Chapter 43: Back to the City
The guards cleaned up the battlefield, but Gu Xing and a few people were idle, and Gu Xing, whose soul power was consumed violently, closed his eyes and recuperated alone in the carriage. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Suddenly, Gu Xing's expression moved, and a thunderous sound of horses' hooves was galloping from the direction of Tianya City. At the same time, the faces of the guards in the convoy changed drastically, and they moved when they heard the sound, and began to arrange the formation again. After the battle just now, they knew very well the value of the car formation, even if the thieves killed a horse gun, the defense of the car formation could support it for a long time.
"Don't worry, it's the family who sent the answer. ”
Gu Mingyang was equally vigilant, but after contemplating and probing for a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, opened his mouth to relieve the tension of the guards, and then took the lead in the direction where the sound of horses' hooves came.
Sure enough, as the sound of the horse's hooves got closer and closer, the figures on the horses gradually became clear, and the familiar figures made the guards relax.
The first old man, with white hair, but his face was full of red light, and his bearing was majestic, and he was Gu Tianxiang, the current patriarch of the Gu family.
"Father, why are you here in person?" Gu Mingyang greeted him, surprised.
"It's bloody all over the place, and it seems that the people and horses of Shadow Village have really done it. Gu Tianxiang's expression was gloomy, looking at the mess all over the place, and he was furious. "How many people came?"
"All three masters have expired, and the number of thieves has exceeded three hundred, and they have almost poured out. Gu Ming said with a smile, thinking of the previous fierce battle, he couldn't help but feel palpitations.
"What?" Gu Tianxiang's face changed greatly, he looked at the family guards near the convoy, and said in surprise: "Defeated?"
"Well, the child was lucky enough to kill Yan Fei, the second leader of the Shadow Village, and the guards of the convoy have a brilliant record, and the number of thieves in the Shadow Village under them exceeds two hundred, which can be described as a complete victory. Gu Mingyang smiled lightly.
"The Shadow Village is full of bandits, it is said that the style is very fierce, and they are all experienced in a hundred battles, their strength is extraordinary, with less than a hundred family guards and three hunting teams, they can actually obtain such a record, and their own casualties are less than half, could it be that it is just ordinary thieves?" Gu Tianxiang said in surprise.
"The Shadow Village thieves are indeed fierce, but they were unlucky enough to hit the iron plate. Gu Mingyang approached and whispered in his father's ear, but he reported Gu Xing's performance in great detail.
"You mean, that kid Gu Xing actually has such an ability?" Gu Tianxiang was on the spot, in the family, he was also the one who looked at Gu Xing very unpleasantly, even if he was his own grandson. It can be said that Gu Xing's identity has never been recognized by many people in the family, and the key lies in him, the patriarch. All along, he only thought that Gu Xing was just a waste material, and he was worthless to the family. But he never imagined that at a time of crisis, Gu Xing could burst out with such an amazing ability and lead the family to protect a fierce thief who was several times his own.
"It's true. Gu Mingyang nodded solemnly.
"That's it, let's not mention this for the time being, let's escort the convoy back to Tianya City first. Gu Tianxiang sighed, a trace of guilt flashed on his face, and he shook his head.
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Outside Tianya City, a convoy came slowly, and in the convoy, a flag fluttered high, and the ancient characters on it were as if written in blood, which was extremely conspicuous.
"Tianya City, I'm back again. Looking through the curtain of the carriage and looking at the huge city wall ten meters high, Gu Xing couldn't help but feel excited, and countless memories kept coming to mind like a movie.
"Brother Gu Xing, it's been almost three years since you left Tianya City, right?" Gu Linglong, who was also in the carriage, asked in a low voice.
The scene of the previous attack by the thieves of the Shadow Village is still fresh in the memory of several people. Although Gu Xing made very few shots by himself, and even only shot once in the whole process, it was this shot that almost saved Gu Linglong's life. In addition, under the command of Gu Xing, the four of them also joined forces to kill several fierce thieves, and at this time, there was no longer the slightest contempt for Gu Xing, but a little more unfathomable and profound respect. Even Gu Ruochen, who hated Gu Xing the most, was the same.
Gu Xing saw this change in their eyes, but he couldn't help but sigh secretly, this is the Yuanwu Continent! Respecting the strong and despising the weak is a natural thing for these people who regard martial arts as their fate.
"yes, it's been three years in the blink of an eye. Gu Xing sighed, when his father was in retreat, his stepmother Bai Ningxue sent herself to Gujia Town to cultivate and grow up with those side teenagers. Now that I think about it, I have fulfilled myself, at least in the past three years, my life has been relatively peaceful.
"Brother Gu Xing, Tianya City has not been very calm recently, there are a lot of foreign powerhouses in the city, some of them don't dare to provoke easily even our family, you have to be more careful!"
