Chapter 963 - The Purpose of Emperor Hun Tian - What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Impossibility! (BTTH)

The ancient tribe was attacked.

This was the fact that Xun'er, with an anxious look on her face, suddenly rushed in and told Xiao Yan when he was discussing with Lei Ying and others.

"What? The Soul Clan actually dares to touch the Ancient Clan?"

Lei Ying's expression suddenly became extremely solemn. Unlike the Lei, Yan, Yao and Lingshi families, the Gu clan was the undisputed leader of the eight clans today. Even if the Lei, Yan and Yao were tied together, they would be almost impossible to defeat. Therefore, even if the Soul clan attacked the Lei, Yan and Yao, or even wiped out the Lingshi and other two clans, Lei Ying and the other two did not think that the Soul clan would dare to attack the Gu clan.

The ancient clan's strength is undisputedly the strongest among the eight clans.

This also reflects one thing from the side, that is, the Soul Clan is now so powerful that they dare to attack the Ancient Clan even after provoking the three clans of Lei, Yan, and Yao. Unless Emperor Hun Tian has lost his mind, he must be absolutely sure to do so.

Xiao Yan frowned, then made a prompt decision and immediately gave the order.

"Lei Jing, you and Cai Lin will stay in Tianhe League and monitor the movements of the Soul Clan at all times. I will take Xun'er and Gu Qinghan to check on the Ancient Clan."

It’s not that Xun’er and Gu Qinghan can help in any way, but if something happens to the Gu clan, the two of them must be the most worried. He should let them go with him, otherwise Xiao Yan would have set out alone.

"Well, leave it to us."

Lei Jing nodded, and Xiao Yan immediately took his leave to Lei Ying and the other two.

"Three clan leaders, please put this meeting on hold for now. I will be back as soon as possible."

After saying this, Xiao Yan called Xun'er and Gu Qinghan to leave. At this time, Xiao Xuan, who had been silent, stood up and looked at Xiao Yan solemnly.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Chen and I will go too."

"......good."

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement, and everyone left the Tianhe Alliance together and quickly headed towards the ancient clan.

With the speed of everyone, they arrived at the border of the ancient world in just one hour. Looking at the broken barrier of the ancient world, their faces sank, and they quickly entered the ancient clan through the gap. What caught their eyes was the dilapidated main city of the ancient clan.

This scene made Xun'er and Gu Qinghan pale and they rushed down immediately. Xiao Yan frowned and released his soul perception. He not only found the presence of the Soul Clan, but also sensed that Gu Lie was leading the Black Annihilation Army to rescue the wounded and clean up the battlefield. It seemed that the damage to the Gu Clan was not that serious.

"Have the Soul Clan already left?"

"We found Gu Yuan."

Xiao Xuan said in a deep voice, and the beautiful figure disappeared instantly, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen hurriedly followed.

Then they came to an open space and saw Xun'er kneeling beside Gu Yuan, while Gu Yuan was lying on his back on the ground. His face was very weak, his body was stained with blood, and all kinds of horrible scars of varying sizes were visible.

Fortunately, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan could tell at a glance that although Gu Yuan was seriously injured, his life was not in danger, which made them feel relieved.

"Xun'er...you're back." Gu Yuan looked weakly at Xun'er, who was kneeling beside him with a worried look on her face, and forced a smile, "Don't worry, Dad is in good health and won't die."

Then Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Yan and said calmly.

"Xiao Yan, you are here too."

As Gu Yuan was about to sit up, Xiao Yan quickly came to the other side, squatted down, and gently pressed his shoulders.

“Uncle Gu Yuan, there is no need to force yourself to get up. You should have a good rest.”

Then Xiao Yan took out the pill and prepared to hand it to Gu Yuan, but Gu Yuan quietly declined.

"Don't waste your energy. For someone at my level, ordinary pills are of no use. It would be a waste to take them."

Xiao Yan said nothing and silently took back the bottle of medicine. In fact, as an alchemist, Xiao Yan knew it better without Gu Yuan’s explanation.

"It's really... I let you see such an ugly appearance."

Gu Yuan's eyes were full of shame. At this time, Xiao Xuan came behind Xiao Yan, looked down at Gu Yuan and grinned.

"It's really rare to see you look so miserable. As far as I can remember, the last time you looked so miserable was when you were young and were cheated out of everything during your training in Zhongzhou, right?"

Xiao Xuan unhesitatingly exposed Gu Yuan's dark history in front of Xun'er, causing Gu Yuan's face to instantly darken.

Yes, Xiao Xuan has always been like this. Now, besides being speechless, Gu Yuan feels more nostalgic.

Then Gu Yuan glanced and saw Xiao Chen standing behind Xiao Xuan. His expression changed slightly, and before he could speak, Xiao Chen raised the corner of his mouth and sneered.

