Chapter 677 - 677 677 Venture a Move

Chapter 677: Chapter 677: Venture a Move Chapter 677: Chapter 677: Venture a Move The person advising Feng Wuchen was indeed Gu Ding.

Feng Wuchen turned to look and saw that both Gu Ding and Ruo Shui had taken refuge within the crowd, with Gu Ding somehow arriving behind Feng Wuchen without notice.

“Brother Feng, Zhao Haiyun is the young master of the Zhao family, with cultivation at the Fourth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm. The Zhao family is very powerful in Xuanhuo City, and offending him would mean certain death,” Gu Ding said in a low voice, clearly having seen Feng Wuchen being pushed by that arrogant man and was hastily trying to dissuade him.

“That Zhao Haiyun is extremely detestable; everyone who sees him fears him,” Ruo Shui muttered under her breath, casting a contemptuous glance at Zhao Haiyun not far away.

Feng Wuchen nodded and asked softly, “Why did you hide when you saw him just now? Do you have a grudge with him?”

“Not long ago in Xuanhuo City, Ruoshui had offended him,” Gu Ding responded with a reluctant, bitter smile.

Ruoshui immediately retorted, “How is that my fault? I was the first to lay eyes on the hairpin. He wanted to curry favor with another woman and insisted on competing with me, even offering thrice the price. In a fit of anger, I broke the hairpin.”

Ruoshui grew more agitated as she spoke, her cheeks puffing with indignation.

Shaking his head helplessly, Gu Ding then said, “Brother Feng, there happens to be a spot here; we’ll let you cultivate first.”

“Brother Gu Ding is too kind, you go ahead and cultivate. I’ll look around; maybe a spot will open up,” Feng Wuchen replied with a faint smile.

Sure enough.

No sooner had Feng Wuchen finished speaking than someone stood up and ceased their cultivation.

Feng Wuchen quickly stepped forward to avoid losing the spot.

But just as Feng Wuchen was about to sit down and meditate, a tall and burly figure appeared before him.

“Get up!” the burly man barked at Feng Wuchen, his face fierce as if he were a wild beast.

Feng Wuchen’s brow furrowed slightly, and he swept the burly man with a cold glare, responding icily, “On what grounds?”

At a glance, Feng Wuchen could tell that the man before him was in cahoots with Zhao Haiyun.

“Because I can kill you!” the burly man hissed threateningly, his eyes swirling with murderous intent, as if to say, choose the spot or your life.

“Oh? Is that so?” Feng Wuchen replied with a slight, cold chuckle.

The burly man before him was merely at the First Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, and Feng Wuchen didn’t take him seriously at all.

“This is bad! Brother Feng is in trouble!” Gu Ding, who was cultivating not far away, sensed that Feng Wuchen was facing trouble and felt a surge of anxiety.

But since the burly man was also under Zhao Haiyun, if Gu Ding were to intervene, he would surely be discovered by Zhao Haiyun, and then they might not be able to escape either.

“Could you be quieter? If you’re not cultivating, get out. Don’t disturb others,” a respected yet commanding old voice rang out just then.

“Master He!” The burly man’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

“Young Master Zhao, could you please control your subordinate?” Master He’s voice sounded again.

Master He was a Sixth Grade Forging Master, with a lofty status, and only he dared speak up—all others dared not to intervene.

Hearing this, Zhao Haiyun swept a glance at an old man sitting at the very back of the cave and said with neither humility nor arrogance, “I apologize for disturbing Master He’s cultivation. However, I hope Master He can bear with us for a moment, as this matter will be dealt with swiftly.”

Zhao Haiyun did not dare to disrespect Master He, yet he was not the least bit afraid either.

After speaking, Zhao Haiyun’s menacing gaze swept towards Feng Wuchen, filled with threat.

“You little rat! If you don’t get lost now, beware of your life!” the burly man hissed at Feng Wuchen, fists clenched and ready to pounce.

