Chapter 269

The elder of Heavy Sword Peak.

His weapon of choice is naturally the double‑handed heavy sword!

Severing a hand weakens their power far more than it would for a Martial Sovereign wielding any other weapon!

At this moment, their urgent task is to find a way to reattach this arm!

However, Ding Zhuoguang's next sentence made their hearts plummet to the valley floor.

"I hope that the next time we meet, you remain as you are now."

The four elders looked astonished at Ding Zhuoguang, whose eyes were as calm as water.

Ding Zhuoguang said lightly,

"If I see you have recovered your arms, I will cut them off every time I see you!"

Such reckless words caused the four Martial Sovereigns to burst into anger.

Having reached Martial Sovereign, none of them is lacking in extraordinary talent.

When have they ever been threatened like this?

However, the four, their anger flaring, felt most of it fade when they considered the possible force behind Ding Zhuoguang.

If the force behind them really is what they imagine,

Even if the Peak Master is willing to stand up for them.

What they would likely gain is only the destruction of Heavy Sword Peak!

Ding Zhuoguang gave the four, still shocked, a cool glance.

"You ought to be thankful you didn't lay a lethal hand on any Gu Family member."

She is not one who loves killing, but if these people had slain Gu Family members,

As the senior sister, she naturally has to take the heat for her junior brother!

Ding Zhuoguang's reason for still choosing to let the four go was mainly out of consideration for the Gu family members.

She isn't afraid of Heavy Sword Peak's retaliation, but you can dodge the monk, not the temple.

If these people are dead set on causing trouble for the Gu family.

She cannot stay at the Gu family forever; with Gu Tianren also absent, the Gu family likely cannot withstand Heavy Sword Peak's retaliation.

"Go back and tell your peak master!"

Ding Zhuoguang said coldly,

"Gu Tianren is my disciple of Ben Lang Academy, and also my junior brother!"

"If you don't want to invite trouble, don't have designs on the Gu family!"

Although Ben Lang Academy does not wish its name to become a crutch for its disciples to act high-handedly.

But the academy also hopes its name can shelter its disciples!

Upon hearing the four words 'Ben Lang Academy', the four Heavy Sword Peak elders who had lost an arm trembled like chaff in the wind, terrified out of their wits.

Their suspicion turned out to be true!

They immediately cursed Li Kaishan's ancestors eighteen generations over in their hearts!

This fellow is damn blind; picking a fight with anyone would be better than provoking the disciples of Ben Lang Academy!

Are the people of Ben Lang Academy really that easy to provoke?

As the strongest force in Ben Lang Guo besides the royal family, and without equal!

Every graduate of Ben Lang Academy can directly take up office anywhere in Ben Lang Guo.

Even the weakest disciple of the academy can at least serve as a city lord!

Moreover, many academy disciples can enter the military and attain high positions!

Logically, the royal family of Ben Lang Guo should not stand by while Ben Lang Academy holds such great power.

But the current head of Ben Lang Academy is the biological elder sister of the Ben Lang Guo monarch!

That is, the Grand Princess of Ben Lang Guo!

Given their sibling relationship, the monarch would never suspect those from Ben Lang Academy!

As long as one can enter Ben Lang Academy, saying it's a straight shot to heaven is no exaggeration!

The vast majority of Ben Lang Guo's citizens can say their greatest wish in life is to enter Ben Lang Academy!

But they never expected that their journey would be nothing more than an ordinary arrival at this ordinary Wu Shan Cheng.

And yet they actually ran into a Ben Lang Academy disciple in such bad luck!

They had no intention whatsoever of letting Ding Zhuoguang prove his identity.

At a young age, he can already possess such ability.

Even if not from Ben Lang Academy, he is likely a royal scion.

Either way, it's something they cannot afford to provoke!

"Please rest assured, miss, after we leave we will absolutely not seek trouble for the Gu family!"

"From now on, whenever we hear that a Gu family member is present, we will immediately take a detour and absolutely avoid meeting them!"

The four martial venerables repeatedly swore oaths, leaving everyone present astonished.

Their appearance makes it hard to associate them with powerful martial venerables.

Ding Zhuoguang nodded and waved his hand,

"Scram."

The four martial venerables hastily fled, fearing Ding Zhuoguang would change his mind and detain them all.

After the Heavy Sword Peak elders left, Gu Xiao Dao immediately had the clansmen clean up the battlefield.

And at this moment, the clansmen, having just gone from the great decline caused by the oppression of five martial venerables, now arrive at great joy.

The mood could be described as full of ups and downs!

They cleaned up the many Gu Family courtyards that had already collapsed, while quietly glancing at Ding Zhuoguang, who was chatting with Gu Tianren.

In their eyes was an even stronger hue of admiration.

However, some elders still harbored a bit of worry.

Even though Ding Zhuoguang has already moved the Running Wolf Academy out, those few Heavy Sword Peak elders who fled in panic should lack the courage to trouble the Gu Family again.

But Li Kaishan is different.

Since Li Kaishan was able to marry his granddaughter to the already downfallen Gu Han,

it shows that his relationship with Gu Cang Shan is far from ordinary.

Even if Li Kaishan fears retaliation from the Running Wolf Academy and dares not act openly against the Gu Family,

it is still quite possible that he would act covertly, leaving no evidence!

But all this is already beyond Ding Zhuoguang's scope of consideration.

Ding Zhuoguang is not the Gu Family's caretaker, so Ding Zhuoguang cannot arrange every aspect of the Gu Family's affairs.

Gu Xiao Dao can only issue a temporary order for clan members to refrain from leaving Wu Shan City at will.

With Ding Zhuoguang's connection to the Running Wolf Academy, the senior leadership of Heavy Sword Peak would never dare to act against the Gu Family.

The only one to watch out for is Li Kaishan.

As long as they stay within Wu Shan City, Gu Xiao Dao can be confident of facing Li Kaishan without defeat!

Ding Zhuoguang did not stay long at the Gu Family.

However, Ding Zhuoguang did not leave immediately; instead, Ding Zhuoguang took Gu Tianren along and personally went to Heavy Sword Peak!

The peak master of Heavy Sword Peak was in seclusion, and after Ding Zhuoguang's flying vessel landed on Heavy Sword Peak, the Grand Elder inside the peak was responsible for receiving Ding Zhuoguang.

"I wonder what wind carried Junior Ding all the way here?"

The Grand Elder of Heavy Sword Peak had once also studied at the Running Wolf Academy.

When he faced Ding Zhuoguang, there was a certain atmosphere of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Ding Zhuoguang clasped fists in a salute,

"Zhuoguang, I have met Senior He."

Gu Tianren, following behind Ding Zhuoguang, also clasped fists in salute to the Grand Elder of Heavy Sword Peak,

"Junior Gu Tianren, I have met Senior."

The Grand Elder of Heavy Sword Peak looked at the spirited Gu Tianren with satisfaction, nodding in admiration,

"Truly, heroes emerge in youth!"

Although Gu Tianren's cultivation is still low, the Grand Elder of Heavy Sword Peak has encountered tens of thousands of youths of that generation,

Among them, those comparable to Gu Tianren are few enough to count on one's fingers!

Otherwise, Gu Tianren would not have been able to enter the Running Wolf Academy for study!

"Junior Gu Tianren and Junior Ding came to Heavy Sword Peak today; I suppose it's not to mock this old senior of mine, is it?"