Chapter 89: Iron-Clad Backbone Gu Jiangming! Your Behavior Has Been Rejected!

Bu Gu of the Six Fan Sect.

Gu Jiangming had a very deep first impression of him.

In the Reincarnation Simulation, as soon as Bu Gu appeared, he had the air of a leader; he methodically arranged all the actions, and then he was instantly killed by the Baishou Yao in one move.

He died very cleanly.

If the contrast between his beginning and end hadn't been so great, Gu Jiangming might not have even remembered who this person was.

【Congratulations on triggering the official Reincarnation plot. Starting today, you will have 3/3 opportunities every day to perform individual information deductions regarding different futures. (1 piece of useful information represents 1 use.)】

In addition, Gu Jiangming also unlocked a character card: 【Six Fan Sect · Bu Gu】.

Unlike before, this time the ending of 【Six Fan Sect · Bu Gu】 was noted in advance as having changed.

It's just that he didn't know what the trend of his ending was this time.

This actually proved one thing: some of Jiu Jiu's actions had caused a change in the plot; people who should have died are now not dead.

Being able to cause so many people to survive ahead of time, no matter how Gu Jiangming thought about it, it must have been Jiu Jiu who took action and slaughtered the Baishou Yao in advance.

Although he didn't have the detailed Reincarnation memories, Gu Jiangming at least knew the general cause and effect, and besides the Baishou Yao being slaughtered, what other situation could cause such a change?

Under the sound of urgent knocking, Jiu Jiu went to open the door.

"Six Fan Sect investigating a case; if there is any offense, I hope you will be magnanimous." Bu Gu raised his hand in a salute, appearing very polite.

Those who could live in this area were either rich or noble, and the person he wanted to inquire about was a successor of the Xigu Sword Sect, who also had a certain reputation in the martial arts world.

Although Bu Gu was a hound of the Imperial Court, he was also a person of the martial arts world; everyone saw each other often, so there was no need to offend to the point of death.

He glanced at the person who opened the door—silver, bright white hair; this hair color was relatively rare. For the moment, he couldn't tell the level of martial arts, but his first intuition from years of handling cases told Bu Gu that this woman... was very dangerous.

Bu Gu lightly swept a glance at the furnishings in the courtyard; it looked like they had been living here for some time.

"You must be the successor of the Xigu Sword Sect, right?" Bu Gu was quick-witted; having found the target, he immediately waved his hand and said: "Last night, you went to the Du Family residence; what was it you wanted to do?"

Gu Jiangming had been prepared long ago; before Bu Gu entered the door, 【Mie Changsheng】 had given a prompt, and he had already thought about how to answer.

"The Du Clan is also a household name in the Northern Wei martial arts world, and like my Xigu Sword Sect, they belong to one of the Martial Arts Eight Sects. When they were suddenly wiped out, I went over to take a look," Gu Jiangming said.

"Do you... know something?" Bu Gu narrowed his eyes slightly. "My secret agents said you lingered for quite a while."

Gu Jiangming's expression was solemn.

【You know well that when you went to the Du Mansion yesterday, to avoid unnecessary trouble, you restrained all your Qi and probed cautiously. Ordinary scouts should not have been able to catch you.】

【Either there was someone still hiding in the Du Mansion who saw your investigation with their own eyes, or this place hides other mysteries.】

Bu Gu took a deep look at Gu Jiangming. "This case involves many things; the Six Fan Sect cannot easily let go of any clues."

"If you know something, it is best to tell us."

Gu Jiangming then chuckled. "I'm afraid that if I tell you, you wouldn't dare to believe it."

Actually, deducing from the results, Bu Gu, who could be so cleanly killed by the plot in the previous Reincarnation Simulation, should be a positive character. Revealing a little useless information would be a good thing; at least it could throw the other party off.

"I think the Du Clan's extermination is related to evil spirits."

Gu Jiangming's words landed.

Bu Gu's expression changed slightly; he didn't believe that there were monsters in this world, mainly because he hadn't seen any.

But many people's views were surprisingly consistent with Gu Jiangming's.

But the problem was, what kind of monster would dare to kill wantonly at the feet of the Emperor, cruelly exterminating the Jingzhao Du Clan, whom the Crown Prince valued?

His Majesty ordered him to investigate this case and also to keep a close eye on these martial arts people, but he always felt there was something fishy about these matters.

Having received this answer, Bu Gu chatted casually for a few sentences, stopped pursuing the matter, and cupped his hands to bid farewell.

