Chapter 140: The Gou Family's Promise

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Su Yizhao thought to himself, this is bad! The mysterious stone hadn’t been obtained, and instead, the elders had been attracted! He looked toward the source of the voice. A hundred zhang away, an ordinary middle-aged cultivator was walking straight toward him. Su Yizhao’s heart suddenly sank. It wasn’t because the middle-aged cultivator was deeply skilled. On the contrary, this man was as ordinary as a mortal, without any aura at all! Danger! Extreme danger! The middle-aged cultivator’s steps were inscrutable; to the naked eye, he seemed to be approaching step by step, but in reality, he was already standing ten zhang away in an instant! Just as Su Yizhao was about to guard himself, suddenly, another figure appeared before him! “Daoist Jin, bullying the weak is unbecoming!” The newcomer was none other than the old ancestor of the Gou family! The middle-aged cultivator smiled and said, “Daoist Gou, you should mind your own business.” The old ancestor of the Gou family replied, “Doing business well requires harmony; that’s the principle of harmony bringing wealth!” The middle-aged cultivator’s eyes flickered slightly as he quietly asked, “Could it be that inviting him as a guest is not considered harmonious?” The old ancestor paused briefly and said, “That depends on whether he’s willing or not.” The middle-aged cultivator nodded, stretched out his hand, and Jin Wubai flew out of the pit, held firmly in his grasp! Su Yizhao stepped out from behind the old ancestor of the Gou family, cupped his hands, and said, “I won’t go. After all, none of us are familiar with each other.” The middle-aged cultivator was stunned! The onlookers were also stunned! Unfamiliar? You hit the young master of the Jin family and think you can just walk away? He’s just being courteous, not wanting to kill you openly on the street! The middle-aged cultivator smiled bitterly, “Unfamiliarity can be remedied; the Jin family has many mysterious stones!” Su Yizhao still shook his head! Unfamiliar means unfamiliar; even if there are many mysterious stones, it doesn’t matter! He declined, “Today he struck Senior Gou once, and I beat him once—it’s even. From now on, no debts between us! As for the mysterious stones, I don’t want them either!” The crowd was speechless! Damn! What audacity! You hit the young master of the Jin family in Vast City! You don’t want the mysterious stones? Do you think anyone else wants them? “Daoist Jin, see, he doesn’t want to go!” the old ancestor of the Gou family spoke. The middle-aged cultivator pondered briefly and did not insist, smiling, “Fine! The Jin family is always open to you!” The surrounding cultivators were immediately stunned! Since when did the Jin family become so easy to deal with? Su Yizhao nodded, “No seeing off!” The middle-aged cultivator smiled and turned, and just as he lifted his foot, he was already a hundred zhang away, vanishing in the blink of an eye. “Follow me!” the old ancestor of the Gou family turned and left. Su Yizhao followed.

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Upon arriving at the Gou family auction house, Qin Hongyi immediately flew over, her beautiful eyes scanning him repeatedly. Her curvaceous figure drew closer as if to press against him. Su Yizhao would not allow it and quickly waved his hand, “I’m not injured, really not injured!” Gou Jiannian looked at him, feeling both touched and guilty. Young master! You really have an eye for talent! This young man is worth entrusting! However, having such a beautiful young female cultivator constantly by his side was ultimately inappropriate. Qin Hongyi blushed upon his refusal and teasingly said, “Am I really that scary to you?” Just as Su Yizhao was about to reply, the old ancestor of the Gou family at the main seat spoke. In a deep voice, he said, “Young friend Su, thank you for standing up for the Gou family auction house; that’s why I had to intervene just now!” Su Yizhao cupped his hands sincerely, “Senior, you really didn’t have to; I am responsible enough!” Gou Jiannian was stunned! Responsibility is good, but can he truly bear it? The old ancestor shook his head, “Responsibility is good. Although the Gou family primarily focuses on business, when it comes to critical moments, we never back down. You are recommended by the Gou family; do you realize that?” Su Yizhao fell silent! Undeniably, he could now be considered a part of the Gou family auction house, whether he admitted it or not! In the cultivation world, background and affiliation matter! Although there are solitary cultivators without any background, it’s difficult for them to reach the pinnacle! The path of cultivation is long—longer than the road to immortality! Without background or affiliation, it’s truly hard! Just like today, if the old ancestor of the Gou family had not stepped forward, the middle-aged cultivator from the Jin family could have easily toyed with him. Although he possessed the “Profound Qi Creation Technique,” he still needed ample room to grow. “The only family motto of the Gou family is to ‘do business well’!” The old ancestor’s eyes revealed a hint of puzzlement. “I don’t know why, but for thousands of years, the descendants of the Gou family have always followed this motto!” Su Yizhao was equally puzzled! Cultivators who don’t focus on cultivation but only on business? He glanced at Qin Hongyi out of the corner of his eye. No wonder this talented cultivator who disliked fighting spent his days in the auction house! Because the auction house only does business and doesn’t fight! “However, in the cultivation world, doing business well is not easy; it requires strength to back it up!” Su Yizhao fully agreed. He said, “I completely understand! Doing business is to earn mysterious stones, but without strength, those stones will belong to others!” The old ancestor nodded, “For thousands of years, whenever the Gou family’s business slightly expanded, it was immediately suppressed by all sides until it fell back to its original level!” A sharp light flashed in Su Yizhao’s eyes! Such things exist? Could the Gou family be trying to drag him into a power struggle? An individual is truly fragile in the face of such forces!

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Moreover, he was unwilling to be bound! This trip out was precisely to try to break free from those constraints! No wonder when he left, Xuan Wuji tried to stop him and gave special instructions. Su Yizhao’s thoughts raced! Of course, he must repay! Especially the kindness of Gou Yuer! Upon their first meeting, she dared to entrust him with the “Young Master’s Personal Token”—what great trust that was! But if they wanted to drag him deeper into the vortex, he would pass! Unaware of his thoughts, the old ancestor continued, “True prodigies are rare on this continent, and it is even harder for the Gou family to encounter one. Young master’s keen eyes immediately recognized you, which means you are worth the Gou family’s cultivation!” “You cultivate well, and we will give you whatever you want. As long as you become a prodigious talent at the interface level, the Gou family’s business will surely advance further!” For thousands of years, the old ancestor of the Gou family had rarely been excited! But now, he was somewhat stirred! For the Gou family auction house to break through its current bottleneck, it must expand beyond this continent to others. To achieve this, it must have a prodigious talent at the interface level! This young man before him was exactly that! Moreover, he was still in his growth stage, capable of being nurtured and invested in. He believed Su Yizhao would never refuse such support. Whatever you want, we’ll provide! What tremendous backing! Who could refuse? “I disagree!” Su Yizhao said. Disagree? Qin Hongyi was stunned! Weren’t they just in need of mysterious stones? Gou Jiannian was also shocked! The old ancestor of the Gou family’s face showed a strange expression! This was the promise he had given to the only young man in thousands of years! Su Yizhao thought for a moment and said, “Right now, I can’t make any promises, but if one day I can help, I will certainly do my best!” Su Yizhao had made up his mind! A simpler relationship would benefit everyone’s interaction more. Besides, he really didn’t want to get entangled deeper and deeper! Just then, the voice of the divine deer suddenly echoed in his mind: “Boy, are you foolish? Agree to it!” Su Yizhao was stunned! Damn! You, this dumb deer, are supposed to be well-informed! Being tied to the Gou family like this isn’t good for growth! He immediately retorted, “Deer, you’ve wasted so many years of your life!” “Tch! Helping the Gou family is helping you, you know nothing!” Su Yizhao: “......!”