A Hair-Raising Surprise at the Medicine Emperor's Birthday Banquet, a Second Guo Yuan!

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The green bamboo struck Guo Yuan's chest three times in succession, hitting the exact same spot.

Guo Yuan spat out three mouthfuls of blood, his eyes widening as his pupils scattered. His blood and qi extinguished on the spot—he died!

"Guo Yuan—dead?!" Lu Ming's eyes widened slightly. Although he had already noticed that Feng Qingzhu had broken through to Tendon Refining Grand Completion, he had not expected her to kill Guo Yuan in a single move.

Guo Yuan was a Bone Forging Realm martial artist!

However, judging from the trap beneath Guo Yuan, today's killing blow seemed to have been the result of Feng Qingzhu's painstaking planning.

"Who?!"

Feng Qingzhu noticed someone approaching, and her expression changed slightly as she turned around.

When she saw Lu Ming, she froze briefly. "Senior Brother Lu? Why are you here?!"

Lu Ming swept his gaze around, confirming that no one would come here anytime soon. He hurried to the edge of the large pit, glanced at Guo Yuan's corpse, and immediately asked in a low voice, "I saw him chasing after you, so I came to take a look. What happened?"

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Feng Qingzhu blinked several times in quick succession. Her gaze seemed to soften as she looked at him and said, "I heard that Guo Yuan was about to become a Dao lineage candidate. Then he would be able to kill you, while you would not be allowed to touch him. You would be in danger, so—I struck first."

Lu Ming was stunned. He had not expected such an answer.

Feng Qingzhu had learned of the grudge between Guo Yuan and him, and had chosen to kill Guo Yuan to cut off future trouble and protect him.

Lu Ming's heartbeat quickened slightly. He stared at