"Dong, dong, dong, dong!"
Gu Fan, who had unknowingly fallen asleep on the field, opened his eyes in the evening. He was jolted awake by the long chime of the bell, and immediately jumped up from the ground in shock.
"The bell's ringing?
The bell's ringing! "
At this moment, Gu Fan was greatly shocked, because the Gu Family's bell was not used to tell the time, but was specially used to gather the people of the Gu Family. Once the bell rang, it meant that something big had happened in the Gu Family, and in Gu Fan's 20 years of life, he had only heard the bell ring twice.
The first time the bell rang was 14 years ago. That year, his father, who had been busy outside for six years, returned home for the first time. He rang the bell of the newly built Gu Family Manor House. At the same time, he told everyone that he would never leave again. He would stay in the Gu Family Manor House for the rest of his life and would not go out anymore. He would use this time to recuperate and take care of his children.
At that time, Gu Fan was still a pitiful child who had never seen his father's face.
The second time the bell rang was three years ago. That year, his grandmother, Wen Meiyun, had passed away, and his father had rung the bell to send Wen Meiyun off. Apart from that, the bell had never been rung again.
I wonder what happened today for the bell to be rung again … Could it be that another one of my family has passed away?
Thinking of this, Gu Fan immediately ran out of the family hall.
When Gu Fan arrived at the hall, all of the members of the family, including his father's 12 Swordmaidens, his 12 mothers, his disciple Lu Xihua, his first mother Liunian Ling, and his four siblings Gu Shuang, Gu Yuan, Gu Feng, and Gu Ping were present.
Even his first mother's son, Fleeting Time, was present … This younger brother, who was a year younger than Gu Fan, had officially become the head of the Fleeting Family. However, Gu Fan was not close to his younger brother. This was because his younger brother had been raised in the Fleeting Family ever since he was born. He would only meet Gu Fan once during the New Year. Their relationship was very distant, and Fleeting Time did not seem to care about his older brother at all when he found out that Gu Fan did not have the Jian Su.
Gu Fan had even heard Fleeting Time say that he wanted to become the strongest in the world, to be able to match his father's strength.
At the same time, he would have to become the family leader of both the Gu family and the Liu Nian family, combining the strength of these two families and becoming a supreme existence like his father.
Without a doubt, Crazy Fleeting Time was as arrogant as his name suggested. Gu Fan did not like his younger brother.
Apart from Fleeting Time, Lu Xihua's younger brother, Lu Yin, was there as well. Lu Yin was Lu Xihua's younger brother in name, but he was actually ten years younger than Lu Yin. He looked like his father, and even an idiot would know that Lu Yin was his father's son. His father had never denied it, but Lu Xihua refused to admit it. She insisted that Lu Yin was her biological brother … Please, Lu Xihua's parents had passed away for almost 50 years. How could she possibly have a brother who was only ten years old?
Gu Fan felt that the Gu family was in a mess, but it was strangely harmonious. Nothing bad had ever happened in the Gu family, and the siblings were very kind to each other … Even Fleeting Time treated his siblings extremely well, to the point that it was annoying.
"What's going on today?
Father, are we going to gather everyone together?
There aren't this many people even during the New Year! "
Gu Fan thought curiously. Although Lu Yin would usually appear at home, when it was New Year or when the family was reunited, Lu Yin and Lu Xihua would not appear at the Gu Family. Instead, they would stay at the Lu Family's house and live alone … Gu Fan did not know the reason behind this, but the mothers did not express any doubts about this matter. Clearly, everyone knew the reason behind this.
And at that moment, all the members of the Gu family were gathered here!
This meant that something big was about to happen.
But why was his father, Guhan, not here at such a crucial time? No one knew where he was.
"Yo!
You're all here! "
Suddenly, a frivolous and playful voice sounded in the auditorium. Then, a handsome man with a lazy aura walked into the auditorium.
"Who are you?
Why are you here? "
Seeing this man, Gu Fan immediately jumped out and asked … He was the eldest brother of the second generation of the Gu family, and he knew everything about the Gu family. He knew all the friends of the Gu family like the back of his hand, and he had even met all the influential people in Hua Xia City a few times … But Gu Fan could guarantee that this man who had suddenly jumped out of nowhere …
"You must be Gu Fan!
Very good! "
The man's gaze paused on Gu Fan for a while, and he nodded in satisfaction … This action caused Gu Fan to feel a chill run down his spine, as if something was staring at his back.
"Who are you?
If you don't tell me the truth, don't blame me for taking action! "
Gu Fan immediately unsheathed his longsword … Even though Gu Fan was only holding an ordinary sword, even though Gu Fan did not have any sword essence in his body, even though Gu Fan's true strength might not even be able to defeat a treasured sword wielder, Gu Fan still jumped out without hesitation.
"Who are you?
Tell me now, or I won't forgive you! "
Gu Yuan immediately unsheathed her sword when she saw her brother making a move, and the rest of her siblings quickly followed suit. Even Fleeting Time and Lu Yin were no exception. This made Gu Fan feel slightly more at ease … Even if he could not defeat this intruder, his siblings would definitely be able to teach him a lesson.
"Don't!
Everyone was a family. Why did they have to pull out their swords?!
Look, is any of your mothers willing to fight? "
Gu Fan noticed that the mothers were unusually calm after hearing the man's words. Despite the complicated look in their eyes, none of them seemed to have any intention of fighting, and allowed the man to stand on the stage.
This made Gu Fan feel that something was amiss.
"Alright, we're not enemies, we're relatives … Let me introduce myself. I'm Fleeting Maple, and I'm an old friend of your father's. I'm here to save my parents!" The man smiled.
