Chapter 216: The most dangerous place is the safest place

Outside Han Shan Cheng.

Gu Pan carefully held Wang Keyan's hand,

"Sister Keyan, how much longer do we have to hide?"

Di Ying and Dai Jing each led a team, luring away most of the He Family's manpower.

But no one would have expected that.

Their main target in this pursuit.

They were actually still hiding in a small grove not far from Han Shan Cheng.

This is the principle of "the darkest place is under the lamp"!

The most dangerous place is the safest place!

After the He Family's pursuing troops had left, Wang Keyan immediately said,

"Let's go, we'll return to Wu Shan Cheng via the Monster Beast Mountain Range."

The two carefully avoided the crowd and headed toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Along the way they encountered few obstacles.

Obviously, no one expected them to hide behind the He Family's pursuers.

Only when she saw a He Family unit returning did Gu Pan's eyes finally show emotion.

"Brother Gu Lin!"

Gu Pan couldn't help but let out a low cry, tears welling in her eyes.

Gu Lin and the others were severely injured, being escorted by He Family guards.

"Pan Pan!"

Wang Keyan grabbed Gu Pan, lowering her voice sternly and said,

"We must not act rashly now, or we will surely attract pursuers!"

"Sister Keyan, there are no He Family elders here; can you intervene to save Brother Gu Lin?"

Seeing the pleading look in Gu Pan's moist eyes,

Wang Keyan's heart clenched tightly.

"If I act now, unless I instantly slay all the He Family pursuers,"

"Otherwise, if we give them a chance to call for help, all our efforts to save those captured will be wasted!"

Although Gu Pan is young, she can also understand Wang Keyan's reasoning.

"But… do we really have to watch everyone be captured and tortured by the He Family?"

Gu Pan's words carried a hint of sobbing,

"Brother Gu Lin and the others did this for me; now that they've been captured, I can't get past this hurdle in my heart."

Seeing the fragile Gu Pan, Wang Keyan sighed helplessly.

If Gu Han were here, that would be great.

She believed that, in the face of Gu Han who could resolve the Mu Shan Cheng crisis, all of this amounted to nothing.

As soon as this thought arose, Wang Keyan was startled by her own deep-seated idea.

She has always been extremely independent.

When did she start to also have the idea of relying on others?

Wang Keyan and Gu Pan hid in the shadows, watching the He Family squad escorting Gu Lin and the others slowly approach, about to pass right in front of them.

Wang Keyan then thought.

If Gu Han were here, even if he wasn't a match for these people,

he surely wouldn't just watch his own people be taken away?

Thinking this, Wang Keyan took a deep breath and looked at Gu Pan beside her,

"Pan Pan, stay here and don't move; I'll go and come back quickly."

Gu Pan, her eyes red, instantly brightened at the words.

"Okay, Sister Keyan, you be careful too."

As the He Family pursuers passed, Wang Keyan lightly tapped the tip of her foot.

She sprang forth like a lithe female leopard, bursting with terrifying speed.

In the blink of an eye she was beside the He Family pursuers' unit.

With a flick of her whip, she bound three He Family pursuers together.

Then, with a shake of her wrist, she flung them flying into a huge tree.

The three immediately lost consciousness.

At that moment, a He Family pursuer who had reacted turned pale instantly,

"Ambush!"

Before his words finished, Wang Keyan flashed to his side.

Crack!

Wang Keyan exerted force with her wrist, snapping his neck directly.

In just a few breaths, over a dozen people all perished at Wang Keyan's hands.

"Sister Keyan, how did you act?"

Gu Lin, having just survived, not only felt no joy, but his words carried some resentment.

Wang Keyan loosened the ropes binding Gu Lin and said calmly,

"Don't worry, these people didn't have time to send a distress signal."

Gu Lin said helplessly,

"Although that's the case, there's always a chance; if these people send out a distress signal, then we're done."

"If you have any objections, go tell Panpan."

As soon as these words were spoken, the words on Gu Lin's lips were forcibly shoved back.

Given Wang Keyan's nature, she would absolutely not ruin the plan set from the beginning.

But Gu Pan, after all, is young and inexperienced.

Even if she were more sensible, it would be impossible for reason to completely overcome emotion.

Gu Lin let out a deep sigh.

After finishing them off, the corpses of these He family pursuers were all collected.

Clean up the traces, and delay being discovered as much as possible.

Immediately afterward, he, Wang Keyan, and Gu Pan fled together.

On a road that the He family pursuers never imagined.

Wang Keyan and the others successfully avoided all of the He family's eyes.

Successfully returned to Wu Shan Cheng.

Moreover, Wang Keyan also rescued several members of the Gu family again.

As for more people, even Wang Keyan is willing but unable.

However, it was only when they returned to the Gu family in Wu Shan Cheng.

Di Ying, Dai Jing, and the others still have not returned.

Wang Keyan's heart sank slightly.

Although the foster father and Aunt Dai Jing went to lure away the other pursuers, it takes time.

But with their speed, if they manage to shake off the pursuers.

They will definitely arrive at Wu Shan Cheng before them!

But at this moment they still haven't arrived; what happened is probably self-evident.

But Wang Keyan dare not dwell on it; she can only forcibly push that thought to the back of her mind.

"Third Elder, quickly report to the Family Head, something has happened in Han Shan Cheng!"

As soon as Gu Pan and the others entered the Gu family residence, they immediately, under the guidance of the guards, found Third Elder Gu Ren.

Seeing Gu Pan and the others in a sorry state, Gu Ren's heart jolted.

He hastily led the three of them to the Family Head's estate, while on the way he urgently asked what exactly had happened.

"It's a long story, but the He family in Han Shan Cheng has moved against our Gu family!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Ren's pupils contracted sharply.

He is the elder of the Gu family in charge of resources.

Back when he cooperated with the He family, the action of opening shops in Han Shan Cheng was driven by him alone.

He never dared imagine that the He family would actually act against the Gu family!

In the midst of speaking, the group had already arrived at the Family Head's estate.

Since stabilizing the Martial Sovereign realm, Gu Xiao Dao has not entered closed-door cultivation again.

Instead, during his free time handling household affairs, he points out the cultivation of the Gu family's younger generation.

At this moment, Gu Xiao Dao happens to be in the estate listening to the report of the Gu family's steward.

Seeing Gu Ren and the others hurrying over, Gu Xiao Dao instinctively sensed that something was off.

Especially seeing the disheveled Gu Pan, a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

He waved his hand, signaling the steward to step back for the moment, then spoke in a low voice,

"Is something happening in Han Shan Cheng?"

The matter of Gu Han and Gu Pan, the two siblings, going to Han Shan Cheng.

As the head of the Gu family, Gu Xiao Dao naturally knows.

At this moment only Gu Pan has returned; something major must have happened.

"Family Head, it's all my fault that I've provoked a conflict between the He family and our Gu family."

After Gu Pan returned to the Gu family, her tense emotions finally relaxed a little.

But when reporting to Gu Xiao Dao, she was still filled with fear.

What she fears is not that Gu Xiao Dao will become angry and blame her.

But rather that the Gu family and the two escort bureaus' personnel.

Will lose their lives because of her!