Letting go of Gu Pinglin, Duan Qingming raised his head and looked into the air: "You used the subordinates of the Sword King Pavilion to attack the guests of the Sword King Pavilion. You better give a reasonable explanation."
"You know, I'm not targeting the Sword King Pavilion." A gentle voice came from the top of the building.
Duan Qingming said, "I understand, but if this precedent is set, it will be difficult for Jianwang Pavilion to do business in the future. Please abide by the rules."
"You have to protect him."
"I will protect all guests of the Sword King Pavilion."
"It's a business deal, I want you to stay out of it."
"Rules are rules," Duan Qingming said gently, "He lives in the guest garden of the Sword King Pavilion, so he is a guest of the Sword King Pavilion. According to the rules, he should be protected."
"He is standing opposite us. You have kept him in the Sword King Pavilion for many days, and now you are trying to protect his life. This will inevitably make my friend suspicious."
"His life or death will not affect our cooperation."
“It’ll be bad.”
"He didn't stand a chance."
"Master Duan, your choice will affect the trust between us."
"There is no absolute trust between people, and trust cannot prevent the other party from betraying you. Cooperation is like gambling," Duan Qingming said, "Or do you trust me a lot?"
After a while.
"You're right, we just need to cooperate. I hope that the Sword King Pavilion will remain trustworthy as always."
"We have the same goal, so I have no reason not to abide by the agreement," Duan Qingming said, "but the Sword King Pavilion does not allow outsiders to run wild, so you must keep this in mind."
The other party was not angry: "I did not act properly. This situation will not happen again in the future. Please, Pavilion Master Duan."
Duan Qingming nodded slightly: "Please."
The evil aura disappeared, and the sword energy rolled in! Gu Pinglin had been prepared and retreated quickly, but he didn't expect that the air around him seemed to be shattered, turning into thousands of sword energies, which were sharp and aggressive. As Gu Pinglin dodged, more sword energy was brought up, coming from all directions, trapping him in the middle. Realizing that something was wrong, Gu Pinglin stopped and found that Duan Qingming had disappeared.
Almost instinctively, Gu Pinglin summoned Gu Ying without thinking and turned around to strike with a sword.
Not behind.
There are tens of thousands of sword energies in the air, invisible and shadowless, changing freely.
Is it the sword or the person
Gu Pinglin was concentrating on feeling for flaws when he suddenly felt his shoulders sink. Then he was knocked down from the air and fell straight into the river. Fortunately, he held his breath beforehand and did not choke on the water.
After floating to the surface, Gu Pinglin realized that the situation was not right. When he was about to take a deep breath to escape, an invisible pressure came down on his head. He immediately felt his true energy stagnate and he could not move.
The sword energy disappeared, and a tall figure appeared.
The man walked up to Gu Pinglin with his white light boots stepping on the river water, raised his left foot, and stepped on his shoulder rudely, causing him to sink.
The water reached his throat, but Gu Pinglin remained calm: "Is this how Sword King Pavilion treats its guests?"
"You forced me to save you," Duan Qingming lowered his head and looked at him with a half-smile, "Gu Pinglin, am I someone you can play with?"
"Sword King Pavilion does business fairly, so I will let you do business fairly. Is that wrong?" Gu Pinglin asked, "Or are you furious?"
Duan Qingming laughed: "This sounds very familiar."
Gu Pinglin said: "I have heard so much that it is inevitable that I will remember one or two sentences. Now I will return the original words."
Duan Qingming let him go: "You have indeed changed."
"Being polite to you?"
"Yeah, he used to be angry and murderous when he saw me."
Gu Pinglin jumped out of the water and turned around with his clothes dry: "Thank you for just now."
"You are not curious about the identity of the assassin at all. It seems that you know him." Duan Qingming didn't care much and paced a few steps. "It seems that you have achieved your goal of destroying the trust between us. What's next?"
"Keep stopping you."
"Just you, Li Moqing, and Shi Jing?"
Gu Pinglin knew that his every move was indeed under his watch. Dealing with this familiar enemy, Gu Pinglin was quite adept at it. He avoided the main issue and said, "Your arrogance hasn't diminished at all."
Duan Qingming said: "Knowing that it is impossible, but still holding on to unrealistic confidence, this is called arrogance."
"Then let me give you a piece of advice," Gu Pinglin said, "Nothing is impossible."
"Is that what you said?"
"That's your words, but it applies to me as well."
"Really?" Duan Qingming didn't continue to speak, and forcibly took the Gu Ying Sword in mid-air into his hand, and the Gu Ying Sword kept buzzing. His fingers stroked the flowing purple-red shadow on the sword, and Duan Qingming sighed: "A piece of scrap metal, I gave you a chance to show yourself in the world, and now you are still so rude to me, you are really ungrateful."
Gu Pinglin asked: "Are you cursing the sword or the person?"
"Of course it's the sword."
"To accuse someone of something."
Duan Qingming let go of the Gu Ying Sword and let it return to its sheath: "After all, I saved you with the Su Yue Hui Guang Scroll, and now I am so magnanimous that I don't care about your past attempts to murder me. But you always want to ruin my plans. Don't you deserve to be scolded?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I remember you said that saving me was just a hobby."
“That’s true.”
"The result you want will become everyone's nightmare."
"It's not your nightmare." Duan Qingming curved his lips with a red shadow at the end of his eyes like peach blossoms. "I'm more interested in something else. I didn't expect that we would be misunderstood as the relationship of the Hanying Twin Swords."
