Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

Xiao Yan's words made Gu Yuan's brows twitch slightly, and the four old men on the steps all had serious expressions. They were about to speak when they walked down the steps, but Gu Yuan raised his hand to stop them. Then Gu Yuan stared at Xiao Yan's serious expression for a long time and spoke in a deep voice.

"Xiao Yan, how do you feel about the journey you have taken since entering the Ancient Clan?"

Facing Gu Yuan's question, Xiao Yan did not hide anything and answered very honestly.

"The ancient clan's heritage is unfathomable, far beyond the reach of the Tianhe Alliance. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth."

"Knowing this clearly, you still dare to ask me for an alliance?"

"I have no intention of offending you. I just honestly told you the purpose of my visit. Why shouldn't I be afraid?"

Looking at Xiao Yan's eyes that showed only respect but no fear at all, Gu Yuan fell silent, his eyes becoming dazed for a moment, as if he saw the shadow of an old friend.

The man in the past was just like Xiao Yan, who spoke and acted openly, always moving towards the goal he had set. Even though he has now become the strongest in the Douqi Continent, Gu Yuan still doesn't think he has surpassed that man.

This is not a question of strength, but a difference in mentality.

Gu Yuan slowly closed his eyes, opened them again after a long time, and said slowly.

"I guess it must have taken a lot of effort for you to come here today, so please stay here for now."

After saying that, Gu Yuan waved his hand, and a guard from the ancient clan appeared beside Xiao Yan and spoke to Xiao Yan in a stern tone.

"Mr. Xiao, please follow me."

(It really didn’t go that smoothly.)

Xiao Yan seemed to have expected this and did not feel disappointed by Gu Yuan's lack of response. He raised his hand to bow to Gu Yuan, said goodbye to Xun'er, and followed the ancient clan guard out of the hall.

Since Gu Yuan did not reject it on the spot, it proves that the alliance can still be discussed. Continuing to stay here and argue will only leave a bad impression on people. Let's take it slow.

After Xun'er watched Xiao Yan leave the hall, she turned to look at Gu Yuan with a look of particular dissatisfaction.

"Father, why don't you agree to Brother Xiao Yan's request? Didn't you say before that you were interested in forming an alliance with the Tianhe Alliance?"

"Silly girl, that's what you said, but it's not that easy to do." Gu Yuan shook his head helplessly and turned to look at the four elders behind him, "Elders, what do you think of Xiao Yan?"

These four old men are the four elders of the Ancient Clan. Apart from the three supreme elders and Gu Yuan, who are known as the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan and have been in seclusion all year round, the four of them possess the greatest power in the Ancient Clan.

Gubeicheng, Gunanhai, Guyang, and Gu Qinghan's father Gulin.

"Compared to the younger generation, this boy is much stronger and calmer. At least for now, there is nothing wrong with him."

Gubeicheng spoke first, and made a very fair judgment, revealing an uncontrollable surprise in his heart.

Three-star Douluo late stage, such strength has not been achieved by any disciple among the eight clans yet, not even Xun'er with divine blood can compare to him. And it is really unexpected that such a person came from the Xiao clan with a declining bloodline.

At this time, Gulin also stood up and spoke with a bow.

"In the past few years, I have often exchanged letters with Qinghan. According to my daughter's evaluation, Xiao Yan is determined, kind but not foolish, and values ​​friendship and loyalty. Not to mention his extraordinary strength, his personality is also excellent and extremely rare."

Gulin said this with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

No one knows a daughter better than her father. Although Gu Qinghan did not say it explicitly in the letter, Gu Lin could still clearly feel from the letter that Gu Qinghan was hiding his feelings for Xiao Yan.

In other words, if Gu Qinghan really had no feelings for Xiao Yan, it would be impossible for him to give up his position as the commander-in-chief and stay by Xiao Yan's side for three years just because of Xun'er's request. It must be because this man was so outstanding that Gu Qinghan was willing to stay by his side.

Girls cannot be kept at home when they grow up. Before this, Gulin felt sympathy for Gu Yuan in his heart. His daughter’s mind was full of another man. She was even willing to risk her life for this man with the clan leader who was her father.

Now it seems that he is afraid that he has no time to sympathize with Gu Yuan. His daughter is in the same situation. The key is that she and Xun'er are obsessed with the same man. In some ways, Gulin feels worse than Gu Yuan.

When Xun'er heard that Gubeicheng and Gulin both spoke so highly of Xiao Yan, she didn't show it on her face, but she was already very happy in her heart.

