165: Chapter 165: Look for Reasons Within Oneself 165: Chapter 165: Look for Reasons Within Oneself “Naive.”
Gu An shook his head with a sigh.
Only in his childhood had he ever laid a hand on houses.
To the current him, it was of no importance.
Nowadays, most people complained about him, saw him as an enemy.
The higher-ups didn’t wish him well either.
But no one should dare to be so brazen…
yet.
Although he didn’t know how that woman did it, at least that elder would not dare to make a move within three years.
With that, he only needed to be a bit more cautious.
In these three years, he would rapidly improve his cultivation; perhaps after that, the elder would have a change of heart?
As for those who were weaker than him.
That was even better.
He wasn’t worried about these people giving him trouble; he was worried about them being kind to him.
After quickly setting up a simple house, Gu An found some noodles.
The pool had been attacked, too, but the noodles had a high capacity for concealment.
So they remained unaffected.
He let the noodles try some things left by Chu Meng and found that it didn’t resist at all.
This suggested that they were likely not poisoned.
Once the room was sufficiently set up, Gu An began his cultivation.
Everyone now knew he had achieved Golden Core.
If anyone were to make a move, it would likely be those of similar strength.
For safety’s sake, it was best to improve his cultivation first.
Only by advancing to a level beyond others’ expectations could he be truly safer.
As for whether to continue being this knife…
At the very least, he had to ensure that the wielder of the knife didn’t know just how sharp it really was.
And to break free, he still needed to solve the poison in his body.
Taking action wasn’t out of the question; it was just that he must hold his life in his own hands.
The next day.
The beginning of July.
Gu An collected his resources.
Thirty Spirit Stones and a bottle of Elixir Pills.
Only thirty Spirit Stones, which seemed a bit stingy.
But the Elixir Pills were indeed valuable.
Returning home, Gu An decided to start his new post the day after tomorrow.
He was given a deadline of three days to assume his new role.
But just as he had arrived back at his dwelling, he found his newly built wooden house reduced to ruins again.
Looking at the ruins, Gu An sighed and turned to head for the Deacon Hall.
The Deacon Hall managed the ordinary affairs of Qianchen Peak.
Upon Gu An’s arrival, many people glanced over at him.
Gu An didn’t know whom to approach, so he found a man with the highest cultivation among them.
“Senior Brother,” Gu An greeted with a bow.
The man sat at the desk and looked puzzled at Gu An: “What can I do for you?”
Gu An placed a small box on the man’s desk.
“My dwelling has been destroyed.”
“Destroyed?” The man glanced at the box, pushed it back casually, and said, “Just rebuild it.”
“It was destroyed again after I rebuilt it.” Gu An pushed another box towards him.
The man looked at the box and then asked, “Who destroyed it?”
“I don’t know,” Gu An shook his head.
“Then rebuild it and see.
If it gets destroyed again, come find me,” the man said as he pushed the box back.
Seeing the man’s actions, Gu An felt he was not taking the matter seriously, so he took back the box and asked,
“If it is destroyed again, what does Senior Brother plan to do?”
“Of course, we’d need to see what you’ve done recently, otherwise why would they destroy yours and not others?
You would agree there must be a reason for everything, right?” the man said with a smile.
Gu An looked at the person in front of him.
A man with Golden Core Early Stage cultivation, appearing to be in his forties.
Although he looked younger than Gu An, his actual age was hard to tell.
And this man seemed to take pleasure in Gu An’s predicament.
“You don’t need to stare at me like that; we also don’t know who did it.
We have to follow the rules and regulations.
Have another look, and if it’s still ruined, come back tomorrow,” the man said placidly to Gu An.
Gu An nodded.
He then turned and left.
After looking for some time amongst various dwellings, Gu An stood in front of a pretty decent courtyard, focusing his Sea Suppressing Fist, and then threw out a punch.
Boom!
A loud crash echoed as the dwelling opposite was reduced to rubble.
Thus, Gu An turned and left.
The following day.
Gu An continued his way to the Deacon Hall.
He was looking for the same senior brother.
Upon seeing Gu An, anger surged in the eyes of the originally tranquil senior brother.
“Was it you who did this?” His voice was low.
The others also looked his way.
Gu An feigned confusion: “What does senior brother refer to?”
“Was your hand behind the destruction of my residence?” The man asked angrily.
“Senior brother, this is a slander.
Besides, if senior brother’s residence is destroyed, perhaps consider what you’ve done recently.
Why were others’ houses fine, while yours encountered a problem?
You should seek the cause within yourself,” Gu An said.
The man stood stunned, weren’t these the very words he had uttered yesterday?
“You….” The man stayed silent for a moment, then said through clenched teeth:
“Go back and build a new dwelling, or choose a new one.
We will send someone to watch over it, so no one will have the chance to sabotage it again.”
Gu An bowed respectfully: “Thank you, senior brother.”
With that, he handed over two more boxes.
This time the other party did not refuse.
It could be considered a form of compensation.
After coming out, Gu An reflected.
The matter with the residence was settled.
Though bothersome and having wasted some Spirit Stones,
he should be peaceful for some time.
Tomorrow he was to take up his post at the Outer Peak.
Outer Peak was still within the Sect’s range, relatively close to the Outer Sect mountains.
That place was for trading with other Sects.
Mainly trading in spirit wood, in addition to building constructions.
Furthermore, there were logging forests out there.
But what kind of logging forest it was, Gu An did not know.
Anyway, as long as he could perform logging, it was good.
The oppression from Qianchen Peak would make many things inconvenient for him later on.
There might even be secret attempts on his life.
But life goes on.
He could only take it one step at a time, and moreover, it was safer to not advance his cultivation, to keep those people at ease.
An enemy who does not advance is the best kind of enemy.
In the evening.
Yang Qi secretly came to see him.
He said that he had learned from his fellow townsfolk that the peaks would not act openly for the time being.
However, anyone who was close and on good terms with him would definitely be targeted.
It could even lead to danger.
He also said his fellow townsfolk advised him not to get close.
Gu An was quite surprised that this would affect people close to him.
Luckily, he had no such people around him.
Yang Qi was somewhat familiar, but since he had a fellow Law Enforcement Hall townsfolk, he should be fine.
Yu Tu also did not interact with him often.
There shouldn’t be any issues.
Then Yang Qi said he would come to inform him secretly again if there was news, and afterwards he left.
Gu An felt the other party was playing with fire, prone to problems.
However, his own circumstance reminded him of Hua Jiyang.
Initially, Hua Jiyang was somewhat similar to himself, getting close to him only brought trouble.
Let alone helping him.
“I wonder how Hua Jiyang is doing now.”
Gu An could only build his wooden house with reflection.
The large tree was trimmed, becoming a scenic part of the courtyard, and afterwards he quickly erected the house.
Slowly but surely it was progressing.
In the middle of the night, he suddenly heard a ‘wah-lah wah-lah’ sound.
Turning his head, he saw Noodle leading a Paperman over.
“Bringing a Paperman again?”
Noodle was good at bringing things back, Paperman was part of that.
And Paperman almost represented Hua Jiyang.
This made him extremely curious and slightly hopeful.
He was eager to see what Hua Jiyang would send over.
Of course, his Spirit Stones might be at stake.