CHAPTER 43: CHAPTER 43: KICKING SOMEONE WHEN THEY’RE DOWN!

As for Xia Xiuxue and Yang Jianfei, when they saw the blood-sucking poison leeches on Yang Han’s body expanding and contracting continuously, they also felt their scalps tingling and their hair standing on end.

Yang Jianfei was better off, though one of his arms was already broken, the other arm was still intact. Without a word, he quickly dropped the long sword and began to pull the blood-sucking poison leeches from his body.

Fortunately, it seemed that he hadn’t been taken seriously by Wei Chuan, with only a few smaller blood-sucking poison leeches sucking blood on his lower back.

But Xia Xiuxue was being controlled by Guo Jin, unable to move, with both arms dislocated at the joints, unable to make any movement. She could only vaguely feel something slippery on her back, as if a few leeches were wriggling.

At the thought of this scene, Xia Xiuxue almost broke down!

Though she had some cunning, she was ultimately just a sixteen-year-old girl, and for these strange bugs, especially the blood-sucking leeches crawling on her, she felt not only fear but also disgust!

Guo Jin, restraining Xia Xiuxue, was somewhat dumbfounded, standing there in a daze.

Damn it, Wei Chuan ran away and left...

Even Iron Tiger deserted him!

The remaining bandits were as scarce as two or three cats, and he, as a spy, was rather conspicuous. What was he supposed to do?

"Forget it, I’ve already offended Jade Cauldron Tower, and there’s no place for me in Beiliang County anymore. Now that Yang Han and the others are entangled by Wei Chuan’s gu insects, it’s a perfect opportunity to run!"

"As for this Third Miss..."

Thinking of this, Guo Jin’s gaze fell on Xia Xiuxue before him, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Since I’ve already offended Jade Cauldron Tower, I might as well do it thoroughly and kill her too!"

With this thought flashing through his mind, Guo Jin raised the iron smoke gun in his hand to attack, but suddenly felt a chill in his back as a sword light came stabbing from behind.

This sword light was swift and fierce, and it came suddenly. Even though Guo Jin had achieved great success in marrow refining, due to his old age and declining strength, and having just experienced a fierce battle, he was noticeably unable to react to this sword.

Rip!——

Guo Jin narrowly dodged this heart-piercing sword but still got his shoulder cut. With a burning pain, a stream of blood immediately flowed out.

As he turned around, he found that it was none other than Gu Yuan who had attacked him.

"It’s you, kid!"

Guo Jin immediately felt a bit of toothache. He had naturally noticed this kid earlier, a troublesome role, and now Gu Yuan had actually made a move against him.

Clang!

Having failed with the first sword, Gu Yuan launched another sword swiftly, the cold light sharp, while he righteously shouted:

"Old man Guo, you traitor who bites the hand that feeds you, how dare you show disrespect to Third Miss. Prepare to die!"

Now that Wei Chuan and Iron Tiger had fled, their side was effectively the victors, the situation was very clear, so Gu Yuan began to justly leap at the chance to hit a man while he’s down and mercilessly beat a drowning dog!

Admittedly, there was a clear hint from the higher-ups at Jade Cauldron Tower of using them as bait to get killed in this mission, but this was actually quite normal.

In the eyes of the big shots, aren’t minor roles like them just pawns?

Your position decides your mindset!

He’s ultimately just a medicine gatherer for Jade Cauldron Tower, an insignificant nobody.

In the absence of strength to change the situation, taking advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits is the right approach.

As for turning against Jade Cauldron Tower or showing his inner resentment, that’s something only an idiot would do.

Gu Yuan saw this very clearly!

’This kid, when Wei Chuan and Iron Tiger were here, why didn’t you dare attack me, but now you make a fuss...’

Guo Jin was so depressed he nearly coughed up blood, completely disregarding Xia Xiuxue.

Clang!

The pure iron smoke gun made a point, blocking Gu Yuan’s sword, but his arm went numb, and the smoke gun in his hand was almost shaken out of his grasp by the tremendous force transmitted through the long sword.

Not good, this brat’s strength is immense!

Guo Jin’s expression changed, knowing something was amiss, but it was already too late.

He barely blocked two more swords before he couldn’t hold onto the iron smoke gun anymore. It was knocked flying by Gu Yuan’s sword; the cold light flashed, and with a ’splurt,’ the sword tip had pierced through his throat.

"Uh, uh...you...."

Guo Jin’s eyes widened as he slowly knelt to the ground, reaching out to Gu Yuan with an open hand, making strange sounds from his throat as if he was still trying to say something.

But as Gu Yuan withdrew the long sword, he ultimately couldn’t utter a word, falling to the ground, his body twitching a few times, before going silent.

After killing Guo Jin, Gu Yuan took a few steps forward, seemingly concerned: "Third Miss, are you alright?"

Xia Xiuxue snapped back to reality, casting him a grateful glance. Suddenly recalling something, her face showed fear, and she urged: "Quick! There’s a leech on my back! Help me quickly!"

"This..."

Gu Yuan frowned, appearing somewhat reluctant, and said, "Third Miss, men and women should not touch each other. This isn’t appropriate."

This brat is actually hesitating...Xia Xiuxue couldn’t believe her eyes widened, then she took a deep breath, a blush appearing on her pale face, and she explained through gritted teeth:

"It’s because I didn’t make myself clear earlier. I meant that my arms are dislocated. If you know how to set bones, please help me; I can handle the rest myself!"

"So that’s how it is."

Gu Yuan feigned an enlightened expression, then stepped forward, grasped her arm, and pushed hard,

Crack!

Xia Xiuxue let out a muffled groan but felt she could use strength in this arm again.

Gu Yuan then grabbed her other arm and repeated the previous action.

Crack!

Both arms were quickly restored.

Xia Xiuxue gave Gu Yuan a glare, turned, and jogged to the nearby carriage to handle the blood-sucking poison leeches herself.

"No matter what, I saved Third Miss’s life just now and gained some merit. When we get back, her father, Xia Mingyang, will have to give me some benefits..."

"Of course, secretly, they’ll certainly start investigating and trying to win me over since I showed decent strength this time."

Gu Yuan silently thought, then glanced at Yang Han not far away:

"Especially since right now, not only did he lose a number of his men, his plan only succeeded halfway, merely severely wounding Wei Chuan, and Wei Chuan is still lurking."

"Forget it, I won’t think about these problems for now. I’ll deal with some follow-up troubles first."

Gu Yuan slightly flicked his wrist, causing the long sword in his hand to emit a "buzzing" sound. The blood on it was immediately shaken off.

Then, he moved along with the sword, the sword light turned, piercing through a bandit’s chest not far away with a ’splurt’.

"Ah!"

The bandit let out a scream, causing the other fleeing bandits to panic even more.

Not just Gu Yuan, but Luo Sheng, having barely forced out the poison, along with Old Man Mo and others, also began to act, stopping only after all the remaining bandits were thoroughly cleared out.

Looking at the ground full of corpses, both bandits and allies alike.

Everyone was silent, their emotions somber and gloomy.