Chapter 7: Xi Zhi

  Gu Chen returned home and did not immediately start practicing medicine. Today, he had already drunk a lot of spiritual liquid, although some were used for healing injuries, but still a lot was absorbed into his muscles, bones, skin, and flesh, which had not been fully absorbed yet.

  Wait until tomorrow when the spiritual liquid in his muscles, bones, skin and flesh is fully absorbed, then it's not too late to practice alchemy.

  Elixirs are only a part of Gu Chen's cultivation, and daily physical training is also indispensable, and it is even more important. Although elixirs can quickly improve the cultivator's cultivation, the foundation still relies on the cultivator himself to slowly consolidate, with self-cultivation as the main focus and elixir absorption as secondary. This way, while accelerating cultivation, one can also solidify their foundation.

  In his past life, Gu Chen's cultivation foundation was not solid, so he had the Supreme Law Decision but couldn't catch up with Cang Tian Jue on the path of cultivating immortality. In this life, starting anew, the foundation of his cultivation is naturally the most important thing for Gu Chen to cultivate.

  Gǔ Chén practiced a few more ordinary kung fu routines in the courtyard. Although Dah Lieh Ging Gang Kyun is a superior kung fu routine of the acquired realm, it is not suitable for Gǔ Chén's current level of cultivation. Just practicing once made him sweat all over, and if he practiced more, his body would become weak and exhausted, with more harm than benefit.

  The first day of Gu Chen's training passed quickly, and at night in his dreams, Gu Chen had a happy and contented smile. The regrets of his past life were now being made up for in this life, what could be more joyful than that?

  At the same time, Gu Chen emphasized in his heart once again that the beautiful life of this world would never tolerate anyone's destruction.

  In my past life, I stopped at the Life Spring Realm's Yuan Shen period. Although I was already a top cultivator in the Ancient Desolate Continent, I wasn't the most peak existence. In this life, I can start from scratch and must step into the legendary Void Crossing Realm to experience the pinnacle of the Cultivation World.

  The night passed quickly in Gu Chen's satisfied smile, and the next morning, Gu Chen got up early. The day's plan was to start at dawn, when all things emerged from darkness into light, everything started anew, and it was the best time for practice.

  In the morning, Gu Chen was practicing in the courtyard when a servant arrived at his house.

  "Uncle, Master Gu, the clan elder has invited both of you to the main hall. The three elderly men have already arrived and are waiting for you." The servant said after entering the room and greeting Gu Cangyun and his son.

  The Gu family is a big family, with strict rules. Although the status of Gu Cangyun and his son in the Gu family is not high, these servants, even if they discuss behind their backs, still have to be respectful when facing them.

  Originally, my people called Gu Cangqiong 'Young Master', but this title was refuted by the First Elder and Second Elder. Later on, they uniformly referred to Gu Cangqiong as 'Gūyé' (a term used to address a man who has married into a family). The meaning behind the words of the First Elder and Second Elder was very clear: you are not the Young Master, but rather Gūyé, an outsider.

  "Are all three elders present? Is something big happening in the Gu family?" asked Gu Cangtian.

  The servant said: "Today, the head of the Yun clan brought Miss Yunxue over and said that there was something important to discuss, which had a great relationship with both Master Gū and Young Master Gu. He insisted that both of them must go in person to talk."

  The old man's face lit up with joy and he said, "You go back, I'll come right away."

  The servant left, and the old cyan sky smiled more deeply: "Chen Er, hurry up and tidy up, the head of the cloud tribe will bring Xiaoxue over personally, it must be related to your marriage, definitely discussing the matter of your wedding date, go quickly."

  Gu Chen returned to his room, but he couldn't get excited no matter what. In his previous life, Yun Xue brought Yun Xue to the Gu family on the celebration of Gu Cangyue becoming the head of the Gu family, and before that, she had never brought her to the Gu family to discuss any major matters.

  "Could it be... that I beat up that little brat Gu Song in front of Yun Xue on the street, and changed Yun Xinghong's impression of me? This is clearly impossible, he's in cahoots with Gu Cangyue..."

  At this point, Gu Chen furrowed his brow, a bad premonition spreading in his heart. "It seems that because of my transformation, Yun Jinghong's footsteps have accelerated. Now that Gu Cangyue has not yet become the head of the ancient family, is he going to regret the engagement?"

  Gu Chen slapped his palm on the table, if Yun Hong was here to cancel the engagement, then he would definitely suffer a humiliation this time. The shame he had experienced in his past life, must he experience it again in this life?

  "It's absolutely impossible." Gu Chen said word by word.

  Although Gu Chen didn't have any feelings for Yunxue, being jilted was a huge insult to him. His reputation as a useless person had already spread throughout Lesui City, while Yunxue was one of the twin prodigies of Lesui. In the future, people would say that he, a toad, wanted to eat swan meat but wasn't even good enough for the swan to notice.

  Suddenly, Gu Chen's eyes lit up: "Got it."

  He quickly took out a pen and paper, wrote a character, put it in his pocket, went out of the yard, and Gu Cangtian was already waiting.

  "Hurry up." Gu Cangqiong said with a joyful tone, urging him on.

  Gu Chen saw his father's enthusiasm, now he also didn't dare to confirm that Yun Jinghong was coming to cancel the engagement, naturally he couldn't tell Gu Cangtian his judgment, following behind Gu Cangtian, deciding everything according to the situation.

