78: I bet with you whether I have quit gambling or not.

Everyone's mouths twitched.

“I'll bet you whether I’ve quit gambling or not.” What a line!

Gu Liangyuan said, “Since you two enjoy gambling so much, I’ll give you an opportunity.”

“Gamble a round with me. If you win, I’ll let you leave.”

“If you lose, come to my Forget-Love Peak and work for me.”

“How about it?”

The Heavenly Cripple Duo did not agree immediately. Instead, their gazes simultaneously turned to Li Xingyi.

“Old Li, so that’s how you got in.”

Li Xingyi blinked, seemingly responding to the two:

“That’s right.”

The two looked around, and seeing that there was indeed no chance of escape, they immediately nodded in agreement:

“Our brothers accept. Tell us, how do you want to gamble?”

Gu Liangyuan smiled.

With a wave of his hand, the Zishui and Choutu Flying Swords appeared in his grasp.

Lightning Flash was instantly activated. Before the two could react, the two Flying Swords, one high and one low, one left and one right, were placed against their necks.

The two wanted to dodge, but they were firmly locked down by the Divine Sense of the Elders.

Ninth Sun was still rational and asked:

“Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?”

Gu Liangyuan looked at the two with a smile:

“I’ll bet you whether you’ll die or not.”

The two were startled at first, then reacted.

After a series of facial changes, Ninth Sun spoke with a complex expression:

“You win.”

Although Eighth Wu was somewhat indignant, he still sighed helplessly:

“A gambler must accept his losses.”

“Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task of collecting five Grand Elders. System rewards have been issued.”

Gu Liangyuan’s mind moved, and he immediately used the upgraded Investigation Spell on Eighth Wu.

Name: Eighth Wu

Identity: One of the Heavenly Cripple Duo, Grand Elder of Forget-Love Peak

Loyalty: 60 (Pass) Full score 100

Cultivation: Void Refining Peak

Spiritual Root: Low Grade Water Spiritual Root

Law: Law of Gambling

Comprehension Ability: Ordinary

Luck: Smooth Sailing

Cultivation Technique: Undying Heavenly Cripple Cultivation Technique

Divine Ability/Spell: Two Small Divine Abilities (Click for details)

Summary: A compulsive gambler, but with excellent gambling ethics, accepting losses willingly. He became friends with Chess Maniac through gambling, and their friendship is quite deep.

Looking at the newly added entries, Gu Liangyuan was satisfied.

He then quietly cast Investigation on the other three Grand Elders and found that all three had Loyalty values above 80.

He then looked at the other Elders and found that they did not have the Loyalty entry.

Gu Liangyuan had an epiphany. It seemed that only his subordinates could see the Loyalty entry.

After studying the new Investigation Spell, Gu Liangyuan laughed heartily, put away his Flying Swords, stood on his tiptoes to pat Ninth Sun’s shoulder, then bent down to pat Eighth Wu’s shoulder:

“Good, good, good. From now on, you’re one of us.”

Feeling Gu Liangyuan’s actions, the two men’s tense hearts relaxed.

Fortunately, Gu Liangyuan was not someone who went back on his word.

They had also joined the Taiyi Holy Land as Loose Cultivators and did not have a strong sense of belonging.

Now that they had come to Forget-Love Peak, aside from some guilt towards Ditian, for them, it was merely moving to a place of the same Rank to Cultivate.

Moreover, judging by Gu Liangyuan’s performance, he seemed to be more approachable than Ditian.

It seemed that this was also a good choice.

Gu Liangyuan said to Chess Maniac:

“You two are old friends. You can lead them around Forget-Love Peak. As for other matters, we’ll discuss them after I return.”

Li Xingyi nodded in agreement.

Looking at Qianqiu and the others who had already disappeared into the sky, Gu Liangyuan instructed the Elders:

“Alright, you all can go do whatever you need to do. You’re dismissed.”

The Elders looked troubled. The Void Refining cultivator leading them tentatively spoke:

“Junior Martial Uncle, foreign Loose Cultivators who wish to join our Holy Land must undergo a strict review.”

