The chivalrous spirit is fickle

It was by accident that Shi Gu saved Su Xue.

The beautiful woman lowered her eyebrows and spoke to Shigu with an apologetic look on her face.

"I'm really sorry, Brother Shi, you can't do that business."

"I got the news last night that Xue Luogu's disciple somehow angered Xue Luogu and was slapped to death. This way, no one will bother the Zhao family anymore."

"I should have told you this news last night, but when I got here, I found that you had already left the city."

"This is why you made such a wasted trip."

Shi Gu took the brocade box handed to him by the beautiful woman and said with some confusion.

"When did you become so stubborn? Can't you go out of town to look for me? You made me soaked in the rain."

The beautiful woman had a subtle look on her face when she heard that. She gave a fake smile and then spoke to Shi Gu with a lingering fear in her face.

"To be honest, this was my plan last night, but just as I was about to leave, a terrifying murderous intent suddenly erupted outside the city."

"You also know that for someone like me who was forcibly transformed into a demon and whose soul is fragile and dying, that kind of pure killing intent will directly shatter my soul. How can I dare to go out?"

When the beautiful woman said this, she deliberately avoided looking at Shi Gu, for fear that her eyes would meet Shi Gu's.

Shi Gu immediately understood that the beautiful woman must have guessed what happened last night and came to his house today, firstly to explain the matter of the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, and secondly to express her attitude to him.

She didn't leave the city, so she didn't see anything.

Shi Gu couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly. Why are the people coming out of Chimen so cautious? He didn't know how to evaluate them.

"okay, I get it."

Shi Gu absentmindedly placed the brocade box on the stone table in the yard and invited the beautiful woman to sit down. After chatting for a few words, he asked seemingly casually.

"By the way, Old Liu."

"Do you still remember the leader of Baijie Sect? He was Zhou Xuan, who rose to prominence by being a gigolo."

The beautiful woman was startled when she heard this. After a moment, she put her hand on her forehead, smiled bitterly, and said in a low voice.

"Brother Shi..."

"Don't tell me, have you offended the Hundred Tribulations Sect again?"

Shi Gu was thick-skinned, waved his sleeves, and spoke in a righteous but confident manner.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I have always been friendly with people when I travel around the world. How could I have offended anyone?"

After saying that, Shi Gu still felt a little guilty and added in a low voice.

"It was just some minor disputes with some sects. It can't be considered an offense."

The beautiful woman's eyes twitched. She was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say as she looked at the man in front of her who was wanted by all the major sects in the martial arts world.

After a long time, the beautiful woman smiled with relief and spoke to herself.

"That's right. For someone like you who has offended the Demon Cult and a large sect like the Yulin League, adding another Baijie Sect is not considered an offense."

"After all, the people who want to kill you are lined up from the East Sea all the way to the Ghost Forest in the West Mountain. What does the Hundred Tribulations Sect mean to you?"

Without waiting for Shigu to argue, the beautiful woman said lightly.

"The Hundred Tribulations Sect is different from the mediocre forces like the Zongming Mansion. Although Zhou Xuan you mentioned has a bad reputation, it is undeniable that he is indeed quite remarkable."

"The Baijie Sect, which should have declined to the point where it could be compared to my Chimen, has returned to being a first-rate force under his management in the past few years."

"I, Chimen, cannot afford to offend him. Zhou Xuan is a genuine ninth-grade mid-level expert, unlike a half-baked person like me who forcibly transformed into a demon."

"but……"

The beautiful woman changed the subject and spoke with a smile.

"It is said that Zhou Xuan is currently in a life-and-death retreat and will not be able to come out for a while. So there is no need to worry about him coming to our house in person. This should be considered good news."

"And speaking of which, Brother Shi, you have met Zhou Xuan once before."

Shi Gu was stunned when he heard this, pointed at himself in surprise and said in surprise.

"I have met him? How is that possible? I don't remember anything like that."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman smiled even more happily, raised her index finger and laughed repeatedly.

"Brother Shi is really a noble man who forgets things easily."

"Seven years ago, Xuan Tian Division opened a martial arts competition arena. The person guarding the arena was the Saintess of Xuan Tian Division. The person who defeated the Saintess of Xuan Tian Division could make a request to Xuan Tian Division. Brother Shi, you participated in that competition and defeated all the opponents until you reached the Saintess of Xuan Tian Division."

Shi Gu was puzzled and asked.

"I remember this, but what does this have to do with Zhou Xuan?"

The beautiful woman's expression became more and more wonderful, and she covered her mouth and chuckled.

"I still remember that in that competition, Brother Shi, you secretly opened a betting position and made a lot of money."

"And Zhou Xuan at that time actually also participated in that competition. He was already at the seventh level of martial arts, so he should have been able to get a good ranking."

"But unfortunately, Brother Shi, in order to make a fortune, you disguised yourself and went to the ring yourself, and almost beat Zhou Xuan's brains out."

"..."

Chapter 61: Past Grudges (Part 2)

"Zhou Xuan, who could have won a place, was knocked off the stage by Brother Shi and was laughed at by many people."

"People in this world only seek fame. You embarrassed him so much back then. Do you think he will hate you?"

The beautiful woman laughed more and more happily, and couldn't help throwing a few seductive glances at Shi Gu while speaking, which gave Shi Gu goose bumps all over his body.

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu smiled calmly and said nonchalantly.

"Let him be. After all, even if he doesn't hate me, I'll still go to him."

"By the way, I have one more thing I want to ask you."

Shi Gu changed the subject and lowered his voice and asked the beautiful woman.

"Baijiemen, how did Su Rui die?"

The beautiful woman was startled when she heard this, and then her expression became a little unnatural, and she replied with forced calmness.

