Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

In the ancient world, inside the clan leader’s mansion, four elders gathered together, all with extremely serious expressions.

"Haven't you found any trace of the clan leader yet?"

Gu Beicheng's expression was solemn, and the other three elders were silent.

A month ago, the patriarch of the Gu clan, Gu Yuan, suddenly disappeared without any reason and there has been no news of him since.

According to the guards, the last time Gu Yuan was seen was when Xiao Yan came to visit him.

With Gu Yuan's strength, even Emperor Hun Tian couldn't have abducted him quietly. It must have been Gu Yuan who left on his own.

In this case, the suspicion lies only with Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan must have said something to Gu Yuan, which caused the two of them to disappear together.

Unfortunately, you still can't make a big fuss to look for the missing patriarch. Not to mention Zhongzhou, even the ancient clan might have spies from other clans. Therefore, except for a few people, no one knows about the missing patriarch.

"Some time ago, I asked Qinghan to go to Xingyun Pavilion and Tianhe League. According to her, Xiao Yan usually stays in these two places." Gulin frowned and said in a deep voice: "But the results of Qinghan's report were all normal. There was no trace of Xiao Yan and the clan leader."

Hearing Gu Lin's words, Gu Nanhai frowned and stared at him questioningly.

"Is there really nothing unusual?"

"Hmm?" Gulin's face changed, anger flashing in his eyes, "Elder Nanhai, do you think I'm lying?"

"No." Gu Nanhai shook his head slightly, "I don't suspect you are lying, but I suspect your daughter is lying."

".What do you mean?"

Gulin's face looked even uglier. As a father, Gu Nanhai's suspicion of Gu Qinghan was more unbearable to Gulin than his suspicion of him, and his face looked even uglier.

Seeing Gulin's expression suddenly change, Gu Nanhai gently raised his hand to comfort him and said lightly.

"As a father, you may not see it clearly, but we see it clearly." Gu Nanhai said, "Qinghan is completely different from before. Her trust in Xiao Yan has become abnormal. In this case, it is not impossible for her to defend Xiao Yan even at the risk of deceiving the family."

boom! ! !
As soon as these words were spoken, Gulin's aura suddenly soared, and the anger in his eyes was no longer concealed, staring at Gu Nanhai.

"Are you trying to say that Qinghan betrayed the ancient clan?!"

Gu Qinghan is Gu Lin’s greatest pride. Even though they are both elders, Gu Lin will never allow Gu Nanhai to insult his daughter’s loyalty like this!
"Gulin, calm down first. Elder Nanhai didn't mean that." Guyang raised his hand and stood between the two of them to smooth things over. He looked at Gulin and said slowly, "A few days ago, when I was inspecting the Black Annihilation Army, I overheard something."

".What's up?"

Gulin frowned, Guyang paused and said slowly.

"Previously, a team of Black Annihilation Army followed the young lady to Zhongzhou to explore the opportunity of the ancient Bodhi tree. Do you still remember it?" Gu Yang's expression became a little colder as he spoke. "It is said that the young lady at that time trespassed into the dangerous ancient wilderness without permission. The leader Gu Zhen wanted to take out the token to report to us, but was stopped by Gu Qinghan, who even forcibly snatched the communication token."

"this?!!"

Gulin's momentum wilted instantly, and his face revealed disbelief.

When they first heard about this, they didn't understand why Gu Qinghan did this, but Gulin understood it after thinking about it for a while.

If Gu Zhen had used the communication token at that time, they would have immediately sent people to the Savage Ancient Territory to ensure Xun'er's safety.

However, they were only trying to ensure Xun'er's safety. As for Xiao Yan's life or death, they definitely didn't care at that time.

In other words, Gu Qinghan allowed Xun'er to take the risk for Xiao Yan.

At this time Gu Nanhai spoke again.

"I'm not saying that Gu Qinghan betrayed the Gu Clan, but now one thing is very clear, that is, between the Gu Clan and Xiao Yan, your daughter prefers the latter."

Gulin clenched his fists, but this time he didn't know how to argue. He gritted his teeth, turned around and walked out.