“You just let them in with a gamble. What if they go back on their word afterward? Isn’t this a bit too hasty?”

Gu Liangyuan also knew that this person was acting out of good intentions. They couldn’t see the Loyalty value and didn’t know the two men’s temperaments, so their doubts were understandable.

So he explained a few things:

“Their monthly salaries will be paid from our Forget-Love Peak’s private account, not by the Holy Land.”

“If they cause trouble within the Holy Land, I will bear responsibility for any incidents that occur. You don’t need to worry about this.”

Seeing that Gu Liangyuan had said all this, even if they were still uneasy, they had no choice but to drop the matter.

After arranging everything, Gu Liangyuan took Wu and Li and soared into the sky, heading straight in the direction Qianqiu and the others had left.

After all, it was their first time doing a mission, and Gu Liangyuan was still a bit worried, so he prepared to protect them in secret.

Looking at Gu Liangyuan’s retreating figure, the Elders and Disciples bowed in unison:

“Farewell, Junior Martial Uncle (Senior Grand-Uncle)”

...

On the flying boat not far away, Jun Ao Zhi sat cross-legged in the middle, with his five hearts facing upwards and his eyes tightly closed, seemingly Cultivating.

Mo Chen, Qianqiu, and Song Xianer sat in a triangular formation, firmly protecting Jun Ao Zhi.

After a long while, Jun Ao Zhi tentatively opened one eye and looked at the three.

He found that the three were staring at him intently, showing no signs of relaxing.

Jun Ao Zhi opened his eyes and sighed leisurely:

“I say, Senior Brothers and Senior Sister, there’s no need for you to be like this.”

“It’s not easy to come out for once. Why don’t you look at the beautiful mountains and rivers? Why do you make me feel like a prisoner?”

Qianqiu flipped her hand, and a gleaming golden brick appeared in her grasp:

“Revered Master has ordered me to watch you closely. If there are any signs of escape, I can use virtue to persuade people.”

Looking at the golden brick in Qianqiu’s hand, Jun Ao Zhi instinctively shivered and quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at it:

“Why did you bring that out too? Put it away quickly, just looking at it makes my legs weak.”

Only after Qianqiu put away the golden brick did Jun Ao Zhi breathe a sigh of relief. He then looked at Song Xianer:

“Senior Sister Song, Revered Master didn’t assign you, did he? You can move around.”

Song Xianer looked at Jun Ao Zhi with a half-smile. In front of her, Jun Ao Zhi’s little schemes couldn’t be hidden at all.

She flipped her hand, and a bottle of Forget-Love Pill appeared in her grasp:

“Revered Master has ordered me to watch you take your medicine. One pill every five days, no interruptions.”

Jun Ao Zhi’s face fell. He then looked at Mo Chen:

“I say, Senior Brother Mo, why are you staring at me like this?”

Mo Chen’s expression was serious:

“I just want to see what kind of person Revered Master said was even more of a sycophant than me.”

Jun Ao Zhi was enraged and protested loudly:

“I’m not a sycophant!”

“Little Red and I are true love.”

Mo Chen nodded, looking at Jun Ao Zhi with pity:

“I understand. I used to think that too.”

Jun Ao Zhi was speechless.

Using himself as an example, how could he argue?

So he turned his back, changed his sitting direction, and continued to Cultivate.

Although he appeared angry, Jun Ao Zhi was very pleased in his heart as he sensed the Small Teleportation Talisman and Concealment Talisman in his storage ring.

“Out of the Supreme Sacred Ground’s protective formation, do you think you can stop me?”

“First, I’ll use words to numb you, and when I find the right moment, I just need to activate this Small Teleportation Talisman, and I’ll appear thirty thousand li away.”

“Then, with the Concealment Talisman attached, who can find me?”

“Wahahaha, Little Red, this young Revered Master is about to be free! Wait for me!”

What he didn’t know was that Gu Liangyuan had already tampered with the Small Teleportation Talisman.

He had set the random destination to the Supreme Sacred Ground.

As soon as he used it, he would appear outside the mountain gate of the Supreme Sacred Ground...