Hearing those words, the Law Enforcement Disciples frowned slightly. They had their own judgment regarding whether he was actually the Fifth Heavenly King of the Demon Cult.
If he truly were the Fifth Heavenly King of the Demon Cult, they wouldn’t be his match even if they all attacked at once.
Therefore, it was obvious that the second son of the Hundred Flowers Valley’s Master wanted to use the Law Enforcement Disciples’ hands to quickly deal with this man and eliminate a potential romantic rival. To do this, he had even gone as far as breaking his own hand?!
It had to be said that this second son of the Valley Master was truly a ruthless man, completely unlike the rumors of him being a dandy who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
‘He’s cunning. Very cunning.’
The Law Enforcement Disciples couldn’t help but admire Gu Ziye’s ruthlessness.
However, they also planned to use this excuse to arrest Gu Ming. Otherwise, with a face like his, he would surely cause the Saintess to lose her composure. After all, for the sake of her White Moonlight, the Saintess had personally led a group of experts to storm the Demon Cult’s territory.
The lead Law Enforcement Disciple took a step forward and asked according to protocol, “You injured Gu Ziye. Come with us.”
Gu Ming shook his head slightly and pointed at Gu Ziye, who was lying on the ground. “He attacked first. How will he be handled?”
The lead disciple frowned and ordered, “Take him away as well.”
Upon hearing this, two disciples stepped out from behind the leader and walked over to hoist Gu Ziye up.
Gu Ziye struggled, roaring loudly, “You brainless disciples, why are you grabbing me? Go find your Elder! He really is the Fifth Heavenly King!”
But the two disciples remained unmoved.
Gu Ziye strained his voice and shouted, “Elder Zhong! Elder Zhong, come quickly and seize this demonic monster! Activate the Mountain Protection Array! Don’t let him escape!”
His shouting actually managed to draw Elder Zhong over from the high platform.
Elder Zhong stepped through the air and frowned when he saw Gu Ziye being held by the Law Enforcement Disciples. “Gu Ziye?”
He then turned his gaze toward the lead disciple and asked, “What is going on?”
The lead disciple gave a brief description of the situation.
After listening, Elder Zhong looked at Gu Ming, his eyes filled with uncontrollable astonishment. It was truly incredible that someone so similar could exist in this world.
Elder Zhong pondered for a long moment before speaking. “What are you doing? Release Gu Ziye. Just arrest the person suspected of being from the Demonic Path.”
The lead Law Enforcement Disciple immediately understood. The Great Elder had gone to great lengths to eliminate the Saintess’s White Moonlight; now that someone similar had appeared, wasn’t this just asking for trouble?
With a look from the lead disciple, four disciples stepped forward from behind him to seize Gu Ming.
Looking at these people, Gu Ming sighed inwardly, naturally understanding their intentions. Thus, he was calculating whether he should reveal his hand here or compromise and let them take him away.
Just then, a pleasant female voice drifted over. “What is the meaning of this?”
The speaker was none other than the Saintess — Shen Lingxi.
Without anyone noticing, she had appeared beside Elder Zhong.
Shen Lingxi had been watching the situation for a long time. The reason she hadn’t appeared sooner was primarily to find the right moment to play the hero saving the beauty — or in this case, the beauty saving the hero.
When the disciples of Saintess Mountain saw Shen Lingxi, they all bowed.
Elder Zhong thought to himself that things were going poorly; the person hadn’t even been arrested yet, and the rescue had already arrived.
However, Elder Zhong maintained a calm facade and said, “Saintess, there is no need to worry. He is merely a demonic monster. The Law Enforcement Disciples are about to arrest him.”
“Oh? Then I would like to see which demonic monster is so audacious as to barge into my Saintess Mountain alone.” Shen Lingxi paused, glancing at Elder Zhong with a pointed look. “I hope Elder Zhong hasn’t misjudged him and arrested the wrong person.”
Elder Zhong broke into a cold sweat.
The onlookers looked like they were enjoying the spectacle, whispering among themselves.
“It’s over. The Saintess has appeared. Gu Ziye’s plan has fallen through.”
“Hmph, knowing the Saintess was present, there was no need to make such a scene. He just needed to eliminate him during the Martial Arts Tournament. That way, he would have no chance to interact with the Saintess at all.”
“True. Gu Ziye is such a fool, a total troublemaker!”
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The surrounding discussions reached Gu Ziye’s ears, making him even more anxious.
Initially, he truly did view Gu Ming as the Fifth Heavenly King and intended to slash his face to eliminate a rival. However, after clashing with Gu Ming, he was absolutely certain that the man was the Fifth Heavenly King.
If he weren’t the Fifth Heavenly King, he couldn’t possibly be so arrogant, nor would he have provoked him by mentioning his brother, Gu Zicheng.
Furthermore, Gu Ziye was considered a genius among his peers. How could he lose to a nobody with no background and only a face? To be even more blunt, almost no one currently present could be his opponent.
As one of the five major powers in the Righteous Path Alliance, the Hundred Flowers Valley possessed resources that these loose cultivators could never hope to match.
Gu Ziye’s heart sank to rock bottom; not a single person on the scene believed his words.
But with the Saintess’s arrival, Gu Ziye’s hope was rekindled. He believed that when faced with a matter of great importance, the Saintess would surely be able to distinguish right from wrong. She could not possibly protect the Fifth Heavenly King of the Demon Cult.
Gu Ziye shouted at Shen Lingxi again, “Lingxi — no, Lady Saintess!”
Shen Lingxi glared at him, causing him to quickly correct his form of address.
He swallowed hard and said, “Lady Saintess, you’ve come at the perfect time. Quickly see if this demonic monster is the Fifth Heavenly King!”
The Saintess’s skill, Truth, could see through all disguises.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Shen Lingxi simultaneously, though most were just waiting to see the joke.
Gu Ming felt a bit nervous as well. He wasn’t sure if the pill given by the Sect Leader was effective. What if the Sect Leader had pranked him?
Pure white flames ignited in Shen Lingxi’s pupils. When she looked at Gu Ming, a wisp of suppressed black mist appeared faintly — it was clearly Demonic Qi.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but she said, “He is not.”
Elder Zhong looked somewhat awkward.
Gu Ziye felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He staggered backward, but then he began to scream abuse at Shen Lingxi.
“Shen Lingxi, you love-blinded fool! Just because he looks like your White Moonlight, you’re actually going to protect him?! You’re going to get us all killed! You’ll kill the entire Righteous Path Alliance!”
“He killed my brother, and he will kill you and me! Then he’ll kill everyone in the Righteous Path Alliance! Hahaha… Hahaha!”
Gu Ziye had a breakdown, laughing toward the sky with eyes full of resentment.
Seeing this, Elder Zhong made an immediate decision and barked, “Audacious! Gu Ziye, you dare to publicly slander the Saintess? Even if you are the son of the Hundred Flowers Valley’s Master, this old man will not let you off easily. Law Enforcement Disciples, heed my command! Arrest Gu Ziye and throw him into the Great Prison!”
“Yes, sir!”
The Law Enforcement Disciples stepped forward to pin Gu Ziye down and then dragged him away from the scene.
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