"The Zhou sisters said so?" Gu Pinglin guessed the reason without much effort. Previously in Guangling Sect, the Zhou sisters had behaved obviously abnormally. If he thought about it carefully, he would naturally check it out.
Duan Qingming walked closer to him: "Yes, they are very sorry for this misunderstanding. It turns out that you and Brother Duan are as close as brothers. It's no wonder that he fell for your trick."
"The Sword King Pavilion is indeed well-informed," Gu Pinglin grabbed his hand and let it go, "but we are not that far."
A cold light flashed in the corner of his eyes, and Duan Qingming took a few steps away: "Do you still plan to stay in my guest house for the rest of your trip?"
Gu Pinglin said: "Of course, guests of the Sword King Pavilion are the safest. If Pavilion Master Duan is willing, Gu Jiu also sincerely invites you to be a guest of the Lingxin Sect."
"You dare to think of using me as a bodyguard."
"It's considerate. Instead of spying on me secretly, it's better to watch me openly."
As expected, Duan Qingming refused and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but I am busy with the affairs of the Pavilion. The trust between me and my friends in Wanfa Sect is not much anymore. How can I let you, Sect Master Gu, continue to succeed?"
The sword energy fluctuated, and he disappeared into thin air.
"Are you okay?" Lan Feiyu jumped out of the window. He should have been awake by now, but he probably saw Duan Qingming there, so he didn't come out immediately.
"I should ask you this question," Gu Pinglin said, "I acted on my emotions and was easily fooled. I need a bodyguard, not to be my own bodyguard."
Lan Feiyu's face darkened, but he still endured it, frowning and looking into the distance: "The assassin just now..."
"I know." Gu Pinglin waved his hand.
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The two of them stayed at the Sword King Pavilion's guesthouse along the way, and the Wanfa Sect really did not cause trouble again. However, a few days later, a big event spread in the cultivation world - the former deputy leader of Huanletian, Shi Ling, injured the chief disciple of the Tiancan Sect, and the Tiancan Sect issued a hunting order to the cultivation world.
"Shi Jing has always been cautious, how could he offend the Tian Can Sect?" Lan Feiyu was suspicious. Seeing that Gu Pinglin did not say anything, he could not help but ask, "Miss Qi's safety..."
Gu Pinglin said: "They were originally being hunted by Qi and Huanletian, so the Tiancan Sect is nothing."
Lan Feiyu said: "The Tiancan Sect's hunting order will not stop until one is dead, it is no joke. Do you want to send a letter to Master Yun Jian?" He didn't care about Qi Yanfeng, but he asked this question because Yao Feng took good care of him and Qi Yanfeng was Qi Wan'er's sister.
“No need,” Gu Pinglin stopped him, “Sword King Pavilion is well-informed. Master Yun Jian must have known about it long ago. He will take care of it. There is no need for you and me to worry about it.”
Lan Feiyu looked at him for a moment and said, "Master Gu is ruthless enough."
Gu Pinglin said calmly: "The Tao is inherently ruthless."
Lan Feiyu stood up and left with a gloomy face, and it was unclear whether he was going to deliver a letter.
Gu Pinglin said he would ignore it and he really didn't mention the matter anymore. The two hurried to Lingxin Sect. Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Yuecheng, the outer sect manager Ren Bing came to find them personally. It turned out that Gu Pinglin had sent a letter back to Lingxin Sect in advance. Ren Bing must have known his itinerary and had been waiting here for a long time.
"I came out to check the accounts of the Taoist temple this time," Ren Ping said as he took out a letter and handed it to Gu Pinglin, "But the Taoist temple recently received a letter that I think is a bit strange."
There was no address on the envelope, and it had been opened. Gu Pinglin took out the letter, looked at it, and asked, "Who sent it?"
"I don't know. The other party probably doesn't want to reveal his identity," Ren Bing asked in confusion, "It says there is something unusual on Mount Paektu. What does that mean?"
Gu Pinglin and Lan Feiyu had long known that the spiritual eye of Mount Baitou was abnormal, and this news did not seem to be of much value.
Gu Pinglin had ordered Wan Lai to keep the matter secret for the time being, so he still didn't know. "Baekdu Mountain is so far away from Lingxin Sect, what does it have to do with us? It's very strange that the man sent such a letter for no reason."
"Since it has nothing to do with us, you don't have to care about it," Gu Pinglin put the letter aside. "It just so happens that I'm going to the Yuluo Mountains to look for some materials. I can stop by Baitou Mountain when I go."
Ren agreed and said, "Then I will send a letter to them and tell them that you will not be going back for the time being."
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The two of them finally arrived at Mount Paektu. The weather at the foot of the mountain was hot, but the top of the mountain was still covered with snow. The green branches under the snow gave off a faint cool breeze, making people feel very comfortable.
Gu Pinglin walked slowly towards Danxia Cave without encountering any obstacles.
Lan Feiyu had endured all the way, and now he was a little impatient. He said as he walked, "Since we have already guessed the purpose of the Wanfa Sect, what else is there to see?"
Gu Pinglin said: "Since it is a guess, we must guard against the possibility of guessing wrong. Everything can change. If you look at it a few more times, you may discover many things that you have overlooked."
Lan Feiyu stopped talking.
Before the two of them reached Danxia Cave, they saw several Penglai disciples flying in the air. The leader bowed to Gu Pinglin and said, "I heard that Sect Leader Gu has arrived. Our island master wants to see you."
Gu Pinglin agreed without thinking and followed them.
Lan Feiyu asked in a voice transmission: "Are you not going to Danxia Cave?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I came to Mount Paektu, I didn't say I was going to Danxia Cave."