Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 701 The Gong Family is About to Explode

Chapter 701: Chapter 701 The Gong Family is About to Explode

The Gong Family was eerily quiet.

With posts every five steps and sentries every ten, no one dared to slack in the slightest.

After all, the Family Head had issued a death order: all guards must be at their stations.

All members of the Gong Family, whether direct or collateral martial artists, were also called back to support the main house without fail.

This state of high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy, left no room for laxity among everyone.

Gazing as the sun rose and then set, the members of the Gong Family, who hadn’t closed their eyes for two days and a night, each looked haggard.

They didn’t know how many cups of coffee they had drunk or how many bottles of menthol oil they had used.

The so-called formidable enemy had not shown even a shadow.

This made everyone’s hearts pound with apprehension; such torture was truly terrifying.

In the guest room of the backyard, Gong Changjun sat with a stern face. Being the Family Head, he now felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

"Family Head, this can’t go on; everyone is very tired."

"Family Head, this kind of waiting is too torturous. People are panicking. If this continues, I’m afraid everyone will break down."

"Shall we consider letting people rest in shifts? This prolonged waiting is just too stressful."

Several elders spoke up in turn, their constant anxiety pushing everyone to the brink of collapse.

Having everyone on standby without rest was meaningless.

"This..."

Gong Changjun furrowed his brow but dared not make any hasty decisions.

After all, the order was not his to give.

He also didn’t dare to cancel it easily, yet the current situation was draining him too.

After a long period of contemplation, he still got up and walked towards the back yard.

After knocking on the door of the study, he stepped inside.

"Dad, the enemy hasn’t shown up, have they?"

Reporting the situation in the front hall to Gong Qiliang, Gong Changjun said with a frown, "This feeling of a knife hanging over our necks is unbearable. If this keeps up, I’m afraid we’ll collapse before the enemy even arrives. Maybe we should let them rest a bit. It’s pointless to keep guarding like this."

"This... This is an order from the Ancestor; who would dare to disobey?"

Gong Qiliang had a grim expression, as these weren’t his words but were a requirement from Nangong Haoqin.

"But continuing to wait like this isn’t a solution either. No one knows when they’ll come. It’s like a knife hanging over our necks without any relief. If we endure another night like this, I’m afraid the people’s spirits will collapse."

Gong Changjun looked helplessly at his father, originally thinking that with the Ancestor coming out of seclusion, the Gong Family would finally breathe out in relief.

Who would have thought he would seek not revenge but romance, thus inviting trouble.

Had they known it would come to this, they might have preferred not to have helped him recover at all.

"How could it disperse? Can’t the young people of today endure even this much hardship?"

Before Gong Qiliang could speak, the voice of Nangong Haoqin came from outside the door.

The one pushing the door open and walking in, Nangong Haoqin looked sternly at the father and son, saying, "In the days when the Nangong Family galloped across the Southern Border, we fought battles that turned the sky and earth dark. The longest one lasted seven days and nights, and yet the young men of the Nangong Family remained brave and fearless in life and death. Has it only been a few years, and you’ve already forgotten the valor of the Nangong Family?"

"Ancestor... It’s not that we forgot the prestige of the Nangong Family; it’s just that simply waiting like this isn’t a solution. After all, the martial arts prowess of the Gong Family members is too weak now; they cannot practice the Inner Cultivation Qi Skill. So if we continue to endure like this, I’m afraid they will slacken," Gong Qiliang quickly defended his son.

Times have changed, and the Gong Family has long since declined, no longer possessing even a shadow of the Nangong Family’s former glory.

"Who dares!"

Nangong Haoqin’s rebuke echoed sharply, causing both listeners’ eardrums to ache.

"The Nangong Family has produced heroes for generations. Unfortunately, fate hasn’t been fair, leaving our family in obscurity, with only you, the most useless lineage, barely surviving and cowering from battle every day. If this continues, I will personally exterminate you worthless descendants!"

The unpredictable mood swings of Nangong Haoqin really made Gong Qiliang and Gong Changjun anxious.

They had never imagined that the resurrected ancestor would be like this.

Had they known, they definitely would not have sought a woman for him to engage in dual cultivation with.

"Ancestor, please calm your anger. We will definitely do our utmost."

Gong Qiliang, despite feeling regretful, had his own difficulties to speak of and could only keep offering his flattery.

After all, the ancestor’s strength was formidable; if they truly antagonized him, they feared that everyone would suffer the consequences.

Now they were in a situation where they couldn’t afford to keep him, yet couldn’t drive him away, like having a malevolent ghost forcing its way in.

"Ancestor..."

Gong Changjun looked at Nangong Haoqin timidly, "You mentioned before, when capturing the Four Saints, the Wushan Ancestor was killed by that man. He’s one of the top fifty masters on the divine list, and even he was no match. Are you already able to overpower the Wushan Ancestor now?"

This question had been troubling him, for, after all, he had at most absorbed the power of the Five Saints. These individuals were disciples of the Wushan Ancestor, with Fairy Xifeng being the most outstanding, having just made her way onto the divine list—still nowhere near being on the same level.

"The Wushan Ancestor’s strength is indeed formidable; as I am now, it’s not certain I could beat him."

Nangong Haoqin sat down on the chair with a cold expression.

Hearing this, both Gong Qiliang and Gong Changjun’s faces changed.

"Ancestor... If you can’t beat Wushan Ancestor... And he was killed by that man... If that man comes for us... how can we possibly hold him off?"

"Just because I can’t beat Wushan Ancestor, doesn’t mean I can’t defeat that kid."

Hearing this, Nangong Haoqin revealed a mysterious smile, "As long as he dares to challenge me openly, I am confident I can win. That is why I demand everyone to be on alert—it’s to deny him any chance of a sneak attack."

"Deny him a chance of a sneak attack? Ancestor, I don’t quite understand what you mean..."

Before Gong Changjun could finish, he was stepped on by Gong Qiliang, who also gave him a look.

The shrewd and experienced Gong Qiliang had naturally guessed that Nangong Haoqin was planning to use these people as an early warning system.

In other words, as long as they remained vigilant, Lin Fan’s attack would immediately draw Nangong Haoqin’s attention.

Then, when the time came, he could take action.

As for how many of the Gong Family might die before that, it made no difference to him.

"Ancestor, I’ll hire the best security firm in the city to stand guard immediately, ensuring you can spot him the moment he appears!"

If people had to die, it was naturally better for more outsiders to die.

With that, Gong Qiliang hurriedly pulled Gong Changjun and left the study.

"Dad... This ancestor doesn’t care about our lives at all. If we had known this, we wouldn’t have let him come back to life."

Gong Changjun had also realized the crux of the problem.

This guy clearly intended to sacrifice the Gong Family to help himself attain supremacy.

Gong Qiliang was also well aware of the so-called ancestor’s scheme.

But he had his own thoughts.

"Enough, there’s no turning back once the arrow is released. As long as he can eliminate that guy, Jiangning will be ours again. As for the inevitable sacrifices and bloodshed in between, just make sure to stay hidden and not expose yourself. Let them fight it out among themselves!"