The main hall of the Gu family in Beijing.

Gu Xiao stood by the door, his face full of hesitation and hesitation. After taking a few deep breaths, he adjusted his facial expression before stepping in.

"Dad, are you looking for me?"

Hearing the sound, Gu Hao, who had looked happy before, tilted his head, and saw that it was Gu Xiao whose face was stern, and he made a faint nasal noise.

Such an attitude made Gu Xiao smile bitterly in his heart, but he did not dare to say anything and looked at the young man sitting with Gu Haoqian.

"Brother."

"Who allowed you to call me big brother?!"

The cold tone and unabashed disgust in his words made Gu Xiao unconsciously hold the hand behind his back.

It may be difficult for outsiders to imagine that the person who said such disgusting words would be Gu Xiao's eldest brother and eldest son Gu Qilin.

As his name suggests, Gu Qilin is the Qilin son of the Gu family. When he was born, a vision came from the sky, which shocked the entire Daxia Dynasty.

On the first anniversary of the birth, the Supreme Bone was detected. After the year, the blood of the Qilin, which is rare in ten thousand years, was detected. He was given the name by God and wanted to be a Qilin.

Having earned the name Qilin, Gu Qilin is like God's help.

At the age of three, the body tempering was completed, at the age of five, the energy was condensed to the tenth level, and at the age of nine, the realm of supernatural powers was regarded as nothing. It took three years to build a Taoist platform, which became the hope for the rise of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The King of Daxia personally named him "unparalleled in the world"!

Not only did he confer a title, but he also devoted all the resources of the royal family to help him practice, allowing Gu Qilin to achieve perfection at a young age.

After that, Gu Qilin was allowed to worship at the Emperor Dragon Pavilion, the first sect of Xian Qin, on the condition of becoming a vassal state of the Xian Qin Empire.

Gu Qilin lived up to the name of Qilin, and with his excellent strength, he became a direct disciple of Emperor Dragon Pavilion.

The whole country of the Great Xia Dynasty was looking forward to Gu Qilin's further advancement, his journey to immortality, and his achievement of immortality.

Gu Qilin's experience is worthy of the word "legend", and it is known to everyone in the entire Cangkong Realm.

The Gu family, which was originally unknown, also relied on Gu Qilin to become a popular "noble" in the Great Xia Dynasty.

But because Gu Qilin is so legendary, Gu Xiao, who is obviously a biological brother, is like a transparent person. People outside only know that Gu Xiao is Gu Qilin's younger brother, nothing more.

But in the Gu family, both clan members and servants, and even Gu Haoqian as his biological father, all despised Gu Xiao.

All because Gu Qilin said, "I don't have such a useless brother"!

Unlike Gu Qilin, whose breakthrough was like drinking water, it took Gu Xiao ten years to successfully temper his body. Compared with Gu Qilin, Gu Xiao was indeed like a waste.

Because of Gu Xiao's slow progress, outsiders often said that Gu Qilin felt embarrassed and ordered a ban on Gu Xiao's cultivation.

But because this order, which was like a joke, came from Gu Qilin's mouth, no one in the entire Gu family objected.

If his biological mother Hua Dongling hadn't tried her best to protect her, Gu Qilin might have found an excuse to get rid of Gu Xiao when he was ten years old.

But after all, Hua Dongling is just a female streamer. She is a low-key person, and she can only focus on her daily life and practice. Apart from sending some books that are better than nothing, there is nothing else.

This also made Gu Xiao completely known as "waste". For six years, he still stayed at the first level of Body Tempering, unable to make any progress.

But only Gu Xiao himself knew that the reason why he could not make any progress despite his hard training day and night was entirely because of something inside his body.

No matter how he practices, all the gains gained from his practice will be completely absorbed by that thing like a bottomless pit, without leaving any trace in his own body.

He only told Hua Dongling about such bizarre things, but Hua Dongling only regarded it as an excuse for Gu Xiao's dissatisfaction and always relieved him.

As time passed, Gu Xiao stopped mentioning it. Until three years ago, Hua Dongling suddenly died suddenly, and the only person Gu Xiao could talk to no longer existed.

And Gu Xiao, as if he had been forgotten, spent three years alone in a small courtyard ten miles away from the Gu family manor.

Although people kept sending food, Gu Xiao knew in his heart that the person sending food was someone sent by Gu Qilin to monitor him.

The purpose was to prevent Gu Xiao from staying away from his sight, contacting people outside, and embarrassing him.

