Chapter 37: Haoran Appears

At Yunfeng Village, the Grand Priest of Yunfeng Village was furiously dissing Yun Fengchuan.

Yun Fengchuan couldn’t help but retort.

“Grand Priest, unlike you, I have bigger ambitions! Don’t you realize that if their Love Gu is completed, we’ll always be under their thumb in future Gu battles!”

The Grand Priest looked at her like she was an idiot, “So what if we lose? Ten kilos of corn, two old hens, and a pig—can’t Yunfeng Village afford that?”

“Why do you talk about Gu battles like it’s a high-stakes poker game, where losing once means losing everything?”

“But what if they have bad intentions…”

“What nonsense? We’re all law-abiding citizens here. Who would have bad intentions? But you, bringing a fugitive to capture innocent people!”

“You’re the one with bad intentions! Eating wild vegetables must’ve messed up your brain, huh?”

“You…” Yun Fengchuan was infuriated.

Why do you always talk about wild vegetables? Yes, I dig for wild vegetables, but only as a side dish. I eat other things too!

Seeing Yun Fengchuan at a loss for words, the Grand Priest felt triumphant.

Back in the day, he could out-argue anyone in the ten villages. Even Elder Sister couldn’t argue better than him!

Unfortunately, Elder Sister stopped playing fair and started using her fists to shut him up.

To this day, he kept learning, as the era of filtered words came, and cursing was outdated. Only by speaking normally but hitting where it hurts could you truly master the art. So he often practiced “greeting” with netizens online.

As Yun Fengchuan was about to say something, Yang Dongfang pulled her back and shook his head.

“Two peak Dark Jin fighters, too risky, retreat for now!”

“…Alright, I understand, Brother Yang!”

As Yang Dongfang and the others slowly retreated, footsteps sounded behind them.

Turning around, Yang Dongfang’s eyes widened.

“Xiao Yuxiao?!”

“It’s you!”

Yang Dongfang saw Wang Haoran and the Hua Jin expert from before.

Beside the Hua Jin expert was Wang Yuxiao, bound tightly.

Yang Dongfang felt a sense of doom and asked, “What did you do to my disciple?”

“What else? He’s dead!”

“You…”

Seeing Yang Dongfang’s furious glare, Wang Haoran ignored him and instead looked curiously at Yun Fengchuan.

According to the original plot, Yun Fengchuan was a villain who was killed by Lin Ming after plotting against Yun Ling’er multiple times.

Yang Dongfang didn’t appear in that process.

In previous lives, Yun Fengchuan was with Yang Dongfang and his disciple, and Wang Haoran had used various means to kill them.

But Uncle Tai was someone Wang Haoran hadn’t seen before.

Usually, by the time Wang Haoran came to Baichui Town, Uncle Tai had already been discovered and dealt with. The original plot didn’t mention him either, so Wang Haoran didn’t know he was with Yun Fengchuan.

Though he didn’t know how Uncle Tai got involved with Yun Fengchuan, it didn’t matter.

As long as he could use him, it was fine.

At the village, Yun Ling’er deliberately mentioned finding a cultivation partner, creating a sense of crisis for Yun Fengchuan, prompting her to act.

Then, using the opportunity of Xia Xinyan and Liu Yunshuang’s arrival, Uncle Tai placed tracking Gu worms on them.

Wang Haoran and Yun Ling’er then controlled these Gu worms, putting them in a bottle and having Old Mo carry it around the village, drawing out Yang Dongfang and his group.

Wang Haoran then led his men to raid their base, directly killing Lin Ming, and finally surrounded Yang Dongfang’s group.

Yang Dongfang’s group thought they were waiting in ambush, but they were the ones being ambushed.

The reason for killing Lin Ming first was because he still had fifty points of protagonist halo, and Wang Haoran feared unexpected changes.

Recalling the process of killing Lin Ming, Wang Haoran still felt a lingering fear, not because of the enemy, but because of Xia Xinyan and Liu Yunshuang.

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Earlier.

After monitoring Yang Dongfang and Yun Fengchuan leaving, Wang Haoran took Luoluo, Yun Ling’er, Xia Xinyan, and Liu Yunshuang to find Lin Ming.

Originally, Wang Haoran didn’t want Xia Xinyan and Liu Yunshuang to follow, but they insisted, and Yun Ling’er agreed with them.

Old Mo and the bodyguards were sent to lure Yang Dongfang away, giving Wang Haoran a chance to strike.

Unexpectedly, upon entering the house, they saw Wang Yuxiao sitting in a chair, lost in thought.

Sensing danger, Wang Yuxiao immediately pulled out a handgun aimed at Wang Haoran.

But before she could pull the trigger, Luoluo kicked her in the chest, sending her flying through the bamboo wall and landing outside.

Under Luoluo’s direction, Yun Ling’er and Liu Yunshuang pinned Wang Yuxiao down, while Xia Xinyan found a rope to tie her up tightly.

Maybe Luoluo had kicked too hard; it wasn’t until she was bound that Wang Yuxiao snapped out of her daze, spat blood, and angrily shouted.

“Who are you people?”

But no one answered her.

Wang Haoran and Luoluo walked towards the frightened Lin Ming.

Meanwhile, Yun Ling’er, Xia Xinyan, and Liu Yunshuang surrounded the writhing Wang Yuxiao, smiling meaningfully.

This made Wang Yuxiao uneasy.

Inside the house.

Lin Ming was panicking.

His vision had partially recovered, and with his martial artist’s senses, he roughly understood what was happening.

He saw two figures heading towards him and panicked, grabbing a stool and swinging it.

“Don’t come any closer!”

“My master is very powerful; you still have time to leave!”

“Back! Back! Back!”

Seeing Lin Ming’s frantic actions, Wang Haoran couldn’t help but laugh.

Every time facing death, he was like this!

Of course, Wang Haoran couldn’t say that if he himself faced certain death one day, he could handle it better than Lin Ming.

To avoid such a situation, Wang Haoran had to keep accumulating power, making sure nothing could threaten him.

Seeing the figures nearing, Lin Ming finally broke down in despair.

With clenched fists, he desperately punched Wang Haoran.

But Wang Haoran was faster, kicking him in the chest, making him fall to the ground, spitting blood.

Before Lin Ming could speak, Wang Haoran kicked him a few more times.

Seeing Lin Ming lying on the ground, barely alive, Wang Haoran pulled out a handgun.

At that moment, Yun Ling’er, Xia Xinyan, and Liu Yunshuang dragged the limp Wang Yuxiao into the room.

Seeing Wang Haoran aiming at Lin Ming’s head, Xia Xinyan and Liu Yunshuang suddenly spoke.

“Wait!”