into the distance anxiously, but the figure she was expecting did not appear.
"Waiting for me?"
Yan Yue turned around suddenly, and a familiar face came into view. Her nose felt sore, "I thought you weren't coming!"
"Um... I still have to collect the money. Is the 100,000 gold coins ready?"
Gu Yuan did not forget the money they owed him for the detoxification pills.
The golden-haired vulture was speechless. Why did this guy ask for money right away?
Yan Yue's smile was a little bitter. She took out a card and said a little embarrassedly, "Our family is in a bad situation. This time we can only barely scrape together 80,000 gold coins. It's not that I don't want to give it to you, I just hope..."
Yan Yue lowered her head, feeling uneasy. Eighty thousand gold coins was already the limit for them.
Gu Yuan scratched his head, his gaze suddenly stopping at her ear. He remembered seeing her wearing a jade pendant last time, but why was it empty this time? Could she have sold it to raise her own 100,000 gold coins?
"Did you raise this money by selling jewelry?" Gu Yuan asked.
"ah?"
Yan Yue raised her head with an embarrassed look on her face, not quite understanding how Gu Yuan knew that.
Seeing Yan Yue's reaction, Gu Yuan knew what was going on. He asked speechlessly, "You are such a big family, one of the three major families in Black Rock City, how come you are so shabby?"
Yan Yue pursed her lips slightly and then recounted the details of the situation.
After listening to this, Gu Yuan smiled awkwardly and said, "So that's how it is."
"Forget it, forget it. I was just joking with you guys last time. I don't want this money anymore."
Gu Yuan waved his hand and did not take the card handed to him by Yan Yue.
"No! Master Gu..."
"Alright, alright, you're planning on making me stand at your door forever? Why don't you let me go in and have a drink of water first? Otherwise, I'll die of thirst and no one will help you in the duel."
This joke made Yan Yue feel a little relieved.
"Mr. Gu, please come in!"
After walking through the gate and looking at the environment inside, Gu Yuan realized that this place was really not what he had imagined.
How can this look like a family?
"I say, when do we leave? Where will we compete?"
On the road, walking side by side with Yan Yue, Gu Yuan asked.
"Our people are waiting for you in the hall. After you meet Daddy and the others, we can set off for the main house."
Yan Yue and Gu Yuan talked about the situation of the host family and things to pay attention to, and soon they walked into the hall.
"Dad, Master Gu is here!"
Yan Mu, who was sitting in the main seat, stood up and walked towards the two of them.
Yan Yue introduced him to Gu Yuan and said, "This is my father, and he is also the head of our family."
After bowing to Yan Mu, Gu Yuan said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Hello, Patriarch Yan."
"Hahaha, this must be Master Gu Yuan, right?"
Yan Mu showed a smile on his face and reached out to pat Gu Yuan on the shoulder. The seemingly intimate action was actually a secret test of Gu Yuan.
There was no change on Gu Yuan's face, and there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. His body shook slightly, and he directly shook away Yan Mu's hand containing hidden power.
Yan Mu's smile remained on his face, but he was horrified in his heart. He could feel that there was no fluctuation of spiritual energy on Gu Yuan's body just now, which means that he was only using physical strength!
I am an eighth-level spiritualist, but he actually shook my palm away. What a strong body!
Yan Mu's smile widened. A seventh-level spiritual disciple? The boy in front of him could probably beat a seventh-level spiritual disciple to death with just his physical strength!
"Great, great! Master Gu is young and promising!"
Yan Yue naturally didn't know that Yan Mu had completed his test in just a few breaths. She looked at her father with a strange expression. Neither of them said a word. Why did he say such words directly?
Could it be that daddy can read faces?
"Master Yan, thank you for your kind words. You can just call me Gu Yuan." Gu Yuan said with a smile.
"Okay, I believe Yue'er has explained the matter to you clearly. This competition is extremely important, and the Yan family will rely on you, Mr. Gu!" Yan Mu said with a serious face.
Gu Yuan was also a little hesitant. He had previously thought it was just a simple competition for rankings and competing for resources, but he had never expected it to be related to the survival of their lineage. However...
"Can Patriarch Yan trust this kid?"
Yan Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I have any other choice? In my lineage, there are no young people who can be used. None of them are talented. Yan Mu is ashamed!"
Looking at Yan Yue beside him, Gu Yuan said, "Master, please rest assured. Yan Yue is my friend. I will naturally do my best in the martial arts competition."
He patted Gu Yuan again, this time without any hidden power, just Yan Mu's simple gratitude and encouragement.
"I see that you have a strong aura, and your Qi and blood are extraordinary. I think it's not just the strength of a spiritual disciple, right?"
Gu Yuan smiled but said nothing. Yan Mu said sternly, "I'm sorry to bother you this time. If possible, I hope you can strive for a top five spot in the conference. After all, this concerns the future of my Yan family! Please!"
Yan Mu bent down, and Gu Yuan and Yan Yue's faces changed.
“Daddy!”
"The head of the family is in serious condition!"
Gu Yuan hurriedly helped Yan Mu up, feeling a little upset.
As the head of the family, he was forced to ask for help from a junior like himself, which shows how difficult Yan Mu's situation was.
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