Chapter 28

**Bang, bang.**

At this moment, a knock came from outside.

Gu Yang knew from the footsteps outside the door that it was the inn boy, thinking it was quite timely.

The young maid Zixing, who was in the outer room, asked, "Who is it?"

The inn boy's voice came from outside, "Sir, someone has delivered a visiting card, saying they want to meet the young master."

Zixing opened the door, and indeed, it was the inn boy, who handed over a visiting card.

A visiting card?

She was a bit puzzled, took the visiting card, and gave him a few coins as a tip, dismissing the inn boy and closing the door again.

She opened the card and exclaimed, "The Lin family?"

In Jiangzhou, who didn't know the Lin family?

As Su Qingzhi's personal maid, Zixing had also received professional training and could recognize the Lin family's emblem on the visiting card.

No one dared to impersonate such an emblem.

But why would someone from the Lin family send a visiting card to Brother Gu?

Su Qingzhi was also startled when she heard her words. Her gaze swept over the visiting card, and she indeed saw the Lin family's emblem.

She recalled how Gu Yang had asked her about the Lin family earlier. Could it be that he had already anticipated that someone from the Lin family would come to see him?

The two women looked at Gu Yang without prior agreement.

Gu Yang had always been mysterious in their hearts, and now, someone from the Lin family had even sent a visiting card.

This was the Lin family, after all.

"Bring it here."

Gu Yang took the visiting card from Zixing, opened it, and indeed, it was from Lin Zirui, saying he wanted to meet him.

This guy was quite respectful, and given his status, sending a visiting card also showed his regard for him.

After Gu Yang refused him, he even sent someone to kill him, which further demonstrated his regard.

If he couldn't be used, he would be eliminated.

Gu Yang had always found it strange why he saw him as a threat.

As the legitimate son of the Lin family, his perspective shouldn't be so shallow, right?

"You stay here, I'll be back soon."

Gu Yang put away the visiting card, gave a reminder, and then left.

...

Lin Zirui was sixteen years old, with a fair face and red lips, extremely handsome, a perfect young man. His genes were truly outstanding.

He didn't deliberately put on a show; just standing there made him impossible to ignore.

There was only one slender man beside him, who should be a guard, but his true cultivation level was indiscernible.

Gu Yang took the initiative to bow, "I am Gu Yang, I have the honor to meet the Seventh Young Master."

Lin Zirui was the seventh in line among the legitimate descendants of the Lin family.

"Seeing Mr. Gu's swordsmanship today, I couldn't help but be excited. I came to visit you rashly, I hope you can forgive me." Lin Zirui had no airs, though young, he had a demeanor of a great family.

It was hard to believe that this person had such a narrow mind.

"My swordsmanship is not worth mentioning." Gu Yang had to be modest.

Lin Zirui asked, "Mr. Gu is too modest. That swordsmanship this afternoon has already touched the essence of swordsmanship, it must be from a famous master. May I ask who your teacher is?"

"I am just a mountain man, without any school or sect. My swordsmanship is self-taught."

Gu Yang originally wanted to fabricate a master.

But then he thought, even if he did, it might not make Lin Zirui wary. If it caused him to take him seriously and send a Fourth Rank warrior to kill him, it would backfire.

Lin Zirui actually already had his suspicions.

With his knowledge, he naturally wouldn't mistake Gu Yang for the two famous Gu families. Every major clan had its unique martial arts tradition.

Gu Yang's swordsmanship had already revealed the truth.

Even if he had a teacher, it was likely someone with military connections who had learned a certain sword technique from a martial family, and his cultivation method was only the "Crimson Sun Technique."

His teacher was at most a Fourth Rank.

In the world, those above Third Rank were all from famous sects or major clans.

The reason was simple: almost all cultivation methods that could reach the Third Rank and above were in the hands of famous sects and major clans.

The "Crimson Sun Technique" was an exception. Although this cultivation method could reach above the Third Rank, it was extremely dangerous. After the Third Rank, the yang energy would start to lose control.

At the Second Rank, death was almost certain.

In other words, the higher the cultivation, the faster the death.

Moreover, Gu Yang's act of extorting money from Dong Xuan in the afternoon further indicated that his background was not high.

After making his judgment about the man in front of him, Lin Zirui directly extended an invitation, "Mr. Gu has such talent in swordsmanship, it would be a pity to let it go to waste. Why not join our Lin family and study swordsmanship together?"

Gu Yang could hear the sincerity in his tone, but he wasn't sure how much of it was an act.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Seventh Young Master. However, I am used to being independent and cannot bear any constraints."

Lin Zirui sighed, "What a pity."

...

After leaving the inn, Lin Zirui's expression turned gloomy, and he said coldly, "A Sixth Rank warrior dares to refuse me, Ah Wu!"

"Yes!"

The cold and slender man behind him responded, "I will arrange it immediately."

Lin Zirui sneered, "A swordsmanship prodigy? Humph."

Soon, the two figures disappeared into the night.

...

"He really has the intention to kill."

Gu Yang stood in place, watching Lin Zirui's departing back, thinking to himself.

Although Lin Zirui had hidden it well, how could he hide it from him?

By now, he had accumulated decades of martial arts experience, which included not only swordsmanship skills but also countless combat experiences.

In terms of combat experience, he could be considered extremely rich.

Lin Zirui, a mere youth, no matter how well he concealed it, once he had the intention to kill, it was still detected by him.

What a lunatic.

...

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Gu Yang hired a carriage and had the two empty boxes loaded onto the carriage, setting out according to the original plan.

He neither left in the middle of the night nor took a secluded path.

Originally, he indeed didn't want to provoke the Lin family.

However, after so many simulations of life, he realized one thing: no matter how cautious he was and how much he avoided conflicts, all kinds of unexpected events would still occur, bringing various dangers.

The matter with Lin Zirui was purely an unforeseen disaster.

So, Gu Yang decided to let it go; he wouldn't tolerate such treatment.

Moreover, in the path of martial arts, if one avoided every conflict, they would eventually lose their edge and their mind would be clouded.

What needed to be faced should be bravely faced.

Lin Zirui couldn't be killed now; as the legitimate son of the Lin family, the Lin family was a behemoth that couldn't be provoked for the time being.

But the swordsman he sent, Gu Yang didn't plan to let go.

After he thought it through, he felt a sense of relief, and his mental cultivation improved.

Next, he just had to wait for the swordsman to appear.

Gu Yang took out the machete and began to cultivate his intent.