In the martial arts world, he threatens Yin Susu from the start.

Li Xunhuan's personal charisma is beyond doubt.

Gu Hanyuan wouldn't let his guard down just because he wanted to use him.

Of course, Gu Hanyuan's purpose was far more than that.

He didn't give Li Xunhuan a chance to explain, and coldly said:

"Li Xunhuan, I don't want to get involved in your feud with Long Xiaoyun. It's Xiaoyun's own business if she wants revenge. But if you want to kill Xiaoyun, I can't ignore it. I took a knife from you for Xiaoyun, how about you take a sword from me in return?"

These words, which could be described as a blatant display of double standards, came from Gu Hanyuan's mouth.

Long Xiaoyun was deeply moved upon hearing this.

The onlookers also felt it was reasonable.

Li Xunhuan gave a dejected, bitter smile, seemingly resigned to his fate.

But at this moment.

A solemn Buddhist chant drifted into the room.

"Amitabha Buddha, Young Master Gu, please show mercy." Ding.

Chapter 729: Old monk, do you want to lecture me?

Gu Hanyuan looked at the group of bald monks who had suddenly appeared with a deep gaze.

He had already sensed the presence of these people from the Northern Shaolin Temple, but they had never shown themselves and were silently observing from a distance.

Gu Hanyuan's deliberate injury was a multi-pronged plan.

The most difficult thing to ensure is the actions of those bald monks from the Northern Shaolin Temple.

Fortunately, the Northern Shaolin Temple never gave up its desire to convert Li Xunhuan.

Especially after seeing that Li Xunhuan's "Little Li Flying Dagger" could actually injure Gu Hanyuan, he was even more tempted.

The bitter relationship between Shaolin and Gu Hanyuan goes without saying; they had long regarded him as a major enemy.

However, due to Gu Hanyuan's overwhelming power and unparalleled skills, they maintained a semblance of peace.

Seeing that Li Xunhuan, who was only a Grandmaster, was able to injure Gu Hanyuan with his "Little Li Flying Dagger", how could he sit still?

The leaders of the Northern Shaolin Temple were still Xinmei and Xinjian.

Gu Hanyuan keenly sensed that Xin Jian's gaze was not on him and Li Xunhuan, but rather on Long Xiaoyun.

It seems that Xin Jian already knows that Long Xiaoyun possesses the "Innate Sunflower Divine Skill".

Gu Hanyuan's eyes held a hint of amusement, but on the surface he didn't pay much attention to the Heart Mirror.

He said coldly to Xinmei:

"Does the Northern Shaolin Temple want to meddle?"

Anger welled up in her heart and brows.

Very few people in the entire martial arts world dare to speak to the Northern Shaolin Temple like that.

Gu Hanyuan was the one who was most hostile to them, yet they couldn't do anything about it.

Helpless, Xinmei could only swallow her anger and try to reason with him.

“Amitabha. Li Xunhuan is seriously injured. How could he possibly withstand a sword strike from the peerless Master Gu? Li Xunhuan still has an unresolved grudge against Zhang Xiaoyi, a lay disciple of the Northern Shaolin Temple. He must be taken back to the Northern Shaolin Temple to be judged for his sins. Therefore, this humble monk cannot let him die here.”

Gu Hanyuan laughed mockingly:

"Xinmei, didn't you agree to hand Li Xunhuan over to the imperial court before? Why did you change your mind again? Is there no rule against going back on your word in the Northern Shaolin Temple's precepts?"

Xinmei's disciple, Yichen, lacked Xinmei's composure and flew into a rage upon hearing this, shouting:

"How dare you insult my temple!"

Gu Hanyuan's eyes were cold and sharp as he said calmly:

"What? You, Northern Shaolin, are allowed to go back on your word, but I, Gu, am not allowed to speak up? So what if I have insulted you, little monk? Do you want to represent your Northern Shaolin in declaring war on me?"

When Yichen heard Gu Hanyuan accuse him of being unable to take responsibility, he was at a loss for what to do. Then, he was stared at by Gu Hanyuan's cold gaze, which made him feel cold all over and his mind was in a daze.

