As he was enjoying his drink, a figure appeared before him, causing his expression to change drastically. "How could it be you?"
"Are you surprised, Young Master Gu?" Lu Fan smiled. "I have no other intentions in coming here; I just want you to come with me!"
"What are you, wanting me to go with you?" Gu Hai said coldly.
"You talk too much!"
Lu Fan was not polite. He turned and strode towards Gu Hai without any hesitation. In Lu Fan's eyes, Gu Hai was nothing, and he wouldn't take him seriously.
"What do you want!"
Gu Hai suddenly stood up, about to attack Lu Fan, but was suppressed by Lu Fan, unable to resist at all.
In the tavern, everyone was surprised. They clearly hadn't expected anyone to dare to attack the Young Master of the Gu family in the imperial city. Such a thing was very rare.
Regardless of anything else, the Young Master of the Gu family was a person of status, not someone anyone could casually touch.
"You dare to lay hands on me, and you'll pay dearly!" Gu Hai threatened coldly.
"If I were afraid, why would I have acted against you!"
Lu Fan narrowed his eyes. "Don't worry, you won't find it easy to survive once you leave with me!"
"What do you mean by that!"
Gu Hai's expression instantly turned gloomy, especially Lu Fan's words, which made him feel worried.
From these words, he could not help but sense that Lu Fan intended to kill him. If that were the case, he might be in mortal danger.
After all, with his strength, he was no match for Lu Fan. Any slight misstep could lead to disaster.
After taking Gu Hai away, the entire tavern was in an uproar. Everyone was even more astonished, not knowing what had happened. They hadn't expected Lu Fan to be so forceful.
Suddenly, a piece of news spread throughout the imperial city: the Young Master of the Gu family had been kidnapped. This news spread further and further, directly reaching the Gu family.
In the Gu family courtyard, Gu Yuntong was in his room playing with a young woman when an old servant rushed in. "Second Master, something terrible has happened! The Young Master has been captured!"
"Don't you see I'm busy with important matters? How can you be so disrespectful?" Gu Yuntong frowned.
The leading elder was also slightly startled and quickly withdrew from the room, looking somewhat frightened. He hadn't expected their Second Master to be so impatient right after returning.
After tidying himself up, Gu Yuntong walked out of the room. "What exactly happened? Xiao Hai is so strong, how could something happen to him?"
"This old servant doesn't know. In this imperial city, someone actually dared to attack the Young Master."
The elder said helplessly, "If Second Master doesn't intervene, this matter will be troublesome!"
"It's alright. No one dares to touch a descendant of my Gu family!"
Gu Yuntong waved his hand. "Take a few experts from the mansion and go. No matter how much it costs, redeem Xiao Hai!"
"But they said you must go yourself!"
The white-haired elder said helplessly, "This matter might not be easy to resolve!"
"I must go myself?"
Gu Yuntong frowned. "How can there be such a saying? Could it be that those people are targeting me?"
"This old servant doesn't know!"
Gu Yuntong shook his head, his eyes becoming heavy. To specifically name him to go, this matter was likely quite peculiar.
However, as a peak Half-Saint, he was not afraid of others. Within the entire Taiyan Dynasty, no one dared to act presumptuously in front of him.
"Gather the Gu family experts and accompany me to investigate!" Gu Yuntong said coldly. "If Xiao Hai suffers even the slightest grievance, I will make them pay the price!"
Meanwhile, at Shili Slope, ten miles outside the imperial city, Bi Qing, Liuli, and others had been waiting for a long time, with Shen Yehong beside them.
Lu Fan had also arrived at Shili Slope with Gu Hai. Seeing Lu Fan's arrival, Liuli hurried forward. "I didn't expect the operation to be so smooth. You actually captured him!"
"How can anyone I want to capture escape!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "Now, I'll just wait here!"
"What are you guys doing?"
Gu Hai said coldly, "Release me quickly, or my Gu family will never let this go."
"If we were afraid of your Gu family, we wouldn't have acted!"
Liuli said coldly, "You should worry about yourself. You actually dared to make a move against us."
"Since you're already a dead person, I'll tell you!" Lu Fan sneered. "We are from Tongtian Academy. We came to the imperial city this time to kill Gu Yuntong, your second uncle!"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
Gu Hai shook his head. "With just you, you want to deal with my second uncle?"
"That's right, we are enough!"
Bi Qing said coldly, "If you don't believe me, just watch!"
Gu Hai shook his head and even sneered. "You are truly confident. Let me tell you the truth! My second uncle is no ordinary person. He is about to step into the Saint realm. With just a few of you, you think you can deal with him? I think you are delusional."
"You shouldn't speak too confidently!" Shen Yehong interjected. "They are all elite disciples of Tongtian Academy, and their strength is extraordinary. If the Gu family Saints do not appear, no one can suppress them!"
Gu Hai's expression instantly turned gloomy, and he quickly said to Shen Yehong, "Princess, the Gu family is a powerful minister of the court. You must help me and not let them return!"
"I can't do anything about it. After all, I am also a student of Tongtian Academy, and I am part of this mission."
Shen Yehong said with a wry smile, "You can only pray for your own good fortune!"
Gu Hai's expression instantly turned gloomy. If Lu Fan and the others were truly from Tongtian Academy, they must be exceptionally powerful. If a fight truly broke out, even if his second uncle was unharmed, he himself would likely be in trouble.
Having grown up in the imperial city, he had never felt a threat to his life. This time, it arose unexpectedly, catching him off guard.
Just as they were talking, in the distance, more than ten figures were heading towards Shili Slope. Besides the Gu family members, there were also many onlookers from the imperial city. These people were not afraid of trouble and naturally wanted to see what was happening.
"They are truly bold to even dare to kidnap the Young Master of the Gu family. I wonder who they are!"
"Being able to kidnap the Young Master of the Gu family is enough to show that they are not afraid of the Gu family. They likely have great power!"
"Who can say otherwise! However, if the Second Master of the Gu family intervenes, they will be in trouble! They might all be annihilated!"
Conversations continued, and the crowd was discussing animatedly, with joy in their eyes. They hadn't experienced such a major event in a long time.