Pity the fair and cherish the gentle?
What a joke.
This was someone coming to kill him, Ye Guan.
The moment he knew the other party was here to kill him, in his eyes, there was only an enemy, no woman.
He, Ye Guan, was not the type who could not draw his sword upon seeing a woman.
As long as you come to kill me, even if you are a goddess from the Ninth Heaven, I will bury you all the same.
Ye Guan opened his palm. The woman’s storage ring flew directly into his hand.
At that moment, Ji Xuan slowly walked over. She stopped in front of Ye Guan and just stared at him.
Ye Guan hesitated for a moment, then asked, “What is it?”
Ji Xuan suddenly smiled. “That woman earlier was extremely beautiful. And so sexy. Did you see there? So big.”
Hearing this, Ye Guan shook his head slightly. “Women only affect the speed at which I draw my sword.”
Ji Xuan was stunned.
Ye Guan continued, “She came to kill me. If I gave her a chance, she would not show me mercy either. As for her beauty, that has even less to do with me.”
The corners of Ji Xuan’s mouth lifted slightly. She smiled as she looked at Ye Guan but said nothing more.
Ye Guan took out a storage ring and handed it to Ji Xuan. Inside were two million gold crystals.
Ji Xuan did not refuse and put it away directly.
Ye Guan said softly, “The people coming to kill me all seem quite wealthy.”
Ji Xuan nodded. “Naturally. Ordinary people would not dare come to kill you. After all, you killed An Daoxin.”
Ye Guan said gravely, “And those who come are definitely not ordinary.”
Ji Xuan nodded. Her expression gradually became solemn. “Actually, what I worry about most is the main Guanxuan Academy and that Prodigy List.”
Ye Guan looked at Ji Xuan. She said gravely, “I fear that the Guanxuan Academy will send the Guanxuan Guards to apprehend you. If that happens, it would be extremely troublesome. The Guanxuan Guards are too terrifying. Once they target you, they are like maggots on the bone. You cannot shake them off. And the geniuses on that Prodigy List are also very difficult to deal with.”
She paused, then added, “And there is the An family and the Ancient Heavenly Dragon clan.”
The An family.
The Ancient Heavenly Dragons.
Ye Guan’s face darkened. In the battle at the Guanxuan Academy that day, although Aunt in the plain skirt had slain so many An family powerhouses, she had not completely eradicated the An family. Moreover, the An family still had powerhouses in the main academy.
Having suffered such a bloody loss, would the An family let it go?
Would they?
Most likely not.
And the Ancient Heavenly Dragon clan. The people they sent had been slain by him. Would they just let it rest?
Most likely not.
Moreover, what he might have provoked was no longer just the An family and the Ancient Heavenly Dragon clan, but the aristocratic family faction and the sect faction from the main Guanxuan Academy.
As Ji Xuan said, in this world, perhaps only the Human Sword Master could truly uphold justice for him.
Qing Province.
Ye Guan looked towards the depths of the starry sky. He knew that many, many people did not want him to reach Qing Province.
Gradually, Ye Guan’s gaze began to turn cold.
…
Qing Province, An family.
In the An family ancestral hall, a middle-aged man stood quietly.
This man was none other than An Wujun.
An Wujun.
Currently the Deputy Commander of the Dao Soldiers at the main Guanxuan Academy. Though only deputy, he held real power. The true commander of the Dao Soldiers was still An Lanxiu, who had disappeared millions of years ago.
With An Lanxiu’s disappearance, to control this force of Dao Soldiers, the Cabinet had established three deputy commanders, each commanding one hundred thousand Dao Soldiers, checking and balancing one another.
The true commander remained An Lanxiu.
Of course, the actual controller was the Cabinet.
One hundred thousand Dao Soldiers.
This was no small number. Moreover, they obeyed only the Cabinet, making his position particularly special.
Core confidant of the Cabinet.
This was his label in the main Guanxuan Academy.
After a long while, An Wujun turned and walked out of the ancestral hall. At that moment, the ground before him was filled with kneeling An family members.
An Wujun said calmly, “What are you all doing?”
One of the elders said in a trembling voice, “We beg Lord Wu to seek justice for our An family.”
The others also pleaded, “Please seek justice for our An family.”
The family head had been killed.
Geniuses had been killed.
All the top powerhouses had been slain.
When had the An family ever suffered such humiliation?
An Wujun’s face was expressionless. He said nothing.
The leading elder wept. “Lord Wu, now the whole world is laughing at our An family. If this grudge is not avenged, how can our An family stand in the world?”
An Wujun’s expression remained calm. “All of you, leave.”
The elder was stunned.
The other An family members were also stunned in place.
An Wujun glanced at the crowd. “Leave.”
His authority was undeniable.
Seeing An Wujun angry, the crowd did not dare say more. They turned and left.
However, one little girl did not retreat.
The girl was only about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a white robe, her hair tied in a braid. Her expression was calm, neither sad nor joyful.
An Wujun looked at the girl and said softly, “Daoyun, come here.”
An Daoyun walked to An Wujun. He smiled faintly. “Do you have something to say to me?”
An Daoyun looked at An Wujun. “Uncle, what do you plan to do?”
An Wujun smiled. “Do you have any suggestions?”
An Daoyun said calmly, “In this matter, our An family must be cautious.”
An Wujun asked, “How so?”
An Daoyun said gravely, “The world only sees Ye Guan’s talent but ignores the person behind him. That woman in the red skirt slew over a thousand of our An family powerhouses with one sword and showed such contempt for our An family. This person is no ordinary Great Sword Emperor.”
An Wujun smiled. “Continue.”