"Fleeting Maple!
You're a member of the Fleeting Family? "
It was Fleeting Time's turn to be stunned when he heard the man's self-introduction. He stared at the man who called himself Fleeting Maple, and tried to recall the genealogy of the Fleeting Family. He was certain that there was no such thing as Fleeting Maple in his family's genealogy!
"Where did you come from? How dare you pretend to be a member of the Fleeting Family? You'd better tell me the truth, or don't blame me for being rude!
The dignity of the Fleeting Family will not be sullied! "Fleeting Time said angrily.
"That's enough. Does anyone with the surname Fleeting have to be a member of the Fleeting Family?
If my surname is Gu, does that mean I'm a member of the Gu Family? "
Fleeting Maple rolled his eyes at Fleeting Time, then turned his attention back to Gu Fan, "Actually, I didn't want to come here, but I have a favor to ask of you. I wonder if you're willing to help me?"
"What is it?" Gu Fan asked warily. "It's not a big deal.
"It's not a big deal. It's just a world that's in chaos, and we need someone to calm it down. However, that world doesn't have the bloodline of our Fleeting Time Family. As the saying goes, we should keep the goodies within the family, and the Fleeting Time Family and Gu Han are on the same side. It just so happens that you have some talent, so I hope that I can send you to that world. Don't worry, you can come back as soon as you've stabilized that world. It's very convenient!"
"Calm the world?
Are you talking about those Two Dimensional Worlds?
Didn't Father give a strict order that no human was allowed to enter the Dimensional Space, let alone enter other Dimensional Worlds?
I can't go against father's orders! "Gu Fan shook his head firmly.
"Your father's orders are only for normal humans. It has no effect on his son. Right, take a look at this. This is a keepsake that your father gave me!"
Fleeting Maple suddenly passed a ring to Gu Fan, causing him to jump in fright. This ring was none other than the Jasper Ring that his father wore on his finger every day. Gu Fan didn't know when this ring had fallen into Fleeting Maple's hands.
"When did you snatch this from Father's hands?
Did you hurt Father?! "Gu Fan immediately said vigilantly.
"Forget it. No one in this world can hurt your father. Your father gave this to me personally, and asked me to pass it to you!"
Fleeting Maple suddenly pulled Gu Fan's hand and placed the Jasper Ring on Gu Fan's finger. Gu Fan felt his head spin, and a Dimensional Gate opened up in front of him. Through the Dimensional Gate, Gu Fan could see a whole new world on the other side!
He could vaguely see that it was a huge and lively world filled with people.
"I …" Gu Fan suddenly felt a strong urge in his heart when he saw the world on the other side of the Dimensional Gate. This urge seemed to be urging Gu Fan to step through the Dimensional Gate and enter that world.
As long as he entered that world, all of Gu Fan's worries and all of the tragedies caused by not having the sword element would be reversed in that world, just like his father.
Subconsciously, Gu Fan took a step forward and prepared to enter that world.
"Child, don't!
Don't! "
Long Xiao Ya, Gu Fan's mother, suddenly jumped up from her seat and looked at her son with a face full of tears. "Don't go … Don't go …"
"Little Xiao Ya, my husband has already said that this is Fan 'er's destiny. Do you want Fan' er to be troubled for the rest of his life?
Do you want to live a mediocre life?
Do you want to let down Fan 'er's natural pure-blooded human bloodline?
Do you really think this is good for Fan 'er? "
Qidian, who was sitting next to Long Xiao Ya, suddenly berated her. At this moment, Gu Fan finally understood that this was really his father's will. His father was the one who agreed to let him go to the other world, but he was kept in the dark.
"So father doesn't want to see me!
He doesn't even want me to exist in this world! "
Gu Fan suddenly felt a great sorrow in his heart. He turned around and knelt down in front of Long Xiao Ya. He deeply kowtowed and said, "Mother, please don't worry. Your son will definitely be like father and have great power. I will pacify that world, and I will return to accompany mother as soon as possible. I will never leave again!"
After Gu Fan kowtowed three times, he jumped into the Dimensional Gate without any hesitation. The Dimensional Gate then closed.
At the same time, Fleeting Maple also disappeared.
"Silly child … Mother is already 56 years old … How many more years does mother have to wait for you!" Long Xiao Ya cried until her entire body was covered in tears, and she weakly collapsed on the chair.
"Don't worry!
He will come back, but when that time comes, our child will be the hero in his own heart. He will become the hero in the hearts of 1.4 billion people! "
Unknowingly, Gu Han had already appeared in the auditorium. He gently patted Long Xiaoya's shoulder and said. Long Xiaoya threw her head into Gu Han's arms and began to cry unbridledly.
"Father!
Did you gather all of us here just to send Brother Gu Fan off? "Fleeting Time bowed respectfully to Guhan, and asked in a sonorous voice.
"That's not it!"
Guhan shook his head, and looked into the distance, "I just want to tell you that I've made the final preparations. It's time for me to meet the mysterious Dao!"
"…" Liunian Ling and Lu Xihua's bodies trembled when they heard this. They stared at Guhan in disbelief, "What!
Have you found a way to meet the Dao? "
"Yes!"
Guhan nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the 12 Sword Ladies transformed into swords and flew into Guhan's scabbard, leaving only Lu Xihua and Liunian Ling in the hall. "I'll leave the humans to the two of you. When Yi Fei returns, the three of you will work together to protect the humans."
"What about you?" Liunian Ling grabbed Guhan's hand.
"As long as the two of you are alive, I will be alive!"
Guhan held Liunian Ling and Lu Xihua's hands tightly, "If I die one day, don't worry, the two of you will be with me very soon. Just wait for me here!"
… …