Above the vast stars, two figures, one cyan and one golden, sat in the void. Between them was a chessboard. The cyan figure held a black piece, gazing at the board with the piece in hand. The black pieces were in a dire situation, seemingly beyond salvation.
The golden figure looked at Gu Changsheng with a smile, a rather smug look on his face. So, the boss wasn't invincible in everything. When it came to chess, he was confident he had a slight edge.
"Boss, it's okay, we have plenty of time. Take your time to consider," the Golden Ancient Emperor said, with a mischievous smile.
Gu Changsheng ignored his words and asked, "Old Huang, how long are you planning to play the mysterious person game with my nephew? These past few years, you've been tormenting him every day. Aren't you tired of it?"
In millions of years, the only ones who could be his friends were the Golden Ancient Emperor and the Sword Emperor Li Beichen. The Sword Emperor Li Beichen lived a solitary life, not to mention children, he didn't even have a single disciple. So, the nephew he was talking about was naturally the son of the Golden Ancient Emperor.
Mentioning the Golden Ancient Emperor's son, the Golden Ancient Emperor's spirits lifted. He chuckled and said, "Boss, you wouldn't believe it, I finally understand why you always liked to fake your death. It turns out the feeling of manipulating things from behind the scenes is so exhilarating. But, if my son isn't stupid, he should have guessed my identity by now, right? But now, I feel like he harbors a deep resentment towards me. He shouldn't!"
"Hehe, your son isn't stupid, but his imagination isn't that rich. Who would have thought their dead father would do something so sneaky? Mysterious person, a twisted sense of humor!"
Gu Changsheng said with a disdainful tone.
"Boss, you're one to talk. Isn't your son unaware that you're still alive?" The Golden Ancient Emperor retorted.
"Tch, how can your son compare to my son? My son is already a Half-Step Immortal Exalted. In a few years, he'll achieve the Immortal Exalted status. As for your son... he can't even beat Gu Tianjun, who's separated from me by who knows how many generations."
Gu Changsheng smiled gleefully. The Golden Ancient Emperor's son wanted to retort, but when he thought of Gu Tianjun's strength, which was several times fiercer than when he was young, he gave up. After all, the reality was right in front of him, his son was just not up to par.
"No, I have to give him some intensive training when I have time," the Golden Ancient Emperor said sternly.
"Alright, you've lost!"
At this moment, Gu Changsheng said something out of the blue.
"What?" The Golden Ancient Emperor was stunned. He then looked at the chessboard. Most of his white pieces had been slaughtered. The Golden Ancient Emperor "whooshed" his head up to look at Gu Changsheng and asked, "Boss, swear to the heavens, did you deliberately bring up my son to distract me and then rig the game?"
The Golden Ancient Emperor could only think of this possibility. No, it wasn't a possibility, it was a certainty. The situation of the black and white pieces wasn't like this just now. His white pieces had the absolute upper hand, but now he had inexplicably lost. Other than the game being changed, he couldn't think of a second possibility.
Gu Changsheng then said with a serious face, "Nonsense, I am the dignified Human Race Saint Emperor, the strongest Great Emperor in history. How could I casually swear to the heavens? Aren't you afraid of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth being scared to death? What are you thinking, actually wanting me to swear to the heavens? Tell me, are you a spy sent by so-and-so? Wanting to use my hand to destroy the world?"
"I'm sorry, Boss, I was wrong. I just had a memory lapse. My fault, please don't say anymore." The Golden Ancient Emperor was afraid that if Gu Changsheng continued, he would commit suicide out of guilt, so he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake. But Boss, you have to find a real person when you make excuses. Who is "so-and-so"?
"Hmm, to acknowledge one's mistakes is the greatest virtue. But you're almost an immortal, and you're still experiencing memory lapses, a symptom of senile dementia. We must be careful," Gu Changsheng said with a concerned tone, but his hands didn't stop. He casually removed the chessboard, somewhat like destroying evidence.
"Yes, yes, yes, Boss is right. I'll pay attention," the Golden Ancient Emperor nodded and bowed, without any of the dignity of an Ancient Emperor.
"Very good!" Gu Changsheng was very satisfied with his attitude. If my rebellious disciple had this attitude, I wouldn't have to work so hard and use my fists.
"But Boss, to be honest, your rebellious disciple has a good affinity with women, unlike you, who has been for fifty... um... um..."
Before the Golden Ancient Emperor could finish speaking, his mouth seemed to be sealed, only able to make "woo woo" sounds.
Gu Changsheng took out his pot of wine, leisurely took a sip, and then said, "I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words."
"Um um..." The Golden Ancient Emperor nodded desperately.
Gu Changsheng lifted his seal, waiting for the Golden Ancient Emperor's words, but after a while, the Golden Ancient Emperor didn't speak.
"Didn't I lift your seal?" Gu Changsheng asked in confusion.
"..."
"I thought for a long time, but I couldn't organize my words, so I decided not to say it," the Golden Ancient Emperor replied.
"Damn it!" Gu Changsheng laughed in anger. Isn't your silence equivalent to admitting that what you just said is what you want to say now?
Seeing this, the Golden Ancient Emperor shrunk his neck, but found that Gu Changsheng didn't make a move. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the back of his head seemed to be slapped, making him dizzy.
"Boss, did you hit me?"
The Golden Ancient Emperor was puzzled. Gu Changsheng didn't move just now, how did he hit him?
Gu Changsheng chuckled and said, "Have you heard of the Traceless Sword Technique?"
The Golden Ancient Emperor nodded. That was the sword technique created by Li Beichen, formless and invisible, impossible to defend against. It was difficult not to be hit among equals.
"If he can create a Traceless Sword Technique, can't I modify it and create a Traceless Palm Technique?"
"You... are awesome!"
The Golden Ancient Emperor didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Shouldn't he feel honored? The dignified Human Race Saint Emperor, the Changsheng Great Emperor, specially created a palm technique to slap him. Who else has this treatment besides him?
"You should feel honored," Gu Changsheng said quietly, taking a sip of his wine.
The Golden Ancient Emperor took a deep breath. Sure enough, this was the real Boss.
"Boss, why don't we go see how your rebellious disciple is acting like a sly fox?"
The Golden Ancient Emperor took the opportunity to change the subject. He didn't want to discuss these things with Gu Changsheng anymore. He couldn't beat him in a fight, and he couldn't win in an argument. What could he do? He could only hide!
"Not going!"
Gu Changsheng said decisively.
"..."
"Then... go see Hong Hong?" The Golden Ancient Emperor asked tentatively.
This time, Gu Changsheng hesitated. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but he was afraid that if he went and saw Hong Hong in even the slightest adverse situation, he wouldn't be able to help but take action. There was no way, Hong Hong was his most beloved disciple. As for Li Beifei, a rebellious disciple, it was enough as long as he didn't die. There was no need to ask for so much.
Just as Gu Changsheng was hesitating, a jade slip on his body emitted a golden light. He took it out and saw that the jade slip transmitted a voice.
"Ancestor Grandpa, help!"
It was Gu Wei's voice.
"Whoosh!"
Gu Changsheng's figure disappeared, leaving only the Golden Ancient Emperor to blow the cold wind here!
Just then, a large hand popped out of the void, grabbed his collar and disappeared.
"I'm going, Boss, don't grab my neck!"
"Stop talking nonsense."
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