Peace Order
Chapter 671 - 64 Marriage Engagement?

Chapter 671: Chapter 64 Marriage Engagement?

The Gongsun family was nothing like the Murong family, which was renowned for music and swords. The Murong residence was nestled in the misty rain of Jiangnan, whereas the Gongsun estate lay between the Central Plains and Jiangnan, merging architectural styles from the north and south, resembling a grand manor.

When the mechanical ship stopped, carriages and horses were already waiting.

Shaking Light was rather weak at the moment, sitting inside the carriage. Guan Yi drove the carriage himself, and the horse, seemingly understanding human nature, especially behaved when a Qilin transformed into a long-haired cat laid on the cart.

As Guan Yi drove the carriage, he remembered the days at the Xue Family with Zhao Dabing and suddenly yearned for Zhao’s salt-baked peanuts and strong tea.

Talking idly about how wonderful his wife’s cooking skills were, and how flavorful those salt-baked peanuts were.

But those days had gone and would not return.

If the world were at peace, Guan Yi would have preferred to remain an idle guest elder like those days.

After controlling the carriage for a while, Guan Yi passed through two gates.

Getting off the carriage and looking forward, he saw pavilions and towers winding around with streams, ponds, and rockeries completing the view. In the middle stood a lofty tower, feeling more like a family of scholars and warriors from the Central Plains than a typical Martial World family, with servants already waiting.

Their strong muscles and quick movements showed they had undergone specialized training and possessed martial arts, quickly taking care of the carriages and horses. The servants led Guan Yi and others inside.

Seeing both the rustic grandiosity of a Central Plains aristocratic family and the fine intricacy of the south, each turn of the path was ingeniously hidden, brimming with clever designs. Crossing several bridges, Guan Yi could tell there were subtle formations involved.

While Guan Yi’s skill in Formation was negligible in the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t bad among the younger generation. He could see that the courtyard was filled with Formation artifacts, combining into one conclusion—

Wealth!

Immense wealth!

During such turbulent times, there were many powerful martial artists, but among the wandering merchants, there were also many without martial abilities. For these merchants and their daughters, possessing mechanized artifacts from the Gongsun Family’s Piaomiao Pavilion was a means of self-protection.

Concerning their own lives, many were very generous.

Gongsun Feixue led her friends elsewhere, saying to Guan Yi, "Pharmacist, please, grandmother already knows you’re coming and has postponed other matters. She is waiting in the main house; Feixue has to entertain friends, hence cannot accompany you."

"I will come later to apologize."

With a bow, she gracefully left with her friends.

A maid led Guan Yi and Shaking Light to where they would be staying; Shaking Light and the Qilin rested first, and then Guan Yi went to meet this senior. Upon entering the house and perceiving the sophisticated arrangement, laughter came forth, saying, "Pharmacist coming here, yet not giving a word."

Guan Yi looked up to see a woman approaching, appearing to be in her thirties or forties, with a relaxed and majestic brow, radiating a grand presence. She wore deep Internal Qi and Six Layer Heaven skills visibly, a long sword hanging at her waist, smiling at Guan Yi.

Guan Yi took the initiative to greet her, saying:

"As a late disciple of the Grandmasters, Pharmacist Li Guan, I pay respect to my senior."

Gongsun Wuyue responded warmly, "What’s the need for such formalities among those of us in the Martial World?"

She observed the young Taoist before her, clothed in a Taoist robe that looked somewhat faded from washing, wood pin holding his hair, brows spreading wide, appearing relaxed and calm, but still possessing a tranquility that was rare among his peers.

He seemed to have experienced turmoil and trials already.

This sense of calm set him apart among his generation.

Gongsun Wuyue invited Guan Yi to sit and smiled,

"Last year in Zhenbei City, Chengbi mentioned you. I wanted to meet you then, but soon Zhenbei Pass erupted into chaos. The City Lord’s murder, the involvement of Flowing Wind Returning Snow Pavilion, it all became too tumultuous, and I didn’t get the chance to find you."

"By the time things settled, it took me months, and you were nowhere to be seen."

Smiling, Guan Yi answered, "When I heard about the chaos, considering my ordinary martial skills, I saw an opportunity and immediately left."

Gongsun Wuyue looked at Guan Yi,

Feeling the robust Inner Qi around him, powerful and profound, though not knowing its exact level, she smiled and said,

"Such skill can hardly be called ordinary; if skills like yours are considered ordinary, then what have I cultivated all these years?"

"With such martial prowess, no wonder Chengbi can’t stop thinking about you."

Guan Yi held his tea, not replying, curious, took the initiative to ask:

"But where is Mr. Chen Chengbi? I haven’t seen him for quite a while either."

Gongsun Wuyue, smiling, replied: "He?"

"What about him?"

"Over a year ago, he chased the Great Elder of the Yin Yang Reincarnation Sect out for hundreds of miles, then got involved in several Martial World affairs, fought a few good battles, releasing the frustration accumulated over the years inside Chen State Jiangzhou City."

"Recently, among the top ten Grandmasters of the Martial World, his name is now listed."

"He was planning to move up the ranks one by one, but upon hearing about the Sword Madman Murong Longtu inviting challenges from across the land, with his temperament, how could he resist?"

"He just sent me a letter and then headed to the Academy."