Chapter 350 - 196 After all, A Special Identity

"Huh?"

The young elder of War God Peak was completely taken aback.

Though their Peak Master was the War God of the Holy Pill Sect, Wu Gui’s status was extraordinary. If this matter wasn’t handled properly, things could escalate quickly. Usually for such situations, the Great Elder would step in personally and even keep Wen Mingyan from getting involved. What was up with today? Had the sun risen in the west? The Great Elder was actually letting Wen Mingyan handle it directly.

He knew full well the nature of his Peak Master. If Wen Mingyan were really left to handle this, there wouldn’t be any option other than fighting.

"Great Elder, are you sure you want to let our Peak Master handle this? Wu Gui’s status is unusual, if this escalates it’ll be a real headache!"

Lu Junyi couldn’t help but laugh and say, "Wu Gui may be a lunatic, but he’s definitely not a fool. If I’m not mistaken, he didn’t bring too many people with him, right?"

The young elder of War God Peak nodded, "Correct! Including him, it’s four in total. The other three are Thousand Poison Sect’s Third Elder Qian Wei, Fifth Elder Qiu Kezhang, and Tenth Elder Ouyang Ling."

Hearing these words, Lu Junyi’s last shred of worry disappeared. "Alright, hurry over then! That lunatic Wu Gui won’t stop unless someone tough enough keeps him in check. Otherwise, your little buddies over there are going to suffer."

When Lu Junyi mentioned "little buddies," he was referring to the honorary elders of War God Peak currently facing off against Wu Gui and his group.

These honorary elders were typically Core Disciples who had reached a certain age and taken on this role. Their cultivation was generally below the third layer of Essence Refining. If it came down to them alone, they truly wouldn’t be able to stop Wu Gui’s group of four.

"The Great Elder won’t intervene—should I try asking other elders?"

The young elder of War God Peak, worried the situation might spiral out of control, started considering seeking assistance from other elders.

Lu Junyi seemed to have read his thoughts, as a voice came from the pavilion again: "There’s no need to go looking for other elders. I specifically instructed today that not a single elder from Cloud Saint Peak will step in. Hurry up and go find Wen Mingyan; he’s the best one to handle this."

His plans dashed, the young elder could only leap onto his flying bloodline beast and head to the summit of War God Peak.

At the summit of War God Peak,

Wen Mingyan, Qin Xue, and Gu Sheng had also been jolted awake by the alarm.

With Qin Xue’s assistance, Wen Mingyan angrily dressed while cursing, "That bastard Wu Gui—of all times to show up, he had to pick now? God, he’s pissing me off! I swear I’m going to chop him up into pieces later!"

Qin Xue’s cheeks were still tinged pink. She shot Wen Mingyan a glare and warned, "Wu Gui’s status is special—take a moment to see what the Great Elder has planned first! Even if you have to step in, don’t actually make a scene out of it!"

Wen Mingyan could only nod, "Got it, got it."

When Wen Mingyan stepped out of his room, Gu Sheng was already waiting at the door.

"Master, what happened?"

Although Gu Sheng couldn’t see who had arrived or hear Wu Gui’s voice, he had a nagging feeling the matter might involve him.

Wen Mingyan grumpily answered, "What else could it be? That bastard Wu Gui is here to cause trouble!"

Gu Sheng’s expression immediately grew solemn. "Master... is it because of me? Did I cause you trouble?"

Seeing Gu Sheng hang his head, Wen Mingyan shifted to a nonchalant tone, "Bah! What trouble could you have caused? His son got killed by a bloodline beast—what does that have to do with you? I’m just going to lay down the logic for him, and if he dares to act unreasonable, I wouldn’t mind slicing him up a bit. This is grown-up business, so don’t get involved. Go back to sleep—there’s still sword practice first thing in the morning."

At this moment, the same honorary elder who had gone to Cloud Saint Peak to deliver the message arrived as well.

"Peak Master, Wu Gui has brought people to stir up trouble—you need to handle this quickly!"

Wen Mingshen asked curiously, "Doesn’t the Great Elder usually handle these things? Why didn’t you go to him?"

The young elder immediately showed a bitter expression. "I already did. The Great Elder said he wouldn’t intervene, and neither would any of the other elders on Cloud Saint Peak. He said you need to handle it yourself."

When Wen Mingyan heard this, he started ranting furiously, "Oh, come on! That old geezer! Doing me dirty like this! Fine, fine—just wait! I’ll pluck every last grape from your vineyard one of these days!"

So worried was the young elder that he didn’t catch the second half of Wen Mingyan’s rant. He was preoccupied with concerns over his companions and quickly urged, "Peak Master, Wu Gui’s group is fully armed and emanating a killing intent—they’re clearly up to no good! Please hurry and deal with it; otherwise, I fear my colleagues won’t be able to hold them off!"

Wen Mingyan snorted coldly, "Ha! That bastard is too brazen—who’s he trying to scare? It’s just a fight! Who’s afraid of whom?"

Wen Mingyan strode to a boulder, pulled out the highest sword embedded in it, and vaulted onto his flying bloodline beast. "What are you standing there for? Let’s go!"

The young elder let out an "Oh!" and hurriedly got onto his flying bloodline beast.

As they soared into the air, Wen Mingyan yelled back to remind Gu Sheng, "Xiao Sheng, the ointment I gave you tonight will help reduce the soreness in your arms—make sure to use it! Don’t slack off on sword practice tomorrow morning, or I swear I’ll spank your behind!"

Watching Wen Mingyan disappear into the distance, warmth filled Gu Sheng’s heart.

Though Wen Mingyan usually seemed carefree and a bit chaotic, for some reason, Gu Sheng suddenly felt a long-missing sense of fatherly love emanating from him.

Qin Xue also stepped out, and seeing Gu Sheng staring at the night sky in a daze, she couldn’t help but chuckle. "Alright, enough spacing out—get back to sleep! Your master can handle this, no problem. Don’t mess up your sword practice tomorrow; if you do, he absolutely will spank your behind!"