Chapter 141 - Grandmaster Liunian Arrives

As the peac.o.c.k plume bearing a catastrophic might streaked towards Li Haoran, and even before it  reached him, countless rocks on the ground had already been shattered to pieces from its terrifying pressure!

"Ninth Young Master has congealed the Great Wisdom King!?" A sliver of a surprise showed up on Gu Hai's face.

The grand array could create a replica of the fiercest figure in your heart. What Gu Hai congealed was the Hegemon-King Xiang Yu. On the other hand, what Ninth Young Master congealed was the Great Wisdom King!

Judging from the grand and imposing manner of the peac.o.c.k plume, Li Haoran already knew that the peac.o.c.k plume was anything but ordinary! Ashen-faced, he stepped forward to greet the array, swinging the golden sword with an even more imposing golden aura.

BOOM! The golden longsword and the peac.o.c.k plume clashed with each other with a reverberating thunderclap. The subsequent collision gave rise to a terrifying storm, accompanied by a fearsome shockwave. In the aftermath, clouds of dust and smoke swept by in all directions madly.

"Commander Li, what do you think? Hahaha!" Ninth Young Master's peals of laughter reverberated across the sky.

"Hmph!" Li Haoran let a loud snort as a dazzling golden halo bloomed around him. Suddenly, he rushed into the grand array!

Immediately after, thunderous rumbles followed as glaring golden and white lights shot everywhere. The peac.o.c.k plume and the golden sword collided with one another again and again, as pieces of rocks and clouds of dust rose into the sky.

The lands that had been shrouded by the grand array were now covered by rising dust. All the cultivators could not see anything clearly at the moment.

"Retreat!" Gu Hai shouted in a deep voice.

Grabbing Long Wanqing, Gu Hai quickly retreated, along with his subordinates.

"Gu Hai, it's all your fault!" Long Wanqing cried out, depressed.

"Hall Lord, let's hope I am wrong! But first, you have to put up with the inconvenience!" Gu Hai stated calmly as he swiftly jumped into the distance.

The clash between Ninth Young Master and Li Haoran only grew fiercer. The center of the battlefield turned messier and messier.

"Why are you here?" Gu Hai looked at Gu Qin.

"Grandmaster Liunian, after arranging for Hall Lord's three servants to recuperate in our Gu Mansion, left to find Hall Lord. After we received father's letter, and having arranged everything, Captain Shangguan planned to come here with the Death Company. However, when Hall Lord's three servants learned of this, they lent Hall Lord's White Cloud to us, as the flying s.h.i.+p was much faster. So, I came to take a look. But when we arrived here, we were stopped outside the Ding Long Clan, until everything happened!" Gu Qin explained.

"Right when I came out, I saw you. I thought I was mistaken at first!" Gu Hai laughed.

"After I received father's signal, I asked Captain Shangguan and the others to arrange the array!" Gu Qin also broke into a laugh as he responded.

"Shangguan Hen, about that Ding Rui's corpse...!" Gu Hai looked at Shangguan Hen.

"My Lord, please rest a.s.sured, I have already sent my subordinates to retrieve that corpse!" Shangguan Hen stated calmly.

Gu Hai nodded in acknowledgment. With Shangguan Hen here, he indeed had a lot less to worry about.

Gu Hai and his team retreated further and further.

In contrast, Long Wanqing was looked at the distant array in worry, sulking.

The great battle was extremely fierce. The Divine Battalion disciples wanted to charge in multiple times, but they were forced to retreat every time, making them extremely anxious.

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This wait continued for almost four hours...

Suddenly, a streak of light whizzed over the horizon. It was a flying s.h.i.+p, which arrived in the blink of an eye!

"Grandmaster Liunian!" Gu Hai shouted out loudly

The flying s.h.i.+p abruptly came to halt before Gu Hai as Grandmaster Liunian looked at Long Wanqing with a pleasantly surprised expression on his face.

However, seeing Gu Hai's b.l.o.o.d.y saber on Long Wanqing's neck, Grandmaster Liunian's face darkened.

"Grandmaster Liunian, I am handing Hall Lord to you. Hall Lord's kindness can also be considered repaid!" Gu Hai said with a smile on his face. While speaking, he let go of Long Wanqing.

Grandmaster Liunian instantly arrived before Gu Hai and protected Long Wanqing behind him.

"Hall Lord, are you okay?" asked Grandmaster Liunian, worried.

"Grandmaster Liunian, capture this insane Gu Hai for me!" Long Wanqing demanded, furious.

"Hall Lord, my father saved you!" Gu Qin immediately shouted, defending Gu Hai.

"Oh?" Grandmaster Liunian was a bit confused.

