Chapter 139: and translation of title

Gu Han's separate residence.

"Not good, young master!"

"Something serious has happened!"

A Gu Family guard, face ashen with panic, stumbled into Gu Han's courtyard.

"How reckless, what propriety is this?"

Gu Han snapped angrily.

He, however, knew that his grandfather had already threatened and lured Gu Fangyun and others to defect before the meeting started.

This time victory was assured; there was no way to lose!

Therefore, to appear steady, Gu Han deliberately did not attend the meeting.

Instead, he kept waiting in his own courtyard.

The guard, terrified, spoke in a hurried tone,

"Third Elder… Third Elder has been deposed and is now imprisoned in the Gu Family dungeon by the Family Head!"

"Young master, you too have been stripped of main-line status and relegated to a branch line by the Family Head!"

"What?!"

Gu Han's pupils widened, his face instantly changing.

His face was filled with disbelief.

Gu Han stared fixedly at the guard and roared hoarsely,

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"The Family Head wants to govern the Gu Family well, yet he must rely on my grandfather—where does he get the nerve to depose my grandfather?"

At that moment, Gu Han did not know that Gu Xiao Dao had already broken through to Martial Sovereign, at the height of his power.

In his view, Gu Xiao Dao was merely at the peak of Martial Ancestor.

Although his grandfather's strength was inferior to Gu Xiao Dao's, he was still at the late stage of Martial Ancestor.

Such strength made them among the top experts in the Gu Family.

How could they just abolish it like that?

But while he said that aloud, a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart.

This guard was a direct descendant of his grandfather's line.

He could not possibly, nor did he have the gall to deceive himself!

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the courtyard.

A law enforcement squad boldly stormed into Gu Han's courtyard.

When Gu Han saw the leader's appearance, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Fifth Elder, what are you doing here?"

To prevent Gu Han from doing something irrational.

Leading the law enforcement squad this time was none other than Gu Ren, who had just been promoted to Third Elder.

"Gu Han, you are no longer a main-line member; the family wishes to reclaim the residence you occupy."

After speaking, Gu Ren waved his hand, signaling the law enforcement squad to remove all of Gu Han's belongings.

Gu Han quickly stepped forward, firmly blocking the law enforcement squad.

He glared at Gu Ren with anger and shouted,

"No one may move; I will move my own belongings myself!"

Gu Ren raised his eyebrows.

Gu Han's tone was the toughest, yet his words were the most cowardly.

"If that's the case, then I'll give you an hour."

Gu Han, after all, is a member of the Gu Family; although implicated and demoted to a branch line, Gu Ren does not intend to drive him to desperation,

"Give you an hour; after an hour, someone will naturally come to inspect."

After speaking, Gu Ren led the law enforcement squad away.

With a storage ring, an hour was more than enough for Gu Han to pack and make ten trips.

After Gu Ren's squad left, Gu Han slumped to the ground, dazed.

After a long while, he rose and gathered everything in the courtyard into his storage ring.

However, Gu Han momentarily did not know where to go.

In the Gu Family, he had always relied on his grandfather being the Third Elder to throw his weight around.

Now that his grandfather has fallen from power, Gu Han feels utterly lost.

"Young master, why not use connections to see the Third Elder? Perhaps you can still find a chance to make a comeback."

At that moment, the guard beside him spoke up, his words brightening Gu Han's eyes.

He patted the guard's shoulder reassuringly,

"If my grandfather makes a comeback in the future, your contribution will surely be indispensable!"

Gu Han hurriedly left with the guard, hoping to use connections to enter the dungeon and see his grandfather.

But now, all main-line members have already received the news of the Third Elder's downfall.

Upon seeing Gu Han approach, they all avoided him, making excuses of illness or going out.

Not a single person was willing to meet Gu Han face to face.

Let alone helping him make connections to get into the dungeon.

This time, Gu Han finally understood what it means when a wall falls, everyone pushes, and what human warmth and coldness are.

He had already sought out everyone he usually got along with, but these people avoided him like the plague, staying as far away as possible!

Exhausted after a day, Gu Han sat outside the Gu Family's gate, grimy and dazed, utterly at a loss.

But just then, a woman suddenly came to mind.

Li Xuanqing!

The granddaughter of Elder Li of Heavy Sword Peak.

Also, his grandfather Gu Cang Shan had arranged this marriage for him long ago.

Just thinking about that woman's martial prowess made Gu Han shudder.

He feared that Li Xuanqing would, without a word, wield a heavy sword as big as a door panel and spar with him.

But Gu Han thought, perhaps only Elder Li could help his grandfather escape the current crisis.

With that thought, Gu Han immediately went to the city, rented a carriage, and headed for Heavy Sword Peak.

And the news that the Gu Family's Third Elder had been thrown into prison spread like wildfire.

After the three other great families of Wu Shan Cheng received the news, they all secretly speculated what internal strife had caused the Gu Family's downfall.

Only then would even the exalted Third Elder be thrown into prison!

The demotion of the Third Elder is an enormous loss for the Gu Family.

For a moment, the three great families all felt tempted.

The Wang Family went further, secretly sending people to probe how strictly the Gu Family guarded their spiritual fields and veins, in order to gauge the Gu Family's true strength.

If the Gu Family were weakened by internal strife, they might even profit from it!

The scouts' reports brought the Wang Family's members ecstatic joy!

The Gu Family indeed stepped up patrols of the spiritual veins!

If the personnel of the Gu Family's patrols remained unchanged, perhaps they could still deceive them.

Yet despite losing the Third Elder, the Gu Family actually managed to increase the staffing of its spiritual vein patrols.

If anyone claimed this wasn't a bluff, they wouldn't believe it!

The Wang Family hastily began secretly contacting the other two great families, preparing to coerce the Gu Family and divide its resources!

But they didn't know that the intensified patrols of the spiritual veins were Gu Xiao Dao's idea!

Gu Xiao Dao precisely hoped that the Wang Family and the other two great families would take the initiative to act against the Gu Family.

So that Gu Xiao Dao could net them all in one sweep!

Although Gu Xiao Dao has broken through to Martial Sovereign, he still needs some time to consolidate his realm.

The time these three great families spend secretly colluding is just right for him to master his new power!

In fact, at this moment, if we don't count Gu Xiao Dao's strength, the Gu Family is at its weakest.

Not only was the Third Elder thrown into prison, but even three elders, including the Grand Elder, have left the Gu Family!

The Grand Elder returned to the Eight Corners Region to oversee the Gu Family's caravan there.

The other two elders rushed day and night toward Mu Shan Cheng!

The new Third Elder, Gu Ren, has always remembered the words Gu Cang Shan spoke before his imprisonment.

It's likely that Gu Cang Shan has already sent someone to deal with Gu Han in Mu Shan Cheng!

They must hurry there to protect Gu Han's safety!