"These beasts!" Xu Mo was also furious and filled with righteous indignation.
The sight of the little girl being grabbed by the hair and crying helplessly made Gu Chen's eyes turn completely cold.
He is a monk, not a saint.
He could even tolerate the surrounding crowd hurling insults at the woman, after all, the situation threatened their lives, and it's hard to avoid that side of human nature!
However, for these people to prey on a vulnerable little girl makes them accomplices, murderers, not those who are trying to save themselves!
He absolutely cannot tolerate this!
"Let her go!"
Gu Chen walked silently to the middle-aged man's side and said coldly.
"Who are you?" the middle-aged man shouted angrily. "Get out of my way!"
Bang!
Without saying a word, Gu Chen slapped the man, sending him flying before he could react.
This scene stunned everyone around, and the man who had strapped on the explosives immediately pointed his pistol at Gu Chen.
Gu Chen crouched down, seemingly oblivious to the pistol behind his back, and patted the little girl, who was sobbing and too frightened to even cry, removing the dust from her body.
"Now that's more like a little princess." Gu Chen smiled, wiped the little girl's face, and removed her tears.
Xu Mo was stunned. Over this period of time, he had become accustomed to Gu Chen's arrogant and flamboyant side, and this was the first time he had seen such a warm side of him.
However, Gu Chen ignored the stares of the people around him, picked up the little girl, and turned to walk towards the woods on both sides of the road.
"What do you want to do?" the man with the explosives strapped to his arm shouted, pointing a gun at the enemy.
Gu Chen didn't answer, nor did he even stop walking.
For some reason, when the man saw Gu Chen's back, he felt as if a heavy mountain was pressing down on him. He hesitated for a long time, and even after Gu Chen's figure disappeared into the woods, he still did not pull the trigger.
The others could only watch as Gu Chen carried the little girl away.
Big brother... save... save my mother.
After entering the woods, the little girl finally came to her senses, hugged Gu Chen, and sobbed continuously.
"Big brother came here to save your mother." Gu Chen smiled slightly and gently stroked the little girl's back to reassure her.
"But my mom, she's over there, she's been captured by bad guys." With Gu Chen's reassurance, the little girl finally calmed down a bit, but she still looked back at where she had come from, still somewhat anxious.
"Big brother will perform a magic trick for you." Gu Chen released his Divine Sense and smiled at the little girl, "Big brother doesn't need to go over there; I can save your mother right here. Do you believe it?"
"Really?" The little girl's eyes lit up.
Gu Chen nodded, then silently activated his True Qi!
Emperor's Vein!
The next moment, he had something in his hand!
This is a wooden sword with a very peculiar shape. It is only about two zhang long, but its body is covered with scales, like the back of a dragon or beast.
This sword is a low-level magical artifact called the "Dragon Scale Sword".
Although it was a low-level magical artifact, it was one of the important tokens that accompanied him from an ordinary person to a cultivator.
Even after Gu Chen became Divine Emperor and opened up the Emperor's Vein, he sealed it away permanently within him.
"I never imagined that in this life, I would be able to fight alongside you."
A smile curved Gu Chen's lips; the thought of his past and present lives seemed to make him momentarily dazed.
In this life, the reason he abandoned his previous methodical revenge plan was because he became Revolving Illumination Realm and awakened the Emperor's Vein!
This is his greatest source of confidence!
"Now that we have the Dragon Scale Sword, the next step is to learn Sword Control Technique!"
Gu Chen's eyes gleamed as he looked ahead at the road.
In fact, he had already thought it over in his mind. If he wanted to rescue the captured woman, there was almost no chance of going straight at her. He had less than a second to spare. Although the man was crazy, he was also very vigilant and could detonate the explosives at any moment.
Acting rashly could not only expose you to the public, but also cause immeasurable consequences.
Therefore, after weighing the options, Gu Chen chose to use the Dragon Scale Sword!
"I don't know how long I can use this technique with my current abilities. The Revolving Illumination Realm is a qualitative leap from the previous Bone-Forge Realm. In addition, I cultivate the ' Heaven and Earth Creation Art,' so it should be effective."
Deep down, he felt rather helpless. He had originally intended to go to the riverbank to release his pent-up emotions and also to take a look at the cliff where he would meet his master in half a month. But now that he was in this situation, there was nothing he could do.
Staring at the wooden sword in Gu Chen's hand, the little girl's curiosity temporarily made her forget her fear, and she asked in surprise, "Big brother, what is this?"
"Just like a remote-controlled airplane." Gu Chen smiled faintly and said, "Watch closely, I'll remotely control it to take down that bad guy!"
After saying this, Gu Chen channeled his True Qi and then slowly controlled the Dragon Scale Sword to fly up.
Because he had only recently begun practicing Sword Control Technique, Gu Chen had to circle the tree with the Dragon Scale Sword before he could barely get used to the rhythm of controlling the flying sword.
"Great, you succeeded on the first try!"
Gu Chen's eyes sparkled with barely suppressed joy.
He took a deep breath, and when no one around him noticed, he exhaled the stale air.
"Big brother, you're lying to me! This isn't a remote-controlled airplane, it's clearly Sword Control Technique! You're Li Xiaoyao, aren't you?!" At this moment, the little girl's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise and joy.
This young girl is such a die-hard fan of Hu Ge; Gu Chen felt a little ashamed.
Without much thought, Gu Chen concentrated, raised the Dragon Scale Sword high into the air, and aimed it at the center of the crowd.
"With my current true energy, the speed I can achieve with my Sword Control Technique is over 100 meters per hour, which is less than half the speed of sound and cannot compare to the speed of a bullet."
Gu Chen's expression was grim as he thought to himself, "There's only one way to prevent that man from pulling the trigger: sever his arm. He's a scaredy-cat right now; we must aim for a fatal blow, or he'll be doomed."
Having made up his mind, Gu Chen controlled the Dragon Scale Sword to fly higher and higher, reaching tens of meters in the sky.
Because it was on Linjiang Road, there were many seabirds flying around along the way. As Gu Chen controlled the flying sword to slowly rise, no one noticed the rising Dragon Scale Sword.
However, due to the need for extreme control, Gu Chen was extremely focused, and the True Qi in his dantian began to drain away rapidly, causing cold sweat to pour from his forehead.
"You only get one chance, and this angle is perfect!"
When it reached about sixty meters, Gu Chen's eyes turned cold, and he finally stopped the flying sword.
Immediately afterwards, he formed a hand seal, then aimed it at the man's shoulder, extended his index and middle fingers, and pulled them down sharply!
In an instant, the Dragon Scale Sword emitted a slight hum in the air. Then, the sword trembled and, like a roc swooping down, drew a magnificent arc from top to bottom!
Whoosh!
They sped away!