Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 372 The Storm

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and suppressed his surging emotions. He knew that doubt and distrust were inevitable, and what he needed now was calmness and evidence. He turned his gaze to Elder Zhao, who had been silent all the time. This most respected elder in the family now frowned, his eyes full of worry.

"Elder Zhao," Gao Xingchen said respectfully, "You are a wise man in the family. I wonder what you think of the current situation?"

Elder Zhao spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful: "Xingchen, I believe in your ability, but the family crisis did not form overnight, and it is not easy to solve it. You need to find solid evidence to prove who is behind this, so that you can convince everyone and unite all forces to overcome the difficulties together."

Gao Xingchen nodded to show that he understood. He flipped through the files in his hand, constantly analyzing various possibilities in his mind. Suddenly, a seemingly ordinary letter caught his attention. This letter was written by Mr. Sun to a stranger, and it vaguely mentioned some confidential information of the family and the plan to cooperate with a mysterious organization.

Gao Xingchen was shocked, and a chill ran straight from his feet to his heart. Young Master Sun was a member of the family's side branch. He seemed honest on weekdays, but he was actually harboring evil intentions! He suppressed his anger and continued to read, his face becoming more and more ugly. The mysterious organization mentioned in the letter was the evil force that had been harassing the family recently!

"Damn it!" Gao Xingchen slammed the table and stood up, his eyes burning with anger. He never thought that the crisis within the family was caused by the betrayal of his own people!

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and a family guard ran in in a panic, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Report... Report to the head of the family, something bad has happened! The family business was attacked by a large number of unidentified people, and there were heavy casualties!"

Gao Xingchen's heart suddenly sank. He knew that this was the signal for the evil organization to launch a full-scale attack! He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and quickly issued an order: "Pass the order down, all family members immediately enter combat status and defend the family to the death! In addition, immediately notify Miss Nanli and ask her to come to discuss matters as soon as possible!"

A huge storm is sweeping towards the Gao family...

Gao Xingchen clenched the letter in his hand. This letter was the best evidence. But he knew that it was difficult to convince the people with just one letter, and he could not make the clan leader believe that the young master Sun, whom he had always valued, would do such a treasonous thing. He needed more solid evidence to completely expose the true face of young master Sun.

"Nanli," Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, "We need to get rid of the cancer within the family first."

Nan Li nodded gently, and there was no emotion on her cold face, as if she had already seen through everything.

"I've thought of a way to lure the snake out of its hole and bring Young Master Sun to justice." Gao Xingchen explained his plan. Nan Li listened quietly, occasionally offering some suggestions. The tacit understanding between the two needed no words.

They decided to take advantage of Mr. Sun's eagerness to make a contribution, and deliberately spread the news that the family had discovered clues to an ancient secret place, and sent family members to explore. This news naturally reached Mr. Sun's ears, and he really took the bait and volunteered to lead the team.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li had already laid a trap near the secret realm, waiting for Master Sun to fall into it. However, the development of things was much more complicated than they expected.

After Master Sun entered the secret realm, he remained silent for a long time, as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth. Gao Xingchen felt vaguely uneasy, and he exchanged glances with Nan Li, deciding to enter the secret realm himself to find out what was going on.

In the secret realm, there was a lot of fog and dangers everywhere. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li moved forward cautiously, alert to everything around them. Suddenly, a cold breath came over them, accompanied by a creepy whisper.

"Oh no, there's an ambush!" Gao Xingchen was shocked and grabbed Nan Li and stepped back.

The next moment, several black shadows emerged from the mist and surrounded them. These black shadows were agile and fierce, and they were obviously well-trained killers.

A fierce battle was about to break out. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li stood back to back, cooperated tacitly, and fought a desperate battle with the black shadow. However, the opponent had a large number of people and seemed to know their moves well, and the battle gradually fell into a stalemate.

At this moment, a familiar figure appeared in the shadows, it was Master Sun!

"Young Master Sun, you actually colluded with outsiders and betrayed the family!" Gao Xingchen was furious.

Young Master Sun sneered, his eyes full of resentment: "Gao Xingchen, you took away everything from me, I will never forgive you!"

It turned out that Master Sun had always been jealous of Gao Xingchen, thinking that he had taken away everything that originally belonged to him, including the family's attention and Nanli's favor.

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If you lose, you should bear the consequences!" Gao Xingchen said coldly.

He knew that this battle was inevitable, and only by trying his best could he capture Master Sun and reveal the truth!

Gao Xingchen raised his sword-like eyebrows, and swung the long sword in his hand, releasing a sharp sword energy, forcing Master Sun to retreat several steps. Master Sun dodged in a panic, his eyes full of resentment and unwillingness. He knew that he was doomed to fail today, but he was unwilling to admit defeat!

