Chapter 775 - 371: The Road Ahead (Part 2)

Gu Ningyi slightly furrowed his brow, suppressing a trace of reluctance in his expression, and said, "I’m glad you can still maintain basic rationality. Su Jiameng... indeed something happened to her. You won’t be able to wait for her. A few days before your incident, the Xilena Military Department and Augustus Military Department joined forces to attack the Green Wolf Star Thief Alliance. Due to certain circumstances, she got involved and perished in an explosion..."

Perished... perished in an explosion? What does that mean?

At that moment, Gu Ningxuan felt as if both his comprehension and hearing were overwhelmingly challenged! Unable to understand, unable to hear the outside world. The buzzing sound in his ears grew louder, and the scenery before his eyes turned from bright to dark. That sentence, upon being processed by the brain, exploded like a bomb with immense destructive power, instantly wiping out his ability to think...

Yes... if she hadn’t died, those two children would never return to the Gu Family in this lifetime, let alone give up the surname Su!

Even if the Gu Family is a military aristocracy, it doesn’t have the capital to intimidate her and make her back down! Marriage? That would be an even bigger joke.

Gu Ningxuan was plunged into a self-induced state due to the sudden news; nothing around him could reach the depths of his heart, unable to hear, unable to control his thoughts. Suffering strong mental stimulation, his telekinesis advanced slowly but steadily.

At the same time, his uncontrolled telekinesis turned into a runaway horse, rapidly escalating from slight ripples to a vast and frantic Mind Storm centered on Gu Ningxuan. The vortex-shaped giant, like a beast attempting to devour everything, slowly opened its greedy mouth, and intense mental oppression began to spread rapidly.

"Uncle, knock him out!" Gu Huaixi, who was guarding outside the house, was the first to notice this Mind Storm. When he sensed the force of this telekinesis, his heart involuntarily skipped a beat. If such a scale of Mind Storm takes shape, the affected range would be astonishing!

Gu Ningyi was not a Mind Power User, but with his formidable strength, he could endure some time under the incomplete Mind Storm. Almost the moment Huaixi finished speaking, he flashed behind Gu Ningxuan and delivered a chop!

Suffering a heavy blow to the back of the neck, Gu Ningxuan didn’t even have time to resist; his eyes rolled back, his tall body tilted backward into Gu Ningyi’s arms, and the newly formed Mind Storm extinguished abruptly as if suddenly pinched off.

"What impact will abruptly halting the Mind Storm have on Ningxuan?" Gu Ningyi realized only after taking action, feeling a chill run down his spine, breaking into a cold sweat. "Your father’s face doesn’t look good..."

The intensity of a Mind Storm is closely related to the Mind Level. At Gu Ningxuan’s current level, if the telekinetic outburst succeeded, the disaster would definitely be planetary! However, suddenly ending a Mind Storm bears a certain risk of personal backlash.

Huaixi was pale as well, trembling uncontrollably, feeling like all strength had drained from his body. He forced himself to stay calm and said, "Uncle, please quickly take Father to the nutrition repair pod, as soon as possible!"

Although the process was extremely perilous, the result was relatively favorable, with no disaster occurring.

Due to the timely intervention, even if there is a backlash, it is within the body’s tolerance range. The only concern is that Gu Ningxuan shows no sign of waking up; if it weren’t for his continually healthy physical condition and normal brainwaves, everyone might think he’s mentally dead.

When Gu Ningxuan regained consciousness again, it was already half a month later. During this period, the Gu Family also considered restoring Gu Ningxuan’s name by announcing he was not dead. However, this proposal was vetoed by the shrewd Gu Molin.

"Grandfather, why can’t we restore the reputation of Xiao San?" Upon learning his son was still alive, Gu Qidong was first delighted beyond measure, laughing foolishly for an entire day, then suddenly turned stern and scolded Gu Ningxuan severely, resuming his indifferent attitude.

Although Gu Qidong is somewhat arrogant, he cherishes this lost and found son deep within his bones.

"Why?" When Gu Molin was in contact with Gu Qidong and heard him speak, he didn’t raise an eyebrow, replying steadily, "Have you considered what consequences announcing Xiao San is not dead would bring now? His reputation would truly be ruined."

Gu Ningxuan made mistakes, which wouldn’t simply be erased by "dying" once. The stigma remains. Declaring now that he isn’t dead would make it easy for others to believe he "faked his death" out of fear of the Insect Race, afraid of death, or perhaps hoping to use "fake death" to escape his responsibilities. Do you assume a few years of disappearance will make others forget those past issues?

Gu Qidong was scolded severely by his grandfather and finally asked bitterly, "Then what should we do?"

After careful thought, Gu Molin said, "This matter can’t be rushed, it has to wait until Xiao San wakes up... Sigh, he really has some accomplishment to torment himself like this for a woman! Once he wakes up, let him enter the Military Department anonymously first..."

Upon contemplating this, Gu Qidong found it seems a more prudent approach, and humbly accepted it.

Gu Molin ended the contact, stood up, walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window, and gazed at the distant scenery. Compared to other places filled with sorrow, Ancient Star remained quiet and peaceful as always, making one doubt the existence of the Insect Race.

The beeping notification sounded, Gu Molin knitted his brows for a moment, then connected the video communication, "What’s wrong?"

"Great-grandpa, Young Master Ningxuan has woken up."

Awakened? Gu Molin slightly raised his eyebrows. After being unconscious for half a month and then waking up without any warning... this great-grandson really doesn’t let anyone relax... Sigh, but waking up is still better than lying there asleep all the same.