"Hehe, I didn't expect Fellow Gu Yunyue to know our names, it's really an honor." The old man's voice was extremely hoarse, as if two pieces of iron were rubbing against each other.
The horse-faced Youth was silent. His slightly red eyes slowly looked at Han Li and the others. When he saw Yu Menghan and Liu Le 'er, his eyes lit up and he stuck out his tongue to lick his thick lips.
Liu Le 'er hurriedly hid behind Han Li.
Seeing this, Yu Menghan also felt a chill in her heart.
Gu Yunyue's heart was in a mess. Although she guessed that the Tengui School wouldn't let the matter of Yu Prefecture go, she didn't expect the pursuers to arrive so quickly. Moreover, the pursuers were these two fierce and troublesome people.
But after all, she was also a cultivator who had experienced many battles. She quickly regained her composure and said coldly, "The two of you suddenly attacked me at the border. You should give me an explanation right? Could it be that you want to start a war between our sects?"
"Hehe, let's not beat around the bush. I believe Fellow Gu already knows why we're here.
The two of us were ordered by Elder Qi to take away Martial Nephew Qi's murderer as well as this little girl surnamed Yu. "
The hunchbacked old man let out a strange laugh and casually glanced at Han Li and Yu Menghan.
Han Li stood still with a calm expression. Yu Menghan's pretty face turned pale.
Gu Yunyue snorted. She didn't reply immediately, but her mind was spinning rapidly.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, there is no enmity between you and us brothers. As long as you hand over these two people, we brothers guarantee that you will be able to leave safely. How about it?" The hunchbacked old man shook his head as he spoke. He was like an old man from the mortal world.
Gu Yunyue's position in the Leng Yan Sect wasn't low. If they could, they didn't want to fight with her.
"Friend Han is now our sect's outer court guest elder, and Yu Menghan is also our sect's inner court disciple. You want me to hand them over? What do you think the Leng Yan Sect is?" Gu Yunyue's face suddenly became cold, and she said resolutely.
"Hmph, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Since you're courting death, then us brothers will send you on your way!" The hunchbacked old man's eyebrows suddenly rose as he spoke in a cold voice.
The Horse-faced Youth had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Seeing that the negotiation had failed, he immediately made the first move. With a wave of his sleeve, a large amount of greyish-white flames swarmed out from his sleeve.
With a point of his finger, the greyish-white flames immediately converged to form a greyish-white flame vortex.
A house-sized flaming ghost claw suddenly stretched out from the whirlpool, grabbing towards Gu Yunyue and the others.
Gu Yunyue, who was already prepared, stomped her foot, and the Spirit Moon Flying Ship shone brightly again as it flew backward.
At the same time, she raised her hand, and the black long sword beside her immediately flew out. It turned into a seven-feet-long sword rainbow, and slashed at the flaming ghost claw's palm. Unexpectedly, a sound of metal clashing was heard.
Gu Yunyue's eyes slightly moved, and her fingers changed their gestures.
The black sword rainbow suddenly shrank, and became more than twice its original size. However, it became even brighter and more dazzling.
"Puchi!"
The black sword rainbow impressively pierced through the flaming ghost claw, and came out from the other side.
The ghost claw exploded with a bang, and turned into remnant flames that filled the sky. The flame vortex in the sky also subsequently collapsed.
The Horse-faced Youth's face turned red, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He roared, and his eyes suddenly became blood-red. He turned his hand, and took out a black scroll. It seemed as if it was a picture scroll.
A large amount of greyish-white light gushed out from his body, and immediately wrapped his figure. From the outside, it was impossible to see what he was doing inside.
The hunchbacked old man also stamped his foot, and a large amount of ink-black light emerged from his body. The enormous coercion of the Late Nascent Soul Stage spread out.
Gu Yunyue's complexion slightly changed, and she waved her hand to recall the black sword rainbow. It hovered above her head, and her Divine Sense tightly locked onto the Horse-faced Youth and the hunchbacked old man.
The Spirit Moon Flying Ship took advantage of this opportunity to retreat more than a thousand feet in a single breath. Then, it stopped.
"Friend Han, these two people have been famous for a long time, and their strength is extremely strong. If the situation turns bad, you take my disciple and escape first. I will bring up the rear." The young woman quickly transmitted her voice to Han Li.
