At this moment, Zhi Xuan stood in front of the Gu Family Pavilion.
This was the place where the Gu Family stored all their books and some of their weapons.
Zhi Xuan walked inside, passing through the entrance curtain and entering the interior. When he glanced to the side, he only saw eleven members of the Gu Family reading on the first floor—four women and seven men.
Zhi Xuan ignored them and directly walked around the room, searching for cultivation manuals on the shelves.
After some time of searching, he found a cultivation manual.
"Dual Cultivation Method?"
Upon reading the title, Zhi Xuan's face immediately turned red, and he directly threw the cultivation manual aside.
"Something like this should be placed where it belongs!"
Zhi Xuan let out a breath.
Then he continued forward and found another cultivation manual.
"Heaven Shattering Cultivation Method!"
The name sounded extremely arrogant and full of pride, causing Zhi Xuan to sigh and smile slightly.
"Is the person who created this cultivation method not afraid of Heavenly Punishment? He is far too arrogant in naming his own cultivation manual."
Zhi Xuan shook his head and laughed lightly with a hint of mockery.
"This person is really overestimating himself."
As those words left his mouth, an unfamiliar voice came from the side, slightly startling Zhi Xuan.
"Watch your mouth. How dare you insult Ancestor Gu Qingshi!"
"Gu Qingshi?"
Zhi Xuan turned around and thought silently.
"Isn't that the name of this city? Was Qingshi City named after this person?"
Zhi Xuan turned his body and calmly looked at the owner of the voice. He asked, "Who are you?" while placing his right hand behind his back.
He had long wanted to do this—acting like an influential old expert, looking down on others with contempt.
Placing one's right hand behind the back was something commonly done by seniors in the cultivation world. Of course, this made Zhi Xuan want to try it himself.
And right now… it felt amazing.
The corner of Zhi Xuan's mouth curled into an odd smile.
The man in front of him frowned and said, "What do you mean? We haven't met for just a few days and you've already forgotten your own cousin's face?"
"Hm..."
Zhi Xuan touched his chin and thought.
"So this person is Gu Qingzhou's cousin."
Zhi Xuan smiled.
Seeing Zhi Xuan suddenly smile made the man feel strange. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhi Xuan waved his hand lightly and said, "Nothing. I just don't want to waste my precious time on a pile of trash."
The man's eyes widened in anger.
"What did you say!"
Zhi Xuan walked out of the Gu Family Pavilion while speaking.
"A bastard like you is not qualified to lecture me. Even if I insult the Gu Ancestor, it has nothing to do with a bastard like you. You don't even deserve the Gu surname, yet you still dare to lecture me, the Young Master of the Gu Family."
At this moment, the man stood frozen in place, cursing inwardly.
"Damn it! If you weren't the Young Master of the Gu Family, I would have beaten you long ago!"
The people watching the scene began whispering and laughing at the man, as if he had just been slapped in the face without being touched.
"Hahaha! Look at his face, it's completely red. He must be extremely embarrassed!"
"Who told him to provoke the Young Master Gu?"
"Those words from the Young Master Gu basically slapped Gu Zheng in the face! Hahaha!"
Outside the pavilion.
Zhi Xuan cursed inwardly.
"If I had power, I would not let someone like him remain a threat in the future!"
As for the cousin and his characteristics, Zhi Xuan had already guessed that the man was Gu Zheng. He was one of the traitors of the Gu Family, and also the person who would help the protagonist end Gu Qingzhou's engagement with Li Xiangyue.
And along the path to the peak, Gu Zheng would become one of the protagonist's trusted allies and even his best friend.
Naturally, this made Zhi Xuan extremely wary of him.
…
In the courtyard.
Zhi Xuan sat on a large stone and tried to cultivate the Heaven Shattering Cultivation Method.
He faced considerable difficulty at the beginning, and even now, he still could not sense Spirit Qi. He also could not calm his mind properly.
Several hours passed.
The sun began to set, and Zhi Xuan was still trying to understand how to sense and control Spirit Qi.
But after night arrived, Zhi Xuan slowly opened his eyes, and a rumbling sound came from his stomach.
Zhi Xuan held his stomach tightly.
"I'm hungry... thinking about it, I haven't eaten anything since noon..."
Zhi Xuan stood up, and at the same time, a voice called out to him.
"Big Brother!"
Zhi Xuan turned around and saw a beautiful girl who looked like a fairy descending from heaven.
She appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen years old. Her red eyes with golden pupils calmly looked at Zhi Xuan.
She was a perfectly beautiful girl.
This made Zhi Xuan freeze for a moment.
The girl tilted her head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Zhi Xuan snapped back to reality.
He cleared his throat and said naturally, "Nothing."
He stepped down and walked toward the girl who was standing on the path.
"What is it?" he asked.
"I came to fetch you. It's time to eat," the girl replied with a gentle smile.
"Oh..."
Truthfully, Zhi Xuan was very curious about her. He wanted to ask her name, but held himself back. Doing so would seem strange and might raise suspicion.
…
In a small antique-style room filled with elegant decorations, various treasures were placed around. Zhi Xuan could faintly sense a mysterious pressure emanating from the ornaments in the corners of the room.
An ancient sword hung directly behind the seat where the Head of the Gu Family was sitting.
And the treasures placed beside him were clearly not ordinary items.
Just a single glance was enough to make Zhi Xuan feel immense pressure, and that intimidating feeling caused cold sweat to form on the spot.