Chapter 676 - 327: Resolve

Gu Zhengye felt that although his old father was quite aged, his skills were as strong as ever. When he beat his son, he didn’t know the meaning of holding back. That’s right, Gu Zhengye, who was sitting on the Marshal’s seat holding a pension and waiting to die, reminisced about his youth after being severely beaten by his father, Gu Molin! At least take his current age and status into account!

After venting, Gu Molin still felt unsatisfied and angrily stomped the ground with his cane, expressing his anger.

With a face covered in bruises, Gu Zhengye could only choose to remain silent, obediently listening to his father’s decree. After a long while, Gu Molin said, "The two children from Lao San’s family, let them follow me in the future. The old man has retired for many years now and can’t go to the battlefield to clash with those strange things like you do, but taking care of two kids in the rear is still no problem."

"Dad..." Gu Zhengye didn’t expect his own father to say such a thing, personally taking care of these two children? Was it out of guilt towards Gu Ningxuan, or was there another reason? Gu Zhengye’s mind was straightforward, whereas Gu Molin was a man of many thoughts and schemes, so naturally, he couldn’t understand.

"Don’t overthink it. I just feel that the old man really is getting old, and while there are still some years left to live, I can take care of the kids."

Gu Molin glared at Gu Zhengye with displeasure, his heart again filled with anger. "Lao San was someone I favored from the start. You intended to temper him by letting him fend for himself, and I can understand that... but you botched it! You and Qidong are both strong in body but simple-minded and inflexible... was it that hard to extract a person during that incident back then?"

Gu Zhengye retorted, "If Father were in my position at that time, what would you have chosen?"

Gu Molin was at a loss for words and did not answer. Gu Molin had already retired and held no official position in the Alliance, so he stood more from a grandfather’s perspective, favoring his great-grandson Gu Ningxuan, while Gu Zhengye and Gu Qidong considered more about "fairness" rather than "personal feelings." If he were still in office, perhaps the choice would not be much different...

"Forget it... after all, that child is pitiful... but at least he left behind two bloodlines..." Gu Molin heavily raised his cane and slammed it to the ground, gritting his teeth as he said, "Yet the most hateful are those bastards of the Jialanluo Clan who directly caused Lao San’s death. This account, no matter what, must be settled clearly! Unfortunately... now with those monsters watching like tigers, we are powerless..."

The Gu family always considers the Alliance first, and only then their family. Knowing Gu Ningxuan died at the hands of the Jialanluo Clan, they can’t afford to make rash moves on the Jialanluo Clan, especially in these turbulent times.

"Leave the two children to the old man, I definitely won’t let them suffer any grievances." Gu Molin thought of Huaixi’s previous words and added, "Those two boys truly are Lao San’s sons, with their own ideas. From the meaning of previous conversations, they also don’t want to stay with the Gu family for long. But after all, they are children, they can’t wander outside at such a young age, if I take care of them, everyone can rest assured."

The two of them discussed matters of the Insect Race, and of course, inevitably mentioned Su Jiameng and her novel, which was considered prophetic.

Gu Molin, being knowledgeable and not stubbornly conservative, even boldly speculated that Su Jiameng might be a warrior from the future; otherwise, how could she know so many secrets that no one else knew? Also, the timing of her disappearance was too coincidental...

Exactly two or three months before Qiming Star was overrun by the Adhesive Devouring Worm... Regardless of the conclusion, the person is already gone, and she left behind two children for Gu Ningxuan. Anyone can question and suspect her, but the members of the Gu family cannot.

"Think of a way to erase all suspicious traces of her from the virtual network. With the appearance of the Insect Race, many people must have started to suspect her." Although Gu Molin said this, he believed his son wasn’t foolish and had probably already done so.

And it was indeed as Gu Molin suspected, Gu Zhengye chose to protect Su Jiameng, and her previous identity had long been completely erased.

"Dad, do you think... the "Telekinesis" in the novel is actually the real-world Simoles Deficiency Syndrome... can it really deal with the Insect Race?" A flicker of struggle flashed in Gu Zhengye’s eyes as the devastation of Qiming Star and Augustus Capital Star replayed in his mind, "If this truly is a way out, I think... we might need to make a definite decision now... the sooner the better!"