68: Chapter 68 Stealing Gifts

Gongsun Lüe trotted all the way to Su Xuan's room, panting as she said, "Mas... Master, Eer has discovered... a big secret..."

Little Dragon Girl had just poured a cup of wine for Su Xuan, and before he could drink it, he looked at Gongsun Lüe with curiosity. "A secret? Tell me... You're injured?!"

Halfway through his sentence, Su Xuan suddenly noticed traces of blood on Gongsun Lüe's sleeves.

He stood up abruptly, walked to Gongsun Lüe's side, and grabbed her arm.

Before Gongsun Lüe could react, her sleeve had already been pulled back, revealing her fair and tender arm.

A faint blush rose to Gongsun Lüe's cheeks, but she did not pull away.

Seeing that her fair arm was perfectly intact, Su Xuan realized something was off. Frowning slightly, he looked at Gongsun Lüe. "Girl, did you kill someone?"

Meeting Su Xuan's gaze, which was filled with worry and a hint of seriousness, Gongsun Lüe felt a warmth in her heart. She gently pulled her arm from Su Xuan's grasp and laughed sheepishly. "Hehe, Master~ Listen to Eer first~"

At this moment, Little Dragon Girl also walked over from behind and said softly, "Eer, don't be in a hurry. Take your time~"

"Sister Long~" Seeing both Su Xuan and Little Dragon Girl's eyes on her, Gongsun Lüe scratched her head in embarrassment and began to tell the story. "It's like this. Just now, Eer was at the foot of the mountain, on the way back after helping Master collect some medicinal herbs..."

As he listened to Gongsun Lüe's narration, Su Xuan's brow gradually furrowed. "You're saying this blood belongs to the Stinky Daoist Priests of the Quanzhen Sect?"

Gongsun Lüe nodded and tapped her chin. "And those Mongol soldiers!"

A flash of doubt crossed Su Xuan's eyes. Why had the Quanzhen Sect colluded with the Mongols?

Hadn't he already killed Zhao Zhijing back then?

Suddenly remembering something, Gongsun Lüe's eyes lit up. "Right, Master, I heard a secret from those Daoists."

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Let's hear it."

Gongsun Lüe thought for a moment and said, "Eer remembers those Daoists saying they were going to send a gift to some Mongol Prince. In three days, the gift will be transported to Changban Slope, ten miles away from Zhongnan Mountain..."

"A gift?" Su Xuan asked curiously.

"Yes, a gift. I heard those Stinky Daoist Priests say it seemed to be some rare treasures, Spirit Pills, and miraculous medicines, but I didn't hear it very clearly."

At this point, Gongsun Lüe puffed out her cheeks in anger. "Hmph, Eer was just passing by, but who knew they actually wanted to kill Eer to keep me quiet? Luckily, Master gave Eer two snake gallbladders to consume a few days ago, allowing Eer to achieve a Breakthrough in cultivation, so I was able to kill them instead."

After speaking, Gongsun Lüe patted her slightly rising chest with lingering fear.

Hearing this, Little Dragon Girl asked worriedly, "Eer, are you injured?"

"No," Gongsun Lüe shook her head.

Despite hearing Gongsun Lüe's assurance, Little Dragon Girl was still uneasy. She stepped forward, took Gongsun Lüe's wrist, and began to examine her.

After a moment of investigation, the trace of worry in Little Dragon Girl's eyes vanished. She shook her head at Su Xuan. "Eer is fine."

Su Xuan nodded and looked at Gongsun Lüe. "Girl, from now on, when you are alone, do not go down the mountain."

Gongsun Lüe originally wanted to say she was fine, but meeting Su Xuan's caring gaze, she swallowed her words. "Yes, Master."

Su Xuan's eyes shifted.

The Quanzhen Sect had formed a grudge with him ten years ago, and the Mongols also had some grievances with him.

Now they even wanted to kill his disciple...

The reason, or who was right or wrong, no longer mattered...

If he didn't do something at this time, it would be a disservice to...

