Chapter 45

A rare,疯狂的咆哮声 echoed through the Guo family's residence!

"You, you didn't bring me the Shadowless Sword? The Shadowless Sword was taken by Hu Gao?"

Guo Desheng jumped up from his bed. His injuries weren't very severe; he had just fainted at the time. Now, he had mostly recovered. His face was full of anger, and he slapped the guard's face, "You useless bunch, how could you not bring back something as important as the Shadowless Sword?"

"Master Guo, it's like this. We did ask Hu Gao for the Shadowless Sword, but he didn't give us any face. Even when we mentioned Master Guo Deyun, he ignored us completely. Moreover, there were many Hu family disciples at the time, and we didn't dare to force the issue, fearing they might harm Master."

The guard felt wronged because he had indeed tried his best, but he still had to be disciplined and couldn't defend himself, so he just recounted the events.

"What a Hu Gao, to not even take us Guo family seriously. Does he really think he's so great just because he's the so-called successor of the Hu family? He's asking for death..."

Losing such a precious treasure, Guo Desheng was so angry he felt his lungs would burst, "You few, come with me to find my cousin. If my cousin takes action, even sending just one or two attendants would be more than enough to deal with Hu Gao."

"Yes!" The four men all showed excitement at the mention of "Guo Deyun."

Immediately, Guo Desheng quickly left his room and led the four men toward a nearby courtyard.

Fifteen minutes later, the group arrived at a separate courtyard.

In the Guo family, each direct descendant had their own courtyard, with four to sixteen guards assigned to each.

"Master Guo Desheng, are you looking for Master Guo?"

As soon as Guo Desheng arrived at the courtyard, Guo Deyun's guards respectfully asked.

"Yes, I have important matters to discuss with my cousin. I'll go in myself, you wait outside."

Guo Desheng pushed past the guards and walked directly into the courtyard.

The guards had no choice; Guo Desheng and Guo Deyun were cousins with equal status in the Guo family, and they couldn't afford to offend them, so they didn't dare to stop him.

"Cousin, something has happened."

Guo Desheng pushed open the door and saw a young man, two years older than him, sitting inside drinking tea.

"What's the big fuss about? You're not a child anymore, you should be more composed."

The young man was Guo Deyun, with a handsome face and a graceful demeanor. He remained calm even as Guo Desheng shouted, sipping his tea leisurely.

"Stop drinking tea, Cousin. Can't you see my Shadowless Sword is missing?"

Guo Desheng wanted to knock the teacup out of Guo Deyun's hand, but he couldn't, as the latter was stronger and his elder brother, and he needed his help to retrieve the Shadowless Sword.

"The Shadowless Sword is a treasure given to you by Grandfather. Why didn't you keep it with you?"

Guo Deyun frowned slightly, as if recalling something, "You said something happened. Is it related to the Shadowless Sword?"

"Of course..."

Guo Desheng nodded helplessly, picked up a teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp, "Cousin, have you been to the Battle Academy these days? Have you heard of a student named Hu Gao in our ordinary hall?"

"Hu Gao? Of course, he's now a celebrity in our ordinary hall and even in Ningcheng. He's the successor of the Hu family and is said to be invincible. Did you provoke him?"

Guo Deyun frowned slightly. He didn't want to oppose Hu Gao because he was an important figure in the Hu family, and provoking him would bring no benefits and only trouble.

"I did provoke him. I challenged him today."

Guo Desheng admitted this, but then continued, "But he set a trap for me. He's invincible, and I'm no match for him. He then took my Shadowless Sword and refused to return it."

"Your Shadowless Sword was taken by him?"

Guo Deyun frowned, unsure if he was more upset with Guo Desheng or Hu Gao, "Doesn't he know you're a direct descendant of the Guo family and that I'm your elder brother?"

"He knows everything, but he doesn't care. He knocked me out and took the Shadowless Sword with him."

Guo Desheng's voice was cold and filled with hatred, "He must be relying on his status as the Hu family's successor, not taking us Guo family seriously, and even daring to take my things. Cousin, we can't let him off..."

"Rubbish, does he really think we Guo family are easy to bully? Relying on the Hu family, hmpf, I'll see if the Hu family will oppose us for his sake. Don't worry, I'll get your Shadowless Sword back and make him apologize to you."

Guo Deyun was also angered by Hu Gao and vowed to make him return the Shadowless Sword and apologize.

"Thank you, Cousin."