"I'm going to find Qinghan and ask him about this now!"

"No, I have just asked someone to call her over."

Gu Nanhai's words caused Gu Lin to stop suddenly. At this time, Gu Qinghan also came to the clan leader's mansion. As soon as he entered the gate, he felt the tense atmosphere in the hall. He immediately understood something in his heart and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Elder."

Gu Qinghan looked indifferent and bowed to the four people, while Gu Lin walked up anxiously and asked hurriedly.

"Qinghan, let me ask you, during the previous trip to the ancient Bodhi tree, did you stop Gu Zhen from using the communication token?!"

Gu Qinghan's eyes froze at Gu Lin's direct question, but he was not surprised.

Indeed, Gu Zhen and others knew that if this matter were to spread back to the clan, it would have a significant impact on Gu Qinghan, so they did not report the matter.

Of course, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Once something is really done, there is no guarantee that someone will not let it slip.

Once this matter is exposed, the clan leaders will begin to distrust me, and my previous report will be enough to arouse their suspicion.

It can be seen that Gulin still trusts his daughter at this time, so he is eager to prove Gu Qinghan's innocence in front of the other three elders.

But the result disappointed him.

Gu Qinghan slowly put down his hand, looked at his father with clear eyes, and said in a serious voice.

"Qinghan did do this."

Gu Qinghan didn't even think about hiding it and admitted it directly.

Since Gu Lin asked this, it proved that he had heard the relevant news. If he did not admit it, Gu Zhen and the others would also be punished with him. Gu Qinghan would not do such a thing.

This matter is originally my personal behavior, and there is no reason to let others be implicated because of me.

Gu Qinghan's undisguised admission made Gu Lin's face look extremely ugly.

"You! How can you be so confused?! How will you be responsible if something happens to the young lady?!"

Gu Lin pointed at Gu Qinghan and cursed her, he couldn't understand why his daughter who had always made him so satisfied would suddenly do such a thing? !

Everyone in the Gu clan knows how important Xun'er is to them, but Gu Qinghan lets Xun'er go into danger even though he knows the truth!

Looking at the angry Gu Lin in front of him, Gu Qinghan remained calm and lowered his head slightly.

"No matter what the punishment is, Qinghan will bear it all."

"you"

Gulin was immediately infuriated by Gu Qinghan's attitude of allowing himself to be punished. Just as he was about to say something, Gu Nanhai came up.

"That incident has already passed. Since the young lady is safe, there is no need to pursue responsibility." Gu Nanhai looked at Gu Qinghan and said in a deep voice: "I called you here today not to pursue responsibility for the past, but to ask about the current matter again."

Gu Nanhai narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Gu Qinghan. "When you went to Tianhe League and Xingyun Pavilion before, did you really not find any trace of the clan leader or Xiao Yan?"

"really."

Gu Qinghan answered without hesitation, causing Gu Nanhai to frown.

He could see that Gu Qinghan was not lying.

But, it was just that he didn't lie, but he was still hiding something.

"Qinghan, the disappearance of the clan leader is a major event in the clan. Don't treat it as a joke." Gu Nanhai's aura gradually rose, and he asked in a serious voice: "If you find any clues, you must report them in time. Don't hide them without permission."

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Gu Qinghan's eyes showed confusion, and her jade hands unconsciously clenched slightly.

She went to Tianhe League and Xingyun Pavilion a few days ago, and indeed did not find any trace of Gu Yuan and Xiao Yan.

However, there was an obvious strange aura in Xingyun Pavilion. Even though Yao Chen and Feng Xian said that nothing was wrong, Gu Qinghan could almost conclude that Xiao Yan and Gu Yuan were in Xingyun Pavilion, but it was unknown what they were doing.

Do you want to express your own judgment?
Gu Qinghan frowned and hesitated, then closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Finally he opened his eyes, looked at Gu Nanhai resolutely, and responded in a deep voice.

"I, I don't know anything."

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Gu Nanhai looked at Gu Qinghan's determined eyes, and then raised his hand slightly.

"Go to the prison and lock yourself up. Don't leave until the clan leader comes back."

