Chapter 411: Chapter 292: Elimination of the Live-in Son-in-law Slot_2

“One person has even delayed the Merit List.”

“Doesn’t this prove his excellence?” Situ Baichuan remarked.

“That might be true, nobody denies his merits, but the competition of the Six Courtyard was ultimately about six contenders, and the rules from the beginning were intended to evaluate the situation of each institute.

You can’t solely judge based on his individual performance.

Otherwise, if someone suddenly advances greatly in cultivation, wouldn’t he be considered even better?

Could that count as victory?” Qu Youdao reclined and said:

“Moreover, being last doesn’t directly lead to elimination, but provides an opportunity with a task.

If you pass the task, then you continue; if you fail the task, naturally you’re eliminated.

The Royal Family just doesn’t verbally mention cultivation and talent.

Other aspects are still considered.

Failing to complete tasks just shows poor performance.

And that’s not a good match.”

Yan Ruxue asked with a smile, “That Gu An has already taken up a task for several days, any progress?”

Upon hearing this, Situ Baichuan sighed and replied, “I asked someone who knows; he rests during the day, and goes logging at night, directly delegating the institute’s duties.

He doesn’t even go there.”

Hearing this, Yan Ruxue appeared somewhat surprised: “He seems quite leisurely, not thinking about completing the task at all?”

Situ Baichuan nodded: “No cultivation, no tasks, just logging and occasionally going out.”

“It looks like he’s not young, is he starting to retire?” Qu Youdao chuckled.

Yan Ruxue pondered and said, “He doesn’t think the other three will complete it, and he just waits for them to make merits, right?

After all, his own merits are high, there’s no need to compete with others.

Under normal circumstances, this approach is unobjectionable.

However, it’s they who sent him the task.

By ignoring it, he’s directly headed for failure.”

Situ Baichuan was momentarily at a loss for words, feeling somewhat regretful.

They should have chosen someone younger.

Being old really shows a lack of ambition.

Though quite active when it comes to logging.

The groundwork looks good, but…

He doesn’t focus on the right things.

At this time, a crying Immortal spoke, “It’s so pitiable, he already completed the task in Tianlan City, yet has to come back to face this trial.

It would be so difficult for him if he knew.”

“Speaking of which, is he really not someone sent by others?” Yan Ruxue asked.

“No checks were made.” Situ Baichuan looked at others and said, “Did you check anyone else?”

Yan Ruxue smiled and replied, “No checks.”

Who knows if they have issues, and if they do, wouldn’t they be disqualified?

Better to feign ignorance; if one day the Royal Family starts blaming, then claim unknowing ahead of time.

It has nothing to do with them.

“If the task is not completed by next month, then it’ll mean disqualification,” Qu Youdao declared.

Situ Baichuan was silent for a moment, then didn’t say anything further.

Loss is loss.

It’s not largely related to cultivation or merits.

It’s not the merits of the First Institute.

…

Three days later.

Gu An finally figured out who Zhuo Yitong’s junior sister was; her name is Zhang Qing, a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator.

She was suspected because she left marks of the Zhuanlun lineage and was seen with a similar talisman.

She even started threatening the other party.

Since the other party had backup plans, killing was not an option.

The only method was to transfer everything quickly, and end this matter with lightning speed.

After knowing these, Gu An was somewhat surprised.

How would this be pinned on him?

And with his sufficient merits, would he be easy to frame?

After waiting two more days, Gu An finally understood why.

Talismans, Magic Treasures, were all signed.

His name had already been engraved on them.

And there were covert meeting passcodes, which also traced back to him.

Then it was about making contact with him, feigning a good relationship, and placing items at his residence.

Moreover, they contacted people serving as Direct Disciples to go against him; by the time they combined forces, just needing to control him for a while and feed him a slow-acting poison.

Even if he comes out of the Law Enforcement Hall, for the antidote, he would still become a controlled Puppet.

Some of the news was brought by the Ring of Destiny, and some was overheard by Blood Spirit.

Gu An felt, they still took bold steps.

Why bother going against him at all?

Can’t they frame someone else?

Or is it that, they needed to make a big enough scene so the senior brother couldn’t threaten anyone at all?

Gu An did not know.

But he began waiting for them to make contact.

However, to Gu An’s surprise, the next day, nobody made contact with him; instead, Shang Huo from the First Institute was approached.

These two actually knew each other for a long time.

Seeming to have a good relationship.

Laughing and talking.

Gu An was surprised but did not rush; instead, he continued logging while waiting.

Sure enough, a new Ring of Destiny arrived.

[Yesterday morning, Zhang Qing, originally planning to contact you, suddenly found Shang Huo among the First Institute personnel, who was a disciple she brought into the Inner Sect. Not only feeling grateful but also harboring different emotions.

Thus, she decided to change her plan, make contact with him, transfer the items to him, and thus proceed with the framing.

Her name could be added, and yours encrypted onto it, capturing both in one net.

She could better complete the framing, and also lets the collaborator control you, administer poison.

The risk is reduced, the result unchanged.

And the items belonging to her and her senior sister, would be hidden within the Qi-Blood Dantian, retrievable only by the secret Blood Evil Talisman.

She was certain no one would know.

Before placing the items at Shang Huo’s residence, she decided to first deceive all the Spirit Stones from him, then let him borrow.

She believed her charm would succeed.]

After reading the feedback.

Gu An fell silent.

He felt he often fell silent.

He always seemed to encounter some people who leave him lost for words.

Regardless of gender, there really are some people who seem to have lower bottom lines.