Chapter 104: Chapter 104: What Will You Do If I Come?

    Gu Yang stood with a long saber in hand, its light sharp and cold, sweeping through with unchecked ferocity. With his strength alone, he had forcefully held back the attacks of several rebel army strongmen.

    He paid no mind to the other Martial Artists at Blood Refining Perfection; though he was only at the Late Stage of Blood Refining himself, slaughtering those at Blood Refining Perfection was a trivial matter.

    The person truly warranting Gu Yang''s caution was the middle-aged military commander before him, a formidable man who had attained Mid-level Bone Refining with copper bone strength throughout his body.

    "What a Young Master of Gu Family Manor, to possess such strength even at the Late Stage of Blood Refining. If you were to grow further, you would become a great enemy!"

    "It is said that His Majesty once sent envoys to White Stone Dao to recruit your Gu Family Manor, but alas, your Gu Family refused."

    "Since that''s the case, you cannot be allowed to live!"

    The middle-aged commander''s expression was icy, his eyes full of deadly intent.

    To him, the Gu Family Manor''s rejection of the Divine Martial King''s invitation meant they were already enemies.

    Moreover, with Gu Yang personally leading people to stop him and his men, there was no ground for reconciliation.

    And so.

    For a fleeting moment.

    The middle-aged commander had already decided, Gu Yang must not be spared.

    As for whether killing Gu Yang would offend the Gu Family Manor, he held no concerns.

    Once this deed was done, whether the Gu Family Manor would even exist remained a question.

    With that thought in mind.

    The middle-aged commander suddenly roared, "Release the signal arrows!"

    As his voice fell.

    Signal arrows soared into the sky, bursting forth in the twilight heavens, glaringly bright.

    "You''re as good as dead!"

    Seeing his subordinates release the signal arrows, the middle-aged commander''s face twisted savagely.

    Hearing this,

    Gu Yang remained silent, yet his heart was already searching for a way out.

    White Stone Dao belonged to Gu Family Manor.

    The rebellion revolted.

    Gu Yang certainly could not tolerate it.

    Thus, upon learning of the rebel army''s movements, he had led his Outer Hall Disciples to intercept them, only to find, a step too late, that Red Rock Village had been entirely slaughtered.

    Then.

    The conflict between both sides erupted.

    Gu Yang had intended to execute the rebel army on the spot, only to discover a high-ranking Mid-level Bone Refining expert among them unexpectedly.

    Now.

    Clearly, the rebel army was seeking to gather others to their cause. Given the current situation, their chances of victory were slim.

    Instantly.

    Gu Yang was overtaken by the desire to retreat.

    As he spoke,

    Ji Zong took his time walking toward Gu Yang.

    In his eyes, Gu Yang was nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter, so Ji Zong naturally was in no rush.

    Hunting prey.

    He loved feeling the fear emanating from his prey.

    However,

    to Ji Zong''s disappointment,

    Gu Yang, from beginning to end, showed not a hint of fear on his face. Instead, he gripped the handle of his saber tightly as if preparing for a final desperate struggle.

    "Why bother struggling in vain? It wouldn''t matter even if your father came; I would not fear him, either. That Domineering Blade of his is nothing but a rat cowering in White Stone Dao, too afraid to come out."

    "How dare you insult my father!"

    Murder flashed across Gu Yang''s eyes, while he slowly gathered the Blood Qi in his body, waiting for Ji Zong to step into his range of attack. He was ready to strike the moment Ji Zong did.

    Now that he had suffered serious injuries, he could only strike one more blow.

    "Hmph, insult or not, if he dares to show up here—"

    Ji Zong let out a cold smile, but before he could finish speaking, a calm voice rang out.

    "If I were to appear here, then what?"

    With these words,

    Ji Zong''s face instantly stiffened.

    He saw a person in green robes walking slowly toward them, an indescribable oppressive aura spreading in the air. Both sides engaged in the battle had involuntarily stopped fighting.

    All eyes fell upon the newcomer.

    "Father!"

    Gu Yang''s expression relaxed.

    Gu Qingfeng glanced at the wounds on his body, his gaze growing even colder.

    Afterward,

    Gu Qingfeng turned to look at Ji Zong again, his face showing neither grief nor joy.

    "I''ll ask you one more time, if I have come, then what would you do?"

    "Gu... Gu Qingfeng!!"

    Ji Zong''s face turned ghostly white. As their eyes met, a sensation of terror surged from within him.

    He had never imagined that his idle boasting would actually bring this person to the scene.

    A man''s reputation is like a tree''s shadow.

    A half-step Master is a formidable being; this, Ji Zong understood all too well.

    Therefore,

    in the blink of an eye,

    without uttering another word, Ji Zong made a hasty retreat and then turned tail and fled.