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Chapter 290 You are the challenger

Um, what is my aunt doing?

Going to die again?

Then I can’t save you. Who knows where your Gu family moved to?

Xu Shu complained for a while before asking, "What happened?"

After asking this question, he realized that things were slightly different from what he had imagined.

It turned out that Gu Yueming and Gu Pan did not leave area D8B3 with the Gu family.

why?
Because I didn't make it.

They returned to the safe zone two days late, only to find that their family had been uprooted and left without any further ado.

As for Gu Yueming's cry for help at this time, it was not because she was about to die, but because Gu Pan was about to be beaten to death.

According to her, five days ago, they returned home and found that the Gu family had moved out very quickly, leaving only a verbal message.

After waiting for three full days, I finally received a reply from the owner of the house. It turned out that the whole family had moved to a place not far away, which happened to be the D8B4 area in the north. They flew there overnight, which was quite a feat.

After Gu Yueming and Gu Pan learned the news, they naturally packed their bags and prepared to go together.

After packing your bags, you should at least go back home and pack your belongings, right?

Herein lies the problem.

It turned out that after the Gu family moved away, all the territories that originally belonged to the Gu family in the Hunter Association were taken over by the new leader, the "Wei family".

This also includes the disciple residence that originally belonged to the Gu family, which is also the "staff dormitory."

Gu Yueming and Gu Pan had a lot of belongings, clothes, etc. left in the dormitory and wanted to retrieve them, but were refused.

The request to retrieve one's belongings is obviously reasonable, but it was rejected. Isn't this obviously looking for trouble?
The two were very angry, but they didn't dare to force their way in. They asked someone for help through their connections and finally found out who was causing trouble.

This person was a steward of the Wei family, and seemed to have a grudge against the two of them. He directly said that they could get things, but both sides had to draw a line and fight. If they won, they would be allowed to take away their things.

The Wei family is wealthy and powerful, but they never bully others. They fight each other at their own level and never bully the weak.

If you lose the fight, you can still take your things away. If you kneel down and apologize to the other party in public, the past can be wiped out.

How can I bear this?

Gu Pan picked up the sword and went forward.

It’s true, although Gu Pan is impulsive, he is also a martial arts master, and he is invincible wherever his sword points.

As a result, the other party did not abide by the ethics of martial arts and said it was a fight of bets, but if he lost, he would play a round-robin game.

As soon as one is knocked down, another one will take his place to continue fighting, with several second-level ones supporting him from behind.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Gu Yueming suggested to call it a day and not take the money.

But the other party was unyielding, saying that Gu Pan had not admitted defeat and her words did not count.

This is simply a setup!

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Gu Yueming couldn't find anyone to help - everyone had signed a life and death agreement, it was a "legitimate" gamble, including the Wei family themselves, who were from the Adjudication Department, and had invited several mid-level prosecutors to support them on the scene.

This is an open conspiracy. Once you’re hooked, you can’t get rid of it!

……

Half an hour later.

In the western suburbs of the safety zone, in a pigeon-cage residential area, in front of a busy vegetable market.

"Hey, Xiao Xu, you know my aunt. With my temper, I prefer to keep things to myself. The family has moved away, so my mother and I have no roots or support here. Fighting with them is just asking for trouble."

"But Panpan is very stubborn. If the fight continues, she will really die. Auntie has no other choice. Can you give her some support? You are also a second-level player. Everyone should give you some face!"

Gu Yueming was dressed in plain clothes, his face was miserable, with tears in the corners of his eyes, which made people feel pity.

Xu Shu glanced at her and thought, Gu Pan is not dead yet, isn't it a bit too much for you to dress like a widow in advance?

After thinking about it, in order to avoid hurting feelings, Xu Shu still didn't say it out loud. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, auntie, we are all so familiar with each other, so don't pretend to be polite. Just let me in."

Gu Yueming quickly wiped away the non-existent tears and said, "Yes, come with me. There are more people on the other side. Don't be impulsive. Just help me stand behind the scenes. We don't want any money. We just hope that this matter will not continue to be deadlocked."

"Row."

Xu Shu didn't say much, but just made a gesture of invitation.

Seeing his calm attitude, Gu Yueming felt more confident and immediately lifted her skirt to lead the way.

Xu Shu followed her into a damp, narrow alley filled with a strong smell of raw food. He turned a few corners and went deeper and deeper.

