Doupo: Rebirth of Gu He, Starting with a Strategy to Win Over Yun Yun

Chapter 180: The two Furukawa Kaoru’s emotions eruptAfter the pony’s name was decided, the Horse Racing Festival came to a successful conclusion.

Although this simple festival had ended, the atmosphere between Gu Xun’er and He Gu had changed significantly. After this, they went to many places to have fun, and for two consecutive days, they toured the entire Savage Wilderness Small Town.

The day before the entrance to the Bodhi Ancient Tree opened, Gu Xun’er intended to go out to find Gu He, but suddenly her old Protector stopped her.

The Protector knelt on one knee, cupped his hands, and asked Gu Xun’er, ”Young Miss, have you forgotten your goal?”

After learning about the destruction of the Xiao Family, the Clan Chief of the Gu clan sighed endlessly. He didn’t say anything about Gu Xun’er wanting to avenge Xiao Yan; instead, he was happy to see it happen. After all, having a goal made Gu Xun’er’s Cultivate speed increase by leaps and bounds.

”My goal...” Gu Xun’er couldn’t help but murmur.

She naturally remembered her goal—to kill Gu He, ruin his reputation, and avenge Brother Xiao Yan.

”I have not forgotten.”

”Then why are you now... indulging in playing with that man? When will the revenge plan be put on the agenda?”

Gu Xun’er glanced at the Protector indifferently, ”Are you from the Gu Family or the Xiao Family?”

The Protector was stunned, never expecting his Young Miss to ask such a question.

”Naturally, I am from the Gu Family, I am your person, Young Miss.”

Gu Xun’er said, ”Then I have my own plans, you don’t need to intervene.”

The Protector did not get up and continued, ”Young Miss, if I may speak bluntly, have you mistaken this Mr. He Gu for a substitute for Mr. Xiao Yan?”

The words were like a thunderclap.

A substitute...?

Although the Protector’s attitude was exceptionally strange today, his words still caused Gu Xun’er to think.

Had she really treated He Gu as a substitute for Xiao Yan?

If Brother Xiao Yan hadn’t left, he would probably look like He Gu, a young man who was unrestrained and wild.

It’s just that He Gu lacked that hint of roguishness that Brother Xiao Yan had.

But... how could she, Gu Xun’er, change her heart? She, Gu Xun’er, would never change her heart!!

”A substitute? Hmph!”

”No one is worthy of being a substitute for Brother Xiao Yan!”

Gu Xun’er had already opened the door, but now she closed it with a ”bang” and wouldn’t go out again, just waiting for the Bodhi Ancient Tree to appear tomorrow.

She really should distance herself from He Gu; they had been too close lately.

However, she didn’t go out to find He Gu that day, and surprisingly, He Gu didn’t come to find her either.

Late at night, Gu Xun’er tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

...

The next day, the day the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared, the Desolate Ancient Domain opened accordingly.

Early in the morning, Gu Xun’er went out. After going downstairs, she happened to see He Gu checking out. She wanted to go over and say hello, but thought of the ”substitute” theory mentioned by her Protector, so she hesitated and didn’t step forward.

But after He Gu checked out, he immediately slipped in front of Gu Xun’er, ”Morning! Xun’er!”

He Gu’s smile was enthusiastic, like orange soda.

”...Morning.” Gu Xun’er replied coldly.

She was afraid that He Gu would come up to talk to her and make her heart soften, so she hurriedly flew out of the inn and headed toward the entrance of the Desolate Ancient Domain.

He Gu, who was left behind, had a calm expression. After Gu Xun’er left, one of her Protectors gave He Gu a sharp look, filled with warning.

”Don’t provoke our Young Miss. She is not someone you can climb up to!” the Protector said.

He Gu sneered, ”Stop barking.”

”I don’t kill you only because one must look at the owner before beating a dog.”

The Protector’s eyes tightened: This man was not as pure and kind as he appeared!!

He had to tell Young Miss Xun’er! But since yesterday, the Young Miss seemed less willing to listen to him...

...

”The Desolate Ancient Domain has opened!”

With the shouts, the Desolate Ancient Domain was completely opened.

But no one knew the location of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, so there would surely be a lot of searching to do.

Gu Xun’er thought about waiting for others to test the path before entering, but suddenly realized that He Gu was also waiting outside, looking as if he had the same idea. Gu Xun’er couldn’t help but panic. She didn’t know why she was nervous when she saw He Gu now, and the ”substitute” theory surfaced in her heart.

She hurriedly shook her robes and flew into the Ancient Domain. She didn’t want to see He Gu! He Gu always made her doubt herself; she was clearly not the type of person who would use others as a substitute.

The scenery flew by, and many experts’ figures flashed past Gu Xun’er. After a long time, she entered a dense forest.

”Young Miss, it seems a bit strange around here,” the Protector said.

He was a Two-Star Dou Zun, but he was exceptionally sensitive to aura detection and poisons.

