After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

On the way to the funeral, after sending the bride off, Xiaobai, who had disappeared for two days, came back and didn't know what to do.

To be honest, because of the contractual relationship, he could sense its safety at any time, so Gu Qingze was not too worried.

Xiaobai is not only his spiritual animal, but also a family member to him. He lets it do whatever it wants and he will not restrict its freedom.

Besides, Xiaobai is as intelligent as a teenager. I believe he can distinguish between pros and cons and dangers and take care of himself.

So...when Xiaobai came back after disappearing for two days and approached him with a guilty look on his face to try to please him, Gu Qingze just touched its head helplessly but with a bit of doting, told it "don't blame it", and put it into the beast bag.

After the funeral, Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao faced the gazes of the people of Cangyun City, flew away on their swords, and finally returned to the familiar Qingyun City.

Before he landed, he saw that the people in the city were all in a hurry, rushing towards one place, as if to join in some fun.

Out of curiosity, the two of them couldn't help but follow.

The crowd gathered like a tide and finally gathered near the city gate.

From afar, there was a bloody human head hanging above the city gate.

The terrified expression on the man's head seemed to be frozen in the last moment of his life. The look was terrifying.

The bright red blood flowed down the mottled wall drop by drop, slowly and shockingly, and gathered on the ground into a glaring pool of blood.

Looking closely, the head looks very miserable, with old and wrinkled skin. It is obvious that the deceased was an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life.

Gu Qingze stared at the human head, and a sense of familiarity inexplicably surged in his heart, as if he had seen it somewhere deep in his memory.

Chu Lingxiao showed an indescribable complex expression, looked at Gu Qingze, and said slowly:

"Qingze, that head... belongs to the second elder of the Gu family, Su Han's father. In my opinion, it is very likely... that he was killed by Su Han."

"After all, before saying goodbye to them, Su Han had mentioned that he wanted to take revenge as soon as possible."

"Indeed, Su Han had expressed his determination before parting with them. However, I did not expect that he would act so...quickly."

There was no other obvious reaction in Gu Qingze's tone except for a hint of admiration for Su Han's efficiency.

There was no other reason. After all, Su Han had already revealed this matter to him in advance. Moreover, the second elder of the Gu family was really unfaithful and indirectly caused the death of Su Han's mother.

Besides...Gu Qingze's thoughts suddenly drifted to Gu Hongjing (the patriarch of the Gu family), and he thought to himself: If it weren't for his secret permission, Su Han would never have been able to kill the second elder of the Gu family so smoothly.

But...Gu Hongjing should have known that Su Han killed the second elder of the Gu family and hung his body on the city gate.

Since they knew this, why didn't they take down the body and minimize the impact of this incident? Instead, they let it get out of hand.

Wouldn't this damage the reputation of the Gu family? Or to be more precise, what benefits would this bring to the Gu family?

With such doubts, Gu Qingze turned his gaze to Chu Lingxiao and asked, "Lingxiao, can you get any other information from these people?"

Chu Lingxiao shook his head lightly and said helplessly: "They are just people watching the fun. Some of them don't even know what happened. They are even more confused than us."

"But..." He suddenly hesitated, then slowly said, "Yesterday, the head of the Gu family, your father, went out for something and was not at home all day. He still hasn't come back until now."

Gu Qingze seemed to want to confirm something and asked, "Did he leave early yesterday morning?"

Chu Lingxiao nodded slightly: "Well, not only that, but he also took away half of the Gu family's staff."

Gu Qingze said confidently: "In this way, we can completely confirm that Gu Hongjing tacitly agreed to the whole thing."

"As the patriarch of the Gu family, if he were in the Gu family, and Su Han wanted to kill the second elder of the Gu family, he would have no reason not to stop him, and the other people in the Gu family would also have no reason to stand by and watch. Therefore, choosing to avoid it and pretending to have something to do so and leaving the Gu family is the best choice."

"This way I can find an excuse, saying I was not there, so I couldn't stop it. Although I might be criticized, but..."

After figuring out the key, the remaining doubts were all solved.

"No wonder they didn't take the body down and minimize the impact of the incident. It turns out it was all because of this reason. They wanted to pretend that he didn't know anything, so they didn't do anything."

Chu Lingxiao seemed to be sighing, or just making a simple conclusion: "Your father really treats Su Han with care."

After a while, Gu Qingze said, "Gu Hongjing must have apologized for what the second elder of the Gu family did in a silent way out of guilt for what happened back then, and he did the best he could within his ability."

Chu Lingxiao thought for a moment: "In fact, the one who should really apologize is Su Han's father. The only mistake the Gu family's patriarch made back then was not to stop it and not to take any action. Su Han's father is the one who is really hateful."

"As far as I know... before the second patriarch of the Gu family was killed by Su Han last night, he lingered in the brothel for a long time. Among the people who are watching the fun, there are witnesses who went to the brothel last night."

Gu Qingze commented: "That's really abominable. He simply refuses to change his bad habits. He hasn't regretted it for so many years. No wonder Su Han was so decisive and even hung his head on the city gate."

Chu Lingxiao suddenly changed the subject: "The Gu family must be in chaos right now. Those who are still in the Gu family and did not follow the head of the Gu family should still be racking their brains to discuss countermeasures."

Gu Qingze seemed to be lost in thought, muttering: "It is indeed like this..."

Chu Lingxiao asked: "Then are we going back to Gu's house?"

"Not going back." Gu Qingze was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "In order to avoid suspicion, Gu Hongjing probably won't come back in the next six months. After all, he has to wait until people gradually forget about this matter..."

"If I were to return to the Gu family now, as the next head of the Gu family, even though it's just a title, I would become the most powerful person in the Gu family."

"When they see me back, they will definitely let me make the decision. It's better not to take on this thankless and troublesome task on my own."

"I believe that although the head of the Gu family left suddenly, he should have left them instructions. They will know what to do."

"And the reason why Gu Hongjing didn't take all the people away was probably to ensure the operation of the spiritual weapon shop in Qingyun City..."

"In short, since Gu Hongjing is the head of the Gu family and has anticipated this matter, he must have considered it much more thoroughly than us. We just need to trust him. The situation is too chaotic now and we can't go back."

Chu Lingxiao nodded: "Then where are we going next?"

Gu Qingze sighed helplessly: "Let's just go back to Qingyun Sect."

"There are quite a lot of people in Qingyun City who know me. At least there are quite a few who are familiar with me. They all know that I am from the Gu family."

"If they recognize that I have returned after completing the mission and I don't want to solve my family affairs, I will probably be caught in the whirlpool of public opinion. It is better for me to avoid suspicion like my father and leave Qingyun City directly."

After Gu Qingze made up his mind, he and Chu Lingxiao flew on their swords again and left this noisy place, leaving behind only a gradually receding figure that disappeared into the clouds in the sky.