"What... what are you going to do?"
Ling Quan's face changed drastically as he watched Xiao Wujiu with wary eyes.
"Tch. What do you think?"
Without even looking at Gu Xuner or the surrounding Black Annihilation Guards, Xiao Wujiu headed straight for Ling Quan.
"Y-You dare kill me? Do you know the consequences of killing me?!" Ling Quan kept backing away, but under the pressure of Xiao Wujiu's aura, he moved even slower than an ordinary person walking.
"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and kill this madman!"
He frantically shouted at the nine Black Annihilation Guards surrounding Gu Xuner.
The Black Annihilation Guards exchanged glances. Just as they were about to move, they felt someone's gaze upon them.
They discovered that Xiao Wujiu had turned to look at them. Faced with his faintly threatening gaze, as well as the Ancient Clan's young lady in their midst, who had fallen silent after being struck—
They wisely lowered their heads slightly and tightened their formation around Gu Xuner. Their eyes watched their noses, their noses watched their hearts; without saying a word, they stood like silent statues, utterly deaf to Ling Quan's furious rebukes.
"Heh. You're merely a deputy commander of the Black Annihilation Army, not even a commander. Do you really think killing you would bring more serious consequences than slapping Gu Xuner? You might not even matter as much as Ling Ying."
Xiao Wujiu's tone remained calm. Every step he took seemed to land upon Ling Quan's heartbeat, and Ling Quan could find no grounds to refute his words.
Other than Gu Lie, the Eight-Star Dou Sheng known as the Black Annihilation King, who commanded the Black Annihilation Army, there were only the four grand commanders and eight commanders beneath him. A deputy commander like Ling