Above Wutan City, the void suddenly stirred, and a stretch of space was shifted away.
The next instant, several extraordinarily powerful auras appeared in the sky.
Then eight figures stepped out of the void.
These eight were Gu Yuan, Clan Chief of the Gu Clan (Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint), Black Annihilation King Gu Lie (Early Eight-Star Dou Saint), Gu Dao and the other two Grand Elders (Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint), Elder Gu Yang (Late Five-Star Dou Sheng), Elder Gu Nanhai (Late Four-Star Dou Sheng), and Gu Qingyang (late-stage Two-Star Dou Saint).
All eight Dou Sheng of the Gu Clan had come to Wutan City solely to oppose this marriage and bring their young mistress home.
They also intended to pressure Gu Yuan into putting the Gu Clan first.
They all knew Gu Yuan doted hopelessly on his daughter and was deeply partial to Gu Xun'er.
Despite his current protests that he was unwilling to let Gu Xun'er marry that greenhorn Xiao Yan, all she had to do was wheedle sweetly and plead with him, and Gu Yuan would surely lay down his arms and agree.
Gu Yuan naturally knew these old fossils had come to oppose Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan's engagement.
They also meant to put him in his place, insisting that he prioritize the Gu Clan's future rather than stubbornly have his own way and lead the clan into the abyss of destruction.
Had he not insisted on sending Gu Xun'er to live undercover in the Xiao Clan of Wutan City, none of this would have happened.
"Sigh!"
When it came to Gu Xun'er, Gu Yuan respected her choices.
He had no objections to whomever she wanted to marry, nor did he worry about it.
As long as she liked the man, that was enough.
But Xiao Yan