”It seems... there is poisonous gas!”

Gu Xun’er frowned slightly, ”There is actually a poisonous barrier here.”

She took out an antidote pill from her storage ring, gave it to the Protector, and took one herself. Then, she protected herself with Qi and moved on, continuing deeper into the forest.

However, the poisonous gas in the depths of the forest became thicker and thicker, like a vast net, sweeping up all these experts.

”Pfft!!”

Suddenly, a sound of vomiting blood came, startling the birds in the forest.

A Dou Zun died from bleeding from his seven orifices due to absorbing too much poisonous gas and fell to the ground.

Subsequently, several more experts fell.

Gu Xun’er’s expression became more serious. She was also starting to have difficulty protecting herself with Qi, as if the poisonous gas was penetrating the weak points of her body...

However, she had the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame protecting her, so she was not actually afraid of this, just surprised by the difficulty of this Ancient Domain.

She was just about to use the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame to wrap around herself and the Protector beside her to form a protective shield.

”Shoo—”

Suddenly, a crisp sound of wind rang out, and Gu Xun’er felt a slight coolness by her ear.

Then, she saw He Gu fly to her side.

His moon-colored robe was an extreme light gray, with a hint of brightness.

Beneath his long, slender eyebrows were eyes full of brilliance, and the gentle light flashing between his eyes was like jade, but it also looked exceptionally firm, making Gu Xun’er’s heart flutter.

Standing like a jade tree in the wind, smiling like the bright moon in one’s embrace.

”You...” Gu Xun’er couldn’t help but lower her slightly raised hand, dismissing the thought of using the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, and spoke softly.

But she really didn’t know what to say: she had clearly decided to stay away from He Gu, and now that she was taking the initiative to speak, she felt she would be at a disadvantage.

”Swish!” He Gu waved his moon-colored sleeves, and a wutong-yellow colored Heavenly Flame rose curlingly from his palm.

A Heavenly Flame??

Gu Xun’er widened her beautiful eyes.

He also had a Heavenly Flame?

He Gu realized Gu Xun’er’s surprise and explained, ”I am an Alchemist.”

”This is my Heavenly Flame, do you need help?”

The two seemed to have returned to the restraint and awkwardness when they first met.

”Hmm...” For some reason, Gu Xun’er did not refuse. She even gave the Protector who wanted to speak a cold look, stopping his action.

He Gu instantly used the Heavenly Flame to generate three protective shields, protecting himself, Gu Xun’er, and her Protector respectively.

He used the Heavenly Flame to protect Gu Xun’er as they passed through the poisonous barrier, and neither of them spoke.

After passing through the dark passage in the deepest part of the forest, the true appearance of the Desolate Ancient Domain appeared before them. It was a continuous mountain range, extremely tall, as if dragons were emerging from the sea.

After coming out, the poisonous gas completely dissipated. He Gu retracted the Heavenly Flame and subconsciously said, ”The Ancient Domain Platform should be ahead.”

”Hmm.” Gu Xun’er responded coldly.

She suddenly realized that her being hot and cold like this was completely inexplicable to He Gu. After all, He Gu had not touched her forbidden zone at all; everything was just her own imagination linking He Gu with Xiao Yan.

He Gu was completely innocent.

In the cold silence, Gu Xun’er understood this.

Gu Xun’er regained a bit of enthusiasm. She felt she should try to separate He Gu from Xiao Yan; He Gu was He Gu, not a substitute for Xiao Yan.

”Let’s go together.”

”We are probably a bit slow,” Gu Xun’er added.

He Gu smiled, his smile carrying gentleness, ”Let’s go!”

The atmosphere between the two slowly improved.

Gu Xun’er asked He Gu, ”Why didn’t you tell me you were an Alchemist?”

”Don’t you know now? Heh, I don’t like to show off my identity as an Alchemist, it feels like showing off!”

He Gu’s answer, which carried a bit of youthful spirit, made Gu Xun’er smile knowingly.

”You are very strong, so revealing it is a good thing. Those petty people will be wary of you and won’t bother you.”

”This is not showing off, this is just... hanging the medal on the outer robe.”

Gu Xun’er was actually already comfortable with enjoying rights and preferential treatment, and had her own experience.

He Gu looked at Gu Xun’er with a knowing look and nodded, ”Thank you, Teacher Xun’er, the student understands.”

Teacher Xun’er?

This title is really novel! Gu Xun’er thought.

The two communicated while heading to the Ancient Domain Platform, leaving the Protector behind them, treating this Protector entirely as a large light bulb.

...

Half an hour later, the Ancient Domain Platform arrived.

The Ancient Domain Platform was a battlefield left behind by humans fighting in the Desolate Ancient Domain during the ancient times.

Although the conquest of that year failed to completely conquer the Desolate Ancient Domain, this battlefield left behind a kind of pressure.

This pressure had a great deterrent effect on the Demonic Beasts in the Desolate Ancient Domain, and almost all Demonic Beasts dared not set foot here.

