189 Zuo Shangchen's Fury 9

"Shopkeeper Zhao, please help me look after him."

Since the moment of her arrival, Gu Ruoyun had not spared a look at Bai Chuan. But upon seeing her elegance and perseverance, Bai Chuan’s heart miraculously became calm. It was as though nothing bad could ever happen with her by his side.

"Understood."

Shopkeeper Zhao, who had following behind her, nodded his head and pulled Bai Chuan aside all the while looking worriedly at the figure standing in front of him.

She was dressed in green robes and her black hair flowed around her head in the wind. When her gaze landed on the old man in front of her, she laughingly asked, "Are you from the Dark Yin Palace?"

"That’s correct!" Elder Liu answered coldly, "I’m an Elder from the Dark Yin Palace and someone had spared no expense to put a price on your life! Even though the Dark Yin Palace has no quarrel with you, since we’ve accepted this mission, you must die!"

On the mainland, most Martial Kings would never use their powers against civilians, especially those who belonged to a sect or a faction as the Three Great Authorities were constantly watching. However, the Dark Yin Palace is an exception. If there was someone who wanted a job done, they only needed to pay them and they would accept the mission! Furthermore, they were not under the Three Great Authorities’ jurisdiction.

Hence, the Dark Yin Palace is far more brazen when compared to the Weapon Refining Sect. If they wanted to kill someone, then they would kill openly! Sometimes, they would even announce the assassination before the act to give their targets time to prepare.

Gu Ruoyun laughed coldly, "You don’t have anything to say about me taking Bai Chuan away, do you?"

"He was just a tool. Once he has fulfilled his purpose, he naturally became useless to me. However…" Elder Liu laughed and his eyes crinkled, "You cannot leave! If you leave, I won’t be able to complete my mission."

Concubine Ling had offered quite a tantalizing reward this time around or else he wouldn’t have personally attended to this mission.

"Relax, I have no intentions of leaving!" Gu Ruoyun’s smile deepened but her eyes were filled with murderous intent, "We have a score to settle!"

She drew closer to Elder Liu. At that moment, her murderous intent surfaced and the expression on her face became even colder.

"Even if you don’t explain the situation to me, I know that this was Imperial Concubine Ling’s doing. Otherwise, why would you come to the Ling household? In the entire Ling family, only she had the means to hire assassins from the Dark Yin Palace… Still, if you’d wanted to kill me, then come find me! Instead, you’ve attacked my people! So, the both of you must die!"

Bai Chuan stared at the murderous gaze on Gu Ruoyun’s face. His heart felt as if it had just been hit by a heavy hammer. He did not know why but at that moment, he had a feeling that he would never regret following her…

At this moment, Bai Chuan’s heart was finally subdued.

"Hmph, what an arrogant tone!"

Bang!

Elder Liu slammed the table as he stood up and leaped towards Gu Ruoyun. In that moment, the wind blew and the green robes of the young girl standing in the gale fluttered.

Her expression did not change and a sarcastic smile was pasted on her lips.

That smirk was as though she was laughing at Elder Liu’s lack of power…

Boom!

Just as Elder Liu was about to kill Gu Ruoyun, a white light suddenly appeared before her. With an angry roar, it forced the unexpecting Elder Liu to take a few steps back.

"Yunyao, kill him!" Gu Ruoyun commanded as she glared at him coldly.

"Yes, Master."

The White Tiger opened its mouth and leisurely turned its gaze to Elder Liu with a mocking smile on her lips. Then, she walked elegantly towards the old man…