Chapter 85: Saving little Yin Li

This sword strike was fast and fierce, exactly the 'Spirit Gate Thirteen Swords'.

Granny Jinhua was already surprised by the unusual nature of the Hero Sword, and she didn't expect Gu Hanyuan's strike to be so fierce, nearly getting her Spirit Gate acupoint pierced.

Fortunately, she was a Grandmaster-level expert after all, and she reacted in time, using the coral crutch in her hand to block the Hero Sword Gu Hanyuan had thrust.

However, she didn't expect that at the moment the sword tip and the coral crutch were about to collide, Gu Hanyuan would use his internal energy to bend the Hero Sword, unleashing the 'Soft Sword Around the Finger'.

The softened sword traced a strange arc, nearly piercing Granny Jinhua's face.

Granny Jinhua retreated several steps and asked solemnly:

"Who exactly are you? And what kind of sword is this? I have never seen it before. Since when did the Wu Dangpai produce such a formidable disciple?"

Gu Hanyuan, who had already pulled Zhang Wuji back, said leisurely:

"I am Gu Hanyuan. The sword in my hand is called the Hero Sword, obtained by chance."

Holding the Hero Sword, Gu Hanyuan appeared righteous and heroic, extraordinary.

"So you are the Gu Hanyuan from Zhang Sanfeng's birthday celebration. What a Hero Sword, truly a hero among youths."

Granny Jinhua finally had some reservations; after all, the news from the day of Zhang Sanfeng's birthday had spread throughout the Ming Guo, and Gu Hanyuan had become famous because of it.

Whether it was debating Master Kongwen or injuring Master Kongzhi, combined with the fact that he was already an Innate expert at such a young age, all indicated that a new star was rising.

And although there was no head-on collision during the moment they exchanged blows, the two short rounds of combat had already made Granny Jinhua believe that Gu Hanyuan had likely made another breakthrough and was definitely not just at the early Innate stage.

Ever since he learned the 'Holy Spirit Sword Technique', Gu Hanyuan had been able to comprehend the Wu Dangpai's several sword techniques to the Mastery Realm through analogy; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to change his moves on the fly.

"Senior, you flatter me. I only have a slight reputation. But I ask that you let Junior Brother Wuji go."

Gu Hanyuan was not in a hurry at all and could chat slowly with Granny Jinhua.

Granny Jinhua was clearly unwilling to give up on Zhang Wuji just like that, and after hesitating for a moment, she prepared to continue attacking Gu Hanyuan.

At this moment, several figures broke in.

Leading them was Abbess Miejue, followed by Emei female disciples like Ding Minjun and Bei Jinyi.

"Xiaofu, I didn't expect you to be alive. Since you weren't dead, why haven't you returned to Emei for over ten years?"

Abbess Miejue also didn't expect to see Ji Xiaofu here and demanded to know.

Ji Xiaofu also didn't expect to encounter Abbess Miejue; she was already panicked and didn't dare to make a sound.

"Wu Dang disciple Gu Hanyuan greets Abbess Miejue. It has been over a month since we last met, and you are still as elegant as ever. I wonder how little sister Zhiruo is doing at Emei?"

Gu Hanyuan stood directly in front of Ji Xiaofu, facing Abbess Miejue.

Ji Xiaofu looked at Gu Hanyuan's broad back, seeing him come out to protect her once again, and felt even more moved, filled with a sense of security.

The annoyance left over from the detoxification yesterday was replaced by shyness.

She only felt that it was fortunate that the person who saw her was him.

Seeing Gu Hanyuan come forward to protect Ji Xiaofu, Abbess Miejue's eyes narrowed.

Although she didn't quite understand, she had personally experienced Zhang Sanfeng's birthday celebration and knew that although the Gu Hanyuan before her was young, he was not someone to be trifled with.

Moreover, he brought up Zhou Zhiruo, a disciple who satisfied her greatly, to play the emotional card.

Ever since Zhou Zhiruo became her disciple, she often mentioned Gu Hanyuan, which had inexplicably made Gu Hanyuan's reputation grow at Emei.

