The Confident Child of Fortune

Recently, Honglu Temple in Chang'an City had been exceptionally bustling.

Because Gan Country was holding a Succession Ceremony, every nation had sent delegations to witness it. Even Chu Kingdom, which was currently at war with Gan Country, had dispatched a delegation. Such was the etiquette between nations: even if the frontline was ablaze with war, the proper courtesies would never be lacking.

After all, many matters were not simply black or white.

For example, Chu Kingdom and Gan Country were currently locked in a fierce battle within Jiang Kingdom Territory, yet they were closely cooperating along the Later Qin border. The imperial merchants of both nations were even taking the lead in exchanging goods.

Therefore,

for this Succession Ceremony in Gan Country, Chu Kingdom had sent its delegation early. They had arrived in Gan Country before the New Year, personally led by Princess Xiao Ziyin.

At this moment, in the courtyard where Xiao Ziyin resided, she was receiving a young man. His looks were utterly ordinary, and his clothing was plain. Only his bearing was exceptionally calm. Even before Xiao Ziyin, a Princess of immense authority, he remained perfectly composed.

This man was Ye Chen, the most renowned martial prodigy in Chu Kingdom. Though not yet thirty, he was already Chu Kingdom's third greatest expert, second only to Dharma Master Liansheng and Chu Emperor Xiao Zhaolin.

"Young Master Ye," Xiao Ziyin said with a soft smile from the Main Seat, "we've been in Gan Country for quite some time now. Yet you don't seem anxious to look for the Treasure Map? If I remember correctly, you only have four Treasure Maps. That won't be enough to find the Cold Mountain Treasury."

Ye Chen smiled faintly, took four palm-sized parchment sheets from his robes, and placed them on the table. "If Your Highness is interested in these Treasure Maps, then I shall give them to you."

Xiao Ziyin asked in confusion, "Young Master Ye, you traveled thousands of miles from Chu Kingdom to Gan Country. Wasn't it for the Cold Mountain Treasury?"

"Yes."

"Then why would you—"

Ye Chen waved a hand. "This thing means nothing to me. To be honest, Your Highness, I don't like competing for things. I've always believed in fate. If something is mine, it will naturally come into my hands. If it isn't mine, I won't force it."

Xiao Ziyin praised, "Young Master Ye truly possesses lofty enlightenment."

Ye Chen rose and said, "Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I shall take my leave. Back in Chu Kingdom, I heard that Chang'an has three wonders: morning bells and evening drums, the Underground Ghost City, and Chang'an that never sleeps. I must go and see them properly."

Xiao Ziyin rose to see him out. "This is Gan Country, after all. We people of Chu Kingdom are in a somewhat awkward position here. Young Master Ye, please be careful. If you encounter any trouble, immediately send someone to notify me."

"Thank you for Your Highness's concern, but..." Ye Chen said with great confidence, "I probably won't run into any trouble."

As they chatted, Xiao Ziyin escorted Ye Chen to the entrance. Two swordsmen stood there: one dressed in black, the other in white; one stern-faced, the other mild and gentle. They were highly distinctive.

These two were no ordinary men. They were the famed brother swordsmen of Chu Kingdom, both Grandmaster Figures. The swordsman in black was Chang Qi, while the one in white was Chang Liu.

The two saluted Xiao Ziyin with cupped hands, then followed Ye Chen away, one on either side.

Watching the three depart, Xiao Ziyin murmured, "This Ye Chen... he truly is uncanny. It would be one thing if his own luck defied heaven, but even those around him can receive such blessings."

The Female Official beside Xiao Ziyin said, "The Chang brothers had only been second- or third-rate figures in the martial world. But after joining Ye Chen, in just a few years they encountered all manner of fortuitous opportunities and both achieved the title of Grandmaster!"

Xiao Ziyin said, "Ye Chen and Gu Mo are both people who defy all reason."

As she spoke, Xiao Ziyin turned and walked into the courtyard. "Burn the maps Ye Chen just gave us. Then produce a batch of fakes and place them in the Black Market to muddy the waters. Let Chang'an City descend into chaos."

The Female Official hurriedly said, "I understand. However, Your Highness, I'm worried. Ye Chen is simply too uncanny. I fear that even without the maps, he may still stumble upon the Cold Mountain Treasury!"

