Mo Li's eyelids twitched. In just a moment, Gu Yan vanished. Before he could react, a sharp pain shot through his back with a cracking sound.
“Uh…” Three parallel wounds instantly appeared on Mo Li’s back.
Before he could turn around, Gu Yan reappeared before him, smiling at Mo Li, "Does it hurt?"
"Master...uh..." Mo Li gritted his teeth, unable to speak due to the pain.
Gu Yan raised the corners of his mouth slightly. "The Green Bamboo Sword Technique also has another name: the Thorn Blade Sword Technique..."
As he spoke, he raised the willow branch in his hand, revealing short thorns on it—
Mo Li looked at Gu Yan, trembling with pain, and gritted her teeth before speaking, "Master..."
"Hehe, the previous palm strike has already planted the seeds of pain in you. Add to that the three parts force of the willow and the seven parts cold of the thorns, and the pain has pierced your nerves and the injury has pierced your meridians! Xiao Li, you must be in a lot of pain, right?" Gu Yan squinted and sneered.
Mo Li's face turned deathly pale as she watched Gu Yan, and then she spat out a mouthful of blood mist...
"Pfft..."
It hurts so much...
It really hurts...
Mo Li—I've never felt this pain before!
Mo Li collapsed to the ground, gritting her teeth and trembling all over, too painful to speak.
This was not the pain that Jiu Chen felt, which was faintly burning his internal organs, nor the pain of a sword piercing his flesh, nor the pain of being heartbroken...
This wound, this pain, pierced through the flesh and the soul!
Unbearable...
Seeing the pained expression on Mo Li's face, Gu Chengyan sighed and walked closer, saying to her, "Xiao Li, give up! You can't possibly beat your master!"
"I haven't lost yet...uh...I..." Mo Li tried to stand up, but her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground again.
"Stop struggling! Your meridians are blocked; you have no chance to resist!" Gu Yan smiled as he looked at Mo Li and said, "Xiao Li, you've lost!"
Mo Li looked at Gu Yan, his heart sinking, but he didn't speak, and there wasn't a trace of despair in his eyes.
He chuckled softly at the two people before him, then burst into laughter, "Hahahahahaha..."
Gu Chengyan frowned slightly, "Xiao Li, you..."
"Haha... Actually, I knew long ago that I had no chance of winning... But as long as all of you strongmen are here, and I stop you here... I think..."
Mo Li smiled brightly, "I think the barbarian army probably doesn't have any backers anymore..."
Gu Yan's smile vanished instantly. Only then did he realize something was amiss. Why hadn't any other barbarian troops come to his aid? Although he had only brought ten thousand soldiers, there were only five hundred here. Where were the others...?
Mo Li chuckled as he looked at Gu Yan and Gu Chengyan. Suddenly, a fire broke out deep in the forest behind him, followed by deafening explosions!
"What, what's going on?!" Gu Chengyan was startled.
Gu Yan squinted at Mo Li, "So that's how it is. What a clever diversionary tactic! It seems you came prepared this time!"
"Cough cough..." Mo Li coughed lightly, clutching his chest, and coughed up black blood. His voice was slightly hoarse but excited as he spoke, "Haha—Master, I did not win, but you...you lost the world!"
Gu Yan's face was gloomy, and he was so angry that his body trembled slightly. He had actually made such a big mistake!
Because he was focused on Mo Li alone, he neglected the other members of the enemy army!
The plan to unify the Central Plains, which had been in the works for many years, unexpectedly... unexpectedly, it all fell apart at the last minute!
"Gu Liyan... Gu Liyan..." Gu Yan stared intently at Mo Li, murmuring his name with deep hatred.
Mo Li gave a bitter smile. "Master, now that I've joined the Nine Springs Realm, I've abandoned my former name. Please just call me Mo Li!"
Gu Yan's brow twitched. "Yes, haha, I forgot. The person in front of me isn't Gu Liyan anymore, not that innocent little fox who yearned for freedom and looked forward to the future..."
"You've grown up, matured, escaped the shackles of Thousand Absolute Mountain, and gained freedom in the Nine Springs Realm!" Gu Yan's smile grew increasingly sinister...
"Hehe, I lost, defeated by you and your comrades behind you. Heh, you have very powerful comrades..." Gu Yan chuckled.
Mo Li smiled; he knew that Hua Mulan and Wang Qiankun were fighting...
Gu Yan squinted at Mo Li and asked with some confusion, "It wasn't Mo Chen who came up with the plan, nor was it Wang Qiankun who led the team. Could it be Mo Han? Did he... really get involved?"
Mo Li was slightly taken aback and shook his head with a wry smile. "No... Senior Brother was seriously injured and has already returned to the Nine Springs Realm."
Gu Yan was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised. "What? He... he went back seriously injured?"
Mo Li nodded. "I begged him to save Wang Qiankun, but because of the excessive exertion, I was seriously injured..."
Gu Yan opened his mouth, utterly astonished. He couldn't believe that someone so cold and ruthless would sacrifice himself to save someone else! Looking at Mo Li again, he suddenly understood…
"Yes, although he is cold and ruthless, he won't ignore you... Hehe, it seems I was right. The fate of the barbarians was severed by Wang Qiankun, not by you."
Mo Li pursed her lips and looked at Gu Yan expectantly, "So... Master, let's not fight anymore, okay?"
Gu Yan looked at Mo Li and couldn't help but smile. He raised his hand and removed his mask. Mo Li looked at that familiar face, and her nose tingled with emotion. "Master..."
Gu Yan walked towards Mo Li step by step, squatted down in front of him, reached out and removed his mask. His beautiful face was deathly pale, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth...
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