Gu Jiangming likely had no involvement in this case; after all, the way the Du Clan was wiped out was something no expert from any sect could achieve, let alone in the capital, where they were wiped out without a sound.

The Six Fan Sect coming over was just a routine investigation, at least to show an attitude of taking this matter seriously.

Jiu Jiu rudely slammed the door shut; clearly, she did not welcome this uninvited guest, Bu Gu.

This had disturbed the tender moment between her and Gu Jiangming.

After the mansion door was tightly shut, Jiu Jiu went into the woodshed, brought out a few bowls and chopsticks, and lightly tapped the bowls with the chopsticks.

"Eat."

Then, dish after dish of 'carefully' prepared food was brought up by her.

Although Jiu Jiu had experienced thousands of years of time, she had almost never tried cooking; this could be considered her first attempt.

Because Jiu Jiu remembered Gu Jiangming saying that he preferred the virtuous wife and good mother type.

Gu Jiangming's eyes were blank.

Watching his mother-in-law turn a blind eye and lift her chopsticks, scooping the rice—which looked at a glance like it wasn't cooked—into her mouth.

He truly couldn't hold it together.

He poked it with his chopsticks; the texture felt like it could break his teeth. Even if a cultivator wasn't afraid of this, there was no need to go against his own appetite.

Looking at Jiu Jiu's expectant gaze.

Gu Jiangming decided to continue to disappoint her expectations.

This was too much suffering.

"I ate too many sesame seed cakes earlier, I'm full," Gu Jiangming said without hesitation, preparing to leave this place.

But thinking about it... according to the original plot, he was the one who picked up Jiu Jiu; now that the situation was reversed, he seemed to have to stay.

But Gu Jiangming couldn't really eat such a terrible lump of rice, just to force an excuse to stay, right?

Leave.

See if she tries to make him stay.

If she doesn't, then he'll really leave; his iron-clad backbone is beyond question.

A man must be tough and possess an iron-clad backbone.

Jiu Jiu nodded. "Then you can sleep in my room today?"

"Are you sure?" Gu Jiangming made a show of preparing to leave, but upon hearing Jiu Jiu's words, he quickly retracted his outstretched leg.

To be honest, he was a stranger in this place, and having transmigrated into the Reincarnation plot for over thirty days, he hadn't met a single acquaintance he could actually talk to.

Jiu Jiu barely counted as one.

Moreover, staying here with Jiu Jiu in charge provided an overwhelming sense of security.

Leaving is your lie.

Jiu Jiu was so angry she almost laughed; she could see that Gu Jiangming's memory loss had reached a certain point, and she estimated that apart from her, he couldn't remember a single other thing.

She could feel Gu Jiangming's reliance on her.

And Jiu Jiu did not dislike this feeling.

Then, Jiu Jiu picked up her chopsticks to shovel a mouthful of rice into her mouth, followed by a bite of the garlic chives she had stir-fried until they were mushy.

With a gloomy expression, she set down her chopsticks.

Disgusting.

Why did it taste so different from what she had imagined?

Watching Gu Jiangming, who had already Enter the Room, Jiu Jiu's mother, Liuyu, said earnestly: "We demons don't eat rice to begin with; it's already quite delicious that you managed to make it like this."

Jiu Jiu clenched her fists.

No, she had to make a meal that satisfied her.

At this moment, Gu Jiangming, who had just lain down in the room, did not rest; instead, he began to study the functions prompted by 【Mie Changsheng】.

This function of deducing the future seemed to be triggered only after officially entering the Reincarnation plot, likely to help Gu Jiangming better reconstruct the current situation.

In the real world, one could not directly deduce the future.

【Today's encounter with Bu Gu made you feel that the Du family extermination case seems to differ from the past you imagined.】

【Please proceed with today's 3/3 information deduction directions.】

【Which direction do you decide to start your deduction from first?】

A large number of choices appeared on Gu Jiangming's interface.

【1: Northern Wei.】, 【2: Six Fan Sect.】, 【3: Tianming Di.】, 【4: Eight Great Martial Arts Sects of Northern Wei.】, 【5: Jingtu Temple.】, 【6: Celestial Master Mansion.】

Gu Jiangming was silent for a moment; he chose the third option because his understanding of Northern Wei was very superficial, and most importantly, as the holder of the 【Mie Changsheng】 simulator.

He could review information that had already been simulated in the past.

Bu Gu had once said: 【"With so many experts gathered here, His Majesty ordered me to keep watch."】

In other words, when they gathered together at that time, this emperor of Northern Wei was aware of the matter.

