65: Probe 2.0

Li Xingyi saw Wu Jiangtao raise his hand again, intending to attack once more. His mind raced, searching for a way to break free.

With Wu Jiangtao present, it was utterly impossible for him to kill Gu Liangyuan.

The most urgent matter was to save his own life!

When he saw Zhang Yang in the crowd, his eyes lit up.

He had been observing from the shadows earlier and noticed that Gu Liangyuan's gaze always drifted towards Zhang Yang.

Li Xingyi guessed that Zhang Yang must be a Junior highly regarded by Gu Liangyuan!

These thoughts seemed slow in description, but in reality, they were merely fleeting.

It was in this fleeting moment that Wu Jiangtao's attack arrived.

Li Xingyi frantically circulated the Qi throughout his body, his figure flickering. While dodging Wu Jiangtao's attack, he firmly seized control of Zhang Yang.

Boom!

Wu Jiangtao's attack missed, striking the ground and creating a massive crater, kicking up a sky full of smoke and dust.

Many years later, a torrential rain filled this pit, forming a lake.

Every time a Disciple passed by this lake, the events of today would be recounted, enduring for a long time.

As the smoke and dust dissipated, Li Xingyi's figure was revealed.

The other Disciples were all safe and sound, only Zhang Yang was held by Li Xingyi, who walked step by step towards Gu Liangyuan!

He looked at Gu Liangyuan, his eyes glinting with Killing Intent:

"If you don't stop, I'll kill him!"

As he spoke, he reached out his right hand and squeezed Zhang Yang's neck.

It seemed as if in the next instant, he would twist Zhang Yang's neck.

Gu Liangyuan's expression was strange.

Buddy, with so many hostages available, you just had to choose Zhang Yang to threaten me?

It's not that I'm looking down on you, but you actually think you can kill a Child of Destiny?

Name: Li Xingyi

Cultivation: Void Refining Fifth Stage

Spiritual Root: Dual Wind and Fire Spiritual Root

Law: Law of Chess

Comprehension Ability: Peerless Prodigy (Unparalleled Comprehension Ability in the Dao of Chess, but average Comprehension Ability in cultivation matters)

Luck: Average

Summary: Chess Maniac, loves chess like his life. Enjoys gambling on chess, has peerless chess ethics, and always honors his bets.

Looking at the final summary, Gu Liangyuan's eyes lit up.

Isn't this bringing talent right to me!

Just then, the System prompt suddenly sounded:

"Ding, detecting host's thought. System mission has now been issued. Mission details are as follows:"

"Mission Name: Develop Forget-Love Peak.

Mission Content: Gather five Grand Elders whose cultivation is no lower than Void Refining.

Mission Reward: Upgrade Appraisal Art."

"Appraisal Art 2.0: Not limited to people, it can appraise information about all things in the world, and will awaken a loyalty value entry."

"Does the host accept?"

Gu Liangyuan looked at this System reward and was immediately overjoyed.

This 2.0 version of Appraisal Art would be of great benefit, whether for searching for treasures for himself or for developing his influence.

After casually clicking accept, Gu Liangyuan looked at Li Xingyi. First, he waved his hand, moving the agitated Disciples to a safe place.

Then, he walked step by step towards Li Xingyi.

Seeing this, Wu Jiangtao vigilantly guarded Gu Liangyuan's side, fearing that Li Xingyi might suddenly erupt.

Gu Liangyuan pressed closer step by step, and Li Xingyi retreated step by step:

"Don't come over, I'm telling you, I'll really kill him!"

"Don't move, I'm going to kill him!"

Gu Liangyuan was not flustered at all and continued forward: "Go ahead and kill him!"

"I'll really kill him!"

"Go on, kill him then!"

Li Xingyi retreated several steps. Seeing that Gu Liangyuan was completely unaffected, the hand holding Zhang Yang's neck suddenly tightened!

Zhang Yang, squeezed like that, felt a sense of suffocation. His neck craned desperately upwards, trying to breathe some air.

As Li Xingyi did all this, he carefully observed the changes in Gu Liangyuan's expression.

