“It’s you?”
The few people instantly recognized Gu Han.
They were the other few stewards of the merchant guild who had been guarding Dr. Xue’s door that day.
“Young Master!”
A Sha tugged at Gu Han’s sleeve.
“It’s those bad guys!”
“Hehe!”
The person leading them sneered.
“What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to meet you in a place like this.”
Gu Han’s face was expressionless.
The truth of the matter.
He had already roughly guessed it.
It was nothing more than Chen Ping receiving Medicinal Pills from Dr. Xue that day, and these few people, out of jealousy, harbored ill intentions and thus ambushed him midway.
“Let’s go.”
On the other side.
One person urged, “Finding Chen Ping is more important, don’t mind him!”
“Don’t mind him?”
The person leading them shook his head.
“Don’t forget, he knows Dr. Xue, so he must have a lot of Medicinal Pills given by Dr. Xue! Moreover, he saw what we did, so to prevent the news from leaking, we definitely can’t let him go!”
“But… he also knows Chief Steward Li…”
“Hmph, the Barren Forest is so big, who knows how many people die there every year. If you don’t say anything and I don’t say anything, how could Chief Steward Li possibly know?”
“Right, right, right!”
The person beside him suddenly understood.
“That’s the logic!”
“Kid, since you’ve met us, consider yourself unlucky!”
Bang!
Just then!
A figure suddenly flew out of the dense forest, landing on the ground and coughing up blood profusely.
It was Chen Ping!
Immediately after.
Three more figures slowly walked out from within the forest, joining the five people.
“We have captured him as agreed, remember your promise!”
“Don’t worry!”
The person leading them smiled triumphantly, pointing at Gu Han.
“No rush, take this kid down for me too, and I’ll add fifty percent to the price!”
These three people.
They were the Loose Cultivators they had hired.
“Song Chao!”
Chen Ping looked at the person leading them, his face filled with grief.
“I never thought that you few would be so despicable! If my Jubao Pavilion knew about this, they would definitely not let you off!”
“Hehe.”
Song Chao sneered.
“Every year, major merchant guilds lose a few stewards. Do you think, with your status, they would care about your life or death?”
“You!”
“Dr. Xue’s Medicinal Pills are good things, but you are absolutely not qualified to have them!”
“…”
Chen Ping was silent for a moment, then looked at Gu Han, his face full of apology.
“Little brother, I’m sorry! You helped me, and I even implicated you…”
“Implicate?”
Gu Han nodded.
“You really did implicate me.”
“Remember.”
He patted A Sha’s head, calming her somewhat nervous emotions.
“You owe me a favor!”
“Hehe.”
On the opposite side, Song Chao’s face was full of mockery.
“What, you can’t even protect yourself, and you’re still thinking of saving people? What a joke!”
Having said that.
He was about to signal everyone to attack!
“Wait!”
Suddenly.
One person stared at Gu Han, his voice a little uncertain, “You… are you Gu Han?”
“En?”
Gu Han frowned slightly.
“You know me?”
“…”
The Loose Cultivator didn’t speak, but his back was already soaked with sweat.
Indeed!
It really was him!
That killing god!
“I’m giving up this mission!”
He was from near Tianwu City, and that day when Gu Han was on a killing spree in the Barren Forest, he happened to have seen him from afar.
“What did you say?!”
Song Chao’s expression turned cold.
“If you leave, the things…”
“I don’t want them anymore!”
Under everyone’s bewildered gaze, the Loose Cultivator turned his head and left without any hesitation.
That day.
He was able to kill six Tong Qiao Realm cultivators in one go.
Now.
He could naturally kill eight as well!
“Stop!”
What he didn’t expect was.
Gu Han suddenly called out to him.
“What… what is it?”
The Loose Cultivator’s body stiffened.
“You injured someone.”
Gu Han pointed at Chen Ping.
“Just walking away so brazenly, don’t you think that’s a bit unreasonable?”
What?
Everyone was stunned.
This… what did this mean?
