Chapter 130: The Betting Deadline Draws Near

  Hu Gao let out a sigh of relief. If the nine elders were to interrogate him thoroughly, he would really be at a loss for words. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly enough earlier.

  After entering the city, Hu Cai bid farewell to the three of them. She still had to return to Ze Bai's family to report back to the master, so she didn't follow them to Zong Tang.

  "Alright, let's hurry back. The steward is still waiting for us. We've already wasted enough time this time out. He must be suffering in the temple right now."

  After finishing, the three of them headed straight to the Hu family's ancestral hall in the city center. Since the chaos after leaving Qing, many adventurers have left Ning City, and at this time, there were not many pedestrians on the road. At their speed, they managed to return to the ancestral hall before nightfall.

  It's been several months since I've been here, and the reconstruction work has almost come to an end. The Hu family is indeed a big household, but the elderly steward in charge of this matter must have also worried himself to death.

  Although it was this time, there were not a few people in the temple. Many young warriors with different hair colors came out of the temple one after another. When they saw Hu Gao, they all had a slightly strange expression and greeted him before hurrying away.

  "Old Ninth, you said earlier that something big happened in the family. Can you say it now?" Hu Gao turned his head to ask.

  "Alas, it's hard to put into words. Less than a month after you left, the Lang family of Qingyuan Mine launched a massive offensive. Many of our Hu family's elite disciples died on the front lines. The clan leader issued an emergency summons, and now all the branch disciples are signing up to go to the front lines to provide support."

  So that's how it is. No wonder even Xīlè (Extreme Joy) has gone to the front lines. I didn't think this guy was also a warmonger, after all still a descendant of the North Pole branch.

  Three people walked into the ancestral hall and saw that Master Hufeng, who was in charge of transmitting skills, and Master Huhai, who was in charge of internal affairs, were both busy talking to the elite disciples of the Hu family. It seemed that the situation was indeed getting more and more serious.

  "What's going on? I've been out for a while, nothing happened, right?" asked Jiu Zhang Lao with a look of urgency.

  Hu Haisheng had just finished talking to a disciple, walked up and showed a wry smile, "You're really lucky, you've taken away the easy life, if I'd known earlier, why did I have to be the Chief Elder?"

  The nine elders had a speechless expression, as they had been working together on the reconstruction of the ancestral hall for some time and naturally understood the temperament of the inner affairs elder. This guy just liked to habitually say he was tired, and since he could still joke with himself, it meant that nothing had happened in the family.

  Yun Feng couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration as he looked at the grand Hu family ancestral hall, thinking that he had underestimated the depth of the aristocratic family's foundation. The fact that the Hu family could maintain control over Ning City for so long was certainly reasonable.

  Hu Gao's face was not quite right at this moment, because he saw someone he least wanted to meet, and the other party had been staring at him since he entered the hall, if he turned around and walked away, it would be too humiliating!

  "Hu Gao, I didn't think you had such talent. You've actually reached the Unity Realm in such a short period of time. However, there's less than a month left until our agreed-upon duel. I'm looking forward to seeing how you plan on defeating me then?"

  That's right, Hu Gao saw his first enemy after coming to the other world, Hu Wushuang!

  This stunningly beautiful woman is absolutely the most beautiful woman Hu Gao has ever seen. The key is that when she talks with a cute face, it's still so tempting, alas, unfortunately, at that time, he pretended to be unknown for the sake of experiencing the feeling of breaking off an engagement, otherwise, under the arrangement of the clan leader, wouldn't she have become his own long ago?

  Hu Wushuang saw Hu Gao's eyes rolling around and became even angrier, not knowing why, but since the first time he saw him, he felt that this guy was extremely annoying, and now this feeling had intensified, "Hu Gao! What are you looking at? Be careful or I'll dig out your eyes!"

  "Wattsburg! I didn't think this guy was a profiteer, if we're really together in the future, won't there be domestic profiteering incidents every day?" Hu Gao muttered to himself.

  "Hu Shao, who is this woman?" Yun Feng couldn't help but ask. He had been training diligently in the Wu Xu Sword Guest since he was a child and rarely saw women, let alone interact with them. Seeing Hu Wushuang's heavenly appearance, he couldn't help but be attracted to her. However, from the way she spoke to Hu Gao, it seemed like they had a grudge against each other?

  It's hard enough to have a woman you adore, but she's actually had a past relationship with your own brother - what can be done about this?

  Poor Hu Gao never thought that his white-robed, seemingly naive and innocent brother had already fallen into an inextricable predicament after just one glance at Hu Wu Shuang.

  The key is brother's question, making Hu Gao with a thicker skin also somewhat unbearable, what is the difference between a child bride and an unmarried wife?

  Xue Te, these words obviously can't accurately describe the relationship between Hu Wu Shuang and himself. Perhaps "lovers in adversity" might barely qualify, but this is just one-sided brain supplement behavior on Hu Gao's part. For the other party involved, being sworn enemies for life wouldn't be an exaggeration either.

