Chapter 18 Gu Zhuo's Origin
Chapter 18 Gu Zhuo's Origin
"Have you checked everything?"
"I did check, but the results... I think I need a little more time to confirm."
"How to say?"
"Many things about him stopped four years ago. Going back further will yield nothing."
"……What's the meaning?"
"Let me ask you a question first. How old is Gu Zhuo this year?"
"I think it was seventeen."
"Unfortunately, based on the files I've seen, I've concluded that he was actually a child who had just turned four, because the thirteen years before that were a blank."
At a lake somewhere in Changzhou Academy, the vice-president and a colleague were walking around the lake side by side, talking in low voices, and the person they were talking about was obviously Gu Zhuo.
The vice president frowned, looked at the fat old man beside him who was smiling, and said expressionlessly: "Do you think this is funny? How can there be someone in this world who has lived for seventeen years, but has a blank past for thirteen years?"
"It's a little funny."
The fat old man thought for a moment and said honestly, "Anyway, it's not as funny as the things you were scolded for during the meeting this morning. I couldn't help laughing at that time, but I'm holding it back now."
The vice president took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said, "Keep investigating, you can investigate more openly. When the Sky Patrol comes to ask, remember to throw these doubts to them."
The fat old man nodded and asked, "Now the whole Wangjing thinks that Gu Zhuo is going to compete for the first place in the summer festival. What are you going to do next?"
Yes, the new event that had been hotly discussed throughout Wangjing in less than a day—Gu Zhuo's announcement that he would take the first place in the Summer Festival—was spread from Changzhou Academy.
Such a grand announcement naturally requires a lot of expenses, but for Cheung Chau Academy, it is almost cost-free.
The reason is sad.
As early as the end of last winter, Changzhou Academy had decided to build momentum for Gu Zhuo. It arranged relationships with all parties in advance and invited outstanding students who had left the academy to speak out, making sure that Gu Zhuo's name would spread throughout the world.
At that time, the academy's senior leaders, led by the vice-president, set a goal for Gu Zhuo that was naturally not the first place in the summer festival, but a ranking with more practical significance.
However, all this is now a thing of the past.
All the praise and flattery that Changzhou Academy had prepared in advance have today become excessive flattery at all costs.
"Next step?"
The vice-president narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course, let him pay back everything he owes the academy for the past three years."
The fat old man subconsciously asked, "Food?"
——Changzhou Academy has always charged for food and accommodation, and the prices are quite expensive, but Gu Zhuo is obviously the exception.
After a moment of silence, the vice-dean's eyes fell on the clothes that were stretched out by his colleague's round belly. His expression was already a little numb, and he said, "It's not the food, it's the challenge letters that the academy blocked for him."
"Oh."
The fat old man chuckled and said, "What if he wins?"
The vice-president said: "It is a pity that he cannot win. It means that I and the entire college have misjudged him in the past three years. So I really hope that he can keep winning, so that he can prove his worth."
"Doesn't it mean that every time Gu Zhuo wins, the academy is slapped in the face by him? If he wins dozens of games in a row, the academy's face will be swollen from his slaps, right?"
The fat old man was a little worried and said, "Why do I feel like your idea is just to show off to others?"
There is some truth to this idea.
The vice president said calmly, "As long as you win back all your money in the end, who cares how much you lost before?"
There were some things he didn't say.
From today on, he will personally watch every one of Gu Zhuo's battles and record all the details of the battle in his mind, using this as a sample for the strong men of Changzhou Academy to secretly study and crack.
When everything is ready, Changzhou Academy will send one of Gu Zhuo's former classmates to pick the fruit personally.
If Gu Zhuo loses at that time, the public opinion between him and Changzhou Academy will undergo a complete reversal.
The winner takes all, it has always been like this.
This is naturally an extremely painful process, but considering the sunk cost invested in Gu Zhuo over the past three years, and the Academy's vital reputation...
Well, it's all worth it.
"That seems to be fine, but I'm curious about one thing."
The fat old man looked at the vice president and asked, "If Gu Zhuo is unwilling to fight, what should you do?"
