After squeezing through the crowd, Lin Yuan and the other two didn't head directly to the teleportation array, but went to borrow money first.
Teleportation costs money,
especially for an array like the one that leads to the Abyss, which is quite expensive.
Therefore, many people would rather spend money to complete dungeons within the city than enter the Abyss.
However, for Lin Yuan and the other two, they preferred to head to the Boneyard Dungeon.
After all, the teleportation array could transport them directly to the square at the entrance to the Abyss, avoiding battle with the aliens in the wilderness.
If they could reach the entrance first, they would surely ambush Gu Chen.
Following Gu Chen into the Abyss offered near-zero risk, while the rewards were terrifyingly high.
They had already experienced this once, so how could they give up so easily?
Unlike Lin Yuan and the other two, Gu Qingfeng's face was ashen. When he learned that Gu Chen was fleeing towards Linyuan Pass, an endless rage welled up within him, nearly driving him mad.
Linyuan Pass had been invaded by the Abyss fifty years earlier and had now become a thoroughly polluted place.
The nearby Bone Dungeon was even more notorious, with a perpetually high mortality rate. Its difficulty surpassed nine-tenths of the Second-Level Abysses in the Shenxia Empire.
Even at level 15, he hadn't dared enter the Bone Dungeon, let alone Gu Chen.
"Li Xiao!"
"Die for me!"
Amidst a furious cry, a holy sword appeared beside Gu Qingfeng, blinding like the sun, slashing towards Li Xiao with devastating force.
"No—"
Li Xiao was pierced by the holy sword's radiance, his health instantly emptied, and the entire Li Family Manor was reduced to ruins by the sword's might. Li Xiao
's body fell heavily to the ground.
"Death! "
But the next second, a blazing holy light emanated from his corpse.
[Resurrection Cross: After being killed, resurrect on the spot and gain 30% of your health.]
It was selling for 10 million yuan each on the trading platform. As the head of the Li Family in Lincheng, how could Li Xiao not have such a life-saving item?
"Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"I acknowledge my guilt, Your Majesty, and beg for mercy!"
Li Xiao, fresh from his resurrection, scrambled to his knees at Gu Qingfeng's feet, kowtowed repeatedly.
He had no time to care for his injuries at this moment; the fear of death shook him violently.
Having just died once, he was nearly mad with fear.
The Resurrection Cross could only function once within 24 hours. If Gu Qingfeng struck him again, he would surely be utterly annihilated.
Desperate, Li Xiao could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Young Master Gu Chen is still alive. Please give me one day. One day, and the entire Li family will mobilize to ensure his safe return!"
"You? Humph!" Gu Qingfeng's holy sword vanished, and he soared into the air, flying towards the floating battleship.
"Personal Guards, secure the Li family! No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order!"
"I have said: if anything happens to my son, not only the Li family, but everyone involved will perish!"
Gu Qingfeng was like a volcano poised to erupt. His words resonated like thunder, sending shudders through the hearts of those present and causing their faces to turn pale.
Seeing this, Gu He and Qin Yun quickly flew aboard the floating warship. The steel behemoth churned the clouds as it sped towards Linyuan Pass, reaching the horizon in a flash.
Gu Qingfeng departed on the warship, while warriors in black armor guarded the Li family, preventing anyone inside from escaping.
The pressure of death receded like a tide, and Li Xiao trembled as he stood, his face filled with despair.
Recalling the events that had occurred, his face paled even more.
He no longer cared about the pain of losing his son. If
a son died, he could have another. But to offend Gu Qingfeng would be a grave crime, with the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan.
Just for a spot at a prestigious university in Beijing, the Li family had pursued Gu Qingfeng's son deep into the wilderness. Li Xiao now regretted it with a burning passion.
But if he could do it all over again, who could have imagined that a farmer's son who had lived in Lincheng for eighteen years would actually be Gu Qingfeng's son?
If he hadn't experienced it firsthand, even with a knife to his neck, he wouldn't have believed Gu Chen was Gu Qingfeng's son.
"Master, what should we do now?"
"Go to the ancestral hall."
"Huh? What's in the ancestral hall that's more important than the survival of our Li family?"
"Go burn some more incense for our Li ancestors, and pray for their blessing, so that Gu Chen can escape the danger in the wilderness and return safely."
Li Xiao, ignoring his injuries, limped towards the ancestral hall.
The War King's personal guards were stationed outside the door; running was impossible. Now all he could do was hope that the spirits of his ancestors in heaven would protect the Li family.
"Gu He, have you investigated everything? What's going on between Chen'er and the Li family?"
Gu Qingfeng stood atop the floating warship, feeling distraught.
He had always remembered Gu Chen as someone with no ambition, stubborn, and a hopeless case.
But why was he so radical this time, killing Li Renjie and fleeing to the wilderness?
Was he using extreme measures to force him to compromise?
Or was there something else going on?
"Your Majesty, we've investigated everything. All of this started because the Li family wanted to rob Young Master Gu Chen of his place in the university."
"A place?"
Gu Qingfeng's brows furrowed slightly. Gu Chen wasn't even a professional, so how could he possibly have a place in the university?
Could it be that the president of some prestigious institution, having learned that Gu Chen couldn't transfer, was trying to curry his favor this way?
"Yes, although Young Master failed to transfer in Gubei City, for some reason, he succeeded after returning to Lincheng."
"Huh? How could such a thing happen?" Gu Qingfeng's face lit up with shock.
This kind of thing has happened before, but it's rare. I never thought it would happen to Gu Chen.
"What? Gu He, now is not the time to joke." Qin Yun's face changed instantly.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She had never heard of such a thing before.
"Your Majesty, Princess, after the young master changed his job to a summoner, he and four teammates entered the novice dungeon, the Temple Ruins, and reached level 10 in one day. He also cleared the Hell-level dungeon that no one had cleared for decades."
Gu He recounted the information he had collected. "Clearing the Hell-level dungeon will get an SSS-level rating. According to Lincheng's policy, students who get an SSS-level rating will be admitted to Shangjing Academy."
"And the Li family heir, Li Renjie, because he failed to get a place in Shangjing Academy, he used his power after leaving home to suppress the news of the young master's clearance of the Hell-level dungeon, trying to snatch the young master's admission."
"The cause of death is relatively simple. Li Renjie and Li Wenhui, a member of the Li family's side branch, went to Lincheng No. 1 Middle School, found the young master in the dormitory, and threatened him to lead them through a Hell-level dungeon."
"The young master refused, so he killed Li Renjie and fled into the wilderness." "
Li Renjie was a Level 13 Psychic, a rare class, yet somehow he was easily defeated by a Level 10 young master."
After hearing what Butler Gu He said, Gu Qingfeng's irritation gave way to intense shock.
He had successfully changed his class, reaching Level 10 in a single day, clearing a Hell-level dungeon, earning an SSS rating, and securing a place at Shangjing Academy! He
had even defeated a rare class three levels higher than him!
This achievement would crush most talented professionals, not just in Lincheng, but even in Gubei City.
Gu Qingfeng opened his mouth, at a loss for words.
All of this, was Gu Chen's doing?
His son, Gu Chen?