Light Fortress
Chapter 408 - 83 Family Head (Large - , Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 408: Chapter 83 Family Head (Large Chapter, Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Gu Nanfeng sighed softly.

He smiled and said, "Are you really that curious?"

"No, no, no..." Realizing something was amiss, Gu Shen hastily stopped himself and smiled, "Let’s not talk about it anymore...I’ll find out when I meet him tomorrow."

Some things are better understood tacitly.

Perhaps Mr. Gu wanted to see him for a very simple reason, so simple that there was no need to state it explicitly...

It was simply because his surname was Gu.

...

...

The banquet the next day was scheduled at the top floor of the most luxurious Jiangbei Hotel in Snow Forbidden City.

The Gu family had booked the entire floor.

This old city, different in atmosphere from the Dadu District, was understated and modest, but that did not mean it was crude... The two banquet attendees were led to their destination by a waiter.

Gu Nanfeng changed into a suit appropriate for public events, the first time in eight years he had taken off the "Wuyin Cloak" given to him by the Rust Bone General. He had not worn such attire in eight years.

Gu Shen’s attire wasn’t anything special...still the same one as before, covered with a long coat from the Judgement Institute similar to Senior Sister Lu’s.

Today’s meeting was about Gu Nanfeng, not himself.

He was just an invitee, a guest.

Most importantly... he had already participated in a round of meetings with the heads of the Five Great Families.

The last time he was invited to dine, the location was set in the old town alley.

But this time... at the end of the day, it was just father and son meeting after many years, drinking and catching up; Gu Shen hadn’t expected the dinner arranged by Mr. Gu to be of such high standards.

They took a winding path until finally reaching the private room.

He pushed the door open.

Beautiful, soft lighting fell upon the round table, where Mr. Gu, dressed in a black suit as the "banquet host", had arrived early to wait for the "guest".

On either side of him stood two tall, middle-aged men, one bald and the other wearing a bowler hat, both exuding a considerable presence.

Gu Shen carefully scanned them with Blazing Fire Vision.

These two...were at least Fourth-order Transcendents from above the Deep Sea Tenth Layer!

Perhaps... even stronger!

As for Mr. Gu.

All that can be said...Uncle Gao and Fatty Luo did not deceive me.

He was mentally prepared, but upon seeing Mr. Gu in that black suit, Gu Shen still felt an immense pressure; his spirit uncontrollably tensed up, suddenly entering a state of extreme calm as before.

Time swept by the dial seemed to slow.

"Tsk... someone seems very nervous."

Feeling the fluctuation in Gu Shen’s spiritual power.

"Do you need me to plan an escape route?"

Chu Ling inquired, seemingly considerate but subtly mocking, "Friendly reminder... If it really comes to that point, your chances of escape are practically zero."

Plain truth...

Gu Shen took a deep breath and smiled wryly, "Maybe you could consider another approach. From the time I arrived in Changye, has there been a safer moment than having this meal? Even if someone outside is carrying a Source Energy Cannon, they probably can’t break in, right?"

"That makes sense."

Chu Ling, using Gu Shen’s Blazing Fire Vision, scrutinized the elderly man before her.

She pulled up a file and slowly said, "Gu Qilin, second in command of the Gu family who has been at the helm for sixty years, has been through forty-three major and minor wars. Since the establishment of the Institutes, he has served as the Great Commander. The authorization for deploying files on A-level Transcendent incidents in both Changye and the entire Jiangbei needs to go through him. Even setting aside the influence of the Gu family, he still holds one of the highest positions and speaking rights in the East Continent Council."

[Source Code]lacks human emotions and thus does not feel fear.

But Chu Ling’s tone had become serious.

She could sense the extraordinary "presence" on Mr. Gu.

Someone like Mr. Gu, a battle-hardened individual.

Even after cleansing and changing into fresh clothes, his presence, like an unsheathed sharp sword, was intimidating.

"I have a strange illusion,"

said Gu Shen pensively, "that even if someone were to ram an airship here now, Mr. Gu could withstand it."

"Indeed, Gu Qilin has a record of bringing down airships, three of them in fact," Chu Ling said, "Of course...that was a long time ago, and the source energy airships have undergone transformations since then. But I’m sure that if there were an airship attack, it would be shot down before it could even crash."

Although the highest floor of the hotel was empty,

this was Changye!

The stronghold of the Gu family!

Mr. Gu and Gu Nanfeng were among the top powerhouses of the Five Continents...an airship attack, not in massive numbers, counted for little in front of personal military power at the Titled level.

"Can you access the records of these two Protector Guards on either side?"

Gu Shen asked quietly.

"...The conflict between the old and new factions of the Gu family has lasted for eight years; they are still mutually cautious, and the archive information of key figures has all been encrypted," Chu Ling shook her head and said, "However, I just made a simple estimation and prediction, their personal strength should not be much less than Han Dang’s."

Which means, both of these two are around Eleventh Layer strength?

Indeed...even divided into factions, the Gu family still possesses profound hidden strength!

Mr. Gu waved his hand, and the two "Protector Guards" bowed and left.

He gently pressed the dinner bell at the side of the table.

With a "ding dong",

more than a dozen waiters in small suits swept in like a stream, carrying dishes, swarming in and filling the round table in less than a minute. Throughout the process, the waiters said not a word; following the placement of the dishes, they quickly left.