Along the way, they met many mature women who were heavily made up and smelled heavily of powder. When they saw Xu Shu, they asked, "Brother, do you want a haircut? A haircut and a blow-dry are very cheap, only 820 yuan per session."

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Duo?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, looked at Gu Yueming who was glaring at her, and changed her words: "Twenty for a haircut. We are sisters, I won't steal your business."

"Bah, who is your sister!" Gu Yueming was very displeased.

Xu Shu asked curiously, "Why is it 20 for a haircut and 800 for a blow dry?"

"Don't ask too many questions, kid!" Gu Yueming blushed slightly and did not answer.

After passing through many alleys like this, she finally pulled Xu Shu to the entrance of a rather hidden underground garage. There was a man in black guarding the door. He collected 500 yuan from her before letting her in.

Xu Shu looked a little wary. He was a little sensitive to words like "slum apartment area" and "underground place".

It was because I was almost killed in the Heroes’ Association ruins before.

But after looking at the big [Number of times remaining: 3] on the Taichu Scroll, he felt more confident.

There are times for the Taichu Volume, so you won’t be afraid of entering any ruins next time.

After walking a few steps forward and turning a few corners, they met several waves of guards, but they at least glanced at Xu Shu and Gu Yueming and didn't ask any more questions.

There were quite a few vehicles parked on the underground floor of the garage. It didn't look like anything special, and only some vague shouts could be heard.

When we reached the second underground floor, the view suddenly opened up.

It turned out that this place had been converted into an underground casino. There were people gathered in front of the gambling tables for different games. There were also young girls pushing carts with signs hanging on their bodies and scantily clad walking around, twisting their waists and selling peach soda.

Xu Shu asked quietly, "This place looks quite large. Is it run by the Wei family? Aren't they afraid of being exposed and held accountable by their superiors for doing this business?"

These days, the official Administration Bureau does not explicitly prohibit gambling, but as one of the new presidents of the Hunter Association and a direct subordinate of the Judgment Department, he is a formal public official.

It is definitely not a glorious thing to ignore your important work and get involved in this matter here.

Gu Yueming whispered, "The Wei family only holds shares behind the scenes. The Cao Gang is the one who runs this casino."

"Who?" Xu Shu asked in surprise.

Gu Yueming looked at Xu Shu's surprised expression and said softly, "It seems that you don't know? In fact, the Cao Gang is openly engaged in canal transportation, but in fact there are many gray industries such as casinos and dance halls. If they were not still well-behaved and did not do anything particularly outrageous, they would have been eliminated by the Gu family long ago."

"Oh."

Xu Shu remained silent, thinking that the Gu family's intelligence network was not that good, and they didn't even know that the Cao Gang was secretly doing human trafficking.

The two walked for a while and arrived at the other side of the casino, then opened the side door and entered.

Inside is a fairly large martial arts hall, but it is not used for teaching, but for gambling and fighting.

There were quite a few people here, many of them waving red tickets and shouting, and the place was very noisy.

Even so, as soon as Xu Shu entered, he heard a neutral voice among the noisy voices, scolding:
"Stop talking nonsense! You are dishonest and dare to get your hands on my things. You are ready to die! Who else wants to go up on stage and die? This is the end!"

The sound is clear and loud, with strong penetrating power.

Xu Shu was quite familiar with this voice; it was Gu Pan's deliberate imitation of a man's voice.

Gu Yueming suddenly became anxious: "It's bad, Panpan might have killed me, and today may not end peacefully."

She quickened her pace and took Xu Shu through the crowd into a VIP room.

There were about twenty people sitting or standing in the room. There was a large floor-to-ceiling window in the front, which was one of the best places to watch the gambling fight.

Xu Shu took a look and found that the person standing so majestically on the ring was indeed Gu Pan, with her long black hair fluttering and her sword stained with blood. On the ground lay a bald man who had lost both hands. He was not dead yet, but had lost consciousness.

A man wearing glasses and looking like a referee was shouting "The winner looks around". Some gamblers in the audience cheered excitedly, while others threw away their red tickets in frustration.

In the VIP room, a gorgeous woman covered her red lips and smiled: "Master Wei, your disciple is not very good. Could it be that you have a sympathetic heart towards that boy because of his good looks?" "Humph! Is your disciple just for nothing?"

A middle-aged man with a goatee sat on the sofa and crushed the teacup in his hand with a grim look on his face.

