Chapter 31

Seeing Gu Gu Hanyuan acting so arrogant, the three felt a bit worried about kicking an iron plate, but they knew that retreating after a single exchange would be too damaging to their reputations.

They exchanged a glance and lunged at Gu Gu Hanyuan simultaneously from three different directions.

Having worked together for many years, their tacit understanding was evident at this moment.

Although they launched their attacks at different times, they arrived almost simultaneously.

In front was Yue Yue Laosan, wielding his crocodile-mouth shears with the greatest strength; to the side was Yun Yun Zhonghe, holding steel claws and waiting for a chance to ambush; Ye Ye Erniang trailed half a step behind, her steel shears ready to cover any openings left by the other two.

Even by Gu Gu Hanyuan’s standards, the trio’s coordination was exquisite; they could have entangled a master at the early stage of the Grandmaster realm for quite some time.

Unfortunately, they were facing Gu Gu Hanyuan, even though he had suppressed his cultivation base to the early stage of the Innate realm.

The moment he drew his sword, it was as if the heavens and earth lost their color, leaving only a streak of purple light in the world.

When the three stumbled back, Ye Ye Erniang’s steel shears had flown off to who knows where.

There was a massive notch in Yue Yue Laosan’s crocodile shears, nearly severing one of the crocodile jaws.

The most miserable was Yun Yun Zhonghe; his steel claws were snapped in two, and the index and middle fingers he used to grip them lay on the ground, blood dripping from the severed digits.

The three never imagined that while they had worried about kicking an iron plate, this plate was so hard that it left them battered and bleeding.

Even Gu Gu Hanyuan himself was astonished by the sharpness of the Demon Sword and the power of the "Holy Spirit Sword Art."

It had only taken "Sword One" to decide the outcome.

"Sword One" was actually just a horizontal slash, nothing special, but it was fast—extremely fast.

"Sword One," powered by early Innate-stage true qi, had left the three completely unable to react.

Of the three, Yun Yun Zhonghe was the most terrified.

It wasn't just the fear of his severed fingers; he had previously teased Zhong Ling with his words, and now he was being stared at by Gu Gu Hanyuan’s cold, indifferent eyes.

He felt a chill run through his entire body.

Ye Ye Erniang and Yue Yue Laosan were no better off; although the true qi they felt during the clash wasn't strong, both the purple sword and the power of the sword art were so horrifying that they felt even their leader, Duan Duan Yanqing, would be no match.

"Run."

Ye Ye Erniang was the first to make a decision, shouting once before using her light-body technique to flee.

Yue Yue Laosan followed closely behind.

Yun Yun Zhonghe also took advantage of the moment Gu Gu Hanyuan’s attention was diverted to reach Mu Mu Wanqing’s side, grabbing her and tossing her toward Gu Gu Hanyuan.

Even with his light-body technique, he feared that if he didn't do this, he would die directly at Gu Gu Hanyuan’s hands.

Yun Yun Zhonghe’s light-body technique was indeed superb; in the blink of an eye, only his back remained in sight.

However, before Yun Yun Zhonghe escaped, Gu Gu Hanyuan had already placed a divine sense tracker on him, costing 500 villain points, to keep tabs on his movements.

Although he intended to use Yun Yun Zhonghe as a tool, he still had to take precautions.

Especially after the great effort it took to find Zhong Ling, he decided to place a divine sense tracker on everyone he cared about to avoid losing them.

Both Zhong Ling and Mu Mu Wanqing had already been marked.

Mu Mu Wanqing was still shocked by the high level of Gu Gu Hanyuan’s Wu Gong when she was tossed into the air by Yun Yun Zhonghe.

Before she could even scream, she fell into a warm embrace.

After Mu Mu Wanqing, still shaken, calmed down, she realized that a certain soft part of her body was being gripped.

Her instinctive reaction was to slap him.

Gu Gu Hanyuan didn't indulge her, gripping the wrist she used to slap him.

Seeing that Zhong Ling had already run over, he didn't linger and released Mu Mu Wanqing directly.

