Miao Shi got out of Tang Ze's car, a bank card in hand, a slight smile tugging at his lips.
"All this money, what fools. They have so much, they could have any woman they want, yet they're fixated on just one. Idiots."
"If it weren't for the money, would I, a dignified Wu Gu master, allow my great Gu techniques to be sullied for such people?" Miao Shi said with disdain, toying with the bank card.
As he entered an alley, Miao Shi suddenly became alert, looking around and scoffing.
"Who's there? Come out!"
"So the Gu clan has no bottom line for money, it seems." A faint voice echoed from behind Miao Shi.
Miao Shi spun around, his brow furrowing as he saw the speaker.
"It's you!"
Qin Xuan stood at the alley's entrance, a wave of pressure spreading through the narrow passage. He spoke coldly,
"You're the one who cast the Gu on Yu Yan twice, aren't you?"
Feeling the immense pressure, Miao Shi immediately became highly vigilant.
"Kid, who are you? A martial artist?"
Qin Xuan remained silent, tacitly admitting it. This caused a flicker of unease in Miao Shi's heart.
He had been thwarted twice by this person when casting his Gu, indicating that this individual's strength was certainly not inferior to his own.
Moreover, Wu Gu masters excelled at casting Gu, but were significantly inferior to martial artists in direct combat.
And Miao Shi was merely a novice Wu Gu master, his strength at best comparable to a Houtian realm martial artist.
The power Miao Shi sensed from Qin Xuan was not below the Xiantian realm, and Miao Shi's heart began to waver.
"Kid, what do you want?" Miao Shi asked tentatively.
Qin Xuan's voice was cold.
"You Wu Gu practitioners are so reckless in the secular world, do you really think no one will stop you, that you can do as you please?"
"Speak, where are the other three Wu Gu masters? I can spare you, otherwise..."
As Qin Xuan spoke, a fierce killing intent erupted from him, forcing Miao Shi back several steps.
Miao Shi gritted his teeth, steadying himself, his mind in turmoil.
Had the martial path reached such a level of power?!
"What three Wu Gu masters? I don't know what you're talking about," Miao Shi said, genuinely confused by Qin Xuan's words.
"Kid, you're strong, but if you kill me, you'll offend the entire Gu clan! Then, you'll face endless pursuit from the Gu clan!"
Miao Shi knew he was no match for Qin Xuan, so he could only resort to invoking the Gu clan's name, hoping to intimidate him.
Qin Xuan scoffed at Miao Shi's threat.
What was the Gu clan? Even their Grand Wu Gu masters were merely equivalent to Grandmaster realm martial artists, perhaps even less.
Qin Xuan had already cultivated six Dragon Scales. In terms of strength, he didn't fear even Grandmaster realm experts, let alone mere Wu Gu practitioners.
"You're quite stubborn," Qin Xuan moved, appearing instantly before Miao Shi.
The next moment, he grabbed Miao Shi by the throat.
"I'll ask you one more time, where are the other three Wu Gu masters?" Qin Xuan asked, a hint of killing intent in his voice.
Miao Shi's feet left the ground, his face turning red from the grip, his legs kicking wildly.
"I... I don't know..." Miao Shi truly had no idea what Qin Xuan was talking about.
Qin Xuan's brow furrowed slightly. He mused,
"Looking at him, he doesn't seem to be lying. Could it be that this person isn't allied with those three Wu Gu masters?"
Qin Xuan then asked,
"Can you dispel the Soul Devouring Gu?"
Soul Devouring Gu?
Miao Shi's heart trembled. How did this person know the Gu clan's advanced Wu Gu art? This was a technique only advanced Wu Gu masters possessed. Could someone close to him be afflicted with the Soul Devouring Gu?
Miao Shi himself was only a novice Wu Gu master, skilled in relatively low-level Gu arts. Dispelling the Soul Devouring Gu was as impossible as a fool's dream.
But to save his life, Miao Shi nodded frantically.
"I know! I know!"
Hearing this, Qin Xuan slowly loosened his grip, releasing Miao Shi.
As his feet touched the ground, Miao Shi felt he could finally breathe, and he greedily gasped for air, as if fearing he might never be able to again.