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

Facing them was Yue Laosan, the strongest among them, wielding alligator snips. To their side was Yun Zhonghe, wielding steel claws and poised to launch a sneak attack. Ye Erniang was half a step behind, her steel snips ready to cover any openings in the other two's defenses.

Even from Gu Hanyuan's perspective, the three of them worked together very well, and could hold off even a master in the early stages of the Grandmaster realm for a while.

Unfortunately, they encountered Gu Hanyuan, even though he had suppressed his cultivation level to the early stage of the Innate Realm.

The moment the sword was drawn, it was as if the world lost its color, and only a purple light remained.

As the three retreated, Ye Erniang's steel shears had vanished into thin air.

Yue Laosan cut a huge notch in the crocodile, almost severing one side of the crocodile's mouth.

The worst off was Yun Zhonghe, whose steel claws were broken in two, with his index and middle fingers, which were gripping the claws, falling to the ground, blood flowing from the severed fingers.

The three never expected that, although they were worried about kicking a steel plate, the plate would be so hard that it caused them to suffer head injuries.

Even Gu Hanyuan himself was amazed by the sharpness of the Demon Sword and the power of the "Holy Spirit Sword Technique".

The result was obtained using only "Sword One".

"Sword One" is actually just a horizontal slash, nothing special, but it's fast, extremely fast.

The "Sword One" technique, which utilizes innate early-stage internal energy, completely overwhelmed the three of them.

Of the three, Yun Zhonghe was the most terrified.

Not only was she terrified of having her finger severed, but she had also verbally teased Zhong Ling before, and now she was being stared at by Gu Hanyuan's cold eyes.

I felt a chill run through my body.

Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan weren't much better off. Although the internal energy they felt during the fight wasn't strong, the power of both the purple sword and the sword technique was terrifying. They felt that even their leader, Duan Yanqing, wouldn't be a match for them.

"Walk."

Ye Erniang was the first to make a decision. After shouting, she used her lightness skill to escape.

Yue Laosan followed closely behind.

Taking advantage of the moment when Gu Hanyuan's attention was drawn, Yun Zhonghe came to Mu Wanqing's side, grabbed her, and threw her at Gu Hanyuan.

Even with his exceptional lightness skills, he worried that if he hadn't done this, he would have died at Gu Hanyuan's hands.

Yun Zhonghe's lightness skill was indeed superb; in the blink of an eye, only his back was left.

However, before Yun Zhonghe escaped, Gu Hanyuan had already placed a divine sense tracking device on him, costing 500 villain points, in order to monitor his movements.

Although Yun Zhonghe will be used as a tool, we should still be prepared for any eventuality.

Especially after going through a lot of trouble to find Zhong Ling, he decided to send a divine sense location to everyone he cared about, so that they wouldn't be unable to find them.

Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing have both been marked.

Mu Wanqing was still in shock at Gu Hanyuan's high level of martial arts when Yun Zhonghe threw her into the air.

Before I could even scream, I was enveloped in a warm embrace.

After regaining her composure from the shock, Mu Wanqing discovered that a soft spot on her body was being grasped.

He instinctively slapped her across the face.

Gu Hanyuan wasn't going to tolerate her and grabbed her wrist as she slapped him.

Seeing that Zhong Ling had already run over, he didn't linger and released Mu Wanqing directly.

Well, it feels good.

She glared angrily at Gu Hanyuan.

She was initially grateful to him for saving her, but she never expected to be taken advantage of.

If she hadn't already used up all her hidden darts, she would have shot him.

Especially since she considered herself Duan Yu's wife, she never expected to be touched by another man first, and she was filled with grief and indignation.

Zhong Ling looked at Mu Wanqing, who suddenly seemed depressed, with a puzzled expression.

Just now, Mu Wanqing's intention to slap Gu Hanyuan didn't make her think too much about it.

She also knew that Mu Wanqing hated men the most, and that slapping her after being hugged by Gu Hanyuan was already considered a sign of her good temper.

I didn't see it anywhere else.

"Sister Mu, are you alright? Brother Wutian did it to save you, so don't be angry."

As usual, Zhong Ling clung to Mu Wanqing's arm and acted coquettishly, not wanting her beloved sister and her sweetheart to have a conflict over such a matter.

Mu Wanqing glared at Gu Hanyuan with some annoyance. Although he had said he was trying to save her, the last thing he did still gave off a feeling of ill intent.