Gu Linglong was very curious about Gu Xing, because she knew very well that if there was a difference in cultivation, there would be a huge gap in strength. But Gu Xing was actually able to combine four Quenching Body Realm martial artists and kill the strong enemies of the Qi Cultivation Realm one after another.
This kind of ability can be called against the sky, and with such an ability, the challenge of skipping the level is just a piece of cake. The only pity is that Gu Xing's own cultivation is somewhat insufficient. Otherwise, maybe he would be able to kill the thieves of the Qi Cultivation Realm by himself.
Of course, because Gu Xing didn't make much of a move, Gu Linglong naturally had no way of knowing his true strength. The only time he shot was just a flying spear, and the thief took it casually, and he couldn't tell the strength of it.
"I don't like to cause trouble. Gu Xing smiled faintly and said.
"Hee-hee, if you don't cause trouble yourself, you may find something on your head. Gu Linglong said with a smile: "Now the relationship between the four major families in the city is tense, especially our family and the Su family, when we were in Tianya City before, we always had to fight with them every three or five times." Now that you're back, I guess you can't stay out of it. When the time comes, you just have to command from the sidelines, as before. ”
Gu Xing was silent, he was not interested in the disputes between the families. But if you really provoke yourself, then you will naturally not be polite.
The convoy slowly entered the city, and ordinary adventurers entering Tianya City not only had to queue up, but also had to pay the city gate tax. However, as the head snake in Tianya City, the Gu family naturally does not need to be so troublesome, but a corpse hanging on the Gu family's convoy has attracted countless eyes.
"Strange, who is that? How could he be killed by the Gu family and then hang his body for public display, this is a bit too much, right?"
"Shhh, didn't you see the shadow sign on the clothes on the corpse's chest? The black background gold line, that person is clearly the second master of the Shadow Village, the most ruthless and vicious Yan Eagle, I didn't expect to be killed by the Gu family, and even the corpse was hung out. ”
"It is worthy of the well-known martial arts family, and even this thief who likes to hurt people behind his back can be killed, looking at his appearance, this time the Shadow Village is afraid that it will be greatly damaged. ”
"It's a pity that Yan Kun, the big boss of Shadow Village, and Yan Fan, the third boss, are still alive, and I don't know if they didn't show up, or they escaped. If even the two of them are killed, then the Shadow Village will be dispersed, and our Tianya City will be one less scourge. ”
Passers-by talked a lot, but no matter what, the powerhouses of the Guiyuan Realm were all hung in the public, which still shocked many people. For a while, the Gu family's prestige was shocked, and as for the few spies in the crowd, they gritted their teeth when they looked at the corpse of their second master, but they were not in the eyes of everyone in the Gu family.
Ever since the Shadow Village attacked and killed the Gu family's hunting team, the two sides have been mortal enemies who share the sky, and there is no room for peace.
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"Bang!"
In the ancient family meeting hall of Tianya City, Gu Tianxiang, who escorted the convoy back to the city, immediately gathered several elders of the family and began to discuss major matters.
"Shadow Village actually has a tiger's mouth, I don't know whether to live or die, if it can't be uprooted, where is the majesty of our ancient family, and what face does it have, and it is full of feet in Tianya City. ”
Knowing that the thieves of the Shadow Village actually poured out of the nest and attacked the family convoy, the elders were furious one by one, jumping like thunder, and the roar spread for ten miles, so that Gu Xing and the others who were waiting outside couldn't help but shrink their necks, knowing that the elders were really angry this time.
"Father, we must bloody the Shadow Village, kill a hundred people, and we must not let it go easily. Otherwise, other thieves will think that our ancient family can be deceived, and this kind of thing will continue to appear in the future. Sitting next to Gu Tianxiang was a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, with a square face, dignified appearance, not angry but mighty, this person was Gu Ruohai and Gu Ruochen's biological father, Gu Chengyang, who was faintly regarded as the next patriarch of the family.
"The Shadow Village must be fought, but these thieves are wandering and coming and going, and it will not be easy to find their lair. A white-haired old man said solemnly. He is the eldest elder of the family, controlling the family's elders' house, and his status is respected, whether it is cultivation or status, he is almost not under the patriarch Gu Tianxiang.
"It's really a problem. Gu Tianxiang frowned slightly, if the lair of the Shadow Village was easy to find, it would have been wiped out by the City Lord's Mansion or other forces that hated them.
"Father, when the Shadow Village was defeated, I had already arranged for a few good hunters of the hunting team to follow me secretly, and I think there will be news in return soon. Gu Mingyang said indifferently and confidently.
"Well done, if we can find the old nest of Shadow Village, we'll do it once and for all. ”