Upon hearing that he was this old man's savior, Gu Qingfeng thought carefully but had no recollection of it. However, he had no mind to dwell on that now; he only wanted to know what was going on with this other Gu Qingfeng.
Inside the area.
The several dozen members of Hei Feng Cave tightly encircled Han Dong and Ouyang Ye, staring at them with fierce, predatory eyes. Off to the side, Bi Lan of Yao Yue Palace stood with her arms crossed, watching the show with relish, while even Daozun Ziyu wore a cold, gloating smile at the corner of her mouth.
Han Dong, clad in white robes, was enveloped in a faint, chilly mist. She held a Frost-Ice Sword, her coldly beautiful face devoid of any emotion. Beside her, Ouyang Ye's body shimmered with an unusual, multicolored radiance, on guard against the Hei Feng Cave members. If they dared to make a move, the young girl would not hesitate to strike first.
The two sides were at a standoff, poised for conflict.
Yet, the Hei Feng Cave members delayed their attack, as if they were all hesitating about something.
Indeed.
They feared Han Dong's true strength, and they also feared her legendary Dao partner.
"Junior!
This old man gives you one last chance! I advise you to hand over the crystal stones!
Otherwise, you won't leave the Peach Blossom Secret Realm today!"
Han Dong responded indifferently, her voice icy as she stated coldly, "I won't hand them over."
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, junior!
I see you truly have no regard for your own life!"
"No regard for my life?
Hehehe..." At this moment, Ouyang Ye suddenly laughed. "Old man, I think it's you who has no regard for your life! To tell you the truth, my brother is right here in the Peach Blossom Secret Realm. If anything happens to Sister Han Dong today, I guarantee that every single one of you won't leave this place alive!"
"What big talk!" The one who spoke wasn't from Hei Feng Cave, but Bi Lan. She said disdainfully, "Don't let your tongue get ahead of you, you wild girl! Your brother? Hmph! And just which insignificant nobody is your brother, daring to act recklessly here!"
"Insignificant nobody?
Hehe..." Ouyang Ye sneered. "My brother's name would scare you to death if I said it!"
"Oh? Then say it and scare this young lady to death!"
"My brother's surname is Gu, his given name is Qingfeng, his Dao title is Chiyan Young Master, and he is also Sister Han Dong's Dao partner!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they instantly caused an uproar in the area!
The matter of Han Dong and Chiyan Young Master being Dao partners had been spreading like wildfire recently, though many didn't know if it was true or false.
Hearing Ouyang Ye declare it openly now shocked and surprised everyone present.
A person's reputation casts a long shadow.
The name Chiyan Young Master Gu Qingfeng had already resounded throughout the Great Northwest Frontier three years ago.
He had suppressed the geniuses of the four directions, slain Daozun ancestors, and annihilated the Nine-Hua Alliance. There was no one who didn't know of him.
Most importantly, the rumors said he was the successor disciple of the Red Sky Monarch.
Just as that old man had said, with such an identity, who in the entire Great Northwest Frontier, or even this world, wouldn't be wary? Let alone Hei Feng Cave or Yao Yue Palace.
Especially Ouyang Ye's claim that Chiyan Young Master was also in the Peach Blossom Secret Realm truly frightened the several dozen Hei Feng Cave members. Their faces changed drastically, and they almost instinctively took a step back, looking around nervously!
They were like this.
The Yao Yue Palace members were even more so.
Especially Daozun Ziyu and Bi Lan. When the two of them heard the name Gu Qingfeng, their faces instantly turned ashen.
Others might not know the truth, but the two of them knew in their hearts that Gu Qingfeng truly hadn't died, that he truly was Han Dong's Dao partner, and that three months ago, he had indeed barged into Yao Yue Palace and defeated three of the palace's Daozuns with a single move.
Seeing their fearful expressions, Ouyang Ye looked quite pleased with herself. However, Han Dong beside her seemed somewhat worried for some reason. She glanced at Ouyang Ye, and the young girl nodded at her, as if to reassure her. Then, Ouyang Ye looked at Bi Lan, whose expression was unnatural, and laughed.
"Bi Lan, what do you think?
Is my brother an insignificant nobody?
Last time at Yao Yue Palace, I wonder who it was that was scared half to death by a single sentence from my brother!"
"You!" Bi Lan's face alternated between green and white. She pointed at Ouyang Ye, furious and flustered, yet unable to retort.
"Hmph!
Let me tell you, my brother has a terrible temper, and he cares for Sister Han Dong the most. This young lady advises you to leave while you can, before my brother finds out about this. Otherwise...
When my brother arrives later and sees how you've bullied Sister Han Dong, in his rage, he'll definitely slaughter every single one of you!"
The several dozen Hei Feng Cave members looked at each other. Clearly, they were all somewhat wary of the name Gu Qingfeng.
Of course, it was only wariness, not yet fear. One of the old men among them sneered, "Little girl Ouyang, do you think we old folks who have cultivated for a thousand years were scared into growing up?
Never mind that that fellow surnamed Gu isn't here right now; even if he were, give him three extra guts, and he still wouldn't dare lay a finger on this old man."
"Wouldn't dare?
Hehehe..." Ouyang Ye laughed, her body swaying with mirth. Already lovely, her laughter was truly captivating. Especially when she laughed, the surrounding natural environment seemed to brim with a rich vitality. The withered peach trees around them, originally affected by the natural energy, miraculously sprouted peach blossoms at this moment. The blossoms bloomed as if all things were returning to spring.
This scene was far too miraculous, and far too eerie.
It was so miraculous it defied belief, and so eerie it made the scalps of those Hei Feng Cave members tingle. When Ouyang Ye's laughter stopped, the surrounding vitality instantly vanished. Looking around, over a hundred originally withered peach trees were now covered in pink blossoms again.
"Let me tell you, there's nothing in this world my brother wouldn't dare to do. Never mind that you're from Hei Feng Cave; even if you were the Emperor of Heaven himself, my brother would still dare to kill you without hesitation."
Ouyang Ye smiled meaningfully. "And don't think my brother lacks the capability. Hehe, killing you would be simpler than squashing an ant. Slaughtering Daozuns like you is as easy as butchering pigs and dogs."
Ouyang Ye's tone was somewhat playful and quite proud, as if Gu Qingfeng truly were her brother. Looking at the Hei Feng Cave members, she scoffed, "Cultivated for over a thousand years?
So what?
Do you know Ancestor Jiangzhu?
Do you know the old freak Huowu?
Do you know the Five Elders of Little Immortal Valley?
Have you heard of the Three Elders of Cloud-Heart Hall?
Which one of them hadn't cultivated for several thousand years as Daozuns?
Back when they saw my brother, they were so scared they knelt on the ground, not even daring to lift their heads."
"The Nine-Hua Alliance of the Four Great Regions, you all should know about it, right?
Plenty of experts, right?
Not a few Daozuns, right?
There were even great powers who had seized bodies for rebirth or reincarnated, weren't there?
And so what?
In the end, weren't they all killed, annihilated, or slaughtered by my brother? Those reincarnated great powers, in front of my brother, either knelt and paid their respects as juniors, or were so scared they didn't dare let out a peep."
"The Alliance Leader of the Nine-Hua Alliance was an Immortal Official bestowed by the Immortal Dynasty, possessing Immortal Protection. And so what?
In the end, didn't he still have to die when it was time to die!"