"What question?"
"He is either an ignorant fool, or a fearless madman, or else..." Closing his eyes, Dao Venerable Bai Xuan drew a deep breath and said solemnly, "...he truly is as he just claimed—as long as he doesn't wish to die, no one in this world can kill him..."
"Heh heh..." Hearing this, Young Lord Jing Yun let out a soft laugh. He glanced at Dao Venerable Bai Xuan and said, "My master always said you were well-traveled and cautious. I must say, you truly are well-traveled, and truly cautious enough..." After speaking, Jing Yun sneered coldly, his eyes flashing with arrogant light. "I don't care if he's mysterious, or bizarre, an ignorant fool, or a fearless madman. Forget him being a fraud impersonating Lord Chixiao's heir—even if he were Lord Chixiao's true heir, I, Jing Yun, wouldn't spare him a second glance."
Dao Venerable Bai Xuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but after a moment's thought, he ultimately remained silent. He shook his head and sighed deeply, lamenting Jing Yun's youth, his smooth cultivation path, his excessive arrogance, and his heaven-defying talent. What made him sigh even more was that throughout history, few of those with heaven-defying talent ever achieved immortality in the end, for most died on the words 'arrogant and overconfident'.
Within the gathering area, Xiao Jinr had been conversing with Gu Qingfeng through the Soul-Link Bracelet. For some reason, Gu Qingfeng's voice had suddenly ceased from the other side.
Xiao Jinr called out several times in succession, but Gu Qingfeng gave no response.
Beside her, Lan Feier comforted Xiao Jinr while feeling puzzled herself.
Not far away, Ouyang Ye muttered, "Could it be that Gu Qingfeng was just talking big and never actually intended to come?"
Shui Yunruo and Lan Feier exchanged a glance, unsure how to respond.
If Gu Qingfeng didn't come, they could completely understand.
After all, experts from all the major sects across the Four Directions Great Domain were gathered here, waiting to kill him. If he dared show up, he would likely meet his end.
Knowing he would die, who would be foolish enough to come deliver themselves to death?
Who isn't afraid of death?
What angered Lan Feier and the others was that if this fellow truly had no intention of coming, he shouldn't have made those grand boasts to Xiao Jinr.
What nonsense about being invincible, about no one being able to touch him!
Anyone can talk big and make empty boasts.
A true man keeps his word; once spoken, it cannot be taken back. A promise is a promise—if you say it, you must do it. If you can't, don't make the promise.
Now, this fellow Gu Qingfeng had mysteriously vanished. No matter how Xiao Jinr called out, no sound came from the Soul-Link Bracelet.
"Damn it, could Gu Qingfeng really be tricking Xiao Jinr?"
After waiting a while longer, there was still no sound from Gu Qingfeng. By now, not only Ouyang Ye suspected Gu Qingfeng of empty talk, but even Lan Feier, Shui Yunruo, and even Su Hua began to doubt him, feeling intense hatred toward him.
They felt this way, and Su Hua was no exception.
To be honest, she had hoped to see Gu Qingfeng come.
The reason was simple.
She wanted to see what condition Gu Qingfeng was in after his failed Golden Core formation. She wanted to see what gave him the courage to make such grand boasts. And she wanted to know whether Gu Qingfeng truly was Lord Chixiao's heir.
If Gu Qingfeng was truly just talking big...
If Gu Qingfeng was merely a fraud impersonating the Monarch's heir...
Su Hua wouldn't stand by and watch him be killed. After all, she bore some responsibility for causing this huge trouble. If she hadn't spread the news of Gu Qingfeng's failed Golden Core formation on the Taixuan Platform back then, today's scene might not have occurred. Even if it was unintentional, it was still her doing.
To make up for her momentary unintentional mistake, and to prevent Xiao Jinr from being heartbroken, even if it meant bearing the charge of sheltering an evil demon, Su Hua would intervene to save Gu Qingfeng's life.
She had been prepared to do just that. When Gu Qingfeng told Xiao Jinr through the Soul-Link Bracelet that he would come, she had already decided not to let Gu Qingfeng die here.
But that fellow had talked so eloquently, yet now there was no trace of him...
Thinking of this, Su Hua felt extremely angry. She hated men who broke their promises and lacked responsibility most of all.
"Elder Sister Su Hua, Gu Qingfeng probably really won't come... What should we do?"
Ouyang Ye's voice came. Su Hua responded, "Don't worry, I have my own plans."
Whether Gu Qingfeng came today or not, Su Hua wouldn't let anyone lay a finger on Xiao Jinr.
"I knew Gu Qingfeng was just making empty boasts! Damned big liar! Stinking man!"
Ouyang Ye was furious. She comforted Xiao Jinr, saying, "Jin'er, don't be disappointed, don't be sad..."
Xiao Jinr wore a puzzled expression. "Elder Sister Ouyang, why should Jin'er be disappointed? Why should Jin'er be sad?"
"That dead liar Gu Qingfeng won't come..." Worried Xiao Jinr would be heartbroken, Ouyang Ye tried to soften her tone as she comforted, "But we can understand him not coming. After all, so many people here want to kill him..."
"Elder Sister Ouyang, Big Brother is no liar. Big Brother said he would come, so he will definitely come..." Xiao Jinr seemed to trust Gu Qingfeng completely. She showed no disappointment, no sadness, not even anxiety. "And Big Brother said that as long as he doesn't wish to die, no one between heaven and earth can kill him. Big Brother isn't afraid of these bad people at all."
Looking at Jin'er in that moment, Ouyang Ye, Lan Feier, Shui Yunruo, and the others felt their hearts ache as if pierced by needles.
How innocent little Jin'er was!
How pure little Jin'er was!
How simple little Jin'er was!
She believed whatever Gu Qingfeng, that innocent fool, said.
She purely, firmly believed Gu Qingfeng would definitely come.
She so simply, so trustingly believed even Gu Qingfeng's nonsense about no one between heaven and earth being able to kill him.
But damn it!
Why would that damned liar Gu Qingfeng deceive such an innocent, pure little Jin'er!
It was truly despicable!
Utterly despicable to the extreme!
Big liar!
Time passed bit by bit. Still, no sound came from the Soul-Link Bracelet. At this point, Su Hua was completely disappointed. Looking at the densely packed, countless crowd around them, Su Hua shook her head and said, "Jin'er, Elder Sister will take you away from here."
"No! Jin'er still wants to wait here for Big Brother..."
Su Hua swore she had never hated a liar as much as she did today. Though she really didn't want to make Xiao Jinr sad, she had no choice but to speak the truth. "Your Big Brother won't come... Let's just go."
Ouyang Ye said angrily, "Right! Little Jin'er, from now on, don't call him Big Brother anymore. He's not your Big Brother. He's a thoroughgoing big liar!"
"Elder Sister Ouyang, if you keep saying Big Brother is a liar, Jin'er will get angry..." Just as Xiao Jinr was speaking, she suddenly seemed to sense something. Her entire being instantly became excited as she shouted loudly, "Big Brother is here!"