In the martial arts world, he threatens Yin Susu from the start.

"it is good."

Zhong Ling saw Gu Hanyuan reach out and take a few melon seeds. She didn't know where he pressed, but the lower half of the Shura Mask was retracted. He lightly cracked the melon seeds, looking quite content.

"Liar."

Zhong Ling pouted, revealing a dissatisfied expression.

Because just by looking at Gu Hanyuan's exposed face shape, lips, and half of his nose, she subconsciously felt that Gu Hanyuan must be very handsome.

Moreover, there was no sign of disfigurement in the exposed areas.

Gu Hanyuan didn't care; he was just teasing Zhong Ling.

"My name is Zhong Ling. Who are you? What's your name?"

"Wu Tian. Hmm... he's a bad person."

Gu Hanyuan smiled meaningfully; this time, he really hadn't lied to Zhong Ling.

"Who would say they're a bad person?"

Zhong Ling felt that Gu Hanyuan was deceiving her, and she had evidence to prove it.

"And now? Do you still think I'm not a bad person?"

Zhong Ling suddenly felt a light pinch on her waist, and then realized that Gu Hanyuan had not pulled his arm away from her waist.

She blushed with embarrassment, feeling an electric shock-like stimulation throughout her body.

This was her first time having close contact with a man.

Young girls experiencing their first stirrings of love are always curious about the opposite sex.

Although she reached out and grabbed Gu Hanyuan's hand to stop him from squeezing it, she did not push away the arm that was around her.

"Hmph, he really is a bad guy. And a big pervert at that!"

Zhong Ling grumbled, expressing her dissatisfaction, but if you ignored her expression, you could believe her a little more.

"If a bad guy offers you sunflower seeds now, would you eat them?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled and offered the melon seeds to Zhong Ling's lips.

Zhong Ling was initially annoyed that it was inconvenient to eat sunflower seeds while holding Gu Hanyuan's hand with one hand, but unexpectedly, Gu Hanyuan offered to feed her.

"Of course we'll eat it."

After her blush deepened, she opened her mouth, cracked open the melon seed, and ate it.

After eating a few sunflower seeds, Zhong Ling placed the bag containing the seeds on her lap.

With her free hand, she fed Gu Hanyuan some melon seeds.

Gu Hanyuan did not refuse. While playing with Zhong Ling's delicate and petite hands, occasionally kneading her slender fingers, he ate the melon seeds, which seemed to smell even more fragrant.

Whenever Zhong Ling's outstretched fingers touched Gu Hanyuan's lips, or were lightly touched by his tongue, she would blush and pout coquettishly.

The flirtatious atmosphere between the two seemed to exist in a completely different world from that of everyone else in the room.

Zhong Ling stopped paying attention to the martial arts competition.

It wasn't until Duan Yu mocked Gan Guanghao, causing a sudden change in the situation, that their attention returned to the arena.

Duan Yu was forced by Zuo Zimu to fight Gong Guangjie, but he knew no martial arts at all. He tried to persuade Gong Guangjie to give up the idea of ​​fighting with words.

Unfortunately, Gong Guangjie didn't care about anything else and tried to stab him with his sword.

"Brother Wutian, that bookworm looks dull and doesn't seem to know any martial arts. Should we help him?"

Zhong Ling and Duan Yu seemed to have a natural affinity; she wanted to save him when she saw him in danger.

However, the fact that they actually came to ask Gu Hanyuan's opinion made him somewhat gratified.

"I'm a bad person, of course I can't save people."

Gu Hanyuan's indifferent attitude made Zhong Ling pout again.

"Hmph, if you won't save me, I will."

Zhong Ling took a few small snakes out of the cloth bag beside her legs and threw them down.

As expected, the Wuliang Sword Sect was full of scoundrels; a few small snakes were enough to make them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, throwing them into complete disarray.

Although Duan Yu was rescued, he also exposed Zhong Ling's location.

Everyone looked up.

Zhong Ling is just a little girl, not worth mentioning.

However, Gu Hanyuan's attire was sinister and eerie, and he didn't look like someone to be trifled with.

Zuo Zimu killed the snake and was about to question it.

Rong Ziju, from the Eastern Branch of the Wuliang Sword Sect, suddenly stumbled into the arena.

Blood gushed from his mouth, and several bloody words were carved on his body: "Shennong Gang Exterminates Wuliang Sword".

Gu Hanyuan found it amusing that two second-rate sects were struggling to survive, yet they were making such a fuss about Tinghua.

Suddenly I felt bored.

Anyway, we've already got the secret manual for the Langhuan Jade Cave and we've met Zhong Ling. Now we just need to stay in the shadows and observe how things develop.

"Ling'er, this place is so boring. I'm leaving. Are you coming too?"

Zhong Ling would never object.

Gu Hanyuan grabbed Zhong Ling and jumped off the roof beam.

At this time, Gong Guangjie had already been poisoned to death by the Shennong Gang's declaration of war.

Xin Shuangqing saw the two of them come down and questioned them:

"Don't leave. You two are of unknown origin and must be spies from the Shennong Gang."

"If you don't tell the truth, you might lose your life."

Zuo Zimu also chimed in from the side.

Chapter 24: Perhaps the heart yearns for the light

"Hmph. You killed my snake, and you haven't even compensated me yet, and now you want to kill us too."

Zhong Ling didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the two factions, but she didn't expect Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing to be so aggressive, so she naturally didn't hold back and directly retorted.

Gu Hanyuan also gave a light scoff.

"They're all talk and no action, and their judgment is terrible. Ling'er, I don't think they can afford to compensate you for your snake. I'll teach them a lesson for you."

"Yeah."

Zhong Ling was very happy to see that Gu Hanyuan was going to stand up for her, even though she didn't know his martial arts skills.

Upon hearing Gu Hanyuan's words, Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing were immediately on high alert, focusing their attention and deciding to strike first.

The two simultaneously thrust their longswords at Gu Hanyuan.

It was a jumbled mess of sword moves, including "a white rainbow piercing the sun" and "ten thousand flowers vying for beauty."

Gu Hanyuan only thought it was flashy and frivolous.

This sword technique was naturally extremely powerful when used by Wu Yazi and Li Qiu.

But what about Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing?

They didn't reveal their intention to use Wudang martial arts; they just wanted to crush them with their Grandmaster level skills.

With a single palm strike, Gu Hanyuan shattered both longswords into pieces.

The fragments, still powerful, struck the two men, sending them flying.

After landing, Zuo Zimu covered his wound and pleaded for mercy with difficulty.

"Grandmaster! Thank you for your mercy, senior. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

Even if you cultivate to middle age, you're still only at the early stage of the Innate Realm. Killing them would make you feel like you've lowered your status.

Moreover, the Wuliang Sword Sect will soon submit to the Lingjiu Palace, and we can indirectly control it after we take over the Lingjiu Palace. There is no need to put in any effort.

Gu Hanyuan ignored him and left with Zhong Ling.

Upon seeing this, Duan Yu hurriedly followed.

Zuo Zimu and the others no longer had the will to stop him.

Once outside Jianhu Palace, Zhong Ling started chattering away like a lark.

"Brother Wutian, you're amazing!"

"Brother Wutian, are you really a Grandmaster? You're even more powerful than my father."

"Brother Wutian, how old are you? I heard that Grandmasters are usually in their forties or fifties. Should I call you Uncle Wutian?"

Gu Hanyuan had a headache from the noise.

“I’m sixty years old, you can still call me grandpa.”