Chapter 3097 — Where the Hell Is Chu Ma?

"Mm..." Gu Mengyao nodded. "It's just that I can't agree too readily. Otherwise, once I go to the Night Palace, I'll lose my freedom just like Xiaoxiao did. I need to be able to come back and see all of you often!"

"Heh, of course you'll have to make that clear to them." Wei Zhao nodded. Gu Mengyao was going to the Night Palace for an entirely different reason than Feng Xiaoxiao. She was not going there with any ulterior purpose, nor was she being driven there merely to save her life. Her freedom should therefore be considerably greater than Feng Xiaoxiao's.

Although Gu Mengyao had made up her mind to leave, the atmosphere in the villa did not improve much. Everyone remained sunk in melancholy. At dinner, Gu Mengyao had little appetite; after taking only a couple of bites, she set down her bowl.

"Don't be sad, Sister Yaoyao. It's all right. Maybe one day I'll become a Successor too, and then I'll go keep you company! By then, we'll all be Archer Brother's Archer Girls. Together with Xiaoxiao, we'll make up a trio of Heaven-Rank enforcers. Waka waka! Let's see who'll dare provoke us then! We'll sweep across the entire cultivation world!" Shen Yushu declared.

"You'll become a Successor too?" Gu Mengyao naturally did not believe her. "That requires a special constitution and a chance encounter. You don't have a Dark Phoenix bloodline or anything like that, so how could you become one?"

"I could join another sect. I could ask Huoshaoyun whether they need a Successor. I'm fire-aspected, after all. Maybe they'd be willing to take me in!" Shen Yushu said.

"All right, Xiaoshu. I know you're trying to comfort me. It's really nothing. Once I've thought it through, I'll be fine." Gu Mengyao smiled. "What is meant to come cannot be avoided, no matter how much you try to hide from it. I'll be all right."

"Mm, that's good." Shen Yushu nodded.

"By the way, Yaoyao, shouldn't you tell Uncle Chu?" Wei Zhao suddenly thought of Gu Pengzhan. Now that Gu Mengyao was going to the Night Palace, shouldn't she notify her father?

"Of course I should. I'll call Daddy right now!" Since Gu Mengyao had decided to follow the Supreme Elder to the Night Palace and become a Successor, she naturally had to call Gu Pengzhan and tell him.

"Mm..." Wei Zhao had little appetite that evening either. He looked at the people around him, watching them depart one by one, and felt a pang of sorrow. First Xiaoxiao, and now Yaoyao. Then there were Xiaoshu and Xiaojiu, all of them Successors, and one more... perhaps Guan Xin!

Yet Wei Zhao truly could not stop any of this. Even if he now possessed enough power to flatten an Ancient Sect and slay Ancestor Xuanchen, he still could not prevent it, because this was Bai Leader's dream!

Restoring the Five Luminaries Sect to the level it had occupied in the Primordial Era had always been Bai Leader's pursuit. Wei Zhao was now a direct disciple of the Five Luminaries Sect, which meant he too had to fight for the sect's cause. The only thing he could do was raise his strength as quickly as possible, so that when the grand plan arrived, he would possess overwhelming power enough to protect Xiaoxiao and the others. That was what Wei Zhao ought to do.

That was also why Wei Zhao had not strongly opposed Gu Mengyao's decision to go to the Night Palace.

By then, Gu Mengyao had already gotten through to Gu Pengzhan. He was having dinner with a business partner, and clearly seemed surprised to receive a call from Gu Mengyao so late at night. "Yaoyao, is something wrong?"

"Daddy, are you busy? Could you... come to the villa for a little while?" Gu Mengyao hesitated, then spoke with resolve.

"Right now? Yaoyao, I'm having dinner with a client. Is this something urgent? Could I come tomorrow instead?" Gu Pengzhan asked, taken slightly aback.

"It's very important. Could you make an excuse and leave?" Gu Mengyao did not know whether the Supreme Elder of the Night Palace would come knocking again the next day. Perhaps tonight would be her last night at the villa.

"All right, then. I'll come over right away!" Gu Pengzhan could hear that something was wrong in her voice, so he agreed without hesitation.

After hanging up, Gu Pengzhan apologized to his client. The client, however, was not displeased; he hardly dared be. Gu Pengzhan was now the chairman of Donghai City's Chamber of Commerce, and with the Hidden Zhao Family already destroyed, the Hidden Han Family stood supreme in Donghai City. Backed by the Hidden Han Family, Gu Pengzhan's business was thriving. Had he not handed so much money over to Wei Zhao, his business would undoubtedly have been far larger than it was now.

Of course, Gu Pengzhan had never regretted giving Wei Zhao that money. In his eyes, Wei Zhao was the great benefactor of their entire family. Without Wei Zhao, not only would the company have long since been swallowed up by those people from the Jin Gu Gang, but Yaoyao might well have lost her life too.

Once the dinner was over, Gu Pengzhan climbed into Uncle Qing's car and hurried toward Wei Zhao's villa. Gu Mengyao's mood had seemed rather strange earlier, however, so while on the road, Gu Pengzhan called Wei Zhao first, intending to ask what trouble had befallen Gu Mengyao at the villa.

"Uncle Chu?" Wei Zhao was somewhat surprised to receive Gu Pengzhan's call. He had not expected Gu Pengzhan to call so soon after Gu Mengyao had spoken with him.

"Xiaoyi, it's me. I wanted to ask whether Yaoyao has run into some kind of trouble. She just said on the phone that I should come over immediately." Gu Pengzhan let out a sigh of relief when Wei Zhao answered. If Wei Zhao had not picked up, that would have meant something was seriously wrong. Since Wei Zhao was right beside Gu Mengyao, the matter should not be too grave.

"Uncle Chu, it's a little complicated. It would be better to wait until you arrive before we talk about it." Even over the phone, Wei Zhao could not explain the situation clearly.

"Oh?" Gu Pengzhan was startled. He had not expected Wei Zhao to say that as well, but he did not press the matter. Instead, he immediately said, "All right. I'm on my way now!"

After hanging up, Wei Zhao shrugged at Gu Mengyao. "Yaoyao, Uncle Chu just called. He sounds very worried."

"Yes. Daddy has always worried about me. Now that I'm leaving, I don't know whether he'll be able to accept it." Gu Mengyao sighed, a trace of worry in her voice. "Mom left us when I was little. Now I'm leaving too. I don't know whether Daddy will feel lonely all by himself from now on..."

Wei Zhao had always been curious about where Gu Mengyao's mother had gone. At first, he had assumed she was dead, only to be harshly scolded by the eldest young lady and realize he had misunderstood. Even now, however, Wei Zhao still had no idea where Gu Mengyao's mother truly was.

"By the way, Yaoyao, where did your mother go?" Wei Zhao asked.

"My mother... I honestly don't know either. Daddy has never told me. He only said that Mom went somewhere very far away, and that it would be a long time before she could come back..." Gu Mengyao shook her head, a trace of bewilderment passing through her eyes.

I wrote a little more slowly today. There will be another update later! Calling for October's guaranteed monthly votes! RS