Chapter 54: Gu Family Head, Any Last Words?

The movements of Gu Yun drew the attention of the Old Ancestors from both families.

Gu Anshi showed a trace of displeasure and said in a calm tone:

“Why are you so unruly?”

Gu Yun lowered his head and said:

“Old Ancestor may not know, the Eighth House had a junior who joined the Heavenly Evil Sect, such a heretical side branch. Because of him, the family has been negatively affected. I have already expelled the members of the Eighth House from the residence. Logically, they shouldn’t appear here!”

“Oh? There’s such a thing…”

As he spoke, Gu Anshi smiled apologetically toward the Nalan Old Ancestor and said:

“It seems it’s a side branch of my Gu Family that lacks proper manners. I shall immediately have them go and handle this matter. We absolutely cannot allow today’s joyous event to be disrupted.”

“Haha, Brother Gu is too courteous. Every family has a few unruly children. Let Xu’er and Nephew Gu Yun handle this together.”

“That would be best.”

Gu Yun and Nalan Xu stood up after hearing this, saluted, and then led their subordinates toward the main hall.

Inside the front hall.

The atmosphere on-site was very lively. The Nalan Family had always been one of the five great families in Huiyun City.

Now, there were even rumors they had aligned themselves with the Demonic Path Twin Stars.

For a time, all kinds of forces wanted to take this opportunity to build a connection.

As a result, the entire residence was filled with a constant stream of guests.

This situation continued until the appearance of the family heads of the Nalan Family and the Gu Family.

The two walked quickly, faces devoid of joy and visibly stern.

This made the guests who were originally preparing to step forward for small talk hesitate to approach.

They feared offending something unlucky.

“The Gu Family and Nalan Family’s Main Bloodline heads actually went into the hall together. Could something have happened?”

Gossipers began whispering privately.

“Yeah, from their expressions, it doesn’t look like anything good.”

“Could someone be causing trouble inside the hall?”

“That’s unlikely. The Nalan Family and the Gu Family are both major families. Who would dare offend them on such an occasion? That would be courting death!”

“Come on, let’s get closer. Maybe there’s a good show to watch.”

In an instant, the crowd followed the two into the hall from the courtyard.

At this moment, Gu Fan and Lin Yi were still calmly seated inside the hall as if nothing had happened. When they saw the middle-aged steward from earlier leading two middle-aged men behind him, Gu Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Lin Yi.”

“What?”

Lin Yi, who was drinking tea and enjoying pastries, responded with a puzzled voice.

“Most of the people have arrived.”

“Can we start killing now?”

“No, I mean can you stop just eating? It’s a bit embarrassing.”

“……”

At this moment, Gu Yun also spotted the two of them right away.

His brows raised slightly.

As the head of the Main Bloodline, he naturally wouldn’t remember the faces of every side branch member.

But the moment he saw Gu Fan, he found something familiar in his features.

It didn’t seem like a fake identity.

Gu Yun saw that Gu Fan remained calm even after noticing him, and a nameless fury suddenly surged.

“You are a side-branch disciple of our Gu Family’s Eighth House?”

Gu Fan looked mockingly at the middle-aged man in front of him.

Extremely weak—so weak that he could slap him to death.

“So what if I am?”

Gu Yun’s rage burned even fiercer, but considering the presence of others, he maintained a righteous expression.

“The Eighth House had only a dozen or so people. They were expelled long ago for violating family rules. Whose junior are you to dare appear here without the Main Family’s permission and stir up trouble?! Do you wish to be punished by the family again?”

A Main Bloodline cultivator beside Gu Yun immediately shouted.

As he spoke, he stepped forward, seemingly intending to discipline the two.

But before he could reach Gu Fan, a cold flash streaked by.

Two arms fell neatly to the ground.

Agonizing screams followed.

“Annoying.”

Lin Yi frowned and slashed again, slicing open the man’s neck.

A spray of blood shot out.

Everyone present turned pale.

Seeing blood at a joyous occasion—this was an ominous taboo!

At this moment, everyone realized—today’s matter would not end peacefully.

Lin Yi, on the other hand, remained calm. Gu Fan had just said—

Most of the people had arrived. It was time to stir things up!