Did he still want him to pay compensation? What a huge joke!
However.
Something that dropped their jaws happened.
“Inside here…”
Without any hesitation, the Loose Cultivator instantly took out a Storage Pouch and threw it to Gu Han.
“There are one thousand yuan crystals, and a few bottles of healing Medicinal Pills. Is that… enough to compensate him?”
“It’s alright.”
Gu Han nodded, looking at Chen Ping.
“I’ll keep it for you first, you don’t mind, do you?”
As he spoke.
Without waiting for his answer.
He simply tucked the Storage Pouch into his own embrace.
“…”
Chen Ping’s mind had already stopped working.
Is this about whether I mind? This is… people are almost dying, what’s the use of these external possessions?
Seeing the Loose Cultivator leave.
Gu Han slowly raised his long sword and walked towards the opposite side.
“Can you still move?”
“Yes!”
Chen Ping struggled to stand up.
“Today, I will fight… alongside little brother, against them!”
“No.”
Gu Han shook his head.
“There’s no need to fight to the death, you just need to protect A Sha.”
“…”
Chen Ping was puzzled, but still complied.
“Hmph!”
On the opposite side.
Song Chao and his group finally reacted.
“Putting on an act!”
“Gu Han? Who’s heard of him?”
“Just an unknown nobody, dreaming of scaring us with such tactics!”
“…”
Although they didn’t know why that Loose Cultivator was so afraid of Gu Han, among their seven, the highest cultivation was Tong Qiao Realm Fifth Layer, and the lowest was Tong Qiao Realm Second Layer. Dealing with a Meridian Opening Realm person was already like using a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken.
“Go!”
Seeing Gu Han getting closer.
Song Chao smiled grimly.
“First, kill this kid, then deal with Chen Ping! As for that little girl… hehe, she looks decent, so she can be sold for a good price!”
Gu Han suddenly stopped.
“You, what did you say?”
“I said, first kill you, then sell…”
Swish!
Before he finished speaking.
A bright light suddenly flashed!
Song Chao’s expression instantly froze there, and a tiny bloodline gradually spread from his glabella!
What was that!
The remaining few people’s hearts jumped, as if they vaguely understood why that Loose Cultivator had been so afraid of Gu Han earlier.
Although he was only at the Meridian Opening Realm cultivation.
His combat power… was terrifyingly strong!
“Quick, let’s go together!”
“If we don’t kill him, we’ll be the unlucky ones!”
“Whoever doesn’t put in effort, don’t blame us for being impolite!”
“…”
They naturally understood.
At this point, if they didn’t kill Gu Han and Chen Ping, endless trouble would await them!
Suddenly!
One person suddenly broke away from the encirclement and quickly sprinted towards the heavily injured Chen Ping and A Sha!
Chen Ping’s heart tightened, and he quickly shielded A Sha!
“Die!”
In the blink of an eye.
That person was only a few feet away from Chen Ping!
However.
He was fast.
Da Yan Sword Qi was even faster!
Puff!
A bright light suddenly drilled into his back, bringing with it a wisp of blood mist, disappearing without a trace!
That person only felt his vision go dark, and instantly fell to the ground, lifeless!
“You all…”
Gu Han took a deep breath, the killing intent in his eyes no longer hidden.
“Truly deserving of death!”
Before his words faded.
He had already rushed into the group of people!
In an instant!
Various Magic Treasures and Divine Ability lights flashed one after another!
Accompanied by.
Were screams, wails, and… pleas for mercy!
Not far away.
Chen Ping’s eyes were wide with shock!
He had originally thought that Gu Han’s action was like a lamb entering a tiger’s den, but he never expected… it was a tiger entering a flock of sheep!
No matter how many sheep there were.
How could they fight a fierce tiger?
A moment later.
Everything returned to peace.
Gu Han stood proudly in the center.
Like a god of slaughter!
“Young Master!”
A Sha, ignoring the strong smell of blood, trotted to Gu Han’s front.
