Concubines Lead to Strength: The Path to Immortality Begins with Taking a Spouse

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Showing off Power, You Have No Humanity!

After saying that, Gu Changge didn’t bother with him anymore, and took his wife by the side as they walked into the Gu Family’s residence in Duanbei City.

That fellow from the Ruins Realm had the strength to fly away even with broken legs if he wished.

The reasoning had been explained; the choice was entirely up to him.

Liu Qingqing followed by her husband’s side, without any intention of pleading for the Heavenly Cold Sect disciple. She could see that her husband wanted to use this opportunity to assert his authority and to convery his stance clearly to the Heavenly Cold Sect.

A few Gu Family disciples at the entrance were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly clasped their fists in a salute, “Young Master.”

Gu Changge gave a slight nod with a smile as a greeting.

As for Gu Qianjun, he silently followed along. He was more than ten years older than Gu Changge, nearly reaching the age of thirty, and his cultivation had already reached the Late Stage of the Ruins Realm. His talent was indeed exceptional, yet he willingly deferred to the will of the Young Master.

It was not until their figures entered the Gu Hall that the Gu Family disciples at the door couldn’t help but glance at the Heavenly Cold Sect disciple with lifeless eyes.

“It seems the Young Master thinks differently from us…”

“Should we… remind them?”

“Isn’t that unnecessary for the test?”

One of them whispered.

“It’s too late for reminders now…” the others said helplessly.

At this moment, the Heavenly Cold Sect disciple with the broken legs seemed to snap back to reality.

Looking at the already vanished figures, he silently moved aside, ignoring the intense pain in his legs, and just knelt there stiffly.

Although he understood, it was already too late for regret.

“Tsck…”

Gu Changge walked into the high-walled residence of the Gu Family, and what caught his eye was not some grand magnificent hall; rather, it resembled the structure of the Gu Family’s Inner Court.

It made sense, after all, this place was mostly for the direct lineage of the Gu Family to gain experience, and the Elders and Deacons were all from the Inner Court, naturally, everything here was similar to the Inner Court.

However, from the moment he entered, he hadn’t seen many people; even those who did see him from afar simply observed him without a word.

It seemed…

Were they trying to give the Young Master a lesson in humility?

The old man must have tacitly approved of this behavior.

Sure enough, just as he was about to ask Gu Qianjun about where the old man was, people gradually started to gather.

He didn’t recognize more than ninety percent of the faces.

But he could identify some who he had seen in the Inner Court, members of his clan who had come to train in Duanbei City over the years.

Without exception, these people were all older than him, the youngest being about twenty-five.

Not one could be found in the Qi Sea Realm; at the very least, they were at the Early Stage of the Reach Profound Realm.

The people didn’t speak, just automatically stood on both sides, clearing a path.

Faced with the gazes of dozens from the Reach Profound and the Ruins Realms, Gu Changge was as if he hadn’t noticed.

He walked straight ahead with his two wives through the path they left open.

The atmosphere was slightly tense, and Wang Yue and Liu Qingqing couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous in their hearts.

Yet, seeing Gu Changge by their side gave them a sense of reassurance.

As Gu Changge walked through the crowd, the Gu Family disciples exchanged glances and were just about to take issue with him, “May I ask if the Young Master would…”

However, he didn’t stop his stride and was the first to speak, “To see the Young Master is to see the Family Head. Those who intentionally refuse to salute and show disrespect will receive twenty lashes according to the family law.”

“Gu Qianjun.” After saying that, he took advantage of the stunned crowd and called out the name of the person the elder man had assigned to himself.

Gu Qianjun smiled and looked at those taken-aback relatives, then he responded, “Understood.”

“Hey, hey, hey?”

“Wait a moment…”

“That’s not right!”

“We just wanted to scare the Young Master a bit, just came here to join in the fun!”

“If you’re going to play like this, then I’m leaving right now!”

Seeing that Gu Qianjun was seriously about to enforce the punishment, the group instantly panicked. They had merely wanted to test the Young Master’s mettle, how come before they even began, they were already being accused?!

