I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

"Senior, senior—"

The girl chased after him, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Gu Yan had already flown several miles away in an instant. He was in a very bad mood. This was the fourth womanizer he had killed who used Li Bai's name to try to commit beastly acts.

Why do so many people use Li Bai's name to do these kinds of things?

Because everyone feared the Demon of Lust, even if the authorities were notified, no one dared to arrest him. Even Tan Yue, the Marquis of Pingyuan, a late-stage Spirit King, was no match for the Demon of Lust and was instead kidnapped and sexually exploited.

Who dares to arrest that lecherous Li Bai?

Gu Yan was filled with regret. She had been so angry that day that she had spoken recklessly, which had led to this situation.

He has let down the great poet Li Bai. He turned the great poet into a lecherous monster. Is there anything he can do to make amends?

He realized he couldn't clear his name. Did he have to grab everyone and explain to them: "I was just talking nonsense that day. I have no connection with the Tan family. I only took Tan Yue's life essence. I didn't do anything else."

Will anyone believe that?

As more and more people impersonated Li Bai, Gu Yan became extremely angry. So he captured a few outstanding ones, killed them, dismembered them, and nailed the pieces to the city wall, writing four large characters in their blood: "Those who impersonate Li Bai shall die!"

The crowd was terrified. There was no one left who dared to impersonate Li Bai, but the lecherous Li Bai gained a reputation for being ruthless and cruel.

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The room was brightly lit, and the beautiful woman beneath the lights was as lovely as jade.

Gu Yan was writing a letter home with a calligraphy brush. After finishing, he stuffed the letter into the mouth of a golden toad statue next to him. Communication talismans and jade slips have spatial distance limitations, but this golden toad had none.

Gu Yan told her parents about everything that had happened recently, and even complained to them about the lecherous Li Bai.

After he sent the letter, he waited a while, and then the golden toad shouted, "The letter has arrived! The letter has arrived!"

It spat out a piece of paper.

Gu Yan thought her parents would comfort her, but what they found on the paper was: Hahahahahahahahahahaha...

Gu Yan was furious. She crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away. Then she wrote a letter and stuffed it into the golden toad's mouth, saying that she wouldn't be going home for the New Year.

Then he stood up angrily and said to the Snow Shadow Tiger cub next to him, "I'm already in such a miserable state, and they still want to laugh at me. I'm not going to talk to them anymore."

The Snow Shadow Tiger cub blinked its eyes, rubbed against Gu Yan's hand, and whimpered a few times.

Master, baby wants to eat~

Gu Yan poked its head with one finger: "Eat, eat, all you ever do is eat. You've gotten so fat, you'll turn into a ball if you keep getting any fatter."

The Snow Shadow Tiger cub looked at him pitifully, appearing quite innocent.

"The letter has arrived! The letter has arrived!"

The golden toad croaked again and spat out its tongue.

With a wave of his hand, Gu Yan sent the letter flying into his hand. The contents of the letter could be summarized in one sentence: Baby, don't be angry. Mom and Dad were wrong.

Gu Yan snorted coldly, put away the golden toad, and stopped replying after reading the message.

A breeze blew in through the window, carrying a slight chill. Gu Yan looked out at the myriad lights of the city. In reality, it was already winter, but due to the terrain, snow was rarely seen within the Ruohe Empire; many prefectures enjoyed spring-like weather year-round.

Gu Yan is currently in Yinggou County, and even if she wanted to rush back for the New Year, it seems too late. No matter what mode of transportation she takes, it will take two or three months to get back. Unless she uses a teleportation array, but only the military or super-powerful forces can use teleportation arrays here.

For example, Chen Yujing, the daughter of the Prince of Zhennan, used a teleportation array to get here after learning about the elopement. Otherwise, how could she have gotten from the capital to Qingyun City so quickly?

After standing by the window for a while, Gu Yan sat down on the chair next to him. With a wave of his hand, a map floated in front of him. His gaze fell on one of the locations marked with three words: Xuan Yin Ridge.

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Xuan Yin Ridge is a notoriously dangerous place within the Ruohe Empire.

This place is teeming with highly poisonous plants and animals. Almost every species that inhabits this area, whether birds, beasts, or insects, is venomous. Therefore, even experts at the Spirit King realm must proceed with extreme caution, as a single misstep could cost them their lives.

Gu Yan came to Xuan Yin Ridge to find red scorpions for medicinal use. He needed red scorpions of at least level six to extract their venom sacs as a medicinal ingredient. However, after searching for a long time, he had seen many red scorpions, but had not found any level six ones.

As they were searching, it started to rain, so Gu Yan decided to find a place to take shelter from the rain.

He hid in a cave, which was already occupied.

It was a woman, a very beautiful woman. She was healing her wounds, her fair shoulders exposed. When she saw Gu Yan enter, she was terrified. She immediately grabbed her sword and pointed it at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan felt a little embarrassed. He had only wanted to take shelter from the rain. Many places in the Xuan Yin Ridge were covered with Xuan Yin Rocks that could infect divine sense, which was why he hadn't noticed someone in the cave immediately. Moreover, this person was someone he knew. Although he didn't know her name, he remembered the mid-stage Spirit King Realm woman he had fought in the Rong Gong Mountains.

Ye Zhixin had been fighting fiercely with her enemy all the way to Xuan Yin Ridge. Although she had killed her opponent, she was also injured and poisoned by the demonic vines here. She found a place to heal herself and never expected anyone to break in.

When she saw who had barged in, she was terrified.

She still remembered how terrifying Li Bai was. The last time they fought in the Ronggong Mountains, she was seriously injured by him, a memory that was extremely vivid. Afterwards, she heard many of his "glorious deeds".

This person is actually a lecherous demon who practices the art of sexual cultivation, indiscriminately consuming both men and women. Now that I am injured, falling into his hands would be worse than death.

The thought of losing her innocence, having all her cultivation lost, and even being tortured to death made her already pale and pretty face turn even paler.

"Don't come any closer!" Ye Zhixin endured the pain, gritted her teeth, and stood up with difficulty. But in her current state, no one could tell that she was putting on a brave face. Her hand holding the sword was trembling.

"I meant no harm," Gu Yan said.

He could tell at a glance that Ye Zhixin was seriously injured and deeply poisoned; if left untreated, she would surely die.

Gu Yan took a step forward, startling Ye Zhixin, who retreated repeatedly. She exclaimed in terror:

"I am Ye Zhixin, the second palace master of Mingxiu Palace. If you dare to touch me, my eldest brother and third brother will fight you to the death." There are three palace masters in Mingxiu Palace. The first palace master is Ye Zhixin's eldest brother, Ye Zhiqi; the second palace master is Ye Zhixin; and the third palace master is Ye Zhixin's younger brother, Ye Zhihan.

The Ye family boasts three Spirit Kings, making them a renowned family throughout the Ruohe Empire. If it were anyone else, they would likely dare not do anything to Ye Zhixin unless they were mortal enemies.

But the person in front of her was a lecherous demon who didn't even spare Tan Yue, a late-stage Spirit King Realm expert and an Imperial Marquis. So, after saying those words, Ye Zhixin had absolutely no confidence in her heart.

The person in front of me is a madman, and he might even be a madman who came from the Miaoyu Sect. How could he possibly be afraid of Mingxiu Palace?