Chapter 131: When "Enemies" Meet

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In the space of a few moments, Gu Weiyu and her companion had climbed to the top of the abyssal cliff.

At the same time, Gu Qingzhou swept his sleeve, and a small multi-tiered flying vessel appeared in midair. He stepped aboard first.

Gu Weiyu followed close behind and entered the vessel as well.

In the blink of an eye, the vessel soared into the heavens and flew toward Anlin Commandery, beyond the Sea of Demon Beasts.

“Great Ancestor, it’s Fourth Sister and Senior Brother Xu.”

Before the vessel had even left the Sea of Demon Beasts, they encountered Gu Weilan and Xu Weizhou, who were flying toward them on their swords.

The vessel halted at once. Gu Weiyu hurried to the window and called out, “Fourth Sister, Senior Brother Xu, come aboard!”

A strange glint flashed through Gu Weilan’s eyes when she saw the vessel. Clearly, she had already recognized its owner.

Gu Weilan and Xu Weizhou entered the vessel together.

When she caught sight of the crimson-clad young man, she respectfully bowed. “Fourth Junior greets Great Granduncle!”

Gu Qingzhou gave a faint nod, his gaze falling unobtrusively upon Xu Weizhou.

Xu Weizhou was utterly astonished. The crimson-clad young man looked barely over twenty, yet he was actually the Gu family’s Great Ancestor?

If the Gu family possessed such a formidable ancestor, how could it ever have fallen into the desperate plight of ruin and slaughter?

Countless thoughts flashed through Xu Weizhou’s mind, though his face remained respectfully composed as he bowed. “This junior, Xu Weizhou, pays his respects to Senior Gu.”

Gu Qingzhou waved a hand. “Enough, enough. There’s no need for such ceremony.”

The vessel took flight once more. Gu Weilan sat down beside Gu Weiyu. “Eleventh Sister, what happened to those two?”

“The bastard surnamed Chu is dead. As for Xin Niang, she left on her own.” Gu Weiyu briefly recounted what had just happened.

“He deserved his fate,” Gu Weilan said bitterly.

Xu Weizhou sat quietly to one side, regretting that he had not been able to kill his enemy with his own hands and cut him into a thousand pieces.

“Fourth Sister, my little brother, Little Stone…” Gu Weiyu recalled how Xin Niang had kicked Little Stone into a tree and could not help voicing her concern.

“I’ve already sent him back to the Gu residence.” Gu Weilan turned to look at Gu Weiyu.

Hearing this, Gu Weiyu finally relaxed, and silence once again settled over the vessel.

Gu Qingzhou maintained the dignity of an elder and naturally did not take the initiative to speak.

Gu Weilan and Xu Weizhou were both taciturn as well. After sitting for a while, Gu Weiyu grew bored and leaned against the window, staring blankly at the scenery outside.

“Great Ancestor, stop!”

Suddenly, Gu Weiyu’s gaze sharpened as she looked downward, her expression darkening.

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Gu Qingzhou looked puzzled, but he nevertheless brought the vessel to a halt above a lofty mountain.

“Great Ancestor, is this Qilin Mountain?”

Gu Weiyu stared at the pure-white figure reclining leisurely on the grass below, her face clouded with anger.

Gu Qingzhou nodded slightly. “That’s right. This mountain range is indeed the Qilin Mountains.”

Atop the mountain, a white tiger was lazily sprawled across a patch of emerald grass.

It raised its head in confusion and glanced at the flying vessel nearby. Its broad, round tiger face was filled with bewilderment. Why had the humans’ flying artifact suddenly stopped?

Then, four figures emerged from the vessel one after another.

The crimson figure in front radiated an aura as vast as an abyss, making the white tiger deeply wary.

The other three human cultivators were all Foundation Establishment cultivators as well.

The white tiger could no longer remain lying down. It rose from the grass, vigorously shook its fur, and let out a resounding roar.

“Roar—!”

“Oh? You’ve brought reinforcements?”