  Ignoring the colorful expression on Yun Feng's face, Hu Gao smiled at Hu Wushuang and said, "Whether or not we can win will only be known after the battle. Now you're just shouting, can I take it as a sign of fear before the fight?"

  Hu Wushuang lowered his head, gritted his teeth, this guy is indeed a rascal, how dare he brazenly say that I'm timid? What kind of logic is this?

  "Restrain your eloquence!"

  "I say, beautiful young master, wasn't it you who initiated the provocation with a high attitude? Can I return this sentence to you?" Hu Gao felt like he was now like an idiot fighting with his female desk mate over the 38th parallel, clearly liking her in his heart but pretending to be unwilling to back down.

  "You..."

  This boring game of cat and mouse between them finally ended with Hu Wushuang's defeat, she knew she couldn't outdo Hu Gao in verbal sparring, so she turned around and said a few words to the two elders before leaving the hall, fortunately this time she managed to hold back her rage and didn't escape as disheveled as last time.

  However, the nearly impulsive conversation between these two people just now fell into the ears of several elders, and it caused a big stir. Didn't the patriarch settle the marriage between the successor and Hu Wushuang at the internal meeting before he left?

  Why did the expressions of the two people just now look completely unlike a happy couple about to get married, but rather like a pair of sworn enemies?

  The nine elders felt that their brains were not working properly. The successor of the Hu family and the young master are sworn enemies? This statement is unbelievable, even to himself.

  They even had a martial arts duel, what kind of rhythm is this? The young couple playing house, bickering and arguing is one thing, but it's actually escalated to the point of martial combat. Does their family know about this?

  Alright, the clan head is in Qingyuan Mine, and Priestess is in seclusion. In terms of status and position, within the Ning City Hu family, there really isn't anyone who can control these two young masters.

  Everyone's expression is naturally noticed, and previously Yuelai had inadvertently revealed the news of his upcoming marriage, indicating that among the clan members, his marriage to Hu Wushuang was not unexpected. As for the matter of the martial arts competition, they were also unaware of it.

  To prevent these old guys from getting the wrong idea, Hu Gao could only force a smile and say, "Alright, although our conversation was a bit intense just now, Young Master just wanted me to quickly improve my realm after all. Everyone doesn't need to worry about it."

  Speaking of which, Chuan Gong Lao suddenly remembered that the tribe leader had entrusted him with teaching Hu Gao martial arts before he left. He didn't expect this guy not only to go to Longjia Mountain alone but also to break through to the Tongti realm on his own, he's simply a freak!

  "Hu Gao, now that you've broken through to the Unity Realm, I have a book here for you to take. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to come ask me anytime. Also, I heard you've entered the second stage of the martial arts competition at the War Institute, hurry back and take a look."

  Hu Feng pulled out an ancient book from his bosom and handed it to Hu Gao, whose face was filled with expectation. This book, like the two previous ones he had given to Hu Gao, was a treasured secret manual of the Hu family, and its origin was even more impressive than the previous two books.

  Hu Gao took a glance at the three words on the book, just like before, simple and easy to understand, "Body Refining Technique". Hmm, it seems that this is exactly the kind of book he needs for his current cultivation in the Transcending Body Realm. This old man is simply a vending machine, whatever you want, he'll come up with it.

  "Still, Master Chuan Gong understands me, thank you."

  Hufeng smiled, "No need to be polite with me, young master. The younger generation is indeed pushing the older one forward. From now on, our Hu family will have to rely on you and Wudao to hold it up."

  "What the adults said, with you in the Hu family, elite children emerge one after another. You are the true pillar of the Hu family." When Hu Gao said this, he couldn't help but glance at Jiu Lao. The Li Qing sect had always had a door-to-door view and tried to recruit him, even launching an unprecedented commotion. Alas, if not for this, the current Hu family would not have been made so miserable by a small counterattack.

  Although Jiǔ Zhǎnglǎo was not good at speaking, he could also hear the meaning of Hu Gao's words. His face turned somewhat dark, and his expression seemed to be in pain.

  Hu sighed, knowing that his words might have touched a sore spot in Yun Feng's heart. He felt a pang of sympathy and patted Yun Feng on the back, who had become slightly dazed after Hu Wu Shuang stormed off. "Let's go, I'll take you out for a drink."

  "Well, it's all right then!"

  "Damn it!" Hu Gao couldn't help but blurt out a curse, he found that Yun Feng's catchphrase was really inexplicable.

  "My sister? How did you know I have a sister?" Yun Feng's face was filled with suspicion, thinking to himself that this guy must be having thoughts about his sister.

  Hu Gao was speechless, Yun Feng's natural foolishness really made him at a loss for what to do. Being with such a guy for a long time would inevitably infect himself.