"Yo? Still alive?"

"...I'm sorry, I really disappoint you that I'm still alive."

Gu Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He felt very guilty towards Xiao Xuan, but not so guilty towards Xiao Chen. If Xiao Xuan was no longer around, he would have tolerated Xiao Chen's sarcasm. But now that Xiao Xuan was still alive, or should be considered alive, Gu Yuan's inner self-esteem would not allow him to turn a deaf ear to Xiao Chen's sarcasm.

"Okay, you two, you used to fight whenever you met, haven't you changed at all now that you're all grown up?"

Xiao Xuan patted Xiao Chen's head lightly, but Xiao Chen still glared at Gu Yuan with dissatisfaction and did not restrain himself at all, which made Xiao Xuan sigh helplessly.

Then Xiao Yan frowned, looked at Gu Yuan and asked in a deep voice.

"Uncle, the ones who attacked the Ancient Clan were the Soul Clan, right? Did the Soul Emperor personally take action?"

Gu Yuan’s strength was at the peak of the late Nine-Star Douluo. Now the only one in the world who could be on par with him was Emperor Hun Tian. Apart from Emperor Hun Tian, Xiao Yan couldn’t think of anyone else who could injure Gu Yuan like this.

Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen also hold the same opinion on this point.

However, to their surprise, Gu Yuan just shook his head slightly.

"No, it wasn't Emperor Hun Tian, or she wasn't the main reason." Gu Yuan looked at the stunned Xiao Yan and the others and replied in a deep voice: "It's true that Emperor Hun Tian took action, but it was only to suppress him. The one who was really fighting with me in the front was a woman."

A woman?

Xiao Yan was slightly stunned, and Gu Yuan continued.

"I don't have any impression of that woman, and judging from her temperament, she should be about your age."

How could someone of the same age as Xiao Yan fight with Gu Yuan and seriously injure him? ? ?

This sentence undoubtedly made Xiao Yan and others unbelievable. This was Gu Yuan, the peak of the late Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Even Xiao Yan knew very well that he was no match for Gu Yuan. Who was that woman? Even with Emperor Hun Tian suppressing her, her fighting power was too terrifying.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside Gu Yuan. It was Ling Ying who had not been seen for a long time.

At this moment, Ling Ying had a serious expression on his face as he spoke to Xiao Yan word by word.

"Master Xiao Yan, I know that woman."

As soon as Ling Ying said this, everyone including Gu Yuan turned their eyes to him, and then Ling Ying spoke with a gloomy expression.

"It is your fiancée, the Young Master of the Yunlan Sect, Nalan Yanran."

Nalan Yanran!!!

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his thoughts started to work rapidly.

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Yanran? The one who seriously injured Gu Yuan was Yanran? Is she so strong now?

No, wait, let's put the issue of strength aside for now, why would Yanran help the Soul Clan? Even if Yanran didn't know Gu Yuan, she shouldn't help the Soul Clan.

Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Yan's flickering eyes, guessed what he was thinking, and spoke slowly.

"Xiao Yan, when Nalan Yanran was fighting me, she probably had no self-awareness."

"No self-awareness?"

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, and Gu Yuan nodded.

"She was released from space by the Void Devouring Flame. When she appeared in front of me, she was already seriously injured. There was madness in her eyes, and she had no rationality at all. Her realm was only the middle stage of the eight-star Dou Sheng. Even so, she was still able to fight me to a standstill. Even if there was no Soul Emperor suppressing her, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to win if we continued to fight."

"She is like an immortal monster. No matter how badly I injure her, she can always burst out with more terrifying fighting power."

Gu Yuan stated his judgment truthfully. In this regard, he has always been realistic. If he can't win, then he can't win.

"This is the first time in my life that I have felt fear from a person. Even Emperor Hun Tian has never given me this feeling."

Gu Yuan's words completely shattered everyone's cognition.

A seriously injured eight-star mid-stage Dou Sheng made Gu Yuan, a nine-star late-stage peak Dou Sheng, feel fear?

This cannot be explained by just the word "absurd".

After a long time, Xiao Yan came back to his senses and asked hurriedly.

"Where is she now?"

"I sealed it up."

An old voice came from the side. Xiao Yan turned around and saw Gu Qinghan supporting Gu Cuiliu and slowly walking towards him. Although the old man's face looked better than Gu Yuan's, he still looked obviously weak.

"Old man, you?"

Xiao Yan immediately stood up and looked at the old woman whom he had met when he came to the Gu Clan before. In his impression, the old woman was just an ordinary old lady whom Gu Qinghan cared about very much.

However, it is obvious from what Gu Cuiliu said just now that this old woman is not a simple person.