Emei had always been on good terms with Wu Dang, and back then, it was Abbess Miejue who had arranged the marriage between her beloved disciple Ji Xiaofu and the Sixth Hero of the Wu Dang Seven Heroes, Yin Liting.

Although the marriage contract was broken later because Ji Xiaofu was abducted by Yang Xiao and went missing, the relationship between the two sects had been well maintained.

Otherwise, Zhang Sanfeng wouldn't have chosen to send Zhou Zhiruo to Emei.

And looking at Zhou Zhiruo's attitude when mentioning Gu Hanyuan, it was clear that she was experiencing her first love.

If she could marry Zhou Zhiruo to the rising star of the Wu Dangpai, Gu Hanyuan, in the future, it would also be beneficial for the Emei Sect.

Therefore, Abbess Miejue was relatively supportive of the two.

If possible, she didn't want to come into conflict with Gu Hanyuan.

Seeing Gu Hanyuan, who looked even more handsome and spirited after changing out of his Wu Dang disciple robes, Ding Minjun's favor for him increased greatly.

However, she didn't expect him to be protecting Ji Xiaofu, the person she had been most jealous of back then, and she felt indignant, looking at Ji Xiaofu with increasing malice.

Bei Jinyi didn't have so many thoughts; she and Ji Xiaofu had always had a good relationship.

The fact that she had often taken care of Zhou Zhiruo recently also made her hear many good things about Gu Hanyuan, and she already had a good impression of him.

At this moment, she was worried that he would come into conflict with her master, Abbess Miejue.

After a moment of stalemate on the field, it was Abbess Miejue who broke the awkward atmosphere, shifting her target to Granny Jinhua:

"Granny Jinhua, you enjoy your life on Spirit Snake Island, yet you come to the Central Plains to cause trouble and even impersonate my Emei Sect's secret mark. Shouldn't we settle this account?"

When Granny Jinhua was the Purple Shirt Dragon King, she was almost pampered by everyone in the Ming Sect, and even the position of the Four Great Dharma Kings was yielded to her by the other three, making her very arrogant.

Seeing Abbess Miejue's impolite words, she began to argue with her.

The two disagreed and began to fight.

As one of the rare divine weapons in the Jianghu, the Heaven Reliant Sword's greatest feature, besides its sharpness, was that it carried its own sword qi.

At this moment, it was not like the hasty response when facing Wutian at Wu Dang; the Heaven Reliant Sword's sword qi shot out, leaving the surroundings in a mess.

Yin Li was about the same age as Yang Buhui, both little girls of twelve or thirteen.

Because she trusted Granny Jinhua, she didn't hide too far away to watch the battle.

If Yin Li had been holding Zhang Wuji, Abbess Miejue would have had reservations, but now, because of Gu Hanyuan, Zhang Wuji hadn't been captured, so Abbess Miejue naturally wouldn't care about Yin Li, and the sword energy didn't deliberately avoid her.

Soon, a streak of sword qi, dodged by Granny Jinhua, shot towards Yin Li.

Seeing the sword qi shooting towards her, and knowing her Wu Gong wasn't high, Yin Li was in despair when she found herself being picked up and dodging the sword qi.

It was Gu Hanyuan, who saw Yin Li about to be hit by the sword qi and carried her away.

As the saying goes, a girl's favor should be cultivated from a young age; such a good opportunity naturally couldn't be missed.

Although Yin Li's cheeks had become dark, swollen, and bumpy due to practicing the Thousand Spider Poison Hand, making her look very ugly.

Of course, with Gu Hanyuan's discernment, he could naturally filter out the influence of the poison scars; she was indeed another little beauty in the making.

When she grew up, she would be another 90-point beauty.

Gu Hanyuan looked at her with a gentle expression and said:

"Are you alright, little girl?"

Yin Li looked up from Gu Hanyuan's arms, staring blankly at this handsome brother who had attracted much of her attention from the start. ===== CHAPTER 87 =====