61: Chapter 61 My Son's in Love? The Zhao Family's Fury

At the back mountain.

Gu Xuan was lying on a recliner sipping tea, his Divine Sense sweeping casually toward the direction of Central Province, when he suddenly smiled.

He saw Gu Chen standing in front of Ru Shuang with a blushing face, looking flustered—just like a greenhorn!

It was the first time he had ever seen this kid like that!

"Interesting!" Gu Xuan put down his teacup.

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua, who was standing nearby reporting on the Cultivate progress of the vassal forces, was stunned to see the Old Ancestor suddenly smile. "Old Ancestor, what is making you so happy?"

Gu Xuan glanced at him, his tone indifferent. "Your son is in love!"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua froze. He was stunned for a moment before finally reacting. "What? My son? Gu Chen? In love?"

His voice grew louder and louder, until he was almost shouting at the end!

"Is it true? Old Ancestor, you aren't tricking me, are you?"

Gu Xuan took a sip of tea. "When have I ever lied to you?"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua was so excited that his hands were shaking. He grabbed Gu Xuan's clothes. "Old Ancestor! Tell me quickly, what is that girl like? Which Family is she from? What is her cultivation? Is she pretty? Is my Nickname worthy of her?"

It wasn't a matter of whether the girl was worthy of him!

It was whether he was worthy of her!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua thought to himself how difficult it was to find a wife these days!

And surely, anyone who could make his own son's heart flutter must be extraordinary!

Gu Xuan looked at him, feeling speechless!

A dignified Clan Chief of the Gu Family, and he was about to reach the Peak of the Saint King realm!

Yet hearing that his son was in love, he was so excited that he had lost all sense of decorum!

"She looks good. She has the Taiyin Spirit Body. She is more than enough for your Nickname!"

Gu Xuan finished and added another sentence.

"She is third on the beauty ranking."

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua's face was full of shock!

What?

It was actually on the beauty ranking? That was the beauty list for the entire continent! Everyone on that list possessed a beauty that could topple cities and countries!

Third place—just how beautiful must she be? He began to imagine it in his mind, and as he thought about it, he almost drooled!

No!

That is his daughter-in-law!

What am I doing!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua immediately slapped himself!

"Old Ancestor, when is that girl coming to the Gu Family? I must hurry and have people tidy up the courtyard, prepare the betrothal gifts, and find someone to pick a lucky date!"

"Stop!" Gu Xuan raised his hand to stop him.

"The girl hasn't even agreed yet, and you're already preparing betrothal gifts?"

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua chuckled. "It's only a matter of time! My Gu Chen is talented and handsome, has high cultivation, excellent sword skills, and is the Young Lord of the Gu Family. Which girl could refuse?"

Gu Xuan couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him and leaned back on the recliner to rest his eyes!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua continued to ramble on beside him, already calculating who to invite to the wedding!

He needed to invite the Qingyun Holy Land, the Yi Gang, all eighteen vassal forces, the surrounding villages, and those forces in Central Province...

No, he hadn't had dealings with those forces yet!

Then he wouldn't invite them.

After talking for a long time, Clan Leader Gu Tianhua suddenly remembered the real business and hurriedly reported, "Old Ancestor, the Cultivate progress of the vassal forces has been very smooth this month. Resources have been provided openly, and those people are cultivating like they're crazy!"

"There was an old guy stuck at the Peak of the Sovereign Realm who entered the Marrow Cleansing Array and broke through to a Half-Saint in just three days! At this rate, in another month or two, having everyone become a Saint won't be a problem!"

Gu Xuan nodded: "Do not be stingy with resources. Give them as much as they want, as long as they can achieve a Breakthrough."

He had plenty of resources anyway; completing the task was what mattered!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua sighed with emotion: "Those people are now loyal to the Gu Family to the death. Never mind being vassals, they would even be willing to work like cattle or horses for us!"

"Yesterday, the head of a small Family found me and said he wanted to erect a longevity plaque for the Gu Family to worship day and night. I said it wasn't necessary, but he insisted on doing it; I couldn't stop him!"

Gu Xuan smiled and said nothing.

With such resources being poured in, even a pig could take flight. How could they not worship?

As long as the resources are provided, cultivation can break through ten thousand times in a single day!