Turning his head, Grandmaster Liunian looked at the nearby Divine Battalion flying s.h.i.+p.

"Yes, he has indeed saved me, but he is also guilty of going against his superior! Grandmaster Liunian, help me catch Gu Hai, I am not feeling well!" Long Wanqing's anger had not disappeared yet.

"What happened?" Grandmaster Liunian asked, perplexed at the situation.

Angry as Long Wanqing was, Grandmaster Liunian could see that she was just throwing a tantrum like a child. She wasn't serious at all.

Gu Hai didn't hide anything and relayed everything that had happened before to Grandmaster Liunian immediately.

"Oh? That Li Haoran!" Grandmaster Liunian immediately narrowed his eyes.

"Hall Lord, pardon me for my previous offenses. Now that Grandmaster Liunian is here, I have paid my debt! Whether it was going against you, or holding Hall Lord hostage, my humble self only wanted to repay Hall Lord for your previous grace. Now that the debt is repaid, this Gu Hai desires nothing. I will give you this b.l.o.o.d.y saber back, and also, this Ascendant Hall Water Throne Token, I will also give it back to Hall Lord after I have taken out the things stored inside!" Gu Hai took out the token with a flip of his hand.

"Throne Master Gu, what are you doing?" Grandmaster Liunian immediately stopped Gu Hai.

"Hmm?"

"Throne Master Gu, this nothing, no harm befell our Hall Lord, all because you risked your life to protect her, how can the Hall Lord blame you? As for giving back the Water Throne Token, Throne Master Gu, please take it back. You are the Water Throne Master already, no one can erase your ident.i.ty!" Grandmaster Liunian immediately stated, stopping Gu Hai.

A slight frown crept up on Gu Hai's brow, as if he still wanted to say something.

"Hall Lord!" Grandmaster Liunian looked at Long Wanqing, whose face was a little stiff.

"I...I did not say that I wanted to dismiss him!" Long Wanqing agreed, somewhat aggrieved.

"Throne Master Gu, please take your words back. The Ascendant Hall is now in crisis, it needs Throne Master Gu a lot! Hall Lord is inexperienced in worldly affairs and could not see through many things like Throne Master Gu, she still needs Throne Master Gu's a.s.sistance. As for returning the token, please don't bring it up again!" Grandmaster Liunian said in an earnest manner.

"But...!" Gu Hai looked at Long Wanqing.

Long Wanqing looked more and more aggrieved. However, noticing Grandmaster Liunian suddenly glaring at her, Long Wanqing said with a pout, "I will listen to Grandmaster!"

Gu Hai looked at Long Wanqing, perplexed.

"Throne Master Gu, please put it away. I and Hall Lord have come to an agreement. I can take charge of this matter!" Grandmaster Liunian said.

"Alright, I will keep it for the time being. However, I am indeed leaving right now. I am giving this b.l.o.o.d.y saber to Hall Lord!" Gu Hai, putting away the token, handed over the b.l.o.o.d.y saber.

Grandmaster Liunian stared at Long Wanqing.

Long Wanqing was even more aggrieved. Looking at Gu Hai, she said, "Throne Master Gu, keep the b.l.o.o.d.y saber for yourself, for now!"

"Huh." Gu Hai looked at Grandmaster Liunian, puzzled.

Gu Hai also came to an understanding at that moment. As easygoing as Grandmaster Liunian was usually, once he made a decision, Long Wanqing could not go against it. Grandmaster Liunian was like a teacher to her, showing her how she should handle affairs, including how to keep the Ascendant Hall under her control.

Once Long Wanqing did something wrong, Grandmaster Liunian would correct it right away.

"Throne Master Gu, if it weren't for you, Hall Lord would be at death's door this time. Precious as this saber might be, it's definitely not as precious as Hall Lord's life. You should keep it for the time being, okay! In the future, when Hall Lord's Grandfather takes it back, it will still be returned to you. Take it as our sign of grat.i.tude for your achievements this time!" Grandmaster Liunian said earnestly.

"Alright, thank you very much, Hall Lord!" Gu Hai nodded his thanks and acknowledgment.

Next, Grandmaster Liunian attentively asked Long Wanqing for more details. Hearing this, Grandmaster Liunian glanced at Gu Hai again and again with a radiant splendor in his eyes.

Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap reverberated far away as countless tons of rocks were blasted away. Apparently, the fierce battle between Li Haoran and Ninth Young Master had abruptly come to a halt.

Very soon, the clouds of mist and dust dissipated, unveiling the battlefield.

At the center of the battlefield were two mountains, a man standing upon each of them. One was Li Haoran, girt in his golden armor, and on the other was the Ninth Young Master, dressed in white robes.

