"I heard the fraud who impersonated Gu Tianlang is also here?"
Li Juncai barged into Qinggui Garden with a group of prodigies from Taiji Sect, accompanied by one of the Eighteen Young Masters of Yanluo, Lan Xingyu.
"Hah, this swindler truly has the gall of a leopard, daring to show up at Yunyou Garden."
Soon after, Qiao Yu also appeared in Qinggui Garden with a group of prodigies from Nandou Sect.
Peng Jia, who had been crippled by Gu Qingfeng at Linglong Mountain Villa, was not only a noble son of the Immortal Court but also a direct disciple of Nandou Sect.
"Hmph! He doesn't know what's good for him! A mere fraud dares to challenge the dignity of our Immortal Court. Forget that he's just an impostor—even if he were the real Immortal Dao Gu Tianlang, today we'd make sure he dies without a grave to bury him in!"
Responding with these words was a flamboyantly dressed woman—the female noble son of the Immortal Court, Bi Qiao. Accompanying her was another of the Eighteen Young Masters of Yanluo, the leading figure of the Xiao Clan's younger generation and a direct disciple of Nandou Sect, Xiao Zibai.
Soon.
Elders like Xu Mu from Taiji Sect, upon receiving the news, hurried over as well.
Besides them, there were also elders like Li Yan from Nandou Sect.
Many elders from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects also came after hearing the news.
Most of these elders were at the Earth Immortal cultivation level, with some like Xu Mu and Li Yan even at the Spiritual Essence Earth Immortal realm.
Shortly after, a group of Immortal Officials from the Yanluo Immortal Mansion arrived in person.
These officials ranged from Great Perfection Earth Immortals to Spiritual Essence Earth Immortals, and even included Chaoyuan Earth Immortals, each protected by the Immortal Court's nebula.
The leader among them was an old man named Qi Mu, a Violet Cloud Immortal Official possessing the Immortal Court's Violet Cloud protection. He was also a Returning to Origin Earth Immortal.
Just after the group of officials from Yanluo Immortal Mansion appeared, another crowd descended upon Qinggui Garden.
They were also from Yanluo Immortal Mansion.
The leader was none other than Feiyu Yun Jue, who possessed the Human Dao Edict.
The originally not-so-large Qinggui Garden was now packed to the brim, surrounded layer upon layer, with no way in or out.
Inside the pavilion.
Tang Manqing, Liu Yue, and Lin Xiang'er were burning with anxiety. They had always worried about Gu Qingfeng's identity being exposed, and now it had happened.
What should they do?
Tang Manqing didn't know, Liu Yue didn't know, and Lin Xiang'er knew even less.
Lin Xiang'er was frantic with worry for Gu Qingfeng's safety. Perhaps because of the sense of déjà vu, she felt some goodwill toward him and wanted to figure out what was going on. Naturally, she didn't want anything to happen to him.
As for Tang Manqing and Liu Yue.
Although both deeply detested Gu Qingfeng for impersonating Lord Chixiao and worried he would implicate the Yanluo royal family and Lord Black Buddha,
that didn't mean they wanted him to die here.
Others might not know,
but the two of them knew this fellow was that Young Master Chiyan from the Great Northwest who had fused with a remnant consciousness of the Monarch. In other words, whether they admitted it or not, in a sense, this guy was essentially the Monarch's successor.
As a member of the Scarlet-Letter Faction, with Lord Black Buddha as her grand-teacher, Liu Yue would never let the Monarch's only successor die at the hands of these people.
And although Tang Manqing might not be from the Scarlet-Letter Faction, she was still a member of the Yanluo royal family. The Monarch had shown kindness to Yanluo's royal house, and as a princess-royal of Yanluo, she absolutely would not stand by and watch the Monarch's only successor perish here.
Now that news of Gu Qingfeng being here had spread, experts from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects had almost all arrived.
What should they do?
