Chapter 75: Trouble

As the saying goes, a snake's heart is never satisfied, like a rat trying to swallow an elephant; having gained an advantage, Chou Daoren actually wanted to go even further. With a smug smile on his face, he pointed at Tian Ruoyun's throat, pressing forward step by step, speaking while he laughed.

"Will you submit or not? If you submit, there will be many benefits for you, Daoist. Follow me and eat well and live well; isn't that better than staying in that pathetic little sect of yours? Beauty, you had better think this through."

Su Yuanshan still wanted to see how things would develop, but the little white fox clearly could no longer stand it.

It was just about to speak when suddenly, a sound of something piercing the air was heard—a "Whoosh!"

A small pebble flew in from afar and struck the tip of Chou Daoren's sword. The force was applied with such precision and cleverness that one could tell at a glance it was an expert. Sure enough, not long after,

a figure was seen flying over, landing in front of Chou Daoren, shielding Tian Ruoyun behind them, and saying with righteous indignation:

"What kind of monster are you, fellow, to actually bully a weak woman? You are simply shameless."

Looking at his cultivation, he was also at the Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage, on par with Chou Daoren.

Su Yuanshan thought to himself, "Alright, a hero has finally come to save the beauty; there is nothing for me to do here."

Seeing that the two had already begun to fight, he was just about to turn and leave when suddenly, he heard "Swish," "Bang," "Clang." The cultivator hadn't even lasted three moves before being struck away by Chou Daoren. His face turned blue, and it was unknown if he was alive or dead, but he had clearly been poisoned.

To be honest, Chou Daoren's despicability exceeded Su Yunshan's expectations. Before he could even speak, the little white fox beside him was already displeased.

Seeing that Chou Daoren wanted to abduct Tian Ruoyun and was even planning to finish off the cultivator and Huang Yang and the others as well,

it could be called killing and condemning the heart, having committed every evil deed. The little white fox finally could not watch anymore and couldn't help but say to Su Yuanshan:

"Prefect, let us go save..."

Before it finished speaking, it seemed to have been discovered by Chou Daoren.

Chou Daoren suddenly turned his head and shouted, "Who is it?"

He suddenly flicked out several copper coins, heading straight for the place where the little white fox was hiding.

However, following a light chuckle, Su Yuanshan walked out from the shadows with the little white fox, which made Chou Daoren pause in surprise.

He had clearly sensed a beast, but he hadn't expected there to be a person as well. This made him feel somewhat surprised, and he increased his vigilance in his heart, asking again:

"Who are you? What are you doing hiding in the shadows?"

Su Yunshan replied indifferently: "Who I am is not important. There are paths to heaven everywhere, and I am completely free; surely you aren't going to stop me from leaving?"

So he was just passing by? Hearing this, Chou Daoren breathed a sigh of relief and shouted in a deep voice: "Get lost quickly, don't be an eyesore to this Daoist here."

Seeing him be so rude, the little white fox beside him was clearly enraged. It was seen baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, emitting a threatening "woo-woo" sound.

Chou Daoren glanced at the little white fox with an amused expression. "Yo, this pathetic thing is quite protective of its master! If you 'woo-woo' again, do you believe this Daoist won't slaughter you for meat?"

Su Yuanshan's brows furrowed slightly as he heard this, and he said indifferently: "As the saying goes, to beat a dog, one must look at its master. Are you intentionally stepping on my face?"

Chou Daoren clearly did not want to show weakness and let out a strange, cackling laugh. "So what if I am, and what if I'm not? If I were you, I would leave quickly. If you accidentally lose your life here, that would be a pity."

Tian Ruoyun was just about to call for help, but her throat was gripped by Chou Daoren. Seeing this scene, Su Yuanshan's brows furrowed even tighter.

He suddenly took a step forward and said indifferently:

"You are so arrogant; I hope your arrogance matches your strength, otherwise..."

Chou Daoren was just about to make a move when he saw Su Yuanshan flick his finger lightly. With a "bang," the long sword in Chou Daoren's hand shattered directly into three pieces,

landing on the ground with a "clang." Tian Ruoyun was stunned, and Chou Daoren was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't even seen how Su Yuanshan made his move before he had already lost! At that moment, he broke out in a cold sweat, seemingly realizing that the person before him was not an opponent he could handle at all.

Seeing that the situation was bad, Chou Daoren turned and ran,

not even caring about Tian Ruoyun anymore.

Su Yuanshan was somewhat surprised and found it rather funny, thinking to himself:

"Running quite fast; is this guy a dog? However, since you have provoked me, can you run away without my permission?"

So he lightly drew a wisp of spiritual energy from the Spirit Pearl and flicked it out. With a "puchi" sound, it pierced directly through Chou Daoren's right leg. He suddenly lost his balance while running and fell to the ground, bruised and battered, screaming out.

Su Yuanshan walked over gently, his footsteps crunching on the withered leaves and broken grass.

Chou Daoren, having lost all his previous arrogance, crawled forward in terror, begging bitterly as he crawled: "Don't kill me, I was wrong, won't you let me apologize to you?"

Perhaps in his understanding, it was either kill or be killed, which was why he was so afraid and why he would say such things.

Su Yuanshan did not explain, but just said indifferently:

"When you were committing crimes in the past, might others have begged you like this? Tell me honestly, what did you do at that time?"

Under his terror, Chou Daoren blurted out:

"Kill... oh no, I... I... I always let them go and let them live."

"Is that so?" Su Yuanshan suddenly smiled, but this time he didn't ask Chou Daoren, instead turning his gaze toward Tian Ruoyun and asking indifferently:

"Does the young lady think what he said is the truth?"

Tian Ruoyun shook her head with a look of hatred.

"No, benefactor, do not listen to his nonsense. This beast just now not only wanted to kill my senior brother and uncle, but also wanted to molest me! He is simply human scum. I fear there are no few innocent girls who have been humiliated by him. Please, benefactor, uphold justice for us."

Su Yuanshan nodded slightly, turned his gaze to Chou Daoren, and asked indifferently:

"Did you hear that? This young lady is accusing you, and furthermore, I think she is right, so..."

Before Su Yuanshan finished speaking, he saw Chou Daoren with a ferocious expression suddenly raise his hand, and two poisonous copper coins flew out of his hand, striking straight at Su Yunshan's face.

However, Su Yuanshan was unhurried and smiled indifferently.

"It seems you have finally jumped over the wall like a cornered dog, but it is a pity that you have encountered me."

This time, Su Yuanshan didn't make a move at all, not even moving a finger; he just blew a light breath at the incoming copper coins, and with two "patta, patta" sounds, they fell to the ground. At that moment, Chou Daoren was completely dumbfounded, and he asked with trembling lips:

"Who... who exactly are you?"

Su Yuanshan replied indifferently:

"Who I am is not important; what is important is this young lady's attitude!"

He turned his gaze to Tian Ruoyun and smiled slightly.

"Young lady, I will leave him for you to deal with."

Tian Ruoyun was clearly very grateful; she bowed deeply to Su Yuanshan and said:

"Thank you, benefactor, for your kindness!"

She picked up the sword with hatred, suddenly raised her hand, and the sword fell.

Chou Daoren thus ended his sinful life.

Looking at the fallen Chou Daoren, Su Yuanshan pondered that he had not expected this Baiehou to have actually gathered followers, and things were becoming somewhat troublesome.