But in the end, he still couldn't bring himself to deny the facts.
“Master, I have brought shame upon our sect and deserve to die.”
After hearing Zhen Zhibing's words, Qiu Chuji knew that what Gu Hanyuan said was probably true.
He felt both heartache for his beloved student's miserable state and anger at his misdeeds.
Li Mochou, standing to the side, looked at Xiaolongnu and Zhen Zhibing in surprise. She hadn't expected that such a thing had happened last night, and at the same time, she realized that she had been implicated by Xiaolongnu and the others.
She had always been jealous of her master's favoritism towards Xiaolongnu, so she even secretly wished that Zhen Zhibing had really ruined her body last night.
For some reason, when thinking about this, she subconsciously glanced at Gu Hanyuan, who stood proudly in the center of the room.
Chapter 59: The Old Yin-Yang Master
At this point, the matter concerning Zhen Zhibing had already been settled.
Zhao Zhijing, who was hiding in the crowd when Li Mochou unleashed her power, saw his greatest rival for the position of sect leader ruined. He exclaimed that heaven was on his side and wanted to make a good impression on everyone so that he could take over the position of sect leader as soon as possible.
So he walked into the arena, bowing respectfully while speaking in an extremely impolite manner.
"I am Zhao Zhijing. I have met this junior brother. Zhen Zhibing has violated the precepts of the Quanzhen Sect and should be tried by our sect. However, it is against the rules for this junior brother to use torture against him. The Wudang Sect has no right to interfere in the affairs of our Quanzhen Sect."
As fellow members of the same Taoist sect, addressing each other as junior brother is perfectly acceptable. However, Zhao Zhijing was merely trying to take advantage of their seniority.
Gu Hanyuan was very satisfied with Zhao Zhijing's cooperation as he finally came out and started jumping around.
"People of the martial world should mind their own business. Does the Quanzhen Sect, which prides itself on being a prestigious and righteous sect, intend to protect Zhen Zhibing? To conduct its own trial? It is questionable whether the Quanzhen Sect, which can produce such a disciple, can handle the matter impartially. If such a scoundrel is to be subjected to private torture, what would be wrong with killing him on the spot? As for the title of junior brother, I, Gu, cannot accept it."
"Hmph, Zhibing has always respected his teachers and respected his fellow disciples. He is of pure character, which is evident to everyone in the Quanzhen Sect. I think it was that unruly woman surnamed Long who seduced Zhibing into doing something that violated the rules and precepts."
Sun Bu'er was originally a rigid and conservative person who couldn't stand beautiful and charming women. He disliked Huang Rong very much when he was young.
Xiaolongnu's beauty was unparalleled, even surpassing that of Huang Rong in her prime.
Seeing Gu Hanyuan belittle the Quanzhen Sect, she couldn't help but speak up and maliciously mock Xiaolongnu.
"Miss Long is aloof, beautiful, and pure, yet you describe her as unrestrained and dissolute. It's true that the Quanzhen Sect is corrupt from top to bottom."
Gu Hanyuan's faint smile vanished completely, replaced by a cold laugh.
Xiaolongnu was initially upset when Sun Bu'er slandered her, but Gu Hanyuan defended her and praised her, which warmed her heart.
Li Mochou felt jealous again, thinking that everyone only liked Xiaolongnu, and that she had finally met someone who didn't treat her differently and only remembered her kindness.
"How dare you! You are nothing but a lowly disciple of the Wudang Sect, yet you dare to speak ill of my Quanzhen Sect!"
Qiu Chuji was naturally hot-tempered, and he had not dared to make a move because he was indeed in the wrong regarding Zhen Zhibing's matter.
Seeing that Gu Hanyuan had turned his attention to the Quanzhen Sect, he could no longer hold back and rebuked him.
