Gu Nan never believed he was the smartest person in the world.

In fact, in his previous life, it wasnt rare for NPCs to be smarter than playersafter all, NPCs IQ could be adjusted, while people were born that way.

Players had their own methods for dealing with NPCs who were smarter than them. The easiest way was to simply kill them.

Gu Nan suddenly heard a furious roar behind him. Sixth Uncle saw Long Quans death and felt indescribable grief and indignation.

This was one of the Long familys juniors with the most hope of stepping into Prodigious Realm, and he might even climb higher But he died just like this?!

He held Long Quans headless body and glared at Gu Nan with red eyes: I dont care who you are. The Long family will never let you off!!

Gu Nan smiled at him. Dont worry. After tonight, there wont be a Long family any longer.

Thunder rumbled.

Gu Xingzhu handed a stack of documents to Gu Nian and whispered, Eldest Miss, he circled a name on here before he left.

This was the information Wang Dong collected for Gu Nan.

Oh? Gu Nian took off the glasses on the bridge of her nose and asked directly, Was it Shi Miaoer?

Er Yes, Gu Xingzhu replied in amazement. She looked at Gu Nian oddly. She didnt know what kind of riddle game Gu Nian and Gu Nan were playing.

So he understood after all. Gu Nian sighed softly. Inform our subordinates. Tonight will be a sleepless night.

Will something happen? A keen look flashed through Gu Xingzhus eyes. It seemed that she heard the implications behind Gu Nians words.

Gu Nian didnt answer. She just stretched out a hand and gently twisted her jade finger, covering the documents on the table.

Almost at the same time as her movements, another person hurriedly entered the room.

Gu Xingzhus expression darkened. Just as she was about to scold the person who barged in for disregarding the rules, she became stunned when she saw the newcomer. U-Uncle

Mm. Gu Mingyuan just nodded, then immediately said, Immediately inform all departments to encircle and annihilate the Long family. Ive already reached an agreement with the high government officials.

Encircle and annihilate the Long family?! Gu Xingzhus eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Even if the Long family was weak now, it was nevertheless one of the three great families. How could they be annihilated so casually?

Gu Mingyuan didnt have time to explain. He looked directly at Gu Nian and said, Gu Nan killed Long Quan. This matter can no longer be resolved through diplomacy. Ill take care of the Long familys side. Go and calm Gu Nan down.

At this point, he couldnt help smiling wryly. We never took this into account No one couldve imagined that he had already stepped into the Infinitesimal Stage. The Long familys Sixth Uncle couldnt even protect his own life.

Gu Nian, on the other hand, didnt have any expression. She calmly responded, The stronger he is, the better itll be for us. No matter how much we give him, its only going from the left hand to the right hand and will still stay within the Gu family. As long as the Long family is destroyed, anything is worth it.

Gu Nan sat safely in the ruins, surrounded by broken limbs and rivers of blood.

Shi Miaoer was sitting in a kneeling position beside him, her face deathly pale. Nobody knew what she was thinking.

Brother Long Quan is dead, Long Yi is dead, and even the Long familys Sixth Uncle and my friends also died at this persons hands She had never seen so many dead people in her life.

Why didnt you kill me? Shi Miaoer asked as she glared at Gu Nan coldly, feeling her heart turn into ashes.

Dont worry, Ill kill you soon. Gu Nan replied earnestly, Someone sent you to me. I just want to see why she wants you to die.

Who?

Here she is. Gu Nan pointed his head to one side.

Shi Miaoer turned her head and saw a figure approaching quickly. It was precisely Gu Nian.

Gu Nians steps seemed both slow and fast. In the blink of an eye, she had already reached Gu Nan and Shi Miaoer.

I thought that if you guessed that I was the one manipulating everything, then you wouldnt kill them. She gave a light sigh as she stared at the corpses all over the ground.

Isnt this precisely what you wanted to see? Gu Nan smiled.

Thats right. From his first meeting with Shi Miaoer to the Jin familys banquet, then to the martial arts hall recruitment and Long Yis plot being exposedall of this was Gu Nians scheme.

When Shi Miaoer said the words Miss Gu, the entire scheme was finally laid out in front of Gu Nan completely.

Use Shi Miaoer to lure out Long Quan, so that Ill appear in the Long familys sight. That was your original purpose, wasnt it? Gu Nan sat on the ground and asked.

Thats right. Gu Nian replied calmly, But I didnt expect you to have already stepped into Prodigious Realm, which is why I added the latter half of the plan.

No wonder a busy person like you insisted on personally accompanying me to various events.

Gu Nan was puzzled about that before. Even if she wanted to build his reputation and make him a familiar face in high society, still, there was no need for Gu Nian to personally accompany him again and again, right?

Only now did he realize that she had predicted long ago that the Long family would cause trouble.

Only when she was physically present would she be able to completely control the situation and guide events in the direction she wanted.

So were you also the one who called over the Lu sisters? Gu Nan thought of Lu Xinyus coincidental arrival. Although the result was different from expectation, their timing was truly opportune.

If Lu Xingyu hadnt been there, Gu Nan and Hu Wei wouldve been even more out of control.

Not really. They really did have something to discuss Gu Nian seemed willing to reveal everything, but at this time, she had a faint smile. I just had her inadvertently discover a few things.

Gu Nan shook his head. He wasnt interested in the particulars of Gu Nians plan.

Now that his questions were answered

Gu Nan suddenly opened his eyes and threw a punch at Gu Nians head with incredible speed. He didnt hold anything back with this punch and even used the power of shadows. The speed of his fist even broke through the sound barrier.

But Gu Nian remained motionless and imposing, as though she was already prepared beforehand. The space in front of her rippled.

Gu Nans punch landed, and the waves of ripples suddenly expanded, resembling a water surface after impact and shaking quickly. However, Gu Nian herself was safe and sound.

But Gu Nans punch wasnt a simple punch either. Endless shadows flowed out from his hands and directly soaked into the ripples.

Gu Nians expression gradually became grave. She knew that she was about to face a Gu Nan who would be using his full power.

The only factor she miscalculated in her entire plan was Gu Nans own strength.

Infinitesimal Stage? Then let me see whats so remarkable about your power of shadows There were no fluctuations in Gu Nians heart. Her entire person resembled a machine as she calmly raised her hand.

Endless shadows poured in, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier in front of Gu Nian. All forces dissipated immediately after entering this plane, until

Crack.

The sound of something breaking rang through the air. Gu Nians face was slightly pale, but her expression gradually calmed, and she pushed her outstretched hand forward.

Endless shadows rushed out in an instant. Gu Nans face changed slightly. In a flash, his figure reappeared 100 meters away, while Shi Miaoer was submerged in an instant.

I didnt expect your power to be this type. Gu Nan couldnt help looking at Gu Nian with a strange gaze.

He increasingly felt that although this world seemed like it had nothing to do with his previous lifes game, the power system was still the same as the games.

Otherwise, a civilization that cultivated martial arts couldnt possibly have such a strange law appear.

The law of duality[1] was once jokingly referred to by players as for every action theres a reaction. If one cultivated this law to the later stages, it even had the strange effect of turning black into white.

To think that this kind of power actually appeared on an NPC Oh, this NPC is a little different. Shes a smart NPC.

Notes: [1] Duality: The actual term used here is projection (the geometry definition: https://www.britannica.com/science/projection-geometry), but duality fits better with later chapters and is probably more understandable