As he stared at Gu Ruoyun's faint smile, Ling Xi gulped. He finally regained his composure and exclaimed, "Gu Ruoyun, I have never expected you to conceal your powers so well. I simply cannot understand, why didn't you raise your hand against me when you had the chance? However, aren't you thinking too highly of yourself? There are so many of us and only one of you. If we come at you together, do you really think that you would be a match for us? I'll give you one last chance. Hand over the treasure and I might grant you an easy death!"
"That's right, this woman is alone. And there are so many of them. How could they be afraid of her? Could it be that she doesn't understand the concept of being hopelessly outnumbered?" Ling Xi thought to himself.
"Treasure? You mean this?" Gu Ruoyun swept her gaze towards the crowd. Then, with a swoosh, a sword appeared in her hand and she pointed its rusty blade towards Ling Xi.
Ling Xi was momentarily stunned, when he snapped out of it, he growled in anger, "Gu Ruoyun, are you insulting our intelligence? You dare claim that this broken blade is the treasure? Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"
"Exactly, it's only a broken blade. No one would want it even if you gave it to them."
"Gu Ruoyun, you'd better hand over the treasure. We'll leave your corpse whole for the sake of your brother, Gu Shengxiao!"
"Oh?" Faced with a flurry of shouts, Gu Ruoyun calmly withdrew her sword, "So you think you have high intelligence? Based on what I can tell, that's not really the case. I've already offered to give the treasure to you but you've refused it yourself. It's not like I don't want to give it to you."
At this moment, hidden among the trees, Leng Yanfeng focused his gaze upon the calm and composed Gu Ruoyun. He mumbled to himself with a puzzled look on his handsome face, "Gu Ruoyun, it seems that you are not purposely acting in front of me. It is because the world has been looking down on you…"
She had actually managed to discover the Weapon Refining Sect's spiritual weapon!
That also proved that her mental energy was far stronger than the average person.
Leng Yanfeng fell momentarily silent, he finally glanced at Gu Ruoyun before disappearing into the woods.
"Gu Ruoyun, if you're not going to come to your senses, then we have no choice but to kill you!"
A cold light flashed across Ling Xi's eyes and he sneered, "If killing you means that we can obtain the treasure, then your life might have had some sort of meaning to it!"
Shua!
Just as he spoke, he charged straight towards Gu Ruoyun.
Everyone else quickly exchanged looks, then charged towards the thin figure in the middle from all directions.
"Once we have killed her," they thought, "The treasure will be ours!"
The look in their eyes changed greatly at the thought of this. Desire, lust and a determination to win.
However…
Under the light breeze, the young girl raised her delicate and pretty face before she spoke. Her airy voice was heard by every pair of ears there. It was as if an entire century had passed…
"Is this the extent of your speed? Too slow. I'm sorry, I have no interest in fighting with children like you."
As she spoke, a heavy load of fists slammed into their bodies. Unable to control themselves, they stumbled backward.
"Impossible!"
Ling Xi widened his eyes. Even though Gu Ruoyun's body was inches away, he could only watch with a widened gaze…
"This woman, how did she become so strong?" He wondered, "All these years, what deep secrets had she been concealing?"
Peng!
Regardless of how much he resisted, Ling Xi's body slammed heavily to the ground. Just as he fell, he seemed to have remembered something and let out a furious roar.
"Gu Ruoyun, have you been doing this on purpose? Were you deliberately allowing me to bully and suppress you so that you can challenge me to a duel and turn the tables on me? And then to eventually crush me? What grudge do you have against me that you would spend so many years, painstakingly hiding your abilities just to humiliate me?"
Obviously, Ling Xi was overthinking things. He now assumed that Gu Ruoyun was concealing her power just to violently humiliate him.
Of course, Gu Ruoyun had always been the kind that was far too lazy to explain herself to unimportant people. Hence the reason why Ling Xi interpreted her silence as consent.
"Aaaaaaahhhh! Gu Ruoyun, I’m going to kill you!!!"
Ling Xi roared angrily and crawled up from the ground. He raised his hand and a golden rune appeared in the palm of his hands, giving off a faint glow and illuminating his grim face.
"This is the one and only rune belonging to my Ling Family. Back then, my grandfather spent a lot of money in order to purchase it from an expert cultivator. So, Gu Ruoyun, this time, your death is certain!"
Immediately after, Ling Xi split the rune open.
A golden light flashed and Ling Yi appeared out of thin air before the eyes of the crowd.
Ling Xi sighed in relief at the sight of his grandfather’s appearance and quickly explained the situation, "Grandfather, you must save me. If I did not bring this teleportation rune that you gave me, I’m not sure that I’ll be able see you again."
"Oh?" Ling Yi’s facial expression slowly hardened, shadows clouding his elderly face. He asked, "Who dares to harm my flesh and blood?"
Instantly, all eyes fell on Gu Ruoyun. Ling Yi followed their line of sight and found the young girl who had remained still from the very beginning.
"The girl from the Gu Family?" Ling Yi mused silently.
He frowned, "Xi’er, this girl is merely a level three in the Qi Collection ranks. Don’t tell me that you can’t even defeat her?"
"It’s not like that, grandfather. This Gu family conspired to conceal her abilities. She managed to defeat all of us in one blow. Her powers are definitely not at the strength of a level three. She is at least a level six or seven. Furthermore," Ling Xi paused and sneered, "Her intentions in killing me are not just because of a grudge against me but to end the line of succession of the Ling family! Such a treacherous and malicious person… Grandfather, you can’t let her live!"
Bang!
Fierce, raging flames erupted from Ling Yi’s body. His eyes glared coldly at Gu Ruoyun, "Such a vicious heart at such a young age, little girl… Sparing you will only result in a disaster for the world. In order to avoid bringing calamity on innocent lives, I… can only kill you to avoid future disasters!"
The gloomy aura he emitted was not only limited to his surroundings. The people around him began to feel as if the air around them was growing thin, making the crowd feel extremely suffocated.
Gu Ruoyun’s heart sank.
Based on her current level in strength, she could not possibly go up against Ling Xi. Consequently, the only way out is to escape!
"Haha!"
Gu Ruoyun burst into laughter at the thought of this. Her smile spread to the corners of her lips, holding a trace of mockery.
"So, this is the magnificent Ling family? Where the elders step into a fight when the young ones can’t hold their own? This is certainly an eye-opening experience! Ling Yi, I, Gu Ruoyun, will remember this day. One day, I will make your Ling Family pay!"
An air of dominance filled the young girl’s thin face, it was a kind of regality that even the emperor did not possess. Ling Yi stared at her absent-mindedly, as if he had seen a familiar face — one that he had not seen in a long time.
The peerless genius who disappeared over ten years ago, Gu Tian! That exceedingly brilliant man who had become the youngest Martial Emperor in the mainland! In that moment, Gu Ruoyun seemed to bear a striking resemblance to him…
"No!" He thought, "This won’t do. I mustn’t let this woman get out of here alive. She’s too dangerous!"
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