Ye Xuan said solemnly, “You didn’t kill him instantly just now. Were you waiting for him to call for help so my sister could step in?”
Gu blinked, then said seriously, “I’m not that kind of person! How could you think so poorly of me?”
Ye Xuan was speechless!
This woman was far too cunning!
He needed to be cautious!
Otherwise, he might lose both his body and his wealth!
In the distance, Emperor Yuan looked at Gu and smiled, “Miss Gu, I didn’t expect we’d meet again!”
Gu glanced at Emperor Yuan, shaking her head with a smile, “Emperor Yuan, back when you surrendered, I thought the Master of the Great Dao Pen would help you surpass the Order Realm. It seems… he didn’t.”
Emperor Yuan chuckled lightly, “Though I haven’t broken through to the Order Realm, I am free! Unlike you, Miss Gu, locked away for so many years. That must not have been pleasant, right?”
Gu laughed heartily, “So what if I was locked up? I, Gu, would rather die standing than live kneeling!”
Emperor Yuan glanced at her and said, “Such spirit.”
Gu grinned, “Emperor Yuan, I’m a lone wolf now! Heh heh…”
Emperor Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
How could he not understand what Gu meant?
Now that Gu was alone, if she decided to recklessly seek revenge against the Yuan Empire, it would be a massive disaster for them!
A powerhouse of her level, unrestrained and acting wildly—who could stop her?
At that moment, Emperor Yuan suddenly pointed at Ye Xuan nearby, “If Miss Gu acts recklessly, aren’t you afraid he’ll meet an untimely end?”
Gu said sternly, “You wouldn’t dare!”
Emperor Yuan sneered, “If you dare to act recklessly, why wouldn’t I?”
Gu glared at him, “I bet you don’t have the guts!”
Emperor Yuan smirked, “Want to try me, Miss Gu?”
Gu replied, “Try it? Fine, let’s try it!”
With that, she turned and vanished on the spot!
Her destination: the Yuan Empire!
Seeing this, Emperor Yuan was stunned!
Damn it!
This woman was actually serious?
Nearby, Ye Xuan felt a headache coming on!
Emperor Yuan turned to Ye Xuan, who said calmly, “I advise you to go back now, or she might slaughter your entire Yuan Empire!”
Emperor Yuan said, “Seize him!”
With that, he vanished toward the starry horizon!
As Ye Xuan had said, he didn’t dare waste time here. If Gu reached the Yuan Empire, it would be a catastrophic disaster for them!
After Emperor Yuan left, only Ye Xuan and Qiu Yuan remained in the area.
Qiu Yuan stared coldly at Ye Xuan, about to act, when Ye Xuan appeared on the martial stage!
Qiu Yuan’s expression froze!
Ye Xuan glanced at the now-blind Zi Jun, “Still want to protect them?”
Zi Jun’s face was grim!
Protect them?
If she did, once Gu returned…
Ye Xuan turned to Qiu Yuan and said, “Don’t even think about bullying the weak! I won’t fight you either! If your Yuan Empire has any prodigy geniuses, let them come up! As many as you want!”
Qiu Yuan stared at Ye Xuan, silent!
Even Su Nü couldn’t handle Ye Xuan. How could the Yuan Empire’s prodigies kill him?
It could be said that among the younger generation, only the top-ranked could kill Ye Xuan!
Unfortunately, the top-ranked wouldn’t show up!
Ye Xuan suddenly roared, “Why aren’t you talking? What, is your Yuan Empire out of people?”
The crowd: “…”
Qiu Yuan’s face turned ugly beyond measure!
Ye Xuan pointed at Qiu Yuan, cursing, “Come on! Send your Yuan Empire’s young generation!”
Qiu Yuan snarled, “Do you dare come down?”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Trying to bully the weak? No way!”
With that, he sat cross-legged!
Qiu Yuan was so furious his lungs nearly exploded!
On the martial stage, Ye Xuan slowly closed his eyes!
He actually wanted to spar with someone in the Lesser Order Realm, but he knew that if he went down, Qiu Yuan likely wouldn’t fight him one-on-one. They’d probably gang up on him!
The thought of being ganged up on made Ye Xuan shake his head.
Better not show off!
Stay low-key!
Seeing Ye Xuan refuse to come down, Qiu Yuan was both furious and anxious. Seeming to think of something, he looked at Zi Jun, who immediately said, “I’m already blind!”
With that, she turned and left!
She decided to wash her hands of it!
Seeing Zi Jun leave, Qiu Yuan was first stunned, then delighted. If Zi Jun didn’t intervene, it meant no one was maintaining order here!
But just then, Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Miss Zi Jun, if you let this old guy act, I’ll tell you this: from today on, I’ll have Miss Gu come mess up this martial stage every day!”
Zi Jun’s expression froze.
Ye Xuan added, “If others can break the rules, why should I follow them? Don’t you agree?”
Zi Jun stopped in her tracks, turned to Qiu Yuan, and said, “Marshal Qiu Yuan, the rules cannot be broken!”
If she let Qiu Yuan break the rules, given Ye Xuan’s personality, he’d definitely have Gu come cause chaos daily!
By then, the Ancient Martial Ranking would be completely ruined!
Qiu Yuan looked at Zi Jun, “Miss Zi Jun, I must take this person today!”
Zi Jun remained silent.
