NOVPUB"So, Father, in the battle at the Divine Fist Sect, directly killed a Grandmaster in seconds!"
Gu Yang listened to the reports from his subordinates, his eyes flickering with thought.
Killing a Grandmaster!
And killing a Grandmaster in seconds!
These were two entirely different concepts.
Right then,
Gu Yang had an idea in mind.
At this time,
Gu Yi also stepped forward with a bow and said, "Manor Master, according to messages from other Hidden Guards, Pei Jing is now aggressively taking over Liuyun Prefecture, and it seems the court has no intention of putting up a resistance.
A large number of living forces have been withdrawn from Liuyun Prefecture, I’m afraid that the Prefectural Governor of Taishan County also has some thoughts of his own."
Upon hearing this,
Gu Yang’s eyebrows slightly raised.
"Do you mean to say, the Prefectural Governor of Taishan County is also not utterly loyal to the court?"
"From the current situation, Taishi Yi is not willing to exert himself to death for the Taixuan Dynasty!"
Gu Yi explained.
Gu Yang immediately fell into deep thought.
After a while,
he looked at Gu Yi and then asked, "I previously asked you to investigate Mu Qing’s situation, do you have any news now?"
"Please review, Manor Master!"
Gu Yi took out a secret letter from his chest, handed it with both hands to Gu Yang, who opened the letter and glanced through it, a smile immediately spreading across his face.
"Good!"
"It seems that the Taixuan Dynasty is indeed destined to fall!"
The situation in the other Nine States was unclear, but at least the officials in Taishan County each had their own ideas. Now, this secret letter recorded some hidden information about Mu Qing.
Moments later,
Gu Yang said, "In three days, I want to meet with Magistrate Mu!"
"Yes!" 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Gu Yi took the order and retreated.
Half an hour later, Gu Er came forward.
"Greetings, Manor Master."
"How has the inventory of all the materials gone?"
Seeing him arrive, Gu Yang also became serious.
Gu Er said with a bow, "Reporting to the Manor Master, all the materials have been counted. There are about sixty thousand taels of silver, six hundred and eighty-four million taels in silver notes, as well as many antique calligraphies and paintings, roughly worth two million taels in value."
Hearing this, Gu Yang’s eyes immediately flashed with a sharp gleam.
According to the other’s words, the sum of the silver notes and silver totaled a full sixty-nine million taels, almost reaching ninety million if the antiques and paintings were included.
This was a terrifying number.
At least,
the entire Gu Family Manor turned upside down wouldn’t have amounted to ninety million taels.
Not to mention ninety million taels.
Even half would be a stretch.
After all, even though the Gu Family Manor was now large and influential, reigning supreme over the Martial World of White Stone Dao, with all the major powers heedfully obeying,
Still,
the daily expenses for the many disciples of the Gu Family Manor were not small, so being able to take out two or three million taels was already the limit.
And using that much money could even potentially affect the entire operation of the Gu Family Manor.
But now it was different.
Ninety million taels of silver, there was fully enough flexibility to operate.
"Immediately convert all the antiques and paintings, then use four million taels of silver to purchase grain from various places. This matter must be handled with extra caution, so as not to draw the attention of other powers!"
Gu Yang added another word of caution at the end of his instructions.
In times of peace, spending millions of taels of silver in one place to buy grain would cause quite a stir, let alone in these troubled times, where grain was particularly scarce.
It wasn’t just a matter of spending four million taels in one place—tens of thousands of taels were enough to attract the attention of many powers.
But.
Acquiring grain was indispensable.
Accordingly, it was necessary to break down the process, but such a strategy also added considerable risk out of thin air.
However, what endeavor was without risk? To Gu Yang, such risks were entirely acceptable.
——
Gu Yang took action.
Gu Qingfeng did not interfere.
It was only the occasional updates on the information panel that allowed him to understand the other’s movements.
Furthermore, Gu Qingfeng noticed that the updates on the information panel seemed to be becoming more comprehensive. It used to only trigger notifications related to his descendants’ cultivation and combat, but now there were additional methods to trigger updates.
…
"Your descendant ’Gu Yang’ successfully subverted Magistrate Mu Qing of White Stone City!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Yang’ conspires with Mu Qing to secretly recruit troops and buy horses!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Yang’s’ influence is gradually expanding!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Yang’ is buying up grain in various places on a large scale!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Yang’ learned that grain was plundered by mountain bandits, flew into a rage, and commanded the Hidden Guard to go and wipe out their stronghold!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Xiu’ has broken through to the Late Stage of Refining Skin!"
"Reward Upgrade Points *5!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Xuan’ has gained some understanding in practicing Gu Family Boxing; his cultivation has improved slightly!"
"Your descendant ’Gu Shengnan’ has enhanced her aptitude through Yijing Fasui!"
"Your descendant…"
…
The information panel now frequently refreshed with messages, a dense series of texts appearing, allowing Gu Qingfeng to have a grasp of every move made by Gu Yang and others, even without setting foot outside.
However, when he saw the message that Gu Yang had successfully subverted Mu Qing, Gu Qingfeng also showed a flicker of surprise.
"It seems Yang’er is already making his move!"
Magistrate Mu Qing held authority over White Stone City, and once he was subverted, it basically meant that the entire White Stone City was under the control of the Gu Family Manor.
Moreover.
From what was shown on the information panel.
After subverting Magistrate Mu, Gu Yang used this opportunity to secretly recruit troops and buy horses, to expand his own power.
It was evident that Gu Yang’s actions were moving in the direction Gu Qingfeng had anticipated.
With this in mind.
Gu Qingfeng didn’t plan to intervene too much.
Ever since he understood the true use of Golden Finger, Gu Qingfeng chose not to interfere in his descendants’ affairs, as long as they did not affect the foundation of the Gu Family Manor, every problem was not a problem.
And to truly stabilize the foundation, the most normal method was to enhance strength as much as possible.
The main source of strength increase for Gu Qingfeng came from his descendants.
Therefore.
Gu Qingfeng was now entirely in a free-range state.
He wanted to see whether allowing Gu Yang to do as he pleased would trigger some useful achievements.
With the current foundation accumulated, as long as he could trigger new achievements, Gu Qingfeng was 100 percent confident he could break through the Grandmaster Realm.
Once he broke through the Grandmaster.
Gu Qingfeng even had some confidence in facing off against a Great Grandmaster.
Subsequently.
Gu Qingfeng looked to other information.
Gu Xiu had made a breakthrough!
This was within his expectations.
After all, both Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu had their genetic potential cleansed from a young age, and their talents were quite extraordinary. But now that Gu Xuan had broken through first, it indicated his talent was slightly better.
But even though Gu Xiu might not be as good as Gu Xuan, the difference wouldn’t be too vast.
Given that the former had been in the Late Stage of Refining Skin for some time, it was completely normal for Gu Xiu to follow suit and break through.
"With Xuan’er and Xiu’er’s talents, reaching Refining Skin Perfection won’t take too long, and even the Blood Refining Realm won’t be a problem with sufficient Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to assist in their cultivation.
Five Upgrade Points for Late Stage Refining Skin, and undoubtedly even more for Refining Skin Perfection and the Initial Stage of Blood Refining!"
