A county town less than forty miles from Lingxiao City.
Inside an ordinary three-courtyard compound, Yang Kan wore an extremely grim expression.
Looking at the Gu Clan disciple before him, he said in a cold voice, "Is this the arrangement Gu Jinlai has made for this old man?"
"The Patriarch has already prepared sufficient food for you, Elder. There are two wells in the courtyard, and locals outside the courtyard are used as cover. The Elder only needs to live in peace with your disciples within the compound, and absolutely no one will notice,"
the Gu Clan disciple said.
"You sound like you are deliberately trying to make me laugh."
Yang Kan slowly stood up. "We are fifty-three people in total: twelve Core Forming experts and forty Gang Condensing experts. Core Forming and Gang Condensing both belong to the true-disciple tier within our Purgatory Sect. Although their ages exceed the disciple limits, they likewise belong to our sect's prefects and protectors. Yet Gu Jinlai's arrangement for us requires eight of our Purgatory Sect's prefects and protectors to squeeze into a single room?"
"The situation in Lingxiao City has changed, and at this moment the Patriarch has important matters on his mind and is unable to attend to this. Therefore... I must ask Elder Yang to bear with it for a while."
The Gu Clan disciple said, "Elder Yang coming here to hide was meant to act as a surprise force in the first place, so as not to need to mobilize manpower from the sect when making a move against Baihe City and leave behind traces that would make them raise their guard. It is not suitable to be too high-profile."
"The situation has only changed because Gu Jinlai lacks the ability. When Su Tong arrived, couldn't he have simply