Chapter 240: Breaking Through and Escaping Through the Window!

Chapter 240: Breaking Through and Escaping Through the Window!

Gu Family's Inner Court, even though Gu Zhan intended to suppress the news.

Nevertheless, news travels when many mouths chatter.

In just half a month, the news had spread throughout the Gu Family's main city, even the city's traders were discussing it.

And the news grew more outlandish as it spread.

In the main hall, Gu Zhan, listening to the report from the fifth elder, couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"You're saying... the news is already known throughout the city?"

"Haven't I already issued an order? Who let the news out?"

"Well, this elder does not know, but now the whole city is discussing the Young Master's business."

"What exactly are they saying?"

"Um... this elder was having tea in the city today, and roughly, what I heard was... the Young Master is our Gu Family's Immortal reincarnated from five thousand years ago, who has now retrieved his former Immortal Artifacts and Cultivation Techniques, and in a few days, he is likely to re-ascend to his Immortal status."

"..."

After hearing the fifth elder's report, Gu Zhan's mouth twitched.

How was he unaware that the Gu Family had ever produced a True Immortal?

And a reincarnated Immortal!?

"Do we need to control this?"

"No need."

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"Just let them spread it; this can bewilder outsiders more than suppressing the news."

"Who would believe that my Gu Family's Young Master is a reincarnated Immortal, holding Immortal Artifacts, about to ascend?"

Gu Zhan waved his hand, signaling the fifth elder to step down as there was no need to dwell further on this matter, though he hadn't expected the situation to develop this way.

"What's the matter?"

"Is there anything else?" Seeing the fifth elder hesitating to speak, Gu Zhan asked with a frown.

After hemming and hawing for a while, the fifth elder hesitantly asked in a low confidence, "Family Head, has our Gu Family truly never had an Immortal Realm ancestor?"

"Shall we check the historical records? Maybe it's true?"

The fifth elder's words left Gu Zhan dumbfounded.

Good heavens!

It's one thing for outsiders to speculate. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

But you, a Gu Family elder, believe it too!?

"Nonsense!"

"If you wish to check, do it yourself, the Family Head here has no time for such thoughts!"

Gu Zhan reprimanded with a frown, seeing this the fifth elder could only sheepishly bow and retreat.

But after the fifth elder left,

he put down the tasks in hand, frowning contemplatively about the fifth elder's words.

"It couldn't actually be a reincarnated Immortal, could it?"

"I've never heard of such a thing."

"Besides, there's no record of any ancestor achieving True Immortal state in my Gu Family."

"If there had been a True Immortal ancestor, my Gu Family would not merely be based in the Northern Domain, but should be established in the Central State instead."

"Tsk..."

"Let it be, I'll look into the family records when I have some spare time."

Though he didn't believe the fifth elder's words, and even less the city's rumors.

However, it must be said, the various phenomena displayed by the Young Master Gu Changge had made him begin to consider the possibility.

What would normally be preposterous rumors seemed to have become reality again and again for them.

Even if he truly was a reincarnated Immortal, they could calmly accept it, and simply say, "No wonder!"

...

Over this half-month, Gu Changge's life seemed entirely normal.

Only unfortunate was that Wang Yue was in seclusion hitting the Mid-Stage of the Ruins Realm, and Youbai at a critical moment of breaking through into the Void Refinement Realm.

He was holding nearly three hundred thousand Attribute Points and had no opportunity to use them!

But today, the chance finally arrived.

[Daoist Couple: Wang Yue has broken through to the Mid-Stage Ruins Realm, Reward: Enlightenment Pill (Ruins Realm) one piece, already distributed to the System Space.]

Even though the alert sounded, he was too preoccupied to pay attention.

His aura steadily climbed.

After half a month, he had once again reached the brink of a breakthrough!

Numerous amounts of Spiritual Energy surged from the world around him, forming a noticeable vortex of Spiritual Energy around him.

Spiritual Energy rushed towards him competitionally, with no effort needed for him to absorb it.

It seemed as if his body, to the Spiritual Energy of the world, was something like a precious treasure, which made Spiritual Energy feel a deep affinity with him.

His aura grew ever stronger, and his realm broke through without any obstacles!

"Phew—"

After completing a full Circulation of the Cultivation Technique, he finally took a long breath.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already emanating the aura of the Late-Stage Ruins Realm!

And the door of the seclusion room had opened.