"Gao Xingchen, do you think you've won? You're too naive!" Young Master Sun yelled hysterically, "I'm telling you, everything you have will soon be taken away. Your family and your lover will all pay the price for your stupidity today!"

"Nonsense!" Gao Xingchen shouted angrily, but he felt a little uneasy. Mr. Sun's tone was too sure, as if he had it all figured out. Could it be that he had some other tricks up his sleeve?

"Hmph, you will soon know whether it is nonsense or not." Young Master Sun sneered, said no more, and allowed Gao Xingchen to capture him.

After returning to the family, under Gao Xingchen's interrogation, Master Sun finally confessed his plan to collude with the evil organization and attempt to subvert the Gao family. It turned out that Master Sun had long been tempted by the evil organization's promise and agreed to help them sneak into the Gao family and steal the family's treasure - the Heart of the Star.

"Heart of the Star?!" Gao Xingchen was shocked. This treasure was related to the safety of the entire Nine Star Realm. Once it fell into the hands of an evil organization, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Why do they want to get the Heart of the Star?" Gao Xingchen asked.

"I don't know either." Young Master Sun shook his head. "They only told me that if I get the Heart of the Star, I can gain supreme power and rule the entire Nine Star Realm."

Gao Xingchen's heart sank. He knew that things were more complicated than he had imagined. The evil organization's target was not only the Gao family, but the entire Nine Star Realm!

"Xingchen, what should we do now?" Nanli walked to Gao Xingchen, with a hint of worry in her cold voice.

"We must act as soon as possible to stop the evil organization's conspiracy." Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with determination, "Pass the order and gather all the elite disciples of the family to prepare for the battle!"

"Yes!"

Gao Xingchen's order quickly spread throughout the family, and all the Gao family members took action. They knew that a big war was about to happen, but no one of them retreated because they all had the belief of protecting the family in their hearts.

Gao Xingchen stood on the high platform, looking at the high-spirited family members below, his heart filled with lofty sentiments and aspirations. He knew that this battle would be extremely difficult, but he was confident that he could lead the family to defeat evil and protect the peace of the Nine Star Realm!

"Gao family members, listen to my orders and follow me into battle!"

War drums beat, shouts of killing shook the sky. Outside the Gao family manor, the shouts of killing were deafening, and the fluctuations of spiritual power surged like waves. Gao Xingchen took the lead, waving the long sword in his hand, creating sword shadows all over the sky, and wherever he passed, the enemies fell to the ground one after another. Nan Li was light and graceful, shuttling across the battlefield like a ghost, and every time he attacked, he took a life.

"Xingchen, the enemy's attack in the western gap is too fierce. Elder Zhao can't hold on any longer!" The head of the Gao family shouted loudly with an anxious look on his face.

Gao Xingchen's eyes fixed, and he said in a deep voice: "Li'er, go support Elder Zhao, and make sure to guard the gap in the west!"

"Leave it to me, rest assured." Nan Li's cold voice sounded, and his figure turned into a stream of light and headed straight to the west.

Gao Xingchen led the elite troops of the Gao family to fight a desperate battle with the enemy. Every time he swung his sword, it contained the powerful power of the stars, as if meteors streaked across the sky, blasting the enemy away.

The battle lasted for a whole day and night. Under the leadership of Gao Xingchen and Nan Li, the Gao family members fought bloody battles and finally repelled the enemy. However, the joy of victory could not cover up the heaviness in their hearts, because they paid a painful price for it.

Looking at the devastated battlefield and the family members lying in a pool of blood, Gao Xingchen was filled with grief. He clenched his fists tightly, with rage burning in his eyes.

"Xingchen, are you okay?" Nan Li returned to Gao Xingchen, with a hint of fatigue on his cold face.

Gao Xingchen shook his head and took a deep breath, suppressing the sadness and anger in his heart. He looked around and frowned slightly: "Strange, why can't I see the leader of the evil organization?"

"You mean the mastermind behind the manipulation of Young Master Sun?" Nan Li instantly understood what he meant.

Gao Xingchen nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, this person's strength is unfathomable, and he is definitely not an ordinary person. I have a bad feeling that today's battle may just be the beginning..."

Nan Li also realized the seriousness of the problem. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I understand what you mean. I will send someone to pay close attention to the surroundings and report to you immediately if there is anything unusual."

"Okay, that's all we can do." Gao Xingchen sighed, feeling uneasy. He knew that a bigger storm was brewing quietly, and they were about to face even more severe challenges...