His legs buckled and he collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, Gu Hanyuan said disdainfully:

"It seems that the young disciples of the Northern Shaolin Temple need to improve their character."

Xinmei frowned slightly, feeling resentful and helpless, as well as dissatisfied with Yichen.

He recklessly stepped forward, which only made the Northern Shaolin Temple look bad.

He could only feign compassion and say:

"Young Master Gu's murderous aura is too strong, which is not beneficial to his cultivation of character."

Yichen's wretched appearance was caused by the hint of murderous intent revealed by Gu Hanyuan.

Although Xinmei is only a Grandmaster, she is very knowledgeable.

At this moment, he was subtly criticizing Gu Hanyuan for killing too many people.

Gu Hanyuan glanced at him indifferently and said casually:

"Old monk, do you want to lecture me?"

Upon hearing this, Xinmei's expression froze. After weighing the pros and cons, she still backed down.

He said with his head bowed and eyes lowered:

"This old monk dares not, but I am worried that Young Master Gu may go astray."

Gu Hanyuan scoffed and said mockingly:

"Heh, let's skip those digressions. Doesn't your Northern Shaolin Temple fear punishment from the imperial court for wanting to take Li Xunhuan away?"

"Times have changed. I have already consulted with the temple, and they will negotiate with the court. Please, Young Master Gu, hand Li Xunhuan over to me."

Xinmei spoke with a righteous and awe-inspiring air.

Not only did they make excuses for their inconsistency, but they also declared that the Northern Shaolin Temple was not afraid of the imperial court.

That shameless demeanor was exactly the same as Kong Wen's back then.

If the Northern Shaolin Temple were truly not afraid of the imperial court, it would not have chosen to back down in the first place.

Xinmei's idea was simply to take Li Xunhuan away before the imperial court arrived.

If the imperial court wants the person again, it will only get bogged down in endless wrangling.

Ultimately, it all comes down to whether Li Xunhuan is worth the Northern Shaolin Temple doing all that.

Grandmasters are nothing special, but those who can injure Gu Hanyuan are extremely rare.

Even if it was just a small cut on Gu Hanyuan's finger from a throwing knife, it proved Li Xunhuan's potential.

Gu Hanyuan's eyes flickered slightly. Looking at Xinmei's resolute appearance, he suspected that she had not only consulted the Northern Shaolin Temple about Li Xunhuan.

There might be some unexpected gains...

Gu Hanyuan pretended to be deep in thought, but in reality he was concentrating on sensing.

A short while later, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He said with a hint of deeper meaning:

"Xinmei, it's not impossible for you to take Li Xunhuan away..."

Xinmei was overjoyed upon hearing this and said:

"Young Master Gu is a man of great principle..."

However, before he could finish his flattery, Gu Hanyuan interrupted him.

"Xiao Yun almost lost her life to Li Xunhuan's flying knife. How can the master not care? Since the Northern Shaolin wants to take over Li Xunhuan, then let us bear the consequences for him."

As Gu Hanyuan's cold words fell, a murderous aura immediately filled the air.

Xinmei was greatly alarmed and said:

"Young Master Gu, we can talk things over. Why resort to violence?"

Gu Hanyuan said calmly:

"As long as you take Gu's sword for Li Xunhuan, Gu will no longer make things difficult for Li Xunhuan, and you can take him away."

Under the watchful eyes of Xinmei and the other monks from Northern Shaolin, whose expressions changed drastically, Gu Hanyuan pointed his fingers like a sword, his body surrounded by sword energy.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and the fallen leaves were pulverized by the sword energy while still in mid-air.

At this moment, apart from Long Xiaoyun, who was staying by Gu Hanyuan's side and was unaffected, her eyes were filled with admiration and her face was full of excitement.

Everyone in the room was filled with a sense of utter terror.

Even Afei, who had become much more arrogant after defeating Lü Fengxian and Guo Songyang, suddenly realized his own weakness at this moment.

With such terrifying power, what is a mere "weaponry list" worth?

They weren't even qualified to rank Gu Hanyuan's name.