When Liu Feifei heard Gu Shang audacious words she frowned.
The Gu Shang she knew wasn't one to tell lies as far as she can remember, but what he was saying now was too unbelievable.
So she immediately assumed he was lying, he might have changed after seven years, Liu Feifei though to herself.
Liu Tan who had just asked the question was stunned for a minute, and even though he didn't believe him, he did not also ridicule him because since Gu Shang returned his aura seemed unfathomable.
The rest of the Liu family members sneered, serving in the army might have screwed his brain, Gu Shang? Prince of the north?.
They would rather believe in pigs flying than believing in something so ludicrous.
"Father I think Gu Shang should be taught a lesson before he go and blabber this nonsense somewhere or this will spell calamity for our family"
Liu Tang father, Liu Xue reminded his father, his suggestion gained a lot of approvals from the other members.
In two days time, the Prince of the north would be coming to imperial Domain making all the. families restless.
His coming to the capital will bring a shift in power, If we are able to get acquainted with him then our Liu family may not be completely doomed.
But if our son-in-law goes around claiming to be him, we might incurre his wrath.
The old general nodded in understanding before giving Gu Shang a light warning.
Gu Shang couldn't help but smile, though the Liu family didn't like him much, they never treated him wrongly or abused him like the Gu family.
"In the past I was a disgrace to the Liu family name, but I promise you that as long as I live and breath, the Liu family will not suffer any disgrace or injustice.
It's only invertible that you would rise to become a powerful clan"
Gu Shang declared boldly but the Liu family members could not help but roll their eyes at him.
"That's some big words coming from someone coming to leech off on us" Liu Tan said sarcastically but immediately shut up when his father gave him a dangerous look.
Liu Feifei could not take it anymore and dragged Gu Shang out of the hall, taking him directly to their room.
Gu Shang glanced at the room with a feeling of nostalgia whirling around his heart.
"Nothing has changed" he muttered silently. But before he could continue to enjoy his trip down memory lane, he saw the expression of Liu Feifei which was cold and angry at the same time.
"When did you begin to lie and boast so much? in the past you were so humble and down to earth so what has changed in you" she asked looking very disappointed.
"Feifei, when have I ever lied to you" Gu Shang asked softly as his clear eyes stared into Feifei blue eyes causing her to blush, but before she could fire back Gu Shang suddenly said "I missed you"
Before Liu Feifei could begin to process what was going on, Gu Shang hugged her and gently caressed her long silky hair.
Liu Feifei froze in Gu Shang arms since she could hardly remember the last time she hugged someone.
" I know you carry your family burden on your shoulders alone, and it's exhausting fighting alone, but now am here by your side"
Gu Shang whispered in her ears whiles gently tapping her back.
Liu Feifei began to breakdown and cry like baby after hearing that.
At this moment time seemed to have stilled.
Gu Shang was right, As the elderst daughter of the Liu family, she's always carried the responsibility of bringing her family prestige back to the top.
She had trained diligently without resting and had performed her duties as a captain of the Capital guards to perfection. But despite all her hard work she was still suppressed by the Zhang family.
It's been exhausting keeping up the facade of this cold strong unfeeling person, she also wanted to pour her problem on someone else, have someone stand by her when things get hard but alas there was no such person for her to lean on.
She had lost her parents at an early age, and had to take care of her younger brother all on her own, though the Liu family sometimes gave her hand it wasn't all the time.
They were too busy with their own lives to care about her, they had only shown interest in her when they found out she was a cultivation prodigy.
And that was when they began to put the burden of the family success on her.
She slept off in Gu Shang arms after telling him all her grievances whiles asking him why he was not there with her.
Gu Shang felt extremely guilty after hearing all her grievances.
"You don't have to do it alone, now I'm here with you" muttered Gu Shang to the sleeping beauty in his hands before also drifting to sleep.
Liu Feifei woke up a few hours later to see herself in Gu Shang arms on the bed.
She smiles sweetly, the smile lit up the room, but it was a pity that Gu Shang was still asleep.
