Gu Xiyue furrowed her brows and quickly scanned the surroundings, about to call out Gu Zhiqi’s name when she heard a scream close by.
Then, a figure dropped from the sky.
A dark shadow fell hard onto the ground.
Afterward, there appeared a man in black on the ground, moaning in pain, yet not managing to get up.
One after another, two, three, four...
Soon, there were seven or eight figures on the ground.
"Boom" Another figure landed, this time not just a man in black but also Gu Zhiqi. However, the man in black smashed to the ground, while Gu Zhiqi gently floated down with her ink-black hair fluttering elegantly.
The girl’s dress fluttered, her dark hair danced in the air, and the fog in the forest added a touch of mysterious allure to her. In that moment, Gu Xiyue felt as if she had seen a Little Fairy who had fallen to the mortal world.
The scream broke the mysterious charm; all that remained was a violent girl stepping on the man in black.
Gu Xiyue watched Gu Zhiqi, who was stepping on someone until they spat out blood, and stayed silent. Indeed, all those fairy tales were just illusions.
Gu Zhiqi, unaware of what Gu Xiyue was thinking, slightly lowered her eyes to the person beneath her foot. "Who are you?"
The man in black stuttered out two words, then sprayed out a mouthful of blood and finally fainted.
Is he that fragile to a stomp?
She kicked the man on the ground to the side and turned her attention to the other men in black.
Some of them had already stood up, clutching their chests and warily watching Gu Zhiqi.
It was clear that they had launched a surprise attack first, but now it seemed as if Gu Zhiqi was the one who had attacked them.
"Who... who are you?" one of the men in black asked, thoroughly on guard and a thread of fear rising in his heart.
He himself was at the peak of the Fourth-order, but in front of this young girl, he couldn’t muster even the slightest resistance. The girl in front of him must be a Fifth-order ancient martial artist or higher.
He had lived half a lifetime and this was the first time he’d seen an ancient martial artist above Fifth-order, but this one seemed far too young.
Could it be that this young girl had undergone Rejuvenation?
Unaware of the man in black’s thoughts, Gu Zhiqi, hearing his question, arched an eyebrow. "You guys ambushed me, and now you’re asking who I am?"
The man in black fell silent for two seconds, his eyes quickly shifting before blurting out, "We meant no offense, we’re after her life."
Saying this, he pointed at Gu Xiyue.
He was sure he couldn’t kill a Fifth-order power, but he could see that Gu Xiyue was only at the peak of the Fourth-order, which should make her easy to kill.
So, might as well kill the one with the lower cultivation level to complete the task.
Actually, the order they had received was to kill both of the young girls, but it was obvious that this girl’s strength was too terrifying; all of them together wouldn’t be enough for her to toy with.
So, they’d better just off one and then return to report.
Gu Zhiqi nodded after hearing this. "I see, then go on and fight."
Gu Zhiqi stepped back several paces as she spoke, retreating to the side to lean against a tree and watch the impending drama.
Was she that easy to convince?
The man in black had thought that Gu Zhiqi wouldn’t easily agree to step out of the fight, already planning how to hold off Gu Zhiqi while killing Gu Xiyue, or how to escape from underneath Gu Zhiqi’s hands.
He hadn’t even had time to formulate a complete plan when Gu Zhiqi had actually agreed.
The man in black was visibly stunned and a flicker of confusion passed through his eyes.
However, confusion or not, the most important task at hand was to kill Gu Xiyue, and the man in black wasted no more time. After giving the others a glance, he ordered, "Attack!"