Wang Yue stepped forward, bowing slightly, "Congratulations, Lord Husband, you have broken through to the Late-Stage Ruins Realm!"

"Ah... truly enviable."

"I have worked so hard for so long, barely breaking through to the Mid-Stage Ruins Realm, yet still unable to catch up to Lord Husband's pace."

Despite these words, Wang Yue still flashed a slight smile.

Now that she had also broken through to the Mid-Stage Ruins Realm, there was nothing serious about being surpassed by Lord Jun; at least she caught up with Liu Qingqing's realm!

In this way, she wouldn't be at the bottom.

"You're not bad either," Gu Changge spoke casually with a light smile.

Just as he was about to say something more, the two of them suddenly looked towards Yuan Youbai's room.

A wave of Dragon Power spread out.

Moreover, a dragon-shaped Tao Rhythm emitted a series of deep dragon roars.

The small fellow's aura was rapidly increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye!

"This is... about to break through to the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm?"

Wang Yue covered her small mouth, speaking in a somewhat surprised manner.

"It seems so."

Gu Changge wasn't quite as surprised; the little fellow had consumed so many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, so breaking through to the Void Refining Realm was just a matter of course.

But it was well that he broke through, as he was just worrying about having too many Attribute Points to spend.

Now that both of them had ended their seclusion, it was the perfect time for him to enhance their Root Bone Comprehension.

Under their gaze, in just a moment, the room began to emit the aura unique to the Sixth Grade Void Refining Realm!

"Hum—"

With the rise of a dragon's hum, Yuan Youbai couldn't help but transform into her silver dragon's true form, soaring into the sky upon her breakthrough!

The roof of the house was blown away, and the silver dragon roamed the upper airspace of the Inner Court, emitting several excited dragon roars.

After swirling among the clouds for a moment, she turned into a silver streak of light, landing in the courtyard, returning to her human form.

In the Gu Family Inner Court, many Elders and Deacons looked up upon hearing the dragon's roar, seeing a true dragon for the first time.

"So, this is a true dragon."

"In person, truly extraordinary, very unlike those demon beasts."

"Who's to say otherwise, our Northern Domain has never heard of a true dragon before, it's all thanks to the Young Master's capabilities!"

"I disagree, who says the Northern Domain has no true dragons, my mother often says my father is a 'true dragon'."

"Roll, roll, roll, are you talking about the same kind of dragon as us?"

On the Martial Arts Arena of the Inner Court, the direct lineage of the Gu Family was also amazed by the true dragon, which radiated the powerful aura of the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm.

Most of them had to call Gu Changge "clan brother."

However, compared to the Inner Court of the Gu Family,

Many in the main city also heard the dragon's chant.

The cultivators weren't as affected, but laypeople couldn't help but bow and worship toward the Inner Court, praying for the true dragon's blessing.

They were all the more convinced by the news that the Young Master Gu was the reincarnation of an Immortal.

Especially upon hearing that this true dragon was the Young Master Gu's betrothed since childhood!

My my... if not the reincarnation of an Immortal, who else could be so capable?

...

In the courtyard, Yuan Youbai threw herself onto Lord Jun, greedily sniffing several breaths of his familiar scent.

"Hehe... Lord Jun, Youbai has reached the Void Refining Realm, I will be able to protect Lord Jun from now on!"

After inhaling the comforting and secure scent, she excitedly declared.

"And sister?"

Wang Yue asked with a smile, squinting.

"Of course, I'll protect her too!" Youbai glanced sideways and nodded emphatically.

"Very impressive."

"But... try to keep the noise down next time."

Gu Changge rubbed her small head, looking at the collapsed house and couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.

Following Lord Jun's gaze, the little one shrank her neck.

Letting go of Lord Jun, she stood there, looking at the ruins with her hands rubbing together, her head hung low, not quite sure what to do.

"It's okay, we can just have it repaired."

Gu Changge, of course, wasn't really blaming her, and seeing her like this, he reached out to rub her head again.

However, he also noticed that with this breakthrough, the little one had grown a bit taller.

It seems that the growth of the Dragon Clan progresses with their strength, unlike the Human Clan.

"Mhm! Little Bai will be careful next time!"

Hearing Lord Jun didn't blame her, the little one spoke up cheerily again.

"Today is indeed a good day."

"Shouldn't Lord Jun treat us to something nice?"

Wang Yue said with a smile, squinting again.

