Facing only Xu Gu as her opponent, Li Miaozhen was full of confidence, believing that she could easily defeat him. However, at this moment, a fifth-rank expert in external martial arts joined the battle, and the situation suddenly became quite tricky.

Su Su whispered to Li Miaozhen with her divine sense:

“Our reputation has recently risen, and those bad guys have already taken precautions and have temporarily retreated from this place. I have no doubt that these two big men may not be able to stay together forever.”

Li Miaozhen acts decisively yet remains composed, knowing full well that head-on confrontation is not a good strategy.

Given that the other party was already on guard, she knew that she had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation. From now on, as long as Master Xugu was alone, Li Miaozhen would surely be able to kill him.

Upon having this thought, Li Miaozhen did not hesitate and immediately cast a wind-controlling spell, making her figure ethereal and unpredictable.

Xu Gu and Eugene witnessed Li Miaozhen's departing figure. One of them used his magic weapon to give chase, while the other concentrated all his energy into his feet, instantly doubling his speed and arriving behind Li Miaozhen.

"Rumble..."

Like a vicious dog in a storm, Eugene relentlessly pursued Li Miaozhen's figure, smashing a thick tree in the temple in half. His iron fists swung wildly, and his surging momentum surged once more.

Li Miaozhen was known as the Flying Swallow Heroine. Her superb agility left You Jin and Xu Gu dazzled. They could only watch as she darted through the courtyard in red, light and agile, as if not a leaf would touch her, skillfully avoiding all attacks.

"You can escape on the first day of the month, but you can't escape on the fifteenth. Xu Gu, I'll spare your head for now, but I will definitely come back for it!"

Just as the red figure was about to leap out of the Taoist temple, Eugene and Xu Gu anxiously locked their eyes. Suddenly, a soft laugh rang out behind them.

"The Ironclad Gate's shell is hard."

The two had just heard the sound and before they could turn around, they felt a powerful force approaching from the horizon.

Out of the corner of his eye, Eugene saw a golden stream of air descend from the sky, like a magnificent golden dragon crashing down on his head.

On the top of the wall, the red figure suddenly paused, as if lightly stopping on the high wall of the Taoist temple. Li Miaozhen witnessed a powerful aura, like a golden dragon, crashing down from the sky and slamming hard into Eugene's head.

Eugene instantly channeled his inner energy, his body glowing with a faint red light, and his skin becoming as hard as metal.

The golden dragon roared and soared into the sky. The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms transformed from true qi and palm power into martial arts qi, but its power remained fierce and extraordinary.

"Oh!"

A dull thud, like a war drum being shattered, rang out. Eugene's pupils dilated suddenly, his eyeballs bulged out, and his skull caved in from the impact.

Immediately afterwards, two bright red eyeballs were violently shattered and flew out, the thick skull, as hard as metal, was completely flattened, Eugene's facial features were twisted and deformed under the pressure, and red and white substances from the back of his head gushed out, staining the ground red.

In this world, martial artists who practice external martial arts are exceptionally strong. This palm strike failed to turn Eugene into a bloody mist; it only deformed his head.

Eugene's massive body swayed slightly, then crashed backward like a giant mountain. Just as Eugene was about to die under Su Nan's sword, Li Miaozhen quickly turned around and decisively made her move.

A lightning strike instantly hit the old Taoist Xugu in front of him. Taking advantage of his moment to dodge, a flying sword came flying through the air and severed his right hand, which was holding a magic weapon, without hesitation.

In this way, the fifth-rank Earth Sect expert was completely powerless to resist.

The tall, slender figure in red leaped lightly across the ground a few times, kicked the old Taoist Xugu to the ground, and then stepped on his broken arm.

At this moment, Su Nan also sat down opposite Li Miaozhen. Upon seeing Li Miaozhen again, he still felt that she had an extraordinary demeanor and unparalleled beauty.

