Chapter 848 - 66: Gu Hui’s Enlightenment, Crimson River

"Pengju!" Before Yue Fei could finish, Gu Hui interrupted him directly: "Just wait a little longer..."

As he spoke, a hint of confusion appeared in Gu Hui’s eyes.

Yue Fei met with Gu Hui almost every day.

He naturally knew that Gu Hui seemed to have fallen into some kind of academic impasse recently, as he had been continuously going through the classics left by the Gu Clan ancestors for verification. Without saying much more, he bowed again and left.

Gu Hui naturally began to peruse the classics in front of him once more, his expression remaining the same, eyes filled with doubt.

He was indeed very intelligent.

Especially after Gu Yi enhanced him with the "Luoshu Harmonizing Device", his capabilities now almost approached those of the past Gu Kang’s. Naturally, he developed many opinions about the current situations and changes.

Who knows how much time had passed.

Gu Chengsi quietly arrived here, seeing his son frowning at the room full of books, he walked closer and softly asked, "Hui’er, how is it?"

He naturally knew the recent doubts his son held.

However, since Gu Hui was keen and determined since childhood, rarely needing much of his concern, he didn’t ask too many questions.

But it had been this long without resolution, so naturally, he wanted to inquire.

Upon hearing his father’s voice, Gu Hui looked up, quickly stood up to greet him, yet the confusion between his brows remained.

He pondered for a moment, ultimately unable to suppress the long-standing questions in his heart, he spoke up: "Father, recently I have been going through the historical texts extensively, especially our Gu Clan’s family history and the rise and fall through the dynasties. There’s been a doubt in my heart, like a fishbone stuck in my throat, I must speak out."

"Oh? Speak forth." Gu Chengsi sat down beside him, signaling him to speak freely.

Gu Hui took a deep breath, his gaze fierce, and his words became sharp: "Since our ancestor Lord Xiao, the Gu Clan has been passed down for a millennium, enduring chaotic and peaceful times, always adhering to the ambition of ’Loyalty to the nation, benevolence to all people’, without any intention of usurping the throne, this heart is as clear as the sun and moon!"

"Yet, even with our Gu Clan sparing no effort, acting as regents for five generations, unifying the nation, creating an unprecedented prosperous era. Why... why does the world fall back into chaos and repetition in just a few decades?"

His voice carried a hint of reluctance and bewilderment: "Is this divine-right-of-kings, one family ruling, truly a cycle of rise and fall that cannot be broken?"

"Our Gu Clan exhausts our hearts and minds, it seems merely to sustain the Zhao family’s reign temporarily. Once our Gu Clan withdraws from exhaustion, everything seems to revert to the beginning, collapsing even faster due to deeper entanglements of interest!"

"Father, what is the meaning of such assistance, this kind of ’prosperous era’?"

"Is the ultimate purpose of our Gu’s School to merely delay the inevitable collapse of a destined-to-rot system?"

This string of questions struck Gu Chengsi’s heart like a heavy blow.

He was silent for a long time, the only sound in the study was the faint crackling of the lamp’s wick.

Looking at his son’s slightly emaciated face from excessive pondering, there was both relief and complexity in his eyes.

The relief was—

Gu Hui had already surpassed him, not focusing solely on current affairs, but starting to contemplate the essence of prosperous and chaotic eras.

The complex part was—he could not answer this question.

Because compared to Gu Hui, his abilities were indeed lacking. Without Gu Hui’s words, he might not even have thought in this direction.

After being silent for a long time, he finally shook his head helplessly and sighed, "I... also don’t know."

Upon hearing this, Gu Hui was not discouraged either.

He bowed in respect again and discussed many current affairs with Gu Chengsi, and then returned to poring over the classics left by generations.

He could only contemplate these questions through the inherited wisdom of his ancestors.

Not thinking of finding a complete and clear answer.

But to explore these doubts in his heart through what they left behind, coupled with the circumstances they faced back then.

Time continued to pass day by day.

This was an extremely daunting and massive workload.

Each generation of the Gu Clan almost always left behind something, and this task was left solely for Gu Hui to do, with no one else to help.

It was fortunate that he was obviously extremely patient.

Not impatient.

Never neglecting the things left by a seemingly unremarkable generation in his pursuit of answers.

Gu Yi was also silently observing this scene.

Watching as Gu Hui grew increasingly composed in demeanor, he knew well in his heart.

——The new change had arrived once again.

And this time, the change might far exceed all previous ones, just as Gu Yu set the tone for the Gu Clan in the past, the current Gu Clan had once again emerged with a second true reformer.

And the development of events also did not go beyond Gu Yi’s expectations.

Just over half a month later, Gu Hui finally saw what Gu Yu left behind in those years.

Looking at his experiences, observing his thoughts;

And ultimately—

Gu Hui finally looked at the handwritten manuscripts Gu Yu left behind, not the one made for public viewing, but the one hidden away in Julu Gu Clan’s secret repository, never shown to anyone. .....

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