After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 473 - 321: Pressure from Chu Meng (Part 2)

"Yes, no objections. It’s normal to feel exhausted," Miao Linyu quickly spoke up.

Despite being at the Early Stage of Primordial Spirit, she also felt quite overwhelmed.

Especially since the people ahead had no intention of controlling the cold Qi, which they also had to fend off.

It was truly exhausting.

Avoiding it was hardly an option.

It can be said that they had never faced such a miserable task.

Fortunately, this Junior Brother spoke up.

Otherwise...

For a moment, everyone was somewhat grateful to Gu An.

If he hadn’t spoken up first, they wouldn’t have dared.

They knew that Gu An was intentionally trying to help.

After all, he had a powerful protector behind him, just like those ahead, not needing to expend his own energy.

"Then let’s rest for a while," Chu Meng said.

Everyone then landed on the ground and began to rest.

Feng He and others felt these seven days were incredibly lengthy.

They had never felt like this before.

They dared not breathe too loudly along the way.

They didn’t know if they had unintentionally offended the three people ahead.

But now that they could rest, they naturally took the opportunity.

Once they reached their destination, they definitely needed to avoid that Chu Meng.

Hoping everything would go smoothly for him.

Otherwise, if they really made them complain, they wouldn’t dare to nitpick frivolously.

They had thought that as the employers, people from Cangmu Sect would be cautious to please them.

But it turned out, they hardly dared to breathe.

It was truly...

The utmost humiliation.

Gu An, however, felt nothing but quietly rested, with two people standing behind him, keeping watch.

Fortunately, there were no accidents.

An hour later, everyone again left on their swords.

A day later, they finally arrived at Jiuxiao Pavilion.

Gu An could clearly see everyone sighing in relief.

Along the way, it was more tiring than logging.

In contrast, Gu An had maintained his calm.

Now looking ahead at the Sect, where peaks soared into the clouds and valleys filled with misty fog, it looked like a mysterious fairyland.

Jiuxiao Pavilion seemed much stronger than Cangmu Sect.

Aside from forests, Cangmu Sect had no such manifestation of Spiritual Energy.

It was a visually stunning experience.

"I’ll take you to the place to rest, and also, who will guide our people in logging?" Cheng Yifei asked.

He knew it certainly wasn’t Chu Meng.

The other man didn’t look like someone who would log.

But everyone still looked at Chu Meng.

Although he might not care, it was important to show the right attitude.

"Whoever is best at it should go," Chu Meng casually said.

Who’s the best?

Gu An felt it should be himself, but those two others also thought it was them.

Thus, Gu An decided not to compete.

As long as he could get to log later.

Nothing else mattered.

Eventually, Xiao Yuan took on the role of logging guide, with Gu An and Miao Linyu assisting.

Thus, everyone entered Jiuxiao Pavilion.

They settled in a valley.

Everyone had individual rooms.

Gu An returned to his dwelling and sighed in relief; the specific tasks had not yet come, so he could rest for a while.

"The head’s complexion looks much better," Zhao Qingshan said as he poured a cup of tea for Gu An.

Gu An accepted the teacup and said, "Recently there has been no logging; it is indeed a bit better."

Zhao Qingshan nodded and replied, "The head should recuperate for a while, then take care of things again. I think he’s quite young and could compete as a Marriage Partner candidate for the Royal Family."

Gu An sipped his tea and helplessly shook his head: "I still would like to focus on cultivation. The Royal Family may seem glorious, but it’s rife with deep-seated problems. On the Outer Peak, there’s freedom, but it’s different being part of the Royal Family.

Plus, there will always be those who have their eyes on me."

Zhao Qingshan said no more.

Because it was indeed so.

Gu An sipped his tea and started thinking about future matters.

His reason for coming here, besides logging, was also a task.

There were two tasks.

One was from Chu Meng’s side—pretending to be Zuo Youyan, drawing out some people, then finding one person to retrieve an item.

He just needed to wait for instructions for now.

The task from the Law Enforcement Hall was to find people from the Zhuanlun lineage and extract the clues the Law Enforcement wanted.

The names were already listed, a total of five people.

Three in Jiuxiao Pavilion, two from other Sects.

Gu An had guessed that these five should be important figures with considerable strength.

The weaker ones were still plentiful.

"Senior Zhao, help me investigate these few people."