When he saw Gu Yueming coming in, he rolled his eyes and sneered, "Hey, I want to see how good he is at fighting! Do you think you can be in the top 100 of the Qingyun Ranking just because you have a high reputation? Liu'er, put a few more people in line, let this spineless wimp see our strength today!"

"Yes, boss." A skinny man took his leave and walked out quickly.

This person was obviously someone of high status, and as soon as he spoke, others began to look at him with either teasing or cold eyes.

One of them was sitting on a chair in the corner. The man in a simple white suit had a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Yueming felt relieved. It was just his hands being chopped off, which was no big deal. There was still room for negotiation.

She did not answer, but quietly introduced to Xu Shu: "This man is Wei Wujiu, the steward of the Wei family, and the person in charge behind this place. Our real enemy is the man in the corner, his name is Gu Jiangming, it was he who prevented us from taking our belongings, and Wei Wujiu was also hired by him to cover for us.

"As for the other few people, they were all called by Gu Jiangming. They are all intermediate prosecutors of the Judgment Department! He deliberately kept silent because he didn't want to be criticized for harming his own people and ruining his good reputation as 'Qin Xin Ren Jian'."

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows: "What is Qin Xin Ren Jian?"

"The master ranked 174th on the Qingyun List has a lot of people and power. Don't rush to speak. Let me discuss it with them! If it doesn't work, just pretend you have never been here. You go first. I will find a way to escape with Panpan." Gu Yueming said.

"Oh." Xu Shu nodded, then snapped his fingers and began to doubt himself.

It turns out he is a master of 174.

How much am I?

Gu Yueming didn't notice Xu Shu's doubts. She walked over to Wei Wujiu, who was the one in charge, and said:

"Mr. Wei, we were wrong in this matter. I apologize to you. I hope you will not embarrass us two little girls. It would be wonderful if we can make a big thing small and a small thing nothing."

Gu Yueming had a very good attitude, was pretty and gentle, and her words were like a spring breeze and rain. The tense atmosphere in the room suddenly eased, and everyone felt that it was indeed the case.

Why did everyone's attitude change so quickly? There are two reasons. First, it was obvious that Gu Yueming had brought a helper who was not easy to deal with. Second, Gu Yueming actually used a skill secretly.

——"Witchcraft" skill: Spring breeze and rain.

This skill has the effect of calming the mind. In addition to being used for treatment, it is often used to ease conflicts. People nicknamed it "make a friend", which is just right to use here.

Gu Jiangming, who was standing next to him, was not affected. Seeing this, he chuckled and said, "You said that as if we were bullying you. I thought it was you lying on the stage, not Master Wei's direct disciple!"

Gu Yueming's heart trembled, and he said quickly: "That's not what I meant. What happened on stage will be decided on stage. We can discuss anything off stage. We don't want the things anymore, so let's end this fight."

Gu Jiangming raised his lips and chuckled, "That makes sense! Come when you say so, go when you say so, hehe! But I'm not as skilled as you, so I'll admit defeat. Master Wei, your apprentice doesn't seem to be very useful. He didn't learn your skills, and instead made you lose a lot of money in gambling, right? In my opinion, it's better to just let it go. If you keep fighting, your other apprentices will also lose their limbs, which makes it seem even more... hehe."

His words were clear and inciting, and he sounded like a rare wise man.

After a few words, Wei Wujiu suddenly became furious. He looked at Gu Yueming, looked Xu Shu up and down, slammed the table, and said with a strong breath:

"Humph! So it's the widow of the Gu family who has lost her home! You just said you wanted to admit defeat, but I think your sword master doesn't seem to be obedient. She even dared to kill my people... Um, who are you?"

He paused halfway through his words, his expression gradually freezing.

Because the person in front of him was not Gu Yueming, but the young man brought by Gu Yueming, who was half a head taller than him.

Of course it was Xu Shu.

Xu Shu stood in front of Gu Yueming, and protected Gu Yueming behind him like an eagle protecting his chick, holding "Liu'er" who was also like a chick in his hand.

The latter had been knocked unconscious, with a large pool of blood on his head, and was thrown to the ground like a rag.

"Huh? Wait, wait a minute."

Gu Yueming looked back. He didn't have time to wonder when Xu Shu walked in front of him and why he suddenly attacked. He hurriedly wanted to speak to ease the conflict.