Come to think of it, the three of them breaking through realms on the same day was indeed quite rare.

"Just right, I'll take you both out for a stroll around the city and have someone help repair the courtyard while we're out."

With such trifling requests, Gu Changge didn't refuse, and immediately decided to take the two for a walk around the city.

On his return to the family from Duanbei City, he handed all his spices over to the Steward of the family, and now the flavor of the Gu Family's main city restaurants had improved tremendously.

Those spices were nothing more than some inexpensive Spirit Grass, some of which hardly qualified as Spirit Grass.

Those were what he'd figured out on his own in the Back Mountain small courtyard when he couldn't cultivate.

Back then, though he was unable to cultivate, he was determined not to let his food be anything less than satisfactory.

Upon hearing that they were going out for a trip to the city, Yuan Youbai's eyes lit up, full of anticipation.

Whatever she did with Lord Jun made her happy, even sitting quietly in the pavilion was nice, but going out was naturally even better!

Gu Changge, with the two of them in tow, prepared to leave the premises.

On the way, they met a Deacon and told him to have the courtyard repaired, to which the Deacon immediately assured that everything would be taken care of for the Young Master before his return!

Before long, as they passed by a Martial Arts Arena, Gu Changge momentarily paused.

He looked at the young people in the arena, most in the Qi Condensation Realm, with not many in the Sky-controlling Realm.

Back when he used to come to the Inner Court to collect his Monthly Salary, passing by the Martial Arts Arena would always kindle envy in his heart.

But now, when he walked past the Martial Arts Arena, he just paused slightly,

Attracting the attention of the young ones.

They excitedly approached, bowing respectfully: "Young Master!"

"Is the Young Master here to check on our Cultivation?"

"Young Lady's breakthrough was just now, wasn't it? That powerful aura was so cool!"

The many young disciples chattered nonstop, and a few Deacons who were instructing them also stepped forward,

Bow respectfully to Gu Changge: "Young Master."

"We're all family; no need for such formalities."

Gu Changge waved his hand, not putting on any airs.

Among the youths, there was one who had reached Perfection in the Sky-controlling Realm, eagerly showcasing his strength, hoping the Young Master would offer some pointers.

Gu Changge didn't decline, as after all, they were practicing the Mystic Sky Technique, which was derived from an incomplete version of his own cultivation technique, so giving pointers wasn't a problem.

Not to mention, he was now in the Late Stage of the Ruins Realm, certainly qualified as a master.

The young disciple expressed his gratitude after Gu Changge's guidance, while some of the other Qi Condensation Realm Gu Family Disciples hung their heads in shy shame, not daring to look at the Young Master.

They too wanted to receive guidance from the Young Master, for his talent was known to everyone in the Gu Family as being heaven-defying!

They themselves, however, amounted to nothing.

Seeing this, Gu Changge seemed to discern their thoughts and spoke up, "Back when I was the same age as you all, I could barely even begin my cultivation."

"You're already quite ahead of where I was, so why feel inferior?"

"Who can predict what the future holds? Perhaps one of you will have a Sudden Enlightenment and soar to the skies?"

"The Gu Family has one of me, so naturally, there could be a second one of you."

After listening to his words, the heads of those Qi Condensation Realm juniors lit up, and they excitedly looked at the Young Master, "Really?"

Gu Changge nodded and chuckled, "I have some matters to attend to, but I'll occasionally come to check on the state of the clan's juniors. Don't be lazy and get caught by me."

With that, Gu Changge left with his Wife.

Leaving behind the excited young people of the Gu Family, who now knew that the Young Master might come to check if they were slacking off.

They all pledged to work hard at their cultivation from now on.

They shouted promises toward Gu Changge's retreating figure.

The Deacons, watching this, also smiled without saying a word.

In their ordinary teachings, it was impossible to completely stop these juniors from slacking off.

They couldn't really punish their own kinsfolk severely for being lazy; at most, they might end up not achieving much and be sent off by the Gu Family as a Steward.

But after those few words from the Young Master, they probably didn't need to worry about whether these youngsters would slack off in the future.

The Young Master now held an even higher authority than the Family Head in the Gu Family!

He had become the idol of all the younger generation!

"Fate is indeed a miraculous thing."

After leaving, Gu Changge couldn't help but chuckle softly as he listened to the excited shouts behind him.

