Crossover Anime: Where Did My Male God Go?

Chapter 245 Gong Yuanzheng 32

At this moment, Jin Fu walked in and bowed to everyone.

"Young Master Gong Huanyu's coffin has been opened, and it is empty."

Gong Ziyu moved: "Are you sure?"

Jin Fu ignored him and looked at the elder: "Yes, it's completely empty inside."

Gong Yuanzheng: "Taking the cicada grass will cause him to fall into a three-day state of apparent death. By then, Gong Huanyu will have already been buried. If no one helps him, even if he wakes up, he won't be able to open the coffin lid or crawl out of the pit. He will starve to death."

"Now that the coffin is empty, it's a done deal that Gong Huanyu is cooperating with that nameless person."

The coffin was nailed with iron nails, not to mention that it was buried underground where the air was thin and the space was unrestricted. Even if it broke out of the ground, it would make a huge noise.

Everything was going smoothly during their funeral until now, when their people started digging up the coffin.

Elder Hua waved his hand.

"From this day forward, the palace guards will double their patrols, leaving no corner of the palace gate unchecked. Whether it is Wuming or Gong Huanyu, they are definitely still in a corner of the palace gate."

"Yes!"

Elder Xue looked at Gong Ziyu and said, "Now that things have come to this, the Gong family must unite to fight against external enemies and must not allow the ugly spectacle of infighting among family members to occur again."

Gong Ziyu's lips moved, knowing that Ming had pointed it out to him.

"Yes!"

Gong Shangjiao: "The situation is settled, but there is one more thing."

"Hmm?" The three elders asked in surprise, "Is there anything else? Shangjiao, you can speak now."

Gong Shangjiao: "Although the fact that Gong Ziyu has become the Blade Master has been announced to the world, allowing a spoiled and incompetent person to sit in the position of Blade Master will only make the Gong family a laughing stock in the martial arts world."

Gong Ziyu was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, she became even more agitated.

"Who are you calling a laughing stock!"

Gong Shangjiao gave him a sarcastic look and laughed.

The three elders also thought of Song Yueqing's words and attitude towards Gong Ziyu yesterday; their words and actions conveyed the same meaning.

To put it bluntly, she looked down on Gong Ziyu, the Blade Master, and even addressed him as "Young Master Yu."

"The Blade Masters of each generation are selected from the most outstanding successors of the Palace. Even the former Young Master Gong Huanyu and I both successfully passed the Three Domains Trial in the back mountain before we qualified as candidates for Young Master."

Gong Shangjiao then spoke up again.

"In terms of martial arts skills and intelligence, and in terms of prestige in the martial arts world, Gong Ziyu is unworthy of his position. He has only reached his current position by following ancestral precepts and family rules, taking advantage of unexpected changes, and exploiting loopholes."

Gong Ziyu listened without saying a word. He knew that what Gong Shangjiao said was true, but his words were so harsh.

Gong Shangjiao: "Elders, if we are to talk about rules, shouldn't we also mention the rule that the successor must pass the trials of the three regions of the back mountain?"

Gong Yuanzheng puffed out his cheeks at Gong Ziyu and said, "Hmph, my brother is now in the palace. Do you think you can bully me?"

He is clearly unworthy of his position, but Elder Yue wouldn't let him say it. Now he's still being questioned, all because he's incompetent.

Upon hearing this, the three elders exchanged a glance.

Elder Xue said helplessly, "At that time, we had no choice but to act expediently due to the urgency of the situation."

If it weren't for the secret of Boundless Flowing Fire, and if Gong Shangjiao hadn't received orders to leave the palace that night, the person they wanted to choose would never have been Gong Ziyu.

In addition, the patterns on her back were already starting to disappear, and Gong Ziyu happened to have taken a bath with the old wielder when she was a child, so she remembered the disappearing parts.

It's feared that this boundless flow of fire can never be complete again, so they are truly helpless!

Gong Shangjiao knew about the Boundless Flowing Fire, but he didn't know the specific details. Only the successive Blade Masters and the old elders had full knowledge of it.

Gong Shangjiao didn't want to listen to their nonsense about rules; what he needed to do now was achieve his goal.

"But now, there is plenty of time. If my younger brother Ziyu can pass the Three Realms Trial within a month, I will acknowledge him as the Blade Master."

Gong Yuanzheng gave Gong Ziyu a disdainful look.

If Gong Ziyu can pass the test within a month, he will recognize him as the Blade Master, just like his brother. If he can't, he should quickly step down and give way to a more worthy person!

Upon hearing that it would take a month, Gong Ziyu took a deep breath and glanced at him.

He's really arrogant. He actually thinks highly of him. A month? ???

"If you've only been in this position for a short time, you might as well just remove me from my position as the Blade Master. Why bother with this malicious harassment?"

Gong Shangjiao glanced at him, his expression serious.

"If it doesn't pass, it's illegitimate and lacks legitimacy. Moreover, the martial world is dangerous, and without a strong hand, they are eager to eradicate the palace. How can a weak swordsman protect the bloodline of the palace?"

Gong Yuanzheng crossed his arms: "You say my brother is making things difficult for you? Tell me, which heir, which Blade Master hasn't gone to the Three Realms Trial? Why is it you who's being targeted?"

Gong Ziyu retorted.

"But they don't have a time limit. As long as it passes, it doesn't matter how long it takes. That's different!"

Gong Yuanzheng spoke fiercely.

"None of the previous Blade Masters rose to power like you due to an accident. You are different from them. Don't compare yourself to the previous Blade Masters; you are not worthy!"

Gong Ziyu: “…”

He was indeed elected by accident, but now that he is a Blade Master, there shouldn't be a time limit for him to participate in the trials.

Gong Shangjiao sneered: "It's only right that you pass the Three Realms Trial, how does that become malicious obstruction?"

Elder Yue: "A month is too much to ask of anyone, Shang Jiao. I remember you used the full three months when you participated in the Three Realms Trial."

It's this elder again.

Gong Yuanzheng glanced at Elder Yue with a gloomy expression. It was always him. Whenever someone got along with Gong Ziyu, this old guy would seize the opportunity to lecture them.

Gong Shangjiao: "Although it took me three months to pass, the only way I can be convinced is for the Blade Master to be better than me."

“Then let’s make it three months,” Gong Shangjiao added immediately, “so that Elder Yue won’t think I have malicious intentions.”

Regardless of what Gong Shangjiao thought, Elder Yue had bought himself some time.

"Ziyu?"

Gong Ziyu remained silent for a moment.

"Three months it is."

Elder Xue: "There's never been a precedent for Ren Zhiren participating in the Three Realms Trial. What if something unexpected happens during the process..."

Before he could finish speaking, Miyazaki interrupted him.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a matter of restarting the absentee succession process. The Gong family isn't without people."

Elder Hua and Elder Xue sighed inwardly, knowing that Shang Jiao was angry with them, but there was nothing they could do about it since the matter was indeed too urgent.

Gong Shangjiao cleared the game earlier than Gong Huanyu, and he was also younger than Gong Huanyu, so he should be the rightful successor to the young master.

But the old Blade... sigh, now this unexpected event has occurred again, always just missing out on the Horn Palace, it's inevitable that they feel resentful, which they can understand.

Gong Ziyu knew this was the maximum time limit, and her eyes reddened.

"I will definitely pass the test smoothly."

Gong Shangjiao: "You should say that after you get to the back mountain."