78: Get justice for him

“Unwanted guests?”

Gu Changfeng said in an unkind tone, “Speaking of unwanted guests, aren’t you one?”

Lin Mu daring to slap him in front of everyone made him lose all face.

“And is Ru Xue’s name for you to call?”

“Everyone present is a prominent figure in Wind Country’s academia. Where did you, a country bumpkin, come from, to bark so wildly here?”

The more Gu Changfeng spoke, the more agitated he became.

Lin Mu looked at this refined young master, who now seemed to have transformed into a common shrew.

He couldn’t help but mock, “The way you are now, it’s truly pitiful and pathetic.”

“Perhaps you won’t believe it, but the person you cherish as a treasure is like a blade of grass in my eyes.”

Lin Mu’s words were extremely arrogant.

Not only did Gu Changfeng’s face flush red upon hearing them,

but even Yan Ruxue, standing beside him, glared with beautiful eyes, her heart filled with endless humiliation and indignation.

Gu Changfeng’s anger had reached its peak at this moment.

He reached out into the void and grabbed.

A golden short sword immediately appeared in his hand.

A faint dragon’s roar emanated from the short sword.

Gu Changfeng swung the short sword and thrust it towards Lin Mu.

Lin Mu intended to establish his authority.

He stood his ground, not dodging.

The short sword, accompanied by a dragon’s roar, pierced Lin Mu’s chest.

Gu Changfeng hadn’t expected to succeed so easily.

He shouted, “Die!”

With that, he exerted all his strength, trying to plunge the short sword into Lin Mu’s body.

However, the joy on his face lasted only an instant, replaced by confusion and fear.

The short sword, which should have pierced Lin Mu’s body, actually broke into two pieces under his force.

Gu Changfeng stared blankly at the broken short sword and exclaimed, “This is impossible! My Soaring Dragon Sword... How could this be?”

This short sword was obtained by his grandfather from a secret realm.

Legend has it that it was forged from the scales of a divine dragon.

Even a Venerable Realm Expert would bleed profusely if stabbed by it.

Moreover, it possessed great toughness.

His grandfather, with his Half-Emperor Realm cultivation, couldn’t break it with a full-force strike.

But he never expected...

This young man, who appeared to be only in the Flying Heaven Realm...

Not only could his body withstand the Soaring Dragon Sword, but he also effortlessly shattered the Soaring Dragon Sword with just the counter-shock force from his body.

This had completely exceeded his understanding.

Just as Gu Changfeng was stunned,

Lin Mu slapped him across the face again.

This slap was much more forceful than the last.

Gu Changfeng’s body flew uncontrollably for more than ten meters.

Yan Ruxue glared at Lin Mu with indignation, then flew to Gu Changfeng’s side and helped him up.

At this moment, a silver-haired old man standing in the crowd stepped forward, looking at Lin Mu with sharp eyes.

“Your Excellency, aren’t you going a bit too far? This is the heavily guarded imperial palace of my Wind and Snow Country, and you dare to attack someone.”

The old man completely ignored the fact that Gu Changfeng had just drawn his sword and stabbed Lin Mu.

Lin Mu looked at the old man, whose face bore some resemblance to Gu Changfeng, and couldn’t help but sneer:

“So, the younger one got beaten, and now the older one jumps out.”

Seeing that Lin Mu had guessed his identity, the old man no longer concealed it.

“You have repeatedly humiliated my grandson. As an elder, I naturally must stand up for him,” the old man said arrogantly.

“To stand up for him, you must first see if you are qualified.”

Hearing this, the old man didn’t get angry; instead, he laughed, “In this Wind and Snow Country, besides His Majesty the Ice Emperor, no one has ever dared to say I am not qualified.”

As the second most powerful expert in Wind and Snow Country, the old man had every right to say this.

Although Lin Mu’s performance just now was impressive, the old man believed that Lin Mu only had body tempering skills.

The spiritual power Lin Mu displayed was only at the Flying Heaven Realm.

After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Lin Mu with a sinister gaze, already harboring murderous intent.

Lin Mu had always been ruthless towards enemies; as long as they had no utilitarian value, he would kill them without hesitation.

Seeing that the old man had murderous intent, he would no longer consider the Ice Emperor’s reputation.

He casually took out his qiankun bag (cosmic bag) and lightly shouted at the old man.

“Collect!”

As soon as his voice fell, the old man was instantly sucked into the qiankun bag (cosmic bag) by a powerful suction force.

Gu Changfeng, standing in the distance, watched as his grandfather was taken away by the bag Lin Mu produced.

He angrily stepped forward, pointed at Lin Mu, and roared, “Where did you take my grandfather? Release him immediately!”

“Otherwise…”

Lin Mu put away the qiankun bag (cosmic bag) and said with a mocking expression, “Otherwise what?”

Gu Changfeng had lost all his gentlemanly demeanor at this point. He gritted his teeth and said, “Otherwise, I will report to Lord Ice Emperor and have you torn to pieces!”

“Hahaha…”

Lin Mu couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Oh, is that so, Princess Han Yue?”

Lin Mu turned his gaze to Yan Ruxue, who had rushed over.

Yan Ruxue understood very well that since Lin Mu had emerged from the Ice Emperor’s presence unharmed,

they must have reached an agreement.

Otherwise, with such a commotion here, why would the Ice Emperor ignore it?

She forcefully suppressed the humiliation in her heart, squeezed out a smile, and said, “Young Master Lin is an esteemed guest of His Majesty the Ice Emperor. How could the Ice Emperor be an enemy of Young Master?”

“Young Master Gu is just anxious and has lost his composure. I hope Young Master Lin, with your magnanimity, will forgive his careless words.”

“Ru Xue, what are you saying? At a time like this, you’re still speaking up for him?”

Gu Changfeng looked at Yan Ruxue with disbelief.

“Changfeng, please listen to me and don’t say anymore, okay? I’m doing this for your own good,” Yan Ruxue said helplessly.

“For my own good? I think you’ve been bewitched by him, haven’t you? He has humiliated me more than once and even took my grandfather.”

“And you’re still speaking up for him.”

Gu Changfeng shook his head in disappointment.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat eerie.

A group of warriors of various ranks from Wind and Snow Country all stared blankly at the three people in the center.

Although they had the urge to act, when they saw the second most powerful expert in Wind and Snow Country subdued, his fate unknown,

they all abandoned that idea.

Lin Mu had no more patience to waste time.

He suddenly raised his voice and said, “Miss Yan, since they refuse to leave, then I’ll speak plainly.”

Yan Ruxue, hearing Lin Mu say this, how could she dare to have any objections?

She quickly nodded, “Young Master Lin, please speak freely.”

Lin Mu walked past Gu Changfeng and stood in front of Yan Ruxue.

Then he said unhurriedly, “I once had a follower named Tao Rong. I believe Miss Yan also knows him.”

“After all, you once had an engagement.”

Yan Ruxue, hearing Lin Mu suddenly mention Tao Rong, was a bit confused.

But a vague sense of foreboding rose in her heart.

“This Tao Rong, although his talent was extremely poor, he was the subordinate who understood my thoughts the best.”

“Now that he’s dead, as his former master, I naturally must seek justice for him.”

Yan Ruxue, hearing this, said somewhat flustered, “Young Master Lin, haven’t the grudges between the Tao and Yan families already been settled?”

Lin Mu said lightly, “Although the matter between the Tao and Yan families has been settled, there must also be a resolution to the matter between you and Tao Rong.”

Yan Ruxue asked suspiciously, “My engagement with Tao Rong was already called off twenty years ago.”

“What more connection do I have with him?”