"What do you mean by that? Who on earth did Jun He and the others go to meet?"
A Yin averted her eyes, looking hesitant and embarrassed. From her expression, I already had a clear idea of who was outside.
"Is it Gu Yuan who's here, right?"
Seeing that I had already guessed it, A Yin no longer concealed it. She took a deep breath and replied anxiously, "Yes, that's why Jun He didn't let you go out."
"Do you also believe that Gu Yuan wants to kill me? Don't you think there must be some misunderstanding in this?"
No matter what they said, I definitely wouldn't believe that Gu Yuan had the intention to kill me.
"I don't want to believe it either, but just now you saw Chi Yu's state. Gu Yuan admitted it to Jun He in person. I think you should just listen to Jun He now. No matter what happens, just stay here obediently. When they come back, they will surely explain it to you."
Just as I was arguing with A Yin, the maids outside the room fled in panic one by one. I didn't know what had happened outside.
I turned to look at A Yin again. She was still blocking the door and refused to let me out no matter what.
"Fine, I won't go out. Ask that maid what on earth is going on outside. I really want to know the situation outside now."
I took a few steps back to give A Yin some space so that she could go out and inquire.
Seeing me step back, A Yin quickly turned around, opened the door and grabbed a maid. She asked, "What on earth is going on outside? What are you all doing?"
The maid had a burden on her back, looking as if she was about to run away. Suddenly being grabbed, she looked extremely anxious, and her words were all jumbled.
"The Demon Lord is about to die. Of course, we should run away if we can. I advise you to hand over that demon girl, or else, Buyetian will surely be destroyed."
After saying that, the maid shook off A Yin's arm and fled for her life.
I heard it clearly in the room. Jun He was about to die, and Buyetian was also going to be destroyed.
Buyetian had once suffered a heavenly tribulation because of Gu Yuan. If Gu Yuan implicated the people of Buyetian again because of me today, then he would really be a sinner through the ages.
No, I would never let such a thing happen. While A Yin was standing there in a daze, I opened the door and ran downstairs.
"Lan Lan... What are you doing?"
"A Yin, if what that girl said is true, then you should run away quickly. I must go out to stop all this." I said while running back to A Yin.
A Yin chased after me for a while. But since she didn't have as much stamina as me, she stopped halfway, hands on her knees. Unable to catch up with me, she looked very helpless.
I made an apologetic gesture to her and then pushed open the main gate of Buyetian with both hands.
A thousand years ago, this gate had been closed once. This time, I would never let it close again.
The moment the gate opened, the scene in front of Buyetian was simply too tragic.
Everything in front of the gate was like a place that had been bombed by hot weapons. It had turned into ruins. Even the stone bridge where I once watched fireworks with Gu Yuan had collapsed.
The once colorful night view had now turned gray. The red moon was almost completely covered by dust, barely showing any light.
In the dark sky, stood Gu Yuan, Xue Liang and a group of others. Although there weren't as many people in this scene as when the heavenly soldiers besieged Buyetian back then, the momentum was by no means inferior.
Xue Liang looked down arrogantly from above, with Gu Yuan standing beside him.
Although Jun He was the Demon Lord and Bai Qi was the God of War, it was obvious that they were outnumbered.
When I walked out, the two of them were already tied up by the Immortal - Binding Rope. They struggled and fell to the ground.
"Jun He, Bai Qi?" Without thinking about anything else, I ran towards them.
"Who let you out? Go back." Jun He roared at me. But how could I go back at this moment?
I pounced towards him. As soon as my hand touched the Immortal - Binding Rope, it was as if I had touched a high - voltage wire. My body was directly flung out.
A metallic taste filled my mouth. A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and I fell to the ground.
"Lan Lan..." Jun He and Bai Qi called out my name in unison, their faces full of worry.
I glanced at the two of them and then turned to look at Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan's face was as calm as water. His cold eyes swept over me without the slightest ripple.
Was he still the Gu Yuan I knew? What on earth had happened to him?
Xue Liang looked at Gu Yuan with a sly look on his face. "Third Master is really ruthless. After all, she accompanied you for half a year. A couple for a day should cherish a hundred days of affection. Are you really so decisive in giving her up?"
"It was just a passing amusement. Why take it seriously?" Gu Yuan said to Xue Liang.
Just a passing amusement. These words hurt more than the blood I spat out. My chest felt as if it was being torn apart. I pressed my chest hard in pain and trembled on the ground.
"Gu Yuan, you're just an ungrateful villain." Jun He struggled hard, trying to break free from the Immortal - Binding Rope. The tighter he struggled, the tighter the rope became. If this went on, his bones would be broken.
Xue Liang laughed arrogantly at Jun He. "Hahaha, the Demon Lord is nothing more than this. In front of the Third Master, he's not worth mentioning."
Then he immediately changed his expression and said obsequiously to Gu Yuan, "Thanks to the Third Master for helping me get the token of the Demon Lord. Otherwise, if he called in the Five - Directional Demon Soldiers, it would really not be easy to capture him."
Gu Yuan hooked his lips at Xue Liang. "The person is out. Where's what I want?"
Gu Yuan's calm eyes glanced at me. His cold expression made me feel so strange.
"Thanks to the Third Master's generosity... Then we'll take this girl back. With her as the medicine primer, my Soul - Devouring Pill will surely be refined. By then, the whole world will be... Hahaha..."
Xue Liang laughed proudly and handed a bottle of potion to Gu Yuan. Then he transformed his figure and landed on the ground.
He first walked up to Bai Qi and kicked him hard on the shoulder.
"Hahaha... The God of War is nothing more than this..."
Then he walked up to Jun He. Just as he was about to kick, Jun He turned his eyes. His blood - thirsty and angry eyes stared at Xue Liang firmly.
Xue Liang was intimidated by Jun He's gaze. He didn't dare to kick but instead looked at me cunningly.
I sat up from the ground, looking at Gu Yuan with sad eyes, hoping to see a glimmer of hope on his face.
But his cold eyes always fell on Xue Liang. He didn't even look at me.
Xue Liang rubbed his hands, with a sneer on his face as he walked towards me step by step. I kept moving my feet backward, trying to stand up. But it seemed that my waist was sprained. Every movement caused excruciating pain.
"Xue Liang, let him go. Stay away from him." Bai Qi somehow found the strength to twist his body and ram into Xue Liang, but Xue Liang easily dodged it.
Tears welled up in my eyes, and my voice was a bit choked. "Gu Yuan... If you want my life, as long as you... give me a reason, I can surely give you my life... But do you know who he is?"
I pointed at Xue Liang with hatred on my face and roared angrily, "He was the one who led the heavenly soldiers to massacre Buyetian in order to hunt you down back then. It was him who killed Jun He's mother, your savior... Gu Yuan..."