Brothers Reunited — Looks Like This Is the Will of Heaven
Brothers Reunited — Looks Like This Is the Will of Heaven
“Grand Uncle, Uncle Guang died saving me... Gu Changge struck him down on the spot with a single palm strike...”
Meanwhile, in another courtyard built from piles of stone materials.
The many members of the An Clan who had rushed to this place were gathered together with grave expressions.
The place was quite tranquil, with arched stone bridges, artificial rockeries, and elegant pavilions, but the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
An Xi had already changed into a fresh set of clothes. Her injuries had not fully healed, but she was mostly recovered.
Her face could not hide her grief and fury as she spoke to An Wangshan, who stood with his back to everyone.
Hearing these words, the rest of the clan members also displayed extreme anger.
Many of them had not been present at the Stone Gathering Square at the time, but from the various reports, they understood what had happened.
They felt utterly stifled and furious about it, and unwilling to accept it as well.
After all, An Xi was the An Clan’s young lady, representing the face of the entire An Clan, yet she had been humiliated by Gu Changge in front of everyone at the Stone Gathering Square.
Not only did they have to swallow their anger, they even had to carefully force smiles.
How could they possibly endure such humiliation?
“This is too much! That Gu Changge is simply lawless. Does he really think he can cover the sky with one hand in the Beyond, that the Gu Family can do whatever it pleases?”
“Exactly! The young lady’s actions were completely justified, both in sentiment and reason. What right did he have to just kill someone outright?”
“He was slapping our An Clan right in the face!”
At this moment, the many An Clan members all spoke up one after another, expressing their righteous indignation.
Back at the scene, they hadn’t dared say a word, but now, saying these things where Gu Changge couldn’t hear them, they naturally spoke freely without any scruples.
For a moment, all the An Clan members, including the silently standing Niu Tian off to the side, felt stifled and furious, swept up in the shared emotion.
“I know about this matter. You need not say more.”
“If Gu Changge continues acting so arrogantly and domineeringly, our An Clan won’t even need to get involved — other forces won’t be able to stand by and watch.”
“His wings are gradually growing full now, but so what? A person who shines too brightly has already broken the calm that has lasted for countless ages. Sooner or later, he will face retribution.”
An Wangshan leaned on his cane, looking aged and frail, yet a terrifying aura permeated his entire body.
He waved his hand lightly, a cold, angry glint flickering in his eyes.
If he hadn’t rushed over in time back then, the consequences would have been unthinkable — Gu Changge might well have thrown all caution to the wind and suppressed and killed An Xi on the spot.
On the battlefields of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, he had personally witnessed Gu Changge’s terrifying strength.
Ordinary True Daoists were absolutely no match for him now.
And one had to consider his age — barely over twenty, about the same age as An Xi.
By now, every clan and every Dao lineage had grown warily fearful of Gu Changge and the Longevity Gu Family behind him to the extreme.
The An Clan was naturally no exception. Otherwise, he would not have lowered his own status so much, even making An Xi take the initiative to apologize.
However, An Wangshan believed that if Gu Changge continued acting this way, sooner or later he would be targeted by the other forces and Dao lineages of the Beyond.
What was lacking now was merely an opportunity and a suitable excuse. The Longevity Gu Family was strong, but could it make an enemy of the entire Beyond? That was clearly impossible.
“Young people are young people after all. Sharp-edged and unable to learn to restrain their brilliance — sooner or later, problems will arise.”
An Wangshan said indifferently, a sharp gleam flashing through his narrowed eyes.
“I understand, Grand Uncle.”
Hearing this, An Xi also grasped the reasoning and nodded.
Though she was deeply unwilling, she could only swallow today’s humiliation deep down.
“Oh, right — during this period, I heard that An Yan has been a bit restless?”
At this point, as if something had occurred to him, An Wangshan asked.
When he mentioned An Yan, a golden light flashed through his eyes, somewhat meaningful.
“Reporting to Grand Uncle, An Yan has indeed been restless lately, not as obedient as before. She seems to have some ideas about the position of family head.”
“But she’s just a wet-behind-the-ears little girl. Though she’s endured and hidden herself well these years, how could she possibly be my match?”
“Grand Uncle, you can rest assured.”
A trace of dismissiveness flashed across An Xi’s face as she shook her head.
She understood that this half-sister of hers, born of a different mother, was not as innocent and naive as she appeared on the surface.
All these years, An Yan had always acted cautiously, treading on thin ice, and her status within the An Clan was even lower than that of ordinary direct-line disciples.
So An Xi couldn’t be bothered to spend much time or thought on her.
In her view, the position of An Clan family head was already in her pocket — no one could contest her for it.
“You should still be careful of that girl. Back in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, I noticed she seemed to be getting quite close to that Gu Xianer.”
“If you tell me there’s no scheme behind that, this old man won’t believe it.”
An Wangshan stroked his beard lightly as he spoke indifferently.
