Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

The old woman's words made Gulie's heart skip a beat, and beads of sweat the size of beans instantly appeared on his forehead.

Almost all of Xiao Yan's resume was not only flawless, but was frighteningly clean. Even if Gu Lie tried to find fault with him, he couldn't find anything in Xiao Yan's resume that could justify accusing him.

Gu Lie was naturally very happy about this. His original purpose was to promote the marriage between Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan. If he couldn't find any faults when he specifically looked at Xiao Yan's resume, the old woman would definitely be more satisfied with Xiao Yan, and the matter of Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan was basically a done deal.

But there was one thing that Gu Lie didn't dare to bring up at all, and that was the fact that Xiao Yan already had many wives. You have to know how much the old woman cared for Gu Qinghan, but she brought the two of them together even though she knew that the other party was a man with multiple wives. Even if the old woman slapped him in the face, he would not have the right to protest.

Of course, if there is a real explanation, it is that Xiao Yan is indeed not a promiscuous person, and except for Xiao Yixian, his other wives are all accidents. However, saying this to others sounds like quibbling.

However, even if it was an excuse, Guile had to go ahead with it.

"Well, that..." Gu Lie swallowed his saliva, bent down carefully, and said while observing the old woman's expression: "Senior, this information also states that many of Xiao Yan's wives were accidental. He is definitely not the kind of promiscuous person. You..."

As Gu Lie was speaking, the old woman suddenly raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, scaring Gu Lie so much that he stood up straight instantly and dared not say another word.

Seeing that Gu Lie looked so cowardly now, no one could believe that it was him who dealt with Yang Hao that day. His awe-inspiring temperament was completely gone in front of the old woman.

The old woman couldn't help but laugh when she saw Guile's attitude. She turned her gaze back to the scroll and spoke slowly.

"Is there any need to be so flustered? I am not angry, old lady."

When the old woman said this, Gu Lie instinctively felt unconvinced, but when he heard that the old woman's tone was indeed not angry at all, doubts were revealed in his eyes. He carefully observed the old woman's expression, which was still as calm as water. This made Gu Lie curious, and he asked in a low voice.

"Um. Are you really not angry?"

Hearing Gulie's uncertain question, the old woman chuckled.

"Why do you think an old woman like me would be angry? You are a young man, but how can you be more conservative and stubborn than an old woman like me in this regard?"

Hearing the old woman's light ridicule, Gu Lie pursed his lips with a strange expression.

I am almost two hundred years old, but the old woman still calls me a young man. But this is not wrong. Not to mention myself, even the clan leader Gu Yuan is just a young man to the old woman.

Just then, the old woman continued.

"Loyalty is a good virtue, but it doesn't mean that people with loyal partners will live happily. These two things are not related at all." The old woman said, sighing leisurely, "I have lived for so many years and have seen many couples. Among them, many men are only good at being loyal. In other aspects, they are worse than animals."

The old woman's words made Gu Lie stunned for a moment, and then his expression became a little dazed.

He then realized that the old woman had lived for so many years and had never seen anything like this. Not to mention that the strong were respected on the Douqi Continent, and polygamy was very common. He just thought it was too complicated and thought that the old woman would be dissatisfied with Xiao Yan because of this.

Just then, the old woman spoke again.

"And isn't it also clearly stated in your intelligence? Xiao Yan and his wives have a very good relationship. Even Yun Yun, the weakest one, has a lot of say in front of Xiao Yan, which is enough to show how much Xiao Yan respects her. This is quite rare. You know, with Xiao Yan's strength, if he were in Zhongzhou and married thousands of wives and raised them as slaves at home, no one would dare to say no."

The strong are respected, this is the fact of the entire continent. Even though this old woman has lived for so many years and has seen through many things, she cannot deny it. As for those who do whatever they want after they have power, this old woman does not necessarily hate them. She just feels sad, sad that these people are dominated by their own power.

And it is in such an environment that Xiao Yan has such strength and yet he does not forget his original intention. He respects everyone who is weaker than himself, including his wife Yun Yun, whose strength is far inferior to his.

It can be said that this news not only did not make the old woman feel bad about Xiao Yan, but made her even happier. The old woman was sure that Gu Qinghan would never suffer any grievances when she married Xiao Yan in the future.

Upon seeing this, Gu Lie breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt inexplicably speechless.

When he got this information yesterday, he was scared all night, fearing that the old woman would point at his nose and scold him. But after taking it and reading it, the old woman was not angry but very happy. This unexpected surprise made Gu Lie feel like he was scared like a fool all night last night.

And after Xiao Yan had passed the hurdle of having many wives, Gu Lie held his head high and looked confidently at the old woman who was flipping through the scroll. Having read Xiao Yan's intelligence in advance, he was very sure that if the old woman didn't care about Xiao Yan having many wives, then there would be no problem with other things.

Sure enough, after the old woman finished reading all the information about Xiao Yan, her face was filled with smiles after she closed the scroll. She had originally had a very good impression of Xiao Yan when she first met him, and now after reading about Xiao Yan's past experiences, she was even more satisfied.

"It's Qinghan's blessing to be able to fall in love with such a man." The old woman put the scroll away and handed it back to Gu Lie, looking at him, "Although Xiao Yan is not a snobbish person, as an elder, I have to help and support him. I can't let Qinghan feel that she is not worthy of Xiao Yan."

Gu Lie was slightly stunned after taking the scroll, as if he understood something, and looked at the old woman in astonishment.

"It's Qinghan's own strength. I used to suppress her because I was afraid that she would become as arrogant as other young people of the ancient clan. Now it's time to give her back." The old woman lay on the recliner, swaying slightly. "Call Qinghan over. Don't assign her any work in the next few days."