Today, I received the news that Gu Haoqian wanted to see him, and Gu Xiao's heart, which had been silent for six years, was rippled.

But when Gu Xiao saw the figure in front of him that he would never forget, the trace of luck in his heart disappeared.

Sure enough, Gu Xiao just called "big brother", and Gu Qilin reacted so violently that he even narrowed his eyes with murderous intent!

With Gu Qilin's current state, any trace of murderous intent would make people feel excited. Gu Xiao could still feel it, but it was impossible for Gu Haoqian, who had a higher level of cultivation, not to feel it.

But the result...

"Lin'er, let's get down to business! Don't ruin your good mood."

Click!

Gu Xiao's hand behind his back and his clenched fist were already oozing with blood.

"That's right, it's really not worth it to have your mood affected by a piece of trash."

Gu Qilin snorted coldly, opening his mouth and shutting up was like a waste, without caring about Gu Xiao's face at all, but Gu Haoqian, on the other hand, actually nodded with a smile on his face!

Am I really that bad?!

The pain in the palm of his hand could no longer stop the unwillingness in Gu Xiao's heart. In addition to the unwillingness, there was also a backlog of grievances that had been accumulated over the years!

"father……"

Snap!

As soon as Gu Xiao opened his mouth, a piece of cloth hit him in the face. It was obviously just cloth, but it staggered Gu Xiao. When he raised his head again, blood started to ooze from his cheek.

"Hmph! Six years have passed and you are still at the first level of Body Tempering. It seems that my decision was not wrong at all."

Decide?!

What decision?!

Gu Xiao frowned and saw two large characters on the fallen cloth in front of him.

Marriage certificate!

Whose marriage certificate?!

Gu Xiao had a bad premonition in his heart and quickly picked up the cloth and unfolded it. When he saw his name and the word "bringing into the family", Gu Xiao's eyes were about to burst.

"Go to Yue Kingdom tomorrow and go back to prepare. Don't waste time!"

Gu Qilin finished speaking in a commanding tone as usual, then picked up the fine spiritual tea beside him and took a sip.

Over the years, Gu Xiao has become familiar with it. Even if he asked why, Gu Qilin would not answer him and would look at Gu Haoqian.

Gu Haoqian naturally sensed Gu Xiao's gaze and couldn't help but frown and snorted: "Your brother..."

Click!

As soon as Gu Haoqian opened his mouth, there was a sound next to him. He immediately pulled his face and apologized to Gu Qilin: "It's because of my father's words..."

After another compliment, Gu Qilin's face looked better. Gu Haoqian then looked at Gu Xiao, but the apologetic smile on his face was replaced by disgust.

"It will be Master Lin'er's birthday soon. If Lin'er wants to be the best on his birthday, the gift must be rare. It just so happens that the Lin family of the Yue Kingdom got an extremely rare Seven Fantasy Glazed Grass, and they want to climb into my Gu family. relationship..."

Gu Haoqian paused as he spoke, but the meaning behind his words was already very clear.

"So, you are going to use me as a reward in exchange for spiritual grass?!"

Gu Xiao was trembling all over, with disbelief on his face as he stared at Gu Haoqian.

In this disbelief, there is also a strong expectation!

Gu Xiao was looking forward to it, expecting Gu Haoqian to say "no" next...

"That's right."

Buzz!

Gu Xiao's mind went blank, his ears were ringing, and the world stood still!

After a long time, Gu Xiao's mouth showed a sad smile, which was extremely bitter.

Even though Gu Haoqian ignored him for so many years, Gu Xiao always believed in Hua Dongling's words.

There is no parent who does not love their children.

But reality... is so cruel!

Treating Gu Xiao like a commodity in exchange for spiritual herbs, the purpose is just to let Gu Qilin take the lead in birthdays?!

How can Gu Xiao accept this!

Bang!

There was a soft sound, and the stunned Gu Xiao spat out a mouthful of bright red blood and fell on his back.

"Hmph! If you show such a disgusting look again, I will pierce your heart next time!"

"Ten years of body tempering, six years without making any progress, even a random ant caught on the street is better than you!"

"Remembering old friendship, I also found a husband for you. You can only be grateful for the acceptance. Do you understand?"

Nostalgia for old friendship? Gratitude?!

Gu Xiao covered his chest and let the blood flow from the corner of his mouth.

After hearing these words, Gu Xiao finally understood Gu Qilin's plan.
To be continued...