61 Chapter 61 (1/2)

It wasn't until Gu Heng's attendant went to check on him that the alarm was raised. He was greeted by the sight of his young master still asleep, but the artwork covering Gu Heng's face bespoke of something wrong. The servant immediately tried to rouse him by shaking and calling out for his young master, but only succeeded when he used his soul force to incite a response. Once Gu Heng was awake, he immediately called the guards. He was only a 3 stage Heavenly Star and the sedative capable of knocking out Dao of Dragon experts was still affecting him.

Gu Heng ordered everyone that rushed to his call to see if anything was missing, but after a brief search, the room seemed to be untouched. Gu Heng had used this time to search his body and soul realm for any changes but could find nothing amiss other than the groggy feeling from the tranquilliser.

It wasn't until he checked his interspatial ring that he discovered the target of the intruder. Except for his personal effects and equipment that he was given by the Gu Clan, he had been cleaned out. There was also a pile of high-grade artifacts that he quickly identified as belonging to some of the Elders that supported him.

Gu Heng was a petty tyrant, but he was not stupid. These high-level items could be sold for a fortune to any cultivator, but they would easily be identified and traced back to the seller. The Gu Clan was a massive Sect family and had a lot of influence, the weapons and armour all held the Clan insignia, making them recognisable to anyone with eyes. Since there was no such thing as kind-hearted thieves, the person responsible had filled his ring with everything that they would be unable to use or sell.

Greed quickly flashed through Gu Heng's eyes before logic and reason mercilessly squashed it. There was no way he could keep them, so he had to make it known that he was now in possession of obviously stolen items. Doubly so since he recognised the third Elder's things. Gu Yu was one of his staunchest supporters for becoming the next Patriarch, there was no way that he would be involved in a plot to discredit Gu Heng! Realising that even his supporting Elders had been targeted, he sent his guards to rouse them and meet in Gu Yu's courtyard.

Perhaps this was all part of a plot to frame their opposition? Either way, the servant was very clear on the fact that he could never reveal anything. If it were discovered he had taken part in the operation, he would instantly be silenced before he could spill any information that could betray the young master!

In the hectic time between Gu Heng waking up and running off to Gu Yu's courtyard, no one had told him of the phallus inked onto his face. Whether they had been too afraid to be the first to speak up or sidetracked with searching for anything missing, they had now missed the opportunity as their young master was disappearing from sight in his haste to reach Gu Yu. They suddenly gasped in fear when they realised that telling him before he exposed his shame to the Clan would have carried a far lighter punishment than when he returned humiliated!

Luckily, since Gu Heng was the one to raise the alarm, he was also the first to arrive at Gu Yu's courtyard. Only five minutes had passed after receiving Gu Heng's messenger, and Gu Yu had just sat down to wait for the rest of the Elders to arrive.

His fierce expression was a testament to the fact that he had also been robbed, he was not in the mood for pleasantries, so he just gestured for Gu Heng to take a seat. But even though he was steaming in rage, he was astounded by the vulgar image adorning the future Patriarch's face! It was a full five seconds of gaping incredulously before he could summon his thoughts.

”What the hell is on your face?” Gu Yu manage to utter.

”What do you mean?” Gu Heng replied wiping his face, afraid that in his haste to get here, he had left drool marks or something marring his usual dignified appearance.

”Nevermind, just quickly go wash it off before the others arrive!”

But before Gu Heng could even make it ten steps to the bathroom, the other five Elders started to arrive. With the speed of a Dao of Dragon expert, it did not take long for them to traverse the short distance to the third Elder's courtyard. What greeted them was their candidate for the Patriarch's seat with a huge cock and balls covering his face.