Chapter 747

Especially that mocking curve hanging at the corner of his mouth.

It was all the more glaring.

Ding Dang beside him clapped her hands and cheered with delight.

Bai Bai Axiu perhaps could not bear to see Shi Potian's wretched state.

She turned her body aside, refusing to look at him.

Shi Potian's eyes were hollow.

A strange hatred welled up from within.

The crack in his state of mind spread wider and wider.

Almost everyone was watching Shi Potian make a fool of himself.

Only Min Rou pleaded urgently:

"Junior Nephew, please show mercy."

Seeing Shi Potian in such a pitiful state,

she could no longer spare a thought for other concerns.

She grabbed Gu Gu Hanyuan's arm.

Gu Gu Hanyuan gently pushed Min Rou's hand away.

In a soft voice he said:

"Don't worry, Martial Aunt Min. I haven't injured him. I've only taken away his ability to move."

Yet his playful gaze gave Min Rou a hint.

Min Rou quickly read Gu Gu Hanyuan's hint.

"Martial Aunt Min, if you don't want anything to happen to Shi Zhongyu, you know what to do, don't you?"

Because she had already been through it once,

Min Rou understood almost instantly.

Her heart stirred.

Her expression turned wistful.

She recalled the two unprecedented feelings she had experienced in Jiangling City.

For a moment she could not sort out whether it was Rejection or Hope.

Ding Dang at this moment seemed to have confirmed her guess.

A delighted smile appeared on her face.

It made her already gorgeous features even more dazzlingly beautiful.

Shi Qing, who had not noticed anything fishy between the two, asked in confusion:

"How could Yu'er suddenly possess such Internal Arts?"

His voice jolted Min Rou awake.

She lowered her gaze meekly.

She walked behind Shi Qing.

Her eyes, full of complicated feelings, fixed on her husband's back.

Gu Gu Hanyuan listened to Shi Qing's question.

He pretended to ponder for a moment.

Then said in a measured voice:

"Most likely it's similar to Gu Mou's own experience — he stumbled into some ancient ruin and obtained a fortuitous encounter. That's why in such a short time he has reached the peak of Grandmaster cultivation base."

This was a plan he had long prepared.

Previously only Huang Rong knew of it.

It had not been spread afterward either.

Taking this chance, he now publicized the so-called ancient ruin.

As expected, the remark drew everyone's attention.

Shi Qing asked in confusion:

"Ancient ruin?"

Gu Gu Hanyuan murmured thoughtfully:

"That's right. Those are ruins left behind from thousands, even tens of thousands of years ago."

The crowd exchanged uncertain glances.

Zhao Da seemed to have guessed something.

He asked respectfully:

"Please, Young Master Gu, enlighten us."

Gu Gu Hanyuan was extremely pleased with Zhao Da's reaction.

He declared in a clear, loud voice:

"As Gu Mou knows it, quite a few ancient ruins lie hidden in various places. Inside them are many remnants of immortal fate. Gu Mou himself entered one such ancient ruin back then, which is why I have my cultivation base today. So Shi Zhongyu's rapid leap in Internal Arts is hardly strange."

Gu Gu Hanyuan's explanation stirred an uproar.

The murmuring grew louder and louder.

Almost everyone was discussing the so-called ancient ruins.

They also cast glances at Gu Gu Hanyuan and Shi Potian from time to time.

Their eyes all glittered with sharp interest.

Shi Potian, who now knew the truth was not an ancient relic, could not speak at all.

Nor did he have any interest in the crowd's discussion.

He remained immersed in complex thoughts.

Zhao Da's eyes flickered.

He secretly guessed:

"Could the Hero's Island have originally been an ancient relic, only discovered later by the Dragon and Wood Island Masters? Otherwise, the divine arts left on the murals and the various strange flowers and herbs that enhance power found on the island cannot be explained."

Gu Gu Hanyuan watched Zhao Da's thoughtful expression.

He had already guessed what was in Zhao Da's mind.

This was good news for Gu Gu Hanyuan, who wanted to promote the so-called ancient relic.

Because not only would Zhao Da think this.

The major sects, knowing the inside story, would think the same.

In this way,

the story of the ancient relic would sooner or later spread throughout the world.

In the eyes of others,

the flaw of Gu Gu Hanyuan's power growing too fast would naturally be covered up.

Avoiding some people from making baseless connections between Gu Gu Hanyuan and Brother Wutian.

Gu Gu Hanyuan could also use this to secretly make some arrangements.

Shi Qing cared less about the opportunity that could make power surge forward.

He helped the disheveled Shi Potian to his feet.

And asked in confusion:

"Could Yu'er's sudden drastic change in temperament also be related to this immortal opportunity?"

Gu Gu Hanyuan raised an eyebrow.

Pretending to ponder, he said:

"A drastic change in temperament? If it is not faked, it is highly likely to be a side effect caused by the influence of the immortal opportunity. For example, symptoms such as amnesia."

He provided a self-consistent explanation for the problems on Shi Potian's body.

Even when Shi Potian came to his senses,

he would be fooled by this explanation.

Believing he truly had amnesia.

The only flaw was Shi Zhongyu, whose whereabouts were unknown.

Regarding this, Gu Gu Hanyuan also had a rough guess.