Realm: Mingzhi Realm
Cultivation Technique: Creation Skill (Great Success)
Skills:
Willow Leaf Flying Knife Technique (Great Success)
Creation Golden Body (Great Success)
Four Seas Unification Blade Technique (Minor Success 0/1,000,000)
Experience Points: 260541
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In a living room at the County Yamen.
Gu Shanyun and the other two sat quietly, waiting,
After a while, Gu Zhan returned in new clothes.
Gu Shanyun didn’t beat around the bush. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he took out an envelope and handed it to Gu Zhan.
In the envelope was the information the Gu Family had spent the past few months verifying about Gu Zhan’s identity. It was now confirmed beyond doubt—Gu Zhan was a scion of the Gu Family.
However, Gu Zhan just flipped through it casually and tossed it onto the table, not taking it seriously at all. His reaction was nothing at all like what Gu Shanyun and the others had imagined.
"Gu Qianhu," Gu Shanyun forced down the excitement in his chest and said, "Everything here is true. Our Gu Family spent two months, went all the way to Yundong to investigate, and then cross-checked from multiple sources. It’s absolutely genuine; you don’t need to doubt it."
Gu Zhan took a sip of tea, gently set the cup down, and said calmly, "You all really went through a lot of trouble—though honestly, there was no need to make such a big fuss. Back when you suspected my identity, why didn’t you just ask me directly?"
The group fell silent.
Gu Rou asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Gu Zhan replied blandly, "Back during the martial assembly, after I learned about the Lingyang Gu Family, I knew that I was a lost descendant from the Gu Family."
After speaking, Gu Zhan gave a look of confusion: "Did you all really think I didn’t know? I don’t remember the turmoil in the Gu Family back then—I was only three, after all. But my father always kept me with him, only passing away unexpectedly two years ago. Did you really think he never told me about the Gu Family all these years?
And now, the Lingyang Gu Family is famous in Pingyang Prefecture. With a little asking around, I’d know all about what happened between the Qingzhou Gu Family and Lingyang Gu Family merging more than a decade ago."
Gu Shanyun’s face was full of shock,
Gu Rou was just as baffled, and even Gu Mo, who usually showed no expression, looked constipated.
This wasn’t how I imagined our family reunion,
How could you possibly know everything?
Weren’t you supposed to know nothing, and then after we told you, you’d be in disbelief, and we’d slowly convince you of the truth—then we’d shed tears when reunited as family?
Also, why are you so calm?
"Dad," Gu Rou said blankly, "why do I feel like our Gu Family is so stupid? Ugh, so embarrassing!"
Gu Shanyun: "..."
After a long moment of awkward silence, Gu Shanyun managed to recover and looked at Gu Zhan, saying, "Since you already know, that saves a lot of trouble. The clan’s intention is—"
Gu Zhan directly interrupted Gu Shanyun, saying, "If you’re about to bring up some ancestral recognition ceremony, then don’t bother. If I wanted to acknowledge kin, wouldn’t I have found you long ago? There’s no need. That said, even without recognizing kin, we can cooperate."