Guo Desheng quickly bowed in gratitude. He knew his provocation had succeeded. As long as his elder brother took action, the Shadowless Sword would definitely be returned, and he wouldn't be punished by Grandfather. Thinking of Grandfather's terrifying appearance, he felt a bit scared.

"Alright, tomorrow, go to the ordinary hall's arena and wait. Since he likes accepting challenges, I'll send two people to challenge him tomorrow. Hmpf, does he really think no one in the ordinary hall can handle him?"

Guo Deyun's eyes narrowed, a cold light flashing in them.

Guo Desheng was delighted. He knew his cousin was sending experts. Guo Deyun himself couldn't challenge ordinary hall students, as it was against the Battle Academy's rules, but he had several loyal and powerful subordinates in the ordinary hall, who were among the best and could even match some inner hall students.

...

Hu Gao didn't know that Guo Deyun and Guo Desheng were already planning to deal with him the next day. That night, he did nothing, didn't practice, and just went to sleep.

The next morning, as soon as he woke up, he saw Hu Yinxue standing by his bed, lost in thought.

"Big Sister..."

Hu Gao was quite scared, unable to speak. This female ninja was completely unreasonable, always coming to his room alone.

"Don't say anything. I'm here to give you the Green Body Pill. Hurry up and practice, and try to break through to the late-stage Shadow Formation realm as soon as possible. Also, I heard you took Guo Desheng's Shadowless Sword yesterday. The Guo family won't let this go. Be careful."

Hu Yinxue flipped her hand, revealing a transparent jade bottle containing about twenty green pills, each the size of a bean.

"Hmm, is that a spatial ring?"

Hu Gao noticed a silver ring on Hu Yinxue's middle finger. He recalled some books he had read in his previous life, which mentioned that this was a storage ring with its own space. He didn't expect such a magical item to exist in this world.

"Tsk, if I had a spatial ring, that would be awesome..." Hu Gao's eyes gleamed with desire, but he quickly suppressed it. Such thoughts could be directed at others, but not at Hu Yinxue.

"Alright, I have something to do, so I'm leaving. I won't be back for a while. From now on, you're on your own." Hu Yinxue said all this in a rush and then turned to leave.

"Is something big happening in the Hu family? To be so busy that even their guardian doesn't have time to look after me?" Hu Gao was surprised, but he couldn't worry too much about it. Although he was a bit reluctant about Hu Yinxue's absence, it gave him more freedom.

Hu Gao brought the jade bottle to his nose and sniffed. A fragrant aroma filled his nostrils, making his blood and qi surge, giving him a sense of power.

He didn't expect such a low-level pill to have such a strong effect. It seemed he needed to practice alchemy in the future, otherwise, directly absorbing demon cores would be a waste.

However, now wasn't the time for such side pursuits. He needed to go to the Battle Academy and give the demon core to Jile. He needed it more than Hu Gao did, as Hu Gao didn't need to break through to the late stage to learn the Primordial Decision.

After arriving at the Battle Academy, Hu Gao went straight to the Tenth Hall.

As soon as he entered the classroom, he saw Instructor Yang Le standing with her hands behind her back, staring coldly at the students.

"Sit down quickly, I have something to announce..."

Yang Le's teeth ground together when she saw Hu Gao, suppressing the urge to beat him up. She grumbled, and everyone could hear the suppressed anger in her voice.

Hu Gao rolled his eyes, not bothering to argue with Yang Le, and walked straight to his seat.

As soon as he sat down, Jile leaned over and said, "Hu Gao, where's my stuff?"

"Don't worry, it's with me. I'll give it to you after class."

"Everyone, quiet down. I have an announcement to make."

Yang Le saw that everyone was present and spoke in a slightly immature voice.

No one dared to disobey her in class, as she would drag them out for a private session, and they would end up taking two days off to recover in bed. No one wanted to risk that.

"Today's announcement is about the martial arts competition in three months. We will send three students from the Tenth Hall to participate. These three must be the strongest in our hall. This afternoon, I will assess you and select the three strongest. Be prepared."

Yang Le announced this directly, and the students of the Tenth Hall weren't surprised, as this had happened before. Every competition, three of the strongest students were chosen to participate, and they had already guessed this would be the announcement.

Hu Gao turned his head away, feeling a threatening look from Yang Le, which meant, "If you don't make it into the top three and represent the Tenth Hall, you'll face my wrath."

And once you participate, you must bring back a good ranking.

It seems this older sister has a lot of confidence in me.

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