Deceiving Youngsters in Their Early Twenties

"Thump, thump, thump..."

At this moment, a rapid sound of running echoed from the mountain gate. Thousands of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, led by over a dozen elders and deacons, had assembled and arrived at the scene to provide reinforcements.

"Elder Bone." Upon arrival, they were met with a tragic sight: numerous disciples lay on the ground, drenched in blood and unconscious, many no longer even breathing. Gu Rong, the Bone Douluo and a pillar of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was slumped on the ground in a state of utter disarray. This scene stunned the arriving reinforcements. Two elders of different surnames stood frozen for a moment before snapping back to reality and rushing forward to help him up.

"Elder Bone, what should we do now?" they asked after hoisting Gu Rong to his feet.

Xue Hen lifted his chin, eyeing the thousands of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples gathered before him. He frowned slightly and spoke, "Bone Douluo, do you intend to rely on sheer numbers and swarm me? If so, then come!"

As he spoke, Xue Hen rotated his arm, holding the Imperial Power Sword horizontally before him. A pillar of golden sword energy shot straight into the clouds!

Standing up, Gu Rong looked up at the golden pillar piercing the sky. His heart sank. He glanced back at the thousands of disciples behind him, but the pressure in his heart did not ease.

The two sides... did not actually have any deep-seated hatred; it was all just because of Ning Pianpian.

To maintain the unity of the sect, he had to stand up and protect Ning Pianpian, but protection was one thing, and the extent of that protection was another.

This Xue Hen... was simply too strong.

If he led these thousands of disciples to swarm him in a death match, there was no doubt they would win. But things were not that simple. This brat, Xue Hen, could easily kill many of their disciples and then retreat at his leisure; they would be unable to keep him here.

As long as he wasn't a fool, if he were determined to stay and fight to the death without retreating, he would be in an invincible position!

Once he left and returned another day, more disciples would die. It was a vicious cycle the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not afford.

When it came down to it, Ning Fengzhi and that Old Sword Man were not here. If they were, leaving this brat behind would be no problem... probably.

Sigh. Thinking this, Gu Rong let out a helpless sigh in his heart.

"Elder?" Seeing that Gu Rong did not answer his question or address the enemy, one of the two elders supporting him looked at him and asked again. What should they do now? Fight or negotiate?

"Brat, if I told you the person you want is not at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, would you believe me?" Gu Rong ignored the elder and, after sighing, looked at Xue Hen, who was still holding his sword horizontally.

"No," Xue Hen said indifferently.

"They really aren't here," Gu Rong said, putting on a helpless expression and appearing very sincere.

Really not here?

Seeing the old man's demeanor, Xue Hen began to have his doubts. Are they really not here? That shouldn't be. The Sky Screen said I would go to the Balaque Kingdom palace to take revenge in a month, and I killed her son on the spot. Would that woman dare to stay there after seeing that? If she wanted to flee, where else could she go besides the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

He's lying to me, this old man is lying to me!

"Bone Douluo, for a dignified Title Douluo to deceive a young man in his early twenties—that is quite a shameless act." Thinking this, Xue Hen spoke to Gu Rong with a hint of mockery in his tone.

However, facing Xue Hen's mockery, Gu Rong did not get angry. He even pushed away the two elders supporting him, spread his hands, and said quite brazenly, "For a dignified Title Douluo like myself, I naturally wouldn't do something so shameless, but the fact remains that they are not here. As the saying goes, a married daughter is like spilled water. If that is true for a daughter, how much more so for a cousin? Since Ning Pianpian has married into the Balaque Royal Family, she is a member of the royal family. Her affairs have nothing to do with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

Xue Hen fell silent.

He had a feeling that Gu Rong was lying. As a transmigrator who had read the original novel, he had a certain understanding of this old man's character.

He was unscrupulous!

He was definitely an unscrupulous powerhouse; he was capable of telling barefaced lies.

However...

It didn't really matter. He had come today to settle scores with Ning Pianpian, but the settlement was just a pretext. His true goal was not to capture that woman, but to appear before the world and let everyone personally experience his strength. That much had already been achieved.

As for Gu Rong's barefaced lie, humph, he would pretend to believe him. The next time he came, he could use this as an excuse to shift the target from settling scores with Ning Pianpian to settling scores with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, thereby creating an even greater stir and further increasing the reality rate of the character 'Super Douluo - Xue Hen'.

Thinking this, Xue Hen looked up and down at the 'sincere-looking' Gu Rong, then slowly lowered the arm holding the Imperial Power Sword and said to him, "Fine. Since Bone Douluo has put it that way, I will believe you for now. But if I find out you are lying to me, then you, and the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, will pay a heavy price."

"Whoosh!" With those words, Xue Hen leaped into the air, his entire body transforming into a beam of sword light that shot into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Phew~" Seeing that Xue Hen had 'fallen for it,' Gu Rong let out a heavy sigh of relief, and his legs went weak, causing him to slump back onto the ground.

"Elder Bone!" The elders and disciples beside and behind him were shocked to see this and called out to him in a panic, fearing something might have happened to him.

"I'm fine. Quickly, send someone to the Balaque Kingdom to tell the Sect Master what happened here and ask him and Elder Sword to return immediately!" Gu Rong ordered the crowd.

"Yes, Elder Bone!" the two elders who had previously supported him replied with bowed heads.

On a road not far from the Seven Treasure Mountain Range.

Xue Hen landed and retracted his Imperial Power Sword martial soul. A cold, emotionless voice echoed in his mind.

Semi-fictional character - Super Douluo, Xue Hen.
Reality rate increased. Current: 95.35%.
Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Nirvana Black Tortoise corpse (containing a soul bone): Available for manifestation.

Xue Hen walked along the road, listening to the voice in his mind, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

The reality rate had increased again. Once the news of his 'visit' to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spread, the reality rate would surely rise further. He... would become stronger and stronger!

Just as Xue Hen had anticipated, a few days later, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who were far away in the Balaque Kingdom, received a message from the sect and immediately chose to return.

At the same time, news of the Super Douluo with Twin Martial Souls, Xue Hen, descending upon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and easily defeating the Bone Douluo—who had been buffed by twelve Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Emperors—in just three moves, spread rapidly across the continent.

For a time, the continent was shaken!