"Heh, as I have said, those in the martial world should concern themselves with their own affairs. Since I came up the mountain, I have first witnessed a group of senior masters who have been famous for decades besieging a woman, then they tried to protect the scum of their sect, and even slandered Miss Long without any evidence. What I have seen and heard has not shown the slightest bit of the demeanor of a righteous sect, and I am deeply ashamed."
Gu Hanyuan didn't stand on ceremony and decided to occupy the moral high ground first.
"Well done, a江湖人 (jianghu person) meddling in江湖事 (jianghu affairs). I'd like to see if your skills in hand are as good as your skills in mouth."
Qiu Chuji cared most about his reputation, but he was speechless after being confronted, so he decided to use force to shut Gu Hanyuan up.
"Please enlighten me."
Gu Hanyuan drew his Hero Sword, signaling to his opponent to make the first move.
Qiu Chuji initially thought that Gu Hanyuan was too young and that it was inappropriate for him, as a senior, to make the first move. However, he was enraged when Gu Hanyuan acted as if he was about to give up the first move. Qiu Chuji then used the Quanzhen Sword Technique to stab at Gu Hanyuan.
Since learning the "Mysterious Sword Technique", Gu Hanyuan felt that he could easily master any sword technique and no flaw could escape his eyes.
Before Qiu Chuji's longsword even got close, he had already seen all of its changes.
With a single move that made her famous, the Hero Sword in her hand narrowly avoided the sharpness of Qiu Chuji's longsword and stabbed at the flaw in his swordsmanship. Qiu Chuji had no time to defend and was stabbed in the arm before he could react, and his longsword fell to the ground.
The crowd was shocked. They never expected that Qiu Chuji, the most skilled martial artist among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, couldn't even withstand a single move.
"Peak of the Innate Realm! I never knew the Wudang Sect had produced such a powerful young master."
Although Ma Yu, who was watching from the sidelines, was not the most skilled in martial arts, he had followed Wang Chongyang the longest and still had basic eyesight. Therefore, he could tell at a glance that Gu Hanyuan had reached the peak of the Innate Realm.
Of course, it was because Gu Hanyuan deliberately only displayed the peak of the Innate Realm; otherwise, he could have scared them to death.
Upon hearing Ma Yu's words, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen were all astonished. After all, none of them, except for Qiu Chuji, had reached the peak of the Innate Realm, and the strongest, Qiu Chuji, had been defeated in a single move. One could imagine how great the gap was.
Looking at Gu Hanyuan's age, he's considered young even among third-generation disciples, while the Quanzhen Sect only has a bunch of ugly and unattractive people, which is simply embarrassing.
Zhao Zhijing looked at Gu Hanyuan with envy. At over thirty years old, he had only just entered the early stage of the Innate Realm. Even though he had the highest martial arts skills among the third-generation disciples, he had only reached that level by getting older.
Li Mochou had just fought Qiu Chuji and knew his strength best. If she hadn't been wary of her Ice Soul Silver Needles, she would have been captured by him long ago.
When Gu Hanyuan rescued Li Mochou, Xiaolongnu knew his martial arts skills were not bad, but she didn't expect him to be this strong.
Of course, Gu Hanyuan's gentle and caring manner when he saved Li Mochou also made her take a second look.
..... ...... .......
Yang Guo was filled with excitement at this moment.
He was bullied a lot when Guo Jing sent him to the Quanzhen Sect, and now seeing Gu Hanyuan beat Qiu Chuji so badly, he felt like he had gotten his revenge.
"The martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect are nothing special. Release that girl over there and don't force me to take action against those disciples."
Gu Hanyuan would not show favoritism. Riding on the momentum of defeating Qiu Chuji, he took the opportunity to demand that the Quanzhen Sect release Hong Lingbo.
Hong Lingbo was surprised that the handsome young man in the spotlight would notice her, a nobody in the world, and suddenly felt a little touched.
Actually, Hong Lingbo is quite pretty, but she's always with Li Mochou. People are either attracted by Li Mochou's beauty or frightened by her ruthlessness, so who would pay attention to her appearance?
