After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 51 - Getting the Secret

51: Chapter 51 Getting the Secret

51 -51 Getting the Secret

Chen Yue made a mark and continued reading.

Whenever inspiration struck, she would make more marks among these teams.

But suddenly, she heard footsteps outside.

Someone was coming.

Which was quite a surprise to her.

“Any recent tasks?”

She wondered to herself.

Perhaps a new task had arrived.

She didn’t pay much attention to it,

continuing to read her book, and soon she felt someone standing in front of her.

Then, a respectful voice followed.

“Senior Sister Chen.”

The voice surprised Chen Yue.

She remembered this voice; it was that disciple who was almost certainly not expected to return.

Chen Yue looked up, her gaze met with a middle-aged man with a bit of stubble and a few strands of white hair.

The man seemed spirited.

But not shrewd, he rather gave off the impression of someone who could be easily taken advantage of.

“How did you make it back?” asked Chen Yue.

She was genuinely curious.

By all accounts, the person before her shouldn’t have been able to return.

Gu An didn’t ponder much and simply said, “I’ve completed the mission.”

“The mission is completed?” This took Chen Yue by surprise: “What about Ouyang Xuan?”

“Ouyang Xuan was killed by Senior Brother Ye Song and the others,” Gu An replied.

“And what about Ye Song and the others?” Chen Yue asked again.

“They were killed by Ouyang Xuan’s accomplices,” Gu An said as he took out four Storage Treasures and handed them over:

“These are the four Storage Treasures of them.

They should serve as proof that Ouyang Xuan is indeed dead.”

Looking at the four Storage Treasures, Chen Yue’s brows furrowed.

She then asked Gu An to recount the process.

Gu An did not dare delay.

He started from when he entered the room,

saying that Ouyang Xuan not only hid her cultivation but also brought reinforcements and sealed the room.

Senior Brother Ye Song and Senior Sister Molan had a big battle with them.

Finally, Senior Brother Ye Song used a powerful talisman and managed to deal a heavy blow to Ouyang Xuan despite being injured.

Molan took this opportunity to kill her.

But then, Ouyang Xuan’s accomplices took the chance to kill Senior Brother Ye Song; however, he did not back down and inflicted serious injuries on them.

In the end, Senior Sister Molan acted and killed the accomplice, but the talisman on his body exploded,

killing Senior Sister Molan as well.

Thus, everything ended.

“So I was lucky enough to survive,” Gu An spoke.

He was injured right after entering the door, so naturally, he didn’t dare join the battle.

Chen Yue looked at the four Storage Treasures, then checked them one by one.

Afterward, she looked at Gu An and said, “Are you handing these things over to me for handling?”

“Yes,” Gu An nodded: “Only a strong person like Senior Sister can handle these properly.”

“One hundred Merit, will be recorded under your name, you can go back now,” said Chen Yue.

Hearing this, Gu An bowed and thanked her,

and only then did he leave.

Chen Yue watched him leave before turning her attention back to the Storage Treasures, she couldn’t help but remark,

“Quite generous.”

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“Did I misjudge him, or is he just lucky?”

Chen Yue was somewhat puzzled, but didn’t think too much of it.

An Outer Disciple, and a forty-something-year-old Qi Refining Disciple, there’s no need to pay too much attention.

As for this matter, she would just write a report and that would be it.

No one would delve into it.

Even if someone did, it wouldn’t change things.

The four Storage Treasures, she wouldn’t just take them for nothing.

….

Gu An walked along the road, naturally heading back.

He hardly took anything from the four Storage Treasures.

He only took half of the Spirit Stones and a Swordsmanship book called “One Leaf Knows Autumn.”

He had originally intended to find a Sword Skill book since sword-type Magic Treasures are cheaper.

Unfortunately, they didn’t have any Sword Skills.

The reason he didn’t take most of the Spirit Stones and other items was entirely because he wanted to establish a trading relationship with Chen Yue.

Since she was in charge of the task distribution, she must hold certain authority.

This matter could be big or small,

all depending on Chen Yue.

If she said there was no issue, then there would be basically no issue for him.

If she said there was an issue, then things couldn’t end peacefully.

