Chapter 210: Protecting Azhu at Apricot Forest

The next day, Huang Rong saw that Gu Hanyuan was keeping his promise and had become close to Guo Fu again.

Looking at the bright smile on Guo Fu's beautiful face, she sighed inwardly, her mood complex.

Perhaps because of the estrangement of the past few days, Guo Fu was exceptionally active today, hugging Gu Hanyuan's arm and refusing to let go, her small chest pressing tightly against him without any hesitation.

Feeling Guo Fu's youthful vitality, Gu Hanyuan also felt much more pleased.

Occasionally glancing at Huang Rong, whose expression was somewhat gloomy, a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes.

After leaving their luggage at the inn, the three did not stay in Wuxi City and headed to the Northern Beggar Sect's gathering place, Apricot Forest.

When the three arrived, Bao Butong was arguing and ranting at the Northern Beggar Sect members.

Those "Not so, not so" words were enough to give anyone a headache.

Gu Hanyuan looked at the three women behind Bao Butong.

He figured they must be Wang Yuyan, Azhu, and Zhu Abi.

Zhu Abi was in a green shirt, her appearance delicate and pretty, gentle and moving; looking at her, one felt she must be a woman as gentle as water.

Azhu was dressed in red, her face beautiful and pretty, vibrant and charming, her temperament moving; compared to Zhu Abi's gentleness, she appeared even more cute and coquettish—truly worthy of being the daughter of the master of romance, Duan Zhengchun.

Standing between the two women, Wang Yuyan wore a lotus-colored gauze shirt, pure and elegant, bright and fairy-like, vaguely appearing as if shrouded in mist and clouds; no wonder she was called the "Fairy Sister."

Gu Hanyuan thought strangely, could it be that she had secretly placed some dry ice under her feet?

Of course, this secret mockery was just to shift his attention, because he had sensed Huang Rong's gaze, so he just pretended not to care and swept a glance before withdrawing his eyes.

Even with Huang Rong's standards, she had to admit that Wang Yuyan was indeed extremely beautiful, at least far better than Guo Fu, and even compared to herself, she was not inferior.

Seeing that Gu Hanyuan had withdrawn his gaze without looking too much at such a beautiful woman, she felt somewhat surprised, and at the same time, her thoughts became inexplicable.

As for the faint secret joy in her heart, that was something she would never admit to.

Guo Fu was also concerned about Wang Yuyan, even feeling somewhat inferior.

After Gu Hanyuan withdrew his gaze, she happily pressed her arm even tighter against him.

The arguing of the people in the field was interrupted by the arrival of Gu Hanyuan and the others.

The elders of the Northern Beggar Sect bowed respectfully one after another:

"Sect Master Huang."

Because today was an internal affair of the Northern Beggar Sect, and Huang Rong was present as a witness for the Southern Beggar Sect, the address had been changed to "Sect Master Huang" to show respect.

Huang Rong nodded and smiled, explaining the purpose of their visit and introducing Gu Hanyuan and Guo Fu to everyone.

"So it is the 'Hero Sword'! Long have I heard of your great name."

Gu Hanyuan's deeds at the Golden Basin Hand-Washing Assembly had already spread, and his reputation had risen to a new level.

At this moment, when everyone heard his name, they all showed respect.

Quan Guanqing was even more delighted to be able to invite the world-famous Huang Rong and Gu Hanyuan, who had recently risen to fame in the Jianghu.

With such high-profile witnesses present, if he could take the opportunity to remove Qiao Feng, the reputation he would gain would give him a chance to become the new Beggar Sect Master.

Compared to Murong Fu, who had played a good hand of cards into a mess, Gu Hanyuan actually had a fairly high opinion of Quan Guanqing. ===== CHAPTER 212 =====