Chapter 445 - Gu Yu

Chapter 445 - Gu Yu

Everyone gradually dispersed and reluctantly returned to their cabins. Rain began pouring down from the sky, and those standing on the deck were soon drenched.

Only Liu Wuxie sat alone in a quiet corner on the warship's deck. His injuries were healed rapidly, and they were no longer severe.

He had long been soaked in the rain, and biting cold had penetrated it. But he couldn't sense the cold because his heart was colder.

He despised a world where the strong preyed on the weak and loathed the hypocritical facades people wore.

Suddenly, an oil-paper umbrella appeared above his head to shield him from the rain.

The youth, a few years younger than Liu Wuxie, had thick eyebrows and large, expressive eyes that gave him a charming appearance. His eyes, the brightest Liu Wuxie had ever seen aside from Song Ling’s, shone with purity as he tilted his head to look at him.

When their gazes met, the youth’s eyes were filled with curiosity, not a hint of fear for Liu Wuxie’s actions that day.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Liu Wuxie asked with a smile; the youth warmed his cold heart.

"Grandfather says you're not a bad person," the youth said, holding the umbrella for Liu Wuxie to shield him from the rain.

"A bad person, a good person—who in this world can truly distinguish between them?" Liu Wuxie responded with a bitter smile. He had heard countless curses directed at him, but this was the first time someone had called him a good person. It was an ironic moment, making him question, even more, whether he was truly good or bad.

"My grandfather's words are always spot on; he's never been wrong," the youth said, his face flushing with admiration. "Many people come to him for fortune-telling, and he can predict everything with amazing accuracy." The deep affection he had for his grandfather was evident.

As his grandfather had raised him, his dependence on him was greater than anyone else's.

"Did your grandfather send you?" Liu Wuxie asked, taking the umbrella from the youth. He would have managed without it, but the rain would have soaked the boy.

"Yes," the youth replied. "He said he made some hot tea for you and wanted me to bring it over." His clear, sincere eyes made it difficult for anyone to refuse him.

"Lead the way!" Liu Wuxie was curious because the boy didn't seem to be lying. This meant his grandfather must be a remarkable person.

After all, the ability to predict wasn't something ordinary people could possess, even if they had learned the art of divination.

The vast world had many wonders, and the True Martial Continent was massive. Thus, it was natural for there to be all sorts of strange people.

The youth walked ahead of Liu Wuxie, and each step he took was well-measured. His perfect consistency surprised Liu Wuxie.

"You can feel free to speak your mind!" Senior Gu gestured for Liu Wuxie to carry on without feeling restrained.

"Gu Yu is a fine piece of unpolished jade. You're not afraid he'll be contaminated after throwing him into the filthy swamp? It will turn an originally fine jade dirty." Liu Wuxie had seen countless people and could tell Gu Yu had little experience with the world and was naive about worldly affairs.

If exposed to the world's darkness now, he might be tainted. This was why Liu Wuxie felt placing such a fine jade in the Blood Sea Abyssal Island was inappropriate.

"If you weren’t only nineteen, I’d think you had lived for thousands of years." Senior Gu looked at Liu Wuxie, scrutinizing this young man. This young man's bone age was nineteen, but his wisdom was comparable to his own.

"Experience often leads to rapid maturity," Liu Wuxie replied with a smile. As an Immortal Emperor who had endured many hardships since birth, it was only natural for him to appear mature.

"I had my concerns about what you said, but after a divination a month ago, I learned that someone who will greatly influence Gu Yu’s life will soon appear. That person will be on Blood Sea Abyssal Island," Senior Gu said, revealing this to Liu Wuxie. The decision to come to the island had been sudden and unplanned.

"Are you referring to me?" Liu Wuxie asked, pointing to himself. He quickly realized that Senior Gu's invitation was not merely a result of his recent actions against sea demons and swordfish.

"I was unsure before, but I am certain now. Gu Yu will not be contaminated as long as he stays with you," Senior Gu nodded. He was unsure before meeting Liu Wuxie, but he was now certain.

"Senior Gu is overestimating me. I couldn't even deal with some sea demons and needed the Dugu Clan's help to survive. How can I deserve such praise from you?" Liu Wuxie smiled bitterly.

"You would have survived even without Dugu Clan’s intervention. A surge of power inside you prevents you from dying easily," Senior Gu said solemnly.

What he said was fitting because Liu Wuxie had a surge of power within an Immortal Emperor's will.

"With senior around, no one in the Blood Sea Abyssal Island will dare to target Gu Yu, not to mention I'm a convicted person, and it's still unknown if I will survive there," Liu Wuxie said honestly. He knew the Jade Blood Yaksha would try to kill him once the ship docked.

"You may not know, but the Blood Sea Abyssal Island is strange. It's impossible for anyone who has reached the Nascent Transformation Realm to enter, and I will leave before the ship docks."

Liu Wuxie had never heard of that before, and it should be likely due to a barrier. There was a possibility the Blood Sea Abyssal Island was once the residence of a powerful individual who set up the barrier, preventing anyone above the Nascent Transformation Realm from entering.

A barrier was a spiritual array set up using the law of heaven and earth.

"Grandfather, are you leaving me?" Gu Yu asked, standing up with a look of distress. His grandfather had raised him, and they had always been together, so the thought of separation filled him with sadness.

"Child, you’ve grown up now," Senior Gu said gently. "It’s time for you to forge your own path, and I have other matters to attend to. I’ll return to see you in three months."

"But I don’t want to be away from you," Gu Yu said, his eyes filling with tears. The idea of being apart from his grandfather was upsetting.

"You’re no longer a child," Senior Gu replied with a touch of sadness in his eyes as he gazed out the window. "The future is yours to embrace. As the sole heir of the Gu Clan, I hope to see it restored to glory in my lifetime. It’s important for you to step out and grow."