"Iron Girl, what do you mean?" Fang Zheng asked in confusion.
Tie Ruonan extended her index finger, pointing at the wall. "Look at him, Gu Yue Fang Yuan! Don't you think he's too calm? He tested as a C-rank aptitude, while his own brother is A-rank. An ordinary person would have some emotional fluctuation. But him? He shows no reaction at all. The praises and taunts around him don't move him. Don't you find it strange? Throughout the entire process, he was too calm."
Tie Ruonan's words attracted everyone's attention.
Then the scene replayed, and several gazes focused on the image of Fang Yuan on the screen.
Fang Yuan stood alone in the crowd, isolated. A shadow covered most of his body.
In stark contrast, on the other side.
His brother, Gu Yue Fang Zheng, was walking step by step, bathed in the pure white light of the Hope Gu.
At this moment, the situations of the older and younger brothers completely reversed. The former had fallen from a height into the low point of life, shrouded in darkness. The latter was favored by fate, illuminated by light, about to climb to the peak.
"A fifteen-year-old boy experiencing such a great upheaval in life, yet not a trace of disappointment, confusion, or jealousy can be seen on him. Only calmness. He stands in the crowd, watching quietly, as if an outsider, as if watching a play," Tie Ruonan's voice came at the right moment.
Yes.
Fang Yuan watched quietly.
Shadow covered most of his body, his expression indifferent, with a pale complexion typical of a youth.
Gu Yue Bo stared at the screen, silent.
But Fang Zheng felt a chill in his heart.
Brother, what exactly...
"Even if he had anticipated the result of the acupoint activation, he would still have some inner turmoil, not be so calm. Earlier, I used the Immortal's Finger, and I always thought the word 'aptitude' on it referred to Gu Yue Chicheng. Now I think, it might not be Gu Yue Chicheng, but very likely Fang Yuan!" Tie Ruonan said.
"Iron Girl, what do you mean? I don't quite understand," Fang Zheng said, even more confused.
Chapter 181: A Mistake Made by Heaven and Earth (Long Chapter)
Tie Ruonan raised one finger. "There is only one situation that would make Fang Yuan so calm. That is if he has some unknown backing. There is only one situation where he would not be jealous, and that is if he has an even stronger trump card. When two people travel together, if one finds a primeval stone on the road, the other will not be jealous at all only if he finds ten or a hundred primeval stones. And that is exactly Fang Yuan's situation."
"You mean Fang Yuan cheated and hid his true aptitude? He is not actually a C-rank?" Gu Yue Bo caught the implication in Tie Ruonan's words. "But if he were B-rank or A-rank, why wouldn't he show it openly?"
"Fang Yuan has early wisdom!" Tie Ruonan's mouth gradually curved into a smile, her expression confident, radiating a charm. "These past few days, I have also read some of his early poems. They are grand in spirit and beautifully composed. Even my father couldn't help but praise them. A genius like him surely has his own plans."
Gu Yue Bo shook his head. "Based on that alone, it doesn't prove anything. Hiding one's aptitude versus revealing it will lead to two completely opposite treatments. Even if Fang Yuan didn't know before, after a year in the academy, he should understand."
"Of course he understands, which is why he is even more afraid to expose it." Tie Ruonan's words were crisp and decisive, with a sense of finality.
"What do you mean?" Gu Yue Bo was also confused.
"Patriarch Gu Yue." Tie Ruonan turned and looked seriously at Gu Yue Bo. "Do you know about the Ten Sons of the Human Ancestor?"
Gu Yue Bo was momentarily startled, but then he reacted, understanding what Tie Ruonan really meant.
He was shocked!
His pupils suddenly dilated, his mouth wide open, completely without his usual dignity as patriarch.
Fang Zheng saw for the first time such an expression on Gu Yue Bo's face.
The Ten Sons of the Human Ancestor: the eldest son Tai Ri Yang Mang, the second daughter Gu Yue Yin Huang... The ten sons had heaven-defying aptitudes, envied by the world, and none lived long. In the gu master world, the names of the ten sons represented the ten most top-tier talents!
That was—the Ten Extreme Physiques!
