Chapter 3 Born to be a family man
"From now on, I will never play PUBG again!"

"From now on, I will never play PUBG again!"

After Gu Mingchuan finished saying this, the sound kept echoing in his mind, becoming louder and louder, like a devil's sound penetrating his brain, shaking his soul.

Finally, he was knocked unconscious.

……

I do not know how long it has been.

Gu Mingchuan woke up and when he opened his eyes, he saw a virtual panel.

【Name: Gu Mingchuan】

[Level: Level 1]

[Rules: 2. Do not play the chicken game, difficulty level .]

[Discipline Points: 1062 (Note: For every day of observing the precepts, you will gain one discipline point*difficulty coefficient)]

[Kung Fu: "Red Dust Crossing Method" first level (0/100), Hunyuan Gong third level (433/500+)]

[Martial Arts: Five Elements Boxing (Proficiency 113/200+), Liaoyun Sword Skills (Proficiency 51/200+)]

what is this?
Gu Mingchuan was stunned, somewhat unable to believe it.

I rubbed my eyes and looked again, and it really was a panel.

More than a year!
Has my gold finger finally arrived?
His eyes were wet.

……

Wait a minute!

Suddenly, Gu Mingchuan realized that this panel appeared after he became an ascetic monk. Could it be that it was something that the ascetic monk had built in?

When he thought of this, he turned around and found himself lying on the ground. The initiation had ended.

The temple guard was still sitting there motionless, covered in dust, like a statue.

At this time, Gu Mingyan, who was lying next to him, also woke up, sat up, and sat there in a daze without saying a word.

Gu Mingchuan asked tentatively, "How do you feel?"

"Brother Yan, I...I seem to have made a breakthrough."

Gu Mingyan murmured, his expression as if he was dreaming.

"Then did you see anything strange, like text or something like that?"

"What text?"

"It's just a box with a lot of words in it..."

"No."

Gu Mingchuan was relieved when he heard this. This brother was an honest man and was not good at lying.

In other words, this panel is unique to him.

At this time, the deep voice of the palace guard sounded again, "Boy, you are very intelligent. You can break through the realm the first time you observe the precepts. This shows how sincere you are!"

Gu Mingyan suddenly burst into tears, fell to his knees on the ground, and sobbed, "Thank you... Senior..."

Gu Mingchuan was speechless. Isn't it just a breakthrough to the fourth level of true Qi? Is it that serious?

Actually, it’s true.

Those who were selected to join Qianlong Hall had the cultivation level of the fourth level of true Qi.

The fourth and third levels of true Qi are a threshold. Whether you can cross that threshold represents your aptitude and opportunity.

The two of them were stopped at this threshold and had no chance to enter Qianlong Hall.

Now that he had crossed that hurdle in one go, it was no wonder that Gu Mingyan was so excited.

Gu Mingchuan took a look at the panel. He didn't even need an instruction manual. Just by looking at the "+" sign behind the skills and martial arts, he could guess the function of this golden finger.

Discipline points can be used to improve the level of skills and the proficiency of martial arts.

He resisted the urge to add more.

Don't be in a hurry, wait and see the situation first.

……

Half a month later, the guard saw that Gu Mingchuan had not been able to break through, so he finally said to send him away, "You can leave now."

Gu Mingchuan was shocked and said anxiously, "What did I do wrong? Why are you kicking me out?"

"If you want to become an ascetic, you can't take shortcuts. To gain power, you have to pay a price. Boy, why do you think I am like this now?"

The guard's words were like a blow to the head, causing Gu Mingchuan to lower his head in shame.

"Let's go. When your Red Dust Crossing Method breaks through to the second level, establishes the second commandment, and can break through to the seventh level of true qi, then come back here."

Then, Gu Mingchuan felt an invisible force pushing him out of the hall. He hurriedly asked, "How long will it take to break through the "Red Dust Crossing Method"? " "Several months at the shortest, a year at the longest. For you, two or three years..."

boom!
Gu Mingchuan was pushed out of the door, and the stone door closed by itself, and no more sound came out.

He walked outside dejectedly, looking back every few steps.

As he walked out of the cave, a smile of relief appeared on his face, "Finally I left this damn place!"

After staying here for half a month, he was almost going crazy.

