Chapter 184: Punishment for a Foul Mouth

Gu Han shrugged, his expression relaxed.

Faced with a siege by over ten people, he showed no trace of tension.

At the same time, Gu Han's spear missed every enemy and struck empty ground.

The spear thrust diagonally into the snow.

That white shadow seemed to be intimidated by Gu Han's thrust and had vanished.

The rescuing Great Martial Masters leapt, bringing the dying wounded back to Cold Valley Town.

"Where is the alchemist? Is there an alchemist here?"

The rescuer was a man in his thirties with a flowing beard.

He supported the wounded man whose wound had frozen, while shouting at the crowd.

No pill master wishes to stay in such a desolate, remote place as Cold Valley Town.

But Cold Valley Town has hired several alchemists at great expense to reside there.

The wounded have suffered such severe injuries that, without an alchemist to assess them, they must not arbitrarily take medicine, lest they fail to benefit.

Soon, a woman in an alchemist's robes stepped out of the crowd and went forward to examine the wounded.

Her skin was white as snow, her features beautiful.

Although she is not exceptionally outstanding, a female alchemist willing to stay in such a place is absolutely remarkable.

Gu Chen, meanwhile, held his Cold Shadow Sword, guarding Gu Han's side, his gaze icy as he watched the hostile crowd.

One of the burly men surrounding Gu Han said coldly,

"In this icy wilderness, it's only natural that you wouldn't want to lend a hand; we can understand that. But why are you obstructing that brother's rescue?"

Someone nearby snorted derisively and said angrily,

"In my view, he isn't trying to stop others from saving people; he wants to kill those two outside the town!"

"What's the point of talking to this fellow?"

A burly man gave a cold snort, strode forward, and grabbed Gu Han's collar.

Gu Han's eyes flashed; he seized the man's wrist, exerted a little force, and flung him away!

The crowd hastily cleared a path.

With a bang, the man screamed and crashed onto the cleared ground.

The onlookers' faces changed dramatically, and they flew into a rage,

"You scoundrel, you sneak‑attack the wounded and the rescuers, and dare to commit violence in public!"

But the few who were acquainted with that burly man felt wary and instinctively stepped back two paces.

That burly man's strength was comparable to theirs, yet against this youngster he had almost no power to fight back!

If they stepped forward, they'd likely be disposed of just as easily.

Just as the crowd grew furious and it seemed someone would strike Gu Han,

a commotion suddenly arose from the outskirts of the crowd.

"Please make way."

"It's the Iron Blood Mercenary Group coming."

"Great! The Iron Blood Mercenary Group is one of the strongest mercenary bands that frequently come to Cold Valley Town."

"With the Iron Blood Mercenary Group stepping in, they will surely get justice for the wounded!"

The crowd made a path, letting the Iron Blood Mercenary Group members walk in.

When Xiao Qing saw Gu Han surrounded in the middle, he froze there,

"Gu Little Brother, how is it you?"

They had been resting briefly in the town, preparing to enter the Thousand Year Cold Valley shortly to carry out their mission.

Hearing the commotion, they then moved toward this side.

According to the bystanders' discussion, they learned that someone had ambushed the Great Martial Master who was rescuing the wounded.

The wounded returning to Cold Valley Town is a common occurrence here.

Cold Valley Town collects entry fees precisely to deal with such situations.

As the second-in-command of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group, Xiao Qing had encountered this sort of situation before.

But Xiao Qing never expected that the focus of this incident would be Gu Han, whom he had only just met.

"Uncle Xiao."

Gu Han gave a faint smile,

"When that person was rescuing the wounded, a white flicker appeared beside him; I suspect it was a monster or enemy pursuing the wounded."

"Things happened suddenly; I had no time to ask, so I had to act immediately."

Hearing this, Xiao Qing relaxed a little and believed Gu Han's words to some extent.

Although their acquaintance was brief,

he could sense that Gu Han was not the type to strike at innocents.

But as soon as Gu Han finished speaking, a wave of doubt rose from the surroundings.

"The squad leader wasn't here just now; do you think you can spout nonsense and get away with it?"

"With so many of us here just now, why are you the only one who saw that supposed white shadow when none of us did?"

"In my view, you harbor ulterior motives, wanting to sneak‑attack those who come to help; you're a beast born without a mother's teaching!"

Swish!

As the man's words fell, Gu Han's figure darted out before everyone and, in the blink of an eye, stood before the foul‑mouthed man.

"You can doubt me, but since your mouth is unclean, you'll have to pay the price!"

"Gu Han had a sharp long sword appear in his hand, and he suddenly cut off that person's right arm!"

"Er! Ah!"

"Amidst the miserable screams, a severed arm flew out into the air just like that."

"Gu Han stood there without changing expression, the long sword in his hand continually dripping blood."

"Upon seeing this scene, those who had just been doubting and even wanting to insult Gu Han instantly shut their mouths."

"Dozens of people present never expected Gu Han would actually choose to strike publicly."

"Even so vicious, he directly severed a person's arm!"

"In this icy snowy world, the wound would quickly freeze."

"Although he was given a chance to reattach the severed arm, if the cold energy entered his body, it could even threaten his life!"

"You... you actually dare to strike in public?!"

"The person whose arm had been cut off stared at Gu Han with eyes about to burst."

"But Gu Han's cold gaze fell upon him, and he instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar."

"Fear from the soul even made him dare not speak."

"Gu Han swept his gaze over everyone present and said in a deep voice,"

"You didn't see the white shadow because your strength is weak!"

"If I were you, you should strive to strengthen yourself, train your strength, rather than falsely accuse people here!"

"As for Gu Han, he didn't take to heart the doubts of so many people just now."

"But he could not tolerate anyone insulting his family."

"Merely cutting off that person's arm was only because Gu Han didn't want to kill someone over a single word."

"As soon as Gu Han said that, everyone present turned Face Grim."

"Gu Han's action was an indiscriminate attack, mocking everyone!"

"In the crowd, a tall and slender middle-aged man stepped forward,"

"Sir, although your strength is astonishing, you must also be in the Martial Ancestor realm like me."

"Jiang Baihe said lightly,"

"I don't know on what basis you can claim that the white shadow you can detect, I cannot perceive?"

"Gu Han narrowed his eyes,"

"Weak strength is weak strength; having the same realm does not prove equal strength."

"I'll say just one sentence: if I truly wanted to strike just now, over a distance of merely dozens of meters, do you think my shot would miss?"

"Jiang Baihe, upon hearing this, couldn't help but Furrowed Brow."

"The rescuer is merely at the Great Martial Master realm."

"Moreover, he went to rescue the wounded without any preparation."

"If the Martial Ancestor intended a sneak attack, it would indeed be impossible to miss with a single strike."