Supreme Sword Exalt

Zuo Yang became serious as he patted Gu Han on the shoulder again. “Junior Brother, now that you are the chief disciple of Fengwu Court, the task of promoting Fengwu Court and making it famous throughout the Eastern Wasteland and Northern Domain falls upon you.”

Gu Han wore a helpless expression. “Senior Brother, you could accomplish that much more easily than I could.”

“Junior Brother, the culinary arts are vast and profound, no simpler than cultivation. I’ve only grasped the basics so far. How could I divert my attention to such unrelated matters?”

The corner of Gu Han’s mouth twitched. Just as I thought! You’re just lazy!

He began to suspect that if Zuo Yang didn’t spend so much effort on cooking, his cultivation level would’ve been so much higher.

Zuo Yang, still holding Yang Fei, pointed towards Meng You and Meng Qian not far away. “One more thing, I will only handle those old fogies for you. You’ll have to take care of the younger generation yourself. This is also a form of training for you.”

“I understand.”

With Gu Han’s temperament, he wouldn’t seek Zuo Yang’s protection for everything. His combat prowess was already exceptional with two Supreme Stages. Besides, Gu Han was quite keen on properly testing himself against the talented prodigies from various families.

He then brought up another matter. “Senior Brother, since you’re already here, why not accompany me inside to buy that pill back—”

Zuo Yang waved his hands repeatedly. “No, no! If the two of us meet, we’d probably end up fighting again. You go in with peace of mind. If anyone dares to cheat you, I will settle accounts with them.”

From above, on the ninth floor, a faint, muffled snort sounded. “Fighting?”

Just as Gu Han was about to ask more, Zuo Yang had already vanished from sight. He suddenly stiffened. I wouldn’t have gotten tricked again, would I?

Seeing the situation conclude, Yang Lan cautiously approached, her face filled with gratitude. “Brother Gu, thank you so much for today. If I hadn’t met you, I—”

Gu Han waved a hand casually. “Enough. There’s no need to thank me. Just make sure you and Brother Jiang live well—hm?”

Mid-sentence, he suddenly sensed something was off. The situation had been too tense earlier, so he hadn’t paid much attention to Yang Lan’s appearance. Looking at her carefully, he felt a sense of familiarity.

Gu Han frowned slightly. “I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before.”

Yang Lan was taken aback. “It’s probably because you’ve seen my brother...”

“Who is your brother?”

A hint of admiration appeared in Yang Lan’s eyes. “Yang Ying. My brother told me you’re very impressive. He said you’re the strongest among all the people he’s tested!”

“Yang Ying? That money-grubbing guy?” Gu Han blurted out the first thing on his mind.

Even though he considered himself quite keen on essence crystals, he was nowhere near Yang Ying’s level. People did say, There is always someone better, there is always a higher sky.

Yang Lan’s face flushed red. She wanted to refute but didn’t dare. “Brother Gu, my brother isn’t like that!”

Then, she explained about their circumstances. It turned out Yang Ying and Yang Lan’s biological mother was originally a maid in the Yang family, holding no status whatsoever. The siblings suffered disdain and bullying since childhood. Things improved slightly after Yang Ying joined Yuqing Sect and entered Qingyun Pavilion, but incidents like today still happened frequently.

Moreover, with the presence of Yang Lin and Yang Fei, the Yang Ying siblings couldn’t obtain even a shred of resources within the Yang family. To sustain his cultivation, Yang Ying had to resort to every possible means to earn essence crystals, gradually developing his money-obsessed nature.

Gu Han finally understood. “So that’s how it is.”

He could tell that although Yang Lan’s cultivation level wasn’t high, her spirit power was extremely pure. Clearly, like Ah Sha, she had been cultivating all the way up using spirit sources.

”You have a good brother.”

Yang Lan was more than delighted to hear that. “Yup! He’s the best brother in the world!”

However, Gu Han sighed inwardly. With such an overprotective brother like that, you’d better step up, Brother Jiang!

Not far away, Meng You and Meng Qian secretly breathed sighs of relief. Acting like their words were the law, they naturally had no concept of bullying the weak. They had thought Zuo Yang would attack them, but he unexpectedly just left. Despite feeling puzzled, their nerves finally settled down.

As for Meng Da, he had more breath going out than coming in. If not treated soon, he would likely perish completely. The two siblings lost any desire to stay. Of course, out of habit, they still threw out a few token threats before leaving.

Meng You glanced at Gu Han. “The humiliation of today will be repaid someday!”

Meng Qian said hatefully, “Just wait! Brother Yang Lin definitely won’t let you off!”

The crowd stared at them as if they were fools. What kind of attitude is this? They still dare to provoke him in such a state? I don’t even know if it’s arrogance or stupidity!

However, Meng Qian remained oblivious. “Brother, let’s go!”

Suddenly, Gu Han impassively appeared before them, blocking their path. “Did I say you could leave?”

Meng Qian’s face turned pale. “I—what do you want? I’m telling you, if you dare touch me, the Meng family will never let you go!”

In an instant, the Qixia Court disciples rushed forward, surrounding Gu Han.

“Protect Junior Sister Meng!”

“Stop him!”

Gu Han frowned slightly. “You mere Essence Gathering realm cultivators dare to block me?”

Apart from Meng You—who was at the first stage of Spirit Profound—the other Qixia Court disciples, including Meng Qian, were only at the fifth or sixth stage of Essence Gathering.

The crowd was stunned. Mere? You also seem to be only at Essence Gathering realm, right?

Meng You’s face darkened. “Brat, don’t be too cocky—”

Boom!

An overwhelmingly powerful spirit pressure erupted from Gu Han, instantly crashing down on the group. Except for Meng You, everyone else spat blood and flew backward.

Meng You’s face flushed crimson, clearly struggling greatly to resist. “You—”

Before he could finish, a large handprint slammed fiercely onto his chest, accompanied by an even more domineering and formidable surge of spirit power. The sound of cracking bones rang out, and Meng You was sent flying several dozen zhang, landing heavily on the ground.

The crowd secretly gulped. That’s a lot of damage!

Instinctively, they all retreated several steps, wanting to put distance between themselves and Gu Han. Only Gu Han and a terrified Meng Qian remained.

“Now, it’s your turn!” Gu Han was devoid of any emotions. He walked up to Meng Qian, scrutinizing her up and down a few times. “You’re quite good-looking.”

The crowd’s eyes widened. No way! In broad daylight, in public, the timing and location are both quite inappropriate!

Meng Qian finally snapped out of it, a flash of shame and anger crossing her face. “W-what are you doing!”

Not far away, Yang Lan was also dumbfounded. No way... Could Brother Gu be that kind of person?

Gu Han suddenly shook his head. “Good-looking, but how can your heart be as vicious as a snake?”

He slowly advanced, and now only a foot away from Meng Qian.

Meng Qian panicked completely. “Don’t you dare come any closer...”

Gu Han thought for a moment before saying, “Don’t worry, I respect women.”

Saying so, he raised his arm and delivered a heavy slap.