"It doesn't matter," Xiao Ziyin said. "If it can still fall into Ye Chen's hands, that only proves that he truly bears some mandate of heaven. The emperor had me bring Ye Chen to Gan Country this time because he wanted me to borrow Ye Chen's Fortune. That will only make my plan proceed more smoothly."

The Female Official nodded. "I hope Ye Chen's Fortune really is that effective and can lead us to the whereabouts of the Great Compassion Divine Monk!"

Having said that,

the Female Official picked up the parchments on the table, though she still hesitated before asking, "Your Highness, are we truly not going to find a way to contend for the Cold Mountain Treasury?"

Xiao Ziyin sneered. "In Chang'an City, if we contend for it, wouldn't we merely be laboring for Gan Country? If there truly are riches equal to a country inside, do you think Gan Country would let us take them away?"

"Your Highness is right."

At once, the Female Official burned the parchments.

The fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival.

Gu Mo brought Gu Chundong and Red Clothes to Chang'an City. This time, he had not brought the qin player, because someone needed to guard the house. Moreover, the qin player was still setting up an array at the Gu residence and had no time to leave.

"Chudong, Chudong, over here!"

Just as they arrived outside Chang'an City's gates, they heard Princess Chengyang Li Li's voice. Gu Chundong turned around and saw a carriage parked by the roadside, with Li Li climbing down from it.

Gu Chundong dismounted and walked over. Li Li immediately leaped up and threw herself onto Gu Chundong, saying, "I've been waiting here for you since early this morning!"

Gu Chundong smiled. "Didn't I tell you in my letter? I said I would probably arrive around noon. Why did you come so early?"

"I missed you," Li Li said. "Let me tell you, I recently met a master of Clay Figurines. He's incredibly skilled! The clay figurines he makes look exactly like real people. I had him make one based on me, and it was simply identical! Tomorrow, I'll take you to meet him so he can make one for you too!"

Gu Chundong asked, "Is it more lifelike than the Wood Carvings my brother makes?"

Li Li thought for a moment. "How should I put it? They're different. Your brother's Wood Carvings are lifelike, but they're still made of wood, so you can tell at a glance that they're fake. But that Clay Figurine master's creations are different. They look like living people. Ah, you'll understand once you see it at my home later."

Only then did Li Li climb down from Gu Chundong. When she saw Gu Mo and Red Clothes riding a horse toward them, her expression immediately turned solemn. "That beautiful elder sister came too? Did she steal your sister-in-law's place?"

"No," Gu Chundong said. "She can't become my sister-in-law. Didn't we explain this at your house last year? Red Clothes is my brother's maid!"

Li Li pursed her lips. "She's so pretty. Being a maid is only one identity, and being your sister-in-law can be a new identity!"

"Aiya, I don't know how to explain it to you," Gu Chundong said. "Anyway, she absolutely cannot be my sister-in-law!"

Li Li hugged Gu Chundong's arm. "I don't care. The two of us are still the very, very best!"

Then Li Li said to Gu Mo, "Great Hero Gu, why don't you stay at my home?"

Gu Mo waved a hand. "Chundong can stay at your home. I'll stay with Old Ye."

Naturally, Gu Mo could not stay at the Princess Mansion. Li Li was still unmarried, and having a grown man reside there would inevitably invite gossip. Besides, both he and Li Li had unusual identities, and being together would easily stir people's imaginations.

Furthermore, he needed people to help move things from Corpse Cocoon Cave. Ye Jinglan was the best person to ask for this. After all, Ye Jinglan had a group of trusted followers who had accompanied him since his days roaming the martial world in Qingzhou. They were highly skilled, efficient, and would not cause unnecessary trouble.

"Fine, then!"

Li Li agreed immediately. To her, inviting Gu Mo had merely been an offhand remark. From the very beginning, her target had been Gu Chundong.

Just then,

Ye Jinglan rode out from the city. He dismounted and saluted with cupped hands. "I had planned to come early and wait for you, but Brother Su stopped me before I left and asked me to help investigate a case."

Gu Mo waved a hand. "No matter. It's not as if I couldn't find the way."

"Brother Ye," Gu Chundong called out.

"Sister Chundong." Ye Jinglan returned her salute.

"You two can chat slowly. Chundong and I are going to have fun first!" Li Li said.

Gu Mo gave Red Clothes a look, and she immediately followed after them. Her primary duty was to protect Gu Chundong.

