Chapter 272: The Ancestor
Gu Yunzhou passed through the deep corridor, his steps light and measured as he arrived at the Gu family's rear courtyard.
The scenery in the courtyard was vastly different from elsewhere. There were no splendid flowers in bloom, only several ancient pines with gnarled and twisted branches standing tall. The ground was paved with polished black jade slabs that gleamed with a cold luster.
In the center of the courtyard, within a small stone pavilion, an elderly man sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion with his eyes closed.
This person was the Gu family ancestor, Gu Yunzhou's third great-uncle.
Strangely, the old man's exposed skin, including his face, neck, and the backs of his hands, was all covered with a layer of fine, soft, pure white fur, giving him a rather peculiar appearance.
Around the stone pavilion, there were no incense burners, yet a faint fragrance like sandalwood arose from nowhere, like smoke and mist, curling upward and swirling around the old man's body.
Gu Yunzhou dared not be negligent. He stopped three steps outside the pavilion and respectfully clasped his fists in greeting, "Third Great-Uncle."
The old man in the pavilion slowly opened his eyes.
Gu Yunzhou reported, "Following your instructions, I have already leaked the information about Black Mysterious Island possibly harboring an important Demon Sect stronghold to Chen Qing, the new True Disciple from Tianbao Upper Sect."