10: Xiao Cui is getting married? Then kill the groom.

In the early morning, Gu Changsheng, as usual, came to the tofu stall with his white fox to have breakfast.

In front of the stall, the tofu steamed in the jujube-red bucket, and the air was filled with a mixture of soy fragrance and the crisp aroma of fried dough sticks.

Amidst the misty steam, Xiao Cui, busy serving tofu and breakfast, appeared even more graceful.

“Time really flies.

It’s already been over a year.

The little girl from back then has become alluringly plump.”

Gu Changsheng looked at Xiao Cui’s back and sighed to himself.

Marriages happened early in ancient times.

In fact, half a year ago, Widow Wang had secretly wanted to marry Xiao Cui to him, subtly probing his intentions.

However, Gu Changsheng knew his own situation.

A Changsheng is destined to be alone.

Thump—

A steaming bowl of tofu pudding was placed steadily in front of Gu Changsheng.

Upon closer inspection, one would notice that the portion was considerably larger than what ordinary diners received.

This had long drawn teasing remarks from many customers.

Each time, it would make Xiao Cui blush and turn her head away in embarrassment.

Yet, the next time, she would still serve Gu Changsheng a full bowl.

In the midst of her busy work, she would secretly glance at Gu Changsheng with her peripheral vision, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

But this time, there was no light in Xiao Cui’s eyes.

“Brother Changsheng, I’m getting married.”

Xiao Cui’s voice was still clear and crisp, but there was no hint of the joy of an impending marriage.

“This… congratulations.”

Gu Changsheng nodded, finished his tofu pudding, wiped his mouth, skillfully left the money on the counter, and turned to leave.

With his Elementary Perception, even without looking back, he could sense Xiao Cui’s resentful, watery gaze.

‘Sigh.’

Silently sighing, Gu Changsheng walked towards Qingyi Alley.

Halfway there, a procession of wedding palanquins approached, with suona and gongs playing loudly, a retinue of over a hundred people, truly magnificent.

Both sides were crowded with onlookers.

“Oh, what a grand display.

Which family’s daughter is getting married? She’s truly blessed.”

“Blessed? Hard to say!

Do you see that Wild Dog Gang flag? That’s Chen Huanzhi, the leader of the Wild Dog Gang, taking another concubine.

I heard Chen Huanzhi has already taken eighteen concubines.

But every time he takes a concubine, she falls ill and dies not long after.

In the marketplace, everyone is saying that Chen Huanzhi is harvesting Yin to supplement Yang to prolong his life.”

“There’s even such a rumor?

This girl is going to suffer.”

“Alas, it’s all fate.

The Wild Dog Gang is one of the three major powers in this county, who dares to provoke them?”

“The direction of this palanquin is towards Widow Wang’s house, isn’t it…?”

Gu Changsheng paid no attention, his steps unwavering.

Gradually, he walked slower and slower.

Finally, he stopped, letting out a soft sigh.

“In the end, I can’t give up that tofu…”

His figure flashed, Gu Changsheng’s speed was as fast as a ghost.

Before long, he arrived in front of a deep mansion.

It was precisely the residence of the Wild Dog Gang’s leader.

Activating the Spirit Eye Technique, a wisp of black Qi permeated his vision, and Gu Changsheng immediately frowned.

In his sight, the entire mansion was enveloped in black Qi, imbued with a strong sense of resentment.

He leaped into the mansion.

“The source of the resentment… is in this well.”

Under the Spirit Eye Technique, the deep well was filled with a layer of white bones.

Judging by the skeletons, they all belonged to young maidens.

According to the rumors on the road, another one would be added to this well soon.

At this moment.

“Who! Dares to trespass on my Wild Dog Gang!”

A white-haired elder in brocade robes emerged, leaning on a cane, and shouted sternly.

It was Chen Huanzhi.

Although he had a full head of white hair, his skin was ruddy and lustrous.

His spirit and vitality were abundant.

