Chapter 38 Do you still remember me?
Chapter 38 Do you still remember me?
"Young master, please calm down," the old man narrowed his eyes. "Something is strange. Let's hold back for now."
Although He Yongrui was anxious, he had no choice but to endure it for the time being since the old man had said so.
The Fiery Golden Lion had mostly recovered from its injuries. With tears in her eyes, Yun Zhao stroked its big head and asked it tenderly, "Baby, are you in pain?"
"It's just a kitten, why did you hit it so hard?"
Yun Zhao pointed to Qi Yan's left side and accused him.
Gu Dinghan understood what she meant. He slapped his forehead and said with a pained expression, "Yes, yes, Qi Yan, you were the one who hit hard just now. You have such a cruel heart!"
Qi Yan's lips twitched, but he still cooperated with Gu Dinghan and they started acting. The two of them talked back and forth, and the situation escalated, even to the point of fighting!
Others rushed to break up the fight, and the scene became quite lively.
The Fiery Golden Lion was stunned.
Are you okay?
Are all human cultivators so fickle?
They were about to kill it, but now they're fighting amongst themselves to protect it?
He Yongrui, hiding behind the bushes, rolled his eyes. "Elder, are they out of their minds? Why are they sympathizing with demonic beasts?"
"If you ask me, let's charge out now, kill them all, and get the Fiery Golden Lion and leave!"
The old man hesitated.
In that very second, the group attacked, throwing out all sorts of spiritual energy spells and magical artifacts, leaving He Yongrui and the others completely bewildered.
With the concealing magical artifact in hand, the old man wasn't too wary. His reaction was a beat too slow, and only after He Yongrui's scream rang out did he quickly grab He Yongrui and flee the scene of the explosion.
The combined power of the four was truly immense; four people died on the spot, and the others were injured to varying degrees.
He Yongrui only suffered a minor injury to his left arm, while the old man was unharmed, except for his burnt beard.
Upon seeing them, the Golden Lion's pupils constricted sharply, and it roared angrily at He Yongrui and the old man.
He Yongrui ignored it and angrily shouted at Qi Yan and the others, "Do you even know who I am! How dare you lay a hand on me? You're tired of living!"
Yun Zhao sneered, "Who are you? You're just a shady little man who only knows how to hide in the shadows and reap the benefits!"
He Yongrui was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He pointed at Yun Zhao and shouted at the old man, "How dare they disrespect me! Elder, kill them!"
The old man did not comply, but instead cupped his hands to Yun Zhao and the others, saying, "Gentlemen, I am the elder of the He family of Demon-Slaying City, and this is our fourth young master. I wonder where we have offended you all to resort to such a cruel act?"
He Yongrui frowned, "Elder, what's going on...?"
The old man gave him a wink, signaling him to shut up.
Although he is a Nascent Soul cultivator, he has only just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and his realm is still unstable.
Facing four Golden Core cultivators, he couldn't guarantee that he could take He Yongrui, this burden, and escape unscathed.
He Yongrui understood the old man's gaze, but he didn't understand why, with so many people on their side, even if the other side had four Golden Core cultivators, they weren't without a chance of winning.
The old man ignored his question, focusing all his attention on negotiating with Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao felt that the name "Demon-Slaying City" sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
She couldn't remember, and she didn't want to think about it for the time being. Her expression was unfriendly: "Didn't I just say that you were hiding behind the bushes and we didn't know if you were friend or foe? We were worried that someone would attack us from behind, so we struck first."
"Tell me, why were you spying on us from behind?"
"Don't say it was just a coincidence that I was passing by; I've been observing you for a long time."
"This……"
The old man stammered, the words "just passing by" stuck in his throat.
To Yun Zhao's right, Qi Yan murmured, "Demon-Slaying City?"
Upon hearing his words, the old man, in an attempt to divert attention, quickly said, "Does this fellow Daoist know about Demon-Slaying City? Then he must know about our He family."
“I know a little about them,” Qi Yan said softly. “The He family of Demon-Slaying City is quite formidable.”
The old man was delighted and laughed, "This is all a misunderstanding. We just wanted to observe your heroic bearing. How about this, please pretend we never appeared and consider it as us making friends. In the world of martial arts, having more friends means having more options."
The location of Demon-Slaying City did sound familiar, and Yun Zhao remembered.
The night before she left the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm, she carefully read through the entire book, including the story of Demon-Slaying City!
The Demon-Slaying City is located at the border between the cultivation world and the demon world. The cultivation families in the city were the main force that resisted the demon race millions of years ago.
However, due to the truce between the human and demon races, Demon-Slaying City is about to lose its name. In order to take care of its neighbor across the street, some people even suggested changing the city's name.
We're all neighbors, so we don't bother each other, but your city is called "Demon Slayer," are you looking for trouble...? Ahem, I digress.
That's not the point. The point is that Song Zhiyuan comes from the Song family, the number one family in Demon-Slaying City.
And this He family...
Yun Zhao thought for a moment. If she remembered correctly, the He family was the Song family's number one lackey. With the Song family's help, they firmly held the position of the second-in-command of the Demon-Slaying City.
They followed the Song family's lead without question and contributed significantly when the Song family was hunting down Qi Yan.
Yun Zhao remembered that the He family had severely injured Qi Yan twice, killed three of his generals, and set traps five times to help the Song family restrain Qi Yan...
Oh ~
Yun Zhao nodded.
Future enemies!
Not only in the future, but also in the present, He Yongrui had a vengeful look on his face, and the old man clearly wanted to escape first and settle scores later.
Yun Zhao made a quick decision and gave the others a wink.
Upon receiving the message, they simultaneously drew their swords and unleashed a variety of spells, striving to ensure that not a single person escaped!
The old man was shocked and exclaimed, "What do you mean by this?!"
He was speaking while dodging deadly attacks and protecting the weak He Yongrui, which made him feel constrained.
Yun Zhao crossed his arms. "It means... I don't want to make friends!"
Not only that, but it's unclear what grudge the He family had against the Flaming Golden Lion, but the Flaming Golden Lion also joined the battle, taking away a life with a single claw.
With Qi Yan and others holding back the elder with the highest cultivation level, it dealt with the others as easily as smashing a watermelon.
Yun Zhao and Xiao Tong, together with the Fiery Golden Lion, quickly dealt with the henchmen.
At the same time, Qi Yan captured the old man and He Yongrui alive.
The old man was seriously injured, but He Yongrui was fine.
Yun Zhao went over to take a look and said, "You're quite protective of your master."
The old man tried to say something, but he couldn't utter a sound; he only coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Gu Dinghan pursed his lips, "Junior sister, please don't scold him. He didn't have to be so badly injured. It was this brat who pushed him out to take the sword, and that's why..."
Yun Zhao immediately felt sympathy for the old man. She looked at his condition and realized there was no cure.
She looked at Qi Yan, "A Yan, you seem to know them?"
Qi Yan nodded slightly. He walked up to He Yongrui, squatted down, and asked softly, "Fourth Young Master He, do you still remember me?"
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