"The Ten Sons of the Human Ancestor died one after another, and the Human Ancestor himself grew old and died. At the final moment, the Human Ancestor took the corpses of the ten sons and sacrificed himself, throwing them into the belly of the Evolution Gu. The Evolution Gu burst its belly open and exploded, sending countless lights of life onto the earth, forming the first batch of ordinary humans. These humans did not have the talents of the Human Ancestor or the ten sons, but they could open acupoints and cultivate. Thus, humanity propagated and prospered, forming the current scale. Of course, this is all just a myth."
"But according to the story, we all carry the blood of the Human Ancestor and the ten sons within us!" Tie Ruonan continued confidently. "However, in some people, the various bloodlines are thin and restrain each other, so they are not prominent. In others, one bloodline is quite rich at birth. Or, with age or cultivation, it gradually becomes extreme, with one bloodline suppressing all others. When that manifests, it is the Ten Extreme Physique!"
"Then what exactly are these Ten Extreme Physiques?" Fang Zheng asked.
"Could it be that Fang Yuan actually has a Ten Extreme talent?" Gu Yue Bo was shocked.
"Very likely! Only a Ten Extreme talent could make Fang Yuan so calm and have low requirements for cultivation resources. And only a Ten Extreme Physique, which surpasses A-rank, could prevent Fang Yuan from feeling any jealousy or envy toward Fang Zheng. Moreover, only a Ten Extreme Physique would make Fang Yuan afraid to reveal it publicly, fearful of being killed early, so he chooses to cheat and hide!" Tie Ruonan spoke quickly.
Even Tie Ling Leng wouldn't think of reincarnation. The young lady, due to various coincidences, arrived at a reasoning that was exactly opposite to the truth.
After these words, the others were stunned.
Tie Ruonan's reasoning had basis and points, making people involuntarily believe it. If not this reason, what other explanation could there be?
"Yes, yes! Ten Extreme Physique, Ten Extreme Physique... It should be the Gu Yue Yin Huang Physique!"
Gu Yue Bo's heart surged, and he trembled with excitement.
Others might not understand, but he knew the clan's secrets and many inside stories.
Hundreds of years ago, the first ancestor established the village here and named it Gu Yue Village. In fact, before that, the first ancestor did not use the surname Gu Yue!
Why did the first ancestor choose the name "Gu Yue"? That was a mystery.
But before his death, the first ancestor sighed, "Bloodline flows, a century-long plan, Gu Yue Yin Huang, the world astonished!"
He left a will, in which he predicted that in the future, a gu master with the Ten Extreme Gu Yue Yin Huang Physique would appear in Gu Yue Village, who would astonish the world and bring glory to the Gu Yue clan. The will also instructed that if such a physique appeared, the person should be brought to the Blood Lake Cemetery.
As patriarch, Gu Yue Bo naturally understood the flaws of the Ten Extreme Physique. But he delved into this will and found that the first ancestor seemed to have a means to overcome the flaws. And this means was left in the coffin of the cemetery, accompanying him in his eternal rest.
If a genius with the Gu Yue Yin Huang Physique truly appeared, he should be brought to that coffin...
"Unexpectedly, Gu Yue Fang Yuan is the genius foretold in the prophecy—the Gu Yue Yin Huang Physique!" Gu Yue Bo roared in his heart.
"This is impossible. How could my brother cheat under the public's eyes?" Fang Zheng was extremely shaken, repeatedly shaking his head, unable to accept this reasoning.
Tie Ruonan looked at him with pity. "Since Chicheng could cheat, why can't Fang Yuan? The Ten Extreme Physique has infinite mysteries, hard to imagine. Perhaps Fang Yuan had already activated his acupoints early, or perhaps he deceived Zhu Junzi because of the Ten Extreme Physique. Maybe Jia Jinsheng was killed by Fang Yuan because he inadvertently discovered Fang Yuan's secret."
"Miss Tie, be careful with your words." Gu Yue Bo's face was very displeased, his voice low. "You can't just say things randomly. It hasn't been confirmed whether Jia Jinsheng was killed by Fang Yuan. Even if he was killed by him, it's our matter to explain to the Jia family. You are only responsible for investigating the case."
The attitude of the Gu Yue patriarch had undergone a complete change.
Earlier, he thought Fang Yuan had C-rank aptitude and was not worth investing in. But now, Fang Yuan turns out to have the Gu Yue Yin Huang Physique?!
This involves the prophecy and will of the first ancestor, so his value is immediately different.
He must protect him, even if it means offending the Jia family!