He couldn't leave the hall at all, the food they served was disgusting, there was no entertainment, and all he had to do every day was practice martial arts facing a mummy-like creature.

It's worse than jail.

Anyway, he couldn't stay there for another day.

Gu Mingchuan was very glad that he had enough patience and didn't add any more. Otherwise, he would have ended up like that fool. He didn't know when he could leave this cave.

He mourned for his cousin for two seconds in his heart, then quickly walked down the mountain.

"Thank you both for your hard work."

When he went down the mountain, he also greeted the two guards standing outside the cave.

……

As soon as Gu Mingchuan left the cave, someone reported to his thirteenth great uncle.

After hearing the news, he shook his head and said, "Another opportunist. He actually wanted to use this method to obtain advanced skills. He didn't even think about it. If it is really so easy to learn the unique skills of my Gu family, why is there no one willing to be this hard-working monk?"

Gu Yan said angrily, "Okay, I've always felt that this guy is a smooth talker. He is indeed a person with bad intentions. We must not let him off easily."

"Forget it, this isn't the first time this has happened, don't worry about it."

……

As soon as Gu Mingchuan returned to his residence, he saw a servant sweeping the floor at the door. When he saw him, he shouted, "Madam, the second young master is back."

"Why is she here?"

He had a headache, but he still walked into the house.

In the main hall, there sat a dignified girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a woman's hairstyle. She was very beautiful, but at this moment her pretty face was covered with frost.

Gu Mingchuan stepped forward to greet her, "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"

The girl slammed the table and scolded, "You still have eyes for me, your sister-in-law? You secretly sold the shop and house while I was in the countryside collecting rent. You also asked me to go back to my parents' home... What did I do to deserve this?"

As she spoke, her eyes turned red and tears fell down.

She asked herself whether she had done anything to let the Gu family down, and what her brother-in-law did really made her feel disheartened.

Su Lingshuang also came from a prominent family. She married into the Gu family a year and a half ago. On her wedding day, her husband was stabbed by his enemy, and her parents-in-law both died when they went to chase the villain.

It was a bolt from the blue for her that a happy event turned into a funeral.

However, she never thought of returning to her parents' home. She suppressed her grief and arranged the funeral of her husband and parents-in-law, while also taking care of her brother-in-law who fell ill due to excessive grief.

At the same time, she had to endure the gossips of others, saying that she was a jinx and almost brought bad luck to the whole family as soon as she entered the house...

Even so, she still managed to hold on.

It was not until half a year later that her brother-in-law secretly sold the shop and house in the city while she was in the countryside collecting rent, which really broke her heart.

Gu Mingchuan looked at his sister-in-law who was one year younger than him and shed tears, and remembered that when he first came here, she was the one who took care of him in every possible way.

He hardened his heart and said, "I have already written it very clearly in the letter. You and my brother have not officially married, and you are still a virgin. You don't have to be a widow for him. You are still young, you can find a good family to marry..."

Su Lingshuang's face turned pale, her lips turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice, "Sure enough, you blame me in your heart, blaming me for the death of your parents and elder brother. Well, I will give you my life as compensation--"

After saying that, she pulled out a gleaming white dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it towards his neck with determination.

I am!

Gu Mingchuan stepped forward, snatched the dagger from her hand, and said bluntly, "What are you doing? What does their death have to do with you?"

Su Lingshuang's face turned pale, and her chest rose and fell sharply. "Then why did you chase me away?"

Gu Mingchuan said, "I just don't want you to waste your life here. You and my brother haven't even gotten married yet, so why do you have to help him be a widow? You deserve a better life."

Su Lingshuang stared at him blankly, and said faintly, "Since the day I stepped into the Gu family's gate, I am a member of the Gu family in life and a ghost of the Gu family in death. If you drive me away, I will have no choice but to die..."

"..."

Gu Mingchuan was silent for a long time, then said, "I understand. I will never ask you to leave again."

Su Lingshuang finally burst into laughter, wiped her tears somewhat embarrassedly, and said, "Erlang, you must be hungry, Qingzhu, go and bring me the ginseng soup I made this morning. You must have suffered a lot in Chunhui Hall this year. You have become thinner and darker..."

This speed of face change.

Gu Mingchuan was a little doubtful whether she was acting just now.

However, he still took the bowl of ginseng soup and ate it all, including the soup and the residue.

(End of this chapter)