Therefore, handing over the Storage Treasures was the safest bet.

However, those four people were not wealthy either, their half share of Spirit Stones being only twenty pieces.

This trip could be considered profitable, plus now I know what Ren Shan’s secret truly was.

This matter can come to an end.

The only side effect is having offended the people behind Ye Song and the others.

I must enhance my cultivation as soon as possible.

To cope with all sorts of changes.

Upon returning to his residence, Gu An sat in front of the pond.

Inside, some little fish were stealthily swimming around.

When he came back, he saw Ren Shan, and Ren Shan also noticed him, she must have been rather surprised.

She might do something about it.

After all, since Ouyang Xuan wanted to find Ren Shan, her seeing me return must have caused her some panic.

It’s quite possible she would seek help from others.

However…

Evening.

The setting sun cast its glow on Gu An, elongating his shadow, and a little girl hopping and stepping on her own shadow came over.

It was Ren Shan’s daughter, Guoguo.

The moment Gu An saw her, his gaze once again fell upon the bracelet on her wrist.

Especially that one bracelet with a crack in it.

So, this thing could potentially be the secret that Ren Shan holds.

“Uncle, may I come to see the fish?” Guoguo asked cautiously as she approached.

Gu An nodded, but did not speak.

Guoguo then squatted beside the pond, watching the fish inside.

She seemed very excited when looking at them.

Gu An didn’t understand what Ren Shan’s intentions were.

If she knew about Ouyang Xuan, or knew that Ouyang Xuan knew the whereabouts of the secret.

Was this her sending her daughter to probe?

Gu An didn’t think too much and simply said:

“Did your mother send you over here?”

“Uh-huh.” Guoguo turned around and carefully nodded.

“Did she instruct you to do anything?” Gu An asked.

“No, she just told me to be polite.” Guoguo spoke.

“Is that so?” Gu An said, sitting to one side: “Don’t you hate me?”

“I don’t like Uncle.” Guoguo said, and then pouted: “But mother said she was the one who wronged Uncle, that Uncle was already being merciful by only lightly taking action, and she wanted Guoguo to understand right from wrong.”

“I see.” Gu An was somewhat impressed by her.

This was a well-prepared maneuver.

At least leaving a way out for her daughter.

Betting on my conscience.

Gu An looked at her and asked: “Where did you get your bracelet from?”

Hearing this, Guoguo looked at the bracelet on her wrist and said: “It’s a gift from daddy Guoguo, but one of them is broken.”

“May I have a look at it?” Gu An asked.

Without any hesitation, Guoguo handed over the item.

Gu An took the two bracelets and sent his mind to probe them.

The first one elicited no response, and neither did the second.

Was he wrong?

Or was his spirit not strong enough?

He tried with full force, yet still no response.

After pondering, he imbued some Gang Qi.

Unexpectedly, he felt resistance.

It seemed this was the item.

Gu An activated his defenses, then covered the strong Gang Qi with Divine Thought, probing once again.

At that moment, Gu An felt as though he had penetrated something, then a Spirit Beast Egg appeared in his mind.

With a thought.

The egg appeared in the palm of his hand.

So it was like this.

The bracelet was a type of Storage Treasure.

But what was this egg?

He squeezed it slightly; it was somewhat soft, seemed white, yet also a bit transparent.

Upon closer inspection, there was a fish inside.

Fish egg?

For a moment, he lost all interest.

Then he tossed the object into the pond.

Guoguo looked on somewhat bewildered.

“Uncle, what is that?”

“Fish egg, brought from outside, it might hatch into a fish after some time.”

If it had been a regular Spirit Beast Egg, he would have kept it in his room for close observation.

But as for fish eggs, he was somewhat worried, uncertain of what it might be.

Better to leave it outside for safety.

Of course, he also needed to keep an eye on it constantly to prevent the event of a spirit beast bonding upon hatching.

After probing the bracelet again, he felt there should still be something inside, but he was unable to access it.

Looking at the innocent little girl in front of him, Gu An handed the bracelet back and said: “Tell your mother, I will come over tonight, to reclaim what should rightfully be mine.”