Once upon a time, he didn't even have the privilege to cultivate in the Martial Arts Arena.

And now, just passing by stirred such excitement.

Unknowingly, a complete transformation had taken place.

And all this had happened in just about a year!

...

An hour later.

Sitting in a private room in the restaurant, Gu Changge looked out the window helplessly.

Although he had put away the Waist Card that represented his identity as the Young Master, most people couldn't recognize him.

Yet, upon arriving at the restaurant, he was still recognized by the owner who immediately wanted to kneel before him.

And the owner's shout of "greetings to the Young Master, My Lord," set everyone abuzz.

Now the restaurant was surrounded inside and out, making it impossible to get through.

Even the Gu Family Steward, who came to clear the way, was of no use.

After all, they were kneeling to the Young Master, how could those Stewards dare to use strong measures? They themselves were even eager to worship the Young Master...

"Is My Lord Husband going to escape through the window again later?"

Wang Yue asked with a giggle, holding her face and looking outside.

The first time she came to the Gu Family, it was her Lord Husband who took her to this restaurant.

They ended up escaping through a window under the pretense of skipping out on the bill.

Only later did she understand it was just a playful trick.

But based on today's situation, it seemed they would have to escape from the window again.

Considering her Lord Husband's character, he probably wouldn't resort to forcefully driving people away.

"Well, there's no other choice..."

Gu Changge rubbed his forehead, thinking that he might as well wear a mask the next time he went out.

Since when had his popularity risen so high?

He looked through the window at several Gu Family Stewards who, while verbally urging, "Please disperse, don't all gather here," their actions oddly joined those of the crowd in worshipping towards the window of his private room.

After eating their fill, Gu Changge looked at the two and pointed outside.

"Shall we go?"

The two nodded and handed their hands to Lord Jun.

Allowing him to lead them, they leapt up and flew out the window, transforming into a streak of light heading straight for the Inner Court of the Gu Family.

Although they moved quickly, they were still spotted.

People excitedly worshipped in the direction they departed.

When the restaurant owner was partaking in the worship, he caught sight from the corner of his eye of the waiter about to note down the Young Master Gu's meal expenses in a ledger, to settle up at the end of the month at the Gu Family's main house.

He immediately jumped up, snatched away the ledger, and began scolding, "It's an unparalleled honor for the Young Master to dine at my restaurant!"

"Who dares note down the meal expenses?"

"From now on, don't record anything regarding the Young Master!"

Deciding on the spur of the moment that the private room frequented by the Young Master would no longer be used by others, it would be preserved forever. Whenever the Young Master came, it would always be his usual spot!

This would also facilitate the Young Master's window escapes.

Only after failing to catch a glimpse of that Young Master did the crowd slowly disperse, regrettably.

However, many people, because the Young Master had dined at this restaurant, flocked inside, leaving no seat unclaimed!

...

"This is really terrifying."

After returning to the Inner Court, Gu Changge couldn't help but shake his head in amazement.

"My Lord Husband is indeed very popular."

Wang Yue smiled and gave a thumbs-up.

Yuan Youbai, nibbling on her finger, murmured, "When will Little Bai be as popular as My Lord Husband?"

She had mostly seen the Human Clan trying to subdue her, calling for her to be beaten or killed.

Today, following My Lord Husband, she was instead worshipped by the Human Clan, providing a different experience.

By the time he returned to the courtyard, it was completely restored.

However, Elder Five seemed to be waiting for him outside.

As soon as he saw Gu Changge return, he cheerfully greeted, "Young Master."

"Elder, is there something you need?" Gu Changge asked with a slight bow, puzzled.

"It's not a big deal, just that after discussion, we feel there should be a special palace erected for the Young Master, as this small courtyard doesn't suit your status."

"Lest your cultivation gets hindered by the limited space in this small place."

"Trouble of rebuilding is minor, but if it affects Your mood, Young Master, that would be a major issue."

"Now, us old fellows have all agreed to build a Young Master Palace for you. However, the location is still up to you to choose."

"Do you want it in the Inner Court by dismantling a few courtyards, or should we erect a new palace between the Inner Court and the Back Mountain?"

Elder Five had been thinking about establishing a Young Master Palace for some time, and today's incident with the house repair presented him with the opportunity.

Reproposing the idea, naturally, the other Elders agreed.

Even Gu Zhan didn't add any commentary this time and directly nodded, indicating that all expenses could come out of the family treasury.