But the next moment, Xu Shu patted Wei Wujiu's shoulder with a smile and said, "You just called me a widow, right?"

Wei Wujiu's face froze, knowing that he had called the wrong person. His intuition told him that the young man in front of him, whom Gu Yueming had called to support the event, was no simple man.

But there were so many familiar friends watching him, and Wei Wujiu valued face the most in his life. How embarrassing would it be if he admitted his mistake directly?

So Wei Wujiu stiffened his neck and said, "Oh, so what? Do you want to be the first to come forward? Let me warn you, young people, don't be too aggressive, or you may get hurt..."

Click!

As soon as he uttered the word "break", Wei Wujiu found that his shoulder was broken, with bones sticking out of his flesh.

Before the pain reached his brain, he tried to resist desperately, but his whole body suddenly fell upside down with a dull thud, and his head was buried under the floor tiles.

"Woo!"

Wei Wujiu grabbed around with one hand, trying to struggle, but he couldn't get free, as if he was being pressed down by a mountain.

"you dare?!"

"who are you!"

Everyone was shocked.

Xu Shu acted too quickly and Wei Wujiu, who was vaguely the leader, was pinned to the ground and unable to move. The other second-level transcendents only reacted at this time.

Wei Wujiu’s strength was quite good, and almost no one present was sure they could defeat him. However, he was pinned to the ground without any chance to fight back and could not move. However, he was a transcendent who was good at his physical body, a second-level "Deep Diver"!

Who is the person that Widow Gu called?
What is his strength?
At this moment, everyone present felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy, and their hearts were trembling violently.

They all took out weapons to protect themselves. For a moment, everyone was in panic. They looked at each other and communicated with their eyes that they should fight together and not give him a chance to fight alone.

At this moment, Xu Shu clapped his hands, looked around and said, "People from the Judgment Department, who allowed you to come here to participate in gambling? Have you written a letter of application to your superiors?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent. This inexplicably familiar tone made them feel unsure, and for a moment they did not dare to take any action.

Xu Shu didn't waste time talking to them and walked up to Gu Jiangming.

Gu Yueming, Gu Jiangming, it sounds like they are from the same generation?

Xu Shu was too lazy to ask what grudges there were between them. He patted Gu Jiangming on the face and said, "Hello, my name is Xu Shu, nicknamed Gu Pan. The Gu Pan on the stage outside is my teacher. If the teacher is unfilial, it is the fault of the student. Since you like fighting, right? Come and fight with me. I have already signed the life and death agreement. If you are brave enough, sign it. Otherwise, kneel down and apologize in public!"

Bang! Xu Shu, who came prepared, slapped a piece of paper on the coffee table.

Life and death agreement? Did Widow Gu invite this person to help her fight?
It's good to have a fight. It means that the person abides by the rules. If he abides by the rules, he is easy to deal with. A gentleman can be deceived by tricks.

Others were curious and stood on tiptoe to take a look at the life and death statement.

But when you look closely, there is no name, not even the main text.

A large piece of white paper.

Gu Jiangming also saw it and gritted his teeth and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Xu Shu looked at him and said, "How about playing a trick on you? Hit me if you dare?"

"court death!"

Gu Jiangming could no longer bear it. With a clang, he drew his sword from its sheath, flipped his body and moved nearly two meters away from Xu Shu. He made several leaps and prepared to stab.

"Oh no, it's the Four-Gu Sword Technique, Xu Shu, hide quickly!" Gu Yueming's pupils shrank and he shouted.

However, Gu Jiangming moved extremely quickly, and after a few flashes, he thrust out a powerful sword.

→Q!

Boom!

The air waves rolled, and the sword body was filled with dragon sounds, like a lightning that cuts through the sky and pierces Xu Shu's forehead fiercely.

Got it! Gu Jiangming's eyes lit up with joy.

However, the next moment, there was no scene of brain exploding or blood bursting, but only a click and the sword cracked inch by inch.

broken.

"..." Gu Jiangming's eyes froze, cold sweat dripped down his face, and he was unable to speak for a moment.

How can you withstand my full-strength sword attack with your body?
He felt as if he was going to die, and secretly said to himself, "My life is over."

However, the expected fatal attack did not come immediately.

Xu Shu tilted his head slightly, looked at Gu Jiangming, then looked at Gu Yueming, hesitated for a while, and asked softly:

"You just said... Si Gu Jian?!"

(End of this chapter)