Seeing that Gu Liangyuan remained unmoved, he steeled his heart, intending to crush Zhang Yang to death and escape.

"Who dares to act so presumptuously in the Supreme Sacred Ground!"

Just then, a clear, cold female voice rang out from the sky!

Gu Liangyuan spread his hands; everything was within his expectations.

It would be strange if Zhang Yang died so easily.

Listening to the voice, Li Xingyi hadn't even reacted when he felt his hand lighten.

When he came back to his senses, Zhang Yang's figure was no longer in his hand.

He turned to run, but felt a chill at his neck.

Looking down, he saw a long sword, glowing with a faint blue light, already pressed against his neck.

Following the sword up, he saw the person holding the sword.

The person holding the sword was actually a beautiful woman.

Although she wore a gray robe, it could not conceal her graceful figure.

Gu Liangyuan looked at the newcomer, feeling a bit puzzled.

He hadn't seen this person in the Supreme Sacred Ground before.

He casually cast an Appraisal Art:

Name: Lin Furen

Cultivation: Body Integration Early Stage

Spiritual Root: Top-Grade Ice Spiritual Root

Law: Law of Ice

Comprehension Ability: Rarely Seen in a Century

Luck: Excellent

Summary: The legitimate daughter of the Lin Family in the Central Continent, now the widow of the Jun Family.

Hmm?

Widow?

A widow?

And from the Central Continent?

Gu Liangyuan looked at Lin Furen, and Lin Furen was also sizing up Gu Liangyuan.

Good looks, good temperament!

In the past, she had seen peerless Prodigies, but no man had surpassed Gu Liangyuan in appearance and temperament.

Regardless of whether the news of the Forget-Love Peak Legacy reappearing was true or false, the Dao essence emanating from him could not be faked.

Thinking of this, Lin Furen parted her red lips, smiling before she spoke:

"They all say that Gu Liangyuan of the Eastern Continent has unparalleled looks, like an exiled immortal. Seeing him today, it truly lives up to its reputation."

Gu Liangyuan asked, "May I ask who Madam is...?"

"My name is Lin Furen, and I am the current matriarch of the Jun Family."

"This time, I came from the Central Continent to the Supreme Sacred Ground precisely for Fellow Daoist."

"The Supreme Forgetting Love Dao was once renowned throughout the world. Hearing that its Legacy has reappeared, I brought my son to see if he has the fortune to become Fellow Daoist's Disciple."

"I first went to Forget-Love Peak, then was informed by an Elder that Fellow Daoist had come to Kusong Ridge, so I followed all the way."

"I didn't expect to encounter such a situation, so I simply took action."

As she spoke, she put away the sword in her hand, pointed at Li Xingyi, and completely Sealed Li Xingyi's cultivation.

Ignoring Li Xingyi's unease, she casually pushed him to Gu Liangyuan:

"How to deal with this person is up to Fellow Daoist's arrangement."

Gu Liangyuan took Li Xingyi, "So that's how it is. Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your assistance."

"It's just that my requirements for accepting Disciples might be quite strict. Whether I can accept him as a Disciple will have to wait until I meet the child."

"Mm." Lin Furen smiled and nodded.

"Whether it succeeds or not, it all depends on my son's Luck."

Wu Jiangtao, behind Gu Liangyuan, listened to their conversation and, thinking of something, spoke in surprise:

"You are Jun Ao Zhi's mother?"

Lin Furen heard this and gave a bitter smile: "I didn't expect my good-for-nothing son to have such a big reputation."

Gu Liangyuan looked at Wu Jiangtao in confusion:

"Is he very famous? Why haven't I heard of him?"

Wu Jiangtao's words were on the tip of his tongue, but he glanced at Lin Furen not far away and subtly winked at Gu Liangyuan.

Gu Liangyuan immediately understood that it was inconvenient to speak.

However, Lin Furen spoke frankly:

"There's nothing bad to say. Among the four great wastrels of the Central Continent, my son is the foremost."

"His most famous deed was spending three Top-Grade Spirit Stone mines for a courtesan from a brothel."