In an inn, the man in black took off his mask, knelt on one knee, and then looked at the back in the dark.
"Master, the person has been brought here."
"Um."
The owner of the figure hummed lightly and said nothing more. The man in black did not dare to stand up and just knelt there, waiting for his owner's instructions.
After half an incense stick of time had passed, the owner of the figure turned around and said, "Did you find anything?"
"We only found this." The man in black held the yellow scroll in his hand.
The man in the darkness bent his palm slightly, and a suction force erupted from his hand, and the yellow scroll fell into his hand. After examining it for a moment, the man in the darkness spoke, "Is it clean?"
"Master, all traces have been erased."
"Well done. Bring the people in!"
The man in black put Gu Yuan on the ground and retreated alone.
The person in the darkness looked at Gu Yuan lying on the ground with an expression of disdain.
“Mmm… so comfortable!”
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Yuan slowly woke up. He felt that he had slept very comfortably. In his dream, he seemed to be weightless, floating freely above the fairy mountain shrouded in clouds and mist.
He yawned and prepared to stretch with a dazed look in his eyes, but just as he stretched out his hand, Gu Yuan saw a figure in the darkness, and then he remembered to look around.
"No! I was knocked unconscious!"
Gu Yuan jumped up, made sure his limbs were not lost, and then looked at the figure in panic.
"Who are you?"
"Me? I'm the one in the dark."
"You...what's your relationship with those eight men in black?"
"They are just my dogs."
The sound in the darkness was as harsh as the sound of wood rubbing against each other, and Gu Yuan was sure that he definitely didn't know him.
"Who are you? What do you want to do by bringing me here?" Gu Yuan frowned, feeling a little disgusted by what he said.
"It doesn't matter who I am. I originally just wanted to ask you some questions, but now I've become interested in this thing."
The man in the darkness held up the yellow scroll and pointed at it.
Gu Yuan's pupils constricted. That was the escape talisman that he didn't have time to use.
"This scroll reveals a hint of spatial fluctuation. Only he can create such a stable spatial force, right? Did you use this when you faced that little mercenary last time?"
Although he was asking Gu Yuan, his tone was full of certainty.
Gu Yuan felt a little flustered. This person even knew that he had used the Escape Talisman to escape from Scar's hands last time. So what on earth didn't he know?
"Tell me, where did you get this thing? What is your relationship with him?"
"My master gave it to me!" Gu Yuan blurted out, pulling out his non-existent master without any hesitation.
He must make this person feel afraid, perhaps only in this way can he have a chance to survive.
"Your master? Haha, he actually accepted you as his disciple?" The person in the darkness seemed a little surprised.
"I advise you to let me go, otherwise my master will not forgive you."
Although he didn't know who the "he" this person was talking about, Gu Yuan still continued speaking along with what he said.
"You won't spare me? Haha, that's interesting. I admit he's very strong, but would he dare to attack here? I'm afraid that if he does, he'll attract countless people in the dark, right?"
The man in the darkness laughed strangely and said.
Gu Yuan was confused at this moment. Who was the "he" this person was referring to? Was it Gu Shang?
"People in the dark? Are you talking about people like you?" Gu Yuan asked coldly.
"Hmph, tell me! Where is your master now? And where is the Saint Girl beside him?"
"Saint?"
Gu Yuan was even more confused. What on earth was he talking about? Wasn't he talking about Gu Shang?
"Will you let me go if I tell you?" Gu Yuan asked.
"Tsk tsk, a first-level spiritual disciple is not even as strong as an ant in my eyes. What good would killing you do for me?"
"Master has taken the Saint Girl to the Central Region!" Gu Yuan said without blushing or beating his heart.
"You are lying!" said the man in the dark slowly.
"Why would I lie? You set an ambush here, why would he stay here?" Gu Yuan thought for a while and said.
"Oh? Then why didn't he take you away?"
"I'm not very talented, and my master only accepted me as his disciple because I saved the Saint. Furthermore, I was born and raised here, and my cultivation isn't very high. Why should I risk it with them?"
"Tsk, that's interesting. But unfortunately, I don't believe it!"
Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but he began to feel nervous.
"Well, if you don't want to tell me, forget it! I'll know everything after searching your soul."
Gu Yuan's face turned horrible. He naturally knew what soul searching was. A person who was not careful about the soul search would become an idiot!
"I've blocked off all the space here, don't even think you can escape!"
The voice of the man in the darkness suddenly became hoarse. He flexed his palms into claws towards Gu Yuan, and a powerful suction force burst out from his hands. The next moment, Gu Yuan was held tightly by his neck.
Gu Yuan's face was pale, and he couldn't muster any strength. He said with difficulty, "You've caught the wrong person. I don't know who the 'he' you're talking about is, nor do I know what the Saint Maiden is!"
"Haha, stop struggling. After searching your soul, I'll know everything."
"System! System, come out quickly!"
"Yes, host."
"Hurry up and find a way to help me escape!"
"Host, please note that the system is designed to provide you with high-quality services and help you gradually become stronger. It cannot directly help you defeat your enemies."
"Then how the hell did you help me last time? What could have allowed me to escape?"
"This space has been blocked. There is no way to help the host. Please solve the problem yourself."
Then the system fell silent.
"How can I find you if I can?"
Gu Yuan roared in his heart, his face flushed to the extreme. He didn't expect the system to be so unreliable.
“Huh…huh”
The hand holding his neck became tighter and tighter, and Gu Yuan no longer had the strength to break free.
"The more you resist, the more dangerous you become. Release your soul and let me take a good look at your memories."
Like a devil's voice piercing his ears, Gu Yuan's eyes gradually became blurred, and he slowly fell into the abyss.
A soul force powerfully entered Gu Yuan's mind. Just as he was about to devour Gu Yuan's soul, a figure suddenly appeared behind him, and the strong spiritual energy hit his back directly.
The man in the darkness's expression changed. Without time to care about Gu Yuan, he quickly turned around and clashed with the newcomer.
The two spiritual energies collided violently, generating a powerful impact force that catapulted Gu Yuan, who was so close, out like a bullet. The chain mail on his body instantly turned into powder, blood spurted out of his mouth like money, and even his chest was visibly sunken.
Before he fell unconscious, Gu Yuan vaguely saw a silver-faced man standing with his hands behind his back...
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