allendalepharm Chapter 281 Breaking through the title in 3 years?
Chapter 281 Breaking through the title in 3 years?
Chapter 286 Breaking through the title in three years?
Qian Gu Zhangting turned his head and saw the tall figure at the corner in the distance, and his brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.
It's Huo Yuhao again. Why does this guy always pop up like a ghost whenever I want to talk to Gu Yue a little more?
The icy aura that Gu Yue had when facing Qian Gu Zhang Ting vanished completely the moment she saw Huo Yuhao, like snow melting in the spring breeze.
Her eyes curved into two crescent moons, and the corners of her lips lifted in a bright arc. Her smile was filled with heartfelt joy, a stark contrast to her cold demeanor just moments before.
She didn't look back at Qian Gu Zhang Ting again, and strode straight towards Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao also stepped forward to meet them. A moment later, the two stopped almost simultaneously, standing only inches apart, their pupils clearly reflecting each other's images.
They didn't speak, but looked at the tiny reflection of themselves in each other's eyes, and then smiled in unison.
Huo Yuhao naturally reached out and took Gu Yue's soft, jade-like hand in his.
Her hands were slightly cool, but they quickly warmed up in his palm.
He held her hand naturally, as if he had done this action a thousand times before, and then, holding Gu Yue's hand, he walked slowly towards the Ancient Pavilion.
During this period, Qian Gu Zhangting had made many excuses to get close to Gu Yue. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue both knew exactly what he was up to.
The two walked over hand in hand, neither of them saying anything to show off, but the sight of their intertwined fingers was more powerful than any words.
Qian Gu Zhangting's gaze fell on the two people's clasped hands, and a fierce glint that he could hardly suppress flashed in his eyes.
His gaze cut through their tightly clasped fingers like a knife, but in an instant, he suppressed his anger, his facial muscles twitched twice, and finally settled on a calm expression that showed no flaws.
Huo Yuhao took Gu Yue's hand, a gentle and polite smile on his face, and asked, "Brother Qian Gu, you mentioned earlier that a ferocious beast spirit has recently arrived at the Spirit Pagoda? We're quite interested. Would you like to take us to see it?"
Qian Gu Zhangting's smile froze for a moment, then he raised his hand and slapped his forehead, the movement somewhat deliberate, as if he had suddenly remembered some extremely urgent matter.
"Oh dear, look at my memory."
"I suddenly remembered that there's something important I haven't finished yet. My grandfather personally instructed me to do it, and it can't be delayed."
"I'm afraid I can't go with you today. Maybe next time."
Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly; he had long anticipated this reaction from the other party.
Huo Yuhao, however, remained completely composed, still smiling politely, and continued, "Then Brother Qiangu, please go ahead and get busy. Important matters are at hand, so we won't bother you any longer."
Qian Gu Zhangting forced out a polite smile as his final response, then turned around decisively and strode towards the Soul Guidance Elevator.
The moment he turned around, the handsome smile that had been on his face all the way vanished without a trace, as if ripped off by an invisible hand.
Instead, a face so gloomy it seemed to drip with water appeared, features slightly distorted by suppressed anger, and the jealousy and resentment in his eyes no longer concealed.
He clenched his teeth tightly, his hands hanging at his sides clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, leaving white marks.
He finally understood that his grandfather's plan to "undermine" him was almost impossible to succeed.
Watching Qian Gu Zhangting's figure disappear behind the metal doors of the soul-guided elevator, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue exchanged a glance.
The moment their eyes met, they both read the same meaning in each other's eyes.
The next moment, no one could hold back and burst out laughing at the same time.
The laughter sounded particularly crisp in the quiet corridor, and Gu Yue's displeasure from being bothered by Qian Gu Zhang Ting vanished with that laugh.
After a moment, the laughter subsided. Huo Yuhao turned to look at Gu Yue, his tone filled with serious concern, and asked, "Has he been bothering you a lot lately?"
Gu Yue nodded, her delicate face full of helplessness, her tone revealing unspeakable annoyance: "It's so annoying, I don't know how many times I've told him not to follow me, but he acts like he doesn't hear me."
She frowned slightly as she said this, clearly tormented by Qian Gu Zhangting's shamelessness.
Huo Yuhao looked at her like this, a cold smile appearing on his lips: "If he comes looking for you again, come to me. I want to see just how thick-skinned he can be."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's eyes, as clear as amethyst, instantly curved into two crescent moons, and the corners of her lips slightly turned up, revealing a pair of shallow dimples.
