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

"Hey...that's good...that's good..."

Zhong Wanchou took one last look at Gu Hanyuan, and after Gu Hanyuan nodded, he breathed his last peacefully.

Gu Hanyuan understood the meaning behind that glance: "Take good care of them, mother and daughter."

Gu Hanyuan was somewhat moved.

Zhong Wanchou didn't have to die, because he posed absolutely no threat.

Whether someone who is being manipulated by Gan Baobao lives or dies is not of much significance.

Gu Hanyuan thought to himself:

So this is what it means to be a villain?

Bearing the resentment, bitterness, and longing of those who died because of him, he fought his way through the bloody storm like a demon.

We cannot retreat, because there is a cliff behind us.

"Wu Tian, ​​I have a request for you."

Gan Baobao pleaded with Gu Hanyuan.

"explain."

"Help me kill Duan Yanqing."

"it is good."

Gu Hanyuan agreed readily, his eyes cold and sharp.

"Duan Yanqing, if you can withstand this move, you can live today. If you can't, then you die."

Duan Yanqing still has many uses for Gu Hanyuan, but there's no need to make himself unhappy for such a small gain.

Of course, if he can really withstand Gu Hanyuan's attacks, we can let him go today, since he's going to die sooner or later anyway.

They were willing to gamble with his life.

Chapter 39: "Sword Twenty-One" Overwhelms the Crowd

Duan Yanqing noticed a purple longsword appear in Gu Hanyuan's hand and became alert and focused.

"Crown Prince Yanqing, I have always felt guilty towards you, and today I will lend you a helping hand."

Because of what happened back then, Duan Zhengming felt that his ascension to the throne was illegitimate, so he wanted to take this opportunity to resolve his hatred.

Duan Yanqing, however, showed no appreciation whatsoever, and spoke aloud using ventriloquism:

"Duan Zhengming, don't think I'll give up on reclaiming the throne."

Duan Zhengchun originally didn't want to get involved, but firstly, he was resentful towards Gu Hanyuan, and secondly, he couldn't let Duan Zhengming help alone, so he called Master Huangmei and the four of them, "Fisherman, Woodcutter, Farmer and Scholar," to go forward together.

Although Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan were afraid, they had confidence in Duan Yanqing and did not think that Gu Hanyuan could kill him in one move. At this moment, they firmly held their weapons and helped him.

Gu Hanyuan didn't care that the number of the other side had increased, since apart from Duan Yanqing and Duan Zhengming who were Grandmasters, the rest of them were only at the Innate level.

"Sword Twenty-One."

With a soft shout from Gu Hanyuan, sword energy appeared on the demonic sword, and more and more sword energy appeared, a total of twenty-one sword energies mixed with the force of thunder shot towards Duan Yanqing.

Although Duan Yanqing was already on guard, he waited patiently for the other to make a move because the two were quite far apart.

I never expected it to be a sword aura attack, and there were so many of them.

Duan Zhengming had always thought that the "Six Meridian Divine Sword" was the only martial art in the world that could emit sword energy, but he never expected to see an even more terrifying sword energy today.

Just by looking at the momentum, he felt that Duan Yanqing couldn't stop him.

Duan Yanqing, Duan Zhengming, and Duan Zhengchun desperately fired their "One Finger Divine Skill," but only managed to knock down a few sword energies. The remaining dozen or so sword energies continued to shoot towards the group.

Aside from Duan Zhengchun, who was still useful and managed to avoid the attack, almost everyone else who was hit by the sword energy met a certain death.

Despair even began to appear in everyone's eyes.

However, at this moment, five monks entered the venue.

They were eminent monks from Tianlong Temple, led by Master Kurong.

Master Kurong originally went into hiding because he was worried about the safety of Duan Zhengming and the others.

After all, he was the emperor of a country; if he were to pass away, the country would inevitably be in turmoil.

In addition, he also felt guilty towards Duan Yanqing and wanted to prevent Duan Yanqing from being killed, which led to the current situation.

Duan Zhengming and the others had been in despair, but they never expected to find a way out of their predicament.

The five monks of Tianlong Temple simultaneously unleashed sword energy from their fingertips, a technique known as the "Six Meridians Divine Sword."