An Daoyun said, “For her to dare slay our An family powerhouses like that means she does not fear our An family. But to this day, we cannot uncover her true origins. Clearly, she should be a powerhouse from thirty million years ago, from the same era as our ancestors.”
She paused, then added, “Our An family has kicked an iron plate.”
An Wujun nodded slightly. “It matches what we have investigated. This person should be from thirty million years ago. But we do not know what method she used to make everyone present that day unable to recall her appearance. Therefore, we cannot learn her true identity.”
An Daoyun said gravely, “Uncle, what is the academy’s attitude towards this person?”
An Wujun said, “Investigate first.”
An Daoyun fell silent.
An Wujun said softly, “The academy is concerned that this person once participated in the Xuzhen War. Therefore, they do not dare issue a warrant rashly. Of course, towards a suddenly appearing Great Sword Emperor, the academy is also quite wary.”
He paused, then added, “To investigate this person’s true identity, the academy has already sent people to the Xuzhen Battlefield to find Sword Emperor Ye Yu and Sword Emperor Tingyun. If there truly was a Great Sword Emperor in a red skirt thirty million years ago, those two would definitely know.”
An Daoyun asked again, “And their attitude towards this Ye Guan?”
An Wujun said calmly, “Whether it is killing our An family or the Heavenly Dragon clan, the academy will treat it as a private grudge. But he killed a Heavenly Dao. In doing so, he is challenging the academy’s authority. The academy has issued a warrant for him. This person is essentially finished. However…”
At this point, his brows furrowed. “According to my intelligence, this person is currently on his way to Qing Province.”
An Daoyun immediately said, “He wants to come to Qing Province to lodge an imperial complaint.”
An Wujun nodded. “Yes. He probably wants to come to Qing Province and ask the Human Sword Master to manifest.”
An Daoyun suddenly said, “We cannot let him reach Qing Province.”
An Wujun looked at An Daoyun. “Do you think the Human Sword Master will help him?”
An Daoyun shook her head. “I cannot gamble. Because in this matter, our An family is not in the right. If the Human Sword Master appears and truly handles it impartially, then with one word denying our An family, we would be beyond recovery.”
Hearing this, An Wujun’s face suddenly became solemn.
Indeed.
If the Human Sword Master appeared and directly judged the An family wrong, then the An family would truly have no chance of recovery ever again.
And he, as deputy commander, would certainly be dismissed by the Cabinet.
An Wujun hesitated, then said, “The Human Sword Master and our An family are related by marriage, after all. He should not punish our An family for an outsider.”
An Daoyun shook her head. “We cannot gamble. After all, the Human Sword Master founded the academy with fairness and justice as its core tenet. And in this matter, our An family is not in the right. Moreover, Uncle, it is no longer millions of years ago. After millions of years of inheritance, our An family’s blood connection to those two ancestors has actually become very thin.”
An Wujun fell silent.
In truth, this was an indisputable fact, but over the years, everyone in the An family had been ignoring this point.
One could say they were deliberately ignoring it.
An Daoyun suddenly added, “Uncle, if the Human Sword Master appears and denies our An family, then from then on, our An family’s special status will cease to exist. Therefore, we absolutely cannot let that Ye Guan reach Qing Province. We cannot gamble, and we cannot afford to.”
An Wujun nodded. “I understand.”
An Daoyun continued, “In addition, we should prepare for both possibilities.”
An Wujun looked at An Daoyun. She said calmly, “Clearly, there is someone behind Ye Guan. To be safe, we should prepare for both outcomes.”
An Wujun looked at An Daoyun. “What do you mean?”
An Daoyun immediately knelt down slowly. “Uncle, I am willing to leave the An family and go to the main Guanxuan Academy to study.”
Hearing this, An Wujun was stunned in place.
After a moment, his expression suddenly became complicated.
After all this circling, this girl’s ambition was not for the An family, but for herself.
An Daoyun continued, “Our An family must prepare for both outcomes. After I leave the An family, I will study diligently at the main Guanxuan Academy. In the dispute between the An family and Ye Guan, if we win, naturally all will be well. But if we lose… our An family will not be left without any retreat.”
She looked at An Wujun. “I am willing to become the An family’s retreat. Please grant me this, Uncle.”
She wanted to develop further. Staying in the An family was no longer viable.
With so many An family powerhouses killed, the family was severely weakened. Therefore, for a better future, she could only go to the main Guanxuan Academy.
An Wujun nodded slightly. “I will arrange for you to go to the main Guanxuan Academy.”
An Daoyun bowed deeply. “Thank you, Uncle.”
An Wujun looked towards the horizon and said softly, “Do you think that Ye Guan can reach Qing Province?”
An Daoyun said calmly, “The affairs of the world are unpredictable.”
An Wujun smiled. “You are right. But I bet he cannot reach Qing Province. If he reaches Qing Province this time, it will not just be a loss of face for our An family, but for the entire Guanxuan Academy.”
An Daoyun fell silent.
The last person who was so certain was the An family head, An Ya. And now, her corpse was cold.
What was the greatest mistake the An family had ever made in its history?
Underestimating that young man from Nan Province.
And now, they were still underestimating him.
An Daoyun sighed inwardly.
She could not speak.
If she dared suggest the An family not seek revenge, she would immediately be abandoned by the family. Those An clansmen would jump out and curse her as a traitor.
She suddenly felt very sad.
She clearly knew what would benefit the An family more, but she could not say it.
Ancestral honour?
Everyone only remembered the honour and ignored the ancestors.
That was the ancestors’ honour, not the current An family’s honour.
The ancestors were Martial Gods, but the An descendants treated themselves as Martial Gods too.
And this distinction was huge.
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