133: Chapter 133 After I leave, you will be the king of this street.

The secret chamber had no windows, with only four fist-sized night-luminescent pearls embedded in the dome, casting down pale halos.

On the rosewood long table, ten ink-colored Jade Slips were lined up, like ten miniature coffins waiting for interment.

Gu Yan sat behind the table, his fingertips tapping rhythmically on the surface.

Tap, tap, tap.

The sound echoed within the enclosed space, each beat feeling like it was striking a nerve ending.

"Is it all done?"

Leng Yuechan stood opposite him, holding a pitch-black wooden box covered in Talismans. Today, she was wearing form-fitting night-travel gear for ease of movement, her long hair tied up high, losing some of her usual allure and gaining a bit of chilling Killing Intent.

"Ten copies in total."

She placed the wooden box on the table, her voice lowered: "According to your instructions, each copy was engraved by different craftsmen in the black market, and finally, I personally injected my Divine Thought into them. Unless a Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse inspects them personally, no one will be able to tell that these are fakes."

"Very good."

Gu Yan picked one up at random and probed it with his Divine Sense.

The image was clear, the sound was faithful, and even the trembling, servile feeling of Golden Core Master Wu Yong at that time was ninety percent restored.

This was not just evidence; it was ten bombs that could detonate Baifeng City at any moment.

"Send these three to the three branch leaders of the Black Fiend Sect in the neighboring city."

Gu Yan pushed out three Jade Slips, his tone flat: "Let them know that Golden Core Master Wu Yong has been acting behind their backs to eat alone and even plans to sacrifice them along with him."

Only by letting dogs bite dogs can the water be muddied.

"This one," Gu Yan pushed out the fourth, his finger pressing heavily on it, "give it to Clan Head Zhao of Baifeng City. Tell him this is his only bargaining chip to survive in these troubled times; how to use it, let him decide for himself."

Leng Yuechan collected them one by one with efficient movements.

Until Gu Yan picked up the last one, which was also the most critical one.

"Keep this one yourself."

Gu Yan stood up, walked around the long table, and came before her. His tall figure completely enveloped her, carrying an unquestionable sense of oppression.

He took a Formation Plate from his bosom.

This Formation Plate was entirely crimson, with magma-like patterns flowing on its surface; it was the secondary control hub of the Four Symbols Heaven-Locking Array.

"After I leave, the city-protecting formation of Baifeng City will be under your command."

Gu Yan stuffed the Formation Plate into her hand. As the cold Formation Plate touched her warm palm, Leng Yuechan's body trembled violently.

This was not just a Formation Plate.

This was Gu Yan's livelihood, the safety of the entire Gu Family, and even more, the power of life and death over the hundreds of thousands of people in Baifeng City.

"You... trust me?"

Leng Yuechan looked up, her breathing somewhat rapid. Her fingernails dug deep into her palms, but she couldn't feel the pain.

Before, she was a pawn of the Black Fiend Sect, a tool used to seduce men. Even after submitting to Gu Yan later, she had always thought of herself as nothing more than a higher-level plaything, or a useful blade.

But now, this blade had been granted the power of a chess player.

"If you suspect someone, don't use them."

Gu Yan didn't say those sentimental words, just reached out to pinch her chin, forcing her to look directly into his eyes: "I left you here not to have you guard an empty room for me, but to have you watch this chessboard behind my back for me."

"If anyone wants to make a move while I'm away..."

"Kill." Leng Yuechan spat out this word first, the hesitation in her eyes instantly dissipating, replaced by a kind of near-fanatical firmness, "No matter who it is, even if it's a Golden Core Cultivator, as long as they dare to touch the foundation of the Gu Family, I will detonate the grand formation and drag the entire city down with us."

[Wow...]

The System's voice sounded at the right time, carrying a hint of excitement at watching the chaos: [Target 'Leng Yuechan' loyalty has exceeded the limit, locked to 'Die-hard' status! This statement is simply a standard yandere villainess number two!]

[Host, aren't you afraid of raising a female Devil Head?]

Gu Yan let go and straightened her collar for her.

"What's wrong with a female Devil Head?"

He sneered in his heart in response: "In this cannibalistic cultivation world, a little white rabbit will only be gnawed until not even bones are left. What I want is a mad dog capable of biting a tiger to death."

"Besides these, there is one more thing."

Gu Yan changed the subject and took out a pale golden Medicinal Pill from his storage ring. The surface of the Medicinal Pill was entwined with three cloud patterns, emitting a heart-palpitating, majestic vitality.

A Three-Pattern Beauty-Preserving Pill, and a modified version with the essence blood of a special Yao Beast added.

"Eat it."

Leng Yuechan didn't hesitate at all, took the Medicinal Pill, and swallowed it.

The medicinal power dissolved, her originally pale face instantly flushed, and a flowing light flashed under her skin.

"This is your reward, and also insurance."

Gu Yan looked at her: "There is a trace of my Divine Thought in this Medicinal Pill. If you encounter a fatal situation, it can save your life and also let me perceive who made the move."

Leng Yuechan touched her burning cheeks, suddenly stepped forward, wrapped her arms around Gu Yan's waist, and buried her face in his chest.

She didn't speak, just held him very tightly.

As if wanting to engrave the warmth of this moment into her bones.

She knew that the departure three days later meant Gu Yan would step into that massive meat grinder named Yunlan Sect alone. And all she could do was guard this home well and sharpen the blade for him.

"If you don't come back after three months..."

Leng Yuechan's voice was muffled, carrying a hint of trembling.

"Then you distribute those Jade Slips, and then take the people of the Gu Family and retreat into the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Gu Yan patted her back, his tone as relaxed as if he were discussing tomorrow's weather: "However, that situation won't happen."

"I am someone who cherishes his life very much."

...

When they walked out of the secret chamber, the horizon was already showing the white of dawn.

Outside the Martial Arts Hall, the core clan elders and the guard captain of the Gu Family were already lined up waiting. Dozens of eyes looked at Gu Yan, filled with awe and unease.

The Clan Head was leaving.

Although it was only to go to the Sect for further study, for the members of the Gu Family who were accustomed to the presence of their backbone, this was still a huge earthquake.

Gu Yan stood on the steps, his gaze sweeping over each familiar face.

No nonsense, no impassioned speech.

He just pointed at Leng Yuechan behind him.

"While I am away, seeing her is the same as seeing me."

Gu Yan's voice spread in the morning breeze, clearly entering everyone's ears: "Her orders are family law."

There was a commotion below, several clan elders looked at each other, seemingly wanting to say something, but under Gu Yan's cold gaze, all doubts were swallowed back into their stomachs.

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison, the sound shaking the tiles.

Leng Yuechan stood half a step behind Gu Yan, gripping the Formation Plate in her sleeve.

She looked at that tall back, and the heart that had originally been drifting without a place to land finally took root completely.

Even if these roots were planted in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

[Ding! Side quest 'Rear Stability' completion 100%.]

[Reward obtained: 'Elementary Sound Transmission Talisman' production diagram (modified version). Can ignore ordinary Restrictions within a hundred miles to conduct calls, simply an artifact for checking up on long-distance relationships!]

Gu Yan's mouth twitched imperceptibly.

The System's foul mouth, sooner or later, he would have to find a chance to sew it shut.