
"I've been training hard in basic Martial Arts for 7 days in a row."
"But to think I only managed to withstand 2 attacks from Fang Yuan and lost consciousness afterwards."
"Shame, unforgivable shame!" Gu Yue Mo Bei exclaimed, full of sorrow and regret.
In the family garden, he faced a wooden puppet, unleashing punches and kicks that produced echoing reverberations.
Suddenly, he heard a laugh.
"Sister, do you hate that doll so much? Why so much hate?"
After hearing this familiar voice, Gu Yue Mo Bei relaxed and stopped his attack. She's looking.
"Sister, you're back!"
"Uh-huh, the family council sent me out for an investigative mission that lasted more than 10 days..." Gu Yue Mo Yan replied with a laugh.
She was the elder sister of Mo Bei, a Gu Master of intermediate stage 2nd rank.
But soon, his face turned grim, his eyes staring intently at Mo Bei.
"Sister, what's with that bruise on your face? Who's bulling you?"
"Ah, it's okay. I accidentally stumbled and fell." A hint of panic flashed across Mo Bei's face as he made an excuse.
She did not want her brother to know of such an embarrassing event.
The truth of the future heir of the Mo family, Gu Yue Mo Chen's beloved grandson, was successively eliminated 2 times in battle.
But the lucky one is that he is not the only one who is unlucky. Others suffer too.
"Oh, you have to be more careful about that. As for your combat training, this won't work."
"you don't have a Gu that increases your defense at the moment, so use a thick towel to cover yourself."
"It will protect your limbs from injury." Gu Yue Mo Yan instructed before leaving.
"Hello, young lady!"
"Good morning, young lady!"
"Young Miss is back! Your servant greets you, Miss!"
Gu Yue Mo Yan hurriedly walked over in a cold manner, and the servants he met on the street bowed and saluted him without fail.
He walked to the study room. Without any warning, Mo Yan pushed open the door and entered.
Inside the room, Gu Yue Mo Chen was practicing the art of calligraphy with his back facing him.
"You back?" Gu Yue Mo Chen asked directly without turning his body.
"After investigating for half a month, how is the wolf nest situation?"
"How do you know it's me, grandpa?" Mo Yan flinched, slightly surprised.
"Hmph, in the entire family, the only person who dared to enter my room without even knocking on the door. Who else but you, my dear granddaughter." Reproach Gu Yue Mo Chen, although his face showed a trace of concern and warmth, and he looked at Mo Yan with a smile.
Mo Yan pouted.
"In terms of loving, you actually love Mo Bei more."
"But because he is the future head of the family, you are more strict with him so that others cannot feel your concern for him."
After a while, he asked, "Grandfather, sister got beaten up! I asked him and he lied about the situation, so I had no choice but to ask you."
Gu Yue Mo Chen's face turned serious.
"You haven't answered my question." He put down his brush and sat down.
Mo Yan reluctantly reported, "The wolf nest is almost full, so according to the current rate of breeding speed, although there will be no waves this year, there will definitely be a wolf wave next year."
Gu Yue Mo Chen asked again, "There are waves every 3 years, so this is not surprising. However, within that stockpile, how many Lightning Crown Wolf were there?"
"Around 3."
Gu Yue Mo Chen nodded, feeling confident.
Lightning Crown Wolf was the leader of the group, and was the most difficult to deal with during the wolf tide.
3 Was not a large number because Qing Mao Mountain had 3 clans.
Each clan could handle 1 Lightning Crown Wolf, and the pressure would be greatly reduced.
"Grandfather, you haven't told me about my sister's problem!" Mo Yan chased after again.
"I don't think it's okay to tell you, but he was beaten. First time 7 days ago, and second time happened today."
"It happened in front of the school gate, and he was beaten to the ground and passed out on both occasions." Gu Yue Mo Chen replied with a laugh.
"Who has the guts to take my sister down?" Mo Yan stared, his eyes wide open.
"He's Mo Bei's classmate named Fang Yuan. He fought very well..." Gu Yue Mo Chen giggled.
Gu Yue Mo Yan's eyes grew bigger, and he was perplexed as he replied, "Grandfather, what are you saying? She's your granddaughter!"
Gu Yue Mo Chen looked at his granddaughter deeply and spoke meaningfully, "Mo Yan my dear, you are female so you might not understand. Defeat and humiliation are only fuel for improvement."
