Chapter 412: How Could I Not Know Anything?

412. Chapter 412: How Could I Not Know Anything?

Even while he was still conscious, Jiang Cheng had already fallen into a deep sleep.

But his intuition told him that everything happening to him was inextricably linked to Jiang Cheng.

Otherwise, how could such a coincidence exist in the world?

Nothing went wrong early or late, yet the incident occurred precisely when he promised Jiang Cheng to take him touring the Inner City District? "Jiang Cheng?"

Gu Tianyuan furrowed his brows, "Are you asking about the few people who went out with you?"

"Exactly." Gu Changlin nodded, "He is the alchemy master under my command, the person mentioned at the last Family Meeting, and the others are his family. This time, he felt bored constantly refining in the Lian Dan Shi and wanted a change of scenery, so I took him along."

Gu Tianyuan said nothing, silently watching him.

The other elders also had varied expressions in their eyes.

Gu Changlin understood instantly.

Everything became clear.

Those three people came specifically for Jiang Cheng.

Their purpose was simple: to take him away.

Jiang Cheng, to cooperate with them, found an excuse and ultimately, under his very nose, led his whole family to flee.

Up to this point, he wasn't overly angry, but before they left, the other party actually stole all the treasures he possessed, including a Seven-grade Treasure! This is a death sentence! "Father!"

Gu Changlin sat up straight instantly, gritting his teeth, and said, "It was Jiang Cheng; he stole the Calming Spirit Pearl! Several of the treasures I had were taken by him!"

"You were carrying the Calming Spirit Pearl?" an elder questioned.

"I didn't think much at the time, assuming it was just a few hours out in the Inner City District, nothing would happen, but who could have known…" Gu Changlin lamented.

Had he known it would turn out like this, he shouldn't have carried the Calming Spirit Pearl, no! He shouldn't have agreed in the first place!

He should have placed Jiang Cheng under house arrest, keeping him in the Lian Dan Shi forever! "Ridiculous, just an alchemy master, and you expect him to personally accompany you?"

"No, he's not an ordinary alchemy master," Gu Changlin hurriedly explained, "He can use seven or eight portions of herbs to refine an entire furnace of Top-grade Awakening Pills, producing five furnaces a day. Didn't the last Family Meeting mention him? I even promised to remit half the profits to the family."

"Oh, now that you mention it, I recall a bit," an elder nodded, "But he wanted to go out, and you let him? Even so, how could you have no suspicion at all?"

"He, he was too obedient before."

Gu Changlin lowered his head.

"Honestly, at first I was somewhat wary of him, because some of the things he did in the Outer City District showed that he wasn't a simple fool. But later, when I reduced his share from fifty percent to forty percent, he readily agreed; after a month or two I lowered it further from forty to thirty percent, and he still had no objections, even agreeing to spend a bit more time each day to increase the number of pills produced by one furnace. I relaxed my guard, but who could have known that these were all a façade he put on; perhaps while I was doing this, he had already begun looking for a way to escape."

"What a fool, unable to see even basic concealment!" an elder scolded, "He was played like a monkey, and before leaving, all his family's assets were taken, including, including the Calming Spirit Pearl!"

"Really a fool, can't even see the basic conceal-and-nurture!" an old man scolded: "Being made a monkey out of, before leaving, even all the family property was taken away, even, even the Calming Spirit Pearl!"

"Do you dare swear by the ancestors that every word you just said is true and not a lie?" an elder demanded, clearly still skeptical; a prestigious Seven-grade Treasure had been stolen like that.

"Ancestors above, if any of what I, Gu Changlin, just said is false, may heaven strike me down and may I meet a terrible death!" Gu Changlin gritted his teeth.

When his words fell, the atmosphere in the room solidified. Now even the elders could no longer pretend not to believe.

Immediately, each of them drooped their faces like mourners at a funeral.

Some even wanted to replace Gu Tianyuan and beat Gu Changlin to death.

"Who were the people that were to receive that youngster? Where did they go?" Gu Tianyuan, at this moment, became calm.

He didn't think Gu Changlin was lying, because the latter lacked the nerve to deceive him.

"I… I also don't know," Gu Changlin stammered for a while before finally blurted out those words.

"What, you don't know anything?"

"Y‑you‑you, how can you be so useless? Not even knowing where that kid went after leaving here?"

"What about the three people who were to receive them? Do you know their identities? You should remember what they look like, right? Speak quickly!"

"What's the point of remembering how they look? These days, a disguise is just a matter of catching them easily, isn't it?"

The elders exchanged remarks back and forth.

"Do you seriously have no information at all?" Gu Tianyuan also asked.

"I… I really don't know."

Gu Changlin, as frantic as an ant on a hot pan, suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "Before coming to me, he was staying in the Outer City District under Changkong's command; perhaps Changkong knows his background."

"Then why are you hesitating? Call him immediately and bring him here!" an elder shouted. At this point, they could only gamble on a dead horse as a living one, and after all, there might be a clue.

Gu Changlin looked at Gu Tianyuan, whose temper was flaring, and said, "Then summon him. You'd better pray that he has a clue; otherwise, if the Calming Spirit Pearl is lost and cannot be retrieved, you will be the family's criminal, and dying a hundred or a thousand times won't atone for this loss!"

Gu Zhanglin looked at Gu Tianyuan, the latter fuming, "Then have him summoned; you'd better pray he has a clue, otherwise, if the Calming Spirit Pearl is lost and cannot be found, you are the family's sinner, even dying a hundred or a thousand times cannot make up for this loss!"

Gu Changlin quickly opened the communication device.

At this point, he also understood that if the Calming Spirit Pearl could be recovered, he would at most face some punishments, and his life would be safe; as for the Family Head position, that might be a different story.

This time he not only made such a huge mistake but also caused the family a great embarrassment; the senior members of the clan, including his father, would surely reassess whether he truly has the ability to become the next Family Head of the Gu Family.

This time he not only made such a big mistake, but also caused the Gu Family to lose face so greatly; the family elders, including his father, will surely reassess whether he has the ability to serve as the next Family Head of the Gu Family.

Then it's not just the Family Head position; being cast into the "Cold Palace", ignored by all, would be the lesser of evils. He might even lose his life, and after death be nailed to the family's pillar of disgrace, his shame lingering for centuries. The younger members of the Gu family will forever remember that he lost the clan's treasured heirloom.

Not to mention the position of Family Head, being thrown into the "cold palace" with no one caring would be mild; worse, his life might not be spared, and after death he would be nailed to the family's pillar of shame, leaving a stench for hundreds or thousands of years! The younger generation of the Gu Family will forever remember that it was he who lost the family's important treasure.

He clenched his fists.

He treated Jiang Cheng so well, bringing him from the Outer City District here, giving him a life like an immortal.

But it's one thing that the other side wasn't grateful; to make him suffer so terribly! This ungrateful white‑eyed wolf, Gu Changlin, will definitely not rest until he has his revenge!!!

But even if the other party is ungrateful, that's one thing; yet they have caused him such misery! This ungrateful white-eyed wolf, Gu Zhanglin, will surely have a death feud with them!!!

(End of chapter)