Chapter 681 - 2: When the Gu Clan Draws Its Blade, Peace Shall Reign

The entire study was silent.

Upon hearing Gu Jin’s words, Gu Yan also fell silent.

In truth, the current situation of the Gu Clan is not particularly favorable.

Although outsiders cannot discern this.

However, every core member within the Gu Clan can see it clearly.

The reputation of the Gu Clan is too high.

——Avoiding the chaos of the world, this is merely a delicate balance.

Now is entirely different from the end of the Yan Han period; the development of the era and the continuous integration of various races will evolve into countless contradictions.

There will always be those who want to drag the Gu Clan into the fray.

And there will always be those unwilling to see the Gu Clan as it is.

Even setting these aside.

All this imposes significant psychological pressure on the Gu Clan’s descendants.

Who would want to remain within the family during this chaotic time?

Especially for a family like the Gu Clan, which has left behind endless legends, who would want to always be under the ancestors’ protection?

These are all issues they currently face.

Even Gu Yi pays great attention to this matter.

After a long while, Gu Yan slowly looked up at his eldest son: "What are your plans?"

"Father," Gu Jin’s eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, he clasped his hands and said, "No matter how the situation evolves, our Gu Clan has always advocated that man’s will can conquer heaven and the unification of the world—since this is the case, why not take the initiative to promote the unification of the world?"

His voice was clear and his gaze burning.

Gu Yi quietly watched this scene. Seeing Gu Yan frown, he pondered for a moment, but ultimately used the Spirit Communication Jade to change Gu Yan’s mind.

Zhao Kuangyin has already seized the throne and declared himself emperor.

The time of dynastic change has arrived; he can no longer let the Gu Clan continue to avoid the world.

However, this time he did not make any other preparations.

——The changing situation has arrived.

The power of prophecy is weakening in Kyushu, affecting the entire world.

The collapse of ceremony and music often signals the establishment of new laws.

Perhaps due to his continuous growth since entering the game, Gu Yi’s current thoughts are far beyond what they were in the past.

The Gu Clan indeed needs to step forward once more.

Whether it is the conflicts with the Foreign Race or the degree of the Gu Clan’s entwinement with Kyushu.

The Gu Clan needs to pave a new path.

He carefully observed the conduct and changes in the current Gu Clan descendants and certainly would not force them to move along the path of the original history.

As soon as he willed it.

After a moment of silence, Gu Yan finally nodded, on this day releasing the shackles on the Gu Clan’s descendants.

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Gu Yi had always been silently observing all of this.

Wanting to see what the current Gu Clan descendants truly desired to do.

What is gratifying is——

Even though Gu Yi did not interfere with them this time, the new generation of Gu Clan descendants had no intention of seizing the world and becoming emperor.

This is not because the Gu Clan descendants lack ambition.

On the contrary, it is precisely because they have high aspirations that they do not care for the so-called throne.

As the Gu Clan descendants put it, the Gu Clan has stood unbeatable since the Later Han, witnessing countless dynasties rise and fall; how could the so-called imperial power supremacy compare to the Gu Clan’s accumulation and legacy?

Including Gu Xi’s deeds in former years are now even more remembered by them.

They do not care for the throne.

The Gu Clan’s educational method has not changed, but regardless of the collapse of ceremony and music in the broader environment or the clash of new thoughts in Julu, it has inherently transformed all the Gu Clan descendants.

Their confidence in the family has reached an unprecedented level.

This confidence gives them considerable strength.

And the first thing Gu Jin did greatly exceeded Gu Yi’s expectations.

——He actually dispatched troops!

Moreover, unlike before, it was not done in secret but with great fanfare.

Using precise intelligence brought back by Gu Clan scouts, he personally led a cohort of family descendants, along with those family soldiers that have been passed down for centuries, to swiftly march and strike a Khitan noble general who held an extremely hostile view towards the Gu Clan.

——It is said that this person’s ancestors were from Goguryeo.

Back when Gu Xuan attacked Tubo, the internal strife in the Liaodong region caused many to flee.

Including Gu Jing’s massacre in Liaodong.

This series of events led to this person harboring a deep-seated hatred for the Gu Clan.

Gu Jin’s strike this time was extremely fierce and precise, catching the enemy completely off guard, and achieving a great victory.

In the aftermath of the battle, Gu Jin even once again erected the Gu Clan’s banner in front of the Khitan general.

Afterwards, he openly returned to Julu.

The Gu Clan has this quality that is unmatched by other families; once a choice is made, they hesitate not for a moment.

Gu Yan, usually so stable.

Did not stop any of this at all but even helped Gu Jin through the Gu Academy and Yunshao Pavilion to spread various information.

——The news spread, causing great shock across Kyushu!

This matter completely caught the world off guard; not to mention the Later Shu, Southern Tang, and other states, even the Khitan Emperor Yelv Jing was in disbelief upon first hearing the news.

How could the Gu Clan suddenly intervene in the chaos?

This completely exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Until the news was repeatedly verified, did everyone finally believe——the Gu Clan has indeed acted.

Subsequently, various rumors began to spread from Julu across the entire world:

"The Gu Clan draws their swords, the world shall be at peace."

"The Gu Clan manifests heroes anew, Kyushu shall usher in Daxing!"

The old events from the end of Yan Han were brought up and compared once more.

This is different from prophecy.

The prosperity or decline of the Gu Clan is related to Kyushu, and this has long since become a common understanding over the centuries.