"As ordered."

Seeing that the old woman had made up her mind, Gu Lie didn't dare to say anything more. He held the scroll and clasped his fists, and was about to turn around and leave when the old woman suddenly spoke.

"How long will Xiao Yan stay in the clan?"

"It should take at least a month. What do you want?"

Gu Lie answered truthfully. The old woman opened her eyes slightly, her pupils flickering slightly. Finally, she made a decision and closed her eyes again.

"Go tell Gu Yuan to send Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Tomb in a month."

"What?!!" Gu Lie's expression was instantly filled with shock, and his tone became panicked, "Senior! This..."

"The Xiao clan's things should have been returned to them long ago. If Gu Yuan doesn't want to, let him come to me directly."

The old woman waved her hands impatiently. Seeing this, Gu Lie knew that it was useless to say anything, so he could only agree silently with an embarrassed look on his face, turned around and left the villa, still complaining in his heart.

Are you treating me as a messenger? Why do I feel like I'm being bullied by both sides?

Earlier, he was criticized by the elders when they came over to tell the old woman about Gu Qinghan and Xiao Yan. Fortunately, Xiao Yan, this young man, was really capable, allowing him to pass this hurdle smoothly. If Xiao Yan was that kind of playboy, he would probably be scolded by the old woman and might even have to take action.

Now that I finally got over this, the old woman forced me to tell the clan leader about the Heavenly Tomb. Isn't this just embarrassing me? Whether it's Gu Qinghan and Xiao Yan's affairs or the Heavenly Tomb, what does it have to do with me, the Black Annihilation King? Why do I have to be scolded?

But there was no other way. Whether it was the elders, the clan leader, or the old woman, he couldn't afford to offend any of them. What could he do? He just had to endure it.

After Gu Lie left, the old woman continued to lean leisurely on the recliner, her old and cloudy eyes slightly narrowed as she looked at the blue sky, wondering what she was thinking.

Time flies. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a week since Xiao Yan took over as the third commander. During this week, the ancient clan residents in the main city have also had a great change in their impression of the third force.

First of all, from the first day that Xiao Yan took office as the third commander, he led the third unit to wander on the streets in a mighty manner. Due to the third unit's previous domineering behavior on the streets, everyone habitually thought that they were going to do something bad again.

But the result was something no one expected. Xiao Yan, as the commander, took all the people in the Third Unit and went door to door to solemnly apologize, regardless of whether they had been harassed by the Third Unit before.

Xiao Yan's action was not just to gain the forgiveness of these tribesmen, but to send a message to the outside world that the Third Army might be changing. As long as other people have this possibility in their hearts, they will look at the Third Army with suspicion. After that, they just need to do their best.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan formulated a strict training plan, and from time to time he took the third team to the streets to do voluntary labor, and explained to others that they would do so during this period in order to make up for their previous mistakes.

As for why it was during this period, voluntary labor itself was not within the business scope of the Black Annihilation Army. Xiao Yan led the Third Unit to do these things mostly to help these Black Annihilation Army members cultivate their moral character, and a small part was to change other people's bad impression of the Third Unit. If they did voluntary labor frequently without saying anything, other people would get used to it over time, which would be troublesome, and it would be difficult for me to explain to Gu Lie afterwards. Xiao Yan couldn't tell him that the Third Unit had added new business scope under my leadership, right?

These Black Annihilation Army members of the Third Force are naturally very disgusted with the idea of ​​voluntary labor. They used to show off their power in front of these street shops, but now they have to humble themselves and work for them for free. Who would be happy with this?

But firstly, they had to obey because of Xiao Yan's extraordinary strength, and secondly, Xiao Yan himself did the voluntary labor and worked harder than anyone else, so they had to hold back their complaints. The commander has suffered with you, so why shouldn't you follow?
And the most important point is that compared with Xiao Yan’s training, they are more willing to do voluntary labor.

God knows where Xiao Yan learned all that training stuff from. This guy doesn't treat them as human beings at all. Although their third unit is far weaker than the previous two units, at least all its members are at the Dou Zong level. However, they were trained to the point of vomiting and having diarrhea. From the first second of every day's training, all they think about is when today's training will end.

[I will train with you, but you can use Dou Qi at will, but I won't.]

These words immediately suppressed all the voices of those who were complaining about the hardships and fatigue. It is true that the Douluo level is far higher than theirs even without the Dou Qi spirit. But as a commander, he did not give orders from a high position. Instead, he sealed his Dou Qi and trained with his subordinates, and allowed his subordinates to use Dou Qi at will. With these conditions put forward, who would have the face to complain about the hardships and fatigue?

Since they couldn't complain about the hardship, they could only hold on. It was precisely because of this arduous training that the compulsory labor that the Third Unit of the Black Annihilation Army originally disliked became so sweet. This was the only short moment in the day besides sleeping that could allow them to relax their body and mind.

This news also reached the ears of the First and Second Units of the Black Annihilation Army. Many members of the Black Annihilation Army came to laugh at them, and quite a few people made sarcastic remarks. But no matter how they ridiculed them, the Third Unit was wholeheartedly doing their voluntary labor, and no one said a word back.

Are you kidding? Voluntary labor is a rare time of relaxation. How can I waste my precious energy by arguing with them?
Under such circumstances, as time went by, the voluntary labor of the Third Unit of the Black Annihilation Army became more and more handy. Seeing how hard the Third Unit worked, others gradually believed that they were repenting from the bottom of their hearts, and their perception of them was slowly changing. (End of this chapter)