"As ordered."

Gu Qinghan was also not vague. He responded and turned to leave. Then, with a thought, a guard from the ancient clan entered the hall and knelt on one knee.

"Elder Nanhai, what do you want?"

"Inform the entire clan that Gu Qinghan has colluded with foreign tribes and damaged the interests of the ancient clan. He will be executed on a certain day."

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"you?!"

Gulin's eyes were wide open with anger, and he was about to open his mouth to argue, but was suppressed by Guyang and Gubeicheng at the same time.

The guard was also stunned when he heard the order. He knew Gu Qinghan as the commander-in-chief of the Black Annihilation Army. How could he suddenly be beheaded on a chosen day? Her father was standing here!
But after all, it was an order given by the elder, so the guard did not dare to object and could only lower his head.

"Yes!"

After the guards left, Gulin finally came to his senses and looked at Gu Nanhai in astonishment.

"Could it be you"

"It's not that easy to form an alliance with the Tianhe League." Gu Nanhai's eyes revealed a gleam, "The ancient clan is now powerful and all other clans have seen it. Under this circumstance, if the Tianhe League and the ancient clan form an alliance, then the other eight clans will be in danger. They may join forces to target the ancient clan, so we must not form an alliance openly."

"As for the clan leader, there is no need to worry. Since he didn't say hello to us before he disappeared, it means that this matter cannot be known to others. Don't delve too deeply into it. To put it bluntly, if something really happened to the clan leader, we can't do anything about it. It's useless to worry too much."

After hearing this, Gulin's eyebrows and eyes twitched uncontrollably.

"Okay, you did this from the beginning?" Gulin stood with his hands behind his back and glanced at him. "I have to remind you that the lady is very optimistic about Qinghan. If you do this, can you explain it clearly to her?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Nanhai's face changed and he sighed.

"For the sake of the ancient clan, I have no complaints." Then Gu Nanhai looked outside and asked, "But are you sure that the young men under your command will act as expected?"

As Gu Nanhai finished speaking, Gu Lie appeared in front of the elders and nodded very affirmatively.

"Don't worry, I know the character of those brats better than the elders." Gu Lie looked outside and chuckled softly, "Qinghan, the Grand Commander, is more respected by them than me, the Black Annihilation King."

At this time, the Gu Clan was in an uproar because of Gu Nanhai's order to execute Gu Qinghan, especially the Black Yan Army was in an uproar.

"Impossible! How could the Grand Metropolitan Government collude with foreign races?!"

Inside the army, a member of the Black Oblivion Army questioned angrily, and the others also started clamoring. A group of people wanted to go together to find the elders to clear Gu Qinghan's name.

At this time, the ancient demon stood up, with a ferocious face and shouted coldly.

"Do you think you can refute the orders of the elders? Just go and train me obediently!"

"But he is the ancient demon commander."

"I told you to just go and train, are you deaf?!"

The ancient demon roared once again, suppressing the morale of the Black Annihilation Army. Although they were extremely reluctant, they turned around and went back to training.

Seeing everyone else leave, Gu Yao looked at Gu Zhen.

"Gu Zhen, come with me."

Gu Zhen nodded and followed Gu Yao to a remote corner. After confirming that there was no one around, Gu Yao was about to speak, but Gu Zhen spoke first.

"When are you going to take action?"

"Forehead"

Gu Yao was stunned, and Gu Zhen smiled and patted his chest.

"We have known each other for a long time, how could I not know what you want to do?" Gu Zhen's expression darkened, and he said in a serious voice: "Even if you don't mean to do this, I will do it anyway. Anyway, I will never watch Sister Qinghan being executed."

Gu Yao looked at Gu Zhen for a long time and said in a deep voice.

"You have to think carefully. If you really do this, you may never be able to come back."

"Isn't it good that I can't come back? Xiao Ning still owes me a drink, so I can go out and ask him to come back this time."

Gu Zhen spread his hands, looking very relaxed. Seeing this, Gu Yao also smiled and said.

"Then pick the person tonight and wait for my news then."

"Yeah!" (End of chapter)