Chapter 235: City Lord's Invitation

"If one already possessed this Ten Thousand Flames Scorching Sea Formation."

Gu Han secretly sighed in his heart,

"The little sister also wouldn't need to encounter such danger."

However, eight or nine out of ten things in this world go against one's wishes.

He is not some favored child of heaven, and it's impossible for heaven to always go his way.

At least from today onward, even if he himself went to the front line.

The safety of his mother and sister was also guaranteed.

Gu Han chose to learn Thunder Patrol Wing in his mind.

At the same time, he poured all the vast martial technique experience he had accumulated into Thunder Patrol Wing.

The martial technique experience Gu Han had accumulated was truly too much.

He directly upgraded the newly acquired Thunder Patrol Wing to the pinnacle!

However, Gu Han did not rashly use Thunder Patrol Wing just now; he felt his new wings.

Here there are many people and mixed eyes; it's still best to be careful.

And the patriarchs of the five great families lurking in the dark, seeing the battle's dust settle, all felt a stir in their hearts.

After witnessing the astonishing strength of the Gu Han brothers.

They knew that these two would surely have limitless futures!

The Gu family would also soar to great heights, perhaps even becoming a prominent clan of Jiannan Prefecture!

"Although adding flowers to brocade is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow, but now stepping forward to congratulate can at least earn some goodwill!"

However, just as the patriarchs of the five great families were about to move, they halted their steps!

A hint of hesitation arose in their hearts.

If they stepped forward now, it would easily be seen as trying to profit from the fire and cause trouble for the Gu family.

Although they originally stood to gain as the fishermen benefiting, if instead they incurred Gu Han's hostility, that would be a loss not worth the gain!

However, just when the people of the five great families were caught between advancing and retreating.

In the distance, a ripple of space began to undulate rapidly like water waves.

Immediately after, a stunning streak flew in from afar.

Just this spatial fluctuation alone shows how powerful the newcomer is!

At that moment, Gu Xiao Dao, who had just relaxed his mind, suddenly changed color.

He held a long sword, watching the newcomer warily.

When the stunning streak faded, everyone discovered it was a middle-aged person wearing a dark blue python robe.

The middle-aged person's appearance was ordinary, but his strong aura made the Gu family elders tremble with fear.

Even when the family head killed He Qingyun and others, the aura he erupted with was far inferior to that of this man before them!

They did not know the identity of this man before them, and dared not be the slightest bit negligent.

However, the patriarchs of each family lurking in the dark all felt a jolt in their hearts at this moment, secretly thinking an opportunity had arrived!

They hurriedly emerged from hiding and bowed to the appearing figure.

"Greetings, City Lord!"

"What? This person is actually the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng!"

Although they had visited Han Shan Cheng several times before, they had never had the chance to see its City Lord.

While Gu Xiao Dao and the others were greatly shocked in their hearts, they also wore bitter expressions.

The Gu family people had destroyed the important grounds of the He residence into this state.

Could it be that the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng has come this time to demand an explanation?

Under Gu Xiao Dao's leadership, the Gu family elders also followed suit, hastily paying respects to the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord."

The City Lord of Han Shan Cheng lightly raised his hand, signaling everyone to rise.

Immediately afterward, his gaze lightly swept over the heads of the five great families of Han Shan Cheng.

"If the two of you are unharmed today, that's fine; but if any problem arises, you few had better think about how to answer for it!"

This sentence from the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng left the five family heads utterly bewildered.

Each of them had mastered a different intent.

Even if they were all peak-level intents, the distance they had traveled on this path still paled compared to that of the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng.

Furthermore, blocked by He Qintian, they failed to notice the sword intent on Gu Chen's person!

Sword cultivators and spear cultivators, although indeed rising stars of Ben Lang Guo, are worthy of attention.

But they are not the instigators of today's affair.

Even if the sword cultivator Gu Chen truly died at He Qintian's hands, it wouldn't implicate them, would it?

The City Lord of Han Shan Cheng merely glanced at them and withdrew his gaze, having no intention of patiently explaining.

He gave Gu Han a gentle smile with his eyes, then turned his gaze to Gu Xiao Dao, the head of the Gu family.

"This time letting you all be frightened is my dereliction of duty as the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng."

"No, no, it's we who have disturbed Han Shan Cheng's peace and have not yet begged the City Lord for forgiveness!"

Gu Xiao Dao hastily performed the salute.

Although he had already advanced to Martial Sovereign.

But he knew that, in the presence of the City Lord of Han Shan Cheng, he was still far inferior.

The City Lord of Han Shan Cheng glanced around at the surrounding streets, at the civilians cautiously looking in this direction.

If we keep gathering here, we fear it will cause panic among the people; rather than that, let us all go to my city lord's manor to gather.

Gu Xiao Dao immediately bowed and said,

Since the City Lord has invited us, my Gu family will naturally obey rather than merely show respect.

The heads of the other five great families exchanged glances, then all nodded and clasped their hands.

Gu Han frowned, and based on his experiences during this time, he instinctively believed that those in high positions all harbored ill intentions.

He immediately thought of taking the chance while Gu Xiao Dao's entourage went to the feast, to slip into the crowd and leave, so as to quickly find his sister.

And Han Shan Cheng's City Lord, Liao Lun, as if he had guessed Gu Han's intention to leave, laughed and said,

The two Gu family prodigies are honored guests of our city lord; they simply cannot be absent.

Gu Han saw Liao Lun's gaze directed at him, and could only dismiss the thought in his mind, sighing helplessly.

Since the City Lord has invited us, the junior generation will naturally not refuse.

If it were the past, for City Lord Liao Lun to so solemnly invite a young person, the members of the five great families would surely be stunned.

But today, everyone present has witnessed the performance of Gu Han and Gu Chen.

Gu Han is absolutely worthy of the City Lord's invitation!

……

The banquet hall of the City Lord's manor.

Besides City Lord Liao Lun sitting in the seat of honor.

The heads of the five great families of Han Shan Cheng sat on Liao Lun's left.

And the Gu family members, led by Gu Xiao Dao, sat on Liao Lun's right.

According to common sense, those who have not reached Martial Sovereign cannot possibly earn the qualification to attend the upper banquet and drink alongside Liao Lun.

But today's performance by the Gu family earned them this opportunity.

Gu Xiao Dao took the primary seat on the right; below him were Gu Chen, Gu Han, and the recently rescued Ninth Elder Gu Lin Shan and his grandson Gu Qian Yue.

Needless to say, Gu Han and Gu Chen.

Their identities as a sword cultivator and a spear cultivator alone were enough to give them a place at the banquet.

But in order to match the positions of the five family heads of Han Shan Cheng,

Liao Lun waved his hand and specially approved that two more members of the Gu family could ascend to the main seats.

Di Ying, Dai Jing, and the others were not members of the Gu family, and they repeatedly declined.

Meanwhile, the other elders hurried over, but in fact they didn't help much.

Gu Pan and the others remained stationed in Wu Shan Cheng, waiting for news.

These two seats ultimately went to the formerly captured Gu Lin Shan and Gu Qian Yue.

Although the grandfather and grandson had been captured, they also understood that they did not belong at this banquet.

Nor did they feel ashamed; instead, they were very conscious of acting as invisible people.