While the two servants were gossiping, Gu Xing stood silently behind them and coldly rebuked, "Are you very idle?"
The two servants shivered and instantly sobered up.
"Eldest Miss!" The two looked at Gu Xing with fear and unease.
Gu Xing looked coldly, speaking softly, "There’s nothing here for you, leave!"
The servants hastily retreated.
Gu Xing squinted, staring intently at Xia Mian’s room.
Inside Xia Mian’s room, she sensed a magical force, subtle and elusive.
Gu Xing’s eyes narrowed into slits, revealing a hint of malice, "Miss of the Divine Clan... Do you think with your help she could turn her life around? Trash will always be trash, only fit to stay in the shadows!"
Saying this, Gu Xing turned and left.
As she departed, inside Xia Mian’s room, Gu Zhi slowly opened her eyes.
The pain in her body dissipated, and her body seemed to become much lighter. When she lightly raised her hand, spiritual energy actually dispersed!
Gu Zhi opened her mouth in surprise, "This..."
Xia Mian looked at her with a smile, "How do you feel?"
Gu Zhi finally revealed a relaxed smile, "Miss Xia, I feel like I have an endless amount of strength now!"
Xia Mian nodded towards the table, "Try that hammer again!"
Full of anticipation, Gu Zhi walked over to the table and picked up the hammer.
With a casual swing, a chair nearby instantly shattered into pieces...
Gu Zhi widened her eyes again, "This..."
Xia Mian’s smile deepened, "Now, are you still afraid?"
Seeing Xia Mian’s stunning smile, Gu Zhi felt an unprecedented lightness of heart and body, "Now, even if there were mountains of knives and seas of fire ahead, I wouldn’t be afraid!"
"If you’re not afraid, then go rest in your room!" Xia Mian straightforwardly began to usher them out.
It was completely dark now. Gu Zhi and Xia Weizhang were still in her room, and she felt uncomfortable everywhere.
Gu Zhi nodded excitedly, carrying the hammer, and called out to Xia Weizhang, "Mr. Xia, let’s go!"
Xia Weizhang looked enviously at the hammer in Gu Zhi’s hand, then turned to Xia Mian, "Cousin, who is really family to you?"
Xia Mian impatiently waved her hand, "Go, go, go! Don’t disturb our rest!"
Xia Weizhang sighed in defeat, drooping his head as he walked out with the triumphant Gu Zhi.
Lu Zechuan closed the door behind them and walked up behind Xia Mian, reaching out to gently massage her shoulders, "Tired?"
Xia Mian softly replied, "A little bit."
After all, from leaving Gubei Town to arriving at Gu City, they hadn’t had a moment’s rest all day, going from one place to another.
"Then let’s rest!" Lu Zechuan’s voice was soft, as if he was suppressing something.
Walking by Xia Mian’s side, watching her act defiantly, watching her shine, he admired her more and more, and grew to like her even more.
Thankfully, before coming to the Mystical World, they got engaged; Xia Mian was already his chosen wife.
Otherwise, he would really be afraid that one day Xia Mian would soar too high and leave him behind...
Xia Mian glanced at him, feeling that Lu Zechuan seemed a bit strange.
"Are you homesick?" Xia Mian looked at him, "Actually, if you want to go back now, it’s pretty convenient."
They had already mastered the Path of Space-Time; returning to the present world was just a thought away.
Lu Zechuan gently tapped Xia Mian’s nose, "What are you thinking! Right now, I just want to sleep with you..."
Lu Zechuan’s words echoed next to Xia Mian’s ear, hot breath swirling around her ear, making Xia Mian’s ear feel a bit warm.
"When you talk, just talk, don’t stand so close to me." Xia Mian avoided Lu Zechuan and stood up, her face slightly flushed.
Lu Zechuan’s dark eyes carried a hint of a smile, "Now, all those annoying people are finally gone."
He knew how much he disliked the entourage that followed Xia Mian every day!
Only when the two of them were alone in a room was Xia Mian completely his.
Lu Zechuan’s eyes shone like stars, and when he looked at Xia Mian, her heartbeat quickened by several beats.
Xia Mian pursed her lips, her face red, "I have to go freshen up!"
And then she fled.
Although not in the present world, whenever possible, Xia Mian still maintained her habit of freshening up morning and night.
Watching Xia Mian as she fled, Lu Zechuan’s smile deepened at the corners of his eyes.
The girl who feared nothing, not the heavens nor the earth, was actually afraid of him?
Lu Zechuan gently shook his head and went to fetch water to freshen up himself.
That night, for Lu Zechuan, was yet another night of torment.
A beauty in his arms, yet he could not take advantage of her.
***
The Gu Family’s clan competition was held on the third day after Xia Mian and others arrived at the Gu Family.
The Gu Family took this clan competition very seriously. The competition site was chosen on an open ground in the southwest of Gu City.
The martial arts stage was a natural rain flower stone, enormous in size, enough to hold a hundred people standing.
Early in the morning, Gu Yuan sent someone to inform Xia Mian and the others, and had Gu family servants lead Xia Mian and the others to the martial arts arena.
During these three days, Gu Zhi shut herself in, practicing tirelessly day and night. When Xia Mian knocked on her door to tell her that the competition was about to start, Gu Zhi calmly stepped out of her room.
After consuming the Tai Sui Stone that Xia Mian refined, Gu Zhi underwent a complete transformation, with her momentum and strength greatly improved.
This time, Gu Zhi was fully confident in the Gu Family’s clan competition.
Led by the Gu Family, Xia Mian and her group quickly arrived at the southwestern martial arts field of Gu City.
When Gu Zhi appeared before the Gu Family members, carrying a hammer, the younger generation of the Gu Family couldn’t help but whisper.
"As expected, something that can’t be taken seriously, look at her carrying a hammer..." The second master’s son of the Gu Family sneered.
"Is she planning to renovate the Gu Family’s house with a hammer?" a girl from the third branch of the Gu Family snickered.
The whispered words, though very low, sounded amplified to the current Gu Zhi.
Immediately, her face darkened.
"Shut up, all of you!" Gu Xing spoke up to reprimand even before Gu Zhi could.
"If you think you are so capable, then on the martial arts field, defeat the opponent openly and fairly!" Gu Xing’s gaze swept coldly across the crowd, "The Gu Family handles matters openly and honestly, there’s no need to speak ill of others behind their backs!"
Gu Xing’s presence was strong, and the whispers instantly disappeared.
Gu Zhi raised her head and looked deep into Gu Xing’s eyes.
Gu Xing was also looking over at her, their eyes meeting, and even the air seemed to be filled with the tension of an extreme tug-of-war.