After agonizing for a long time, she still didn't tell the truth. She was determined to become Duan Yu's wife and couldn't afford to ruin her reputation.

Moreover, judging from their expressions, it's clear that Gu Hanyuan is Zhong Ling's sweetheart. Not wanting to ruin their relationship, he can only treat it as an accident.

Gu Hanyuan looked at Mu Wanqing, who had calmed down, with some surprise.

It seems Duan Yu holds a higher place in her heart than she imagined; how could she tolerate this?

A familiar smile curled at the corner of his mouth beneath the mask.

This looks interesting.

After Zhong Ling saw that Mu Wanqing was no longer angry, she introduced the two of them to each other.

"Sister Mu's name is Mu Wanqing, and she's my best friend. Sister Mu, this is my brother Wutian."

Mu Wanqing was secretly annoyed that Zhong Ling had told Gu Hanyuan her name, and she was clearly still somewhat angry.

"Mu Qinghua, gentle and graceful. She truly lives up to her name."

Gu Hanyuan praised.

Mu Wanqing merely snorted, unmoved by Gu Hanyuan's praise; after all, he wasn't her Duan Lang.

Zhong Ling was a little jealous of Gu Hanyuan's praise of Mu Wanqing, so she pouted and changed the subject.

"Sister Mu, we encountered Black Rose on our way here. It was badly injured. Brother Wutian treated it, and it will recover in a while."

Mu Wanqing was already heartbroken that Black Rose had fallen off a cliff while saving her and Duan Yu, and she thought she had been dead for a long time, but unexpectedly she was rescued.

"Thank you."

This thank you was sincere, and it was the first time she had spoken to Gu Hanyuan.

Indeed, it was crisp and melodious.

However, at this point, Mu Wanqing suddenly remembered that Duan Yu hadn't caught up with them and was worried about his safety.

“Zhong Ling, did you see Duan Yu on your way here? We originally wanted to rescue you, but the Shennong Gang members have all disappeared and are being chased by the Wuliang Sword Sect.”

Zhong Ling and Gu Hanyuan exchanged a quick glance.

Although she didn't know why, she knew that Gu Hanyuan's original purpose was to find Duan Yu.

When Mu Wanqing spoke of Duan Yu, her expression was exactly the same as when she was with Gu Hanyuan, clearly showing that she was deeply in love.

Based on her understanding of Gu Hanyuan, she was very worried that if Duan Yu was hurt in the end, Mu Wanqing would fight him to the death.

After agonizing over it for a long time, I don't know how I remembered that Gu Hanyuan had once said that Mu Wanqing was quite pretty.

A tiny seed was planted just like that.

Chapter 32: Hunting the Manggu Toad

"Sister Mu, the Shennong Gang members have all been driven away by Brother Wutian. We didn't see Duan Yu on the way here. Let's go find him together later."

Zhong Ling looked at Mu Wanqing covering the injury on her arm and felt a little worried.

"Sister Mu, how is your injury? Why don't you let Brother Wutian treat it for you?"

Mu Wanqing glared at Zhong Ling and Gu Hanyuan with some annoyance.

Given her conservative nature, there's no reason for her to let other men see her skin.

Gu Hanyuan didn't care.

"I'm just a veterinarian, so I shouldn't treat people indiscriminately."

Zhong Ling was amused by Gu Hanyuan, but she didn't believe him at all; he was just trying to ease the awkwardness.

"Miss Mu, which direction is Duan Yu in? I'll go find him myself; it'll be too slow to take you all with me. Ling'er, you take Miss Mu to take care of Black Rose."

After Mu Wanqing pointed out the direction to him, Gu Hanyuan used his lightness skill to transform into a black shadow and leave.

Seeing that Zhong Ling was staring at Gu Hanyuan's departing figure, unable to come to her senses for a long time, Mu Wanqing said irritably:

"They'll be back in no time, there's no need to keep such a close watch on them, is there?"

"No way."

Zhong Ling blushed deeply after being told that.

Looking at Zhong Ling's shy expression, Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Who exactly is he? And he's wearing a mask... I just don't think he's a good person."

Zhong Ling didn't take it to heart; she already knew what kind of person Gu Hanyuan was.

Besides, she already knows both his face and his identity, so what is there to doubt?