Watching Red Clothes leave, Ye Jinglan said, "Princess Chengyang told me before that you went out to sea last year and brought back a remarkably beautiful girl. I thought Princess Chengyang was joking, but it turns out it was true!"

Gu Mo smiled but said no more. Instead, he changed the subject. "Has there been any progress regarding the Cold Mountain Treasury?"

Ye Jinglan shook his head. "This has become troublesome. Recently, a great many Treasure Maps have appeared in Chang'an City's Black Market, causing all sorts of disputes. There have been especially many cases as a result. Since returning these past few days, I haven't rested at all."

"Someone is stirring things up behind the scenes?" Gu Mo asked.

Ye Jinglan nodded slightly. "Based on the clues we have so far, someone is indeed deliberately creating chaos behind the scenes, though their purpose remains unclear. However, this is a special period, and we fear someone may be planning to tamper with the Succession Ceremony.

Most important, outsiders don't know this, but we do. That so-called Cold Mountain Treasury is a bottomless pit. If the Poison Bead erupts, it will be disastrous."

Gu Mo asked, "What about clues to the eight maps?"

Ye Jinglan said, "We're investigating, but it's extremely difficult. There are eight nations, with one map in each. We have already found Gan Country's map, but there are no leads on the others for now. We also don't dare search too openly. If people become alert and learn of the Poison Bead's existence, that would be troublesome.

But the good news is that we have one Treasure Map. Others cannot gather a complete set, so their chances of finding the Cold Mountain Treasury are slim."

Gu Mo said, "Still, we must move quickly. That old bastard Qi Miaoxuan may be unable to spare attention for now, but once he frees his hands, whether there are Treasure Maps or not will no longer matter."

Ye Jinglan nodded. "His Majesty takes this matter very seriously and has specially deployed people to investigate throughout Chang'an City. As for me, I'm not skilled in this area, so I haven't involved myself too deeply. These recent cases alone have already left me scorched and frazzled.

However, Brother Su Su Ziyou from the Court of Judicial Review and Brother Zhuo Zhuo Qingfeng from Six Doors are no better off than I am. Brother Su especially has been so tormented by the Flesh-Eating Ghost Case that he cannot eat or sleep, and his hair has turned white. This morning, he even came specially to ask me for help. He has begun to suspect there is a mole within the Court of Judicial Review and borrowed a group of my men."

Gu Mo asked in confusion, "The Flesh-Eating Ghost Case? What happened?"

Ye Jinglan said, "Since before the New Year, a succession of murders have appeared in Chang'an City. Several were even committed in full view of crowds. Their methods were identical: the culprit removed the victims' heads, then devoured their brains.

But the strange part is that all thirteen recorded Flesh-Eating Ghost Cases have eyewitnesses. Yet seven of the Murderers identified by those witnesses were people who had long been dead. The remaining six suspects all had alibis and, in nearly every case, lacked the ability to commit the crimes."

Gu Mo asked, "Then why does Brother Su suspect the Court of Judicial Review?"

"Because Brother Su cornered the murderer twice during pursuit, yet the murderer vanished without a trace both times," Ye Jinglan said. "Suspecting a mole in the Court of Judicial Review was merely something he said in anger. The main issue is that he has begun doubting the abilities of those Constables!"

After saying that, Ye Jinglan chuckled. "If Brother Su knew you had come to the Capital City, he would definitely shamelessly beg you for help. After all, you are the Wanted Criminal Bane. The Court of Judicial Review has now concluded that a master of disguise is impersonating others to commit these crimes. The wanted criminal codename is Evil Ghost, with a bounty of three thousand taels!"

Just then,

the System Prompt sounded in Gu Mo's mind:

[New target detected]

[Wanted target—Evil Ghost?]

[Mission level—Six stars]

[Mission reward—One Sword Separates Worlds at full mastery]

One Sword Separates Worlds came from The Sword and the Chess of Death. It was a martial art that brought the use of Sword Qi to its utmost limit. Its core lay in condensing Sword Qi into form and shattering enemies across worlds.

A Cultivator could compress all their inner force into an extremely thin, spiraling strand of Sword Qi. When fired through the sword tip, it produced the "separates worlds" effect—upon touching its target, the Sword Qi instantly triggered a spatial distortion.