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Wangjing is the former capital of the Qin Dynasty. Naturally, the building located in the center is the imperial palace. However, after the current saint decided to move the capital, this imperial palace that has withstood thousands of years of wind and rain did not become a de facto nameless cold palace. Except for some palaces with special significance, many buildings have new uses.
For example, becoming a government office of a certain ministry or department.
As the core violent agency of the Qin Dynasty, the Sky Patrol Department shoulders the important responsibility of governing practitioners, so it is very common for it to have an office here.
Chen Chi walked in it, looking at the boring palace walls that looked the same, and he was in a bad mood. Less than half an hour after he left the house, he was about to visit the Lin family again to discuss with Gu Zhuo how suitable Chaotian Sword Palace was for him and try to complete his enrollment task, when suddenly a deacon from the Patrol of the Sky invited him here, saying that a superior wanted to meet him.
After all, the Sky Patrol is an agency of the imperial court. Even though its status is special, it still cannot escape those complicated rules.
Thinking of this, Chen Chi unknowingly walked to the depths of the yamen, saw the waterside pavilion, and also saw the woman in black skirt standing by the railing.
So he was stunned.
The next moment, he came to his senses, bowed earnestly, and said respectfully: "Master Pei, why did you come to Wangjing?"
"Come by and have a look."
Pei Jinge's voice sounded a little lazy, but not in a languid way, more like the drowsiness of someone who hasn't woken up yet.
Chen Chi listened to this, his expression remained respectful, without any trace of his usual casualness.
The reason for this is not only because this woman is one of the two deputy directors of the Sky Patrol Department and is extremely powerful.
Moreover, this person's realm is extremely high. He successfully broke through the Guiyi realm many years ago and is a veritable old monster.
Pei Jinge said softly: "I want to hear what happened today."
Chen Chi was a little surprised when he heard this, and he didn't dare to hide a word. He repeated everything he had seen and heard today as quickly as possible without leaving any mistakes.
The focus of his words was naturally on Gu Zhuo.
Pei Jinge listened quietly and said, "Kill him with one move...even you can't do it?"
"Yes."
Chen Chi replied in a low voice.
"It sounds quite interesting, and has some of the style of the ancients... Let's check his origins."
Pei Jinge casually picked up a handful of bait from the porcelain plate beside him and threw it outside the fence, attracting all the fish in the pond to scramble for it.
She thought for a moment and then said, "Also, go get ready."
Chen Chi asked in confusion: "Huh?"
Pei Jinge said nonchalantly: "I'll find a time to see him in person."
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"The orange cat asked me to tell you something. It said three people entered the room together and stayed inside for a long time."
"Three people and a dead body. Why does it sound so weird?"
"So what did you come up with?"
"Isn't there a two-legged sheep in the book? I was thinking that summer is coming soon, and those three people might want to eat ice-cooked lamb."
"...This idea is too evil. You should restrain yourself a little. I am not interested in being the enemy of the whole world."
"But don't you think this is perfect for summer?"
“Where exactly does it fit?”
"Ice-boiled lamb, it's cooked with ice!"
"Idiot, do you think boiled lamb tastes cold?"
"Speaking of the word 'cold', I was just left feeling very cold by someone when I passed by the palace just now."
"Ah? Aren't you just a gust of wind? How can you be left feeling cold?"
"Would I lie to you? That man's aura was terrifying, as if he had emerged from a sea of blood and corpses. He was carrying a knife, which was terrifying..."
"But you're not a human, are you?"
Listening to the heated arguments, Gu Zhuo suddenly stopped being silent and coughed lightly.
The next moment, his world suddenly became quiet.
"what happened?"
The spring breeze blew in from the window, carefully entwined around the corner of his clothes, and asked in a low voice.
"I have something very important to do and I need your help. Please don't let anyone disturb me."
Gu Zhuo's tone was calm as usual, but for some reason he seemed to be a little anxious.
Having said this, he took out the cracked wooden box.
Yes, the thing that cannot tolerate any interference is that he is going to start refining the Tan Ye Divine Talisman.
Something happened... a little late.
(End of this chapter)