Yun Xian froze when he saw the three men suddenly charge out.
"Uh... what are you three..."
Tongtian and the others had not expected to run into such a tough nut right off the bat. They were at a loss, unsure how to make their move.
At this critical moment, Gong Lin, the slippery old hand, was the one bold enough to step forward with a cheerful smile.
"Well, if it isn't Lord Yun Xian! Do you still remember me?"
Seeing Gong Lin, Yun Xian had no immediate intention of attacking.
Although the Human Emperor Manor amounted to nothing before Heavenly Venerable Mountain, this Human Emperor was, after all, at the ninth heaven of the Primordial Chaos Realm and commanded the Human Dao fortune of an entire region. He deserved some courtesy.
"Senior Human Emperor Gong Lin, of course I know you."
"Have you also come to compete for the position of live-in husband? You really are vigorous in your old age!"
Gong Lin's aged face immediately flushed at those words.
"Ah, well, my health is certainly still passable, but I'm not quite that impressive anymore."
"But Lord Yun Xian, wouldn't marrying into Prison Suppression cost Brahma Great Heavenly Venerable some face?"
"Does the Great Heavenly Venerable have no objections?"
Naturally, Gong Lin was trying to use Heavenly Venerable Mountain's authority to restrain one of its own. Only by giving Yun Xian a genuine reason to give up could he avoid a fight.
Yet Gong Lin had not expected the Twin Swords on Yun Xian's back to fly straight out the moment he said that.
"So you've come to persuade me to surrender, Senior Gong Lin? There's no need!"
"I have indeed fallen for Commander Bai's peerless beauty. Before coming down the mountain, I already asked my Master's permission, and