37: Gu Yun falls into a framing scandal

Two minutes later.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, inheritance level increased by 2%, you have obtained 2 lottery chances."

Cao Bu turned around and leaped out of the window.

He had to find a place to Cultivate now, otherwise, delays might cause complications.

After climbing over the wall to leave Moyue Residence, Cao Bu headed straight for Xiang Xiao Courtyard.

From hundreds of meters away, he saw Li Xinxue walking out of Xiang Xiao Courtyard, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Without further hesitation, he transformed into the appearance of a Maidservant and ran towards Li Xinxue in a panic.

"Is the Clan Chief still at the mountain gate welcoming the major powers?" Li Xinxue asked the Maidservant beside her.

The Maidservant replied, "Replying to Mistress, when I went just now, the Grand Elder said the Clan Chief had left on business."

Li Xinxue frowned. The Succession Ceremony was about to begin, and Gu Yun should have come to find her to go to the ancestral hall together. Could he have secretly gone to find Lin Rou to flirt again?

That detestable woman, it seems she really wants to compete with her.

If that's the case, then don't blame her for being ruthless.

Just at this moment, an urgent voice came from afar: "Mistress, something is wrong."

Li Xinxue stopped and looked at the panting "Maidservant" who had run up to her, frowning as she asked, "What is wrong? Today is the Young Lord's Succession Ceremony, and you are saying such ominous words. Do you believe that I will have you kicked out of the Gu Clan right now?"

Cao Bu swept a glance at Li Xinxue, remaining calm.

Today, she was dignified and elegant, full of charm.

A tight-fitting purple dress outlined the curves of her upper body, while her lower body was hidden within the skirt, with a glimpse of her small jade feet looking exceptionally delicate.

Her stunning face combined the dignity of a lady from a noble family with a hint of allure, a contrast that made Cao Bu's heart heat up.

"Mistress, something has really happened." Cao Bu took a few deep breaths and hurriedly said, "Clan Chief Gu Yun just rushed into Moyue Residence and drove all of us Maidservants out."

"Thinking of the recent rumors about the Clan Chief, we had a bad premonition, so we hurriedly came to find you."

"Mistress, please go and call the Clan Chief out, otherwise, if the Second Mistress returns, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain."

Li Xinxue didn't react for a moment and frowned, asking, "What's wrong with entering Moyue Residence? He is about to become the Clan Chief; where is he not allowed to go?"

Cao Bu hurriedly explained, "But the Clan Chief went straight into Young Miss Ling Shuang's room and even closed the door. We don't know what the situation is inside right now."

As soon as the words fell, Li Xinxue's expression changed drastically, and she instantly transformed into a stream of light, disappearing from where she stood.

The Maidservants following her looked at each other, also recalling the recent rumors circulating in the Gu Clan. Suddenly, the desire to gossip arose, and ignoring Cao Bu, they hurriedly chased in the direction of Li Xinxue.

Watching Li Xinxue's retreating figure, the corners of Cao Bu's mouth curled up slightly: "Ye Linglong, how perfect this plan can be depends on your performance over there."

Immediately, he turned and headed towards Cangfeng Residence.

Returning to Cangfeng Residence, Cao Bu commanded Yan Ruyu: "Prepare warm water; I will be bathing in a while."

"Yes, Master." Yan Ruyu didn't think too much and immediately went to prepare it.

Cao Bu arrived at the cultivation room and began to refine the power within his body without stopping.

If he didn't make this power his own, he couldn't appear before Gu Yun and the others, otherwise, trouble would easily arise.

The most urgent task now was refinement, so he stopped paying attention to anything else and concentrated on it.

On the other side, in the mountain forests of the Gu Clan, two identical figures brushed past each other.

Gu Yun watched the "Gu Yun" fleeing in the distance and accelerated to chase him.

Ye Linglong looked back at Gu Yun, then looked towards a courtyard in the middle of the mountain peak, and immediately flew towards it.

Not long after, she arrived at the side of the main courtyard gate and saw the Maidservants waiting anxiously at the main entrance through the corner of the wall.

She looked back at Gu Yun, who was chasing from down the mountain, and then, within Gu Yun's line of sight, climbed over the wall into Moyue Residence and disappeared.

Seeing this, Gu Yun didn't say a word and also climbed over the wall into Moyue Residence.

However, he was chasing so eagerly that he didn't realize at first that this was Moyue Residence. Coupled with the fact that many of the Gu Clan's buildings looked similar, he didn't notice at all that he had already fallen into a trap.

Gu Yun had only stepped into Moyue Residence for a few seconds when Li Xinxue's figure appeared outside the courtyard gate.

Seeing this, the Maidservants at the door bowed in unison: "Greetings, Mistress."

Li Xinxue nodded and asked, "Is the Clan Chief really inside?"

