"If he did not act, that was one thing. But once he did... it would surely be thunderous and overwhelming. At the very least, he would deploy Human King Realm experts! Those three were more likely... a test, or perhaps someone else was eager to get rid of you."
"Someone else..."
A cold gleam flashed through Gu Sheng's eyes, and he understood at once.
"Ye Changling!"
"Ye Changling?"
Shen Qingtian frowned slightly.
"Ye Changling from the Mystic Sect? You have a grudge against him?"
"I killed him."
Gu Sheng's voice was calm, as though he were speaking of something trivial.
"In the Hall of a Thousand Souls secret realm."
Shen Qingtian's pupils abruptly contracted! Ye Changling!
A core disciple of the Mystic Sect, and the only son of an influential Human King Realm elder within the sect! His status in the Mystic Sect was extraordinarily high! Yet Gu Sheng had actually killed him?!
"You..."
Shen Qingtian was momentarily speechless. Even with her resolute will, the news deeply shook her.
"Do you know how much power Elder Ye holds in the Mystic Sect? You killed his only son. He will never let this go! Those three assassins were likely his doing! This is even more troublesome than Xiao Beixuan's bounty!"
"Troublesome?"
A cold curve lifted at the corner of Gu Sheng's lips.
"Then let him come. Killing one is killing; killing two is the same."
He looked at Shen Qingtian, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
"That is precisely why Ning Shuang and Qin Yurou cannot remain in Great Desolation City any longer. Xiao Beixuan's bounty, the Ye Family's vengeance—this place has become the center of the storm.
"It is too dangerous for them to stay here."
"Where do you intend to send them?"
Shen Qingtian asked.
"Central Continent."
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