Chapter 49

Gu Hanyuan first spent 50 Villain Points to exchange for a bottle of Black Jade Intermittent Ointment, which he applied to Black Rose's four limbs.

He then took out the herbs for treating internal injuries that he had collected while at Butterfly Valley from his storage space, ground them into powder, and fed them to it.

Although humans and horses are different, the vast majority of pharmacology remains the same.

Finally, he sprinkled Golden Wound Medicine on Black Rose's external wounds and bandaged them.

After that, it only needed to rest quietly for a period of time to fully recover.

Zhong Ling had originally thought that Black Rose was certain to die, and her request for Gu Hanyuan to save it was merely a subconscious reliance.

As it turned out, after Gu Hanyuan's round of treatment, Black Rose's injuries had indeed improved a great deal.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Gu Hanyuan's figure, feeling that he was simply the most capable person under the heavens.

Zhong Ling gently stroked the head of Black Rose, which was now much more spirited.

"Black Rose, remember that it was Brother Gu who saved you; he is your life-saving benefactor."

Black Rose possessed human-like intelligence; as if it understood Zhong Ling's words, it actually nodded at Gu Hanyuan.

Gu Hanyuan found it interesting; many animals in this world were full of spirituality, so it was not a waste of the effort he had spent saving it.

"Brother Gu, Black Rose is injured, and Sister Mu is in danger. Shall we go find her quickly?"

Seeing that Black Rose was no longer in life-threatening danger, Zhong Ling began to worry about Mu Wanqing's situation again.

"Sister Mu?"

Gu Hanyuan asked, pretending not to know.

"Sister Mu is very good to me; she often takes care of me."

Zhong Ling had originally wanted to say that Mu Wanqing was very beautiful, but she held it back.

She thought to herself that since Mu Wanqing wore a black veil all year round and would not let other men see her, Gu Hanyuan would not be able to see her either.

If she were to tell him, he might just get curious and go lift Mu Wanqing's veil.

Zhong Ling felt that Gu Hanyuan, this bad guy, was perfectly capable of doing such a thing.

She also had her own little thoughts.

Zhong Ling felt that she was not as good-looking as Mu Wanqing, and she worried that her beloved would have a change of heart.

How could such a small thought of hers possibly be hidden from Gu Hanyuan?

Gu Hanyuan found it amusing, though it was a pity that he was bound to not let Mu Wanqing go.

After the two of them settled Black Rose, they began to search for Mu Wanqing's tracks.

They hadn't been searching for long when they heard the sounds of fighting coming from afar.

Upon approaching, they saw that it was three of the Four Great Evils—Ye Erniang, Yue Laosan, and Yun Zhonghe—who were arguing for some unknown reason and had started a fight.

There was no need to mention the two eyesores, Yue Laosan and Yun Zhonghe.

However, that Ye Erniang was indeed worthy of being the person who could move Sikuang Xuan Ci's heart toward the mundane.

Even though she was advanced in age, had three scars on her face, and was perpetually sorrowful, she could not hide her beauty; she was a notch above Ge Guangpei, and a score of 82 was perfectly fine. In her youth, at her peak, she probably would have been an 85.

Leaning against a large tree beside the three of them was an injured woman in black—it was Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing had a slender figure, a pointed chin, bright autumn eyes, and cherry lips; her face was refined and otherworldly, but because of her injuries, she was overly pale and lacked any color.

After looking, Gu Hanyuan felt she deserved a beauty rating of 92; she was indeed much more beautiful than Zhong Ling.

Compared to Zhong Ling's innocent cuteness, Mu Wanqing was cold, proud, and charming.

It was a pity that Mu Wanqing's veil had already been removed; too much time had been wasted on the road.

But it didn't matter; since Duan Yu had already seen Mu Wanqing's appearance, he would just change his strategy.

Zhong Ling was very happy to finally find Mu Wanqing and greeted her joyfully:

"Sister Mu!"

