Chapter 0: Debt Girl
Qiu Qianyue glanced at Jue Ya’s corpse, frowned, and muttered annoyedly, “Damn, I got angry and accidentally killed this guy. I didn’t even get to ask about Gu Feiyan’s whereabouts.”
“This… Heroine, if you wish to know Gu Feiyan’s whereabouts, I can answer you.” Gu Xunhe, who was bound and suspended in mid-air, pondered for a moment and said with an uncertain expression.
“You should have said so earlier.”
Qiu Qianyue’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she smiled gently. Gu Xunhe was held up by an extremely gentle spiritual force, slowly descending until he reached the ground.
Gu Xunhe got up, brushed the dust off his golden robes, took out a scroll from his Nas Void Ring, and Respectfully handed it to Qiu Qianyue, saying, “Thank you, Heroine. This is the travel route of Gu Feiyan and her companions.”
Qiu Qianyue took the scroll and examined it carefully. She then patted Gu Xunhe’s handsome face twice with great appreciation.
“Pap pap.”
“You are truly a good person. Wouldn’t it have been better if you were this obedient from the start?”
Being slapped in the face in such a humiliating manner, Gu Xunhe would have been furious and drawn his sword to kill in any other situation. However, he now smiled even more humbly, repeatedly nodding in agreement.
Although the woman before him appeared delicate and lovely, young and beautiful, who knew how many years she had lived? Standing so close, Gu Xunhe felt a terrifying aura from Qiu Qianyue, an aura that made him feel even more awestruck and daunted than when facing his own father.
Gu Xunhe’s heart pounded, his legs felt weak, and it was difficult to even stand straight.
After receiving the scroll, Qiu Qianyue said no more. Ignoring the mess on the ground and the wounded people, she unleashed her famous technique, the Divine Footwork Technique, which even the Ten Great Sacred Martial Grounds could not counter. A fragrant white lotus bloomed beneath her feet, and her delicate body instantly became phantasmal and dispersed.
By the time everyone realized it was merely an afterimage, her true form had already vanished.
“Young Master!”
Several subordinates immediately crowded around Gu Xunhe to treat his injuries. Gu Xunhe took out healing pills from his Nas Void Ring and consumed them, looking back at the direction Qiu Qianyue had left with great trepidation, and said with a wry smile, “That was close.”
“Young Master, Junior Brother Jue Ya has completely passed away. There is no hope for him,” one of the subordinates said with grief-stricken anger.
“No harm done.”
Gu Xunhe took a deep breath for a moment. A sinister smile spread across his handsome face, and he said coldly, “One Jue Ya died, but in exchange, we have this plague god to trouble Gu Feiyan. We not only didn’t lose, but we actually gained a lot.”
One day later.
“Roar!”
The roar startled the birds from the forest, deafening. Two ferocious lions, snow white all over with long fangs, charged madly at Gu Feiyan and the others. Their huge, heavy bodies trampled the ground, creating a thunderous explosion like an earthquake.
“What the hell? If I remember correctly, these two spirit beasts should be Snow Travel Lions. Male and female, they stay together for life and are inseparable. They are known for their gentle nature. Why have they suddenly become so enraged and attacked us for no reason?” Gu Feiyan whipped out her long whip fiercely, her eyes filled with doubt.
“When something unusual happens, there is bound to be a ghost. Someone must be behind this,” Qin Gou said calmly. The white paper lantern in his hand instantly flared with light, and eerie blue flames like raging dragons roared and struck the male Snow Travel Lion’s face.
Dream Person Lantern’s first ability: Dream Devouring Flame!
The blue flames burned the snow-white mane, forming a ball of fire and causing it to yelp in pain.
“This power is not weaker than a full-powered attack from a cultivator in the mid-stage of the Hidden Weapon Realm,” Gu Feiyan said with great admiration.
Qin Gou nodded slightly, “It’s just that the spiritual power consumption is too much for me, who is currently only in the Artifact Forging Realm.”
“Junior Brother Qin has actually developed a complete Natal Spirit Tool at the Artifact Forging Realm! I am impressed! When Senior Sister Gu mentioned it earlier, I didn’t dare to believe it,” exclaimed Hu Le, who was fighting the female Snow Travel Lion with his younger brother Hu Yin.
“Hu Le, focus. Among Snow Travel Lions, females are much stronger than males,” Gu Feiyan reminded him while dealing with the male Snow Travel Lion.
“Got it, Senior Sister Gu, rest assured.”
Hu Le confidently summoned a Natal Spirit Tool in the shape of a huge iron hammer. Seeing this, his younger brother Hu Yin raised his palms, facing the sky. A semi-transparent iron nail-shaped Natal Spirit Tool, about two meters long, materialized out of thin air.
“Ha!” Hu Le shouted, and the giant iron hammer struck the semi-transparent iron nail. The nail instantly pierced through the enormous body of the female Snow Travel Lion, pinning it firmly to the ground. Although no beast blood flowed, the Snow Travel Lion, despite its desperate roars and struggles, could not escape.
The cultivation of the two Snow Travel Lions was equivalent to that of a late-stage Hidden Weapon Realm human. Although they had the advantage of their strong and powerful bodies, under everyone’s seamless cooperation, they were soon unable to fight back and lay on the ground, on the verge of death.
“Let’s spare their lives. After all, Snow Travel Lions are spirit beasts that don’t fetch a good price even if you skin them. They are utterly useless,” Gu Feiyan said with sharp tongue.
Qin Gou consumed a spiritual power recovery pill and said in a deep voice, “The most important thing is to quickly find the mastermind and understand the reason for the Snow Travel Lions’ frenzy. Perhaps these two Snow Travel Lions were deliberately used by the other party to deplete our spiritual power.”
Just then, a corpse fell from the sky, precisely landing in front of them with a cold thud.
The corpse still maintained an expression of extreme terror until its death, its eyes wide open, which was bone-chilling.
“This person! I know him. He is a disciple of the Sacred Cult, named Zhuo Xueyang, and one of the followers of the Young Master’s faction!” Liu Ying exclaimed, covering her mouth.
Immediately after, two bodies, three bodies, five bodies… a total of ten corpses rained down in front of Gu Feiyan, Qin Gou, and the others. Some were familiar faces wearing the robes of the Seed Demon Sacred Cult disciples, while others were rogue cultivators with no sect affiliation.
In the blink of an eye, a figure in snow-white clothes suddenly appeared within their sight, walking slowly with elegant steps.
“Don’t be afraid.”
Qiu Qianyue clasped her hands behind her back and bared her teeth in a smile, appearing incredibly carefree and unrestrained.
“The person causing trouble in the shadows has been dealt with by this Female Hero. How will you repay me, Gu Feiyan?”
Gazing at the incredibly familiar, delicate and pretty face, which was still as exquisitely beautiful and charming as a peach blossom after several years, Qin Gou felt as if he were in another world. He stood frozen in a daze for a moment, then suddenly clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, his eyes splitting wide with anger.
This damned Debt Girl!