“You… you’re injured!”
Looking at the few wounds on Gu Han’s body, her heart ached.
“Flesh wounds.”
Gu Han pouted, not caring at all.
To end the battle quickly and prevent anyone from escaping, he naturally chose a head-on fighting style.
Moreover.
These minor injuries.
Were not as severe as the slaps Murong Yan had given him.
Chen Ping was still in shock.
He seemed to finally understand why that Loose Cultivator was so terrified upon seeing Gu Han.
Gu Han…
Was incomprehensibly strong!
“Little brother!”
Calming himself down, he staggered to Gu Han’s front and bowed deeply.
“Thank you for saving my life!”
“You only have this much strength.”
Gu Han glanced at him and shook his head.
“And you dare to venture into the Barren Forest alone?”
“…”
One sentence.
Chen Ping was choked.
I am at least at the Tong Qiao Realm, and you are only at the Meridian Opening Realm. This question should be asked by me, right?
But then he thought of Gu Han’s strength…
“Little brother doesn’t know.”
He smiled bitterly.
“I originally hired two Loose Cultivators to accompany me, but after being threatened by those few people, they all… ran away! If I hadn’t met you, little brother, today…”
Soon.
He couldn’t continue speaking.
Not far away, Gu Han moved back and forth, extremely fast, clearing the battlefield.
This method…
Was too skilled!
Chen Ping suddenly shivered in his heart.
“Here you go.”
Suddenly.
A tender little hand reached out, on it lay a Medicinal Pill that was as white as jade and exuded a fragrant aroma.
“You seem to be injured.” A Sha said with concern.
“Thank you!”
Chen Ping’s heart warmed.
He naturally recognized it at a glance; this Medicinal Pill came from Dr. Xue’s hand and was incomparable to ordinary common goods.
Just as he was about to reach out to take it.
“How much are you going to give me?”
“Ah?”
Chen Ping was stunned.
Still… charging money?
“I don’t want to charge you either.”
A Sha explained seriously, “But my young master is very poor, I have to help him earn money!”
“This…”
Chen Ping’s mouth twitched.
Seeing such an innocent and naive little girl seriously doing business, he felt a bit awkward.
“Medicinal Pills refined by Dr. Xue are naturally worth a fortune… I…”
He really wanted to say.
With his financial resources as a small steward, he simply couldn’t afford it.
“You’re a good person.”
A Sha tilted her head and thought for a moment.
“And you look very poor, so… how about I charge you one hundred yuan crystals?”
One hundred?
Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
This price was indeed as low as it could get.
One must know.
This time, he only requested three bottles of Medicinal Pills from Dr. Xue, which already cost him most of the yuan crystals he brought, tens of thousands of them!
From this, it could be seen.
How valuable Dr. Xue’s Medicinal Pills truly were!
One hundred yuan crystals was naturally a lot.
A Sha had no cultivation and couldn’t use a Storage Pouch. The previous Medicinal Pills were also taken out by Gu Han for her in advance. Helplessly, she held them in her arms. Just by looking at her eyes, which curved into crescents, one could tell how happy she was.
“A Sha.”
Gu Han walked over and rubbed her head.
“So happy?”
Their conversation.
He naturally heard it.
His heart was naturally both amused and touched.
“Young Master.”
A Sha offered the yuan crystals to Gu Han as if presenting a treasure.
“I helped you earn money!”
“Not bad!”
Gu Han also smiled.
Not just because of A Sha’s actions.
But also because of this harvest.
These merchant guild stewards were too rich!
In his Feelings, Gu Han looked at Chen Ping with a hint of fervor.
“Little brother.”
Chen Ping felt a bit uncomfortable under his gaze.
“You are…”
“It’s nothing.”
Gu Han naturally couldn’t attack him. After thinking for a moment, he took out a fist-sized, clear and transparent round bead with what looked like mist swirling inside.
“What is this thing? Do you recognize it?”
“Spirit Source?”
Chen Ping was a bit surprised.