Saying this, Gu An handed over a list to the other party, totalling five.

Only one of them was the person Gu An was looking for.

The other four, Gu An got them from the Law Enforcement Hall.

The other party did not ask what they were for.

"Alright." Zhao Qingshan nodded, then left the residence.

Gu An stood up, turned to Ye Xiu and said, "Let’s go out for a stroll."

Cheng Yifei would only discuss the specifics of what needed to be done tomorrow, and since it was still early today, they decided to go out and see if they could find out about the people on the list.

Five names.

The first one named Wei Huixian, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jiuxiao Pavilion, with a cultivation of Late-stage Primordial Spirit.

This was the person Zhao Qingshan was to investigate.

The second, He Liang, also an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jiuxiao Pavilion, with a cultivation of Primordial Spirit Perfection.

The third, Xiang Han, a Direct Disciple of Jiuxiao Pavilion, with a Mid-stage Returning to Void cultivation.

This was the most difficult one to deal with.

And the remaining two were from other Sects on a mission to Jiuxiao Pavilion.

One named Su Jun, and the other, Su Feng, both at Early Stage of Returning to Void.

Ye Xiu looked at Gu An but did not speak.

Gu An left, and Ye Xiu followed.

The foot of Jiuxiao Pavilion’s mountain was quite bustling, still within the Sect’s range.

There was a street market formed inside.

Talismans, Magic Treasures, Elixir Pills, all had dedicated sales outlets.

Each store was quite grand, presumably run by the Sect.

For a moment, Gu An even thought about hiding his identity to sell goods.

He had quite a few things on him.

Selling them could probably get about two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Adding to the existing one hundred fifty thousand, he might reach up to three hundred fifty thousand.

But with someone following, he needed to pick a time when he was alone.

Then he found a tea house and decided to sit down.

To see if he could hear anything.

There weren’t many people here, and there were plenty of seats.

Gu An casually walked to a window seat, which perfectly overlooked the street.

Sitting down, Gu An felt like this view seemed like it was inviting trouble.

After all, the location was too good; looking up, everything below was within sight.

Unluckily, Gu An was only half right.

Indeed, there was trouble, but not on the street, it was him who was going to face trouble.

While he was halfway through drinking his tea, a man with two others came over.

Before Gu An could speak, the other man casually waved his hand.

His teacup and the teapot on the table were instantly sent flying out.

With a loud crash.

They fell onto the street below.

Gu An glanced down, fortunately, it didn’t hit anyone.

Then, he looked at the person next to him.

The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a Late-stage Golden Core cultivation.

The two people with him were not highly cultivated; one was at Golden Core Early Stage, the other at Golden Core Middle Stage.

For a moment, Gu An was somewhat dumbfounded. Could they not see through Ye Xiu’s cultivation and his own?

To avoid trouble, he not only did not conceal his Qi but also made it evident to others that he was at Golden Core Late Stage.

"Why the need for this?" Gu An looked at the man in front of him.

"This is my seat, who allowed you to sit here?" the other proclaimed arrogantly.

Gu An glanced at others around, realizing they were all watching the drama.

He carefully looked around and found that indeed this was the best spot, but no one was sitting there.

"I am visiting for the first time and was not aware of this. If you had informed me, I would have left.

Why need to throw down the teapot?" Gu An spoke.

"Is that so?" the other person said with a smile, "Then I’m sorry."

Gu An was slightly surprised, but before he could speak, the other person continued, "Do you feel better now that I’ve apologized? However, I was just mocking you.

Want an apology from me? Who do you think you are?

Now, get up immediately, and also lick the seat clean.

Additionally, serve good food and good wine, including the finest Spiritual Wine, serve it all, take it as your compensation."

Gu An was at a loss for words for a moment.

The person in front of him, how...

Was even worse than those from Cangmu Sect?

Cangmu Sect is after all from the Demon Sect, isn’t Jiuxiao Pavilion supposed to be from a Righteous Sect?

"Right." At this moment, the man spoke again, "Also, when leaving, conveniently sever one of your arms, I’d be happy to see that."

Gu An: "..."

Seeing Gu An not speaking, that man excitedly laughed, "You wouldn’t be unwilling, right? I’ve decided, you should sever one leg and one arm."

Gu An: "..."

This straightforward behavior made him somewhat uncomfortable.