The Maidservants replied in unison, "He is."

Upon hearing this, a trace of fear and hesitation flashed across Li Xinxue's face.

She stared fixedly at the courtyard gate, weighing the consequences of opening it.

After hesitating again and again, she let out a long breath, pushed open the courtyard gate, and walked in. Seeing this, the Maidservants hurriedly followed.

Outside Gu Lingshuang's bedchamber, Gu Yun was cautiously looking around, his nerves tense as he guarded against a sneak attack from the other "Gu Yun."

Suddenly, he heard a faint, almost imperceptible sob.

He immediately followed the sound to a window, and after confirming that the sound was coming from inside, he jumped in.

Just after turning a corner, he saw a somewhat familiar woman curled up in a silk quilt on the bed not far away, sobbing helplessly.

He was stunned at first, then his pupils constricted violently. He realized instantly and, without a word, turned around, wanting to escape through the original window.

But just as his foot stepped onto the windowsill, the bedroom door behind him was kicked open with a "bang."

Gu Yun turned his head abruptly and happened to lock eyes with Li Xinxue, who had burst in.

In an instant, Gu Yun felt his brain shrink fiercely, and the world spun before his eyes, as if the entire world was shaking.

Silence!

Deathly silence!

Gu Yun slowly withdrew his step and turned to face Li Xinxue's eyes.

Instantly, the bedchamber was so quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat; only the faint, intermittent sobbing of Gu Lingshuang could be heard.

Li Xinxue slowly turned her head to look, and from a distance of more than ten meters, she caught a glimpse of Gu Lingshuang's miserable state at a glance.

She turned her head back sharply, staring fixedly at Gu Yun, her eye sockets having already turned extremely red.

Was she not good enough?

To please this man, she had specially chosen that thin-as-cicada-wings red gauze dress.

She even specifically went to ask others how to dance.

But in the end, he actually still went to find another woman!

Finding someone was one thing, even if he had found Lin Rou, she wouldn't be this angry.

But this bastard actually...

"Heart Snow, I was framed by someone, you must believe me." Seeing that her expression was wrong, Gu Yun's face turned pale with anxiety, and he hurriedly waved his hands to explain.

Li Xinxue was taken aback, sizing him up from head to toe with a face full of suspicion: "No, you are a fake Gu Yun!"

As soon as the words fell, she raised her hand to summon a Sacred Artifact sword, piercing straight towards Gu Yun's face with a sharp, fierce wind.

"Heart Snow! I am the real Gu Yun! Don't... No, I am not Gu Yun!"

Gu Yun hurriedly dodged to the side, swallowing the words that had reached his lips, practically wanting to cry but having no tears.

He was in a bind; admitting to being Gu Yun was wrong, and not admitting it was also wrong!

Li Xinxue snorted coldly, her sword moves becoming even more ferocious: "Back then, it was you who pretended to be my husband and defiled Gu Chuyan, and now you are attacking Ling Shuang!"

"Speak, who exactly are you?!"

Gu Yun gritted his teeth and hurriedly explained: "Heart Snow, I really am Gu Yun."

"But the matters of defiling Gu Chuyan and Ling Shuang were definitely not done by me."

"I just discovered someone who looks exactly like me, and I chased him all the way here. Who would have thought he would lead me here."

Li Xinxue didn't believe him at all and snorted coldly: "My husband is extremely intelligent; he wouldn't be so easily fooled."

"If you want to make up lies, you have to weigh his intelligence first."

Gu Yun felt both gratified and helpless hearing this.

He was happy that he was so smart in Li Xinxue's heart, but he had been single-mindedly focused on catching that "imposter" just now and hadn't thought much about it. Even the fact that this was Moyue Residence, he only realized it after seeing Gu Lingshuang.

"Heart Snow, can you stop for a moment? Let's sit down and talk properly!" Gu Yun urged while dodging.

Murderous intent surged in Li Xinxue's eyes: "Killing you will just happen to clear my husband's name."

Seeing that Li Xinxue's moves were lethal, she really did take him for an imposter.

Gu Yun had no choice but to take out a Sacred Artifact to focus on defense.

Unknowingly, the two had already fought their way above Moyue Residence.

The terrifying aura of a Realm King instantly spread out, startling all the major powers who had come to observe the ceremony.

Slowly, more and more people from the various powers flew from the mountain peaks into the sky and gathered around.

One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand... one million; they almost surrounded Moyue Peak completely.

Gu Yun looked around, his face ashen.

If this matter wasn't handled well today, it would likely become the biggest news to spread throughout the Spirit Realm.

By then, he, Gu Yun, would absolutely be ruined, becoming a beast that everyone shouts to kill, the disgrace of the Gu Clan, and an indelible stain on Gu Qingtian.

His brain worked rapidly, searching for loopholes in this framing.