As he was drinking to his heart's content, a figure appeared before him, causing his expression to change drastically. "How could it be you?"
"Is Young Master Gu surprised?" Lu Fan smiled. "I have no other intentions here, I just want you to come with me!"
"What are you to want me to go with you?" Gu Hai said coldly.
"You talk too much nonsense!"
Lu Fan did not stand on ceremony, turning and stepping towards Gu Hai. There was no hesitation. In Lu Fan's eyes, Gu Hai was nothing, so why would he take him seriously?
"What do you want to do!"
Gu Hai abruptly stood up, about to make a move against Lu Fan, but was suppressed by Lu Fan, unable to resist at all.
Inside the tavern, everyone was astonished. They clearly had not expected anyone to dare to lay hands on the Young Master of the Gu family in the Imperial City. Such an event was extremely rare.
Regardless of anything else, the Young Master of the Gu family was a person of considerable status. Not everyone could be casually touched.
"If you dare to lay hands on me, you'll pay dearly!" Gu Hai threatened coldly.
"If I were afraid, why would I act against you!"
Lu Fan narrowed his eyes. "Don't worry, you won't find it easy to survive once you leave with me this time!"
"What do you mean by that!"
Gu Hai's expression instantly turned grim, especially Lu Fan's words, which made him feel a sense of unease.
From his words, he could not help but infer that Lu Fan intended to kill him. If that were the case, his life would likely be in danger.
After all, with his strength, he was no match for Lu Fan. A slight misstep could lead to disaster.
After taking Gu Hai away, the entire tavern was in an uproar. Everyone was even more astonished, not knowing what had happened and how Lu Fan could be so overbearing.
In an instant, news spread throughout the Imperial City that the Young Master of the Gu family had been taken hostage. This news spread wider and wider, directly reaching the Gu family.
Within the Gu family courtyard, Gu Yuntong was in his room, playing with a young maiden. An old servant rushed in: "Second Master, something terrible has happened! The Young Master has been captured!"
"Don't you see I'm attending to important matters? How can you be so disrespectful?" Gu Yuntong frowned.
The elder leading the servant was also slightly surprised and quickly withdrew from the room, a hint of fear on his face. He had not expected their Second Master to be so impatient the moment he returned.
After tidying himself up, Gu Yuntong walked out of the room. "What exactly is going on? Xiao Hai's strength is so formidable, how could something happen to him?"
"This old servant does not know. Within the Imperial City, someone actually dared to attack the Young Master."
The elder said helplessly, "If Second Master does not step in, this matter will likely be troublesome!"
"It's alright, no one dares to touch a descendant of my Gu family!"
Gu Yuntong waved his hand. "Take a few experts from the mansion and go. No matter how much it costs, redeem Xiao Hai!"
"But they said only you can go!"
The white-haired elder said helplessly, "This matter may not be easy to resolve!"
"Only I can go?"
Gu Yuntong frowned. "How can there be such talk? Could it be that those people are targeting me?"
"This old servant does not know!"
Gu Yuntong shook his head, his gaze becoming heavy. To be specifically asked to go there, this matter was likely quite unusual.
However, as a peak Half-Saint, he was not afraid of others. Within the entire Taiyan Dynasty, no one dared to be presumptuous in front of him.
"Summon the experts of the Gu family and accompany me to investigate!" Gu Yuntong said coldly. "If Xiao Hai suffers even the slightest grievance, I will make them pay the price!"
And at Ten Li Slope, ten miles outside the Imperial City, Bi Qing, Liu Li, and others had been waiting for a long time, with Shen Yehong by their side.
Lu Fan arrived at Ten Li Slope with Gu Hai. Upon seeing Lu Fan's arrival, Liu Li hurried forward. "I didn't expect the operation to be so smooth; you actually captured him!"
"How can anyone I want to capture escape!"
Lu Fan shrugged. "Now, I just need to wait here!"
"What do you people want?"
Gu Hai said coldly, "Let me go quickly, or my Gu family will never let this go."
"If we feared your Gu family, we wouldn't have acted!"
Liu Li said coldly, "You should worry about yourself, you even dared to attack us."
"Since you are a dead man anyway, let me tell you!" Lu Fan sneered. "We are from Tongtian Academy. We have come to the Imperial City this time to kill Gu Yuntong, your second uncle!"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
Gu Hai shook his head. "You want to deal with my second uncle with just yourselves?"
"That's right, we are enough!"
Bi Qing said coldly, "If you don't believe me, just watch!"
Gu Hai shook his head and even sneered. "You are truly confident. Let me tell you the truth! My second uncle is no ordinary person. He is about to enter the Saint realm. With just a few of you, you want to deal with him? I think you are indulging in wishful thinking."
"Don't speak too definitively!" Shen Yehong interjected. "They are all elite disciples of Tongtian Academy, and furthermore, their strength is not insignificant. If the Gu family's Saints do not appear, perhaps no one can suppress them!"
Gu Hai's expression instantly turned grim. He quickly said to Shen Yehong, "Princess, the Gu family is a loyal minister of the court. You must help me and not let them return!"
"I can't do anything about it. After all, I am also a student of Tongtian Academy, and I am part of this mission."
Shen Yehong said with a wry smile, "You can probably only pray for your own good fortune!"
Gu Hai's expression instantly turned grim. If Lu Fan and the others were truly from Tongtian Academy, they must be extraordinarily powerful. If a fight truly broke out, even if his second uncle was fine, he himself would likely be in trouble.
Having grown up in the Imperial City, he had never felt a threat to his life. This time, it arose spontaneously, catching him off guard.
As they were conversing, in the sky not far away, over a dozen figures were already heading towards Ten Li Slope. Besides the Gu family members, there were also many onlookers from the Imperial City. These people, unafraid of trouble, naturally wanted to come and see what was happening.
"They are quite bold, daring to hold the Young Master of the Gu family hostage. I wonder who they are!"
"Being able to hold the Young Master of the Gu family hostage is enough to show that they are not afraid of the Gu family, and likely possess great power!"
"Who says not! But if the Gu family's Second Master makes a move, they'll be in trouble! They'll likely be annihilated!"
Conversations continued, and the crowd discussed animatedly, their eyes filled with excitement. They had not experienced such a major event for a long time.