"Send me away?"
Gu Chenfeng looked at the old man's serious expression, and his own grew a little more solemn.
These days, the old man had brought this up with him often.
It seemed he was truly considering it.
"Grandfather, where are you planning to send me?
Some sacred cultivation ground, or a secret base you built?"
Given his own status and the old man's standing and judgment,
Gu Chenfeng felt that wherever he was going,
even if it wasn't a paradise on earth, it would surely be somewhere heavily guarded and utterly safe.
Gu Beiwu's answer was brief and clear.
"To serve in the army in the Northern Territory."
"Where's 'serve in the army in the Northern Territory'? I've never heard of th... huh?"
Gu Chenfeng chewed over the words again.
"Serve in the army... in the Northern Territory. Grandfather, I didn't mishear you, did I?"
"You heard correctly. In three days, you'll leave for the Northern Territory's Border Pass to join the army."
Hearing Gu Beiwu's confirmation, Gu Chenfeng froze for a moment.
Gu Beiwu explained, "Lately, there have been many voices at court calling for the impeachment of everyone in our Gu Lineage. Though His Majesty has suppressed most of them,
the Huangfu Lineage found a group of scapegoats in advance and cleared themselves of blame.
Now they're biting down on this old man and refusing to let go over my crippling that little bastard Huangfu Yun.
They've also dug up some of the rotten things you did before, embellished them, and brought accusations before His Majesty, asking him to cripple you too."
"Fuck!"
Gu Chenfeng almost leaped up and cursed.
The Huangfu Lineage was clearly a cornered dog jumping over a wall.
Still, his predecessor really had broken laws and flouted discipline, leaving no shortage of