With their strength, the three of them couldn't hope to contend against the experts from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects. Even facing Feiyu Yun Jue alone, who possessed the Human Dao Edict, the three of them combined probably weren't a match.
Tang Manqing looked at Lin Xiang'er and Liu Yue. The three exchanged glances, then looked toward Mei Miao, secretly transmitting their inner worries, hoping Sister Miao could think of a way.
At this moment.
Mei Miao's enchanting face was also filled with grave concern. Especially as more and more experts from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects arrived, her expression grew increasingly solemn.
Tang Manqing and the other two didn't know what to do.
Neither did she.
Tang Manqing and the others were worried.
She was worried too.
The only difference was that Tang Manqing and the others worried about Gu Qingfeng's safety, while Mei Miao worried about the safety of these elders and prodigies from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects.
"I think you shouldn't be worrying about his safety right now, but rather about the safety of these people."
Ever since Gu Qingfeng had seen through her heart with a single glance and exposed her identity and soul with a few words, Mei Miao had been certain this man was not to be trifled with.
When the news spread and experts from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects kept arriving, she had been secretly observing Gu Qingfeng. Watching him now only further confirmed her earlier speculation.
But her words left Tang Manqing and the other two bewildered.
"I told you, this man's existence is absolutely not simple. Can't you see? With so many experts surrounding this place so tightly, has he even frowned once?"
Hearing this,
Tang Manqing and the others finally realized something was off. They had been too caught up in their own panic. Only after Mei Miao's reminder did they suddenly notice that Gu Qingfeng was still casually sitting in his chair, legs crossed, sipping his wine, watching the continuous stream of arriving experts as if they were here for someone else, not him.
"That air of calm indifference, that leisurely ease, that utter lack of fear, that carefree and unrestrained spirit emanating from his bones—it's definitely not an act, nor feigned composure, and certainly not some deliberate mystification."
Mei Miao continued her secret transmission: "In other words, he doesn't take these people seriously in the slightest, not even a tiny bit."
These words struck Tang Manqing and the others as utterly unbelievable.
Although Gu Qingfeng's strength was somewhat mysterious and bizarre, if a person had no cultivation and no fortunes, how powerful could his physical body alone be?
Moreover, the people who had come this time were all experts from the Four Great Families and Seven Great Sects! There were countless Earth Immortals of various levels, including a Minor Destiny Holder like Zhou Ting, and most terrifying of all, Feiyu Yun Jue who possessed the Human Dao Edict.
No matter how strong Gu Qingfeng was, could he possibly be a match for Feiyu Yun Jue?
Taking a step back, even if this guy could match Feiyu Yun Jue, how could he possibly deal with hundreds of Earth Immortals?
And among them were Spiritual Essence Earth Immortals, Chaoyuan Earth Immortals, and even Returning to Origin Earth Immortals.
Suppressing the myriad doubts in her heart, Tang Manqing asked, "Sister Miao, you're saying he...
Heavens!
He...
What gives him the right?"
"Don't ask me what gives him the right. I don't know, I can't tell, and I can't imagine. But I trust my own judgment and my own instincts."
As Mei Miao spoke, she added, "That's why I said you have no need to worry about his safety, but should worry about these people's safety instead. I don't know him well, and I'm not familiar with his ways. I can't imagine how he'll deal with these people. If he just deals with them, that's one thing. What I fear is that if this guy flies into a rage and slaughters them all, then the entire Yanluo Kingdom will be thrown into chaos."
"Of course, if this guy dares to take responsibility and bears it alone, there wouldn't be much to worry about. What I fear is if this guy kills these people, then claps his hands and walks away. Who will take the blame then?"
"Many people now say he's a fraud Lord Black Buddha brought in to impersonate the Monarch. If he kills these people today and then walks away, Lord Black Buddha will definitely be blamed. And your Yanluo royal family has such deep ties with the Monarch—you won't escape implication either."