Is this about starting anew?
"I was wondering, I was curious, there aren't many people in this world who could take this cold jade right under your nose. Besides me, I couldn't think of anyone else. But if it's an inside job, then it makes sense," Lin Xiao shrugged. It was true, it's harder to guard against enemies within than from without.
Since Gu Qingfeng took it, what was he doing with the cold jade here?
"If I recall correctly, unless it's for cultivation-related techniques, the cold jade cannot be approached. And the techniques on it were already compiled into secret manuals by you, weren't they?" Lin Xiao asked with some curiosity. "Or is Gu Qingfeng planning to seize power?"
"We don't know yet."
Gu Nianci had a worried look on her face. "Qingfeng is someone I raised from a young age. Ever since the position of family head fell to Qingyun instead of him last time, I haven't seen him for over a year."
"He returned a few days ago, and I thought he had finally come to his senses. Who knew... he would do something like this."
Gu Nianci put away the photo. "Qingyun and Yunyun can't know about this yet."
"Understood. You want my help to retrieve it before Gu Qingyun finds out," Lin Xiao said immediately. "Gu Qingfeng's strength... is he also a Grandmaster?"
"He's a Grandmaster on the Earth Ranking."
Gu Nianci stated, "Among his generation, he is the strongest."
"Then why was Gu Qingyun made the family head, and not him?" Lin Xiao couldn't help but ask. "Gu Qingyun has no cultivation."
Gu Nianci smiled bitterly. "Mr. Lin, have you forgotten? I once told you that Gu Qingfeng is a martial arts fanatic. Besides practicing martial arts, he knows nothing else. All he knows is fists... If our Gu family were a small one, it wouldn't matter. Might makes right. But we are the Gu family. We need not only strength but also intellect."
"Even if Gu Qingyun were to become the family head, all matters of the family would inevitably fall upon Qingyun. It's better to let Qingyun be the family head from the start."
Lin Xiao was noncommittal. "That makes sense... But it seems Gu Qingfeng is more than just a martial arts fanatic. He is very hurt by his lack of belonging to the family, otherwise, he wouldn't have left home last year."
He pondered for a moment and asked, "So, do you know why he ran to this place?"
"For now... I don't know."
Gu Nianci shook her head. "After entering Shashi, I still haven't found him."
"You want me to help?"
"Yes. Only you, Mr. Lin, can help me."
Gu Nianci's current demeanor felt foreign to Lin Xiao.
"What's the use of the cold jade?"
Lin Xiao suddenly looked into Gu Nianci's eyes and asked, "What is he trying to achieve by taking the cold jade? You need to tell me this."
"You want me to help?"
"Yes. Only you, Mr. Lin, can help me."
Gu Nianci's current demeanor felt foreign to Lin Xiao.
"What's the use of the cold jade?"
Lin Xiao suddenly looked into Gu Nianci's eyes and asked, "What is he trying to achieve by taking the cold jade? You need to tell me this."
"What's the use of the cold jade?"
Lin Xiao suddenly looked into Gu Nianci's eyes and asked, "What is he trying to achieve by taking the cold jade? You need to tell me this."