On the other side, Gu Yanping was also talking to Gu Changxuan.
Although he felt that his son had his reasons, it was an undeniable fact that he had been proven wrong. Therefore, he glared at Gu Changxuan with a hint of annoyance and asked, "Tell me, what is your reason for wanting to become the clan leader?"
Now that the three elders had left, and Gu Changyu and Gu Changyi had also departed, and everyone present was one of their own, Gu Changxuan didn't bother to pretend anymore.
He casually found a chair, sat down, poured himself some tea, and said slowly, "It's just something I want to do."
Gu Yanping, suffering from a myocardial infarction: "Then why do you want to be one? You have to have a reason."
The reason...
Gu Changxuan put down the teapot, thought for a moment, and looked back at his father: "Father knows that I have a bad temper."
Gu Yanping: "???"
Gu Changxuan smiled, but his usually gentle eyes suddenly turned icy.
"For more than 20 years, the Gu family has turned a blind eye to our family. The elders of the clan know that Gu Xiyuan is no good, and they know that Grandpa is imprisoned, but no matter how we threaten, bribe, or plead, they remain unmoved."
They would only occasionally pay attention to him over trivial matters like arguing over courtyards, which they considered insignificant but could win his favor.
Even so, it was only because his mother was the eldest daughter of the Sheng family and his uncle was the current head of the Sheng family that they were allowed to live in the Gu family. Otherwise, the Gu family would have had nowhere to go long ago.
Gu Xiyuan was not afraid, but he detained his grandfather instead of immediately killing him.
"And the Yuchi family, the Cui family, the Lu family, the Li family—I remember all the sarcasm and insults they've given us over the years, and all the slander and abuse they've done against my aunt."
So how could he just leave like that?
He has to get back everything that is owed to him and his family.
It has to be with interest, including the principal.
Gu Changxuan put the lid back on the teacup with a crisp "clang".
He slowly stood up, looked in Qin Sheng's direction, and smiled, "What do you think, cousin?"
Qin Sheng: "Stop making noise, I need to sleep."
Gu Changxuan smiled gently.
*
Qin Sheng slept straight until 3 a.m. the next day.
It was still dark, but after sleeping for nearly twenty hours, Qin Sheng had replenished his mana bar and was no longer sleepy.
The signal was cut off in the ancient martial arts world, so there was nothing fun to do even with a cell phone. Qin Sheng got up after lying down for another twenty minutes and realizing he couldn't fall asleep.
I can't play games, I can't take orders, I can't watch cartoons or binge-watch TV series.
Qin Sheng was once again certain that he was indeed not suited to be a guardian.
The ancient martial arts world is a complete rip-off.
As Qin Sheng thought about how to finish things in the ancient martial arts world as soon as possible so he could go back and take orders and make money, he walked towards the kitchen.
I didn't feel anything when I was asleep, but now that I've woken up, I'm incredibly hungry.
Gu Yueming knew that Qin Sheng had slept all day without eating anything and would probably be hungry when he woke up, so she specially asked the kitchen to cook some porridge and keep it warm on the stove.
Qin Sheng smelled the aroma as soon as she entered, and immediately turned the food over to eat.
After eating and drinking my fill, I found... then I realized I still had nothing to do.
Qin Sheng sat on a small stool behind the stove, lost in thought.
It wasn't until a very light footstep sounded that Qin Sheng came back to her senses.
She looked over quietly.
Through the recessed corner of the stove, Qin Sheng saw a woman's figure wrapped in a white gauze dress appear at the kitchen doorway.
She stopped at the kitchen doorway, glanced outside to make sure no one was there, and then quietly entered the kitchen, finally stopping in front of a cupboard directly opposite the stove.
He slowly pushed open the cupboard.
Behind them was a snow-white wall.
The woman glanced around again, then stretched out a slender white finger and slowly traced lines on the wall.
Before long, a six-pointed star the size of a dried plum cake appeared on the wall, radiating a silver light.
The light gradually faded, and in its place, a silver passage, just wide enough for one person to pass through, appeared on the wall.
About ten minutes later, a black figure stepped out of the passage.
The woman immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Three Elders."
The figure in black casually hummed in agreement and asked, "How's it going?"
The woman reported everything one by one.
"There are no problems with the Yuchi family, the Li family, and the Lu family. The heads of the three families have all agreed to provide our Black Prison with ten cultivators each year for our research as a condition to help them gain a foothold in the outside world."
"But the Sheng family and the Cui family have never given a definite answer."
"And on the Gu family side, Gu Xiyuan was ousted by Qin Sheng, and now Qin Sheng's cousin Qin Changxuan has succeeded him as the head of the Gu family, so the previous deal can no longer proceed."
The man in black showed little surprise and simply gave a casual "hmm".
Then came a period of quiet.
About three or four minutes later, the voice of the third elder rang out again: "What about Qin Sheng? Has he discovered your identity?"
The woman paused for a moment before answering, "I found out."
The three elders narrowed their eyes: "Hmm?"
The woman hurriedly knelt down on one knee and explained quickly, "I deliberately let her find out."
The three elders squinted at her for a moment, and just as the woman was about to speak again, he said calmly, "Tell me."
The woman immediately breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "I think that with Qin Sheng's keen senses and understanding of the Black Prison, no matter how hard I try to conceal it, she will eventually discover the truth."
"Instead of doing this, it's better to take the initiative than to be caught off guard."
The three elders hummed in agreement again and asked, "What did you do?"
"When I received the news that she had arrived in the ancient martial arts world, I went to Gu Dongyuan's place and asked him to break off a hair of mine to leave for Qin Sheng as a clue."
"She did notice, and that afternoon she had her brother stage an accident to frame me, trying to get information out of me. I answered as she wished, and by now she should be certain that I am a member of Black Prison."
The woman smiled, a calculating glint in her eyes: "So her attention should be on me right now, and she wouldn't expect you to come to the ancient martial arts world at this time."
By the time she realized it, it was too late.
This way, they can catch her off guard.
To be honest, the three elders felt that her tricks were unlikely to fool Qin Sheng. Qin Sheng might be watching her scheming against her like a clown.
But it's not a big problem.
Whether he can keep it a secret or not, this time, he absolutely has to bring Qin Sheng back.
The three elders' eyes gradually deepened as they thought about the resources and energy that Black Prison had spent over the years trying to capture Qin Sheng.
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