Gu Xun'er's Sorrow

When the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan went to war, the other ancient Dou God clans merely watched from the sidelines, hoping both families would suffer heavy losses so they could swoop in and claim a share of the spoils.

Hun Tiandi knew exactly what they were thinking, which was why he had moved to surround and kill Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuan, the Xiao Clan's patriarch, had been known as the strongest person beneath the Dou God realm. The resources possessed by the Xiao Clan had undoubtedly made several clans green with envy.

Thus, after Xiao Xuan was killed and the Xiao Clan declined, the other ancient clans not only failed to honor their oath and join forces against the Soul Clan, but instead turned their attention toward the Xiao Clan.

Before attempting to break through to the Dou God realm, Xiao Xuan had sought out Gu Yuan and reached an agreement with him: if anything happened to him, he hoped Gu Yuan would look after the Xiao Clan to some extent.

At the time, the Xiao Clan and Gu Clan had appeared to be close allies, and Gu Yuan had readily agreed to Xiao Xuan's request.

Yet after Xiao Xuan met with disaster, the Gu Clan not only offered the Xiao Clan no help whatsoever, but immediately began squeezing out the Xiao Clan's remaining value, becoming the greatest beneficiary.

Elder Gu Yun was left speechless by the retort, because he knew about these matters too, and they had indeed been done by the Gu Clan.

"Cut the nonsense, Hun Miesheng. Did your Hall of Souls capture someone named Xiao Yan? Release him immediately."

Upon hearing Gu Yun's words, Hun Miesheng finally understood why the three of them had come.

The Gu Clan must have learned that Xiao Yan had been captured by the Hall of Souls, so they had sent people to demand the Ancient Jade.

At the same time, Hun Miesheng became even more certain that the Ancient Jade was indeed on Xiao Yan.

Although Xiao Yan truly was in his hands, Hun Miesheng was no fool, and he flatly denied it.

"No. I don't know who Xiao Yan is."

Hun Miesheng said, "This is Hall of Souls territory. Leave at once, or don't blame me for being rude."

Although Xiao Yan's corpse was inside this Hall of Souls Branch, this was Hun Miesheng's home ground.

Gu Yun's strength was comparable to his, but Gu Xun'er and that Dou Zong beside him were no match for Hun Miesheng's subordinates.

Over the past two years, Gu Xun'er had received the Gu Clan's full support in her cultivation. Combined with the God Grade Bloodline within her, she had now broken through to the Dou Zong realm.

Even so, she could not possibly be a match for Blood Blade, the Hall of Souls' Venerable Elder.

If they could not defeat them, they naturally could not enter and verify it.

Gu Yun clearly understood this as well. Gu Xun'er was still at his side.

As the first person in a thousand years to possess a God Grade Bloodline, Gu Xun'er carried all of the Gu Clan's hopes.

It could be said that even if Gu Yun died, Gu Xun'er could not be allowed to suffer the slightest mishap.

In the end, Gu Yun decided to leave with Gu Xun'er first.

"Elder Gu Yun..."

She could sense the sub-fire so close by. Brother Xiao Yan had to be inside this branch hall. She was unwilling to leave just like this!

"Xun'er, the Hall of Souls Master is as strong as I am. For your safety, we'll leave for now. Once we gather the clan's experts, we'll return to this Hall of Souls Branch and rescue Xiao Yan."

That was what Gu Yun said, but it was not what he truly thought.

Like Gu Yuan, Gu Yun did not care whether Xiao Yan lived or died. They even hoped Xiao Yan would die here, so that Xun'er's feelings for him would gradually fade.

Moreover, Gu Yun had a grandson as well, and he wanted his own grandson to marry Gu Xun'er.

Of course, even if his grandson could not marry her, he could not let an outsider have her.

After leaving the Hall of Souls, Gu Yun crushed the Jade Slip used to summon Gu Shen.

Gu Shen was his friend within the clan. Like Gu Yun, he was at the Four-Star Dou Saint Late Stage.

