Three Great Commandants of the Gu Clan Gather; Ling Quan Crippled Again; the Only Reasonable Person in the Gu Clan (3K)

"Gu Yao? Why is it you?"

Xiao Xun'er's slender brows shot up. She stepped forward to shield Xiao Yan behind her and demanded coldly, "I wrote to my father asking him to send Ling Ying to pick me up. Why did you come instead?"

"You must be joking, Miss Xun'er. You're returning to the Gu Clan either way. What difference does it make who picks you up?"

The young man with the eerily handsome face stood at the head of the group, and the other members of the Gu Clan clearly deferred to him, like stars clustered around the moon.

"Brother Gu Yao, this is the brat..." Ling Quan leaned in and whispered a few words into Gu Yao's ear, shooting Xiao Yan a vicious look as a cold smile curled his lips.

After the beating he had suffered last time, he had lost his footing in the Gu Clan.

He had lost both face and substance.

He had finally recovered from his injuries, but his cultivation had fallen far behind that of the other deputy commanders. They had long since broken through to Dou Zong, while he was still stuck at Dou Emperor...

He had sworn to repay that humiliation twofold, and today was his chance.

Gu Yao ranked among the top three prodigies of the Gu Clan's younger generation. His ancient emperor bloodline was among the richest, and the clan placed great hopes in him. He would most likely become a Black Annihilation Army Commander in the future.

He was no ordinary Dou Zun expert, but a peerless prodigy who crossed cultivation ranks as effortlessly as flowing water. Rumor had it that he had even defeated a Three-Star Dou Zun a few days ago...

"So you're Xiao Yan?" Gu Yao rolled his neck, producing a string of cracks.