"Mo Bei was defeated, and it was his own failure. As soon as he woke up, he would ask the combat techniques of the teachers."
"It's a kind of improvement, and this improvement comes from Fang Yuan, who made him come to his senses."
"As her brother, if you really care and want to protect your sister, you shouldn't interfere with her growth."
"Fang Yuan is just a boy with a C grade talent whereas Mo Bei has a B grade talent."
"With us supporting him, he would step over Fang Yuan and eventually push him to the ground."
"Give this opponent to Mo Bei. In a woman's life, she needs a family and a lover."
"But for a man, a family is not a necessity, but what he cannot lack is a rival."
"Don't look for trouble with Fang Yuan, did you hear me?"
"This is a problem among the young people. If you get involved, this will be considered bullying."
"Bringing such a rule would cause our Mo family to be looked down upon."
Mo Yan gasped wordlessly, but under Gu Yue Mo Chen's gaze, he finally lowered his head.
"Yes grandfather, your grandson understands."
He staggered out of the study room, but even Gu Yue Mo Chen did not notice it, his eyes shining ominously.
"Grandfather, this is how you love your granddaughter. And I, Mo Yan, have my own methods."
Mo Yan's heart already had a different plan.
......
In the dining room of the inn, several tables were occupied and people were having dinner, so the surroundings were somewhat lively.
1 Or 2 waiters serve dishes quickly, crossing between tables.
Fang Yuan sat at the table by the window. He ordered some dishes and ate while staring out the window.
Looking outside, the setting sun looked like fire, slowly burning away.
Half of the sun had set, he longed to stare at the land, the rest of the light was the unwillingness of the sun.
Deep in the mountains, it's been shrouded by night seepage. The streets nearby were gathered full of people coming home.
Some of them were barefoot, some were muddy farmers, some of them were plant pickers, some hunters were holding mountain pheasants, wild boars and other animals, and some were Gu Masters.
They wore blue uniforms, looked clean and vibrant, headbands and belts complementing their appearance.
That belt had a special function, for a rank 1 Gu Master it was a blue belt.
There was a bronze plate on the front, and the number "1" could be seen.
For the 2nd ranked Gu Master, their belts were red in color, and the steel plate in the middle showed the number "2".
Sitting at the side of the window, Fang Yuan observed that there were 6 to 7 Gu Masters ranked 1st, and they were mostly young men.
There was also a rank 2 Gu Master, a middle-aged man.
As for the 3rd rank Gu Master, they were clan elders. And rank 4 was the leader of a clan, the ruler of a village.
The 5th ranked Gu Master was almost invisible, and throughout the history of the Gu Yue clan, there had only been the first clan leader and the fourth clan leader who had reached this level.
"Actually, knowing the strength of the clan was very simple."
"Just find a place in the village, settle down and observe the people for a few hours, see how many Gu Master rank 1 and rank 2 there are and you will be able to see the strength and wealth of the clan."
Fang Yuan came to a conclusion with the accumulation of his knowledge for 500 years.
Using Gu Yue village as an example, there were about 20 people walking on the streets, and 6 people were Gu Masters. In these 6, there was a 50% chance of having 1 Gu Master ranked 2.
With such strength and capital, the Gu Yue Clan managed to monopolize one of the best resource locations in Qing Mao Mountain.
But the mountain was just a small corner in the entire Southern Border region. The Gu Yue Clan could only be considered a lower-middle-level clan.
"I'm just starting my cultivation, and with an early stage 1 rank, I don't even have the qualifications to explore the Southern Border."
"I need at least a rank 3 cultivation to be able to explore the world further." Fang Yuan sighed as he ate dinner.
Qing Mao Mountain was too small, it was unable to withstand his ambitions, and he was determined to leave.
"Haha, Gu Yue Fang Yuan, I finally found you!" At this moment, a middle-aged man laughed cunningly as he approached.
"Hmm?"
Fang Yuan turned his head slightly to look at a man with yellowish skin color and hanging eyebrows, but he had a large body size and developed muscles.
He stepped a few steps onto Fang Yuan with his hands folded and proudly looked at the young man who was still eating his dinner, with a hint of hostility.
"Fang Yuan, you've got yourself in big trouble, do you know that?"
"Heh heh heh, you have dared to hit our young master of the Mo family, and now our young Miss is here to settle matters with you."
The middle-aged man sneered continuously. He was constantly staring and judging Fang Yuan, faintly emitting a threatening aura.