These elders had always been against the relationship between him and Xiao Yan, but if he could change their impression of Xiao Yan, they would not be so averse to his contact with Xiao Yan, and it would not be impossible for them to get engaged directly.

Xun'er's face became serious and she looked at Gu Yuan and spoke in a serious voice.

"Father, Xun'er is willing to guarantee everything that Brother Xiao Yan is definitely the most worthy partner of the Ancient Clan. Xun'er dares to conclude that if even Brother Xiao Yan is not worthy of an alliance, then there is no one in this world who is worthy of an alliance."

Xun'er's voice was so firm that Gu Yuan glanced at her lightly, sighed inwardly, and spoke slowly.

"Indeed, I have a good impression of him. Moreover, the Tianhe League now controls the entire Zhongzhou, so it is beneficial to form an alliance with him." Gu Yuan said realistically, and then looked at Xun'er, "Well, Xun'er, I will discuss it with the elders again, and you can go back and rest first."

"Yes."

Xun'er nodded slightly and was about to turn around and leave when Gu Yuan gave her another instruction.

"Xun'er, you are not married yet. Forget about being alone outside, but you should pay attention to your status in the family and keep your distance from Xiao Yan to avoid being criticized."

".knew."

Xun'er curled her lips and responded.

Although Xun'er was very unhappy about Gu Yuan's words, she knew in her heart that she was now nominally Lei Dong's fiancé. If this were to be spread to the Lei Clan, Lei Dong himself would not care, but the elders of the Lei Clan would probably not be happy about it, and might even use this as an excuse to attack the Gu Clan.

Although the Ancient Clan is not afraid, they are now on good terms with the Thunder Clan, so they should try their best to avoid causing unpleasantness to both parties. The most important thing is not to let Xiao Yan be involved in the conflict between the Ancient Clan and the Thunder Clan.

(Never mind, just bear with it for a while.)
Xun'er thought so and walked out of the hall.

After Xun'er left, Gu Yuan looked at her back in deep thought. Gu Nanhai stepped forward and said respectfully, "Master, the latest intelligence just came. The Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan have also gone to discuss the alliance with the Tianhe Alliance."

"The Spirit Tribe and the Stone Tribe?" Gu Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Nanhai. "Didn't the Black Annihilation Army send news that the Stone and Spirit Tribes were annihilated by the Soul Tribe?"

"It seems that it was just the Soul Palace Great Celestial Venerable who was speaking nonsense. According to Gu Zhen of the Black Annihilation Army, they and the other eight clans had met with the envoys of the Stone Spirit Clans who were going to the Tianhe Alliance, and they did not find anything wrong. It must be the Stone Spirit Clans."

The four elders were shocked when they heard the news from the Black Annihilation Army that the two Shiling tribes were destroyed. The eight ancient tribes were different from the forces on the mainland. Once one of them took action, all eight tribes would inevitably be implicated. This was no joke.

Gu Yuan pondered for a moment, and finally spoke slowly.

"We must focus on the other eight clans at this time. The Soul Clan did this once a thousand years ago, so it's not surprising if they do it again." Gu Yuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "What's more, the strength of the Shiling and Shiling clans is the lowest among the eight clans, so it's not impossible for them to be annihilated silently."

What you hear is not necessarily false, and what you see is not necessarily true.

"As ordered."

The four elders responded in unison, and then Gu Yuan looked helpless and raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.

"Then let's talk about Xun'er's matter." Gu Yuan looked rather troubled and glanced at the four elders. "Earlier you all said that Xiao Yan's ability and talent were average, and used this as a reason to oppose Xun'er and Xiao Yan's relationship."

"Have you changed your mind after seeing you today?"

To be honest, Gu Yuan himself actually agreed with Xun'er on this matter. First, he knew what kind of person Xiao Yan was from Ling Ying's reports over the years, and this young man was indeed worthy of Xun'er entrusting her life to. Second, no matter what, Gu Yuan was still a father, and he was not cruel enough to break up his daughter's relationship with his own hands.

Hearing Gu Yuan's question, the four elders all looked troubled.

Just as Gu Yuan said, before they had been using the inequality in strength and talent to reject Xun'er's feelings for Xiao Yan, but now Xiao Yan's strength has been clearly revealed to them. To put it bluntly, even if you add up the geniuses of all eight clans, none of them can compare to Xiao Yan. To use this point to object is simply lying with open eyes.

After a while, Gu Beicheng winked at Gu Nanhai, who nodded in understanding, took a step forward and spoke to Gu Yuan.