For Gu Mo as he was now, this martial art would not provide much direct enhancement. But its martial principle of compressing Sword Qi to the ultimate extreme would be of immense help to him. It resembled Qi Miaoxuan's previous method: a simple finger strike that nevertheless pushed an attack to its absolute limit.

Looking at the System Prompt,

Gu Mo was slightly surprised. He had not expected to trigger a six-star wanted criminal.

After all, even the Grand Manager, one of Gan Country's three great Wanted Criminals, had only been six-star. Up to now, Gu Mo had only slain five six-star Wanted Criminals in total.

Who would have thought that a case which had not caused any great storm would actually be six-star?

However, when he saw the question mark after the target's name, he understood. Like Qi Miaoxuan's wanted criminal identity, Tie Hanshan, this Evil Ghost definitely had other wanted criminal identities. Evil Ghost was merely one of his masks.

Gu Mo immediately said, "I think you should remind Brother Su to investigate those Wanted Criminals whose cases had a particularly great impact—people like the Grand Manager and the Human-Faced Demon Beast. Compare them. Perhaps you'll find a clue!"

"Why?" Ye Jinglan asked doubtfully.

Gu Mo considered it, then said, "I have a feeling that this Evil Ghost's identity is not simple. Don't ask how I know. I can only say that once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, one can develop unique perceptions of all things."

Ye Jinglan looked highly suspicious. "I haven't read much. Don't try to fool me?"

Gu Mo smiled faintly. "Guaranteed genuine."

Ye Jinglan nodded. "All right. I'll notify Brother Su later."

"Oh, right," Gu Mo asked. "Have you refined the Kirin Bone?"

Ye Jinglan shook his head slightly. "Not yet. Ever since returning to the Capital City, I've been busy constantly and haven't had much time to refine the Kirin Bone."

Gu Mo said in surprise, "That is strange. Back then, you, Ye Jinglan, were willing to gamble your life and cooperate with Qi Miaoxuan for the sake of power. You entered official service for the same reason. Why have you now put improving your strength aside instead?"

Ye Jinglan laughed softly. "People change. I did obey Qi Miaoxuan's orders and enter the imperial court because I wanted power. But during this process, I found a greater purpose in life. For example, using my martial arts to defend this country. I once pursued only the value of power itself. Now, I pursue using the value of power to realize the value of my life."

Gu Mo raised a thumb and praised, "Brother Ye, I think your name may one day be recorded in history!"

Ye Jinglan smiled. "Becoming a marquis or prime minister does not hold much appeal for me. But if you speak of leaving one's name in history, I doubt many men could refuse!"

Gu Mo laughed. "Then you should refine the Kirin Bone properly and take your martial arts to another level. Then you'll be able to do even more."

"I understand," Ye Jinglan said. "But Chang'an City is in a special period right now, and the Succession Ceremony cannot afford any mishap. Otherwise, the army's morale at the frontline will be shaken. Besides..."

Ye Jinglan paused before sending a voice transmission. "After the Succession Ceremony, His Majesty will personally lead the expedition, and I will accompany him. Therefore, at present, I must help His Majesty purge Chang'an City and prepare for the Crown Prince to oversee the state afterward."

"The emperor will personally go on campaign?" Gu Mo asked in surprise.

Ye Jinglan sighed and transmitted his voice, "In truth, the situation at the frontline is not optimistic. The court fears shaking the nation's resolve to fight, so it has deliberately sealed off the news. In reality, our frontline does not merely lack funds—the situation has become extremely tense. If His Majesty does not personally lead the expedition, then within half a year, Chu Kingdom may batter our army's morale into collapse!"

Gu Mo said in astonishment, "It has already reached such a point!"

"Otherwise, if it were not a last resort, how could His Majesty personally march into danger?" Ye Jinglan said.

For a time, both fell silent.

After a while, Ye Jinglan said, "Oh, right, Brother Gu. Your earlier letter said you wanted to borrow some people to move the things the Plague God left behind in the Ghost City. When are you planning to go?"

Gu Mo said, "Tomorrow... hm?"

Before he could finish, Gu Mo suddenly froze slightly. His Divine Sense had detected something—the Spiritual Restriction he had left beneath the abyss of Corpse Cocoon Cave had been triggered.

Seeing that something was wrong with Gu Mo's expression, Ye Jinglan immediately asked, "What is it, Brother Gu?"

