The next morning, after breakfast and saying goodbye to Medusa, Victor took Bai Yuekui with him to Wutan City.
Why were they heading there? Simple, to obtain the spatial coordinates of the Eight Ancient Clans.
In Wutan City, three people connected to those ancient families resided: Gu Xun'er, Belle Lumine, and Yao Chen.
The two moved quickly, arriving at the small border town in the blink of an eye.
Two months had passed since Victor's last visit, and Wutan City seemed even more desolate than before. Something felt... off. Where had some of the people gone?
When Victor spread his spiritual sense across the city, he discovered that two of the three major families had vanished, leaving only the Xiao family behind.
It seemed the Xiao clan now held complete dominance over Wutan City.
Meanwhile, at the Xiao estate, Yao Chen, who'd been teaching his disciple, sensed Victor's familiar aura.
"Practice on your own for now. I need to step out for a bit," Yao Chen said before slipping away.
When he reappeared, he was already standing before Victor.
"Senior Victor, it's been too long," Yao Chen said, clasping his fists and bowing slightly. His eyes couldn't help but glance at Bai Yuekui standing beside Victor.
This woman had a restrained aura, yet he could sense something threatening about her.
'Her strength is probably greater than mine,' Yao Chen thought.
Where did Senior Victor find such a terrifying expert?
Victor looked Yao Chen up and down with an approving nod. "Not bad. Only two months have passed, and you've already reached One-Star Dou Sheng."
"Haha, this is all thanks to help from an old friend," Yao Chen replied, unable to hide the proud smile crossing his face. "Of course, the most important factor was that the skeleton Senior Victor prepared for me was of high enough quality."
He paused, then changed the subject. "By the way, what brings you here to see me?"
Yao Chen spoke with confidence. He was certain Victor had come looking for him specifically.
After all, there's no way Senior Victor came to this remote little town just to visit his disciple Xiao Yan, right?
Of course, his thinking was sound.
Too bad he only guessed half correctly.
"I want to go to the Medicine Clan. I hope you can provide me with the spatial coordinates," Victor said directly.
"What business do you have with the Medicine Clan?" Yao Chen asked, curiosity evident in his tone.
"Just to make a deal."
Victor didn't hide his intentions. However, whether the Medicine Clan would agree to the deal wasn't something they could decide.
"I see."
Yao Chen didn't doubt Victor's words and readily provided the coordinates of the small world where the Medicine Clan resided.
Although they hadn't spent much time together, he still trusted Victor's character.
After obtaining the Medicine Clan's coordinates, Victor didn't leave immediately. Instead, he headed to a courtyard in the Xiao family's side hall.
A black-haired girl sat quietly on a stone bench, holding an ancient book and reading with great interest. A breeze brushed across her cheek, gently ruffling the hair across her face. The girl raised her fair hand and smoothed it back.
That elegant, leisurely movement was enough to capture the heart of any young man just beginning to fall in love.
The girl was so engrossed in her reading that she didn't notice Victor and Bai Yuekui appearing behind her.
Not until Victor suddenly spoke.
"Hi, Miss Gu Xun'er. Nice to meet you."
"Who are you?"
Gu Xun'er jumped, startled by the sudden voice. She quickly turned around, a trace of panic flashing across her peerless face.
She hadn't even noticed two living people appearing behind her!
And this person actually knew her identity!
Who were they?
Could they be people from the other Eight Ancient Clans, here for the ancient jade?
"My name is Victor. I'm sure you've heard of me," Victor introduced himself. "As for this one, her name is Bai Yuekui, and she's a very good friend of mine."
As he spoke, Victor hooked his arm around Bai Yuekui's shoulders, pulling her closer.
Bai Yuekui rolled her eyes.
This bastard really liked taking advantage of people.
'So he's Victor?' Gu Xun'er looked the handsome man up and down.
She was naturally familiar with the name. After all, this person had visited the Xiao family before and helped Xiao Yan solve his cultivation stagnation problem.
It was said that Victor also had some connection to Xiao Yan's master.
In that case, it wasn't strange that he knew her identity.
After all, Yao Chen could see through her disguise. Even if Victor couldn't see it himself, Yao Chen must have told him about her.
"So, you have something to ask of me?" Gu Xun'er asked, her guard lowering somewhat.
As long as they weren't here to steal her ancient jade, everything was fine.
"I want to go to the Ancient Clan. Miss Gu Xun'er, could you please lead the way?"
Victor didn't hide his intentions.
Gu Xun'er frowned slightly. "What business do you have with the Ancient Clan?"
"Of course, I'm going to make a deal with the leader of your clan."
"What kind of deal?"
"As for the details of the transaction, I think it would be better for your father to discuss them with me in person."
Gu Xun'er's brows furrowed tighter.
'What kind of deal requires Father to discuss it face-to-face?'
'Is this person trying to trick me?'
After a moment, she shook her head. "I'm sorry, I can't take you to the Ancient Clan."
After all, Victor was just someone of unknown origin.
Even if there really was a deal to be made, he should tell her first, and then she could tell her father.
The other party asking her to bring him to the Ancient Clan directly? That was naturally impossible for her to agree to.
After all, not just anyone could visit the Ancient Clan whenever they pleased.
"Are you sure?" Victor asked.
Gu Xun'er's refusal was within his expectations.
"Miss Gu Xun'er, you wouldn't want your brother Xiao Yan to be put in a sack and beaten in the middle of the night, then stripped naked and hung on the city wall, would you?"
Although threatening a woman wasn't gentleman-like behavior, fortunately Victor didn't think of himself as a gentleman anyway.
But surprisingly, his words only made Gu Xun'er pause for a moment.
"What does it have to do with me if you put him in a sack? He's not related to me. I won't take you to the Ancient Clan."
'Something's wrong. Twelve out of ten things are wrong!'
Was Xiao Yan really this insignificant in Gu Xun'er's heart now?
Or was she pretending?
Victor took a closer look at Gu Xun'er.
Her expression didn't seem fake.
It seemed she and Xiao Yan really had nothing to do with each other!
"Since Miss Gu Xun'er is unwilling to take me, it seems I can only find someone else."
After saying that, Victor raised his hand and shot a stream of spiritual power toward Gu Xun'er.
In an instant, spiritual chains flew out and bound her tightly.
"You... what do you want to do?" Gu Xun'er widened her eyes, fear flashing through them.
Victor gently lifted Gu Xun'er's chin, looking down at her as he spoke softly, "It's obvious, isn't it? I'm taking you hostage."
"Release the young miss!"
At that moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from the shadows.
Fighting spirit condensed in his palm as he attacked Victor's chest.
Just as the attack was about to land, the palm suddenly stopped ten feet away from Victor's chest and couldn't move forward any further.
Because at that moment, a jade hand firmly locked the man's arm.
"You, "
Belle Lumine looked up at the woman before him. He was about to speak when she threw him away.
Belle Lumine turned into a meteor and eventually disappeared into the sky.
"Belle Lumine!"
Gu Xun'er was shocked when she saw this.
"Don't worry, Miss Gu Xun'er. Your servant is fine. Boss Bai just sent him to another location."
Gu Xun'er looked coldly at the handsome face so close to hers, gritting her teeth. "What exactly do you want?"
"You'll know soon enough," Victor said with a slight smile.
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--[THE END]--
[This is where the original author decided to end/discontinue the book]