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Chapter 1094: The Beast King's Wrath (1)
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"By the way, Gu girl, I don't think I've explained the Gu family's situation to you. There is only one descendant in the Gu family, that is my granddaughter, Gu Lan. This granddaughter of mine has always been an eccentric spirit from a young age. She always gets herself into trouble and in addition, because she's a woman, she can't inherit the Gu family."
Old Man Gu sighed exasperatedly. "Hence, the elders of the Gu family had a discussion and decided that the Gu family should form a marriage alliance with the Jiang family. Besides, the Jiang family had once promised us that as long as that granddaughter of mine takes a liking to any of their descendants, that descendant will be given the title of Young Master Jiang and marry my granddaughter."
"Haha! Previously, I had wanted to matchmake Zhu'er and Lan'er. After all, they were childhood friends who had grown up together. Their ratio of success would have been higher than anyone else. Who would have thought that the two did not like each other at all? Furthermore, Lan'er has run away from home and there hasn't been any news of her."
Old Man Jiang burst into laughter but it carried the hint of a grudge.
Old Man Gu felt a little embarrassed as he continued to speak awkwardly, "Old Man Jiang, it was the Gu family's fault in this. I..."
"It's alright." Old Man Jiang waved his hand, stopping Old Man Gu from whatever he wanted to say. "I am blessed with sons and grandsons. We can't interfere too much in the affairs of the younger generation. Since that's the case, let's not trouble Gu Lan."
Despite all that, Old Man Gu still felt remorseful in front of Old Man Jiang. "Old Man Jiang, the Gu family owes you one! Even if the marriage alliance was unsuccessful, the relationship between our houses will not change because of this."
"Haha."
Old Man Jiang burst into happy laughter. "That's all I need to hear! I've watched the child Lan'er grow up since she was a little girl. Hence, let her be my granddaughter. Even if we can't be joined by marriage, I won't ignore the Gu family if they're ever in a crisis."
Perhaps the people of Main City are unaware of the relationship between the two but Gu Ruoyun, who was standing next to them, could sense the mutual affection between the two old men.
This was the kind of relationship that goes beyond mutual benefits for the Great Families. It was a relationship between best friends.
"Old Man Jiang, Old Man Gu. I've disturbed the both of you for much too long today. It's time for me to take my leave now." Gu Ruoyun slowly rose to her feet and said with a smile, "By the way, I'm staying at the Medicine Manor at this moment. However, I've just made an announcement that I won't be receiving visitors for the next half of the month. If there's anything that you need from me, I will visit you both here instead."
"Alright." Old Man Jiang nodded before rising to his feet, saying, "I'll ask Wen Yan to escort you on your way."
"There's no need."
Gu Ruoyun shook her as she replied gently.
In Main City, the great aristocratic families have many eyes and ears. If Wen Yan were to send her off, she would draw a lot of attention.
Gu Ruoyun no longer tarried as she headed straight out of the courtyard.
As Wen Yan stared at her flash of green robes, a peculiar light flashed across his gentle and jade-like features. After a long pause, he spoke in a deep voice, "Maternal grandfather, Gu Ruoyun has powerful abilities. Do you think that she would be able to help me in that matter?"
Old Man Jiang was shocked. He then furrowed his brows before relaxing them again in a short while. His elderly voice was calm and steady as it rang out slowly in the quiet of the noonday.
"Yan'er, I would never stand in your way in whatever you wish to do. However, I need to warn you that the Gu girl is very intelligent! If you wish to use her, she will figure that out very quickly! Besides, I haven't been interacting with this little girl for very long but I know her standards of formality. If you befriend her wholeheartedly, she will repay you ten thousand times over. However, if you even have a shred of ulterior motive, you can forget about gaining her trust again for the rest of your life!"
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Chapter 1095: The Beast King's Wrath (2)
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Wen Yan gently raised his head. His eyes then turned towards Gu Ruoyun's disappearing figure and his gaze no longer displayed a calm gentleness. All that was in its place was a cool-headed tranquility.
"I understand."
However...
Wen Yan lowered his eyelids, shielding the light in his eyes. His voice seems to transcend through his spirit, reaching Tian Qi's ears.
"Tian Qi, if I spared no effort or strategy for my revenge, would you help me?"
All was quiet in his soul for a few seconds before a woman's gentle voice sounded.
"Master, it doesn't matter to me whether you are a human or a demon Ever since I had begun to follow you, you are the person that I've pledged my loyalty to. Even if you are a demon in the eyes of the world, you will always remain as the kindly, graceful, jade-like young man in my heart. In this life, I will most certainly cut my way through thistles and thorns with you and carve out a path filled with sunlight!"
Wen Yan smiled.
That smile was full of warmth. However, his eyes still contained an icy stare which could not be melted.
"It's decided! Even if I have to become the embodiment of a demon, I will have my revenge without sparing any effort or strategy! Even if..."
Even if I have to make use of certain persons that I shouldn't be using!
Old Man Jiang noticed the unchanging hatred in Wen Yan's eyes and a sense of anxiety slowly appeared in his heart.
In the end, the anxiety turned into a sigh from his mouth as his face filled with a bitter smile.
This child, Wen Yan, has suffered too much pain at a young age until his growing years have been spent in torture! I don't know if it would it be a blessing or a curse if this were to continue?
