“A life of ambition, a wasted potential to reach for the clouds, and a death without purpose?”
“But what if I tell you, the fortune teller was wrong?”
“Your brother lived for himself, yet his family remains, and he aimed to help the world!”
“And you, a life of ambition, reaching for the sky, dying with purpose! What then?”
Xiao Cheng Xuan chuckled with a hint of amusement as he spoke to Gu Jian Men.
Hearing this, Gu Jian Men let out a self-deprecating laugh.
Living for oneself, helping the world, soaring ambition, dying with purpose.
If his brother were still alive, these words would have had a chance to come true.
But now, his brother was dead.
All his dreams had shattered.
He had lost both his parents at a young age.
His brother had raised him.
Their brotherhood was deep, his older brother was like a father to him.
Gu Jian Men knew.
The world saw him as a reckless madman.
They said he was the seed of chaos, the one who would stir up the winds of change.
Without a restraining hand, he would become a source of corruption.
And his brother, Gu Luo Li, was that restraining hand.
With his brother by his side.
He was willing to hide his sharp edges and his arrogance.
He was willing to curb his pride.
But now, his brother was gone, none of that mattered anymore!
Seeing Gu Jian Men in such a state of despair.
Xiao Cheng Xuan remembered a famous anime character and a famous scene from a previous life.
“With Lan Tu gone, there is no point in explaining myself… I will die with the heavens!”
Gu Jian Men now.
Was probably like Hong Mao back then.
He just wanted to die with the enemy who had killed his brother.
Indeed.
One should never underestimate the bond between brothers!
Xiao Cheng Xuan waved his hand.
The blood-shadowed Ye Yu stepped forward, his voice hoarse:
“Young Master Ling Yun, your brother asked me to convey a message: The Gu family credo: Build a name through business, defend that business with martial prowess, and never be threatened! My brother should remain true to his heart, do not worry, wait for your brother’s return!”
Ye Yu’s hoarse words echoed.
They struck Gu Jian Men’s heart like thunder.
One of the renowned Eight Young Masters of Bei Li.
He was instantly stunned, his face paling and his pupils turning red.
“Brother is alive? Is he really alive?”
Gu Jian Men’s mind lost its anchor.
His face showed excitement and elation, but then he began to doubt, almost with a touch of madness.
After all.
These past days, his brother had died mysteriously.
Within the family, his treacherous uncles had repeatedly attempted to seize power.
They had even colluded with the Yan family, a risky move, to arrange a marriage for him.
What angered Gu Jian Men the most.
His uncles.
Had actually scheduled his wedding on the same day as his brother’s funeral.
Turning a mourning event into a celebration, how ironic.
For these days.
Gu Jian Men had been trying to protect his brother’s legacy and the Gu family’s destiny.
At the same time, his mind was consumed by a desire for vengeance for his brother, planning to unleash carnage at the wedding.
He would slaughter all those with malicious intentions, until he himself fell!
This conflict and despair.
Had pushed Gu Jian Men close to madness.
Now.
He heard news that his brother might still be alive.
How could Gu Jian Men not go mad?
Xiao Cheng Xuan smiled slightly, a small black token appeared in his hand, engraved with the characters “Luo Jian”!
“Seek truth through the sword, protect the family through business!”
“The day I saved your brother, he said that if you saw this token, Young Master Ling Yun would understand everything.”
Then.
The white-haired loli respectfully took the token from Xiao Cheng Xuan’s hand.
And handed it to Gu Jian Men.
The moment he saw the token.
Gu Jian Men’s pale face flushed with blood.
His whole body trembled as he took the token.
It was the token he and his brother had carved together as children.
His brother’s token was “Luo Jian”, his own was “Jian Luo”.
They had promised each other that one would seek truth through the sword, the other would protect the family through business!
It was.
Their absolute secret and bond.
A secret that no third person should ever know.
Now, seeing the token.
Gu Jian Men believed that his brother was not dead, but had been rescued by these mysterious individuals.
Joy, excitement, and an uncontrollable delight surged from the depths of Gu Jian Men’s heart, he was overwhelmed with gratitude.
“Thump!”
Gu Jian Men, holding his sword, knelt before Xiao Cheng Xuan.
“Benefactor, your kindness in saving my brother is greater than any favor, it is a blessing from heaven to Gu Jian Men, I have been rude before, please forgive me, in the future, if you need anything, the entire Gu family and Gu Jian Men will follow you, through fire and water, without hesitation!”
Gu Jian Men bowed deeply, his loyalty echoing through the heavens.
Then, standing up, Gu Jian Men gazed at Xiao Cheng Xuan with longing: “I beg you, sir, where is my brother now?”
“Rest assured, he is safe, he has not returned yet, he is using the news of his death as bait to lure out those who seek to harm the Gu family and even the entire Southwest Territory.”
Xiao Cheng Xuan’s words shook Gu Jian Men once again.
So, his brother had made such arrangements.
“Then, I beg you, sir, what about the wedding?”
Gu Jian Men asked hesitantly.
“The wedding should be grand, the more extravagant, the better, as for the wine, you can skip that.”
“I have a wine business deal to discuss with someone!”
“Go, on the day of the wedding, you will see Gu Luo Li, safe and sound.”
“Of course, that day, at the Gu Mansion.”
“There will be a massacre, corpses will litter the ground, and blood will flow like a river!”