Douluo Continent: Ning Rongrong? Even a dog wouldn't chase her.

"So you plan to cultivate to the Soul Master level before that, and then compete with that so-called son of the City Lord's Mansion?"

"That's really stupid."

"Alright, that's enough for now. Go back and get some rest. I'll come find you tomorrow, and we'll go to the City Lord's Mansion together."

After saying that, Gu Yi closed his eyes.

This kind of thing is extremely easy for him to resolve; if all goes well, he won't even need to lift a finger.

"Then please get some rest, senior. I'll be waiting for you in your room!"

Seeing Gu Yi's confident demeanor, Ling Yan immediately felt relieved.

After exchanging greetings, he quickly left the room.

Just after she closed the door, Gu Yi slowly opened his eyes and took out the soul bone he had obtained during the day.

Without any hesitation, Gu Yi began to absorb the nutrients.

But the next moment, the excruciating pain almost killed Gu Yi.

In the past, the soul bones were all directly rewarded to him by the system, and he never had to suffer on his own. This was the first time that Gu Yi had ever felt how painful it was to absorb a soul bone.

"Damn it, if I had known it would hurt this much, I would have gone to try and improve my relationship with him."

Gu Yi complained helplessly, then continued to endure the pain and absorb the soul bone.

Several hours later, Gu Yi finally absorbed the soul bone into his body. At that moment, a surge of powerful soul energy entered his body, enabling him to successfully advance to the next level.

"It's finally over! Now all that's left is the final step!"

Gu Yi looked down at the strange pattern on the back of his right hand, feeling somewhat excited. If he hadn't promised Ling Yan that he would help her solve the problem tomorrow, he would have wanted to enter the secret realm right now for the assessment.

……

The next morning, after Gu Yi finished washing up, he walked quickly to Ling Yan's room. Just as he was about to knock, Ling Yan opened the door first.

"Senior, you've arrived! Let's hurry!"

Ling Yan barely slept all night, waiting for Gu Yi to knock on her door.

"Walking is too slow, let's use teleportation."

Gu Yi could understand her worry for her family, so he immediately used his third soul skill to teleport her to the entrance of the city lord's mansion.

"Huh? Who are you people?"

Faced with the sudden appearance of Gu Yi and Ling Yan, the guards at the door seemed a little at a loss, but still tried to remain calm and asked.

Gu Yi did not reply, but calmly took out a token, which was Gu Rong's elder token.

"Yes! I've met him before..."

As soon as the elder's decree was issued, the two guards from the Spirit Hall were about to bow, but Gu Yi interrupted them, saying it was too troublesome.

"Alright, lead the way, I want to see the city lord here."

Gu Yi put the token away and said coldly.

"Yes!"

"Please follow us this way."

Two guards respectfully led Gu Yi into the mansion.

Ling Yan was a little stunned. She thought Gu Yi would solve the problem directly with his strength. She didn't expect him to use his power to intimidate her.

That's so cool!

"Senior, wait for me!"

As she spoke, Ling Yan quickly followed behind Gu Yi. She wanted to see how Gu Yi would help her solve this problem.

But before they could even enter the main hall, they were suddenly stopped by someone.

"Huh? Ling Yan! What brings you here? Didn't I tell you to leave quickly?"

"And this kid, why did he come along too? Doesn't he have a death wish?"

"Go! Go!"

The one who stopped them was the same boy who had reprimanded Ling Yan in front of the Ling residence earlier.

He was accompanied by another person, a middle-aged man who looked somewhat haggard.

Gu Yi ignored the young man, but couldn't help glancing at the middle-aged man.

Without a doubt, this must be Ling Yan's father.

"father!"

Just as this thought crossed Gu Yi's mind, Ling Yan rushed forward and hugged the uncle tightly.

"Yan... Yan'er, why are you back? Quick! Go away, this is not a place for you."

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"No! Father, I won't leave."

"You don't need to go into the city lord's mansion. I've brought people to rescue you."

Ling Yan explained happily, tears streaming down her face.

"Rescue?"

The boy beside him glanced around, pointed at Gu Yi with his right hand, and said disdainfully, "This kid?"

But just as he finished speaking, two spears were already pressed against his neck.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to the elders!"

The two guards shouted angrily.

"Alright, ignorance is no excuse. You two can leave now. I'll handle the rest myself."

Gu Yi knew that the young man in front of him was not a bad person, so he stopped them.

"Yes, elder."

The two guards responded and then withdrew.

"Elder?" The young man frowned, looking incredulous. "You're an elder of the Spirit Hall? How is that possible?"

He couldn't believe it, he absolutely couldn't believe that such a young boy could be an elder of the Spirit Hall.

"I don't need you to believe me, and it doesn't matter whether you believe me or not. You just need to stand quietly by and watch."

After saying that, Gu Yi pushed the boy in front of him aside, strode into the main hall, and then used his soul power to shout to the sky.

"Qi Tian! You come out here right now!"

This sound contained soul power, and its voice directly covered the entire city lord's mansion!

"Huh? Who is it?"

"Don't you know that this city lord usually wakes up at noon?"

Just as Gu Yi finished speaking, a figure wearing only pajamas ran out of the room next door.

He kicked open the door and stormed out.

"Ok?"

"Who are you? This city lord has never seen you before."

As soon as he came out, he saw Gu Yi sitting in the main seat of the main hall. He was still a little confused in the face of such an arrogant young man.

"Don't you know me?"

"It's okay, it's good that you recognize this thing."

As he spoke, Gu Yi once again took out the Elder's Token from his waist and threw it directly in front of Qi Tian.

"Elder... Elder's Decree?"

"That's impossible. The elders have never heard of him having any offspring. The only one is Elder Gu's grandson, the Holy Son—Gu Yi."

"Could it be..."

Qi Tian quickly picked up the elder's token from the ground and began to examine Gu Yi again.

Could it really be him, with that appearance and that aura?

That's impossible! The Holy Son was assigned to the Heaven Dou Empire, so how could he be here?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! There must be something wrong with this elder's token! It must be a forgery!

They just wanted to use this forged elder's decree to scare me into granting them a pardon.

Hmph! That's definitely how it is!

With this in mind, Qi Tian regained his usual composure. The drama unfolding in his mind had allowed him to see through everything; he had already recognized the conspiracy.

"Hmph! Kid, what do you take this place for? You dare to try and scare me with a forged elder's token? Do you think I don't know you?"

"Men! Seize this brat and throw him into the dungeon. If he dares to escape, issue a nationwide warrant for his arrest!"

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the Ling family members standing to the side sank. The slight glimmer of hope that had previously flickered within them vanished.

The glimmer of hope was extinguished once again at this moment.

"Ha! Hahahaha~ Hahahaha!"

Gu Yi was so angry he laughed. It was one thing for this guy to abuse his power on his own turf, but good heavens, he couldn't even tell the difference between a real and a fake elder's token.

Not only do they refuse to admit their mistakes, but they also want to turn around and accuse him, even issuing a nationwide warrant for his arrest? That's hilarious!

"Kid! You're about to die, and you're still laughing?"

"Get off my seat right now!"

Qi Tian felt annoyed by Gu Yi's laughter, and seeing that Gu Yi was still sitting in his seat, he became even more irritated.

He immediately rushed forward, intending to pull Gu Yi off his seat.