Seeing the slender bamboo tube, Gu Sheng had a moment of insight and pressed his hand onto it.
As his fingertips warmed slightly, he used his Spiritual Power to blow the smoke directly back.
In no time, a thud came from outside.
Hearing the noise, Huang Shan widened his eyes.
"Brother Sheng, is that even possible?"
"No choice, this little thief is just too foolish. Come on, let’s see who it is."
The two pushed the door open and immediately saw the man dressed in black collapsed at the doorstep.
Gu Sheng pulled off his mask in one swift move and then frowned.
"Don’t recognize him, do you?"
After a careful look, Huang Shan shook his head as well.
"Don’t recognize him."
"Search him, let’s find out which sect or clan he’s from."
As Huang Shan searched the body, Lan Yao and the others came out.
"Gu Sheng, what’s going on?"
"Just a little thief, we still don’t know which sect or clan he’s from yet."
Just as Gu Sheng finished speaking, Huang Shan suddenly pulled out a Token. When he saw the words on it, he couldn’t stop trembling.
Realizing something was wrong, Gu Sheng quickly took the Token and upon close inspection, discovered it belonged to the Qingxia Sect!
In that instant, Gu Sheng’s expression also changed.
Seeing him react this way, Lan Yao urgently asked, "Gu Sheng, who exactly is the intruder?"
Gu Sheng’s gaze shifted cautiously before finally handing the Divine Artifact to Lan Yao.
"You all head back first; I’ll check things out again."
Before anyone could respond, Gu Sheng had already left.
Watching him leave, Lan Yao anxiously stomped his foot.
"What should we do? Follow him or not?"
After thinking it over, Bai Yu said, "Don’t follow, we don’t want to cause trouble for Gu Sheng. Let’s go inside and wait."
After everyone returned inside, Shi Lou noticed Huang Shan still seemed off.
He quickly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.
"Huang Shan, don’t overthink it. The past is the past. That kind of thing won’t happen again. With Brother Sheng around, no one can hurt you."
Hearing this, Lan Yao came forward.
"Shi Lou, what exactly happened? Did you guys have dealings with the Qingxia Sect?"
Upon hearing the words ’Qingxia Sect,’ Huang Shan couldn’t stop trembling, but it wasn’t out of fear—it was rage.
Shi Lou and Er Gou firmly held him, uncertain whether to speak.
Lan Yao was full of questions, and Bai Yu was also puzzled, but neither said a word, just sitting there quietly.
After a long moment, Huang Shan finally gritted his teeth and revealed the whole story.
Upon learning he had been trapped in the Soul Training Cave of Qingxia Sect, surviving only because many others had perished, Lan Yao and Bai Yu were furious.
"They actually dared to come looking for trouble, it’s absolutely shameful!"
"No wonder he stopped and started, ending up at your doorstep—they must think they have a hold over you, Huang Shan. Don’t fear them. Not only do you have Gu Sheng with you now, but you have us too. Qingxia Sect is down to just one Ling Xiao, and he’s no match for us!"


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