On a busy street in Azure Dragon Country, Gu Ruoyun stopped walking and turned her head to the man who had been following behind her. She paused and said, "I don't know who you are so you don't have to follow me. I'm already troubled enough with this current matter and bringing you along will just mean even more trouble."
No matter what, she had too many enemies. If she were to bring him along, she would only be putting him in danger.
The silver-haired man pulled a face and he looked grievously like an abandoned kitten at Gu Ruoyun, "But I only wish to follow you."
"There're a lot of people who want to kill me. If you follow me, aren't you afraid that you'll be killed too?"
"I won't let others kill you!"
At that instant, Gu Ruoyan wasn't sure whether she was mistaken or not, but she could clearly feel the silver-haired man's manner become more imposing with his body emanating hostility. When she frowned and looked at the man she was only met with a pair of sad eyes.
Maybe what she had felt just now was only her misconception…
"Since you put it that way, then you'll just have to follow me. Oh right, what's your name?"
She didn't know why she had compromised at that moment, it was as though she had been drawn by something which stopped her from chasing this man away.
This was a weird feeling. After all, no matter in her past or present lives, she has never taken pity on anyone before.
"Qianbei Ye, I somehow can remember that my name is Qianbei Ye but I'm not clear about the rest."
Qianbei Ye?
Gu Ruoyun froze for a while, "This ancient surname, Qianbei, is really rare. Are you really sure that you don't know where you came from?"
As he heard that, Qianbei Ye wrinkled his eyebrows in pain when several images flashed through his mind. The images had flashed by too quickly for him to get a hold of them.
Just as he was about to continue to recall his memories, a powerful force suddenly rammed into his mind and caused an explosive sharp pain in his entire head.
"I can only remember the name Qianbei Ye, the rest is just a blur."
"There's a seal, I feel like my memories have been sealed away." Qianbei Ye loosened his brows and said with certainty.
"A seal?" Gu Ruoyun arched her brows slightly, "We'll have to wait until after Zixie has woken for me to understand the type of seal that's in your body and the person who had put that seal in you."
Zixie has been in a deep slumber for a period of time and it was unknown when he will regain consciousness…
"Xiao Yun, where are we going now?" Qianbei Ye's gaze followed Gu Ruoyun's voice. Only very few people could resist that innocent expression paired with his exceptional looks.
All of a sudden, the ladies on the street looked at his direction. When they saw the Gu family's good-for-nothing daughter standing next to him, they immediately thought of a fresh flower which had been stuck into a heap of cow dung.
This man, whose beauty can overthrow cities and ruin states, is being contaminated just by having that useless trash standing next to him.
"To the Hundred Herb Hall!"
Gu Ruoyun lifted her eyes with a relieved smile on the corners of her lips. From now on, her power shall rise slowly.
…
At the Ling household.
Ling Xi ignored the person who was chasing behind him and hurriedly charged out. He ran breathlessly into the study and panted.
"Grandfather! That good-for-nothing, Gu Ruoyun, is not dead!"
"What?"
Ling Yi's hand stiffened slightly and he lifted his head to look at his grandchild with a slight frown, "You're saying that Gu Ruoyun is still alive? How is that possible? I personally saw her fall over the cliff."
"It’s true!"
Ling Xi then told Ling Yi what had transpired.
As he listened to the story, Ling Yi’s face soon turned unsightly, "Gu Ruoyun is incredibly lucky to be alive. However, my heart won’t be at peace until she dies! This time, I’m afraid that General Gu has made a mistake in letting that woman leave the Gu family. It’s their loss indeed! It’s a pity that a girl like her wasn’t born into my Ling family and she’d even incurred our hatred. Since that’s the case, I’ve got no choice but to order her death."
Even though Gu Ruoyun’s strength is still relatively weak now, he has a feeling that one day, her growth would be unstoppable.
If only she had been the Ling family’s daughter, he would definitely have trained her properly. What a waste...
Ling Xi shook his head in disappointment at the thought: "Xi’er, if we haven’t become her enemies, I’d really hoped that you would marry her. Though I did think of her as a good-for-nothing at the beginning, when we were at the Heavenly Spirit Formation I could feel that she wasn’t the hopeless case we had thought she was. However, it would be impossible to get back into good terms with her so I can only let her die."
"But grandfather, what should we do?" Ling Xi paused before asking.
Just as Ling Yi was contemplating on how to defeat Gu Ruoyun, a voice sounded from outside the door, "Master, the eldest daughter of the Weapon Refining Sect’s Master has come to visit."
"The eldest daughter of the Weapon Refining Sect’s Master?"
Ling Yi’s mouth opened in surprise. There really wasn’t a reason for this visit and he can’t think of why the eldest daughter would suddenly want to meet him.
To be frank, any ordinary person, such as General Gu, would be ecstatic if they were to hear that someone from the Weapon Refining Sect was paying them a visit. However, that wasn’t the case for Ling Yi. He understood his own capabilities so it was impossible for the eldest daughter of the Weapon Refining Sect to visit without having some other motive for him.
But he can’t think of any way that he could be of use to the Weapon Refining Sect.
"Quick, let her in."
Ling Yi replied hurriedly after composing himself.
Just as the order was given, a person dressed in white glided into the room. Her black, silky hair cascaded down like a waterfall and her captivating beauty was suffocating.
"Master Ling, Shi Yun had come uninvited and I hope that you would pardon my intrusion."
There was a gentle smile on Shi Yun’s face and her presence was like a comfortable soft breeze. She may be the eldest daughter of the Weapon Refining Sect’s Master but there wasn’t an ounce of arrogance on her. This made everyone involuntary want to get closer to her.
"Since Lady Shi Yun has said so, I do not feel imposed upon." Ling Yi immediately stood up and faced her, "I’m just unclear what directive Lady Shi Yun might have for me today?"
"It’s not a directive to be exact but I heard that there’s an upcoming duel between the Young Master of the Ling family and Gu Ruoyun. Is that true?" Shi Yun chuckled softly as a pair of beautiful eyes swept towards Ling Xi who was standing beside Ling Yi.
Her look almost charmed Ling Xi as he stared lewdly at Shi Yun’s body.
Shi Yun was disgusted when she saw the other’s perverted eyes but her face didn’t show it. She laughed gently as she said, "I have a new technique that can immediately increase Ling Xi’s capacity to the level of a Martial Warrior. Hopefully, with this, he can defeat Gu Ruoyun."
It was widely known that the Qi Collection ranks was a preparatory stage for beginners to strengthen themselves before they can reach the Martial Warrior rank. Only after breaking through the eighth level in the Qi Collection rank and attaining the lowest level of a Martial Warrior would they be officially considered to be on the path to becoming a cultivator.
Once he heard what Shi Yun was offering, Ling Xi’s heart squeezed and the look in his eyes changed from amazement to surprise.
If he could break through to the first stage of a Martial Warrior then Gu Ruoyun, that lowlife, would definitely have to kneel and call him grandfather!
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