Gu Mo slowly said, "The Spiritual Restriction I left in Corpse Cocoon Cave has been triggered. I'm afraid we need to go to the Ghost City now."

"An expert? Qi Miaoxuan?" Ye Jinglan asked tensely. "Shouldn't Qi Miaoxuan be the only one who knows where the Plague God hid?"

"It was probably someone who wandered in by mistake," Gu Mo said. "If it were Qi Miaoxuan, he would not have touched my restriction."

"Then I'll gather people at once. We'll head for Corpse Cocoon Cave immediately!"

Beneath the abyss outside Corpse Cocoon Cave Market Town, the waters of the Underground River surged violently. Stones occasionally fell from above, but their sounds were instantly swallowed by the roar of the water.

No one knew how deep this abyss was, nor how swift its waters were. Still less did anyone know that in the middle of the abyss lay a karst cave. But at this moment, one person had discovered it: Ye Chen, who had come from Chu Kingdom.

Half a day earlier,

Ye Chen and his two swordsman subordinates had gone to the Underground Ghost City for amusement. Unfamiliar with the darkness of that Underground Ghost City, they had been swindled out of a great deal of money and tricked aboard a broken boat. Fortunately, all three were martial experts, so their lives had not been endangered. Drifting aimlessly, they eventually reached Corpse Cocoon Cave.

Yet by a strange coincidence, the swindler appeared in Corpse Cocoon Cave as well. Ye Chen immediately make a move to seize him. But the man was a local thug of the Corpse Cocoon Cave region and had the aid of local gangs, allowing him to escape Ye Chen's grasp.

During the pursuit,

Ye Chen, unaware of Corpse Cocoon Cave's terrain, fell into the abyss together with the swindler. The swindler dropped into the Underground River at some unknown depth below, while Ye Chen did not even need to employ any means of survival. By another uncanny coincidence, he landed upon a ledge less than a foot wide outside this karst cave.

He had even kindly intended to pull the swindler up, but by another coincidence, he grabbed a pouch at the swindler's waist. Not only did it contain the money that had been stolen from him, it held even more money besides.

But when it came to such matters,

Ye Chen was already used to them.

He took out a tinderbox for light and walked into the karst cave.

The karst cave was utterly ordinary. By the firelight, he could see all of it at a glance. It was fairly spacious, about two zhang square, but aside from several stalactites, there was nothing else.

Just then,

he heard movement outside. When he walked out, he saw Chang Qi descending slowly with a rope tied around his body. One hand held a dagger sharp enough to cut iron like mud, while the other held a torch.

"Young Master, are you all right?" Chang Qi hurriedly asked upon seeing Ye Chen.

Ye Chen laughed softly. "A Qi, don't you know what kind of person I am? What could possibly happen to me?"

Chang Qi stepped onto the ledge and said, "Then, Young Master, should we go back up now? Chang Liu is waiting above. He can pull us up."

"Tell A Liu to wait a while. Let's take a look inside the cave," Ye Chen said.

Chang Qi asked doubtfully, "Is there something inside the cave?"

"No," Ye Chen said.

"Then what are we looking at?" Chang Qi asked in confusion.

Ye Chen said, "It is precisely because there is nothing that it is strange. I would not fall off a cliff for no reason."

Chang Qi hurriedly said, "It wasn't for no reason. It was an accident!"

Ye Chen smiled softly. "A Qi, you've been with me for two or three years now. Why haven't you adapted yet? There can be no accidents around me. Every accident is a blessing. This cliff is so high, and the Underground River below is so violent. Judging from the danger, this blessing probably will not be small."

"This..."

Chang Qi froze for a moment, then immediately circulated his inner force and sent a voice transmission.

This karst cave was twenty zhang below the surface, but for an expert like A Qi, transmitting his voice over twenty zhang was effortless.

Chang Qi then followed Ye Chen into the karst cave.

Yet even with Chang Qi holding a torch, and with such bright light to aid them, he still failed to spot anything inside the karst cave.

Chang Qi held up the torch and searched back and forth, scouring every corner. In the end, he returned to Ye Chen's side helplessly and said, "Young Master, there's nothing here!"

Ye Chen chuckled. "Don't rush. I don't need to search—blessings will come looking for me..."

As he spoke, Ye Chen leaned against the stone wall beside him.

