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Chapter 179: Gu Yuan's Request
🕑 Added 2023-07-24 16:29:25 +0000 UTCOriginally, Gu Yuan was prepared to hear Hun Tiandi call him "Father-in-law," but upon hearing Hun Tiandi's words, his brows slightly furrowed. What did Hun Tiandi mean by saying he was not qualified?
If he wasn't qualified, then who in the entire Dou Qi Continent was qualified?
He was Gu Xun’er's father, her closest kin. If he wasn't qualified, then who was?
Gu Yuan felt a bit indignant. Was Hun Tiandi looking down on him?
Hun Tiandi glanced at Gu Yuan and said, "My relationship with Gu Xun'er is one thing, and my relationship with you is another.”
“They are two separate matters. If you want me to call you father-in-law, you have to defeat me first. As of now, you are simply not qualified."
Wanting Hun Tiandi to call him father-in-law was impossible. Gu Yuan had to possess enough strength to defeat Hun Tiandi.
Only then could he be worthy of such a title. The truth was, Gu Yuan lacked the strength for it at the moment. He needed to work hard to achieve that level.
...
Originally, Gu Yuan thought that he would become Hun Tiandi's father-in-law, and Hun Tiandi would at least show some respect in front of him. But now, Hun Tiandi didn't seem to have such intentions, which made Gu Yuan feel somewhat displeased.
It was not what he had imagined.
If anyone else dared to speak to him, their father-in-law, in such a way, Gu Yuan would have taught them a lesson in manners. But the problem was that the person in question was Hun Tiandi, and Gu Yuan simply didn't have the strength to confront him.
Otherwise...
He would have already challenged him, but his current strength didn't allow it.
Whether he was called father-in-law or not, Gu Yuan decided not to dwell on it for now. As long as Gu Xun'er recognized him as her father, Hun Tiandi couldn't escape being addressed as "father-in-law."
The title of "father-in-law" might be delayed, but it would always be present. Hun Tiandi couldn't avoid it.
Even if Hun Tiandi didn't admit it or call him that, it didn't matter!
One day, he would relent.
Gu Yuan spoke up, "Since you admitted to being involved with Gu Xun'er, shouldn't you make a gesture?"
"A gesture?" Hun Tiandi looked at Gu Yuan, asking for clarification.
"What do you want as a gesture?" Hun Tiandi inquired.
"A grand wedding!" Gu Yuan said.
"Fine!" Hun Tiandi didn't refuse, he nodded, but then quickly added, "But not now!"
"Huh?" Gu Yuan was puzzled. One moment Hun Tiandi agreed, and the next moment he refused. What kind of decision was this?
He refused, but not completely? What did that even mean?
"What do you mean?" Gu Yuan asked.
"The grand wedding for Gu Xun'er, I will grant it to her, but...she is not qualified for it right now. If she becomes a Dou Sheng, then we can consider the grand wedding."
Hun Tiandi, as the Leader of the Soul Clan, had married an Eight-Star Dou Sheng, and now he was about to marry someone of the Dou Wang level?
What would people think of Hun Tiandi when they heard this? That he was a man led astray by beauty? Or perhaps...a lustful wolf trapped in the gentle embrace?
Hun Tiandi knew of Gu Xun'er's potential. She had the potential to become a Dou Di, but others didn't know!
He could grant her a grand wedding at the Dou Wang level, but she couldn't handle it.
She was not qualified!
To have a reasonable identity, Gu Xun'er needed sufficient strength. Without enough strength, even if she was lifted high now, she would eventually fall.
Because...
One's strength must match their position!
If the position was higher than their strength, they would fall miserably.
Dou Sheng?
That was the minimum requirement he set for Gu Xun'er!
...
Upon hearing Hun Tiandi's words, Gu Yuan fell into silence. He pondered for a while before looking at Hun Tiandi seriously. "I see, so you don't want to take responsibility? You want to act like a scumbag?"
"????"
Hun Tiandi's mind buzzed, and he felt at a loss for words.
"What do you mean?" Hun Tiandi looked at Gu Yuan.
At this moment, Gu Yuan's words took a turn, "I understand your concerns, but how can I trust you?"
"Don't my words as Hun Tiandi deserve your trust?" Hun Tiandi raised his hand and asked.
"I don't think so," Gu Yuan replied.
"In my eyes, Hun Tiandi has a reputation for being untrustworthy. To make me believe you, you must show me something convincing."
Last time...
He had already learned Hun Tiandi's lack of credibility. Thus, he would not easily believe Hun Tiandi this time.
Hun Tiandi...had a reputation for being untrustworthy, and it had left a deep impression on Gu Yuan. For him to trust Hun Tiandi, Hun Tiandi had to offer something convincing.
Upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Hun Tiandi was stunned. He didn't expect that one day, his name Hun Tiandi would be discredited.
"Alright!" Hun Tiandi didn't want to argue further. He directly said, "Tell me, what do you want that can convince you?"
"It's simple. Return the ancient jade of the Gu Clan. Once Gu Xun'er becomes a Dou Sheng and you marry her, it will naturally be there as her dowry."
Hun Tiandi didn't say anything, and he reached into his storage ring. A complete ancient jade appeared in his hand, floating above his palm, exuding a unique power and aura.
"This is..." Gu Yuan looked at the ancient jade floating above Hun Tiandi's palm, and his eyes lit up.
"Is this the complete Ancient Jade?"
Naturally, Gu Yuan, as an experienced figure, could recognize the ancient jade, which was said to be the complete Tuo she Ancient Emepror’s Jade.
Although the eight pieces of the Ancient Jade of the ancient clans were combined, forming a complete whole without any cracks, Gu Yuan could still sense the unique aura emanating from it.
There was the Ancient Jade of the Gu Clan!
Gu Yuan never expected the eight pieces of the Ancient Jade to end up in the hands of Hun Tiandi, and for Hun Tiandi to have the real strength to fuse them into one complete Ancient Jade.
Hun Tiandi: "You have a good eye. Indeed, this is the complete Ancient Jade."
"Are you planning to give me this complete Ancient Jade?" Gu Yuan asked with a slightly excited look.
It was not surprising for Gu Yuan to think so. He had asked Hun Tiandi for the Ancient Jade of the Gu Clan that once belonged to the Gu Clan, and Hun Tiandi took out the eight pieces of the Ancient Jade fused into a complete whole.
Wasn't he supposed to give it to him?
Hun Tiandi: "You're overthinking. I'm not going to give you the Ancient Jade."
After all the Soul Clan's efforts over the years to obtain the eight pieces of the Ancient Jade of the eight ancient clan, was Hun Tiandi supposed to give it away just because of Gu Yuan's words?
Impossible.
"Huh?" Gu Yuan frowned, as it was completely different from what he had imagined.
Seeing Gu Yuan's puzzled expression, Hun Tiandi continued, "I took out the complete Ancient Jade just to show it to you, not to give it to you."
Gu Yuan: "...”