Under the Spirit Eye Technique, Chen Huanzhi’s body was permeated with resentment, transforming into fierce, wailing images of young girls.

“The resentment on your body is even denser than what’s in the well…”

Gu Changsheng said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Chen Huanzhi’s expression drastically changed.

Black Qi surged, and a bloody light emanated from his entire body.

“No matter what kind of thief you are, daring to interfere with my Wild Dog Gang’s affairs is courting death!”

Chen Huanzhi raised his Dragon-head cane, and the Dragon’s mouth spewed a bloody light, directly striking towards Gu Changsheng.

That bloody light was mixed with filth and resentment, and just a glance from afar would make one feel agitated.

The air crackled, carrying a corrosive effect.

Gu Changsheng’s right arm swelled, black Qi surged, and his entire right arm transformed into a giant black python.

Black scales contracted, coiling to block in front of him.

Pfft—

The bloody light splashed onto the scales, dissipating and only leaving sizzling corrosive white spots.

“Integrating resentment into bloody light to enhance lethality, that’s somewhat interesting.”

The giant black python wriggled, its scales vibrated, and the bloody light and filth scattered.

Gu Changsheng was completely unharmed.

Chen Huanzhi’s expression changed dramatically, looking at Gu Changsheng as if he had seen a ghost.

The Wild Dog Gang held a stable position as one of Chenping County’s three major powers, and Chen Huanzhi, as its leader, naturally had some tricks up his sleeve.

Ordinary Loose Cultivators were no match for him.

He knew his own capabilities.

That filthy bloody light just now was one of his trump cards.

It possessed both corrosive and mental attack capabilities.

In terms of corrosive power alone, it could turn fine iron armor into scrap metal in three breaths.

Even more troublesome was the resentment attached to the bloody light; once hit, one would fall into an illusion, their mind severely damaged.

But now, facing the scholar before him, it had no effect whatsoever.

‘Damn it, besides the madmen of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, how could such a person suddenly appear in Chenping County?

My Split Soul Bloody Light couldn’t even harm him a bit.

Oops, this person’s strength must far exceed mine.

Escape!’

Chen Huanzhi’s body emitted a scorching bloody light, transforming into a bloody light mass that shot out, accelerating as he fled outwards.

Gu Changsheng was slightly surprised.

The black Qi concentration of Chen Huanzhi before him was at most at the Middle Stage of the Contemplation Realm, yet his speed now rivaled the Peak of the Contemplation Realm.

“This bloody light technique is good; I just happen to lack a speed-type technique.”

Although Chen Huanzhi’s speed was fast, it was not enough in front of Gu Changsheng, who had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Foundation Building Realm.

The giant python coiled and soared, instantly binding him in mid-air.

Under the immense force of ten thousand catties, Chen Huanzhi was like a little chick waiting to be slaughtered.

“No, you can’t kill me.

Otherwise, Lord Guo Ju of the Forbidden Guard Hall won’t let you off…”

Feeling the chilling killing intent, Chen Huanzhi brought up the person behind him, trying to deter Gu Changsheng.

However.

Rip—

The giant python coiled, and the immense force of ten thousand catties contracted, instantly crushing Chen Huanzhi’s entire skeleton, turning him into a puddle of flesh, his blood staining the scales and flowing to the ground through the gaps.

“Forbidden Guard Hall… Guo Ju…”

Gu Changsheng silently noted down this name, his face calm.

As a Changsheng, developing discreetly was one path, but it also emphasized achieving mental clarity.

By the time Guo Ju truly traced it back to Gu Changsheng, who was the hunter and who was the prey was still uncertain.

Taking out his sketchbook, he quickly sketched Chen Huanzhi’s appearance with a wolf-hair brush.

For the portrait, Gu Changsheng had intentionally preserved Chen Huanzhi’s head intact.

Soon, a new Contemplation Method appeared on his panel.

【Essence Seizing Method】