After exchanging glances for a moment, the Quanzhen disciples who had subdued Hong Lingbo with their longswords wisely sheathed their swords and let him go.
Hong Lingbo returned to Li Mochou's side and respectfully called her "Master".
However, her gaze never left Gu Hanyuan.
Li Mochou glanced at Hong Lingbo but didn't say anything, though she was still a little annoyed that her disciple had stolen her thunder.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard Gu Hanyuan's loud voice from the arena:
"Just now, I saw the Quanzhen Sect members besieging this young lady, displaying their formidable power in the martial world. I felt compelled to avenge her, and I humbly request that the senior members of the Quanzhen Sect step in and let me experience the thrill of being surrounded." (Three.)
Chapter 60: An adult's breakdown often happens in an instant.
Gu Hanyuan was a master of witty remarks; with a single phrase, "Awe-inspiring throughout the martial world," he put the Quanzhen Sect members in a very difficult position.
In fact, Li Mochou was indeed infamous, so it's not surprising that she was besieged.
Li Mochou can be considered a representative of practical combat skills. She can easily escape when encountering someone stronger than herself, and she can win against someone of equal strength through experience.
The accident happened because the sword was cut off because the sharpness of Sun Bu'er's Quanzhen sword was unknown. Otherwise, although they were at a disadvantage, they would not have been able to defeat her.
When Li Mochou heard Gu Hanyuan mention getting revenge for her, she felt that her previous jealousy towards Xiaolongnu and Hong Lingbo had lessened considerably.
Looking at his figure, I couldn't help but say:
"My name is Li Mochou."
After saying that, he regretted it a little, after all, her reputation was not good at all, and it was inevitable that people would have some opinions after hearing her name.
As expected, Gu Hanyuan frowned, and then sighed again.
"So it was the Crimson Serpent Fairy. She truly lives up to her name as a fairy."
When Li Mochou saw that Gu Hanyuan only praised her beauty, she frowned but did not show any disgust. In fact, she could faintly hear the heartache in his sigh.
I couldn't help but ask:
"Don't you hate me? My reputation in the martial arts world isn't very good."
"Even the most hateful people have their pitiable aspects. Don't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. How can you say you hate someone if you don't know the cause and effect? And how much of the rumors in the martial arts world are true and how much is false? Of course, indiscriminate killing of innocent people is never good."
Gu Hanyuan's words seemed reasonable at first glance, but in reality, they were a classic example of double standards.
Of course, these words were equally damaging to Li Mochou.
When she first entered the martial arts world, she was innocent and carefree, and she also had a chivalrous heart. When did she become like this? It was after she met Lu Zhanyuan.
Thinking of this, a light appeared in Li Mochou's eyes.
An adult's breakdown often happens in an instant, and what they fear most is the sudden understanding from others.
"Is Fairy Li in pain because she was just injured by the Quanzhen Sect? Shall I, Gu, avenge you?"
Gu Hanyuan pretended to be worried that Li Mochou was embarrassed because she was about to cry, so he deliberately said it was because of the pain in her wound.
Li Mochou indeed saw through Gu Hanyuan's meaning, and felt that he was very understanding, and even felt that she had met him too late.
Watching the two interact, Xiaolongnu, though still unaware of what jealousy was, couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
To put it simply, it's like saying, "You promised to seek justice for me, so how did you suddenly turn into standing up for my senior sister?"
Hong Lingbo lowered her eyes, looking somewhat dejected.
The Quanzhen Sect members were already in an uproar because of Gu Hanyuan's sarcastic remarks, and now, seeing him say that he wanted to avenge Li Mochou as if no one else was around, they were all furious.
Several disciples even pleaded with the Seven Masters of Quanzhen to teach Gu Hanyuan a lesson.
Ma Yu did not want to escalate the conflict, but the crowd was in a state of high spirits, and if he did not make a move, the Quanzhen School would truly lose all its prestige.
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