Li Miaozhen was tall, and Su Nan estimated that she was about 1.7 meters tall, only half a head shorter than Su Nan. Her slender and upright figure, set against the backdrop of red, made her look even more dashing.

Upon hearing the sound, Li Miaozhen's gaze followed to a golden eagle soaring in the sky. A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes before she slowly turned her gaze toward Su Nan's face.

"Mr. Su!"

Li Miaozhen was overjoyed.

"what!"

At that moment, a shrill scream from the old Taoist priest Xugu instantly pulled Li Miaozhen, who was slightly lost in thought, back to reality.

Li Miaozhen kicked the old Taoist priest again, then gave Su Nan a frank smile, "So Mr. Su is the famous Golden Eagle Hero!"

"Hehe, it's been a long time, Flying Swallow Heroine, your charm remains as captivating as ever."

Su Nan responded with a cupped-hand salute.

Ignoring the old Taoist's screams from the ground, the two began to talk, Li Miaozhen's words filled with a warm smile, clearly indicating she was in a good mood.

Chapter 107 A gentleman should be sincere; his heart will be clear as a mirror!

"Mr. Su, why did you provoke Master Xugu?"

Li Miaozhen asked in confusion.

"Actually, I came here specifically to find your senior brother—that free-spirited, unrestrained wanderer Li Lingsu, who wears white robes. It just so happened that you saw injustice and stepped in to help, so I took the opportunity to assist you."

Su Nan spoke truthfully.

Upon hearing that Su Nan wanted to find Li Lingsu, Li Miaozhen couldn't help but feel a little surprised. "Mr. Su actually wants to find my senior brother. I came here for the same reason, but I happened to find that Taoist priest was hypocritical and deceitful, and committed countless evils. Killing him was just a casual thing to do."

"What business does Mr. Su have with my senior brother?"

Su Nan crossed his arms behind his back and smiled gently. "I've come here on behalf of someone to earnestly request your assistance, Senior Brother, to complete a small matter."

Upon hearing this, Li Miaozhen decided not to pursue the matter further, as it ultimately had nothing to do with her.

Li Miaozhen once again stomped on Xugu Daoist, followed by sharp questioning:

"Xu Gu, where is Li Lingsu now?"

Having witnessed the recently rising Golden Eagle Swordsman and Flying Swallow Swordsman appear together, Xu Gu knew he couldn't escape today, so he confessed everything he knew:

"The Holy Son stayed at Baihe Temple for several days, imparting to me several secret techniques of dual cultivation. He then bid farewell to Baihe Temple and went to the area around Canglan Mountain."

He stated that he was being hunted down and therefore could not stay in one place for long.

Su Nan knew that Li Lingsu was entangled with dozens of women in his pursuit of the Supreme Realm of Forgetfulness, and had suffered from their constant pursuit and killings for many years.

As time goes by, the number of women involved with him will surely rise to several hundred.

"The old Taoist observed those dual cultivation techniques and felt that they were mysterious and unpredictable, but the requirements for the furnace and cauldron were extremely high."

Since he lacked the extraordinary abilities of the Holy Son, he devised a plan and... set his sights on the female pilgrims who came to worship.

At this moment, the old Taoist Xugu still kept his teeth clenched, refusing to admit that he had any collusion with those mountain bandits.

"You still refuse to confess. I'm not one of those constables from the yamen. Since that's the case, let's have a life-or-death struggle."

Before Li Miaozhen could finish speaking, she had already raised her long sword high above her head. With a single swing, she could instantly take the old Taoist's life.

Just then, a rope-shaped magical artifact suddenly flew in from outside the door, instantly pulling the old Taoist Xugu away from his original spot.

Su Nan saw it clearly. Xu Gu, who had been ashen-faced, suddenly perked up with life the moment he caught sight of the golden rope, as if he had been given a second chance at life.

"Please be magnanimous, my two subordinates. The population here is already sparse, and we really don't know what he has done wrong."