A teasing voice rang out. A girl in red then stepped forward from the group and mischievously stuck out her tongue at the tiger.

“Big White Tiger, do you still remember me? The roasted rainbow pheasant was delicious, wasn’t it?”

Big White Tiger tilted its head and looked Gu Weiyu up and down. A memory from several years ago slowly surfaced in its mind.

Its astonished mouth formed a perfect circle, and it spoke in the human tongue. “You—you weren’t killed by me…”

“That’s right. I came here especially to thank you today. I owe it all to that kick you gave me back then!”

Gu Weiyu wore a smile that did not reach her eyes and spoke through clenched teeth.

Big White Tiger fell silent.

She had come to repay his kindness?

Who was she trying to fool?

“You beast! How dare you injure my descendant!”

Gu Qingzhou stood with his hands behind his back and cast an indifferent glance at Big White Tiger. An imposing aura radiated from him, commanding awe without anger.

Big White Tiger shuddered from head to toe. A natural suppression emanated from the crimson-clad young man.

It recognized this human. All at once, it remembered the painful experience of being sent flying by Gu Qingzhou with a brick.

At that time, this human had not been nearly so powerful.

How had he become so unfathomable in such a short time?

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“Wait! Back then… back then, I truly didn’t do it on purpose!”

Under the pressure of Gu Qingzhou’s divine sense, Big White Tiger flattened itself against the grass and pleaded for mercy in the most obsequious manner.

As it spoke, it produced four fragrant roasted rainbow pheasants. Its tiger face was filled with ingratiating flattery as it said, “This old Bai hunted these freshly today. Please, have some!”

“Hmph!” Gu Weiyu snorted coldly. As if she cared about its roasted chickens!

Yet she could not help muttering inwardly that Big White Tiger seemed rather clever after all. It had actually taught itself how to bribe humans.

“Little friend, I learned how to roast these from you, you know. Have a taste?” Big White Tiger shamelessly continued promoting its cooking.

Gu Weiyu glanced at the pheasants, roasted to a golden brown and wrapped in broad leaves on the grass.

Remembering the succulent flavor of pheasant meat, she instinctively swallowed. With a wave of her hand, she stored the roasted birds away, though she remained verbally unforgiving.

“With only a few roasted chickens, you think you can wipe away everything between us?”

“Ah, well…” Big White Tiger’s round eyes spun rapidly. Suddenly, it lashed its long tail and said excitedly, “I’ll take you to a wonderful place!”

“A wonderful place?” Gu Weiyu instinctively turned to look at Gu Qingzhou.

“Go ahead,” Gu Qingzhou said, lacking the slightest interest.

Gu Weiyu then looked at Gu Weilan and Xu Weizhou. “Fourth Sister, Senior Brother Xu, are you coming?”

Gu Weilan and Xu Weizhou exchanged a glance. Between Gu Qingzhou and Big White Tiger, their scales tipped unanimously toward the tiger.

“We’re coming!”

The three of them and the tiger left the mountaintop together and headed toward the cliffs not far away.

“This is the place?” Gu Weiyu had not even reached the cliff before she saw the bare Spirit-Tempering Fruit Tree. She could not help curling her lips. “Are you trying to trick me again?”

“Don’t be like that. Come with me!”

With that, Big White Tiger rose into the air on all four paws and flew toward the base of the cliff.

Seeing this, Gu Weiyu and the other two each mounted a flying sword and followed it downward.

About ten meters below the cliff, Big White Tiger used its forepaws to part the dense branches before it. Lowering its body, it slipped into a cave in the cliff face.

The Spirit-Tempering Fruit Tree was lush with branches and leaves, concealing the deep cave completely. Only after the foliage was parted did they discover that another world lay hidden behind it.

Following Big White Tiger’s example, Gu Weiyu crawled into the cave and curiously examined the space before her.

When Big White Tiger had swept her off the cliff back then, her life had been hanging by a thread. How could she possibly have noticed any cave?

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