Although she had unexpectedly defeated the Horse-faced Youth, she was also aware that she was no match for the hunchbacked old man. Moreover, Han Li's strength was unknown. Even if the two of them joined hands, they might not be able to obtain an advantage over the other party. Therefore, she had long since wanted to escape.
Han Li stood there quietly, and didn't speak. He had a noncommittal look on his face.
At this moment, a gloomy voice sounded in the woman's ears.
"Want to escape? Can you escape?"
Gu Yunyue's heart suddenly shuddered.
With a "pu" sound, the black light around the hunchbacked old man suddenly exploded. His figure blurred within the black light, turning into a grey skeleton.
Gu Yunyue was startled when she saw this, and Han Li's eyes also flickered.
At this moment, the space above the Spirit Moon Flying Ship suddenly fluctuated violently. A beam of black light suddenly burst out from within, and the figure of the hunchbacked old man appeared out of thin air.
He waved his hands, and golden light flashed in front of him. A giant golden pagoda that was over 100 feet tall appeared out of thin air, and fiercely smashed down towards the Spirit Moon Flying Ship.
A terrifying pressure crashed down, and the light on the surface of the flying ship violently fluctuated. It looked as if it would immediately shatter.
Gu Yunyue let out a muffled snort, and her hands formed a series of hand seals at lightning speed. A series of sword arts submerged into the black longsword above her head.
The black longsword trembled violently, and countless dense sword shadows appeared, chopping down towards the giant pagoda.
Rumble!
Countless sounds of explosions rang out!
The dense sword shadows chopped down on the giant pagoda, but they immediately shattered and disappeared, not leaving the slightest trace on the pagoda.
However, the momentum of the giant pagoda also paused for a moment.
Gu Yunyue took this opportunity to shout, and a silver-white light flew out from her hand. It was a silver embroidered handkerchief. With a whoosh, it wildly expanded in the wind, and blossomed with dazzling silver light.
Phantoms of mountains and rivers faintly appeared on the surface of the embroidered handkerchief. They swallowed and spat out astonishing Spiritual Qi, and blocked the giant pagoda's downward momentum.
Gu Yunyue's tense expression relaxed, and a cold light flickered in her eyes. She formed a sword art and pointed.
The black flying sword immediately revolved, and black light shined brightly. It suddenly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a giant black sword that was 50 or 60 feet long, and chopped down towards the hunchbacked old man with incomparable speed.
The old man sneered, and waved his hand to shoot out a spell art.
The bottom of the giant golden pagoda rumbled, and a black hole appeared. Dazzling golden light spurted out from it, and formed a huge golden halo.
A terrifying suction force suddenly emerged from it, and the airflow within a radius of several hundred feet began to reverse.
The giant black sword immediately stopped as if it was bearing a heavy burden. Then, it revolved in the air, and flew towards the round hole at the bottom of the giant golden pagoda.
Gu Yunyue desperately formed a spell in an attempt to stabilize the giant sword. But, it didn't have the slightest effect. In just two or three breaths, the giant sword was still sucked into the giant pagoda.
Gu Yunyue's complexion turned pale, and her connection with the black flying sword was thoroughly severed.
The golden light emitted by the giant golden pagoda became even more dazzling, and it issued a rumbling sound as it pressed down.
The silver embroidered handkerchief faintly caved in, and the phantoms of mountains and rivers on its surface twisted and deformed under the suction force of the golden pagoda. It seemed as if they were also going to be sucked into the giant pagoda.
Gu Yunyue hastily formed a spell, and held the embroidered handkerchief with both hands. Then, she madly poured her magic power into the handkerchief.
The mountain and river patterns on the surface of the handkerchief radiated a bright silver light, and issued bursts of whistling sounds. Then, it finally stabilized again.
The hunchbacked old man sneered, and raised his hand as if he was about to do something.
Bang!
A muffled sound came from afar, and the greyish-white light around the Horse-Faced Youth's body burst open. Then, his figure appeared. A black picture scroll was floating in front of him. It was the same one that he had taken out before. But, it had already been unfolded, and its surface was densely covered with the patterns of a hundred ghosts. It was exuding an intense black light.