Watching Ji Xiaofu take her leave, Gu Hui also prepared to search for medicinal herbs.
Now that the six major sects had withdrawn, Bright Summit was no longer in danger. They had even been handed a cult leader at the Pinnacle Realm, but their own danger was about to arrive. The Yuan Court was opening its bloody maw, waiting for them to walk into its trap.
As for their safety, Guo Xiang was there anyway. That girl would handle it.
He packed a medicine chest and spent several days searching the mountain for herbs. Only after finding little did he prepare to leave.
Smack...
"Move!"
At the foot of the mountain, Gu Hui had just arrived when he saw dozens of Yuan soldiers herding over a dozen unarmed commoners along. There was no shortage of elderly people, women, and children among them, all scantily clad.
"Who goes there?"
A Yuan soldier spotted Gu Hui and immediately shouted.
"Cough, cough. Greetings, officers. May I ask what crimes these people committed, that they must be tortured even as they are marched along?"
The leading officer sneered. "Heh, the crime of disrespecting military officers. Besides, what business is it of yours how we conduct ourselves?
"Looking at you, you seem rather like a rebel. Arrest him!"
Gu Hui nodded, then shook his head. "Indeed, a grave crime. It seems my crime is not small either.
"In this day and age, government soldiers have become this lawless? You no longer even need a reason to convict someone?"
"Impudent! Arrest him!" the leading officer roared.
Gu Hui shook his head. "You deserve death!"
His figure appeared slow, yet was in fact unbelievably swift, leaving behind only an afterimage.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
In an instant, dozens of Yuan soldiers were sent flying. They took in more