The boy was being choked and couldn't utter a word, but at Gu Chen's feet lay the corpses of his companions. Terrified, he nodded repeatedly. Gu Chen shoved him to the ground and said, "Speak."
"I'll kill you!" the boy roared, quickly getting to his feet. He then pulled out a short blade and plunged it viciously into Gu Chen's chest!
"You're courting death!" Gu Chen's eyes flashed fiercely. In this place, there was indeed no room for mercy. These people had lived here since childhood, ruthless to themselves and even more ruthless to others, and had long since forgotten about death.
Gu Chen used his True Qi to force out a sharp short blade, and then, under the effect of the "Heaven and Earth Creation Art," the boy saw the wound on his chest begin to heal at an incredible speed.
"Monster, you really are a monster..." The boy had wanted to avenge his companion, but now he had completely lost his courage.
Gu Chen didn't waste any words with him. After taking out a short blade, he severed the artery in the boy's neck. Blood spurted from the boy's neck, and he fell straight down.
After killing those people, Gu Chen walked out of the alley, his clothes spotless.
Although Gu Chen was unharmed and suffered no losses, his expression remained grim, because he realized that in this chaotic place, gathering information would likely be quite difficult.
While Gu Chen was strolling around at the foot of Xiaoxiang Peak, a jeep suddenly appeared on the mountain road outside Xiaoxiang Peak.
The car stopped at the edge of a ditch, and then a woman in her mid-twenties, with stunning beauty, dressed in smart denim shorts and a leather vest, got out. Her long, black hair was tied up, and she stomped her feet on the ground with a flick of her long legs. Her eyebrows swept across the road ahead, slightly furrowing.
They seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the environment here.
Then, three more people got out of the car—two men and one woman—making a total of four people, including the beautiful woman from before.
Of the two men, one was a middle-aged man with a mustache, and the other was a boy of seventeen or eighteen. As for the other middle-aged woman, she seemed to be the husband and wife of the middle-aged man. She stood next to him, cautiously surveying their surroundings.
"Sister, weren't we going to the sect conference? How did we end up here?"
After getting off the bus, the boy was quite dissatisfied with the overgrown weeds around him and couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.
The beautiful woman turned around and glared at him, saying, "Shut up!"
The boy said lazily, "Big sister, Grandpa specifically asked you to represent the Sun Family at the Aristocratic Family Assembly this time. I was already a bit unhappy with the organizers in Jiangnan, and on top of that, we left late. The conference only lasts a few days, and you're still wasting time in this godforsaken place. What, do we really have to rush there right on time? How are we supposed to interact with those younger generations of aristocratic families then? The Aristocratic Family Assembly is a grand event for the younger generations of our Huaxia sects and families. Grandpa specifically asked you to make sure you're actively involved."
"I have my own ideas," Miss Sun said coldly. "Besides, what's the point of communicating with those self-righteous fellows?"
"With the strength of our eldest sister, she should be able to make it into the top ten of the Tiger Ranking after this competition," the young man clapped his hands and said, "Then our Sun Family Shangjing the capital will be able to shine among the aristocratic families."
"Uncle Ma, Sister-in-law Hua, let's set up the tent," Miss Sun said to the two middle-aged men beside her, ignoring the young man.
"Yes, miss."
"Wait a minute, what do you mean? Isn't there a distribution center over there? Can't we go in and find a place to stay? Are we going to sleep in the wilderness again?" The young man rubbed his forehead and said, "Ma'am, do you still think this is ancient times? Do we really need to be sleeping in the open like this?"
"Xiaoxiang Peak is said to be a place where all sorts of people mingle," Miss Sun said calmly, sitting down on a rock. "If we really stayed there, given our temperaments, conflicts were inevitable, and that would take much longer than just a little time."
"Indeed." The young man nodded, and seeing the two servants go to set up the tent, he approached Miss Sun mysteriously and said, "Sister, tell me honestly, what are you doing here?"
"This..." Miss Sun hesitated for a moment, then took out something and said calmly, "Someone told me that bringing this to Xiaoxiang Peak before attending the Aristocratic Family Assembly would be helpful to our Sun Family."
The young man looked expectantly into her hand, only to find that what Miss Sun held was a crescent-shaped pendant with the character "Luo" engraved on it.
This thing, though small and exquisite, doesn't look very valuable.
He immediately lost interest and said, "What kind of help could this broken thing possibly offer? Is Luo from a noble family? Or a sect?"
"I don't know." Miss Sun shook her head, put the item in her pocket, and said, "It was given to me by a mysterious person, just a few days after we set off."
"Who are you?" the young man asked in surprise.
"I don't know either, but I know it must have been a woman." A look of apprehension flashed across Miss Sun's face as she said, "That day she suddenly appeared at my window. Facing her, I had no chance of winning. Just her presence alone brought me immense pressure. She probably didn't even need to make a move; I would have been completely defeated."
"You are the most talented young generation in our Sun Family." The young man exclaimed in surprise, "You are already very close to the Revolving Illumination Realm, and your strength is definitely enough to rank among the top ten on the Tiger Ranking. Who is so powerful? A senior from the older generation? By the way, didn't Uncle Ma notice when that person came to find you?"
"If I knew, would I need you to waste your breath here?" Miss Sun glanced coldly at the young man and said, "Don't bother me here, Sun Da. Although I don't know what Father was thinking, having me bring you out, now that you're out, you have to listen to my orders. Go help Uncle Ma and the others set up their tents."
"Hey, ma'am, I'm a young master, you know."
"If you're not going, then go home."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say." Sun Da looked displeased, but he still did as he was told.
As dusk settled, to the right of Xiaoxiang Peak lay a forest, and to the left, a grassland. Behind several snow-capped mountains, a bright crescent moon hung in the clear sky, which remained cloudless even at night.
Miss Sun held the crescent moon pendant in her hand, her slender fingers rubbing the jade surface of the pendant. She had already examined it and found nothing special about it. If there was anything special, it was that it seemed to contain a peculiar energy that had a calming and soothing effect.
Would this thing be of help to our Sun Family?
Under the moonlight, Miss Sun's delicate and beautiful face was filled with doubt.
Three tents were set up in total, but Miss Sun only came out of her tent after her younger brother had fallen asleep. She actually wanted to go into Xiaoxiang Peak to check on him, but she was too worried about her brother, so she was forced to stay put.
"Uncle Ma, I'll go down to the foot of the mountain and take a look."
"Miss, be careful." The middle-aged man had been watching the commotion. Seeing Miss Sun come out, he knew exactly what she was thinking. He nodded and said. He knew he couldn't stop her; he was actually quite confident in her abilities.
Miss Sun did not answer, and like a ghost, she slipped from the moat-like stream into the distribution center at the foot of Xiaoxiang Peak.