"It's unclear yet." Uncle Ma shook his head and said, "Our Sun Family has always been lukewarm in the Land of Heaven and Earth, and we haven't made enemies with any forces. They might have other motives for putting us in this deadly situation."
"By the way, Miss, we didn't take the original route to Tong City this time, because you specifically went to Xiaoxiang Peak." Uncle Ma frowned and said, "Now that our itinerary has been exposed, it's possible someone specifically notified us!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Ma Sister-in-law Hua and Sun Da all turned their gazes toward Gu Chen.
Gu Chen was initially uninvolved and was listening intently to their analysis, but he never expected that a single sentence from Uncle Ma would drag him into the mess.
He paused, then shook his head and said, "You can't possibly suspect it was me, can you?"
Uncle Ma said coldly, "Besides you, who else knows our itinerary along the way, Miss? Could you tell me how you met this guy? I'm afraid he's a spy sent by another family or force."
Sun Jiangman glanced at Gu Chen and said, "It has nothing to do with him, and our itinerary couldn't have been exposed by him."
Sun Da also said, "Uncle Ma, although I really dislike this guy, this matter should have nothing to do with him."
The words had barely left his mouth when even Sun Jiangman glanced at him in surprise, never expecting this kid to actually speak up for Gu Chen.
Seeing that both the young lady and the young master had spoken, Uncle Ma could only nod and say, "Alright then, I'll go fix the car and see if it can still start."
"Sister-in-law Hua, let's clean this up together." Sun Jiangman was even more ruthless than a tomboy. She pulled up the corpses and threw them aside without batting an eye, displaying a seasoned and shrewd demeanor.
Sun Da took a moment to come to Gu Chen's side and said coldly, "You helped me once, I'll help you once, we're even."
Gu Chen smiled and said, "Think what you want."
Sun Da was very unhappy with his attitude and said, "But don't think that I'll accept you just because of this. You're still not good enough for my sister."
"That's not something you can decide," Gu Chen said calmly. "You, the young master, have the nerve to let two women clean up those corpses?"
Sun Da was furious. Talking to this guy was impossible; he couldn't stay calm for even a minute before he was driven mad.
He snorted and said, "It's better than some guys who're so scared they pee themselves, and can't even look at a corpse." With that, Sun Da proudly turned around and went to help.
The battlefield was quickly cleared, and Uncle Ma drove up, sticking his head out of the window and saying, "It's still drivable. Let's go see if there's a repair shop up ahead and get it fixed quickly, so we don't attract too much attention later."
"Okay, whatever you say." Sun Jiangman nodded, and the group got back into the car.
After the sudden ambush by the assassins from the Wuji Manor, no one in the car spoke; they remained silent the entire way, each lost in their own thoughts.
About ten minutes later, they arrived at a roadside repair shop. After Uncle Ma parked the car, the mechanics were all very surprised. What kind of impact could have caused the car to be like this? And how could it still start!
Uncle Ma told them to do some simple repairs and then went outside to wait.
Sun Jiangman closer to Gu Chen and said casually, "Sun Da just displayed such great power, was it your instruction?"
Gu Chen didn't answer, but instead said, "Your younger brother has a pretty good foundation; at least he can understand my intentions without any problems."
"I guessed it." Sun Jiangman smiled, his expression incredibly handsome, and said, "Besides you, I really couldn't have imagined that he could suddenly become so powerful. He's only just reached the Bone-Forge Realm; he couldn't possibly have such keen eyesight."
Seeing Gu Chen staring blankly at him, Sun Jiangman asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's just that between the horizon and the sky, you seem to be another color besides the blue of mountains and rivers," Gu Chen said sincerely.
What color?
"Absolutely stunning."
If it were anyone else, Sun Jiangman would have already treated them like a frivolous thug and beaten them up. But she couldn't get angry at Gu Chen; in fact, she felt a little smug. However, on her face, she pretended nothing was wrong and even glared at Gu Chen, saying, "You can't expect anything nice to come out of a dog's mouth. I'm talking to you about serious matters."
"I'm talking about serious matters!" Gu Chen said, standing with his hands behind his back. "The scenery here is vast and captivating, like a painting, and you are the soul of this painting, making it shine."
For some reason, when Gu Chen said these words, he seemed to be radiating a dazzling light, extremely eye-catching.
"I'm not talking to you anymore." Sun Jiangman blushed and ran away.
Sun Da, who had been listening intently the whole time, was furious when his sister ran off shyly. He rushed out and said, "Gu Chen, are you done yet? We're almost at the train station, you can get out now!"
"Say 'get out' again, and I'll get rough with you." Gu Chen looked at him coldly and said, "And besides, did your sister kick me out? Who do you think you are?"
"You!" Sun Da was startled by Gu Chen's gaze, but quickly sneered, "I'm being lenient by not kicking you out, hoping you'll behave yourself. Do you really intend to participate in the Ancient Martial Arts Conference?!"
"So what if it is?" Gu Chen glanced at him and said, "I wasn't very interested at first, but after hearing what you said, I'm actually more interested now."
"You're so shameless. Don't blame me for not warning you. All those young masters who will be attending are far more outstanding than you. You'll be the one who loses face, not just for the Sun Family."
Gu Chen rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay him any attention.
Several hours later, the SUV was finally repaired, and Uncle Ma restarted it, then took Gu Chen to the train station.
"Let's get going."
Upon arriving at the station, Sun Da couldn't wait to urge everyone on.
"Be safe."
Sun Jiangman hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Hehe, I'll come find you after I've finished dealing with things here."
Gu Chen greeted Sun Jiangman and then entered the train station.
Sun Da quickly said, "Let's go."
Uncle Ma nodded and started to get into the car.
Sun Jiangman stood there, watching Gu Chen's retreating figure with an air of nonchalance. Her Sun Jiangman face was filled with complex emotions. For some reason, she felt as if she had suddenly become entangled with this man in both her past and present lives.
Looking down at my outstretched palm, I saw the Shennong Grass lying quietly in my hand.
"I'm waiting for you."
Clenching her right hand, Sun Jiangman turned and got into the car.
It's unclear whether this whisper was directed at Gu Chen or at himself.