Of course, Old Man Jiang also knows that the kid would not listen to the words he had just thought.
"Perhaps I should find some time to inform the Gu girl of Wen Yan's issues. This is not only for the Gu girl's sake but to ensure that Wen Yan does not continue to live in hatred. This really won't do him any good."
Some people can grow rapidly out of hatred.
However, there are others who would end up losing all sense of rationality because of their hatred...
Old Man Jiang has always been worried that Wen Yan would turn out the other way.
Main City.
A clamoring noise could be heard along the big and small bustling streets. However, it was at this moment that Gu Ruoyun suddenly paused in her footsteps as her gaze pierced through the crowd, landing on a fat, fleshy figure.
The fatty was standing and spouting curses in front of a stall. His enraged expression caused his fat flesh to tremble as his eyes glared fiercely at the stall owner who was smaller in stature. His saliva splattered everywhere with some nearly landing on the stall owner's face.
"It was just a piece of cloth yet you're charging me two gold pieces? Are you freaking trying to rob me? I have only ever robbed others so no one would dare to rob me! You brat, are you f*cking tired of living? Speak, how much is this rag?"
How could the skinny little stall owner possibly endure such a shock from the fatty? His body had begun trembling long ago. "One... One gold piece," he stammered with a face white as a sheet.
One gold piece was the smallest currency denomination on the mainland. Hence, the stall owner's price was already its lowest. He thought that at least it could send this demon away. Who would have thought that once he had given the price, the fatty would glare at him once again and kick the stall owner's stall away with a bang?
The stall owner was so frightened that he began to shake uncontrollably. "No... No payment needed. I'll gift this handkerchief to you. Free of charge."
"What?" The fatty was incensed. His eyes looked as if they could spit fire as they glared at the skinny little stall owner. "Free of charge? You have the audacity to waste my time by haggling for half a day? No, you must give me a price today. Otherwise, I won't leave!"
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Chapter 1096: The Beast King's Wrath (3)
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Damn it, I have had to take such painstaking effort all for the sake of giving Lord Gu Ruoyun a present. After all, I want to pay Lord Gu Ruoyun a visit so I can't just drop by empty-handed. Otherwise, if Gu Ruoyun were to tell the Lord about this, the spiritual beasts of Nemesis Forest can forget about staying alive!
However, his words nearly made the skinny little stall owner cry.
He had complained that one gold piece was expensive so I've refused to accept his money yet he still isn't satisfied? What does he want from me?
"I don't want your money, I'll pay you three gold pieces instead. Alright? Please leave quickly and never come back again," said the stall owner as he sobbed profusely. If this fatty continues to cause a ruckus, the stall owner would have to kneel and call him father.
Was he that much of a bully?
A large group of people had begun to gather around them. Even though they stared at the stall owner with pity, not one of them dared to say anything when they noticed the great amount of fleshy meat on the fatty's body. They were deathly afraid of provoking this damned fatty.
"Ten gold pieces."
The fatty held out ten fingers and gestured them in front of the stall owner as he scoffed coldly.
"Sure, sure, sure. I'll give you ten gold pieces. Old ancestor, I beg you to leave me be."
The stall owner no longer cared about anything else. All he wanted was to chase this fatty away.
The fatty took the newly-bought pink handkerchief in one hand and ten gold pieces from the stall owner in another before turning around in a satisfied manner. He was just about to leave when he noticed a flash of green robes outside the crowd.
His then eyes lit up like light bulbs.
Gu Ruoyun was just about to leave when unexpectedly, the over a hundred kilograms strong fatty began to charge maniacally towards her just as she turned around. The fatty waved the newly-purchased pink handkerchief at her as he ran.
"Lord Gu, Lord Gu, I've finally found you!" 1
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
At that moment, all eyes had gathered upon Gu Ruoyun. The blank stares of the crowd were full of shock.
No one had expected this calm, delicate, and pretty lady to actually be acquainted with this damned blackmailing fatty!
Especially since that damned fatty was waving a handkerchief at her like a woman from a whorehouse trying to drum up customers. The sight of it was absolutely unsettling!
Gu Ruoyun's expression changed drastically. It was too late to run now because the damned fatty who was still waving the pink handkerchief was almost right in front of her. His meaty face had broken into a blossoming smile. That expression was exactly like a prostitute who was trying to get a client.
"Lord Gu, I've been going crazy looking for you. Even the spiritual beasts of Nemesis Forest have been spurred into the search. However, all the news about you seems to have been cut off so I had to search for you personally!"
After all, that Lord was already rushing towards the Northern Block Territory. He has even ordered them to find Gu Ruoyun's exact location and report back to him before he arrives!
Therefore, he had no other choice but to order all spiritual beasts to conduct a search for the sake of locating Gu Ruoyun.
Gu Ruoyun's expression turned back to normal as she stared at his fawning face before slowly exclaiming, "I don't recognize you."
She does not have much of a relationship with the Beast King so clearly she had not needed to give him any face.
However...
What she could not understand was the fact that the spiritual beasts of Nemesis Forest had been mobilized to search for her! Could it be that something has happened in Nemesis Forest?
"Lord Gu, don't you remember me?" The Beast King looked very pitiful, remarkably like a resentful wife in the boudoir. "This is a meeting present that I've just bought for you. Not only have I spent a lot of money, I've even wasted a lot of time. I hope that you don't avoid me, Lord Gu."