In particular, Master Kurong's "Shaoshang Sword" could almost always knock down a sword aura.

As the heart of Dali, Tianlong Temple is home to all Grandmasters, with Master Kurong being a late-stage Grandmaster who wielded the "Six Meridian Divine Sword," a unique skill that quickly deflected most of the sword energy.

However, several sword energies still landed among the crowd.

Duan Yanqing's shoulder was pierced.

Master Kurong, as the main force resisting, was struck by three sword energies. Blood flowed from his arm, thigh, and abdomen. Fortunately, his cultivation level was high enough that he narrowly escaped the fatal attack and was only seriously injured.

Both Ben Guan and Ben Xiang were injured in the arms by sword energy while protecting Duan Zhengming.

People like "fishermen, woodcutters, farmers, and scholars" were of low moral character and were not the primary target, which is why they were not hit.

"Amitabha. Benefactor, your martial arts are unparalleled. Please spare Duan Yanqing. The entire Tianlong Temple will remember this."

Master Kurong applied acupressure to several wounds on his body to stop the bleeding, then clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect.

He knew that he had overwhelmed everyone with just one move, and if he insisted on attacking, no one would leave alive.

They didn't dare to maintain their pride and immediately begged for mercy.

“I keep my word. Since he didn’t die from my ‘Sword Twenty-One’, I will give him a chance to live.”

Gu Hanyuan did not intend to kill Duan Yanqing. Since he was not destined to die today, he would let him go.

Master Kurong breathed a sigh of relief and performed another Buddhist salute.

"From now on, wherever you go, the Four Evils will surely give way."

Duan Yanqing knew that he was just lucky today. After being amazed by Gu Hanyuan's martial arts skills, he softened his words and fled with Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan.

Dao Baifeng glanced at Duan Yanqing as he left, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Duan Zhengming also signaled to Duan Zhengchun with his eyes that they should not provoke such a formidable enemy.

Duan Zhengchun nodded, feeling frustrated. He knew that Gan Baobao was not coming back.

The group then departed.

Although Gan Baobao was slightly unwilling to accept the result, she knew that she did not hold a high position in Gu Hanyuan's heart, so she did not dare to force it.

He was thinking of asking Zhong Ling to help him plead with him.

After collecting Zhong Wanchou's body, Gan Baobao returned to Wanjie Valley with Gu Hanyuan.

Zhong Ling was also very saddened after learning of Zhong Wanchou's death from Gan Baobao.

Although she already knew he was not her biological father, the bond she had formed over more than ten years of raising him was still very deep.

Afterwards, Gu Hanyuan stayed in Wanjie Valley to comfort Zhong Ling.

The continuous travel had left Gu Hanyuan somewhat exhausted, so he rested well in Wanjie Valley for a few days.

During this time, Zhong Ling gave herself to Gu Hanyuan.

"Brother Gu, I like you. Even if you're a bad person, I still like you."

Zhong Ling bravely wrapped her arms around Gu Hanyuan's neck.

With his mask removed, Gu Hanyuan gazed tenderly at Zhong Ling, who looked like a frightened fawn.

"I like you too."

"Brother Gu, will you always love me?"

Zhong Ling was still somewhat afraid of what was about to happen.

Gu Hanyuan did not reply, but simply blew out the candle flame with his palm.

This forest sprite-like girl skipped and hopped into his heart; there was no reason for him to let her go.

Because of what happened before, Gan Baobao was very worried about whether Zhong Ling could handle it.

Fortunately, Gu Hanyuan was still very gentle with Zhong Ling, unlike other people's wives who he treated without any care.

Although Zhong Ling is naive, she is intelligent nonetheless.

These past few days, Gan Baobao has been finding all sorts of excuses to come see her and chat about trivial things.

In reality, she often stole glances at Gu Hanyuan, so she knew that something must have happened between the two of them.

In addition, since she already knew that Gu Hanyuan was a bad person, she wasn't too surprised to see the two of them come out of the room at the same time.

Of course, dissatisfaction was inevitable, and she ignored Gu Hanyuan for quite some time.

But being the cheerful and open-minded person she is, she soon clung to me sweetly again.