Yandere Gu Ling'er

But then, Xiao Huo regained his senses.

"Pavilion Owner, why did you let him go?", he asked.

He had been chased by Emperor Wu for so long and even almost died multiple times.

Even for Xiao Huo, who was used to getting chased by more powerful cultivators, such an experience made him extremely angry.

Moreover, it was obvious that Emperor Wu had targeted him for some reason and would not rest until he died.

Now, seeing the opportunity to nip the issue in the bud but being unable to do anything, Xiao Huo was a little unwilling.

"Emperor Wu just made a mistake because he didn't know the rules here."

"As long as he doesn't violate the rules of the Heaven's Secret Pavilion anymore, I won't take action."

Li Yuan shook his head and said calmly, as if he didn't care for a mere Emperor Wu.

Secretly, he murmured that he also wanted to kill him, but he was not sure of keeping him.

If he continued and people realized that he was not as strong as he seemed to be, it might ruin some of his future plans.

When Mu Bingyuan heard Li Yuan's words, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if she was enemies with Emperor Wu, she didn't want to see him die facing this mysterious young man.

After all, if he can kill Emperor Wu today, he might also kill her tomorrow.

She preferred that this mysterious cultivator didn't seem to be very bloodthirsty.

Looking at Xiao Huo, a strange glow flashed in Mu Bingyuan's eyes.

Her disciple had described her experiences before and she knew her disciple's relationship with him.

If it was any other time, she would stay and have a serious talk with him, but now is obviously not the right time.

"Pavilion Owner, since there is nothing else, I'll be leaving."

She saluted respectfully at Li Yuan and flew in the air, leaving this place.

It was only now that Xiao Huo realized that there was someone else here.

He was a little puzzled since he had never seen anyone else in the Heaven's Secret Pavilion before.

"Pavilion Owner, who is this?", he asked.

Li Yuan smiled slightly as if he thought of something interesting.

"This is your future mother-in-law."

His words left Xiao Huo stunned.

"Wha-what?"

***

Some distance away from the Heaven's Secret Pavilion, Emperor Wu was flying at a rapid speed.

From time to time, he glanced behind him, afraid that the young man would chase him down.

Finally, when he was completely sure that no one was following him, he slowed down and landed on the ground.

Thinking of the strange black smoke that almost killed him, Emperor Wu had some lingering fear.

"Senior, what was that strange black smoke right now?", he asked the transparent figure.

The transparent figure paused for a bit before replying.

"This should be a powerful spell cast by that young man."

"The reason you are so easily overwhelmed by it is just because of the difference in cultivation."

"If I'm not wrong, that young man should be a Saint cultivator."

What he didn't say however was that even he felt fear when he faced that black smoke.

It's as if the essence of the black smoke was not something he could deal with.

He was puzzled.

Usually, such a feeling should only exist when there was a large difference in cultivation.

Take the fireball spell as an example.

Even if a Qi Condensing cultivator and a Soul Transformation cultivator use the same fireball spell, the Soul Transformation's spell will be countless times stronger.

This is the difference in essence between the spells of the two of them.

'But how can there be a Saint King in this era? I must have made a mistake.', the transparent figure convinced itself.

When it saw that Emperor Wu looked a little downcast, he comforted him.

After all, he still had uses for him.

"Don't worry. Since that person spared your life, it means that he doesn't want to kill you."

"What you should care about is killing that ordinary man that has the soul of a Saint on him."

"As long as you devour that soul, you'll be able to breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm."

Hearing these words, Emperor Wu recovered.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, he would of course not give up on himself just because of a slight setback.

It's just that it was the first time in a long time that he almost faced death.

This experience made him even more certain that only by increasing his strength could he survive.

"One day I'll return the humiliation that I suffered today.", he swore secretly.

***

Just next to the Dark Mirror Forest, there is a large plain.

Usually, this place was completely empty, but now, two figures were sitting here.

One of them was a young woman, and the other one was a middle aged man.

These two people were Gu Ling'er and Liu Feng.

After they obtained the information about the Saint Pill from Li Yuan, they followed the marks on the map and were finally able to find it.

Then, they left the Dark Mirror Forest and stayed here in order for Liu Feng to break through.

The plain was completely silent until suddenly, the surrounding energy rushed towards Liu Feng's body.

"Click, click."

A small sound came out of his body and his aura was unconsciously emitted, disturbing the surrounding space.

"The Middle Stage of the Saint Realm.", Liu Feng murmured when he felt the strength in his body.

The movement of Liu Feng's breakthrough alerted Gu Ling'er who rushed here and landed next to him.

"Uncle Liu Feng, have you finally broken through?", she asked excitedly.

When she saw Liu Feng nodding, she became very happy.

"Uncle, let's go and see how Xiao Huo is doing. I'm very worried."

"What if he met any danger while we were away?"

She spoke and urged Liu Feng.

Liu Feng was speechless when he saw that she didn't care about his breakthrough and only cared for Xiao Huo.

Inwardly, he became even more dissatisfied with Xiao Huo.

'How could a mere boy be worthy of the Young Lady?'

He decided that he would inform the Patriarch of the Gu Clan as soon as possible.

Gu Ling'er didn't know Liu Feng's thoughts and was fantasizing about her future life with Xiao Huo.

'Brother Xiao Huo, don't worry. I will never betray your trust.'

'I'll surely keep you safe. Next to me.'

'We two are meant to be together.'

Her eyes flashed with possessiveness and a hint of cruelty.

On the surface however, she looked like an ordinary young girl, completely innocent.

***

Xiao Huo was sitting calmly when out of nowhere, his intuition warned him of danger.

A chill ran down his spine and he felt that something bad was going to happen.

This feeling of danger was even more intense than when he faced Emperor Wu.

"Who wants to harm me?"