I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

Xiao Wanmei and Tan Shuo...

Gu Yan thought to herself, "They probably got wind of it from somewhere, knowing Tan Yue is in my hands, and want to plead for her life." Gu Yan said to Xu Ruolan through the door, "I won't see her. I won't see anyone from the Tan family."

Xu Ruolan waited outside the door for a while, but Gu Yan didn't speak or open the door. Looking at the closed door, she gently bit her lip and softly said, "Ruolan understands."

After saying that, he left and walked towards the hall.

After understanding Gu Yan's intentions, Mu Qinghe sent Tan Shuo and his mother away. Gu Yan stayed in the house, looking at the patriarch's notes, and then borrowed Mu Qinghe's alchemy room to make another batch of Blood Spirit Pills from the essence blood extracted from Tan Yue.

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When Gu Yan came out of the alchemy room, he saw a crescent moon hanging high in the night sky. He glanced at the crescent moon, which was shaped like a bow and surrounded by twinkling stars.

Gu Yan strolled leisurely through the garden towards her room. When she reached her door, she found someone standing there.

It's Mo Fanqi.

Gu Yan was a little surprised. What was this guy doing standing at his door?

Mo Fanqi blushed when he saw Gu Yan. He lowered his head as soon as he met Gu Yan's gaze and said, "Senior."

"Are you waiting for me here?" Gu Yan asked.

Mo Fanqi nodded, and said with trepidation, "Yes."

Gu Yan glanced at him, pushed open the door, and stepped into her room. Mo Fanqi followed nervously in. Gu Yan sat down at the table and looked Mo Fanqi up and down: "What do you want to say?"

"This junior, this junior is very, very grateful to senior for saving my life." Mo Fanqi said, his face flushed, and he lowered his head, waiting for Gu Yan to speak. He was so nervous that he was sweating. But after he finished speaking, Gu Yan didn't say anything, she just stared at him, which made Mo Fanqi even more nervous.

After a long pause, Gu Yan finally spoke:

"You just wanted to say that?"

Mo Fanqi raised his head and looked at Gu Yan's incomparably handsome face. His heart pounded like a drum: "No, it's not just this."

Seeing his reckless expression, Gu Yan thought he was about to say something, but he slammed the door shut, took off his outer robe, lay down on the bed, and said with an air of righteous indignation, "Senior, come on!"

Gu Yan's lips twitched: "What...what are you doing?"

Mo Fanqi said, "I will repay your life with my body."

The room was silent for about ten seconds before Gu Yan transmitted her voice to Mu Qinghe: "Brother Mu, your nephew is sexually harassing me."

A short while later, a long rainbow, like a red lightning bolt, rushed over.

Mu Qinghe saw Mo Fanqi lying on Gu Yan's bed, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head in shock. He felt utterly humiliated and yelled, "What are you doing?"

"Uncle, Uncle!" Mo Fanqi sat up in surprise, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Then Mu Qinghe dragged him out of the room and beat him up.

"You bastard! You've completely disgraced me!"

"Ah! Uncle, don't hit me—"

Mo Fanqi covered his head and ran away, with Mu Qinghe chasing after him carrying a stick.

"I'll teach you to be a slut! I'll teach you to be a slut!"

"Stop hitting me, Uncle, ah—ah—"

"You bastard, I'll teach you to be reckless! I'll teach you to be reckless!"

"Uncle, spare me... Ah—"

"You're getting hot-tempered, aren't you? Let me cool you down!"

The sounds of banging echoed continuously, accompanied by Mo Fanqi's pig-like screams.

Soon everyone in the manor rushed out to see what was going on. Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan also came out to watch. Neither of them knew what had happened. Why was their master so angry and beating Mo Fanqi so badly? What had Mo Fanqi done?

After Mu Qinghe beat Mo Fanqi unconscious, the two finally had a chance to ask their master. Mu Qinghe was too embarrassed to say that his nephew had gone to seduce Brother Taibai. What kind of thing was this? He was going to lose all face for the rest of his life.

He was too ashamed to face his sworn brother Taibai after that.

Mu Qinghe's face turned pale with anger, alternating between red and white. He didn't explain, but instead cursed the unconscious Mo Fanqi: "Bastard! This guy is a complete bastard!!"

The next day, Gu Yan left.

Gu Yan left overnight, leaving a note saying he had urgent business.

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"Why did Senior Li Bai suddenly leave? What exactly happened?" Xu Ruolan asked.

Liu Feiyan was also puzzled: "Could it be that Mo Fanqi did something yesterday that displeased Senior Li Bai?"

Xu Ruolan recalled her master's brutal beating of Mo Fanqi last night and felt that there was indeed a possibility, and a high probability at that. She and Liu Feiyan exchanged a glance; although they didn't know what had happened, they both disliked Mo Fanqi even more.

It's all because of this bastard, otherwise Senior Li Bai could have stayed a few more days.

hateful!

After learning that Li Bai had left, Mu Qinghe beat Mo Fanqi up again. Mo Fanqi felt very wronged. What had he done wrong? He had repaid the kindness by offering himself to Li Bai, so how could he be wrong?

Even if Li Bai was handsome, he was still a man. He prepared himself mentally for several nights before deciding to give himself to her. He had already gone this far, so why did he still get beaten up?

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Miro Continent, Qizhou.

A yellowish sun hung in the sky, and below, as far as the eye could see, lay a vast expanse of rusty, sandy land, a desolate landscape that seemed to stretch to the ends of the earth.

On this vast land, a gigantic snow shadow tiger, its paws treading on icy blue flames, carried a young man dressed in magnificent black robes. The young man wore a ferocious mask, revealing emerald-like eyes beneath. A jade slip floated before him, which he was intently studying.

This young man was none other than Gu Yan, who had left the Ruohe Empire.

Gu Yan was searching for the Yuanhun Fruit, but this fruit had long since disappeared within the Ruohe Empire, and was extremely difficult to find even in the entire Qingzhou. Gu Yan learned from Mu Qinghe that it might be found in the Qizhou region, so she used the Dugu family's teleportation array to travel to Qizhou.

The Snow Shadow Tiger carried Gu Yan for a long time, and green plants gradually appeared on the wasteland. Gu Yan put away the jade slip and admired the scenery. According to the map, this was the border of the Yue Kingdom.

He released his divine sense, and his expression changed slightly.

He saw a mine thousands of miles away, filled with emaciated slaves, these poor slaves barely clothed, each carrying heavy loads. The overseers mercilessly whipped them, leaving them covered in blood.

Soon, the Snow Shadow Tiger carried Gu Yan away from the mine. Gu Yan frowned, but didn't pay any attention.

Then he looked towards the distant city, where the aura of bloodlust was extremely dense. As he flew over the city, he saw corpses hanging at the city gates. The eyes of the common people in the city held either terror or numbness.

Gu Yan's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Why is the Yue Kingdom like this?

Although the Yue Kingdom wasn't as powerful and prosperous as the Ruohe Empire, this still seemed abnormal. He passed through several cities and saw the same scene: cities devoid of any prosperity, villages outside the cities dilapidated, and refugees everywhere.

The mass graves were piled high with corpses, wild animals devoured the remains, cries of anguish filled the air, and starving people littered the fields.