With Gu Yun holding Hun Miesheng back, Gu Shen could enter and search for the Ancient Jade.

Gu Yun only hoped that the Ancient Jade was still inside this branch hall.

A Four-Star Dou Saint was extremely fast. Before long, Gu Shen appeared before them.

"Gu Yun, what did you summon me here for?"

Gu Yun said, "The Hall of Souls took the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade. The patriarch sent me to retrieve it, but Hun Miesheng, the Hall of Souls Master, is also inside. We lacked manpower, so I called you here to help."

Gu Shen said, "Alright. What do you need me to do?"

Gu Yun said, "I'll hold him off. You take Xun'er inside and search for the Ancient Jade."

At that moment, Gu Xun'er reminded them from the side, "And Brother Xiao Yan."

"Yes, and a Xiao Clan member named Xiao Yan."

Gu Yun could only sigh helplessly at Xun'er's behavior.

Gu Shen said, "Fine."

Thus, the group returned to the Hall of Souls.

Inside the hall, Hun Miesheng sensed that familiar aura appearing outside once more.

And this time, he also sensed another powerful aura outside.

Hun Miesheng suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Gu Yun had left so decisively just now, yet now he had returned with another person.

Hadn't he gone to call for reinforcements?

Gu Yun was evenly matched with him, and now he had called over another person with a similar aura.

Knowing he was no match for them, Hun Miesheng grabbed Yin Shan and turned to flee.

Knowing full well that he was outmatched, yet still choosing to stay behind—

That was not bravery. That was stupidity.

As for why he brought Yin Shan along?

It was because he had yet to pry any information about the Ancient Jade out of Yin Shan. Naturally, Hun Miesheng had to take him with him.

As for Blood Blade, the Venerable Elder of the Hall of Souls—sorry, but Hun Miesheng could not save that many people.

Besides, in Hun Miesheng's eyes, that Venerable Elder was nothing more than cannon fodder.

Gu Yun and Gu Shen had not expected Hun Miesheng to flee so decisively, and they tried to stop him.

But when a Four-Star Dou Saint wanted to run, let alone Gu Yun and Gu Shen, even a Five-Star Dou Saint might not be able to stop him.

After chasing for a while, Gu Yun and Gu Shen still failed to catch Hun Miesheng and could only watch him escape.

"Damn it, he got away with the Ancient Jade."

Unable to catch Hun Miesheng, Gu Yun inwardly cursed him for being so slippery.

Gu Shen said, "We can't catch up. Let's head back."

Gu Xun'er was still at the Hall of Souls, so they did not dare chase too far.

Hun Miesheng had fled without even exchanging blows with them. Gu Yun and Gu Shen guessed that he had definitely escaped with the Ancient Jade.

Upon returning to the Hall of Souls, Gu Yun and Gu Shen, two Dou Saint experts, easily wiped it out.

Worried about Xiao Yan's safety, Gu Xun'er searched desperately through the Hall of Souls for him.

Gu Yun and Gu Shen, however, did not care about Xiao Yan. Their purpose in coming here had been the Ancient Jade.

After searching the Hall of Souls several times without finding the Ancient Jade, they finally confirmed that Hun Miesheng had taken it.

The moment Gu Xun'er saw Xiao Yan's corpse within the Hall of Souls, it felt as if a sharp blade had plunged deep into her heart.

Gu Xun'er approached trembling, cradling Xiao Yan's corpse as tears spilled uncontrollably from her eyes.

"Brother Xiao Yan..."

Xiao Yan's death left Gu Xun'er in unbearable agony, as though countless arrows had pierced her heart.

The wounds on Xiao Yan's body had clearly been caused by Hall of Souls battle techniques.

The pain in Gu Xun'er's heart gradually transformed into rage, roaring uncontrollably like an enraged beast.

"Hall of Souls! Soul Clan!"

P.S. I don't really know how to describe Gu Xun'er's pain, so please make do with it.

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