If you're done venting, kill him

Gu Yi saw that Mu Yang had already drawn his "great big sword" and was swinging it with a fierce whistle, so he wisely stepped aside.

At a time like this, staying out of the way was helping.

Gu Yi rubbed his nose and stood behind a tree, watching Mu Yang fight the black-clad men. He silently reflected that, as the male lead, dealing with a few small fry naturally wouldn't be a problem.

And rather than stand here watching the male lead "show off," he might as well leave first and look for Xie Wenyun and the others.

With that thought, he took advantage of their tangled fighting to quietly send Mu Yang a voice transmission. "Mu Yang, I won't stay here and get in your way. I'll head off first. Once you've dealt with them, let's meet at Vine Cliff."

When Mu Yang heard Gu Yi's voice transmission, his movements paused before quickly recovering. He replied, "All right. Be careful, Miss Ye."

Chu Jing spotted Gu Yi fleeing. He snorted coldly and was about to give chase when a "great big sword" plunged into the ground beside his feet.

"Your opponent is me!" Mu Yang drove two black-clad men back with a palm strike, then flashed in front of Chu Jing to block his path. "Whatever your goal is, I won't let you succeed!"

"Then let's see if you have what it takes!" Chu Jing was already seething.

He hadn't expected Gu Yi to still be alive, let alone appear in this little Secret Realm.

Not only had he failed to kill Lin Yuan, but Gu Yi had also injured him. If he returned to report like this, someone as vicious as He Yan would certainly not spare him.

His only option now was to hurry and complete the task He Yan had given him. Once he got out, he could tell He Yan that the Demon Venerable was still alive and redeem himself through that service.

Clang-

With the sound of metal clashing, the two became locked in combat again.

Meanwhile, Gu Yi was running swiftly through the woods. While Mu Yang kept Chu Jing and those black-clad men occupied, he would get as far away as he could.

By his reckoning, they should have almost reached the Vine Cliff Lin Ning had mentioned.

But there seemed to be something strange about that place. Otherwise, people couldn't possibly lose their spiritual energy the moment they entered.

Perhaps Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou had accidentally entered a barrier, which was why he and Mu Yang hadn't been able to find them.

While Gu Yi was still searching, he suddenly made out a figure in the mist not far away.

The figure also saw Gu Yi and walked toward him.

Gu Yi watched the person warily and unconsciously took two steps back.

Only when the person reached him did he get a clear look. "Zhao Chen?"

Zhao Chen also looked somewhat excited to see Gu Yi. "Miss Ye! What are you doing here too?"

Gu Yi furrowed his brow. He hadn't seen Zhao Chen back at the Encampment.

Zhao Chen's cultivation was only at the early Golden Core stage. How had he survived alone?

He and Mu Yang had been surrounded and attacked by Chu Jing not long after they came out. Even someone of Lin Yuan's caliber had nearly been killed, and Mu Yang, the male lead, had also been trapped by Chu Jing.

If Zhao Chen had simply avoided being discovered by the black-clad men, wasn't his luck a little too good?

"I came out with Mu Yang. He went to scout ahead." Gu Yi kept his guard up and didn't mention that Mu Yang was currently fighting Chu Jing to the death.

Zhao Chen nodded at that. "It's too dangerous out here. Those black-clad men are everywhere. It's good that you didn't come out alone, Miss Ye."

Seeing him approach, Gu Yi took several quick steps to put some distance between them. "Why are you here alone?"

"I... I came to look for my junior sister." A trace of worry appeared on Zhao Chen's face.

Gu Yi gave an "Oh," and neither of them spoke again.

Looking for his junior sister?

That girl named A Ke had died long ago. Didn't he know?

They had clearly been together before.

Besides, his junior sister had died on the outskirts of the Secret Realm, while this place was already close to its center!

Even if he didn't know A Ke was dead, why would he come here instead of searching the outskirts?

Just as Gu Yi was lost in thought, Zhao Chen suddenly said, "Miss Ye, there seem to be two figures up ahead!"

"Where?" Gu Yi raised his head and looked in the direction Zhao Chen was pointing.

"Right up ahead. Don't you see them?" Zhao Chen pointed with a firm tone. "Right over there!"

His concern clouding his judgment for a moment, Gu Yi immediately thought of Xie Wenyun and Jiang Lingzhou when he heard there were two figures.

Just as he was about to walk forward to keep looking, Zhao Chen suddenly grabbed him from behind. "Miss Ye, you're so beautiful..."

Gu Yi stiffened, immediately realizing that this man had tricked him. He began struggling violently. "Zhao Chen! Let go!"

"Miss Ye, you've already been with several men. What's one more? As long as you give in to me, I won't tell anyone." Zhao Chen lewdly felt around Gu Yi's waist and abdomen, his eyes peering down his collar toward his neck.

There were still kiss marks and tooth marks on Gu Yi's neck that hadn't faded, all left by Lin Yuan earlier in the Demonic Beast Lair.

"You pervert! Let go of me right now, or you're dead when Mu Yang gets back!" Gu Yi threatened as he struggled.

Although Zhao Chen's cultivation was only at the early Golden Core stage, he had suppressed Gu Yi with spiritual energy right from the start. Gu Yi was only at Foundation Establishment and couldn't break free for the moment.

"Why pretend you're so innocent? Didn't someone just finish having their fun with you?" Zhao Chen pinned Gu Yi against a large tree from behind, his hand about to pull off his belt.

"You fucking... let go of me!" Gu Yi was just about to use his Demonic Cult techniques. They might not work, but taking a chance was better than letting himself be at someone else's mercy.

If his trousers really were stripped off, he wouldn't be able to hide the fact that he was a man.

"You women say no, but deep down, you love it, don't you? A Ke was like that, and so are you. Don't worry, I'll make you feel good..."

Zhao Chen gave a lecherous laugh and pinned Gu Yi firmly against the tree, gripping both his hands with one hand and grabbing his belt with the other.

"You bastard, A Ke was... you..." Only after hearing his words did Gu Yi understand why A Ke's clothes had been torn to shreds when she died!

That girl might not have been likable, but she hadn't deserved to die! This man had actually raped and murdered his own junior sister. He was worse than an animal!

Just then, a pitch-black longsword suddenly streaked over from the distance.

"Aah...!!!"

Zhao Chen screamed as the hand reaching for Gu Yi's belt was severed clean off.

The black sword circled once in the sky, and its owner leaped down from a nearby tree. "Disgusting!"

The moment Gu Yi saw that sword, he already knew who had come.

Lin Yuan gave Gu Yi an indifferent glance, then planted a foot on Zhao Chen, who lay curled on the ground, clutching his arm and howling. To think he had actually mistaken someone like this for his Gu Yi.

Gu Yi quickly straightened his clothes, then kicked Zhao Chen in the head as he lay on the ground. "Animal! Bastard! Fucking moron! You wanted to have your fun with me? In your fucking dreams!"

Only after hearing the man beneath his feet wail over and over did Gu Yi feel a little better.

Once he had finished venting, he looked up at Lin Yuan. "Thank you for saving me, Young Master Lin."

Lin Yuan's tone was indifferent. "Are you done venting?"

Gu Yi nodded, panting. "Yes."

"Then kill him!" Before Gu Yi could stop him, the sword rose and fell, separating Zhao Chen's head from his body.

He died just like that, without even a chance to beg for mercy.