Therefore, the Ancient Domain Platform naturally became a foothold for many experts. At the same time, past the Ancient Domain Platform was where the Bodhi Ancient Tree was located.

When He Gu and Gu Xun’er arrived at the Ancient Domain Platform, it was already crowded with people.

Gu Xun’er had already invited He Gu to be with her on the way, so now the two flew onto the high platform. Gu Xun’er took out the Gu Family’s flag from her storage ring, inserted it into the ground, and leaked majestic Qi to fix the flag. A large black ”Gu” character was written on it.

After seeing the flag, everyone knew that the Gu Family had arrived!

”Damn! It’s actually the most mysterious and powerful Ancient Eight Clans, the Gu Clan!”

”How lucky I am to see people from the Gu Family... It is said that they all have the Dou Di Bloodline, even if it is very thin, it is still infinitely beneficial!!”

”That woman in the green dress is like a Fairy! Even a Heavenly Immortal wouldn’t dare to look like her!”

”That man in the gray robe also looks good... so handsome, he’s my type, but it’s a pity he is a Ninth Revolution Dou Zun, he might not look at me...”

”...”

While everyone was talking, a gust of gloomy wind cut through the sky, and figures flashed on the high platform.

One of the Hun Clan’s Young Clan Leaders, Hun Yu, descended slowly on the high platform with a fierce wind.

”Heh...”

”The Gu Clan really came...”

Gu Xun’er and Hun Yu looked at each other, took back their gaze casually, and continued to talk with He Gu.

He Gu was afraid she would be bored, so he told her jokes.

However... why did this joke seem a bit wrong? Gu Xun’er wondered in her heart.

The joke He Gu told her was: ”An eagle went to forage. It saw a rabbit running on the grass, so it leaned down and swooped down at high speed, instantly grabbing the little rabbit and holding its fur. Just as the eagle was about to take off, the little rabbit said to it: ’I saw everything.’ The eagle immediately loosened its claws and let the rabbit go.”

”...” Gu Xun’er pursed her lips.

”Your joke is quite cold.” She thought about it twice before understanding.

He Gu smiled slightly, his eyes shining, making Gu Xun’er sink deeply.

However, such a peaceful scene was destined to dissipate.

A black figure with three pretty female figures landed on the Ancient Domain high platform.

One Four-Star Dou Sheng, three Half-Saints!

It was indeed Gu He bringing Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.

The Dou Sheng Expert aura was released, and the whole audience was focused!

Gu Xun’er was naturally no exception.

She looked at the person who looked exactly like the portrait her Protector found, and gritted her teeth.

She couldn’t help but murmur: ”Gu He, I must kill you...!”

I saw that black-robed Gu He walking slowly, his face carrying heavy mockery.

”Neither of you is even a Dou Sheng, yet you dare to come and fight for the Bodhi Ancient Tree?”

When Gu Xun’er heard this, she was suddenly angry. What did he mean by that!

She wanted to rush up to confront Gu He, but He Gu stopped her: ”Two fists are no match for four hands, let’s not be impulsive.”

At this time, Gu Xun’er’s eyes were already red. Her cold little face was full of anger and unwillingness. The words she said were like being squeezed out of her teeth one by one: ”You don’t understand!!”

He Gu did not refute, but seeing Gu Xun’er go up to confront ”Gu He”, he also silently accompanied Gu Xun’er, and did not stay in place.

After all... the good show he directed himself was about to begin, wasn’t it?

He used the Advanced Clone secret technique rewarded by the System, the Phantom Flying Technique, to create a Clone with the same strength as his original self. He molded himself into the big villain before the Bodhi Tree Opportunity, using Gu He to achieve He Gu, striving to take down all of Gu Xun’er’s strategy points in one fell swoop.

Yun Yun and the others had all been instructed by him to just follow the process and act.

...

Gu Xun’er had already stood in front of Gu He. Having just entered the Dou Zun level, she didn’t look like Gu He’s opponent, but she still had a Ninth Revolution Dou Zun protecting her in the dark, and she also had many Magic Treasures to save her life, so she didn’t have 100% worry about her safety.

But before taking action, she still crushed the Family’s Jade Slip.

The Gu Clan’s Dou Sheng Expert was on his way.

Gu He was a Dou Sheng Expert and brought Half-Saints with him. Even though Gu Xun’er possessed a special Bloodline and had an Origin Heavenly Flame, she was only a Dou Zun after all. She was not stupid enough to fight four people, so she had to summon her Old Ancestor for help.

Gu Xun’er stared at the black-robed man in his forties who looked only thirty, as if she wanted to carve his face deep into her hatred.

”You are Gu He, right?” Gu Xun’er said coldly.

”Brother Xiao Yan was killed by you.” Gu Xun’er used a declarative sentence and didn’t intend to wait for Gu He’s reply at all.

”Have you ever thought that one day you would pay with blood for your debts?!”