Looking at Huo Yuhao's expression, as if he wanted to stand up for her, she felt a gentle, warm, and tender feeling in her heart, as if something had gently bumped into her.
She didn't say much, just nodded slightly and let out a light "hmm" from her nose.
The two walked slowly side by side down the corridor, their steps slow but their rhythm remarkably synchronized.
The afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, casting golden shadows on the carpet. Their shadows stretched out on the ground, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes overlapping, sometimes separating.
After walking for a while, Gu Yue suddenly spoke up: "By the way, there's something you probably don't know yet."
"One of the four Spirit Transmission Envoys is about to retire, and Qian Gu Zhang Ting has been eyeing that position recently."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with surprise: "Spirit Transmission Envoy? Shouldn't a Spirit Transmission Envoy be at least a Title Douluo level?"
In order to get closer to Gu Yue, Qian Gu Zhang Ting has been showing off his "great achievements" and "bright future" to her quite a bit during this period.
He had mentioned the title of Spirit Transmission Envoy to Gu Yue more than once, as if it were something to brag about, and he couldn't wait for Gu Yue to know that he was about to enter the true upper echelons of the Spirit Transmission Tower.
Gu Yue pursed her lips and explained, "Qian Gu Zhangting's soul power is already at level 88. With his talent and the resources provided by the Qian Gu clan, breaking through to the Title Douluo level within a few years shouldn't be a big problem."
"Once he crosses that threshold, with his grandfather, the tower master, pulling strings behind the scenes, plus the influence of the Ancient Clan within the Spirit Transmission Tower, it's not impossible for them to push him into the position of Spirit Transmission Envoy."
After listening, Huo Yuhao remained silent for a while, quickly sorting out the power structure of the Spirit Pagoda in his mind and considering the possibility of this matter.
After a long pause, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Gu Yue, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips: "Then I shall have to interfere."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yue stopped and turned to look at Huo Yuhao, a hint of confusion in her clear purple eyes.
She tilted her head, clearly not fully understanding the meaning of Huo Yuhao's words.
Interfering out of the way?
Why did you suddenly get involved?
So she asked seriously, "Can you break through to the Title Douluo level within three years?"
Huo Yuhao silently calculated in his mind that the three years Gu Yue mentioned were actually equivalent to six years for him.
Breaking through to the Title Douluo level in six years is actually not that difficult.
However, his plan was not to compete with Qian Gu Zhangting in terms of power after breaking through to the Title Douluo level. The Qian Gu family had been operating in the Spirit Pagoda for generations, and their connections were deeply entrenched. Even with Leng Yaozhu's support, he might not be able to suppress Qian Gu Zhangting in the council vote.
He smiled, then suddenly asked, "What conditions must be met to become a Spirit Messenger?"
After a moment's thought, Gu Yue replied, "The normal procedure requires two conditions to be met."
"First, one's cultivation level must reach the Title Douluo level."
"Second, it requires the approval of more than half of the current Spirit Masters and the vote of more than 80% of the council members."
Huo Yuhao nodded and then asked, "This is under normal circumstances, but don't forget, there's also a special case."
Gu Yue was slightly taken aback, then as if Huo Yuhao's words had awakened something, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she blurted out: "Those who have made great contributions to the Spirit Pagoda can be exempted from the above two requirements."
She had seen this rule in the regulations of the Spirit Pagoda before, but almost no one used it, so she hadn't thought of it at the moment.
After all, the Spirit Pagoda has stood on the continent for so many years, and everyone knows the weight of the words "enormous contribution".
That's not something you can achieve by making one or two contributions; you have to make a contribution that will be recorded in the history of the Spirit Pagoda before you can use this special passage.
Thinking of this, Gu Yue suddenly looked up at Huo Yuhao, her lips slightly parted, uttering only one word: "You—?"
Huo Yuhao didn't explain further, but just smiled mysteriously: "That's right, I'm confident I can meet this condition, but I'll keep the specifics a secret for now."
Gu Yue looked at his confident yet deliberately mysterious expression and couldn't help but mentally scold him.
However, she didn't press the matter, because she knew that Huo Yuhao wasn't the type to speak carelessly.
Although she racked her brains, she couldn't figure out what kind of "huge contribution" would make the Spirit Pagoda make an exception and allow a boy who was not even twenty years old to sit in the position of one of the four Spirit Masters.
But that's not important. What's important is that she believed everything Huo Yuhao said.
Gu Yue didn't ask any more questions, but simply started walking again, gently shaking the hand that was holding Huo Yuhao's.
A smile, brighter than the sunshine outside the window, bloomed on her lips: "Then I'll be waiting!"