Waking from his dream, Gu Liyan could no longer distinguish whether he was in Thousand Absolutes Mountain or not. Was this the Thousand Absolutes where his father and Yan Muxue lived? Or was it the Thousand Absolutes of a descendant that had already been destroyed?
I vaguely remember dreaming that I returned to Thousand Absolute Mountain and saw many familiar people... and there were still many regrets!
But now, he is certain of one thing—
"Am I still alive?" Gu Liyan murmured to himself.
"Are you awake? That's good." A hoarse voice sounded in my ear, and I had a vague feeling that I'd heard it somewhere before...
Gu Liyan looked up and saw the owner of the voice. She looked old and her disheveled hair covered her face, leaving only a red eye that seemed to be staring at her.
She stood at the foot of his bed, looking at him with concern. "Are you feeling unwell? Your spirit has been separated from your body for so long and has suffered severe damage. You must feel very weak right now, right?"
Gu Liyan slowly sat up and gently shook her head. "I'm fine. May I ask where I am now, ma'am?"
"Grandma?" The old woman looked at Gu Liyan with a meaningful smile. "This is Thousand Absolute Mountain. Don't you have any impression of this room?"
Upon hearing the old woman's words, Gu Liyan finally noticed the room he was in. After looking around, he froze on the spot. Wasn't this the room he had stayed in at Thousand Absolute Mountain?! How could this be...?
Seeing Gu Liyan's surprised expression, the old woman smiled and said, "Do you remember when you helped that girl Gu Ling Shuang almost fall into the gravity abyss?"
"Gravity Abyss?" Gu Liyan frowned, then nodded in sudden realization, thinking of that quirky girl. "I remember now, there was a young master of the wolf clan named Wolf Abyss, right?"
Thinking about the bet he made with them, Gu Liyan cautiously asked, "I made a bet with them before, didn't I... lose?"
Fu Niang laughed heartily, her voice hoarse and somewhat grating. "What do you think? They exhausted most of their cultivation to eliminate the gravity of the Gravity Abyss. Do you think they don't have the ability to cross it?"
Gu Liyan scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "There's nothing we can do about it. There's too much death energy under the Gravity Abyss. If it's not eliminated in time, it might cause big problems in the future. As for the bet, winning or losing doesn't matter. As long as we can make some contribution to Thousand Absolute Mountain, that's fine."
Fu Niang smiled slightly at Gu Liyan and said, "We have all seen your kindness. You are a good child."
Upon hearing Fu Niang's words, Gu Liyan noticed that her voice wasn't so harsh anymore. He didn't know why, but she seemed very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before. "Um... haven't we met somewhere before? Why do I feel like you're so kind to me?"
Fu Niang smiled and said, "If you want to know my identity, come with me outside to take a look!"
Gu Liyan was puzzled. "Go out?"
Without giving any hints, Fu Niang pushed open the door and turned to look at Gu Liyan with a smile.
Gu Liyan got out of bed with curiosity. Perhaps because he had slept for a long time, he felt full of energy.
Following Fu Niang's footsteps out of the room, he was completely stunned the moment he pushed the door open...
"Greetings, Lord Fox King!"
"Greetings, Lord Fox King!"
Countless demons occupied half the mountain, stretching from the gate all the way down the mountain path, all were lesser demons of Thousand Absolute Mountain. Led by the clan leaders of various branches of the Bai tribe, the entire tribe was present.
Upon seeing Gu Liyan emerge, they all knelt down and respectfully kowtowed to him.
"You, you all..." Gu Liyan was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Why are they suddenly calling me Lord Fox King? I haven't even told them my identity! Gu Liyan looked at Fu Niang in confusion, "What, what's going on? How could they..."
“What is false may be true, and what is true may be false. What is true may be false, and what is false may be true. We have all seen your dream…” Fu Niang looked at Gu Liyan with boundless love and heartache in her eyes.
Gu Liyan looked at Fu Niang in surprise, "You, you saw it?"
Fu Niang nodded and smiled, "Yes, we were planning to confirm your good character before taking you into the Bai clan, but we never expected your dream to surprise everyone! Gu Liyan, the successor to the previous Bai clan chief!"
Just after Fu Niang finished speaking, Gu Ling Shuang stepped forward and said, "Clan leader, our Bai clan's Gu clan is almost wiped out. We beg you to return and take charge of the situation to revitalize Qian Jue!"
"Please, Lord Fox King, take charge and revive the Thousand Absolutes!"
These words resounded throughout the entire Thousand Absolutes Mountain, shaking everyone's hearts and giving Gu Liyan a jolt.
Seeing everyone looking at him respectfully, Gu Liyan didn't know what to say for a moment. No, he should say he was a little scared!
It was the first time he had ever stood in the center of a crowd, enjoying the spotlight. He felt very uncomfortable and uneasy!
Perhaps, from the very beginning, his pursuit of self-reliance was nothing more than an escape from such scrutiny...
Gu Liyan was lost in thought. He suddenly wondered if he could return to the Nine Springs Realm and search for Hua Baixian if he agreed.
Moreover, the Heavenly Realm is dead, the Compass of Reincarnation no longer exists in the world, and Thousand Absolute Mountain no longer has the responsibility to guard the divine artifact...
Seeing that Gu Liyan hadn't spoken yet, the crowd grew impatient and began to whisper among themselves.
"What's wrong with Lord Fox King? Why isn't he saying anything?"
"Could it be that it was frightened?"
Hearing the commotion, Fu Niang quickly spoke up, "Everyone, please don't worry. Lord Fox King is just embarrassed. Let him take a break!"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, jokingly saying:
"Your Majesty, you can't be too thin-skinned. We, the hundreds and thousands of demons here, love to joke around!"
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