Gu Qiufeng scread miserably on the ground, clutching his waist. He truly had no idea why Gu Xiao's elbow and head were so hard!
Moreover, his luck was just too good. It was a completely instinctual evasive action, yet it landed him two heavy blows that nearly made him unable to stand. The intense pain made Gu Qiufeng forget how unreasonable it all seed.
He was a Second-grade Divine Breath Martial Artist, and to him, Gu Xiao's skin should be as hard as steel. If he sustained such serious injuries, Gu Xiao's elbow and skull would probably be shattered.
But Gu Xiao rely held his head, exaggeratingly shouting without any sign of a broken skull. This was utterly unreasonable!
Gu ng clearly noticed this point too, and now that it's his son at stake, how could he remain indifferent? Besides, if these two blows were too severe, they might render a person useless!
He imdiately checked Gu Qiufeng's injuries. Zhang nglong's attack was truly sinister and ruthless, almost shattering both of his kidneys. The precision of the force was extrely well-controlled, and the position was exact; if claid as an accident, he would surely not believe it.
"Quick, soone, take Qiufeng for treatnt!" Gu ng ordered promptly. If sent for ergency treatnt now, his two kidneys might still be saved. If delayed, regenerating shattered organs would be impossible for ordinary Pharmacists and Alchemists.
"You all saw it, he struck first, I was only evading. I didn't even retaliate. This isn't my fault, no way!" Gu Xiao raised both hands with an innocent expression, and his head was no longer hurting, showing an unmistakable bewildered look.
The Gu Family mbers naturally saw the earlier scene. Gu Xiao indeed did not perform any aggressive actions; his every move was solely to protect himself. It seed as if Gu Qiufeng deliberately crashed his vital spots into Gu Xiao's hardest parts, appearing as foolish as possible.
People say he accidentally injured others while protecting himself; can he be blad for that? Moreover, anyone could see from the start that Gu Qiufeng initiated the trouble, and Gu Xiao's actions were rely defensive.
"This child has a decent Gift, but poor temperant!"
"Exactly, just losing his temper over verbal jabs; ending up injured by a waste. His future achievents are also fairly predictable."
"Alas, if Gu Xiao's physique wasn't damaged, he would surely be a good candidate for cultivation, possibly inheriting his father's mantle and becoming a Guardian of the Yanlan Empire."
"Yeah, one can only say fate plays tricks!"
Nearby Gu Family mbers whispered amongst themselves, showing little sympathy for Gu Qiufeng; rather more regret for Gu Xiao.
"Xiao'er, co over here, let check your body!" Gu ng couldn't just stand by and watch his son get hurt, imdiately turning his attention to Gu Xiao, "Your body is so weak; perhaps you're injured too!"
He certainly didn't have the benevolence to help Gu Xiao check for injuries; he wanted to see if Gu Xiao's bones were truly this hard!
Gu Xiao obediently walked over, and Gu ng placed a hand on him. Instantly, a surge of force invaded Gu Xiao's body, not to the extent of damaging him but enough to cause so flesh pain.
However, Gu ng was shocked to find that Gu Xiao's body was not as weak as imagined; his bone strength had reached close to First-grade Divine Breath strength, a condition that indeed could injure Gu Qiufeng when he was unguarded!
Though lagging far behind peers, without the Gift for cultivation, how could he have such robust physique?
But from what he knew, Gu Xiao's physical quality was nowhere near a tenth of this; how could he have such a solid body?
"Xiao'er, what's going on with your body?" Gu ng asked directly.
This was certainly Zhang nglong's handiwork. If Gu Xiao used his original physique to collide with Gu Qiufeng, undoubtedly the injured one would be Gu Xiao!
Earlier, unnoticed by anyone, Zhang nglong stealthily stuffed a Vajra Pill into his mouth. This elixir lacked special effects, rely enhancing one's bones and muscles considerably for several hours, during which no Energy could be activated.
It was beneficial for Body Refinent Martial Artists, but for others, quite trivial. Yet, for the current Gu Xiao, it was beneficial, relying on strengthened bones for elbow strikes and headbutts that gave Gu Qiufeng a secret loss.
"What's the issue? What exactly are you asking, Third Uncle?" Gu Xiao feigned ignorance.
"I'm asking how your body suddenly beca so strong?"
"Oh, my father found so rare treasures to strengthen my body," Zhang nglong had already prepared an explanation.
His inability to cultivate was widely known, yet using rare treasures to forcibly enhance his physique was plausible. Just like in Zhang nglong's previous world, Body Refinent Martial Artists could only train the body without cultivating any Energy.
This explanation seed reasonable; after all, Gu Xiao's father was currently the head of the Gu Family, employing his Energy to procure physical enhancent resources for Gu Xiao wasn't very difficult; just a waste of these precious items.
"You can go now!" Gu ng could only swallow his frustration, having seen Gu Qiufeng initiate the attack; punishing Gu Xiao now would be seen as bias and favoritism, not beneficial for his reputation in the Gu Family!
"Assign soone to monitor him, this kid is hiding sothing!" Gu ng told his other son Gu Qingyang, "The butler's death and your brother's injuries are definitely not accidental!"
Gu ng wasn't foolish; even if Gu Xiao suddenly possessed a powerful body, his physical responses were unlikely to match Gu Qiufeng's speed. It was certainly not as simple as claiming everything was accidental!
"I understand, father!"
Given the butler's death, placing soone next to Gu Xiao wouldn't be difficult.
Once Zhang nglong returned to his room, he resud pondering. Under these circumstances, trying to obtain valuable items through the Gu Family might beco challenging, inevitably drawing the attention of Gu ng and others.
Gu ng's Life Level was very close to that of a Super Life Form, far superior to any Martial Artist Zhang nglong encountered in the human world, such as the Titan King. If a conflict arose, he would have to reveal several things.
To him personally it's trivial; he just fears further harm to the unfortunate Gu Xiao.
"I must rely on myself!" Zhang nglong sighed, realizing he could only acquire those herbs from outside sources.
However, this would require substantial funds, yet for him, earning money wasn't a difficult task!
"It's been a while since I've made money," Zhang nglong eagerly rubbed his hands.
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