Chapter 1577 The Clan Gathering Begins
Gu Yulong first stared, then looked down and saw his face instantly flush red. He covered his chest tightly. "You scoundrel!"
"Blame me?"
Chen Xuan shrugged.
"Will you agree or not!"
Gu Yulong gritted her teeth.
"No!"
"If you don't agree, I'll shout that you molested me and had improper intentions towards me. Let's see if you can leave the Gu family alive. Even if you can, how can your Vermilion Bird lineage establish itself in the capital?"
Gu Yulong sneered.
"You're threatening me? Fine, then I'll agree."
Chen Xuan said helplessly.
"That's more like it, I'm leaving."
Gu Yulong turned to leave, then suddenly stopped. She suddenly lifted her clothes, revealing her charms. Shyly, she said, "Threatening you, I was also forced into it..."
With that, Gu Yulong rushed out quickly.
The blush on her face, like a fiery sunset, had instantly reached the roots of her ears.
"Uh..."
Standing there, Chen Xuan was speechless.
What was this?
A honey trap?
If possible, could it happen again?
The next day, the clan gathering began!
In an open space in the Gu family, all the pride of the Gu family in the capital gathered. Behind this open space was the Gu family's back mountain, which would also be the venue for today's clan gathering competition.
It was called the back mountain, but Chen Xuan knew that it stretched for thousands of miles, and all this land belonged to the Gu family of the capital.
An elder said solemnly, "I will explain the rules to you here. We will release a batch of ferocious beasts trained by the Gu family into the mountains. For every ferocious beast you defeat, you will receive a certain number of points. The number of points will be related to the strength of the ferocious beast."
"Finally, the sum of your team members' points will be tallied. The more points you have, the higher your ranking."
"Did you all hear clearly?"
"Understood!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
The elder continued, "Also, if you are in a life-or-death situation, release a flare. Someone will come to rescue you, but this also means that your game is over. Remember?"
"Remembered!"
At this moment, the elder looked at a servant beside him and said, "Distribute the scoring devices and flares to them."
Soon, Chen Xuan received a scoring device and a flare.
This flare was a normal flare, and Chen Xuan casually put it in his pocket. He then carefully examined the scoring device.
The scoring device was a black circular object, several times larger than a watch. It had a small screen, which now showed a 0.
Gu Lingyun introduced, "This is the scoring device. Your points will automatically increase when you defeat a ferocious beast."
"Automatic point increase, so intelligent? Can it judge the strength of ferocious beasts?"
"Of course. Our Gu family invested heavily in many AI intelligent companies to develop this. It was only successfully developed five years ago."
"Amazing."
Chen Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
He saw Gu Lingyun wrap the scoring device around her arm, and he also wrapped it around his arm.
"Let's hurry. Within three hours, it's a safety period. We won't be attacked, nor will we attack others. Let's hurry to our destination."
Gu Lingyun called out and strode towards the back mountain.
Accompanying them were four servants, all of whom were responsible for Gu Lingyun's daily life and carried various luggage.
"Let me see where we are going."
As soon as they entered the mountain, Gu Lingyun took out a map. The map had various markings: water sources, various plants, fruits, and spiritual herbs.
The handwriting was delicate.
"Did you draw this? I didn't expect you to put in so much effort?" Chen Xuan asked, looking at the map.
"This wasn't done by me. These are the notes my sister left behind when she participated in the clan gathering."
Gu Lingyun said, "It's just right for me to use them now."
"Let's take this route. This route leads to Devil's Lake," Gu Lingyun said.
"Devil's Lake?"
Chen Xuan frowned.
Gu Lingyun said, "Devil's Lake is the largest lake in the back mountain of our Gu family. There is plenty of water there, and heavenly treasures are everywhere. Many ferocious beasts are gathered there. If we can get there early, we will surely have a great harvest."
"Also, this route has various spiritual herbs and water sources along the way."
Chen Xuan hesitated, then said, "Since we know, do others also know?"
"More or less. Each family has elders, and everyone has a map of the back mountain, but perhaps not this detailed." Gu Lingyun said.
"Then since everyone knows, what's the point of us taking this route?"
"What do you mean?"
Gu Lingyun looked at Chen Xuan and frowned.
"I think we should change our route, preferably find a shortcut that can get us there faster."
Gu Lingyun's expression changed. "What you said makes sense, but the Corpse Ghost Ridge is too dangerous. It is said that there are ghosts there..."
"Corpse Ghost Ridge? What is that place?"
Chen Xuan asked.
Gu Lingyun pointed to a red line on the map and said, "It's this route."
Chen Xuan glanced at it.
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"Legend has it that thirty thousand soldiers were buried in Corpse Ghost Ridge in the past. It is filled with ghostly energy, and people often see ghosts there."
Gu Lingyun said solemnly, "Some people who came out of Corpse Ghost Ridge became like different people and committed suicide within a few days. In the past, people went to Corpse Ghost Ridge, but after such incidents, no one went there anymore."
"Since no one goes there anymore, then we'll go through Corpse Ghost Ridge."
Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.
Ghosts and monsters? As someone from the Xuanmen sect, he feared ghosts and monsters the least!
"Are you really going?"
"Of course!"
"Alright!"
Gu Lingyun gritted her teeth, seeming to overcome her fear.
"Why do you listen to me so much?"
Chen Xuan felt that Gu Lingyun should be very unconvinced by him.
Gu Lingyun snorted, "If it weren't for my sister telling me to listen to you, do you think I would listen to you?"
"What your sister said is quite right. Listen to me, and I'll guarantee you get a good result," Chen Xuan said with a smile.
"Let's go, let's rush to Corpse Ghost Ridge as fast as possible!"
Gu Lingyun shouted and took the lead towards Corpse Ghost Ridge.
The four servants looked miserable.
They also knew the rumors about Corpse Ghost Ridge very well. They didn't expect Gu Lingyun to go to Corpse Ghost Ridge and cursed Chen Xuan's ancestors eighteen generations back in their hearts. However, since Gu Lingyun had given the order, they had no choice but to go, otherwise, they would likely suffer the worst fate.
So, the group headed for Corpse Ghost Ridge.
But after walking less than three kilometers, a roar suddenly sounded.
"Roar—"
The surrounding wind howled, as if a level twelve hurricane had descended, instantly blowing away several trees.
Although the four servants were servants, they were also first-grade Martial Venerable level martial artists. They quickly grabbed onto large trees.
"What's going on?"
Chen Xuan's eyebrows twitched.
Gu Lingyun said, "We're so unlucky, we might have encountered a Gale Bear!"
"Gale Bear?"
"Gale Bears can create storms and use storms and sound waves to attack. Their strength is very great, with the lowest level being first-grade Martial Emperor realm."
"Roar—"
Before he finished speaking, the roar sounded again.
The wind swept through, this time mixed with super sound waves that made people dizzy.
Chen Xuan stood as steady as a mountain. Gu Lingyun was fine at first, but when faced with the sound wave attack, she could only cover her ears with her hands.