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Chapter 26: Who is Protecting Gu Xun’er?
🕑 Added 2023-05-04 15:52:06 +0000 UTCAll the elders who were in seclusion in the Gu Clan slowly opened their eyes at this time and looked towards the direction of the main hall, murmuring in their hearts, "What big event has happened in the clan? Why is the patriarch so anxious?"
Although they were quite curious, the numerous elders in the Gu Clan did not hesitate and their figures flickered one after another, disappearing from their original positions.
In the main hall, Gu Yuan had already been waiting there, and more and more elders gradually arrived in the hall.
Seeing Gu Yuan's bad complexion, the elders whispered in their hearts, "The patriarch's face looks very bad. What happened?"
With the arrival of the three Gu Clan immortals, all the elders of the Gu Clan had completely gathered.
The last time so many elders gathered here was probably a thousand years ago, when the Xiao Clan was destroyed.
At that time, the patriarch had summoned the elders to support the Xiao Clan. I wonder what's the situation this time?
Gu Dao, one of the three immortals, stood up and slowly said, "Patriarch, what happened?"
Gu Yuan's face was gloomy and his complexion was quite bad. After hearing Gu Dao's words, he said, "Xun’er has disappeared!"
"What?"
Just these five words caused panic and confusion among the many elders in the main hall.
Xun’er?
Gu Xun’er.
Also known as Xiao Xun’er.
She was Gu Yuan's daughter.
And the next patriarch of the Gu Clan, she was the hope of the Gu Clan. Many elders in the Gu Clan had high expectations for Gu Xun’er.
In their view, Gu Xun’er possessed a divine-grade bloodline, a bloodline that only Dou Di could possess according to legends.
Therefore, in the eyes of many elders of the Gu Clan, besides Gu Yuan, the patriarch, there was another hope for the Gu Clan to break through to Dou Di, and that was the still growing Gu Xun’er.
Even if Gu Xun’er couldn't reach the level of Dou Di, becoming a peak Dou Sheng like Gu Yuan was a foregone conclusion.
Now...
Gu Xun’er, who hasn't even grown up yet, has disappeared?
What's going on?
Is this serious?
The hope of the Gu Clan has disappeared.
One of the three Gu Clan immortals stood up again and said, "Xun’er Miss has always been in the Gu Clan, how could she disappear?"
One of the three Gu clan immortals, who usually secluded himself in practice, had no idea that Gu Xun’er had left the Clan.
In fact, many elders on the scene were also unaware, only a few knew the truth.
"Yes! Clan leader, didn't Miss Xun’er always stay within the Clan? How did she disappear?"
Many elders who didn't know the truth asked, only a few remained silent. These elders who didn't speak knew that Gu Xun’er had long since left the Clan.
"Ah..."
Faced with the inquiries, Gu Yuan didn't hide anything, he was going to come clean.
Now that Gu Xun’er had disappeared, how could he keep it a secret?
"When Xun’er was four years old, I sent her out of the Clan."
"What?"
When the many elders heard this, they were stunned and speechless.
Four years old?
Miss Xun’er was sent out of the Clan at the age of four?
On her own?
She was their Clan's hope. How could he just send her away like that?
The key is they knew nothing.
This is awkward.
One of the three Gu Clan immortals, Gu Ling, quickly asked, "Clan leader, where did you send Miss Xun’er?"
Gu Yuan replied, "I sent Xun’er to the Xiao Clan."
"Huh?"
"Xiao Clan?"
When many elders heard Gu Yuan's words, they were slightly stunned and their memories went back to thousands of years ago.
The Xiao Clan was a dominant force over the seven Clans on the mainland.
Unfortunately, it was eventually destroyed and disappeared into the river of history.
In their view, the Xiao Clan had long been destroyed.
But when they heard the clan leader's words, it seemed that there were still people from the Xiao Clan alive?
Even if there were people from the Xiao Clan, without the bloodline of the Dou Di, could the Xiao Clan still be considered the Xiao Clan?
They were nothing.
Gu Ling, one of the three immortals, didn't want to know anything about the Xiao Clan.
The Xiao Clan had been destroyed a thousand years ago.
Even if some of its members survived, without the bloodline of the Dou Di, they would not be able to become strong.
The Gu Clan and the Xiao Clan were still two different worlds.
Gu Ling's only concern was Gu Xun’er, the future of the Gu Clan.
Gu Ling asked, "Clan leader, so Miss Xun'er disappeared during the time when the Xiao Clan went missing?"
"Yeah!"
Gu Yuan nodded and said, "The Xiao Clan has now been annihilated, and we don't know what happened to Xun'er."
"The token belonging to Xun'er is still glowing, which means she's not dead yet," Gu Ling spoke up, "Clan Leader, I don't blame you for sending Miss Xun'er away, but you should arrange for her protection."
In Gu Ling's view, now that Xun'er had gone missing, Gu Yuan, as the clan leader, had a great responsibility.
But what could he say? The man was the clan leader, the strongest member of the Gu Clan, and Xun'er's father. He couldn't say much.
If it were anyone else, Gu Ling would probably have slapped them long ago.
"Waste, you can't accomplish anything and cause more harm than good, even losing Miss Xun'er," he thought to himself, but he couldn't say it out loud.
Gu Yuan looked troubled.
He said, "I arranged for protection, but now that Xun'er is missing, the guard is probably more of a danger than a help."
He was upset with himself.
He had thought that by sending Xun'er to the Xiao Clan, he could give her a perfect childhood, but now this had happened.
If he had known this would happen, he would never have sent Xun'er to the Xiao Clan.
He would never have let a Dou Huang-level powerhouse be Xun'er's guard and ensure her safety.
Now he realized that he had been too confident and too careless.
He had thought that in the remote area of Wutan City, where even a Dou Master could be respected, arranging a Dou Huang-level guard for Xun'er would be more than enough.
But now, things had turned out differently.
This was probably the stupidest decision he had ever made.
The Gu Clan was not in a situation where they were in a severe decline, but only a Dou Huang was sent to guard their clan’s hope!
He was too confident and too careless.
Now, the worst had happened.
...
Gu Ling asked with an ugly expression, "Leader, what is the strength of the guard you arranged? If he can't even protect Miss Xun'er, he's guilty!"
Since he couldn't offend the clan leader, Gu Ling was ready to vent his anger on the guard.
"Yes, yes, who did you arrange as the guard, leader? Since he can't even protect Miss Xun'er, he's guilty!"
The other elders also chimed in, clearly waiting for Gu Yuan to speak up so they could vent their anger on the guard.
They couldn't criticize Gu Yuan, but they could criticize the guard.
Gu Yuan replied, "The guard who was supposed to protect Xun'er is called Ling Ying."
"???"
"Ling Ying?
Many elders were quite puzzled when they heard this name, apparently having no impression of a person called Ling Ying in their minds.
Only those who have reached the level of a Dou Sheng will make these elders remember them. If they are not Dou Sheng, the elders will not even remember them, unless they are talented juniors.
But they had indeed never heard of this Ling Ying.
One of the elders stood up and said, "Chief, I don't know what strength this Ling Ying has, what position does he hold in the clan? Why have we never heard of such a person?"