The two men were staring at one another. For a moment, neither of them took any action.

"Weiqi Empyrean Court disciple!?" Li Haoran asked coldly.

A slight smile flashed across Ninth Young Master's lips as he replied, "Back then, in the Xiantian Endgame World, didn't you let loose your big mouth, saying that you could flatten the Weiqi Empyrean Court any time, if it weren't for giving a face to Elder Guanqi? In your eyes, Weiqi Empyrean Court is just so-so, collapsing at the first blow? What do you think of me now?"

Li Haoran's face turned gloomy as he asked, "Who are you in the Weiqi Empyrean Court? How come I have never heard of you?"

Obviously, Li Haoran had not gained any advantage just now.

"I am just a nameless junior, that's all! In the Weiqi Empyrean Court, I am ranked last!" Ninth Young Master cracked a smile as he replied humbly.

Among the nine sons of Elder Guanqi, Ninth Young Master was indeed ranked last.

"Last?" Li Haoran grimaced. This was simply smacking his face!

Ninth Young master's subordinates zipped up on a flying s.h.i.+p to the side of Ninth Young Master, and he casually embarked.

"You think you can just leave?" Li Haoran's expression turned frigid.

"You can do nothing to me, is that not true?" a grinning Ninth Young Master remarked.

"Hmph!" Li Haoran let out a cold snort. Nonetheless, he didn't make a move.

Ninth Young Master turned his head, looked in Gu Hai's direction suddenly.

"Mister Gu, you owe me a favor!" Ninth Young Master broke into a laugh.

Li Haoran turned his head, also looking over at Gu Hai. When he spotted Grandmaster Liunian, his face fell momentarily.

Gu Hai, on the other hand, bowed slightly and replied, looking at Ninth Young Master, "Thank you very much. If opportunity presents itself in the future, I will surely repay you!"

"Hahaha, you promised! This time, the trip to the Nine-Five Island has not been in vain. I have delayed myself at the Nine-Five Island for some time, I shall take my leave now. In the future, let's meet on the Divine Continent!" Ninth Young Master smiled.

Having finished, the flying s.h.i.+p turned and flew off into the distance at an astonis.h.i.+ng speed.

Gu Hai followed Ninth Young Master with his eyes as he left. Meanwhile, countless cultivators around looked at Gu Hai curiously.

"Didn't Gu Hai have a falling out with the Weiqi Empyrean Court disciples?"

"What the h.e.l.l was that? Gu Hai was quite friendly with that Weiqi Empyrean Court disciple!"

"Who was that man? Li Haoran couldn't do anything to him!"...

Countless cultivators in the vicinity looked curious.

Gu Hai and Grandmaster Liunian turned their gazes on Li Haoran together.

"Commander Li! Didn't you want to bring Hall Lord to the Peony Clan with you earlier? This old crook would like to go with you, I hope Commander Li will not abandon me!" a smiling Grandmaster Liunian stated.

Li Haoran's eyebrows quivered slightly. Suppressing his emotions at the bottom of his heart, he answered with a reluctant smile, "How can this Li reject Grandmaster? Grandmaster is welcome anytime!"

"Throne Master Gu, good job!" Li Haoran glanced over at Gu Hai flatly.

"Commander Li, you are too modest!" Gu Hai didn't decline the false praise.

"Throne Master Gu, are you coming with us?" Li Haoran asked in a heavy voice.

"No, I am not interested in the dragon vein!" Gu Hai shook his head.

"Huh?" Li Haoran was dumbfounded. What, not interested in-?

"Hall Lord, Grandmaster Liunian, farewell!" Gu Hai said his farewells, bowing to both of them.

Having bid them adieu, Gu Hai, with his subordinates, quickly took his leave.

Watching Gu Hai, the aggrieved look on Long Wanqing's face also disappeared, and was replaced by embarra.s.sment. From the conversation between Gu Hai and Grandmaster Liunian, Long Wanqing had finally realized what Gu Hai had done this time.

The Song Jia Sect, the Clear River Sect, and the Ding Long Clan, Gu Hai went to all these dangerous places to save me without any hesitation, and barely escaped with his life. And in the end, I still blamed him!

"Gu Hai, I am sorry for earlier!" Long Wanqing shouted at Gu Hai's back.

Gu Hai suddenly stopped and turned around. Looking at the sincerely apologizing Long Wanqing, Gu Hai gave her a knowing smile.

He didn't say anything, just nodded his head before quickly leaving with Gu Qin and the others.

RED posting this, so no teaser at time of posting! Ash is deep in the dolorous embrace of Morpheus...