"What do you mean?" Zhuge Kun frowned when he saw that Gu Chen could still laugh.
A sharp glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes as he said, "Because we might have the same enemy!"
"The same enemy?" Zhuge Kun paused for a moment, then looked at Gu Chen in shock. This kid actually regarded the behemoth that was the Zhuge Family as an enemy?!
"Tell me what happened," Gu Chen said calmly. "I might be able to help you, and even if I can't, telling me won't stop you from seeking death."
Suddenly, a glimmer of hope appeared in Zhuge Kun's heart, and he said, "I can tell you about my experiences, but you must first tell me what happened between you and the Zhuge Family?"
"Zhuge Wangyue wanted to kill me." Gu Chen looked out the window and said, "It's quite a coincidence. Just a few days ago, I came down from Leisurely Mountain and escaped from his clutches!"
Zhuge Wangyue?!
Zhuge Kun was startled!
He was a member of the Zhuge Family, so how could he not have heard of Zhuge Wangyue? She was a top twenty expert on the Dragon Ranking! But for him, this name had an even more special meaning! Just hearing those four words was enough to make him tremble all over, clench his fists, and become so angry that his nails dug into his flesh!
Gu Chen naturally heard Zhuge Kun's heavy breathing and saw Zhuge Kun reaction, but he didn't point it out.
"You escaped from Zhuge Wangyue?" Zhuge Kun realized his lapse in composure, regained his composure, and said with disbelief, "How did you escape? Are you perhaps also Grandmaster Realm?"
"I suppose so," Gu Chen smiled slightly.
I guess so? What does that mean? It means yes!
To gain a chance of survival from Zhuge Wangyue would be impossible without the Revolving Illumination Realm!
After all, Zhuge Wangyue is a martial artist in the Late Revolving Illumination Realm!
It's one of the most prestigious assets of the Zhuge Family!
These words shocked Zhuge Kun once again. Such a young Grandmaster Realm —according to him, there were only a handful in the entire Land of Heaven and Earth! However, he quickly remembered something and said, "You said you just came down from Leisurely Mountain? You went to participate in the Aristocratic Family Assembly? What family's junior are you from? You said you're not Fan Yingqiu, that's true, even if it were Fan Yingqiu, he couldn't possibly have your strength!"
Zhuge Kun set his sights directly on these Six Great Families, because in his view, no other family could possibly cultivate such a genius with such cultivation!
"My name is Gu Chen." Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, neither revealing which family he belonged to nor denying Zhuge Kun's words, leaving the latter with endless room for imagination. And he knew that such imagination was most beneficial to him.
"Gu Chen?" Zhuge Kun was taken aback, then looked Gu Chen up and down. His expression darkened, and he said, "The Gu Family is nothing but a lowly clan. It's said they only recently recruited a genius, and given their current situation, they can't survive in the Land of Heaven and Earth. You can't possibly be a member of the Gu Family. Who are you?"
These words were like a thorn, suddenly piercing Gu Chen. His face turned icy cold as he said, "Am I asking you a question, or are you asking me? Fine, if you don't want to talk, then get off at the next stop and go to your death. I won't stop you."
"Why is Zhuge Wangyue chasing you?" Zhuge Kun was startled by the aura emanating from Gu Chen, and after thinking for a moment, he asked.
"I blocked the only entrance for those young masters from aristocratic families to compete for the Tiger Ranking at Starfall Cliff, and then I even injured Cao Wushuang." Gu Chen didn't have anything to hide and said calmly.
However, this statement brought Zhuge Kun an even greater shock!
His eyes widened in horror as he stared at Gu Chen as if he were a monster! Every Aristocratic Family Assembly was ostensibly a competition for the honor of the Tiger Ranking, but in reality, resources were what those ancient martial arts families valued most!
Gu Chen actually blocked their path to competing for the Tiger Ranking!
Although Gu Chen spoke lightly just now, Zhuge Kun could vividly imagine the scene in his mind! It must have been an incredibly cruel and bloody sight, with Gu Chen holding off ten thousand men single-handedly!
Zhuge Kun considered himself to be quite lawless in his youth, but now he realized that compared to Gu Chen, he was nothing at all!
"You also injured Cao Wushuang?" Zhuge Kun said in a deep voice, "Cao Wushuang, the fourth elder of the Cao Family, Grandmaster Realm?"
"You know quite a lot." Gu Chen glanced at Zhuge Kun and said, "Your status in the Zhuge Family isn't low?"
"Heh." Zhuge Kun suddenly laughed, then a flash of hatred crossed his eyes as he said, "Back then, I was a genius who was nurtured with all our might, but Zhuge Wangyue injured me and gave that spot to his son!"
A story from the past was slowly recounted by Zhuge Kun.
It turns out that Zhuge Kun was a well-known genius in the Zhuge Family in the Land of Heaven and Earth, and he became famous at a young age, and was unruly. However, because his background was not as good as that of other direct descendants, the elders had a great deal of analysis on the issue of the family's upbringing.
Zhuge Kun's mother was a member of the Zhuge Family, but she became pregnant with Zhuge Kun outside the mortal world and then returned to the Land of Heaven and Earth to give birth to him. When giving birth to Zhuge Kun, his mother died due to complications during childbirth.
Although Zhuge Kun took the surname Zhuge Family after birth, his family always rejected him because his father was a worldly person, an ant looked down upon by those ancient martial arts practitioners, and his mother was also dead, leaving him with no one to protect him. So even though he showed extraordinary talent from a young age, his family always rejected this descendant.
The most obvious example of this is Zhuge Wangyue.
Zhuge Wangyue's son was the same age as Zhuge Kun, and his name was Zhuge Yanjia.
Because of his noble birth, Zhuge Yanjia relied on his father's connections and, even though his talent was inferior to Zhuge Kun's, he always held him above Zhuge Kun from a young age. No matter what they did, Zhuge Yanjia always benefited the most, while Zhuge Kun was always the one who took the blame and was scolded—he never got access to resources, no one guided him in cultivation techniques, and even in the simplest training, no one accompanied him!
Zhuge Kun was as if he had been isolated and was disliked by everyone!
At the age of twenty, he finally reached the Bone-Forge Realm through his own efforts and was eligible to compete for the Tiger Ranking, but he was expelled from the Land of Heaven and Earth! He entered a family in the mortal Shangjing and, like many families, became a puppet of the outside world!
And this puppet is far less influential, more powerful, and more carefree than the others!
It was practically like being driven to another place, like being imprisoned!
All of this was at Zhuge Wangyue's behest, with the aim of making room for her son!
Zhuge Kun was filled with resentment, hatred, and anger! Because of this hatred, even without the spiritual energy from the Land of Heaven and Earth, he did not give up cultivation. Through his own efforts, he gradually advanced to the Mid-stage Bone Forging Realm and Late Bone-Forge Realm! Originally, he thought it would continue like this, and that when he reached the Grandmaster Realm, he would finally have hope of returning to the Zhuge Family, gaining their recognition, proving himself, and vindicating his mother!
Just a month ago, Zhuge Yanjia suddenly reached the Grandmaster Realm, shattering all his hopes!
He couldn't even stay in a secular family anymore, and was once again kicked out like a stray dog!