Gu Cuiliu also noticed the confusion in Xiao Yan's eyes and smiled softly.

"Come to think of it, I haven't introduced myself to you yet." Gu Cuiliu cleared her throat and said leisurely, "I am the former leader of the Gu clan, Gu Cuiliu."

The former patriarch of the ancient clan!

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that the old lady he met casually on the street would have such a terrifying identity.

Then Xiao Yan came back to his senses and looked at Gu Cuiliu worriedly.

"Senior Cui Liu, are you injured?"

"Haha~ It's okay. That Void Devouring Flame is really tough. It's worthy of being the second-ranked Strange Fire on the Strange Fire List. I can only say that I am really old." Gu Cuiliu laughed and didn't care much about the injuries on her body. "If I were younger, maybe I could have taken it down completely."

After saying that, Gu Cuiliu slowly turned her gaze to Xiao Xuan behind Xiao Yan. Her old eyes flickered slightly, full of guilt.

"Xiao Xuan girl, do you still recognize me?"

"Of course I recognize you." Xiao Xuan smiled slightly and bowed respectfully to Gu Cuiliu, "Senior Cuiliu, long time no see."

It is true that Xiao Xuan is free and easy by nature, but he has always been very respectful to his elders.

Xiao Xuan's respectful attitude immediately made Xiao Chen beside him unhappy. Until now, he was still angry because Gu Yuan did not support Xiao Xuan. He had no good feelings towards Gu Cuiliu, the former clan leader.

"Humph! Sister, there's no need to be so polite to these ancient people!"

However, Xiao Xuan didn't listen to him. He raised his hand and pressed Xiao Chen's head down forcefully, looking at Gu Cuiliu with an apologetic look in his eyes.

"Senior Cui Liu, I'm really sorry. My brother has a very impulsive personality. I hope you don't mind."

"It's okay. When the Xiao clan was destroyed, our Gu clan was on good terms with you but we didn't take any action. We deserve this resentment." Gu Cuiliu raised her hand slightly, her eyes were very gentle, "But fortunately, there is still a chance to make amends."

Gu Cuiliu slowly raised her old hand and stretched it out towards Xiao Xuan.

"Xiao Xuan girl, I have something to tell you, can you come with me alone?"

"nature."

Xiao Xuan nodded, took the hand that was supporting Gu Cuiliu from Gu Qinghan, and helped her leave slowly.

Before leaving, Gu Cuiliu took one last look at Gu Qinghan, her eyes full of reluctance and tenderness.

"Qinghan girl, you just told me a lot about your life in the past few years. I can feel that you are really happy. I, an old woman, can finally rest assured."

"grandmother......"

These words inexplicably made Gu Qinghan's heart suddenly stagnate. A strong sense of uneasiness emerged from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't know why it came from.

At this time, Gu Yuan coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention. Gu Yuan looked at Xiao Yan solemnly and said in a deep voice.

"Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran was led into the ancient clan's forbidden land and sealed by Senior Cui Liu not long ago. Her life is not in danger for now, so you don't have to worry." Gu Yuan said this, frowning tightly, "What really concerns me is the reason why Emperor Hun Tian did this."

"If we use the terrifying fighting power of Nalan Yanran, together with Void Devouring Flame and Emperor Hun Tian himself, the Soul Clan will definitely be able to destroy the Ancient Clan if we put all our efforts into it."

"However, Emperor Hun Tian did not do so. Do you know why?"

Gu Yuan asked with a serious look in his eyes. Xiao Yan shook his head slightly. Gu Yuan continued leisurely.

"Although I'm not entirely sure, I can roughly guess the reason why Emperor Hun Tian retreated."

"First, Xiao Xuan's desperate struggle before his death a thousand years ago left a shadow on Emperor Hun Tian. She was afraid that I would do the same thing when the ancient clan was destroyed."

"The second reason is that Emperor Hun Tian's attack on the Ancient Clan was not to destroy it, but to seriously injure me."

When Xiao Yan heard Gu Yuan's guess, he was stunned at first, and then his pupils suddenly constricted.

If Gu Yuan was seriously injured, it would be impossible for a person of his level to recover without hundreds of years.

This also means that after this, Gu Yuan, the only person who could compete with Emperor Hun Tian, is out of the game.

Just when Xiao Yan figured this out, Gu Yuan spoke again.

"Emperor Hun Tian must have an even more terrifying plan, and the first step of this plan is to exclude me."

Yes, that's it.

Previously, the only person in the world who could stop Emperor Hun Tian from doing things was Gu Yuan, only Gu Yuan.

But now Gu Yuan has been seriously injured and can no longer compete with Emperor Hun Tian. This means that Emperor Hun Tian will have no constraints on anything he does from now on!