Naturally, nothing was more sensational than taking lives.

“How daring! You actually dare cause trouble in my Nalan Family!”

A cultivator behind Nalan Xu shouted and then raised his hand to strike at Lin Yi.

“Trash like you dares to make a move!”

Lin Yi’s aura burst forth!

Immediately, the Nalan Family cultivator under the pressure of this aura felt as if a prehistoric beast had locked onto him.

Goosebumps erupted all over his body, and a chill surged from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

Whoosh!

Another sword strike.

Everyone could only see Lin Yi sheathe his sword; none had seen him draw it.

The attacking cultivator stood stiffly in place.

Moments later, he collapsed in two, each half falling to one side, his entrails spilling across the floor!

At that moment, both Nalan Xu and Gu Yun turned pale.

In the span of just a few breaths, two Qi Gathering cultivators had been slain!

This meant that the youth before them had likely already reached the Spirit Sea Realm!

Realizing this, Nalan Xu changed his expression and cautiously asked:

“This gentleman, may I ask where you received your training? Why are you making things difficult for our Nalan Family?”

Lin Yi chuckled.

“It’s not that I have anything against your family. I simply follow Brother Gu’s guidance. If he tells me to kill, I kill!”

Their expressions changed once again.

Such a powerful youth was actually taking orders from this side-branch disciple of the Gu Family’s Eighth House?

Gu Yun looked toward Nalan Xu with confusion, clearly just as bewildered.

When had the Eighth House produced such a formidable expert?

At this moment, Gu Fan, who had remained silent, finally spoke.

“Gu Family Head, I heard that because I, Gu Fan, joined the Heavenly Evil Sect and disgraced the family’s honor, you expelled my parents from the Gu Residence? You even ordered the shopkeepers in the city not to let them make a living, intending to starve them to death?”

“Is that true?”

As soon as those words left his mouth—

Gu Yun trembled as if remembering something. His entire body shook, and he stared in pale terror at the calmly smiling youth before him.

He now fully understood.

This youth was the very same side-branch disciple from the Eighth House who had joined the Heavenly Evil Sect!

He had clearly returned now as a cultivator seeking revenge!

Gu Yun himself lacked talent, and even near middle age had only just reached the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm.

At such close range, he genuinely feared Gu Fan had mastered cultivation and come to kill him.

“Gu Fan! Regarding the matters of your Eighth House, it was a lack of foresight on the family’s part. Since you’ve become a cultivator, we naturally welcome the Eighth House back to reside in the residence.”

After saying this, he forced a smile toward Gu Fan and added:

“As for today, it’s your Sister Ling’s wedding. Why not wait until the ceremony is over?”

“What a convenient lack of foresight!” Gu Fan’s smile gradually faded as he looked at the head of the Main Bloodline before him, killing intent slowly rising.

“But unfortunately, today Sister Ling will not marry into the Nalan Family. And you won’t be leaving this hall alive either. Gu Family Head… do you have any last words?”

At this point, Nalan Xu finally understood. This was indeed the Gu Family disciple who had joined the Heavenly Evil Sect.

“Heh, Brother Gu, aren’t you giving this arrogant brat too much credit? He’s only been cultivating for half a year. How powerful could he be? Even if he somehow reached the Spirit Sea Realm, don’t forget—the two Old Ancestors are here! How could they allow him to act so wildly!”

Gu Yun thought the same, and immediately felt reassured.

Both Old Ancestors were Primordial Yang Realm experts. How could they tolerate a heretical brat behaving so outrageously?

Not to mention, the Nalan Family had the Demonic Path Twin Stars overseeing things!

“Brother Nalan speaks…”

Gu Yun was just about to agree when—

He suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

Gu Fan had somehow appeared beside Nalan Xu, gripping his neck with one hand and lifting him high.

The next moment—crack!

With a cold expression, Gu Fan exerted force.

Nalan Xu’s neck snapped, and he was tossed to the ground like trash!

“Someone’s talking, and you just had to interrupt…”

After that, Gu Fan clapped his hands and looked toward the stunned Gu Yun.

“Gu Family Head still hasn’t answered my question—any last words?”

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