In this situation, Gu Yuan had no chance to turn the tables. He could only become meat on the chopping block, left for others to carve up.
The moment Xiao Wujiu brought out the Human Emperor Banner, Gu Yuan knew his end. No matter how unwilling he felt, he could only bare his neck and await the blade...
Everyone was watching this scene. This revenge, a thousand years in the making, this day Xiao Wujiu had worked toward for over ten years, had finally arrived!
"Stop!"
Just as Xiao Wujiu was about to act, a voice suddenly rang out. Then, under everyone's gaze, a figure blocked Gu Yuan's path, and a cluster of golden flames erupted before her!
"Xuner!"
Xiao Yan looked at Gu Xuner, who stood between Gu Yuan and Xiao Wujiu, and his heart jolted. A trace of anxiety appeared on his face.
The Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, Gu Lie, and the others were also startled by Gu Xuner's actions, and a faint sense of unease rose in their hearts. Though they strongly resisted Xiao Wujiu's judgment that would turn the Ancient Clan into the Gu Family, this was indeed the only chance for their Ancient Clan to continue existing.
If Gu Xuner forcibly stopped Xiao Wujiu's revenge now, then their Ancient Clan might truly be wiped out, root and branch!
"Xuner, step aside. Live well..." Gu Yuan looked at this daughter of his, and a complicated look flashed through his eyes.
Just as Xiao Wujiu had said, he was indeed a complicated and contradictory existence. Sometimes, even he himself could hardly tell what kind of person was the real him.
But toward this only child of his, he did have a genuine emotional attachment. So when facing death, he did not want her to fall