Hmm, the feel was quite nice.

She glared at Gu Gu Hanyuan indignantly.

She had been grateful to him for saving her, but she hadn't expected to be taken advantage of.

If her sleeve arrows hadn't been exhausted, she would have shot him.

Especially since she considered herself Duan Yu’s wife, she felt a mix of grief and indignation that her body had been touched by another man first.

Zhong Ling looked at the suddenly dejected Mu Mu Wanqing, confused.

She hadn't thought much of Mu Mu Wanqing trying to slap Gu Gu Hanyuan just now.

She knew Mu Mu Wanqing hated men; slapping him after being held by Gu Gu Hanyuan was already considered a sign of a good temper.

As for other places, she hadn't seen anything at all.

"Sister Mu, are you okay? Brother Brother Wutian was just trying to save you, so don't be angry."

Zhong Ling acted as she usually did, hugging Mu Mu Wanqing’s arm and acting spoiled, not Yu Wanting her favorite sister and her sweetheart to conflict over such a thing.

Mu Mu Wanqing glared at Gu Gu Hanyuan with some resentment; although he had saved her just now, that final touch had felt malicious.

After struggling for a long time, she still didn't reveal the truth; she was determined to be Duan Yu’s wife and couldn't let her reputation be tarnished.

Moreover, looking at the two, it was obvious that Gu Gu Hanyuan was Zhong Ling’s sweetheart, and she didn't want to ruin their relationship, so she could only treat it as an accident.

Gu Gu Hanyuan, on the contrary, looked at the calmed-down Mu Mu Wanqing with some surprise.

It seems Duan Yu’s status in her heart is even higher than imagined; she can endure even this?

A familiar smile curled the corners of his mouth beneath the mask.

Things are getting interesting.

Seeing that Mu Mu Wanqing was no longer angry, Zhong Ling introduced them to each other.

"Sister Mu is named Mu Mu Wanqing, and she is my closest friend. Sister Mu, this is my Brother Brother Wutian."

Mu Mu Wanqing was secretly annoyed that Zhong Ling had told Gu Gu Hanyuan her name, clearly still harboring some lingering anger.

"'Mu Mu Qinghua, Wan Xi Qing Yang.' Truly, the person lives up to the name."

Gu Gu Hanyuan spoke in praise.

Mu Mu Wanqing just snorted, unimpressed by Gu Gu Hanyuan’s compliment; he wasn't her Duan Lang.

Zhong Ling, however, was a bit jealous of Gu Gu Hanyuan praising Mu Mu Wanqing, pouting as she changed the subject.

"Sister Mu, we met Black Rose on the way here; it was badly hurt. Brother Brother Wutian treated it, and it will be better in a while."

Mu Mu Wanqing had been heartbroken that Black Rose had fallen off a cliff while saving her and Duan Yu, and she had thought it had been dead for a long time, never expecting it to have been saved.

"Thank you."

This word of thanks was sincere, and it was the first time she had spoken to Gu Gu Hanyuan.

It was indeed crisp and pleasant.

However, mentioning this, Mu Mu Wanqing suddenly remembered that Duan Yu hadn't caught up and worried about his safety.

"Zhong Ling, did you see Duan Yu on your way here? We originally wanted to save you, but the people from the Shennong Gang disappeared, and we were hunted by the Wuliang Sword Sect instead."

Zhong Ling quietly exchanged a glance with Gu Gu Hanyuan.

Although she didn't know why, she knew that Gu Gu Hanyuan’s original goal had been to find Duan Yu.

And when Mu Mu Wanqing spoke of Duan Yu, her expression was exactly the same as when she was with Gu Gu Hanyuan; she was clearly deeply in love.

Based on her understanding of Gu Gu Hanyuan, she was very worried that if he ended up hurting Duan Yu, Mu Mu Wanqing would fight him to the death.

After struggling for a long time, she somehow remembered Gu Gu Hanyuan saying that Mu Mu Wanqing was quite beautiful.

A tiny seed was thus planted.