Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

"The Heavenly Saint Sect!" Fang Cunxin exclaimed in shock.

Gu Guanqi asked in confusion, "What is the Heavenly Saint Sect?"

Fang Cunxin explained, "The Heavenly Saint Sect is what the righteous martial arts world calls the Heavenly Demon Sect. It is one of the six demonic sects in our Qian Kingdom's martial arts world, and a top sect in the demonic path. This Heavenly Pivot Branch is also a branch of the Heavenly Demon Sect hidden in Qingzhou. No one knows their exact location. And this Yan Jingchen is one of the eight heroes among the Three Venerables, Four Sects, and Eight Heroes!"

Gu Guanqi nodded slightly. Although he didn't know anything about the Heavenly Demon Sect, after listening to Fang Cunxin's explanation, he could roughly understand that this sect must have a very powerful background and be extremely strong.

Fang Cunxin asked again, "What did Yan Jingchen ask you to do?"

The fat Taoist priest said, "I'll tie you up."

"Tie me up?" Fang Cunxin asked in surprise, "Why would you tie me up?"

"I don't know either," the fat Taoist said. "We are from the Tiansheng Sect's Tianshu branch. I am one of the branch's ten incense masters. I only have about twenty people under my command, and we usually present ourselves as sword handlers."

Our branch doesn't have a fixed headquarters; we're very scattered and only communicate through single-line connections. I haven't seen our branch leader for several years; I've been living in Linzhong County. Some time ago, we suddenly received orders from our branch leader to arrest you, so we came to Qingyang County.

We've been waiting for an opportunity. A few days ago, we received news that you had been released, so we laid an ambush here. The leader's task for me was to kidnap you and take you back to Linzhong County. He will arrange for someone to pick you up.

That's all I know. Really, I swear, I'm not lying. Our Heavenly Saint Sect is called a demonic sect by you, and everyone hates us. We don't dare to show our faces in public, so our organizational structure has always been very loose, and we have no way of knowing what the higher-ups are planning.

Gu Guanqi asked doubtfully, "Such a large organization like yours doesn't have a base?"

The fat Taoist priest said, "If we dare to establish strongholds in righteous territory, are we still considered demonic? Doesn't that mean we can defeat the righteous martial arts world? Then we are the righteous path!"

Gu Guanqi was slightly taken aback.

I found that what the fat man said made a lot of sense: whoever wins is on the right path, and whoever loses is a monster!

Fang Cunxin asked again, "Then, is there anyone else coming to kidnap me?"

The fat Taoist priest shook his head and said, "I don't know. My orders were to kidnap you. No one else has contacted me yet."

Fang Cunxin and Gu Guanqi exchanged a glance.

Subsequently,

Gu Guanqi then interrogated the other survivors one by one, and their answers were all the same as the fat Taoist's; the others knew even less than the fat Taoist.

At last,

Gu Guanqi and Fang Cunxin then disposed of all of them.

Several bodyguards went to dig a pit to bury the people.

"What are you planning to do?" Gu Guanqi asked.

Fang Cun thought for a moment and said, "After dawn, immediately send a message back to the escort agency to inform the major martial arts sects about this matter. The Heavenly Demon Sect is notorious, and once it shows up, all the martial arts sects will swarm it. Be vigilant tonight, leave tomorrow morning, and deliver the goods as soon as possible."

Gu Guanqi nodded.

Fang Cunxin looked at Gu Guanqi and said, "Thank you, Brother Gu. If it weren't for you today, I would be in big trouble."

Gu Guanqi waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. You can handle it even if I don't make a move. I saw it all; the two bodyguards behind you are already secretly preparing their hidden darts."

"It's not that safe. This group is quite strong and difficult to deal with. If it weren't for you here, who knows how much trouble would have occurred tonight. Brother Gu, you're really amazing. Those few sword strikes you just used gave them no chance to even react..."

……

at this time,

Right next to the caravan camp, in the dense forest, a person stood on the branch of a tall tree, quietly watching everything that was happening in the caravan camp.

That's a woman.

She wore a plain white long dress, the hem of which reached her heels and fluttered gently in the night breeze. Her hair was long and cascaded over her shoulders, as black as ink, which made her face appear even whiter.

Beside the woman stood an old man with white hair. The old man had white hair, fair skin, no beard, and wore a brown casual outfit. He had a smile on his face. He was none other than You Si, the old servant of Mei Ruolian, the actress from the Eleventh Tower of Qingyang County, and was known in the martial arts world as Master Si.

"Miss, the one who just used a sword was Gu Guanqi," You Si said.

"Such fierce swordsmanship, such formidable hidden weapon techniques," the woman in white exclaimed. "Any one of these skills would be enough to earn him a place in the eleventh tier of Qingyang Tower. Wang Changfeng and Wang Erxi died at his hands with a single sword strike and an arrow; it was no injustice!"

You Si sighed and said, "I first learned about this person when he saved Shen Qingqiu on Fufeng Street, ruining our plans. I knew he was skilled in martial arts then, but I never expected him to be this skilled. In the end, everything we had was destroyed by him."

The woman in white waved her hand and said, "It's alright. My pill formula has finally been successfully developed. It only delayed my achievement. Now, I have gathered six major pills, and your two are almost ready. I will refine the ninth major pill, and then, when all nine are combined and the divine pill is complete, I will have no more worries. At that time, I will go to Qingyang City to seek revenge on Yan Wangchuan, and I can kill this Gu Guanqi while I'm at it."

You Si sighed and said, "It's just a pity about the Heavenly Demon Sect. They're all experts in internal martial arts. If we had absorbed their life essence, my two powerful medicines would have been ready. Now Gu Guanqi has ruined it. Miss, this Gu Guanqi is a bit strange; I feel like he's somewhat our nemesis!"

The woman in white waved her hand and said, "There's no such thing as being incompatible. It's just a pity that my condition is unstable right now. Although I can defeat Gu Guanqi, the price I might have to pay is something I'm not willing to accept."

You Si said, "I have seen Gu Guanqi make a move several times. His swordsmanship has always been very skillful, but he lacked killing intent before. Although his swordsmanship was high, his killing power was weak. However, after the battle at Qingfeng Temple, his killing intent has been solidified, and his swordsmanship has become a killing technique."

The woman in white nodded and said, "I suddenly feel a little reluctant to kill him. It would be even more interesting if he could kneel before me!"

You Si pondered for a moment, then asked, "Miss, according to the usual practice of Zhenshan Escort Agency, they should be staying at Yunqi Temple tomorrow. Should I let them leave?"

"Hmm, let them pass." The woman in white said, "There's no need to clash with Gu Guanqi for now; the risk is too great. Hmm, those two powerful medicines, prepare them well. I'll find you around the right time."

Having said that, the woman lightly touched the ground with her feet, causing the leaves to sway slightly. She flew seven or eight zhang away, drifting through the forest and disappearing in an instant.

You Si jumped down from the tree.

At this moment, deep in the dense forest,

Two incredibly fast shadows flashed out as if flying.

It turned out to be two humanoid monsters, with hands, feet, and heads, but no human faces. Their skin was a grayish-white color, as if it had been soaked in water for a long time, wrinkled and stuck to their skeletons.

They had no facial features; their entire faces were so smooth it looked as if something had been smoothed out. There was only one mouth—a mouth that ran across the entire face, splitting from the left ear to the right. It had no lips, revealing stark white teeth and dark red gums.