Hidden line.....
Gu An looked at the person in front of him, feeling a surge of emotions.
Honestly, I'm just an unlucky pawn who can be discarded at will. Calling me a hidden line is an insult to the term.
How can there be a hidden line at the third level of Qi Refining?
I'm nothing but cannon fodder.
As for the vile woman he mentioned, naturally, she was the one who fed him poison.
He had bad luck back then. While wandering around, he encountered two Immortals walking along a small path, one dressed in white and the other in blue, chatting and laughing. Then, as they were enjoying their conversation, the blue-dressed Immortal suddenly stabbed the white-dressed woman right in front of him.
It scared him senseless as he passed by.
He had no idea what was happening.
One sword after another, blood flowed all over the ground.
The white-dressed Immortal wanted to fight back but was firmly suppressed by the blue-dressed one.
Finally, the white-dressed one asked in confusion why she attacked in this place when there was someone nearby.
The blue-dressed one's answer was, because there was someone, it was safe to act; if there was no one around, the precautions would be greater.
Gu An listened, dumbfounded.
He thought she'd kill him to silence him, but unexpectedly, she gave him a poisoned pill.
Swallow it and you live, but you'd lose your freedom.
Every time he recalled that scene, Gu An felt something was off about the blue-dressed Immortal.
As for the antidote, it was basically impossible to find.
He had heard a bit about that Immortal; she seemed to be a powerful Disciple of the Sect.
Her exact identity was beyond his knowledge.
But he had no choice but to play the role of this pawn.
As for living by his own will, not daring to think that.
Unless he wished to die, that would truly be up to him.
Setting aside these thoughts, Gu An looked at the woman in front of him and kindly said:
"Senior, you're seriously injured. Would you like to rest at my place?"
Chu Meng looked at Gu An coldly and said:
"Sure, will you carry me back?"
"It would be my duty." Gu An nodded.
He then took out a dagger from his body, approached her, and gently stroked it across under her shocked gaze.
Thud!
A scream sounded.
Four strokes in a row, Chu Meng looked at Gu An in horror.
At this point, the tendons in her hands and feet had been severed.
"Senior, please don't blame me. This is done for our safety," Gu An said as he put away the dagger.
Chu Meng looked at Gu An. If looks could kill, he would have been sliced a thousand times.
For our safety?
Crippling me makes everyone safe?
"You're just as despicable as that woman," Chu Meng said through gritted teeth.
Gu An did not respond but instead took out a sack.
"What are you doing?" Chu Meng asked with some confusion.
Gu An hesitated for a moment, then stuffed something into her mouth, and under her frightened eyes, put the sack over her head.
So he carried it and walked out.
Chu Meng wanted to kill this person. When had she ever been humiliated like this?
When did that vile woman arrange for this hidden line?
Gu An carried the sack boldly as he walked out.
Blood was still seeping from it.
Arriving at the Supervisor's resting place, Gu An greeted them.
"Boss, did you catch another Demon Beast?" Yang Shi asked excitedly.
Gu An nodded and quietly said, "Got lucky. Could probably sell for a couple of coins. Let me clean it up first. If there's any leftover, you guys can have a taste."
The group nodded excitedly; who wouldn't love a free meal?
Hearing people, Chu Meng moved slightly, seemingly wanting to let them know there was a person inside the sack.
However, a woman's words outside sent a chill to her heart: "Is this one still alive? Unlike that last one, nearly tore open the sack."
Had this person been preparing for a long time to capture her?
Is that why he dared to bring her out so openly?
Despicable!
This sack was prepared by Gu An precisely to prevent others from detecting what Demon Beast was inside.
Of course, the outline wasn't much different, so people wouldn't think it was a person.
"Yes, pretty much will be dead by tonight." Gu An responded and said again, "Take care of things here; the Sect will come to collect the goods, so make sure there's enough."
"Don't worry, Boss, we have it covered here. You go do your work." Yang Shi said seriously.
Gu An nodded.
Still feeling a bit emotional inside, it seemed Yang Shi was quite good, diligent and respectful towards him.
Yet secretly extremely dissatisfied with him.
Defeating him and taking over as leader was understandable, but stepping over his head went too far.
Recalling, he really hadn't bullied him much.
Perhaps the unintentional indifference gave him other ideas.
Like this, Gu An had no choice.
He couldn't care about others as he was in a difficult position himself.
There was a vile woman above feeding him poison, and in the sack was an unknown Sect Disciple.
If the other party didn't die, he didn't know if he would survive.
Life was tough.
Leaving the Spirit Tree Garden, Gu An arrived at Qingshui Garden by the Qingshui River. Unlike the workshop outside, there were some defensive formations here.
Only officials of the Sect, like a team leader, could reside in the Spirit Tree Garden.
There were also talented Loose Cultivators, but they had to pay Spirit Stones.
He didn't have to.
Reaching the edge, Gu An entered the courtyard.
People weren't surprised to see him carrying a sack.
After all, he'd been carrying them for months.
Shutting the courtyard door, inside was a simple yard with a wooden table and a butcher knife, along with some smell of blood.
It looked like a butcher's place.
To capture the target, he had prepared for a long time.
Fortunately, he put it to use today, successfully bringing her out.
Entering the room, it was still a simple hall, with a kitchen on the left and a bedroom and practice room on the right.
There was also a small yard in the back.
What he worked for twenty years to achieve.
Better than many.
It was normal for Yang Shi to want to take it.
After placing the sack down, he finally untied it and pulled out the thing from her mouth.
"How long have you been preparing to catch me?" Chu Meng took a deep breath and asked.
Gu An kindly asked, "Senior, would you like some tea?"
"No." Chu Meng said in a low voice, "Why do you work for that vile woman?"
Gu An didn't explain, only saying, "Senior, rest here for a few days, someone should come to retrieve you."
"What did that vile woman give you to make you willing to help her like this?" Chu Meng persisted.
A benefit, she gave me the option to choose death. Such a big benefit moved me to act, Gu An sighed in his heart.
"Send me back, I'll give you double the benefit. Not only that, but I can also help you conceal your identity from being found by them.
Also help you reach Foundation Establishment, is that enough?" Chu Meng stared at Gu An and asked.
Enough, more than enough. But it sounded a bit fake, plus double the poison, I couldn't bear it, Gu An thought to himself.
The person in front may or may not be in Foundation Establishment, how could she promise him Foundation Establishment?
But the part about concealing his identity was quite tempting, too bad he was poisoned.
Of course, even without the poison, he wouldn't dare agree, in case she turned back to kill him.
A very normal thing.
"Why don't you speak, cat got your tongue?" Chu Meng angrily shouted.
She had said so much without getting a response.
"Do you have a Cultivation Technique above the third level of Qi Refining?" Gu An asked.
He actually didn't even have a technique. The original owner had bought one from the Spirit Tree Garden manager, but advancing to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer with that technique would lead to death.
So Gu An didn't dare to cultivate it.
He was thinking of saving money to buy one. Maybe he could ask this person in front of him now.
To improve cultivation as much as possible, he might be able to survive these people's disputes.
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