【You set out to investigate this Northern Wei emperor who has been on the throne for over thirty years.】

【Tonight, you left Jiu Jiu's residence.】

【You went to the night market alone and bought several pieces of information from some underworld scouts who knew secret matters in a restaurant.】

【You learned that Tianming Di has been on the throne for 36 years; at 74 years old, he still holds the reins of the imperial government, and even his most beloved crown prince is already 50 years old.】

【The Northern Wei emperors have a family tradition of practicing martial arts for generations; Tianming Di's talent in martial arts is astonishing, but his true strength remains an unknown.】

【Investigation complete.】

On the screen, one deduction opportunity was used up, leaving only 2/3.

【You returned to Jiu Jiu's residence.】

【Yes/No to choose to perform an interactive action with Jiu Jiu?】

?

There's even this function?

Come on!

【You chose to initiate an interactive action with Jiu Jiu.】

【Your action was rejected.】

【Because your relationship has not yet developed to the required stage, your interactive action is limited to superficial conversation.】

【You wasted 1 deduction opportunity.】

Gu Jiangming suddenly realized that his previous successes in the 【Mie Changsheng】 Reincarnation Simulation were because he often gave Jiu Jiu gifts, which boosted their intimacy, making it impossible for Jiu Jiu to refuse.

But now, he hadn't given any gifts to deepen their relationship, nor had he interacted to increase intimacy, so naturally, he couldn't interact.

At the same time, in the courtyard, Jiu Jiu looked at a message that popped up in her mind, which made her refuse with extreme shame.

【Gu Jiangming has decided to request an interaction with you tonight.】

【Yes/No to agree?】

During the previous 【Mie Changsheng】 Reincarnation Simulation, Jiu Jiu had also chosen to refuse, only to find that their intimacy was full, making it impossible to refuse such an action.

However, at that time, because Jiu Jiu could not control her Demon Power, and Gu Jiangming was too weak, he never succeeded, so she used magic to knock Gu Jiangming unconscious, making him think such a thing had happened.

But this time, Jiu Jiu chose to refuse, and she didn't expect that she would successfully refuse Gu Jiangming's action.

Was it because the intimacy wasn't high enough?

Jiu Jiu fell into deep thought.

If the intimacy were high enough, she wouldn't be able to refuse even if she wanted to; since she could refuse now, it only proved that the intimacy wasn't high enough.

Or perhaps Gu Jiangming's memories were too sparse, and their relationship was too rushed, lacking the natural progression of things.

If she spent these days properly building up their mutual rapport, it should work out.

Gu Jiangming, having calmed down from his impulse, felt that he shouldn't waste any more deduction turns on such strange aspects.

He continued to investigate information about this 【Tianming Di】.

This time, the direction of the deduction not only included 【Tianming Di】 but also added a branch of information regarding the crown prince.

【Your directions for investigating Tianming Di have gradually increased.】

【1: Continue investigating Tianming Di.】

【2: Investigate the crown prince of Tianming Di.】

【3: Investigate Tianming Di's favorite daughter, Jin'an Princess.】

If you're going to dig for information, you dig to the end; there is no such thing as giving up halfway. Gu Jiangming had just lost his head for a moment, and now he was in a sage-like state of mind.

【You choose to continue investigating Tianming Di.】

【You learn that in the Northern Wei martial arts world, it is rumored that the Northern Wei Imperial Family possesses a martial arts secret manual passed down through generations called "Heavenly Emperor Solitude." It is said that if one cultivates it to the extreme, one can attain longevity. Tianming Di's ability to live to such an advanced age is due to his cultivation of this manual.】

【Furthermore, Tianming Di does not care about the state affairs of the world; he is obsessed with the path of cultivation. He uses the resources of the entire world to nourish only his own family's well-being. Whether they are members of the Buddhist Sect or experts from Daoism, he is willing to invite them to guard the imperial palace.】

【He is particularly fond of and trusts a Daoist named Tao Yuanwen. The crown prince once submitted a memorial to impeach the man, imploring his imperial father to prioritize the nation and the people, but he was scolded by Tianming Di instead.】

【In the end, it was a single phrase from Tao Yuanwen, "Two dragons shall not meet," that caused the crown prince to leave the Eastern Palace and be forced to reside in a princely manor outside the imperial palace.】

【Simulation ended.】

【Your third opportunity for information simulation has been used.】

Gu Jiangming had vaguely felt in his heart before that this Tianming Di was somewhat problematic.

Now that he saw it, his composition was indeed abnormal.

(End of chapter)