  The old family head Gu Xian sat on the main seat in the central hall, three elderly men sat on the upper seats on the right, and Gu Cangyue and other second-generation children sat below.

  On the left side of the upper seat sat a middle-aged man in his forties, Gu Chen recognized him as Yun Jia Chang Yun Jing Hong, and Yun Xue was standing beside him.

  Gu Cangqiong and Gu Chen entered the main hall, Yun Jinghong turned his head to take a look, then exchanged a glance with Gu Cangyue, both of them revealing a hint of a smile.

  The two elders and Gu Yang's father, Gu Cang Hai, looked at Gu Chen with a hint of coldness in their eyes, it seemed that Gu Chen had beaten up Gu Yang yesterday, and the two of them harbored resentment towards Gu Chen.

  "Father (grandfather)......" Gu Cangqiong and Gu Chen simultaneously paid their respects to Gu Xian, who waved his hand after which Gu Cangqiong sat down in his own seat, with Gu Chen standing beside him.

  Gu Xian and the three elders all had gloomy faces, but the first elder and second elder had smiling expressions. Observing some subtle changes, Gu Chen became even more certain of his conjecture in his heart.

  The Great Elder and the Second Elder were on the same side, while the Third Elder was standing with Gu Xian. The Great Elder and the Second Elder had smiles on their faces, but Gu Xian and the Third Elder looked gloomy, which was definitely bad news for Gu Chen.

  The ancient sky also noticed these changes, the smile on his face had gone, and he began to ponder in his heart.

  Yun Xinghong made a bow to Gu Xian: "Uncle Gu, now that Cang Yun and Gu Chen have arrived, I'll repeat what I just said."

  Gu Xian's face sank and he remained silent, while the elder chuckled and said: "Please speak, Cloud Tribe Leader."

  Yun Hong stood up and said: "Last night, my late father appeared to me in a dream and told me that the biggest mistake he made in his life was promising Snow's hand in marriage..."

  The ancient blue sky's face changed color, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

  Yun Jinghong continued: "My father said that Xue'er and Gu Chen's birthdays are not compatible, he pushed Xue'er into the fire pit, feeling very guilty, his soul cannot be freed, his greatest wish is for Xue'er to marry a good family, so he can put down his obsession and enter reincarnation. For this reason, I re-examined Xue'er and Gu Chen's birthdays, and indeed they are not suitable to become husband and wife..."

  Ancient Azure Sky clenched his fists tightly, with blue veins bursting forth.

  Yun Jinghong said: "So, for Xue'er's happiness, I have decided..."

  "The two of you cancel your engagement." Gu Chen said suddenly.

  Everyone sitting here is a senior, and Gu Chen has no turn to speak. The eyes of the crowd all turned to him, Yun Jinghong was interrupted, but what Gu Chen said was exactly what he wanted to say, so he nodded: "That's right."

  "Cloud Clan Leader, I've been prepared for this."

  Gu Chen pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over to Yun Jinghong's desk.

  Everyone's gaze was focused on the cloth on the table, Yun Jinghong picked it up in confusion, opened it to take a look, and suddenly his face changed, his blood surged, and he almost vomited blood on the spot.

  All I saw was a big character written on the cloth: Xiū.

  Yun Xinghong hadn't even begun to scold Gu Chen for his various problems when Gu Chen preemptively divorced his daughter.

  "You..." Yun Jinghong pointed at Gu Chen, his face turned pale with rage, unable to utter a single word.

  "Cloud Clan Leader, Gu Chen is well aware that I and Yunxue are not compatible in terms of fate. To avoid her doing something that would bring shame to the Gu family in the future, he has specially divorced her today."

  "Chen Er, you've finally taken a break." Gu Cangqiong excitedly grabbed Gu Chen's arm. In the Gu family, he had always been ostracized by the First Elder and Second Elder, so living was all about fighting for dignity. Therefore, after Yun Xinghong cancelled the engagement between Gu Chen and Yun Xue in his past life, he immediately arranged for Yun Xue to marry Gu Song instead, which made him so angry that he spat up blood on the spot.

  Although today is also the cancellation of the marriage between Gu Chen and Yunxue, Gu Chen took the initiative to divorce, which makes a world of difference. In their past lives, Yunxue and Gu Chen cancelled their engagement, and then she married Gu Song, indicating that Gu Chen was not good enough. This time, however, Gu Chen took the initiative to divorce her, making Yunxue the woman he didn't want, and her marriage to Gu Song indicates that Gu Song is also not good enough.

  Same thing, different approach, but with completely different meanings.

  "Gu Chen, you are too presumptuous!" The Great Elder was furious, standing up and shouting loudly.

  Gu Chen's move was to save face for the Gu family, and with the old master's rebuke, his relationship with the Yun family became clear. Under the gaze of the crowd, he felt that this move was rash and sat down in anger.

  "Grandfather, Gu Chen is leaving first." Gu Chen didn't want to stay here for another moment.

  Guxian's face also regained some joy at this moment, and he nodded.

  Gu Chen turned around and strode out of the main hall, returning to his own courtyard.

  Yun Xue's face turned pale as she watched Gu Chen's back disappear, her heart feeling like a five-flavor bottle had been knocked over, with an indescribable taste. It was as if something was lost, yet she couldn't grasp it. Although she was only 11 years old, coming from a large family, how could she not understand the meaning of the word "rest"?

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