"Clan leader, I personally think it's still inappropriate." Gu Nanhai said solemnly, "Xiao Yan is indeed extremely talented, but his family background is extremely weak. If the young lady is really allowed to be with him, I'm afraid she will be wronged."

"What's more, Miss is already engaged to Lei Dong from the Thunder Clan. If we cancel the engagement now, how will the Thunder Clan view our Ancient Clan?"

Gu Nanhai's words were so sure, but to put it bluntly, it was all for two words: profit.

It is true that Xiao Yan is gifted, but that is just talent. Lei Dong’s talent is not bad either, and he has the support of the giant Thunder Clan. No matter how you choose, Lei Dong is better.

When Gu Yuan heard Gu Nanhai mention Lei Dong, there was something slightly wrong in his eyes.

"About Xun'er and Lei Dong's engagement." Gu Yuan opened his mouth to say something, but after a while he sighed, "Forget it, go on."

The more people know about this, the easier it will be to be exposed, so I'd better not explain it.

Gu Nanhai looked at Gu Yuan strangely, and then continued.

"I heard that the relationship between the young lady and Xiao Yan is just one-sided. Xiao Yan himself has no such feelings for the young lady. According to investigations, Xiao Yan is actually a very affectionate person. Most of his wives were together because of accidents. Xiao Yan himself feels very guilty about them. Under such circumstances, I don't think Xiao Yan will accept the young lady's feelings."

"As for the alliance, clan leader, don't worry. The Tianhe Alliance is in full swing, and the other eight clans are also interested in forming an alliance with the Tianhe Alliance. It will be difficult to stabilize the alliance without sufficient sincerity. Therefore, the four of us elders discussed it in advance and finally reached a consensus."

Having said that, Gu Nanhai glanced at Gu Lin. Gu Lin sighed deeply in his heart and spoke under Gu Yuan's puzzled gaze.

"I, Gu Qinghan, will be the one to sign the engagement with Xiao Yan on behalf of the young lady."

Once these words were spoken, it showed how hypocritical these elders were.

Xun'er and Xiao Yan, no, because Xiao Yan feels guilty towards those wives so he won't accept it.

Gu Qinghan and Xiao Yan, okay, but as for Xiao Yan’s guilt towards those wives, he didn’t even mention it.

Although Gulin said this helplessly, he was not too reluctant. It was difficult for children from large families in high positions like theirs to decide their own marriages. At least Gu Qinghan really liked Xiao Yan, and it was not a purely political marriage, which was quite acceptable to Gulin.

Frankly speaking, it's not impossible for Xun'er and Xiao Yan to be together, provided there is no better candidate. But now that Lei Dong, a more outstanding marriage candidate, is in front of them, there is no chance that Xiao Yan will get involved.

In Gu Nanhai's eyes, although Gu Qinghan's status in the Gu clan is not as high as Xun'er's, she is also the daughter of Gu Lin, the elder of the Gu clan. Her status is definitely enough to match Xiao Yan, a young man with no family background. On the other hand, Lei Dong is not someone that Gu Qinghan can handle.

People do things according to their status. Xun'er can replace Gu Qinghan, but Gu Qinghan cannot replace Xun'er. From the perspective of family interests, this is the most appropriate distribution.

Gu Yuan was also stunned when he heard Gu Lin's words, and then he immediately realized that these elders had already arranged this matter.

"You guys"

To be honest, Gu Yuan should have been angry. His daughter's marriage had to be arranged by these elders. As the clan leader, it was fine, but as a father, it was too embarrassing.

But the problem was that Gu Yuan knew in his heart what the engagement with the Thunder Clan was about, but he had no way of saying it out loud. He could only swallow his helplessness silently.

"That's all, it's up to you."

Gu Yuan waved his hands, not wanting to worry about this matter anymore. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, feeling very resentful in his heart.

The object of his criticism was not the four elders, but his own daughter.

Although Gu Yuan was not very happy about Xun'er and Xiao Yan becoming husband and wife, since Xun'er had already decided that Xiao Yan was her life partner and she had grown up with Xiao Yan, how could she be so miserable?
Looking at how many wives Xiao Yan already has, Xun'er is still a younger sister in Xiao Yan's eyes. Gu Yuan really doesn't know what to say.

If Xiao Yan and Xun'er were in love with each other, Gu Yuan would speak up to support Xun'er, but it was obvious that his daughter was in love with him, and Xiao Yan had no interest in her at all. How could Gu Yuan speak up?
(My dear daughter, what have you been doing in the Xiao family for so many years?) (End of this chapter)