“You can’t leave, get in line on your own accord.” Gu Qianjun simply grinned, pointed to the space in front of him, and casually summoned a whip from the Spirit Ring with a gesture, endowing it with Spiritual Power.

“Don’t do this, Brother Qian Jun!”

“This is no joke!”

“You taking twenty lashes by yourself would have us brothers flat on our backs for several days!”

Hearing this, one of them hurriedly begged for mercy. According to the family laws, they would take twenty lashes without being permitted to use spiritual power to defend; they had to endure it physically. Although it wouldn’t cause serious injury, the pain was genuinely agonizing!

“The Young Master has given the order; I just carry it out,” said Deacon Gu Qianjun, noting that the Young Master was almost at the entrance of the great hall and reassuring him.

Realizing this, the others reacted immediately. They no longer cared about testing the Young Master’s mettle, let alone trying to show him who’s boss.

They all crowded around again, blocking Gu Changge, forming a circle around him.

“Deliberately plotting against the Young Master, let me think about the punishment for that…”

Gu Changge touched his chin, seeming to recall the family law.

“No, no, no!”

“Please put away your Divine Skills!”

“We, your brothers… we simply wanted… wanted to get familiar with the Young Master, that’s all.”

“We were wrong, truly wrong.” @@novelbin@@

Their words scared the life out of them!

Twenty lashes they might endure, but deliberate plotting against the Young Master? That could be lethal!

Despite knowing that it wouldn’t actually cost them their lives, they completely backed down.

Resisting was sure to bring no good results!

In the face of their pleas for mercy, Gu Changge merely watched them with a slight smile.

Glancing at each other, they also came to an understanding.

Regardless of their realms, whether it was the Reach Profound Realm or the Ruins Realm, they all bowed respectfully with clasped hands: “Greetings, Young Master.”

“Ah, isn’t that more like it?”

“We are all brothers of the same clan, and you are all older than me. Changge is just joking around, wanting to get to know everyone.”

“Hehe… Wouldn’t you agree?”

Gu Changge returned their earlier words to them verbatim.

Seeing Deacon Qian Jun’s leash infused with spiritual energy, they all quickly nodded with apologetic grins: “Right, right, just a joke.”

“Please, Young Master, step inside.”

“The Elder is waiting for you; we won’t delay the Young Master anymore.”

They hurriedly stepped aside, laughing as they gestured for him to enter.

Gu Changge swaggered into the great hall.

Only after he entered with his two wives did everyone’s faces turn bitter.

“If only I hadn’t gotten involved with you lot.”

“Who was it that said the Young Master stays in the Back Mountain, never leaving through the main or secondary doors, and that we should scare him to make him aware of how dangerous the world is!”

“I can’t believe I fell for your nonsense; who is the real danger, anyway?”

Listening to their complaints, Deacon Gu Qianjun couldn’t help but chuckle dismissively.

He was aware of this affair; originally, he had intended to inform the Young Master on the way back so he could be prepared.

But after the incident at the Heavenly Cold Sect, he felt there was no need; the Young Master was clearly not one to suffer losses.

Daring to act as he did at the Heavenly Cold Sect, would he really cower upon returning to the Gu Family?

Indeed, it turned into quite a spectacle.

“Brother Qian Jun, you’re laughing rather maliciously…”

“Did you know all along it was going to end like this?”

“How heartless! We’ve been comrades in life and death over the years, but it seems, it’s been forgotten; our relationship has cooled.”

“You’ve already taken on the shape of the Young Master, alas…”

A few direct lineage disciples from the Ruins Realm came to their senses, scolding Deacon Qianjun with pain and regret.

“It’s all good, livening things up, getting acquainted.”

“It was just a joke, don’t take it too seriously.”

Deacon Qianjun shrugged his shoulders and casually tossed the leash back into the Spirit Ring. As for the day’s farce, he wasn’t going to dwell on it; they were all brothers from the same clan who entrusted their lives to each other in the No Master Land. Could they really take such a matter seriously?

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