"Su Rui, wasn't he hacked to death by Zhu Tian Jie Sha? Everyone in the martial arts world knows about this. Brother Shi, don't you know about it?"

Shi Gu keenly sensed the beautiful woman's guilty conscience. He smiled slightly and pinched his fingers lightly, but they hit the armrest of the chair.

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, the beautiful woman's face turned pale, and her heart skipped a beat. It was as if she was being strangled. After a moment, she looked at Shigu in horror and swallowed her saliva.

Shi Gu also turned his head, his eyes were deep, like a whirlpool, ready to devour someone.

"Brother Liu..."

"I am the last person in this world to see the Heavenly Tribulation. Do you think you can fool me with this?"

The beautiful woman's breath was choked, and she thought to herself that something was wrong, but then she put on a smiling face and spoke softly.

"I am sorry for being abrupt, but our Chimen is just a small sect, not Tongtian Pavilion. How can I know the whole story of this matter?"

"Why don't you give me some time? I'll ask some people in the sect to find out..."

Snapped!

Without waiting for the beautiful woman to finish her words, Shi Gu tapped her again with his fingers, causing the beautiful woman's breathing to become disordered again, her face to turn pale, and she became unable to speak.

Shi Gu exhaled lightly, turned his head, looked straight ahead, and said lightly.

"I couldn't sleep last night, so I thought about some things."

"I have never had anything to do with Baijie Sect. I have never provoked them, and I am not familiar with Su Rui."

"But I still remember that after Su Rui died, many sects came out to divide up the power of Baijie Sect. Although they didn't go too far, they did enrich a lot of people."

Having said that, Shi Gu turned around, stared at the beautiful woman with a pale face, and spoke slowly.

"It's a coincidence that among those sects, you, the Chimen, have received quite a lot of benefits."

"It's really interesting. Baijie Sect is a first-rate sect. Even if it is in decline, you Chimen can't take advantage of it. Even if Baijie Sect agrees, other forces will not agree."

"But you did just that at the time. No one stopped you, and no one asked you, Akamon, to spit out what you had eaten."

As Shi Gu spoke, he slowly moved his body towards the beautiful woman, speaking word by word.

"You Akamon...when did you become so powerful?"

Hearing Shi Gu's questioning, the beautiful woman's hands and feet felt cold, and a trace of fear spread throughout her body like a spider web.

In a trance, he felt like an ant, running head-on into an invisible giant beast wrapped in clouds.

That kind of pressure was greater than that of anyone he had ever seen, even greater than that of the leader of the Yulin Alliance.

In horror, the beautiful woman's face turned paler, she exhaled a trembling breath of hot air, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"No...it wasn't us Akamon...who did it."

Shi Gu's expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly.

"I know that you, Akamen, don't have the strength to kill Shu Rui, but you must know something."

"Or rather, you, Akamon, accidentally discovered what was going on behind the scenes."

"It's just that the person behind the scenes at that time was weak and couldn't do anything to you Akamon, so he could only promise benefits to shut you up."

"However, as long as the person behind the scenes becomes stronger, he may not let you live any longer."

"correct……"

Shi Gu reached out his hand, gently pinched the beautiful woman's chin, looked at her frightened and panicked expression, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said.

"I remember you said that you forcibly transformed into a demon in order to deal with a certain powerful enemy and make him hesitate to act rashly."

"Who was the great enemy you were talking about?"

As Shi Gu said the last sentence, the beautiful woman's face changed drastically and she began to breathe heavily. His pupils trembled and finally became dim.

The beautiful woman smiled bitterly and spoke slowly in a hoarse voice.

"Yes...we know the real cause of Shuri's death."

Shi Gu still pinched the beautiful woman's chin, forcing her to lift her chin and look up at her.

"Tell me, how did Su Rui die?"

Hearing this, the beautiful woman's expression became more bitter, but she did not dare to move, and spoke softly.

"Su Rui...found a piece of dragon bone. It's not something that can transform a person into a demon, but it can change a person's cultivation aptitude."

“So, he planned to obtain the dragon bone and return to Baijiemen to transfer the dragon bone to his daughter.”

"Where the dragon bones are, there is a wild beast. It has a tiger body and a human body, eight arms, and is invulnerable to swords and spears, and immune to all poisons. It has the strength of a late ninth-grade."

"Su Rui fought the beast for three days. Although he killed the beast, he was also seriously injured."

"After being seriously injured, Su Rui was afraid that other experts would come to snatch the dragon bone, so he took a small road, hoping to return to Baijie Gate as soon as possible."

"But on the way back, Su Rui encountered a father and son who were being chased by a demon. He was a chivalrous man, and although he was seriously injured, he still drove the demon away."

"But this only made his injuries worse. At this time, the father and son took him home to recuperate in order to repay their gratitude."

"That night, the father and son found the dragon bone on Su Rui's body. When Su Rui was seriously injured, they chopped off Su Rui's head with a knife."

Shi Gu frowned and asked.

"Su Rui is, after all, a ninth-grade martial arts master. Even if he is seriously injured, he cannot be killed casually. So what else did he do to the father and son?"

Faced with Shi Gu's questioning, the beautiful woman was silent for a moment before she spoke slowly.

"They have the strange smoke of troubled times."

Shi Gu was startled when he heard this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly.

"So they are the remnants of the Mountain Ghost lineage. You, Chimen, know so much about them. You must have been keeping an eye on Su Rui from the beginning."

"In that case, even if those two people didn't do it, you Akamon would have killed people."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman gave a sad smile, shook her head repeatedly, and said in a hoarse voice.

"How could we, the Chimen, have such courage? For hundreds of years, all we, the Chimen, have been seeking is to survive, not to obtain a dragon bone."