Meanwhile, Xue Fuyao visibly froze when she saw that the two Zhang Family elders actually knew Gu Zhinan and even addressed him as Young Master.
She had not doubted him when he claimed to come from Free and Unfettered Valley. After all, its valley master did indeed have the surname Gu, as did most of its disciples. But now it seemed that the Free and Unfettered Valley Gu Zhinan spoke of was not the same faction she had understood it to be.
After all, as far as she knew, the current young master of the Southern Continent's Free and Unfettered Valley was not called Gu Zhinan.
Just like that, a confrontation with swords drawn and bows bent was defused by Gu Zhinan's forceful stance.
When Gu Zhinan returned to Xue Fuyao's side, he said apologetically, "I spoke too freely this time and nearly brought an undeserved calamity down on you, Brother Yao."
"It's nothing." Xue Fuyao waved a hand to indicate that it was a trifling matter, not worth worrying about. "But Brother Gu, do you know what these Zhang Clan members came here for?"
Hearing how she addressed him, Gu Zhinan's smile grew considerably more sincere. "The Zhang Family has always been a bunch who won't rise early unless there's profit in it. If they've shown up here, it's probably because there's something here they want.
"Speaking of which, have you heard the legend of the cultivator who ascended in South Sea City?"
Xue Fuyao nodded. "Of course. The ascension took place near Sea God Cliff, and supposedly, the Sea God Statue in the city was carved in that cultivator's likeness."
"Those stories are only good for fooling outsiders like you," Gu Zhinan said. "Haven't you ever wondered why the Sea God Statue has a human body and a