Mu Wanqing had originally been somewhat suspicious of who would appear here at this time.

As for the Duan Yu she was hoping for, he clearly wouldn't be here that quickly.

Now seeing Zhong Ling, she only felt worried.

The Four Great Evils were notorious; because of Duan Yu, she had Yue Laosan protecting her, so she would be fine for a while, but the same could not be said for Zhong Ling.

As for the masked Gu Hanyuan beside Zhong Ling, although he didn't look like a good person either, seeing Zhong Ling holding his arm without any avoidance, it was clear their relationship was very intimate.

Seeing someone arrive, the three villains stopped their hands.

When they saw Gu Hanyuan, they couldn't help but be a bit vigilant, because he looked even more like a villain than they did.

However, Yun Zhonghe, that lecherous ghost, was someone who lost his brain the moment he saw a beauty.

He looked at Zhong Ling and laughed lewdly:

"I didn't expect that I couldn't touch the big beauty, but another little beauty has delivered herself to my door."

Gu Hanyuan's eyes were cold and sharp.

Yun Zhonghe was a very useful tool; using him, one could easily manufacture a scene of a hero saving a beauty.

It would be a pity to kill him, but giving him a profound lesson was no problem.

Seeing Yun Zhonghe's appearance, Zhong Ling hid behind Gu Hanyuan in fear.

"Gu... Brother Wutian, that is Sister Mu under the tree over there."

Zhong Ling almost slipped up, but fortunately, her reaction was quick enough to force a correction.

Seeing Gu Hanyuan staring at Mu Wanqing, she pouted her little mouth.

"Sister Mu is very pretty, right? Much prettier than me."

Gu Hanyuan looked with some amusement at Zhong Ling, who had suddenly become insecure.

It was precisely because she cared that she made comparisons, worrying that she had lost favor.

He raised his hand to gently stroke the hair on top of Zhong Ling's head, his eyes doting.

"She is quite pretty, but in my eyes, you are better looking, Ling'er."

Although his voice was cold, it instantly warmed Zhong Ling's heart.

She giggled and buried her head in Gu Hanyuan's arms to act like a spoiled child.

Seeing the two of them flirting as if no one else was around, the three villains' expressions all turned ugly.

Ordinary people would tremble in fear just hearing their reputation, let alone seeing all three of them present at once.

They felt they had been looked down upon.

"What kind of background do you have, kid? Have you never heard of the Four Great Evils?"

Yue Laosan cared most about reputation and directly shouted angrily.

"The Four Great Evils? Aside from Duan Yanqing, who is 'Evil-Filled,' being worth a look, the three of you are just names without substance."

Gu Hanyuan had wanted to try out his new weapon and sword technique, and the three of them had just bumped into him.

Without letting go of Zhong Ling, who was still nestled in his arms, he took out the Magic Sword from his storage space.

Whether it was the three villains or Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling, all were shocked by this move of Gu Hanyuan's.

The scene of a long sword appearing out of thin air was indeed quite incredible.

Especially Zhong Ling; although it hadn't been long, she had been in very intimate contact with Gu Hanyuan, yet even so, she hadn't noticed such a long sword.

If the occasion hadn't been wrong, she would have had to search him thoroughly.

The Magic Sword emitted a faint purple light; one look and it was clearly no mortal item.

"Come, let this seat weigh your worth."

Gu Hanyuan didn't let go of Zhong Ling either; he just half-held her like that, standing in place, holding the sword with one hand to face the enemy.

Both the Magic Sword and the "Holy Spirit Sword Art" were too high-level.

Facing the three villains, Gu Hanyuan only felt that he had to control his strength, otherwise, he might accidentally take a life.

So he suppressed his cultivation realm to the Early Innate Stage.

He thought that aside from Yun Zhonghe being at the Late Innate Stage, the other two were both at the Peak Innate Stage, so together they should be able to last a move or two.