Chapter 8: Xun Er

Xun Er watched with a somewhat unpleasant feeling in her heart as the Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill was brought into the world by Gu Fei's hands.

She thought for a moment and decided to put aside what had happened yesterday for the time being.

After all, the yearning for the strong is something that must exist in the heart of every member of the Ancient Clan.

Although she did not like Gu Fei, it should be fine to go and offer him congratulations for refining a Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill, right?

She successfully convinced herself to go see Gu Fei, casting the unpleasant discussions she had just heard to the back of her mind.

Xun Er had just prepared to go offer Gu Fei her congratulations and, incidentally, explain the previous matter.

She still wanted to ease the relationship between herself and Gu Fei.

After all, with a genius like Gu Fei as her husband, she could also have face.

At this moment, Xun Er could not recall at all why Gu Fei had proposed a divorce.

She still felt that Gu Fei was making too much of a fuss; it was just a small matter, was it necessary to propose a divorce?

Xun Er still blindly felt that as long as she took a step back first, Gu Fei would forgive her.

After all, Gu Fei had liked her so much in the past, and the first request he made to Gu Yuan was to take her as his wife.

Gu Fei loved her very much, didn't he?

Who knew, the next second, Xun Er's footsteps stopped in their tracks.

She had already reached the foot of the mountain at this time and was just about to step upward.

A servant from the side came over to stop her.

"Apologies, Miss Xun Er, the Master has already issued an order to expel guests and has commanded that no one is allowed to disturb him."

The servant's tone was flat, carrying an obvious sense of courtesy.

It was simply not like how one would speak to the wife of the master of this mountain peak.

Xun Er's beautiful eyes widened, carrying a trace of annoyance.

These servants had never called her Miss Xun Er before, and their attitude had never been this distant!

In the past, even if Gu Fei wanted to cultivate and issued an order to expel guests, he would not have blocked her.

She had always been free to enter and leave this mountain peak.

This was a promise Gu Fei had made when he first married her; this mountain peak, rich in Dou Qi, could never block Xun Er.

Seeing this, Xun Er still wanted to speak, but was blocked by the servant's words.

"The Master has decided to immediately begin refining the next Pill, and cannot be disturbed by anyone."

Even a genius like Xun Er could not help but feel some shock after hearing the servant's words.

To refine the next one?!

Moreover, judging by the importance Gu Fei placed on it, it was very likely to be another high-level Pill!

Xun Er could not help but sigh inwardly.

Could it be that Gu Fei is a monster!

An ordinary Seventh-Grade Alchemist would be completely drained of Dou Qi after refining a single Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill.

They would need to rest quietly for several days or even over ten days to recover.

After all, refining a Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill requires not only vast Dou Qi but is also very taxing on the mind.

There are even many people who damage their foundation while refining Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pills and find it difficult to improve their strength for the rest of their lives.

Gu Fei had just refined one Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill here, and he was going to refine the next one immediately?

Does he not need to rest at all?

He is truly a monster.

With the servant's words reaching this point, Xun Er could only give up.

She stamped her feet and walked away resentfully.

All of this was taken in by one person.

"Everything can only depend on heaven's will..."

That person sighed in his heart, revealing a weathered and plain face.

Although he looked very ordinary at first glance, the dark glint occasionally flashing in his eyes made it impossible to ignore his presence.

A top figure of the Ancient Clan, Black Annihilation King Gu Lie, was looking down at that side from a high vantage point.

Gu Lie had been watching the two young people having conflicts for a long time; he smiled helplessly and let out a long sigh.

Gu Yuan had come to find Gu Lie that day to talk about this matter.

Gu Yuan had brought this matter up with Gu Lie with a bit of embarrassment, tactfully asking him to persuade Gu Fei.

Upon first hearing about this, Gu Lie was naturally dissatisfied.

After Gu Yuan left, he let out a cold snort.

His own grandson had been cuckolded by his granddaughter-in-law, and Gu Yuan still wanted him to persuade Gu Fei to forgive Xun Er!

How absurd!

Moreover, Gu Fei is not a person to be trifled with; why should he keep backing down!

But since the Clan Leader had so earnestly asked him to persuade Gu Fei, Gu Lie had to agree on the surface.

However, what could he do about Gu Fei?

Gu Lie understood his grandson's personality very well.

He was a person with his own opinions; even if Gu Lie used his status as a grandfather to pressure him, if he did not want to do something, he simply would not.

Therefore, Gu Lie did not have the confidence to persuade Gu Fei.

Moreover, privately, he did not want his grandson, a heaven-gifted genius, to suffer such grievances.

A woman is just a woman; how many more are there in the world!

There is no need for Gu Fei to hang himself from a single tree.

Another long period of time passed.

Every day, the members of the Ancient Clan coming to the foot of Gu Fei's mountain peak were an endless stream.

They looked up, their hearts filled with admiration.

The Emotion Value was slowly collected into the system, and finally, the second Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill was born.

The familiar dark clouds and Pill Lightning gathered once again above the mountain peak.

Around Gu Fei's mountain peak, countless Ancient Clan members gathered once again to watch.

The Pill Lightning struck down in waves, its terrifying pressure extending for over several hundred miles.

Many people below had somewhat pale complexions, unable to resist this kind of pressure.

Some people began to worry whether something might happen to Gu Fei.

After all, he had refined two Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pills in succession without a break and then withstood two rounds of Pill Lightning.

"Does this even need worrying about? Who is Big Brother Gu Fei? Mere Pill Lightning is not worth mentioning!"

"Exactly, instead of having the energy to worry about Big Brother Gu Fei, you'd be better off thinking about how to improve your own alchemy techniques!"

Good-natured laughter came from the surrounding crowd, and that person also blushed and rubbed his head.

He secretly decided that next time, he would go and ask Big Brother Gu Fei for some pointers.

A sixteen-year-old alchemy genius; he feared that even if he studied and practiced diligently for a lifetime, he would not be able to catch up.

And just at this moment, Xun Er came looking for him, fuming with rage.

She stood at the foot of the mountain, her willow-leaf eyebrows arched in anger, her eyes filled with fury.

【Xun Er experiences feelings of anger, Emotion Value +200】

Gu Fei frowned and opened his eyes to look down the mountain.

Looking down from the mountain, there was a small figure.

That figure gathered Qi into her dantian, her voice carrying a distinct note of anger.

She infused her Dou Qi into her voice, allowing it to spread so that Gu Fei on the mountain peak could hear it clearly.

"Gu Fei, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, actually sending people to kill Brother Xiao Yan!"

There was an uproar all around.

Those who knew the inside story were somewhat disbelieving of Xun Er's words, while some were secretly deep in thought, and others were hesitant.

Xiao Yan was clearly the son of the Clan Leader of the Xiao family in Wutan City, and also Xun Er's former sweetheart.

Could it be that Gu Fei was betrayed by his wife and, driven by love turning to hate and jealousy, went to harm Xiao Yan?

Perhaps he even wanted to kill that "adulterer."

But when one person tentatively proposed this view, they were drowned out by a wave of opposition.

"How is that possible! That is Big Brother Gu Fei!"

"Exactly, would he harm an ordinary person because of Xun Er?"

"Besides, Big Brother Gu Fei clearly doesn't like Xun Er anymore, and he is not a person who kills indiscriminately!"

Those who knew the inside story here did not believe Xun Er's one-sided story, and others who did not know naturally believed it even less.

They had been watching what kind of person Gu Fei was in their daily lives.

(End of this chapter)