As he thought, a flash of sternness crossed Su Xuan's eyes. "Girl, are those gifts being sent to Changban Slope?"

"Mm-hmm." Gongsun Lüe nodded heavily, then asked suspiciously, "Master, you're not planning to rob their gifts, are you?"

Su Xuan smiled. "How can you call it robbing? They dared to lay a hand on my girl; taking some gifts as compensation is only reasonable."

Gongsun Lüe's heart felt warm. She suddenly threw herself into Su Xuan's arms, looking up with a pretty face and saying softly, "Master~ Eer wants to go too~"

Little Dragon Girl also stepped forward. "Junior Martial Uncle, Long'er wants to go too~"

Looking at the two women whose beautiful eyes were full of earnestness, Su Xuan hesitated for a moment.

Thinking it was indeed time to let the two of them gain some experience, he said, "Fine, we'll set out right now."

As he spoke, he took the two women's jade-like hands and walked out of the Ancient Tomb.

"Junior Martial Uncle, wait, Long'er will go tell Master."

"Don't tell Mother, otherwise she'll worry again..."

"Then Long'er will leave a letter, saying we've gone down the mountain to play for a few days..."

"That works..."

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Three days later, Changban Slope.

As the sky gradually darkened, several carriages hurried toward this place.

At a rough glance, there were about ten carriages.

"Master~ When do we strike?" Gongsun Lüe was eager to try.

"Wait a bit longer. We'll strike when they've all gathered," Su Xuan whispered, watching the arriving carriages.

There was quite a lot of stuff, but it seemed there weren't just gifts from the Quanzhen Sect.

Today, it would all be his gain.

After a little more time, seeing that no more carriages were arriving, Su Xuan smiled and tapped Gongsun Lüe's small head. "Girl, I'll leave those soldiers to you."

"Yes, Master!" Gongsun Lüe's pretty face lit up with joy.

"Go!" Holding Gongsun Lüe's hand in his left and Little Dragon Girl's in his right, Su Xuan stepped into the air and flew toward the carriages.

Su Xuan did not use too much speed, and as soon as he landed, he drew everyone's gaze.

A burly man sitting on the middle carriage, holding a machete, slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Su Xuan's group of three, a cruel smile appeared on his lips. "A few brats actually dare to hijack the gifts?"

As he spoke, the man's gaze unconsciously fell on the two women beside Su Xuan. A lewd look instantly appeared in his eyes as he licked his lips.

"But these Central Plains girls are quite tender. Kill the man, capture the women alive."

As his words fell, more than twenty people rushed out from the carriages toward Su Xuan and the others.

Su Xuan's gaze turned sharp, and the xuantian sword appeared in his hand at some unknown point.

His figure flickered, and he vanished from the spot.

Then, a flash of sword light was seen.

The twenty-plus people who had rushed out all froze in place, their life force severed as they collapsed to the side.

The burly man on the middle carriage was stunned, not yet having time to react.

The tip of the xuantian sword was already pressed against his forehead.

The man's pupils constricted instantly, and the words he wanted to say were forced back down his throat.

Feeling the bone-chilling cold constantly emanating from the xuantian sword, cold sweat trickled down the man's forehead, his heart filled with horror.

How is this possible?!

How could a brat whose hair hasn't even grown in be this strong?!

Before the man could figure it out, the tip of the xuantian sword suddenly turned, and a terrifying Sword Qi shot out from the blade.

*Boom*

It forcefully blasted the man's head open, blood splashing everywhere in a gruesome display.

Su Xuan looked coldly at the man's headless corpse. "With such a foul mouth, you might as well go down and see King Yama."

The actions seemed many, but it had all happened in an instant.

The sudden, drastic change filled the hearts of the nearby onlookers with great shock.

Before they could react, Su Xuan turned and said, "Long'er, Girl, I'll leave the others to you. I'll watch your backs."

"Yes, Junior Martial Uncle!"

"Yes, Master!"

The two women then lightly stepped forward and began to kill the others...

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