252: An old acquaintance, the patriarch of the Gu family!

Gu Yi glanced at the woman beside Chu Changge, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He seemed to have noticed something about Li Jiaorou's condition.

After a long moment of contemplation, he finally spoke, "Gu Hao, come out!"

Another man stepped forward. "Brother Yi!"

"Gu Hao, I'm leaving this battle to you. Can you win?"

Gu Hao looked at Li Jiaorou and smiled. "Brother Yi, you know I don't hit women. However, for the sake of our Main Lineage's status, I've decided to make an exception just this once!"

After Gu Hao finished speaking, he stepped forward and looked coldly at Li Jiaorou.

"Little girl, here's some advice: you should just admit defeat. If you surrender, you might still have a chance to live. After all, my strength is far greater than Gu Fan's. Since you don't have your man's power, you'll likely die here!"

Li Jiaorou didn't bother speaking; she simply made a gesture, signaling him to proceed.

Soon, the two Great Emperors began their battle within a unique space... Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Hao arrived at the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect.

Because he possessed the identity token given to him by the Willow Immortal, he was quickly accepted as a Disciple under a young and beautiful Elder.

This Elder looked at Chu Hao and asked indifferently, "Is Liu Xuan... doing well?"

Chu Hao shook his head and replied, "To answer Senior, I do not know. Before Senior Willow Immortal sent me away, it seemed someone had found her. Afterward, I only felt a surge of energy and fainted. When I woke up, I had already arrived in the Immortal Realm!"

Hearing this, the young Elder let out a long sigh. "Sigh! To think Liu Xuan was still found by those people. She is the Life Divine Tree; falling into their hands will surely be miserable. It's a pity I can't leave right now, otherwise, I would descend to the Lower Realm to help her no matter what!"

After the young Elder muttered a few words, she looked at Chu Hao and said with a smile.

"Kid, from now on, you will stay at the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect. Here, you don't need to worry about anything. Cultivate well and strive to enter our Immortal Realm's heavenly pride ranking. As long as you can make it onto that ranking, you will have a place for yourself within the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect!"

Chu Hao nodded heavily. He had now joined the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect.

With a powerhouse like Liu Ruyan, who was infinitely close to being a True Immortal, as his Revered Master, and with a powerful Sect like the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect as his backing, he finally didn't have to worry about Chu Changge's revenge anymore.

"Hmph! Chu Changge, so what if you're the nephew of the Yun Family? Once my cultivation improves, I will definitely seek you out for revenge!"

Chu Hao muttered to himself for a while.

Liu Ruyan waved her hand and said, "Alright, kid, go and Cultivate. If you encounter anything you can't solve, come find me again."

"Yes! Revered Master!" Chu Hao cupped his fists and left, beginning his life in the Xiaoyao Immortal Sect... Meanwhile, back at the Gu Family.

Gu Hao and Li Jiaorou had fought for several hundred rounds. Their strengths were evenly matched, and neither could gain the upper hand.

This made Gu Hao extremely anxious.

He was desperate to prove himself in front of Gu Yi.

Chu Changge and Gu Chen were watching the battle.

Gu Chen asked, "Brother Chu, what do you think Lady Li's chances of winning are?"

Chu Changge took a look, calculated for a moment, and shook his head. "It's not very optimistic. The two of them will likely end the match in a draw!"

Hearing this, Gu Chen's expression shifted slightly.

This Family battle was a best-of-three series.

Meaning, two wins out of three rounds.

If Li Jiaorou won this round, they wouldn't need a third match, and his Gu Family branch lineage would directly become the Gu Family Main Lineage.

But if Li Jiaorou couldn't win, even if it ended in a draw, the victory would technically belong to the Gu Family Main Lineage.

That would make the score one-to-one, and he, the branch lineage Prodigy, would have to step onto the field against the number one Prodigy of the Main Lineage!

Not long after Chu Changge finished speaking.

Li Jiaorou and Gu Hao clashed palms once and then completely separated.

Just as the two were about to continue, an ethereal voice echoed from deep within the Gu Family's Forbidden Ground.

"Enough! This second match shall end in a draw. Stop fighting!"

"If you continue, it will become a life-and-death struggle. This is merely a small competition; there's no need to let things get so tense!"

It was the voice of the Gu Family Old Ancestor.

Upon hearing this voice, the Gu Family members became extremely respectful. They turned and bowed deeply toward the source.

"We shall obey the Old Ancestor's decree!"

The Gu Family members naturally hadn't expected the Old Ancestor to be paying attention to this matter, let alone intervene.

Usually, the Old Ancestors wouldn't bother with such trivialities, but now... after glancing at Gu Hao for a few moments, the Gu Family members' gazes fell upon Li Jiaorou.

They knew it was impossible for the Old Ancestor to intervene because of Gu Hao.

The only possibility was... this woman.

Compared to the surprised expressions of the Gu Family Disciples, Li Jiaorou's face remained relatively calm.

However, what no one noticed was that when the Gu Family Old Ancestor's voice appeared, Li Jiaorou's expression flickered.

She seemed to recognize the owner of that voice.

At this moment, Li Jiaorou thought to herself, "That voice just now sounded so familiar... Could it be him? That person actually hasn't died yet?"

As it turned out, Li Jiaorou did know that Gu Family Old Ancestor.

Currently, the score of the battle was one-to-one.

It had reached the most critical moment for both sides.

Behind Chu Changge, the branch Gu Family Disciples were shouting frantically.

"Gu Chen, you have to do your best! Stay sharp and win this match!"

"Big Brother Gu Chen, don't back down! Kick his ass! There's nothing to fear from Gu Yi!"

"Gu Chen, whether our branch lineage can rise up and become the Gu Family Main Lineage depends on you this time!"

"..."

Behind Gu Yi, the arrogant Disciples of the Gu Family Main Lineage were also shouting wildly.

"Big Brother Gu Yi, go for it! Beat this guy to a pulp!"

"Gu Yi, we've all lost, so everything depends on you now!"

"..."

Gu Yi's expression remained calm. He looked at Gu Chen and said with a light smile, "Gu Chen, the two helpers you found are truly powerful. I didn't think we would reach this point, but it seems we have!"

Gu Chen said coldly, "Cut the crap and let's fight, Gu Yi!"

"As the Divine Son of our Gu Family, I've heard your eyes are incredible. Let me test them!"

Gu Yi also spoke coldly, "Gu Chen, I've also heard your Void Divine Body is exceptionally powerful, allowing you to come and go without a trace. I wonder if it's true. Let me see it too, little brother!"

After the two exchanged the usual pre-battle threats, they immediately began to fight.

Both were ruthless, striking with full force from the very beginning.

Chu Changge was planning to quietly watch the match.

However, his hand was suddenly grabbed by Li Jiaorou, who pulled him toward the depths of the Gu Family.

"Princess Li, what are you trying to do?"

"Less talk, just follow me. I need your help with something!"