"Whew."
After hearing Gu Xun'er's words, Hun Lin and the other Soul Clan Elder's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. They panted like bulls, staring fixedly at Gu Xun'er, their auras locking firmly onto her as murderous intent surged from their bodies, already taking tangible form.
Hun Feng had met with disaster under their protection, and they bore an inescapable responsibility. The thought of returning to the Soul Clan and facing Hun Tiandi's wrath chilled them to the bone. Rather than return and suffer endless torment, they might as well stake their lives on killing Gu Xun'er here. Perhaps that would leave them a thread of hope!
"What do you think you're doing?!"
Seeing the two men's auras rise wildly, the Gu Clan Elders immediately grew wary and shouted with darkened faces.
Hun Lin and the other elder turned a deaf ear to their shouts. Instead of subsiding, their auras surged even more violently. They had already examined the situation carefully. Only a few Gu Clan Elders had come to this mountaintop, and their strength was comparable to their own. None could simply crush them outright. They still had a chance to kill Gu Xun'er here.
Just as their auras reached their peak and they exchanged a glance, preparing to strike, an icy voice suddenly sounded beside their ears.
"Have you two elders considered the price of attacking? None of our clansmen would be able to leave this place afterward. Why not stand down for now? Once we return, I'll explain everything to the patriarch myself. With the clan's grand plan about to begin, the patriarch won't execute two Dou Sheng fighters like you over a mere Hun Feng at a time like this. You can rest assured."
Xingxiu's voice seemed to carry a trace of magic. Like a pool fed by