A down-on-his-luck old Taoist priest, dressed in a tattered Taoist robe, with his silver hair neatly tied up with an ebony hairpin but looking somewhat disheveled, stood in the courtyard, tightly holding the arm of the Taoist priest Xugu, which had been broken.

"Master Jinlian, you're here too?"

Li Miaozhen looked at the down-and-out old Taoist priest in disbelief.

"I am Master Xugu."

Master Jinlian responded with a smile, then turned her gaze to Su Nandao and said in a gentle tone:

"Number Three, it's been a long time!"

"Master Jinlian."

Su Nan bowed respectfully and continued, "I will do my utmost to fulfill the Daoist's instructions and ensure the mission is accomplished."

"Very good!"

Master Jinlian nodded in satisfaction.

"What are you talking about?"

Li Miaozhen was full of doubts, but quickly shook her head and said, "Master Jinlian, I heard that Xugu is colluding with bandits in the mountains. They harmed the family and followers of a young woman and then drove her to the Taoist temple."

"Xu Gu helps people with good deeds, but he lures those women into dual cultivation and then supplies thieves with pills, indirectly encouraging their evil deeds. You actually intend to rescue such a person?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Gu immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "Uncle-Master, please understand. Miss Fei Yan must have misunderstood. I have no connection with those bandits. As for the matter of sending pills, it is completely fabricated."

“The female pilgrims I take in are all sincere, and the practice of dual cultivation is a choice they willingly make, which they themselves can attest to.”

Clearly, Xu Gu remained silent and refused to admit it under any circumstances, simply because he was afraid of being overheard from the corner of the wall. Once he was overheard, it would be difficult for him to deny it.

With the appearance of the Earth Sect's leader, Xu Gu was able to rely on him. The Daoist nuns naturally claimed that this was voluntary and that Xu Gu had not forced them.

Li Miaozhen had already wiped out all the bandits, and the pills she had obtained were quickly consumed by them. As for direct evidence of her cooperation with Xu Gu, the bandits had no way of finding it.

Master Xugu is indeed a master.

"Number Two and Number Three, please have those Daoist nuns show themselves and tell us. If it is indeed Xu Gu's evil deeds, I will deal with them severely and will not forgive him."

Master Jinlian said.

Upon hearing this, Li Miao's expression gradually turned cold.

She knew in her heart that her aunts knew nothing about this, and unless Xu Gu confessed himself, there was no evidence to prove that he was guilty.

Just as she was deep in thought, pondering how to prove Xu Gu's evil deeds, Su Nan slowly approached the old Taoist Xu Gu.

“Master Jinlian, these nuns know nothing about this. Why don’t we let Xugu explain it to us personally?”

A sly glint flashed in Xu Gu's eyes, but he pretended to be innocent on the surface. However, when he saw the booklet that Su Nan took out from the storage artifact, his face turned ashen.

"Uncle-Master... help me!"

Su Nan slowly unfolded the old, yellowed book, pulled out a piece of paper, and the paper quickly burned in the wind, eventually turning into a wisp of ashes.

A shout suddenly rang out in the air, and when the old Taoist Xugu heard it, he felt a sudden blankness in his mind.

A gentleman... should be sincere.

Upon hearing those four words, Xu Gu's face instantly turned to pain. He tried his best to hide his inner panic, but his carefully maintained composure crumbled unnoticed.

His face showed embarrassment, and he looked ridiculous.

"A gentleman should be sincere; his heart will naturally be clear."

As the paper burned to ashes, eight characters floated leisurely in the air. A hint of joy flashed in Li Miaozhen's eyes, while Daoist Jinlian showed a somewhat surprised expression.

This embodies the Confucian principle of "words becoming law," which allows the five grades of Confucian virtues to be realized through the "Six Virtues of a Gentleman."

Upon reaching the fourth rank, one can unleash their power at will, but may also face the risk of backlash.

The books presented by Su Nan contain the power of a sixth-rank Confucian scholar, which can condense Confucian skills and even the abilities of other schools into paper and ink, so that they can be taken and used at will.

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