Oceanport, Guan Family.
At this moment, inside the grand hall, the members of the Guan family wore solemn expressions.
"Still no news of Master Tu?"
In the hall, an energetic old man paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his face grave as he looked at Gavin Guan standing not far away, his voice low.
"Still nothing," Gavin Guan replied, his face slightly pale. "I've been trying to contact Master Tu, but there's been no response at all."
"The night before last, I happened to see the person who beat me before at Phoenix Mountain, so I contacted Master Tu, hoping he could come quickly. But unexpectedly, Master Tu never even showed up!"
Gavin Guan's face was full of fear, trembling with anxiety.
He was kneeling on the ground at this moment, while Sandra Guan beside him looked anxious. "Dad, this shouldn't have anything to do with Gavin. Master Tu is so powerful, nothing will happen to him!"
"Nothing will happen? If nothing happened, why is he missing without a trace—neither dead nor alive! And Master Tu went to Jingzhou a few days ago to settle accounts with the guy who crippled Tu Fei, but after searching everywhere, he found no one, and even Tu Yang got dragged in!"
Old Master Guan's face was especially dark.
Inside the grand hall, everyone else immediately fell silent.
Old Master Guan took a deep breath, shifted his gaze, and looked at Selina Shi sitting nearby. Adjusting his tone, he asked, "Selina, you've been at our Guan family for quite some time now. Is there anything you want to say?"
"That day on Phoenix Mountain, you were there too. Could Master Tu's disappearance have something to do with your friend? Could you call and ask for us?"
Old Master Guan's gaze toward Selina Shi was still somewhat reserved.
The Wu family is quite renowned around Jinnan, and more importantly, Old Master Guan doesn't really believe the Wu family would team up with outsiders to ambush Butcher Tu.
After all, there would be no benefit to the Wu family in doing so.
"Grandpa Guan, I was indeed present that day, but I had no idea Gavin Guan had contacted Master Tu. He promised me that as long as I kept him company, he would absolutely not reveal my friend's appearance or identity."
Selina Shi spoke calmly: "It’s clear now that Gavin Guan broke his promise to me, and that day, I never even saw Master Tu appear."
"As for you asking me to call my friend to confirm things, that's really asking too much. I can't do it."
Selina Shi simply shook her head. Every word she spoke was clear and firm, leaving no room for negotiation.
Hearing Selina Shi's words, Gavin Guan's face turned pale, then green.
"Selina! That's not fair! You've been eating and living at our Guan family for days, and now it's such a hassle just to ask you to make a phone call?" Sandra Guan's face changed, full of annoyance.
"I think this matter has nothing to do with Selina's friend, and even less to do with Selina herself." From outside, a handsome young man walked in.
"Hongxuan, do you have any news?"
Seeing who had arrived, Old Master Guan's eyes lit up.
This was Hongxuan Guan, the third-generation member the Guan family had high hopes for. Despite his young age, he was already a fourth-grade Vajra, not far behind Henry He of the He family.
Moreover, Hongxuan Guan was neither arrogant nor reckless, which was truly rare. Selina Shi also turned her head and glanced at him.
Selina Shi also turned her head and glanced at him.
"No news yet, but I think, no matter how capable Selina's friend is, there's absolutely no way he could be a match for Master Tu."
Hongxuan Guan shook his head. "Master Tu is a top first-grade Vajra expert. For someone to make him disappear without a trace, there are probably only a handful of people in all of Oceanport who could do that."
"Besides, even in extreme cases, if Master Tu really encountered an unbeatable opponent, even if he lost, he should at least be able to escape."
"Now that Master Tu hasn't contacted us, maybe it's because he doesn't want anyone to know his whereabouts. He's been at the first-grade Vajra level for years, and not long ago he went to Haizhou to witness the battle between Master Lin from Haizhou and Master Morgan. Maybe he had some insights there, figured something out, and is now in secluded cultivation somewhere, waiting to break through to Pointing-to-Mystery."
As soon as Hongxuan Guan finished speaking, Old Master Guan paused, his eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly. "That's possible too. Master Morgan secluded himself for years to break through to Vajra. Now, Master Tu might be doing the same somewhere!"
"It's definitely possible!"
Old Master Guan couldn't help but look forward to it after hearing this.
If Butcher Tu really advances from Vajra to Pointing-to-Mystery, it would be a huge event for the Guan family. They might instantly rise to the ranks of Oceanport's top families.
Leaving the Guan family's grand hall, Hongxuan Guan walked with his hands behind his back alongside Selina Shi in the Guan estate courtyard.
"You've suffered these days."
Hongxuan Guan spoke in a mild tone, glancing at Selina Shi beside him.
"There's no suffering at all. This is just the situation my grandfather wanted to see."
Selina Shi shook her head and stretched lazily.
"My grandfather doesn't want to see our two families fall out. The old generation values brotherhood, and as the younger generation, we can't really solve their worries, but at least we can do something both families are happy to see. It's the least I can do."
The night was like water, the sky a hazy gray, impossible to see clearly.
"Right now, everyone in the Guan and Wu families thinks you like me. I want to ask, have you ever truly liked me?" Hongxuan Guan turned his head and looked at Selina Shi, asking curiously.
He was proud of his outstanding talent and held a certain reputation in Oceanport. The number of women wanting to get close to Hongxuan Guan was as numerous as fish in the river.
"With so many people liking you, one less won't make a difference. Besides, I've never been interested in bloody, troublesome fighting."
Selina Shi shook her head. "I don't care how others see me, nor do I bother figuring out who keeps speculating. In their eyes, I'm probably just another shameless girl trying to climb up by clinging to a rising star like you."
Selina Shi smiled.
Hongxuan Guan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "In my eyes, you still seem like that little girl with braided hair from ten years ago."
"Can you tell me, is the person you like actually that friend you've always been protecting?"
Hongxuan Guan looked at Selina Shi. "There's no need to hide it from me. I only found out later about Gavin Guan going to see you last time—it caused you a lot of trouble."
"But with your personality, you wouldn't have bothered with him in the past. That time, though, you specifically found a guy to pretend to be your boyfriend. That's pretty interesting."
Hongxuan Guan's gaze was intense. Selina Shi looked relaxed. "I've never dated or had a boyfriend, so I just wanted to try what it feels like to be cared about."
Selina Shi looked relaxed. "I've never dated or had a boyfriend, so I just wanted to try what it feels like to be cared about."
"But honestly, I didn't expect him to actually get into a fight."
Selina Shi sighed. "That kid probably still doesn't know he almost died right under Butcher Tu's nose."
"Frankly, the way your Guan family handled things on Phoenix Mountain was pretty dishonorable. I'm disappointed in you all."
Hongxuan Guan fell silent and said nothing more.