As the ancestor backing An Xi’s branch, he naturally hoped An Xi would take control of the An Clan.
In his eyes, An Yan — likewise a daughter of the family head — was the greatest obstacle to this.
However, since An Yan’s mother had died early back then, quite a few of the ancestors still looked after An Yan somewhat, so it wasn’t convenient for him to personally move against such a young girl.
“Getting close to Gu Xianer?”
“Could An Yan be thinking of borrowing outside power? Heh, she’s dreaming. Once I obtain that drop of True Blood of the Hidden Celestial and fully awaken Niu Tian’s bloodline, what could the other ancestors possibly say?”
An Xi sneered, a chilling, heart-palpitating smile hanging on her beautiful, lovely face.
Just then, a servant suddenly came from outside the courtyard to report, “Reporting to the young lady, a young man claiming to be your friend requests an audience outside.”
“Claiming to be my friend?”
An Xi was taken aback. She did indeed have quite a few friends — the successors of various Cults of Immortality and Supreme Dao Lineages were all more or less on decent terms with her.
“Let him in.”
So she didn’t think too much of it, simply assuming it was one of her admirers who had heard about her humiliation this time and come to express comfort and concern.
Before long, led by that same servant, a tall young man with an exceptionally delicate, handsome face stepped into the courtyard.
“Who are you? Claiming to be my friend?”
“Have we met before?”
An Xi frowned, carefully sizing up the young man before her. He felt very unfamiliar — she didn’t know him at all.
“This one greets Miss An Xi. The enemy of my enemy is naturally my friend.”
“This one and Miss An Xi share a common enemy, so we are naturally friends.”
The young man spoke with a smile on his face, appearing very natural and at ease, exuding an extraordinary bearing.
Upon seeing this young man, Niu Tian, standing behind An Xi, furrowed his brows slightly, inexplicably feeling that the person before him looked somewhat familiar.
“Oh? We share a common enemy?”
The expression on An Xi’s face eased somewhat.
“You... you’re Niu Tian?”
However, just then, the young man before her seemed to discover something. He was first stunned, then revealed shock.
His face filled with intense delight as he stared fixedly at Niu Tian behind her, his voice trembling slightly.
Hearing this person actually call out his name in one breath, Niu Tian was also stunned.
In this vast Beyond, apart from a few members of the An Clan, only the few companions who had come to this world with him back then knew him.
Moreover, his appearance had changed greatly now — anyone who wasn’t especially familiar with him would find it hard to recognize him at a glance.
“I... I’m Jiang Chen.”
Jiang Chen had never imagined he would see his good brother here today; his entire face flushed red with excitement and agitation.
“You... you’re little Chenzi...”
Niu Tian’s eyes also snapped wide open, overwhelmed with surprise and joy, unable to contain himself.
Then, before the puzzled and confused eyes of the An Clan members, Niu Tian and Jiang Chen had a long-awaited reunion, their emotions incomparably excited and exhilarated.
After catching up for a while, they gradually calmed down, having roughly learned of each other’s experiences during this period.
“So you’re the Divine Source Master who’s shaken all of Kunwu City lately!”
“Who would have thought, who would have thought — the famous Divine Source Master is actually my good brother!”
Niu Tian exclaimed with a face full of joy.
The An Clan members, now understanding Jiang Chen’s identity, were also quite shocked, and immediately became respectful.
What a Divine Source Master represented was self-evident.
A smile also appeared on An Xi’s face as she extended her fair, jade-like hand to shake Jiang Chen’s. “So Brother Jiang Chen has such a relationship with Niu Tian — that’s truly wonderful. We’re all on the same side.”
For her, this was a completely unexpected delight.
At the Divine Rock Conference three days from now, with the help of a Divine Source Master, the An Clan would surely be able to reap the greatest benefits.
This naturally delighted her, and the unwillingness and humiliation from before were swept away entirely.
“I never thought I’d see the day I’d meet you again. I always believed Gu Changge had killed you, and I wanted to avenge you.”
Jiang Chen was also quite emotional. Seeing his good brother again, his whole complexion improved considerably.
After hearing about what happened at the Stone Gathering Square, he had originally come with the intention of cooperating with the An Clan to deal with Gu Changge together — to avenge his murdered brother and the goddess he admired who had been stolen away.
But he never could have imagined that Niu Tian would actually be by An Xi’s side.
“I also always thought Gu Changge had killed you, and planned to avenge you someday...” Niu Tian patted his shoulder.
“Looks like this is the Will of Heaven. Heaven won’t let us two brothers die, letting us gather together once more, so we can take our revenge.”
“Even Heaven itself is helping us. Gu Changge will get his retribution sooner or later.”
With Jiang Chen’s help, the An Clan members were naturally overjoyed. They even dismissed the several Source Masters they had previously hired at great expense, sending them straight back home.
Before a Divine Source Master, any Source Master would pale in comparison — they simply couldn’t be mentioned in the same breath.