At that moment, she was truly, deeply furious. “Marshal Qiu Yuan, these are the rules!”
Qiu Yuan said solemnly, “Miss Zi Jun, I don’t mean to make things difficult for you, but I must take this person today! If I offend you, please forgive me!”
With that, he appeared on the martial stage!
Zi Jun frowned, and at that moment, a dozen powerful auras blocked her path!
On the martial stage, Ye Xuan smiled, “If the rules are broken today, who will take the Ancient City’s Ancient Ranking seriously in the future? Miss Zi Jun, think carefully!”
Zi Jun’s face was grim beyond measure!
She was in an impossible position!
If she didn’t stop them, as Ye Xuan said, who would care about the Ancient City in the future?
If she did stop them, it meant going head-to-head with the Yuan Empire!
At that moment, Ye Xuan added, “Miss Zi Jun, it’s the Yuan Empire trying to forcibly break your Ancient City’s rules. What are you afraid of? You’re in the right! If you stop them today, the world will stand with you, believing you did nothing wrong and that the Yuan Empire is bullying others! But if you don’t stop him, the world will think Ancient City fears the Yuan Empire. How will Ancient City hold its head up in the martial world then? People fight for pride—this pride, if you don’t fight for it, Ancient City will never recover its standing!”
The crowd: “…”
Zi Jun clenched her fists, her body radiating a powerful aura!
On the martial stage, Ye Xuan was about to say more when Qiu Yuan suddenly snarled, “Talk in your next life!”
With that, he vanished, throwing a punch at Ye Xuan!
In the distance, Ye Xuan’s expression remained calm, the Qingxuan Sword in his body trembling slightly!
But just as he was about to draw his sword, a hemp-clad elder suddenly appeared before him, pressing a hand forward.
Imperial Suppression!
Qiu Yuan was forcibly pinned in place!
Seeing the hemp-clad elder, Zi Jun breathed a sigh of relief!
The City Lord had finally appeared!
This hemp-clad elder was none other than Old Ma, the City Lord of Ancient City!
Seeing him, Qiu Yuan’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected Old Ma, who had been in seclusion for over a thousand years, to show up!
Qiu Yuan said solemnly, “Old Ma!”
Old Ma smiled faintly, “Qiu Yuan, you’ve gone too far!”
Qiu Yuan said, “Old Ma, the Yuan Empire must—”
Old Ma shook his head, interrupting, “I know what you mean, but Qiu Yuan, this is Ancient City, and it has its rules. He’s on the Ancient Ranking and on the martial stage. You know Ancient City’s rules! If I let you take him today, who will respect our rules from now on?”
Qiu Yuan fell silent!
Old Ma continued, “Like your Yuan Empire, you have your own rules. If I went and broke them, would you agree?”
Qiu Yuan sighed softly!
Old Ma smiled, “Qiu Yuan, it’s not that I want to make things hard for your Yuan Empire. These are the rules. Don’t make things difficult for us!”
Qiu Yuan shook his head slightly, “I wouldn’t dare!”
He could ignore Zi Jun, but he absolutely didn’t dare ignore Old Ma, a true Order Realm master!
Old Ma smiled, “Thank you for understanding!”
With that, he turned to Ye Xuan, “Young man, that mouth of yours is something else!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Why not hand me over, Senior? Do the Yuan Empire a favor?”
Old Ma said seriously, “I’m not that kind of person! The rules here, everyone must follow—unless they can beat me!”
With that, he glanced at Qiu Yuan!
Clearly, that was meant for him!
Want to break the rules?
Sure!
Defeat Old Ma first!
Qiu Yuan looked at Old Ma, then turned and stepped off the martial stage!
Ye Xuan smiled, “Senior, then I’ll just sit here!”
Old Ma nodded, “Sit as long as you like!”
Ye Xuan nodded, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating!
Old Ma glanced at Ye Xuan, then stepped off the stage. He walked to Zi Jun, looking at her blinded eyes, and sighed softly, “That woman…”
Zi Jun said solemnly, “My skills were inferior!”
Old Ma smiled, “Don’t hold a grudge! You should be grateful! If this were before, you wouldn’t just be blind—you’d be completely annihilated, soul and all!”
Zi Jun fell silent.
Old Ma sighed softly, “That woman’s return to the martial world… I’m afraid it’s not a good thing!”
With that, he turned to look at Ye Xuan and smiled, “Young Master Ye, are you Miss Gu’s disciple?”
On the martial stage, Ye Xuan opened his eyes and shook his head, “No!”
Old Ma said solemnly, “Then you are?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “We’re friends, I suppose!”
Friends!
Old Ma was stunned.
At that moment, Gu reappeared in the area, along with Emperor Yuan, whose face was grim beyond measure!
Gu looked at Ye Xuan and smiled, “You’re okay!”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “What could happen to me?”
Gu smiled, “Shall we leave?”
Ye Xuan blinked, “You’re just going to let it go?”
Gu was taken aback, then said, “What do you want to do?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “The Yuan Empire is bullying us too much. Can you tolerate that?”
Gu glanced at Ye Xuan, “If you call me Sister, today, whatever you want to do to the Yuan Empire, I’ll back you to the end! If you don’t… I suggest we play it safe and lay low for now! They’ve got too many people! Taking you along… honestly, I’m a bit nervous!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
