I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 283 - 167: Uncle Gu Returns to the Jianghu_2

Chapter 283: Chapter 167: Uncle Gu Returns to the Jianghu_2

White Cloud, who was standing to the side, no longer wore the Great Mighty Sky Dragon Lolita outfit she had on earlier—it had clearly been put away.

"That’s good, now it’s crucial to determine if Yu Niang is key, will you continue to gain her favor?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"Yes, I’d like to try if I can sabotage it early; after all, with the experience and strategy from the first round, everything would be fine as long as you don’t blow up Qingxian Town halfway through," White Cloud said as she spoke up. She was actually somewhat annoyed, as Gu Shanhai was far too impulsive in his actions, paying no heed to them.

However, considering that Gu Shanhai was the main force behind their efforts, she didn’t mindlessly oppose him.

Human beings are often governed by relationships and etiquettes, especially when they rely on others.

"Alright then, you go ahead, we won’t act together from now on. I plan to assume a different identity to enter the scene," Gu Shanhai didn’t elaborate on his plans.

The two had no objections and naturally strode into Qingxian Town. They had their plans, and Gu Shanhai never intended to interfere.

After they left, Gu Shanhai took out a page from the Time History Book and began to rearrange his identity.

"Uncle Gu re-enters the jianghu, not as Master Lu this time, but as a wealthy businessman returning from overseas," Gu Shanhai mused and quickly settled on the identity of Yu Niang’s uncle.

"Writing this down is a bit challenging," Gu Shanhai noticed some resistance while making the changes.

There was a solution to this issue: invest more life force!

When in doubt, invest life force.

The likely reason for this situation was the discomfort caused by the different worlds and the abnormal temporal phenomena in the area he was in.

If he changed this, in the next loop, Gu Shanhai would still have this identity.

The modification process went smoothly, and then he noticed an interesting phenomenon—his identity had become the cousin of a southern town hunter who had returned from overseas.

"The southern town hunter—is it that couple who got killed by beasts entering the town that Heavenly Immortal mentioned?" Gu Shanhai was somewhat surprised.

They found out because this hunter was the last hunter family in Qingyun Town, and their bizarre death made it an unexpected discovery.

"So, could it have been the Old Temple Priest who acted back then? She had no reason to kill the hunter’s family... Well, she might not, but the Xuanwei Sect might,"

If Gu Shanhai could get Yu Niang’s birthdate, he might be able to find out why.

With the current situation, even if he invested life force in Prophetic Divination due to the fate of violent death, it wouldn’t necessarily be accurate. To get accurate results, he would have to invest quite a lot of life force.

Gu Shanhai was weighing whether or not to invest—it was a terribly bad deal because the Old Temple Priest might know the answer.

"Let’s not invest for now, it would take at least a thousand years of lifespan to get an answer."

Gu Shanhai ultimately decided against it. If there were other channels, there was no need to spend—it might not be a lot for him, but it wasn’t something to be squandered lightly.

"I’ll wait for some action from the Western Continent, then it will be time to suppress the Luo Family’s arrogance."

Heavenly Immortal and White Cloud believed Yu Niang was key, but they underestimated the local customs and powers and couldn’t kill her because if they did, Yu Niang would go out of control, especially Fan Shi; her death would greatly impact her.

As for Yue Niang, she was now inconsequential. Gu Shanhai had seen as much before. He guessed she was probably a manifestation of Yu Niang’s kindness or her processes, perhaps even transformed from that painting.

But Gu Shanhai didn’t plan to follow the normal process, and saw nothing unusual about the other party; even the prophetic spell for clarifying ancestry only revealed surface information. To all appearances, the other party was just a person.

Since the mystery couldn’t be unraveled, Gu Shanhai decided not to follow the other party’s lead and simply smashed through.

Soon, Gu Shanhai had gotten himself an outfit of imported goods, which might look quite rustic in modern eyes, but in Qingxian Town, it was distinctive.

"If I had an old-fashioned car as well, the identity would have been even more impressive." Gu Shanhai felt a bit regretful, and upon glancing at his portable laboratory, he realized it was truly outdated now.

Dressed in this rustic attire, he entered the town and arrived at a dilapidated gateway in the southern part of the town, drawing quite a few stares.

"Ahem, could you please find out why Liang Xing’s house has become like this?" Gu Shanhai stopped a curious neighbor to ask.

"This... I’m not too sure," the other person hesitated.

"Not sure? Here, how about now?" Gu Shanhai pulled out a silver coin from his briefcase and tossed it over, "Genuine foreign make, you can exchange it for ten silvers in this town."

After biting and weighing the coin, the man immediately beamed but then cautiously glanced around before whispering, "He got killed by a wild beast, that..."

"Do you even hear what you’re saying? My cousin is a hunter, plus, have you ever heard of a wild beast daring to enter this town? If a beast really came to eat people, would it choose my cousin’s house? Are the nearby houses made of wood or stone?" Gu Shanhai scoffed.

"This... this... I’m not too sure," the man said in a flustered tone.

"If you had said he died of illness, I might have believed you, but giving such an absurd reason, well, I was planning to invest a million silvers in Qingxian Town, making everyone’s life lavish, but now, it seems you dirt-legged folks don’t appreciate goodness, deservedly poor for life."

Gu Shanhai’s tone dripped with disdain, and his arrogance was visibly overflowing.

After speaking, Gu Shanhai turned to leave, clearly not intending to entangle further.

"Wait, wait, Master Liang, I was just joking, just joking," the man hurriedly reached out to Gu Shanhai.

Gu Shanhai pulled his hand away with a look of disgust and then took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, "Speak with words, why do you resort to hands?"

After wiping, he casually threw the handkerchief away, which made the man’s heart skip a beat seeing it was definitely made of silk, tossed away just after wiping hands.

He swallowed, and then reluctantly said, "Master Liang, this matter, it’s a bit sensitive, how about you come inside for some tea?"

Glancing sidelong, Gu Shanhai replied, "I’ll give you a chance. Speak, and there’s a reward. Back in the Western Continent’s Sun Never Sets Dynasty, I was a staff to the Gu Ming Minister, and I was received by people from the Dashu Dynasty’s Duke Mansion when I arrived. If anyone dares stir trouble, it could lead to a diplomatic conflict, and at that point, an army could be mobilized, leaving none to escape."

The neighbor was inwardly alarmed, not fully understanding but feeling the weight of Gu Shanhai’s status.

As Gu Shanhai walked ahead, the neighbor, seizing the moment Gu Shanhai turned, hurriedly picked up the handkerchief and stuffed it in his pocket; in Gu Shanhai’s view, it was just a display item, but to the man, it was as significant as dropping a bar of gold.

Indeed, silk could be compared to gold.

Once inside, Gu Shanhai immediately started to nitpick, finding fault with everything from the dirty surroundings to the poor quality tea and water.

The neighbor could only accompany him with a careful smile and accept the rebukes, the more Gu Shanhai nitpicked, the less he doubted Gu Shanhai’s status, if everything was acceptable, how could it prove that he was a superior person.

After much fuss, when the tea was finally served, Gu Shanhai disdainfully sipped it and then said, "Okay, I’ve had the tea, start talking, and it better satisfy me, or else."

While saying this, Gu Shanhai showed great impatience.

"Yes, yes, actually, Liang Xing’s family wasn’t killed by a wild beast, the truth of that year is like this..." Seeing Gu Shanhai’s response, the neighbor quickly blurted out the real events from that year, realizing there was no benefit in keeping a secret and that speaking out even promised a reward, an obvious choice for anyone.

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