Clan Leader Gu Tianhua rambled on a few more times and then turned to get busy.

While walking out of the back mountain, he was still muttering:

Taiyin Spirit Body, third on the beauty ranking!

Just how beautiful must this girl be?

After walking a few steps, he stopped again!

"No, I have to go and prepare. If the girl comes, I can't let her stay in shabby conditions!"

In a short while, Clan Leader Gu Tianhua vanished in a flash!

Being a father is truly heart-wrenching work!

The Gu Family was thriving!

Meanwhile!

The Zhao Family!

The Zhao Family's Great Hall!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji sat in the main seat, holding a shattered life tablet in his hands, his fingers trembling!

Zhao Ritian's life tablet was shattered!

His son was dead!

And he was the most valued Genius of the Zhao Family!

With the Great Sun Sacred Body, upon reaching the Major Achievement, he would be a Quasi-Emperor at the Peak, a presence comparable to a Great Emperor!

He was destined to lead the Zhao Family toward a more prosperous future!

Now, all of this had turned into bubbles!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji was a powerhouse at the third level of the Quasi-Sovereign Realm and had lived for over ten thousand years; what great storms and waves had he not seen?

But at this moment, looking at the pile of fragments in his hands, his eyes were red, and his whole body was radiating terrifying killing intent!

"Who did this?"

An Elder below spoke up, "Patriarch, the Young Lord went to Tianyuan Province to take a spirit ship, saying he was going to participate in the Genius Tournament. Accompanying him was his Dao Protector, Uncle Zhao, who is at the Peak of the Eternal Realm, along with many attendants. Theoretically, with such a configuration, he could walk sideways in Central Province without issue. How could he..."

Patriarch Zhao Wuji suddenly looked up, "You mean the opponent is stronger than a Peak Eternal Realm cultivator?"

The Elder didn't dare to speak.

The Peak of the Eternal Realm was already top-tier combat power in the Zhao Family, second only to the two Quasi-Emperor Elders!

Anyone who could kill Uncle Zhao must be at least a Quasi-Emperor!

Yet, there were quite a few Quasi-Emperor powerhouses in Central Province, but who would dare to touch the Zhao Family's people?

Everyone knew that Zhao Ritian was the son of Patriarch Zhao Wuji; moving against him was tearing off the mask with the Zhao Family!

Most imperial Family forces only had one Quasi-Emperor, but the Zhao Family had three!

Even if they encountered a Quasi-Emperor, seeing it was Zhao Ritian, they wouldn't act rashly!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji stood up, and his aura as a third-level Quasi-Emperor exploded, causing the entire hall to tremble!

"Investigate for me! Find out clearly who killed my son! No matter who he is, no matter who stands behind him, I want him dead!"

"Yes!"

Half a day later, the news was sent back.

At the Tianyuan Province spirit ship dock, someone saw with their own eyes that Zhao Ritian had a conflict with a few young people.

The other party claimed to be from the Gu Family, a Family from the Eastern Region.

After the spirit ship arrived at the border of Central Province, Zhao Ritian took people to pursue them, and then he never returned!

Patriarch Zhao Wuji looked at the intelligence report in his hands, furious: "Eastern Region? A small Family from the Eastern Region dares to touch my Zhao Family's people!"

Patriarch Zhao Wuji sneered: "Pass down the order: summon the two Quasi-Emperor Elders to accompany me to Central Province! I want to see what kind of ability this Gu Family actually has!"

"Patriarch, the Genius Tournament is imminent, and various forces in Central Province are gathering. Making a big fuss at this time is likely inappropriate."

"I ask that the Patriarch restrain his grief and take care! Please restrain your grief!"

Patriarch Zhao Wuji roared in anger: "It's easy for you to say, you didn't lose a son!"

"Someone, go kill his son! Let him accompany the Young Lord on the road to the Yellow Springs!"

The man collapsed to the ground!

He really had a loose tongue!

The news quickly spread out of the Zhao Family!

All the major forces in Central Province were discussing that Zhao Ritian was dead, killed by someone from a Family called the Gu Family!

Who is the Gu Family?

A small Family from the Eastern Region, unknown and unheard of!

But to be able to kill a Dao Protector at the Peak of the Eternal Realm, could they be an ordinary Family?

The name Gu Family slowly began to appear in the sights of the major forces in Central Province!