“Get lost!” Feng Wuchen answered coldly.

The burly man was momentarily stunned by Feng Wuchen’s response, seemingly unable to believe what his ears had heard.

Zhao Haiyun too was taken aback.

The cultivators, who were all meditating, opened their eyes one after another, casting their shocked gazes upon Feng Wuchen.

Where did Feng Wuchen get such courage? Was he seeking death?

Everyone secretly admired Feng Wuchen’s courage, but no one was optimistic about his chances.

Master He couldn’t help but glanced at Feng Wuchen, seemingly quite surprised by his bravery.

“Brother Feng is too impulsive!” Gu Ding was burning with anxiety but didn’t dare to intervene as he was still accompanying Ruoshui.

“Kill him!” Zhao Haiyun ordered coldly. Anyone who dares to be arrogant in front of him must die.

The burly man acted on the command, stimulating his True Yuan, and without any mercy, his fist roared towards Feng Wuchen, the terrifying force of the punch dispersing the violent Fire Attribute energy.

A glint of murderous intent Flash in Feng Wuchen’s eyes as he was about to make a move.

“Whoosh!”

“Bang!”

Just at that moment, a figure suddenly dashed forward, throwing a punch to meet the oncoming attack, and with a muffled ‘Bang’, the fearsome strength sent the burly man flying backward, crashing hard against the cave’s stone walls.

The person who had intervened was none other than Gu Ding, a cultivator of the Third Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm!

“Brother Feng, let’s go!” Gu Ding immediately pulled Feng Wuchen and dashed out of the cave.

“Gu Ding!” Zhao Haiyun’s face turned completely grim as he said viciously, “Talk about enemies on a narrow road. I didn’t expect you to deliver yourself to me. Today, I’ll see where you can run!”

“Whoosh!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Haiyun’s figure was already in hot pursuit, disappearing in a flash as the other robust men quickly followed suit.

“Who is that kid? Is he out of his mind? Daring to offend Young Master Zhao!”

“Hurry up and go see, that kid is done for, and now Gu Ding has even gotten involved.”

“Gu Ding is simply asking for death!”

Inside the cave, many cultivators whispered among themselves, shaking their figures as they all went out to watch the spectacle.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Outside the cave, Zhao Haiyun chased after them, his figure creating over a hundred illusions, moving at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, he intercepted Gu Ding.

The cultivators outside the Mysterious Fire Cave all looked towards the sky, curious about who had offended Zhao Haiyun.

“Think you can run?” Zhao Haiyun asked arrogantly.

Zhao Haiyun, being a cultivator of the Fourth Layer of the Heavenly Human Realm, excelled in movement technique and was renowned for his speed.

With Gu Ding a layer weaker, escaping from Zhao Haiyun’s grasp was virtually impossible.

“Gu Ding, where is that wretch Ruoshui? If you hand her over, I might spare your life!” Zhao Haiyun demanded coldly, evidently still harboring a grudge from the last incident.

“Brother Feng, you get going,” Gu Ding said gravely.

“Gu Ding, brother, why should you take the risk for me?” Feng Wuchen asked. He hadn’t expected Gu Ding, whom he had met only once, to risk his life to save him.

“I just can’t stand seeing Zhao Haiyun and his folks bullying people. Brother Feng, you need to get going!” Gu Ding insisted gravely.

“Hmph! Courting death!” Zhao Haiyun shouted angrily, the terrifying power of a Fourth Layer Heavenly Human Realm cultivator surging out, his aura violently fierce.

“Boom!”

“Buzz buzz!”

Stepping on the void, Zhao Haiyun let out a booming sound as he shot forward at a terrifying speed, his tremendous power spreading out, causing the void to tremble.

Gu Ding brandished a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact spear, fearlessly charging into battle.

“Gu Ding, last time you were lucky to escape, but this time your luck has run out. Killing you will force that wretched Ruoshui out!” Zhao Haiyun said coldly, his chilling voice sending shivers down one’s spine.