Chapter 26: Encounter with Blackmail (Second Update)

  When the middle-aged man heard Zhao Shuo call him "uncle", he was stunned for a moment, and then a happy smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he chuckled: "This kid, I'll be uncle, do I look that old?"

  In a daze, Zhao Shuo mumbled: "Right, Uncle, I'm Zhao Shuo, haven't asked how to address you yet"

  A middle-aged man laughed and said: "Gu Yung!"

  "Oh, so that's Uncle Gu..."

  With a thud, Zhao Zhuo fell head-first onto the wine table. As he passed out, Gu Yong let out a long sigh and gazed through the rain curtain in the direction of the Su residence with piercing eyes, muttering to himself: "Xiu Er, although I don't know why you surrendered so readily, this little brat Zhao Zhuo is quite to my taste - big brother will help you out this time!"

  Zhao Zhuo, who had originally fallen asleep on the wine table, lay there, and a flash of light flickered in his eyes, which were originally full of intoxication. It seemed that he relaxed and soon fell fast asleep.

  When Zhao Zhuo fell asleep, Gu Yong raised his wine gourd and took a big gulp. He looked at Zhao Zhuo with a faint smile and said: "Good kid, you're indeed Xiao Hua's child, so cautious! If it weren't for the sudden change in your heartbeat, I wouldn't have even noticed that you were pretending to sleep!"

  With a flick of his wrist, the wine gourd disappeared, and Gu Yong sprang up, his powerful hands grasping Zhao Suo's collar. In one swift motion, he leaped onto the rooftop of a house, peering through the rain to get his bearings. Then, with effortless agility, he began to jump from roof to roof, his movements fluid and light.

  Just as Gu Yong's mind was relaxing, his body lightly floated up again and fell towards a house. However, before he could land, a fierce killing intent burst out from below, the roof suddenly broke open, and a flash of knives seemed to shatter this small world.

  Good individual, even at this time, his face didn't change, with a big throw, Zhao Suo's body, which was originally held in his hand, flew towards the high sky. With his hands freed, a cold light flashed across Gu Yong's eyes, and his figure stopped strangely. A punch was thrown out without any sound, but if someone saw the ripples on that fist, they wouldn't ignore its power.

  With a crisp sound, the treasure knife in the newcomer's hand turned into a fragment, but Gu Yong keenly sensed that something was off, because his opponent, wrapped in night-traveling clothes, strangely disappeared before his eyes.

  "Not good!"

  Gu Yong didn't hesitate, and with a swift motion, he shot up into the air to catch the falling Zhao Shuo, who was drunk. Meanwhile, the black-clad figure that had disappeared earlier was now rushing towards Zhao Shuo.

  "Originally your target was him, hiding one's head and showing one's tail, no need to guess who it is."

  The black-clad man's body hesitated for a moment, and in that brief moment, Gu Yong instantly closed the distance with him. He didn't even bother to stop the black-clad man's hand from reaching towards Zhao Shuo's heart, but instead threw a straight punch at the black-clad man's vital spot.

  It's easy to imagine that if the black-clad man insisted on killing Zhao Zhuo, then at the same time he killed Zhao Zhuo, Gu Yong's punch would definitely blast him into a pile of rotten flesh.

  Between someone else's life and his own, Hei Yi didn't even consider it, almost subconsciously reaching out to grab Zhao Shuo's hand towards Gu Yong.

  A loud noise, a powerful aura spread out, Gu Yong's figure remained still, while the black-clothed man gave him a fierce glance before the impact of the aura disappeared into the rain in the blink of an eye.

  He reached out and grabbed Zhao Zhuo, who was still asleep, and looked in the direction that the black-clad man had escaped. Gu Yong furrowed his brow, looking at Zhao Zhuo, who was completely unaware that he had already walked a circle on the Ghost Gate Pass. Gu Yong sighed and said, "You little rascal, I didn't think someone would come to bother you so soon."

  Recognizing the direction, Gu Yun took Zhao Shuo and instantly disappeared.

  After the heavy rain, the sky cleared up, and the warm sunshine spilled between heaven and earth. In a quiet little courtyard, Zhao Zhuo slowly woke up, feeling the warmth of the sun on his body. He suddenly sat up, rubbed his forehead, and became much clearer-headed. The events of last night floated into his mind.

  "Ah, Uncle Gu Yong, seems like you've had too much to drink!"

  Just as Zhao Zhuo was talking to himself, a footstep sound came and soon Gu Yong walked in. When he saw Zhao Zhuo sitting there, Gu Yong smiled and said: "Young man, you're awake!"

  Zhao Duo's face showed a hint of embarrassment as he said: "Thank you, Uncle, for not letting me sleep on the streets, I've made a fool of myself in front of you!"

  Gu Yong smiled and said: "I didn't expect you young man to be such a good drinker, that fine wine of mine was drunk by you quite a bit"

  He smiled awkwardly and Zhao Zhuo got out of bed, saying: "Thank you, Uncle, for taking me in, but I still have things to do and can't stay with you!"

  Glancing at Zhao Zhuo, Gu Yong said: "No harm done. In the future, if you still remember your uncle's words, come and keep your uncle company for a few drinks."

  Zhao Duo nodded, and when he walked out of the yard, he suddenly heard Gu Yun's voice saying: "Little guy, although I don't know who you've offended, be careful for yourself, someone came to assassinate you yesterday"

  He paused in his tracks, and Zhao Zhuo immediately reacted, turning around to bow deeply towards the courtyard: "Thank you, Uncle, for saving my life. I, Zhao Zhuo, will remember this."

  The courtyard was quiet and there was no sound, Zhao Zhuo turned around and left.

  After last night's outburst, Zhao Zhuo's depression and gloom had vanished, his eyes involuntarily looking in the direction of the Su residence, his mind involuntarily recalling Su Xiu's words from last night.

  As he walked forward with the crowd, Zhao Shuo thought to himself: The Su Manor doesn't seem to have treated Mother poorly, so Mother's relationship with the Su Manor must be complicated. But Mother refused to leave, which means there must be something very powerful that makes her hesitant, even the Su Manor can't handle it. The Dao King realm, ah, that's a level where one can roam freely in the vast starry sky, I wonder when I'll reach that state.

  "Hey, you're walking without keeping your eyes open! I almost got knocked dead by you..."

  Just as Zhao Zhuo was lost in thought, a body came crashing towards him. By the time he snapped back to reality, all he saw was someone lying on the ground.

  "Sorry, really sorry, little brother are you okay?"

  A youth in a blue garment got up from the ground, brushing off the dust on his body and said: "What's with you little brother, you're also around my age, who knows who's older or younger!"

  Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, then remembered that he was only sixteen years old after all, and indeed about the same age as the young man in front of him. He smiled and shook his head, saying: "Alright, just like brother said, it's my fault, I shouldn't have been so careless and bumped into you."

  The young man in blue clothes turned his eyes and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "So you're saying it was you who bumped into me?"

  "It was my carelessness"

  The young man clapped his hands and said: "Hehe, you said it yourself, take it"

  As he spoke, a small white hand stretched out in front of Zhao Zhuo. Looking at the hand in front of him, Zhao Zhuo was somewhat taken aback and said: "What?"

  The young man rolled his eyes and said with a pout: "What else could it be? Of course, it's the medical expenses."

  He patted his head with a bitter smile, thinking he had encountered a scammer. However, looking at the young man's clear and handsome appearance, it didn't seem like he was that kind of person either. He shook his head slowly.

  Woe is me, I don't know which road god I've offended. My stomach hurts so much and I'm breaking out in cold sweats.