Yet with that single lean,

The moment his fingertips touched the rough texture of the stone wall, a wave of faint blue energy began to dance along his palm like a living creature. The stalactites hanging from the ceiling of the karst cave suddenly seeped a gleaming white liquid. Their previously fixed tips curled and writhed like octopus tentacles, while droplets falling to the ground smashed out rings of profound runes.

"Crack—"

Spiderweb-like fissures suddenly split open across the stone wall to the right. The green mist seeping out condensed into a shifting Star Chart in midair. Everything before their eyes changed in that instant, leaving behind only hazy curtains of light. They could see nothing else.

"What... what's going on?"

Seeing the change before him, Chang Qi was somewhat startled. He swung his long sword, yet he could not cut through the curtain of light. When he moved forward, the light curtain moved forward too. When he stepped back, that dazzling, multicolored curtain of light stepped back with him.

For a moment,

Chang Qi panicked. Shielding Ye Chen, he said, "Young Master, be careful! This place is far too sinister!"

Yet Ye Chen remained utterly calm. "A Qi, relax. Just wait and see. Before long, this thing will either break apart on its own and reveal its true form, or someone will come help us break it!"

The moment Ye Chen finished speaking,

Those eerie curtains of light before them truly dissipated at once.

An open stone gate appeared in one of the stone walls before them. Through the gap in the door, they could clearly see an Underground Palace illuminated by countless Luminous Pearls.

Just as Ye Chen was preparing to head into the Underground Palace and investigate, a sound suddenly came from the entrance of the karst cave. He hurriedly turned his head and saw Chang Liu, looking extremely disheveled, bound with ropes and tossed at the entrance.

Ye Chen asked in confusion, "A Liu, what happened to you...?"

Chang Liu hurriedly said, "Young Master, there's an expert!"

Ye Chen frowned.

At that moment, a group of people entered through the mouth of the karst cave. However, Ye Chen's gaze settled on the two people at the front, for though both were young, their bearing was extraordinary, completely unlike the others. One carried a saber on his back, while the other carried a sword.

The man carrying the saber looked noble and exuded an oppressive air. The other, carrying a sword, looked no more than twenty, with an ethereal aura about him.

These two were Ye Jinglan and Gu Mo.

Ye Jinglan sized up Ye Chen, cupped his hands, and said, "Friend, this is private territory. If you entered by mistake, please leave. If you deliberately forced your way in, then draw a line!"

Ye Chen smiled faintly and cupped his hands. "My apologies, friend. I was pursuing a thief and accidentally fell down here, entering this place by mistake. I did not know this was private territory. Well, if I have damaged anything, I am willing to compensate you!"

Ye Jinglan was somewhat taken aback. He had not expected the man before him to be so easy to talk to. After all, anyone who came here and saw the sight within this karst cave would know that it held a tremendous opportunity or treasure. Even if they knew it had an owner, they would not willingly let it go.

Yet this man's straightforwardness was astonishing.

Ye Jinglan immediately said, "There's no need for compensation."

As he spoke, Ye Jinglan crouched down and untied the ropes around Chang Liu, helping him to his feet. He then said to Ye Chen, "My apologies. There was a misunderstanding with your subordinate up above just now. However, I only tied him up. I did not injure him."

Ye Chen's eyes were filled with surprise. "My subordinate is highly skilled. For Your Excellency to capture him without harming him, you surely cannot be an unknown figure. I am Ye Chen of Chu Kingdom. May I ask the names of you two?"

Ye Jinglan said in surprise, "You are Ye Chen, the Chosen One?"

Ye Chen cupped his hands. "You have heard of me?"

Ye Jinglan said, "Your name is like thunder in my ears. I am Ye Jinglan of Gan Country." Then he introduced Gu Mo, saying, "This is Great Hero Gu Mo of Gan Country!"

Ye Chen's eyes lit up. Delighted, he said, "So it is Gu Mo, the Number One Under Heaven, Great Hero Gu himself! I was wondering who possessed such bearing. I am Ye Chen, and I have long admired Great Hero Gu's great name!"

Gu Mo lightly cupped his hands.

Then Ye Chen rubbed his hands together and asked with a beaming smile, "Great Hero Gu, interested in recognizing an elder brother? Follow me—I guarantee I'll help you rise another level!"

Gu Mo: "??"

Ye Jinglan: !! This arrogant?