NOVEL NEXT Chapter 133 Life-bound Gu
One of the four great families of the provincial capital, the Tan Family had prepared this!
That's the family Tan Long had previously been a part of.
Although this time, the people the Tan Family sent weren't from the direct line of descent, they included a collateral relative highly regarded by the Head of the Tan Family.
Tan Xu.
Tan Xu, known for being ruthless in his actions, had a good relationship with the son of the Head of the Tan Family, and although he wouldn't become the next Family Head, he was still set to become an important figure within the Tan Family.
In this setting, he was the person with the highest status present.
Therefore, when Mr. Lu and everyone else present saw Wang Ye sitting in Tan Xu's seat, expressions on their faces all changed.
They became fearful.
Tan Xu was known for his ruthlessness and volatile temper.
He hadn't arrived yet, but if he did and saw Wang Ye sitting in his place, he might get angry, and everyone present could be doomed.
Mr. Lu instantly panicked.
He had just submitted to Wang Ye, and going back, he might be disciplined by the He Family, but a reprimand from them was one thing; angering Tan Xu was quite another, and it could lead to much more than just a simple reprimand.
Mr. Lu bent even lower, his expression changing from courteous to fawning, "Master Wang, the seat you're sitting in belongs to Tan Xu of the Tan Family from the provincial capital."
"This Master Tan Xu has somewhat of a bad temper. If he sees you in his seat, he will get angry."
As Mr. Lu spoke, he glanced nervously around, dreading that Tan Xu might arrive while he was talking.
Upon hearing Mr. Lu's words, Su Wanqing, too, showed a hint of concern on her otherwise calm face and gave Wang Ye's clothes a tug, speaking to him, "We should sit somewhere else. We can't afford to provoke Tan Xu at the moment."
Su Wanqing also knew about Tan Xu.
Take their Su family for example; just provoking Tan Xu could lead them to vanish from Yun City entirely.
That's the power of the four major families of the provincial capital.
Facing the concerned eyes of Su Wanqing, Wang Ye patted her shoulder and said to her, "No need. Just sit quietly beside me."
Having said that.
He looked at Mr. Lu, "Does this chair have Tan Xu's name written on it?"
Upon hearing Wang Ye's words, Mr. Lu knew that Wang Ye had no intention of compromising.
A hint of anger surfaced on his face.
He had been so polite to Wang Ye and had repeatedly shown weakness, and now, when he asked Wang Ye to move, Wang Ye wouldn't do it.
Right then.
Mr. Lu's face turned cold as he said to Wang Ye, "Wang Ye, you need to realize that by sitting in this seat, it's you who has offended Tan Xu, not us."
"We are only afraid of getting implicated."
"But the one Tan Xu will retaliate against can only be you."
"Even if you don't give me face, you should think about whether Tan Xu is someone you can afford to offend!"
Mr. Lu stared straight at Wang Ye.
Wang Ye, facing Mr. Lu's direct gaze, waved his hand nonchalantly, "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can step aside. After all, I fear neither heaven nor earth. If the soldiers come, I'll block them; if the flood comes, I'll cover it with earth."
"Today, I'm just going to stay right here."
"That guy named Tan Xu, right? If he wants to retaliate against me, then let him come. But in the end, who lives and who dies, well, that remains to be seen."
Wang Ye's tone was indifferent, giving others no clue as to where his confidence came from.
"Fine, fine, fine!"
Wang Ye's indifferent attitude made Mr. Lu realize that whatever he said next would be of no use. He uttered several "good" in resignation and then left directly.
After Mr. Lu left.
A few people who were worried about being affected all came to Wang Ye's side, hoping that Wang Ye would move to another seat.
But they were all rejected by Wang Ye.
After several people were rejected by Wang Ye, others also knew that persuasion was useless, so they all left.
Once these people had left, Su Wanqing, with a worried expression, asked Wang Ye, "Wang Ye, are we really going to sit here? You know that Tan Xu is a tough person to deal with. If we provoke him, it will definitely be a big trouble for us."
"It's fine."
Wang Ye, sitting with crossed legs and leaning back on the seat, said, "If it were someone else, I might have given in, but since it is Tan Xu, I definitely can't give in."
"If I don't even dare to offend Tan Xu, how can I convince Tan Long that I have the ability to help him return to the Tan Family?"
Su Wanqing, after hearing Wang Ye's words, fell into deep thought.
And said nothing more.
Meanwhile, the departing Mr. Lu looked back at Wang Ye with eyes filled with rage.
He came here representing the He Family and should have been received with respect from the very beginning.
After all, the He Family is one of the four major families in Yun City.
But due to Wang Ye's appearance, Mr. Lu was made a spectacle of from the moment he showed up, and he was bound to receive a harsh lesson upon returning to the He Family.
That wasn't even the end of it.
Wang Ye had the gall to decline the face he was given.
He had already told Wang Ye not to sit in Tan Xu's seat, and yet Wang Ye stubbornly didn't listen.
He had already granted Wang Ye enough face.
The anger brought by Wang Ye made Mr. Lu temporarily lose his mind in rage. He entered a room and removed something from around his neck.
It was a white jade vial.
However, the decorations on the vial were unlike those on other jade vial ornaments; the dense patterns were like tiny insects crawling on the surface of the vial.
The white jade vial normally gave off a pleasant and refreshing vibe, but the one around Mr. Lu's neck within one glance could instill a sense of fear.
"With you taking action, Wang Ye is surely done for!"
Mr. Lu opened the vial.
Inside was a Gu worm.
The back of the Gu worm looked like a ghastly face, malevolent and sinister.
The Gu worm itself was pitch black and emitted a dark and cold light. Its two fangs were extremely sharp as if it could tear open anything in the world.
Mr. Lu's Life-bound Gu.
People from the Gu Clan, from the start, must possess their own Life-bound Gu, which first must survive amongst thousands of other Gu worms to qualify as a Life-bound Gu.
This Life-bound Gu then needs to be nourished with the Gu Master's own blood and fed with deadly toxins.
Moreover, a mystical connection is established between the Life-bound Gu and the Gu Master, such that if anything happens to the Life-bound Gu, the Gu Master will naturally be affected as well.
But the power that the Life-bound Gu can unleash is enormous.
For these reasons, unless faced with a special situation, a Gu Master would never release their Life-bound Gu.
And now, Mr. Lu had released his Life-bound Gu.