Supreme Sword Exalt

Who’s that?! Everyone was stunned.

Following the sound, they saw a blue-robed young man walking slowly from not far away, his face somber as water. It was Xiao Yang. He had zero interest in the gathering.

After Gu Han humbled him, he stopped going to Fengwu Court. Today, while wandering around the city, he happened to witness this scene.

Though he didn’t know who Li Xun or Yan Qi were, he found the three’s behavior so utterly repulsive that he stepped forward.

The three’s expressions changed slightly. “Second Young Master Xiao, what are you doing here?”

Xiao Yang stared coldly at them. “Killing doesn’t go beyond beheading! Is bullying and toying with him so amusing to you? You’ve disgraced our realm. If others didn’t know better, they’d think everyone from the Ancient Cang Realm was a bunch of thugs!”

The three seemed somewhat displeased, but didn’t dare to retort.

The Chen youth forced out a faint smile. “Second Young Master Xiao, why speak up for a native—”

“I can’t stand it!”

“If you want the fire flood dragon, we can—”

Xiao Yang interrupted him again, “If I want it, would I need you to deliver it to me?”

The Chen youth grew annoyed after having his words repeatedly cut off. “Second Young Master Xiao, you heard him too. This man took a hundred drops of our Transcendent Substance. Even for us, that’s a considerable fortune. This matter—”

The Wang youth interjected, “This matter isn’t over! If you insist on meddling in this affair, we’ll have no choice but to ask Young Master Chang to step in and uphold justice!”

Xiao Yang also grew angry. Fucking hell! It’s because of bastards like you that the red maiden’s impression of the Ancient Cang Realm fell to rock bottom! No wonder I never had a chance!

He had completely forgotten about Li Xun and Yan Qi, directly butting heads with the three. “A hundred drops? I’ll repay it for him! That is, if you dare accept!”

The Chen youth expression darkened. “Since you’re willing to speak up for a lowly native, how could we not dare accept—”

Just then, Gu Han’s light voice sounded. “Wait.”

Yan Qi’s eyes brimmed with tears. “Senior!”

Li Xun rejoiced greatly, straightening up. “Vanguard Gu!”

Gu Han appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Xiao Yang paused, then his expression changed slightly. He quickly sent a voice transmission. “It’s you? Brother, you still dare show yourself...”

Gu Han’s eyes narrowed slightly. “So I should just hide and let them get bullied to death?”

Xiao Yang was taken aback. This man and the flood dragon are on the same side as this brother surnamed Gu? Maybe I’ll ask Elder Qian to protect Brother Gu as well. That way, maybe—no, definitely, I’d leave a good impression on that maiden! Hehe! This is great!

The Chen youth glanced at Gu Han disdainfully. “Another native who doesn’t know his place.”

Gu Han ignored him. “What happened?”

When it came to eloquence, Li Xun’s ability rivaled the Ascension realm. With great emotion and vivid detail, he recounted the entire incident, not missing a single word.

Gu Han came to a realization. “I see. They want to cut you open to see if you have Transcendent Substance?”

Yan Qi wailed. “Senior, they went too far, they’re absolutely despicable!”

Li Xun now stood tall and proud, hopping about with particular glee. “Exactly! Vanguard Gu, they wanted me to die! They’re truly despicable! Of course, though trapped in a life-and-death situation, I never once considered betraying Yan Qi!”

The Chen youth’s gaze grew dark. “If we don’t cut him open, how can he prove his innocence?”

Gu Han grinned. “There’s no need to prove anything. It’s just a hundred drops of Transcendent Substance. I’ll return them to you.”

With that, he flipped his hand and tossed a jade bottle to Young Master Chen. In his fierce battle with Ling Ya, he had been severely wounded and broke through a realm, consuming most of his Transcendent Substance. He had also left quite a bit for Ah Nan. Now, only slightly over a hundred drops remained, which was just enough to repay the debt.

Li Xun was dumbfounded. What?! I haven’t even caved, yet Gu Han caved first?

His heart bled. “Vanguard Gu, you’re really giving it?”

Gu Han was dead serious. “Yes, I am.”

Li Xun wilted, no longer able to stand tall.

Opposite them, the three glanced at it. The jade bottle contained even more drops than they had demanded. They were deeply puzzled. Where did the native get so much Transcendent Substance?

Off to the side, Xiao Yang vaguely felt Gu Han’s reaction was off. Still, considering his current situation, he let it go. Maybe he wanted to smooth things over?

He felt it was necessary to lend Gu Han a hand, to salvage the Ancient Cang Realm’s dignity—or at least Feng Xi’s impression of him.

“Just as I thought! You three have taken the goods, why aren’t you leaving?”

The three hesitated. Although Transcendent Substance was a good thing, it still couldn’t compare to a fire flood dragon. But with Xiao Yang present, they couldn’t completely burn bridges.

Exchanging glances, the three quickly reached a decision. Let’s leave and find Young Master Chang and the others! How could we easily let go of such a mutant species?

Just then, Gu Han said, “Stop. I’m robbing you.”

Everyone was dumbfounded. What?

Young Master Chen frowned slightly, staring at Gu Han as if he hadn’t heard clearly. “What did you say?”

Gu Han stared back at him. “I’m robbing you. Half-saint herbs, saint herbs—give me everything of value. I won’t accept anything less valuable than the Transcendent Substance.”

“You’re toying with us!”

Gu Han nodded. “Yeah. That’s your fault for being weak! If you were stronger than me, you could mess with me too.”

Xiao Yang was dumbstruck. You can actually do such a thing? I learned something new!

Li Xun straightened up again. Just as expected! The Vanguard Gu I know has returned!

Young Master Chen stared intently at Gu Han. “Native, you will pay for—”

Before he finished speaking, space trembled for an instant. A flash of light streaked past, and a bloody hole opened on him. He stared blankly at the gaping wound, his face full of disbelief. I got hurt? Who hurt me?

Gu Han was emotionless. “Hurry up. I have limited patience. If you don’t hand it over, you die.”

The Wang youth instantly noticed something off. “This native is not normal! He’s hidden his cultivation—AAH!”

He too let out a miserable cry as another flash of light streaked past, leaving a bloody hole on his body.

Gu Han stared at the Zhou youth. “You...”

The Zhou youth immediately realized they had run into a tough opponent. He prepared to swallow his pride for the moment. “I’ll hand it over! What do you want? I’ll give—AAH!”

Halfway through his words, a bloody hole appeared on his body too.

He endured the pain and stared intently at Gu Han. “I said I’ll hand over the goods!”

Gu Han took the trouble to explain, “Now that’s fair.”

Xiao Yang gasped.

The Zhou youth nearly burst out cursing. How the fuck is this fair?!

The onlookers watched with immense satisfaction. Serves them well! Let’s see if they can still be arrogant!

Just then, five overwhelmingly powerful auras faintly fell within everyone’s perception. Five figures approached from afar, rapidly closing in on this location. Even though they haven’t arrived, their auras alone weighed down on everyone, making it hard to breathe.

The three lit up with joy because their guardians had arrived!