115: Chapter 115: Gangsters Block the Door

The holographic television in the living room was playing the news channel for Jiangcheng City.

On screen, the female anchor's face was flushed with excitement as she spoke at a rapid pace.

"Dear viewers, the War God Professional League champion was crowned last night! Shockingly, the winner is not one of those renowned SS-rank prodigies, but a freshman from Dongjiang University — Gu Han!"

Even Chu Yue's photo was displayed, accompanied by a line of exaggerated text: "The most underrated genius girl! The light of frost support for a Level 2 God Lord!"

The television screen cut away to a talk show.

Several experts in suits and ties sat upright, arguing animatedly with spittle flying.

Expert A pushed up his glasses: "Everyone, Student Gu Han's believers clearly do not belong to any known transcendent race. According to my research, this is definitely the product of crossbreeding! Could this be related to his F-rank skill, [Forced Breeding]?"

Expert B immediately refuted: "That poisonous flower is sold on the market. As for his believers, I suspect he has another hidden skill, [Exclusive Believers]."

Gu Xin held the remote and grumbled: "These experts really love to spout nonsense. They're even opening a special segment to discuss you; usually, that's reserved for discussing international affairs."

Gu Han didn't commit to an opinion. This championship victory had indeed set all of Jiangcheng City abuzz, and many people were speculating about his believers.

Fortunately, the old codger of a principal loved to show off, and a clip of his interview had once again become the focus of local news.

Gu Xin happened to change the channel just as the principal's interview from the competition venue came on. Principal Zhang Anhai, with his hair slicked back and a glowing face, was talking eloquently into the forest of microphones pointed at him.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes! Gu Han is a very hardworking child!"

Principal Zhang Anhai spoke into the camera with great emotion.

"Between you and me, I've watched this child grow up since he was little! His family has had it tough, and his circumstances were difficult. When I learned that his first choice was our Dongjiang University, I was so moved I couldn't sleep all night! I urgently convened the board of directors that very night, waived his first-year tuition, and placed him directly into the key class!"

A troublemaking reporter quickly pushed the microphone forward: "Principal Zhang, why didn't you mention this last time?"

"Do you think I'm making this up? Gu Han also has a younger sister named Gu Xin, and that child's academic performance is also excellent. To motivate Gu Han, I have decided to personally fund his sister's entire university education! No matter which top university she gets into in the future, I, Zhang Anhai, will cover all her tuition and living expenses!"

Gu Xin stiffened, her face scrunching up.

"I beg you, stop talking, you old man!" Gu Xin covered her face in despair.

She turned her head to look at Gu Han.

"Your principal really knows how to gild the lily! Watched you grow up since you were little? Had you ever even been to Dongjiang University before starting college? Is this old man physically uncomfortable if he isn't making up lies?"

Gu Han laughed: "What do you know? This is called branding. The principal cares about his reputation, and he's incidentally advertising the school. It's no big deal."

Gu Xin rolled her eyes hard.

"At this rate, I'll follow in your footsteps sooner or later! My spine will be poked to pieces by other people."

"Someone is paying the bill for you; isn't that great? Just tell me, are you going to study or not?"

Actually, Gu Han had to thank the principal this time.

This old codger was a total megaphone. Earlier, Gu Han had deliberately asked him for an expensive self-service crossbreeding machine, and Principal Zhang Anhai had indeed added embellishments to boast about it, even claiming during the interview how studious Gu Han was in private, pestering him every day to learn about plant crossbreeding knowledge.

This worked out perfectly.

Whether the Mushroom Person was an animal or a plant had already caused an uproar in the outside world.

The technical threshold for plant crossbreeding was indeed much lower than that of animal crossbreeding in the history of the Divine Kingdom's development.

With Principal Zhang Anhai there making up lies, everyone naturally assumed that Gu Han had used that machine, along with some good luck, to concoct this bizarre crossbred plant believer.

Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Gu Xin jumped off the sofa and ran to open the door, shuffling in her slippers.

"Who is it?"

As the door opened, Gu Xin froze; a young couple was standing outside.

The man was wearing a well-tailored casual suit and looked to be in his early thirties at most, handsome and upright. The woman wore an expensive silk cheongsam, her makeup exquisite, and her appearance even bore a slight resemblance to Tang Yanran, looking to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Behind this young couple, two rows of burly men in black suits and sunglasses stood in the hallway.

The young woman in the cheongsam's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward, her voice excited.

"Xin'er! You've grown so big! Come, come let Grandma give you a hug!"

Gu Xin felt goosebumps rise all over her body.

She took a big step back abruptly and tried to close the door with a backhand motion.

"Gu Han! Call the police! There are gangsters blocking the door!"

The young couple outside was stunned.

The man hurriedly reached out to press against the door frame.

"You child, what are you spouting? We really are your grandparents!"

Gu Yanxiao and Tang Yanran were busy in the kitchen, and hearing Gu Xin's shout, they rushed out.

The moment she saw the young couple outside, Tang Yanran froze in place.

"Dad... Mom... why, why are you here?"

Gu Yanxiao also followed up with a dry greeting: "Dad, Mom."

Gu Han also walked over at this moment, suddenly interjecting: "So you're still alive."

He looked the two people outside up and down.

Once a civilization in the Divine Kingdom developed to a certain stage, the lifespan of gods would be greatly extended. If one stepped into the stage of a demigod or god, living for hundreds or thousands of years was not a problem.

Looking at his grandparents' appearance, they must be demigods, looking even younger than his parents. He took another glance at the two rows of bodyguards in black behind them.

Damn.

Art really does imitate life; why is there such a whiff of a melodramatic soap opera?

Tang Yanran actually didn't feel great inside either. As her parents' thirty-sixth daughter, there was really no affection between them.

Most children of large families were arranged to be raised by servants, especially after the Divine Kingdom era, when lifespans increased and the number of children also grew.

Back then, Tang Yanran had only received attention because her Divine Kingdom area was one million square meters. But because her skills were lackluster, the family had given up on her after repeated tests.

She actually had no interest in the large family at all; otherwise, she wouldn't have left with Gu Yanxiao, finding happiness in it even when things were tough.

With her parents coming over this time, one could guess with their toes that this was definitely the Tang Family trying to pull Gu Han into the family.

Tang Yanran looked at the two people outside the door, the emotions on her face wiped clean. She had no intention of stepping aside to let them in and spoke directly.

"Say what you have to say."

The atmosphere remained tense for a few seconds.

The shock on Mother Tang's face flashed by, and she immediately put on a grinning face. She stretched her neck to peer into the house, her tone deliberately softened: "Yanran, look at what you're saying. We came specifically to see our grandson and granddaughter."

Father Tang chimed in from the side. He held his hands behind his back, his chin slightly raised, putting on the airs of an elder: "That's right, Gu Han taking first place in the War God Professional League this time has really brought face to our Tang Family. Our Tang Family descendants are truly dragons and phoenixes among men."

Gu Han stepped forward, casually pushing Gu Xin behind him, and stood side-by-side with Tang Yanran. He looked up and down at these two "grandparents" who were excessively young in appearance, his expression strange.

"Didn't it slap your Tang Family's face? Why are you happy about being slapped?" Gu Han retorted without ceremony.

Father Tang's words were choked back.

"We aren't close, so don't try to force a connection."