Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 329 Old friend Gu Ying_1

Chapter 329: Chapter 329 Old friend Gu Ying_1

The Eight Great Sects of Jianghu were once renowned, with disciples scattered all around the world showcasing their unique talents.

For example, Xuanmen, known to be the top among the eight sects, excels in Xuanmen’s subtle techniques, feng shui geomancy, astrology, and fortune telling, with disciples often acting as fortune tellers wandering the rivers and lakes.

Nowadays, some con-artists in the martial arts world claim to be of Xuanmen to scam others, but in reality, they lack genuine skills. They are even inferior to the disciples of Chen Zhonghan who died at the hands of Su Chengyu, yet at least they had some abilities.

Take for instance another, God Farmer Gate, where the disciples are proficient in medical science and alchemy. They used to roam the land as rustic doctors, inheriting the principle of dedicating themselves to the cause of helping the world. But now that God Farmer Gate has retreated, most of the barefoot doctors crowding the streets and lanes are mere conmen under the banner of God Farmer Gate.

The Witchcraft Gate, one of the eight sects, has been exterminated by the authorities and fewer disciples have appeared.

That Fang Yue could master witchcraft surprised Su Chengyu.

A hundred years ago, the Eight Great Sects of Jianghu began to face official suppression with Witchcraft Gate being directly exterminated. Other sects also suffered severely, causing the disciples to flee and start transforming over these hundred years.

For instance, the Golden Holy Door was originally a gang of tomb raiders. Today, many disciples of the Golden Holy Door are camouflaging themselves by dealing in antiques. With their eye for detail and skills, they have been thriving.

Among the Eight Great Sects, the disciples of the Red Flower Door used to be people of the brothels. After authorities abolished brothels, they turned to legitimate businesses, packaging actors and actresses into stars. Over the last hundred years, they have grown substantially, establishing media and brokerage companies, and creating celebrities.

Most of the top media and film brokerage firms today have the backing of the Red Flower Gate.

Of course, some disciples of the Red Flower Gate continued their old business discreetly, cultivating numerous pimps and building a vast underground network involved in illegal brothel activities. Despite severe suppression from the authorities, their operations remained resilient.

Being a disciple of Golden Holy Door, Chen Yuanheng used to be a tomb raider with experience in antiques and a good eye for them. He began dealing in antiques after renouncing his old ways, and later married the sister of Lu Wanrong.

With Lu Wanrong’s support, he founded the Hengtong Auction, which is now the most authoritative auction company in the Longjiang Four Provinces.

According to Fang Ming, Chen Yuanheng used Hengtong Auction to launder the treasures for Golden Holy Door. The treasure and relics obtained by the Golden Holy Door were all sold through Hengtong Auction, involving a gray area of business.

Since grave robbing is prohibited by law, the Golden Holy Door has taken a major hit and does not dare to openly sell their looted artefacts and antiques, having to depend on Chen Yuanheng to dispose of them instead.

Su Chengyu stepped out of the hotel lobby and hailed a private car using a ride-hailing app. In a short while, the chauffeured car arrived at the hotel entrance. A female driver got off, looking professional in her small business suit. The woman looked to be in her late twenties and was attractive.

Such a good-looking private car driver was rare, so when she got out of the car and walked over, his gaze was naturally drawn to her.

Of course, Su Chengyu was not leering at her. Although this driver was quite charming, she paled in comparison to top beauties like Xu Nanzhi and Lin Chuxue.

The reason Su Chengyu paid extra attention was that this driver closely resembled a classmate from his primary to middle school years.

The driver had already walked up to Su Chengyu and asked with a smile, "Sir, did you call for a car?"

"Yes," Su Chengyu responded, gathering his thoughts as the female driver graciously opened the right rear door of the car for him, saying, "Please get in, sir."

Once Su Chengyu got in the car, he noticed the driver’s business card on the dashboard, confirming his suspicion that she was Gu Ying, his old classmate.

Su Chengyu has an exceptional memory, otherwise he wouldn’t recognize his old classmate whom he hadn’t seen in over a decade.

Gu Ying used to come from a well-off family. She and Su Chengyu once shared the same desk in primary school for three years. During that time, she was haughty due to her good family background and would often bully and ridicule Su Chengyu, who was mute at the time. He used to really despise her.

Then, towards the end of their second year of middle school, an accident occurred in Gu Ying’s family. Both her parents died in a car crash, and she took it very hard and didn’t finish the final exams.

Su Chengyu heard that after the accident, Gu Ying left Linjiang with her uncle and never came back. In all the student reunions over the years, no one ever mentioned her again.

Su Chengyu did not expect to see her again in Jiangyang City, and to top it off, she is now a private car driver.

However, Su Chengyu, being magnanimous, was not dwelling on the conflicts from their childhood.

"Sir, is the temperature inside the car alright?" Gu Ying asked.

Su Chengyu responded affirmatively, and then Gu Ying smiled, "Please fasten your seatbelt. We will be leaving."

Su Chengyu put his reminiscences aside and closed his eyes to rest. Gu Ying drove the car carefully and steadily, maintaining the excellent qualities of a professional driver.

Memories can be like a book. Sometimes, when a random page is flipped open, it brings a sense of nostalgia and a taste that’s different from the feeling at the time.

Memories can also be like a bottle of wine. The longer it is stored, the richer the flavor when you occasionally take a sip.

Su Chengyu had absolutely no intention of revealing his identity to his former classmate, Gu Ying.

Traffic in Jiangyang was congested. Not long after leaving the hotel, the car frequently had to stop and go. Gu Ying glanced at Su Chengyu in the rearview mirror, surprised that he hadn’t attempted to strike up a conversation.

After all, as she got out of the car earlier, he had been observing her intently, so why was he so quiet now?

Confident of her looks, Gu Ying found it strange. Although she is a mother now, she remains quite charming. In over a year of driving professionally, a large majority of her male passengers have shown interest in her.

Some tried to get her contact information or expressed their intentions directly. Consequently, Gu Ying got used to such attention to the point of avoiding late-night rides to evade unwholesome passengers and potential danger.

Gu Ying was a very careful and steady driver, always maintaining a safe distance from other vehicles on the road. In congested traffic, however, this often put her at a disadvantage as other cars frequently cut her off.

By now, several cars had forcefully cut in front of her, yet unlike most drivers, she managed to keep her composure.

When they reached a traffic light, they encountered a queue of cars. A Ferrari, arrogantly swerving left and right on the road, forced other drivers to make way due to its costly reputation. Seeing the queue of cars at the intersection, the Ferrari driver charged into the left turn lane, intending to force his way into the straight lane.

This kind of behavior is very common on the road and absolutely detestable.

As the traffic light turned green, Gu Ying started to move forward and the Ferrari directly barged in. Despite Gu Ying’s quick reaction and sharp brake, she could not avoid colliding with the supercar.

Instantly, Gu Ying’s face turned pale, and she covered her mouth instinctively, thinking, ’This is it! I’ve hit a supercar!’