"You've not changed, you are still the Gu Shang who use to always follow me around and listen to my complaints and tantrums"
She remembered how seven years ago, Gu Shang would always follow her and comfort her no matter what situation she was in, he stood by her.
He didn't listen to the rumors surrounding her, and only followed her around.
He was the only person apart from his brother and grandfather that she truly enjoyed being around.
She got up and left the room silently.
Gu Shang opened his eyes after she left, He got up from the bed and immediately opened a Vortex before entering it and disappearing silently.
He appeared in front of a Manor more larger and grand than the Liu family manor, it looked extravagant and imposing, this manor belonged to the Gu family.
In front of the manor stood six guards clad is silver armor, the guards were all at the Spiritual Master stage which was quite impressive.
The Cultivation in this world were as follows
Elementary Gathering Stage
Body Building Stage
Spiritual Master Stage
Spiritual Expert Stage
Earth Master Stage
Sky Lord Stage
Supreme Sovereign Stage
Immortal King Stage
Void Emperor Stage
With each having 6 stages which were as difficult as the heavens to climb.
Spiritual Masters were at the 3rd tier in ranking, most small town masters are at the Spiritual Master stage, and to have them as mere gate guards showed the status of the Gu Clan.
Gu Shang suddenly rose to the sky and shouted in a booming voice, " Gu Lin get you ass here".
His voice vibrated through the Gu Manor causing some experts of the Gu family to rush out.
But when they came out to see Gu Shang in the air, they held in all their curses they had prepared to say.
"Sk.. Sky Lord!" said one of the Gu family experts shaking. Only at the Sky Lord Stage would one get the ability to fly.
Senior how has our Gu clan offended you?
Said one of the experts clasping their hands towards Gu Shang, they were all at the Spiritual Expert Stage, going against a sky Lord would be suicidal.
Even the strongest expert in the Gu Family Clan was just an Earth Master and he was also in seclusion.
"You don't have the right to speak to me, bring me Your Clan head"
The expert bowed before leaving to get the the Clan leader.
After a few minutes the clan leader appeared along with his son, he looked like an elegant and righteous middle aged man.
"Senior you might be a Sky Lord but don't forget that this is the capital.
You can't act so insolently in a 3rd rank official's hou... Gu Shang? is that you?!"
The Clan leader asked in shock, how was it possible.
Gu Shang was supposed to be dead but here he was appearing before them as a Sky Lord expert.
But he also knew he wasn't seeing things wrongly because after all which father won't recognize his son.
Gu Shang silver hair also gave away his identity because having silver was very rear.
"What do you think you are doing?" Gu Lin asked coldly.
He was quite handsome himself and was covered in luxurious robes.
He was always calm and calculating but whenever he sees Gu Shang, he couldn't help but feel threatened.
"Since the Gu Family has already exiled me from the clan, am here today to take my mother and I don't mind fighting my way to get to her but take note it would be at the expense of your grand manor"
Gu Shang uttered coldly. The clan leader remained silent because whenever he faced this his bastard son, he just didn't know how to feel about him.
"Are you threatening the Gu Clan?" Gu Lin furiously shouted at Gu Shang in the sky.
"Since that's what you want..." Gu Lin said before nodding at one of his guards to go and bring Gu Shang's mother.
After a few minutes, a woman with silver hair was brought before Gu Shang.
She looked to be in her sixty's though she was just in her fourty's and had her silver hair disheveld, she looked miserable.
When the clan leader saw her, he suddenly felt a little guilty.
Gu Shang flew to the ground and knelt before the woman crying.
"Mom am so.. ." before he could get closer to her, the woman stepped back and started muttering gibberish.
Gu Shang froze as he saw this, he tried to hold her hands but she moved away from him and hid behind the guards in fear.
Gu Shang gritted his teeth but still held in his anger because he didn't want to scare her.
"In three days time, I'll be coming for my mother, when I return she better be healed and be looking as young as I remembered or the Gu clan will no longer need to exist in Imperial Domain"