Chapter 274: Annoyed to Anger, a Secret Infiltration

This plain-as-water sentence sounded like a thunderclap to everyone's ears!

Several Gu Family elders felt their hearts pound like drums and hammers, and for a moment some lost their voice.

"Gu Chen, you're still young; confidence is naturally a good thing!"

Gu Ren sucked in a breath of cold air,

"But you and Gu Han, plus the other clansmen, are all my Gu Family's people; we cannot take risks!"

Even if Gu Ren believes, Gu Chen possesses strength comparable to a Martial Sovereign.

He also couldn't bear to truly let Gu Chen and Li Kaisan decide superiority and settle life and death!

In his eyes, even ten or a hundred Li Kaisans are not as important as Gu Chen's safety!

The other elders simply didn't believe Gu Chen could actually do it.

They merely thought Gu Chen was dissatisfied because they had been hoping for Gu Han's return and teaming up with Gu Chen.

Young people wanting to prove their abilities is quite normal.

As elders, they naturally wouldn't dampen the juniors' confidence.

Gu Chen naturally also heard the worry and doubt in Gu Ren's words.

Regarding this, he could only sigh helplessly.

He can't just start fighting here to prove his destructive power isn't inferior to a Martial Sovereign's, can he?

During this half month in Han Shan Cheng, it wasn't only Gu Han who was working hard.

When Gu Chen was instructing the clansmen, he gained insight into the previously lacking parts of sword intent.

Although his realm remained merely Great Martial Master, his true strength had undergone an earth-shaking change!

But because Gu Chen's true strength is merely that of a Great Martial Master,

He cannot, like a Martial Sovereign, unleash Overlord's Color Overbearing Qi to let others know he is a strong one!

After the meeting ended, the elders could only set a plan of action.

Have people wait in advance at the place where Gu Han returns to the Gu Family.

To prevent any mishap in the Gu Family, Gu Han returns at least once every two days.

They go to wait, and can promptly inform Gu Han of the situation.

And Gu Ren personally goes to the Chengzhu Fu; if that truly fails, he will beg the City Lord to intervene and protect the Gu Family!

The other elders continue to oversee the Six Clans Grand Competition.

But at this moment, Li Kaisan keeps hitting walls everywhere.

"Honestly, it's like seeing a ghost—how can everyone from these families avoid the Gu Family like snakes and scorpions?"

Li Kaisan is basically a monk two zhang tall who can't figure things out.

Usually, the various clans of any city are outwardly calm but actually oppose each other with swords drawn.

Such an opportunity—able to gain resources, get on good terms with Heavy Sword Peak, and weaken the enemy's strength—

Logically, the major families should flock to it.

But the fact is completely opposite to what he imagined.

"Could it be that the six great families of Han Shan Cheng are so close-knit they're like brothers?"

As soon as that thought arose, Li Kaisan was amused by his own idea.

Such a situation may not be impossible, but it is practically unheard of.

It could occur in Han Shan Cheng, but it's unlikely to actually happen there.

Li Kaisan thought, found a Zhang Family elder, secretly followed his movements, then covertly killed him.

Then he hung the man's identity token at his waist and disguised himself with a mask.

"Zhang Chuang, I have no dealings with others; it's normal for them to refuse my request."

Li Kaisan burned the Zhang Family elder's corpse with a gloomy gaze, sinisterly looking toward the Zhang Family Manor,

"But since even you refused me, don't blame me for disregarding our years of friendship!"

Saying that, Li Kaisan put on the mask and re-entered Han Shan Cheng.

The next morning was the day of the Six Clans Grand Competition.

In Han Shan Cheng's streets and alleys, many who make a living selling news wished to spread it throughout the city.

Even the ants by the roadside were spreading the word!

The great families, full of excitement, went to the prearranged venue at the Gu Family.

In the center of Han Shan Cheng lay a training ground capable of holding ten thousand people!

The tradition of the Six Great Families' disciples sparring goes back a long way.

Not only Han Shan Cheng, but other cities also hold similar activities to judge the juniors' strength and talent of the families.

Each family also contributes a portion of spiritual veins or heavenly materials and earthly treasures as the stake.

Whoever performs outstandingly among the juniors, or the victorious family, can obtain rewards.

This stake amounts to nothing for the several great families' scale.

But for the younger generation, it is a precious resource hard to come by.

On this training ground's main seat lay a dazzling array of resources!

Looking around, on the Gu Family's seat lay a completely golden-yellow long sword.

"This long sword doesn't look sharp; could it just be for show?"

"You ignorant fellow, this is an Earth-grade middle-rank spiritual artifact, the Yao Jin Sword! Though it doesn't look sharp, with one swing it can easily break other spiritual artifacts below Earth-grade!"

"Moreover, if a metal-attributed martial practitioner wields it, its power increases greatly, rivaling an Earth-grade top-rank spiritual artifact!"

Hiss, I've never seen something like this before; an earth-grade spiritual artifact—I've only heard others mention it.

The Gu Family is a newly arrived clan, and they brought out a middle-grade earth-grade spiritual artifact—truly wealthy and generous! Other clans would need a top-grade earth-grade spiritual artifact, wouldn't they?

You wouldn't know that, would you? I've heard that the Gu Family seized the He Family's entire treasury, so this spiritual artifact very likely came from the He Family's treasury!

Holy cow? No wonder the Gu Family is so imposing!

You say that so lightly; even if it's true, these resources have gone into your pocket—would you really be willing to spend them? The Gu Family's willingness to spend them already surpasses many.

That's true; I'm now curious about the two great geniuses of the younger generation of the Gu Family that everyone's talking about on the streets—just who are they?

Amidst the clamor of discussion, the family heads of the six great families came one after another.

However, this is merely a sparring session among the younger generation disciples.

It's not enough to require the family heads of each clan to be present in person.

Therefore, those sent by each family are the second-in-command, namely the great elders.

This sufficiently demonstrates how much the great families value this matter.

And the Zhang Family has yet to discover, even until now, that an elder has gone missing within the clan.

The movements of the elders from each family were not restricted, which also led to them not noticing any abnormality.

And no one noticed that someone in the crowd was gazing with a dark look toward the position where the Zhang Family's great elder was.

"Who is it?"

Zhang Chuan sensed a hint of chill, Furrowed Brow.

But when he looked in the direction from which the chill came, he found nothing.

"It shouldn't be Old Li, right?"

Zhang Chuan, at the First Moment, thought of Li Kaisan, with whom he had parted on bad terms.

He had already received news that after leaving the Zhang Family, Li Kaisan went to other families.

As expected, Li Kaisan encountered setbacks everywhere among the great families.

After that, there was no more news of Li Kaisan.

Zhang Chuan only hopes that Li Kaisan does not appear here.

Otherwise, the other party might not necessarily be able to leave alive.