Chapter 267: Senior Brother Has Arrived?

At the main entrance of the Duojin Merchant House.

Three swordsmen surrounded a young girl. The leader, who was unarmed, fumbled awkwardly, seemingly struggling to express something.

"It's Sword Will, do you understand Sword Will?"

"You don't understand?"

"Then... Sword Intent, surely you understand Sword Intent? That person must at least possess Innate Sword Intent. If they can comprehend Sword Will, they might even ascend to a higher level, but becoming a Sword Master is probably impossible."

"Is there such a person... your master? Or your senior or junior brothers or sisters?"

Mu Zixi blinked her large eyes.

To be honest, the moment the terms 'Sword Will' and 'Sword Intent' were uttered, she knew these three were looking for Xu Xiaoshou.

But...

Are assassins this straightforward nowadays?

You want to kill Xu Xiaoshou, and you come to ask his junior sister like this?

How could I possibly point you in the right direction?!

"I don't know him."

The young girl flicked her twin pigtails, her straw hat pulled low.

The unarmed swordsman in front of her looked like he was about to burst into tears. "He must exist, you're lying to me!"

"I'm not lying to you, there really isn't such a 'person'."

"He does!"

"He doesn't!"

The unarmed swordsman fell silent, turning to look at his senior brothers behind him, his eyes darting to pass a signal.

"What should we do?"

One of the other swordsmen tilted his head, signaling him to step aside and let him handle it.

The unarmed swordsman immediately brightened, watching his second senior brother rub his hands, beaming, and bending forward to approach.

"Little sister, we're really not bad people..."

The swordsman with a sword scowled. Neither of these two junior brothers was serious.

He shoved the two of them aside, stepped forward, and asked, "May I ask for your name, young lady?"

If you want to ask for information, you should at least ask the girl's name first!

They have no sense of propriety!

If they don't even know how to respect others, how can they expect to get anything out of them?

Mu Zixi's small face tightened, her heart pounded, and she became even more flustered.

She could sense that these three equally unreliable individuals were each stronger than the last, and were far beyond what her peak Yuan Court Realm cultivation could contend with.

At this moment, she suddenly missed Xu Xiaoshou.

At least if that guy were here...

He'd definitely be even more unreliable than these three!

Pah! No, at least there'd be some sense of security...

"I really don't know the swordsman you're looking for. Perhaps you've got the wrong person? I'm just waiting for someone here," the young girl said hesitantly.

"Waiting for someone?"

The swordsman with a sword lit up. A new lead means there's a chance!

He cupped his fist and sincerely introduced himself: "My name is Gu Qingyi."

Then he pointed to the two behind him. "These are my two junior brothers, Gu Qing Er and Gu Qing San. May I ask, young lady... who are you waiting for?"

The two swordsmen behind him simultaneously showed a look of realization, thinking to themselves, 'As expected of our senior brother, he's truly skilled at asking questions.'

'We two still lack the skill to deal with women...'

'If we continue to learn from our senior brother, we'll surely comprehend his way!'

Mu Zixi was stunned. Those names were so...

"Are you triplets? You don't look like it!"

"No, our names were given by our master; we're simply senior and junior brothers..."

Before the eldest could finish, Gu Qing Er suddenly interjected, "The young lady is right! Although we are only senior and junior brothers, our relationship is comparable to triplets!"

Gu Qing San, unwilling to be outdone, added, "The young lady and Second Senior Brother are right! Our relationship isn't just brotherhood; it's even stronger than that!"

Mu Zixi was utterly bewildered.

Gu Qingyi nearly drew the sword from his sheath to simply chop these two idiots away!

Did I tell you to speak?

You're more hindrance than help!

He turned his head and gave a cold glance, and his two junior brothers trembled, simultaneously zipping up their mouths.

"Who are you waiting for, young lady?" Gu Qingyi pulled the conversation back on track.

Mu Zixi was speechless.

"Me!"

After a long moment, a soft voice came from behind. Mu Zixi's eyes lit up, and she quickly looked over.

Is Senior Brother here?

The next second, the young girl's heart sank.

"Another assassin? Why does Xu Xiaoshou have so many enemies?"

The newcomer was none other than Xiao Shiliu.

He had been observing for a long time and finally couldn't hold back.

Those three swordsmen were clearly just passersby and could be completely ignored.

Although he hadn't seen Xu Xiaoshou, he recognized Mu Zixi.

In the intelligence reports, he had seen everyone even slightly connected to Xu Xiaoshou.

Although it was just a quick glance back then, he could still recall that when reviewing the information, this girl in front of him had a slight connection to Xu Xiaoshou.

Now it seemed the intelligence might be wrong; anyone who could leave the Spirit Palace with Xu Xiaoshou definitely had more than just a slight connection!

"You three, get lost!"

Xiao Shiliu strode over, waving dismissively at the three swordsmen.

"Are you the one this girl is waiting for?"

Gu Qingyi twitched his nose, but couldn't sense any trace of Sword Intent from this person, and couldn't help but frown.

Sword Will, could someone like this cultivate it?

Although the person in front of him clearly possessed a Grandmaster aura, he had seen many such Grandmasters, and he'd lost count of how many had knelt before his sword.

Look at that age, that appearance...

If this was truly the person he was looking for, then he would be utterly disappointed!

Xiao Shiliu looked at the three ostentatious swordsmen and likewise shook his head with a cold chuckle.

The Innate realm is still the Innate realm. No matter how many swords you have on your back, you're still trash!

"That's right. What do you want with my junior sister?"

Mu Zixi was dumbfounded. Junior sister?

This guy isn't Xu Xiaoshou...

Her small mouth slightly open, she tried to speak, but suddenly found she couldn't utter a single word.

A Grandmaster?

Heaven and Earth energy?

The young girl's pupils constricted, and her expression immediately became even more panicked.

Xiao Shiliu turned around at the opportune moment and gently patted Mu Zixi's straw hat. "Junior sister, there's no need to say more. Let your senior brother handle them."

Mu Zixi: ???

An assassin!

This was a true assassin!

She wanted to move, but realized her body was completely restrained.

Clearly, her cultivation at the peak of the Yuan Court Realm might still have had a slight chance to resist if facing an assassin of the Jue Wujing realm.

But a Grandmaster...

What kind of joke was this?

Were Xu Xiaoshou's enemies all Grandmaster-level now?

Mu Zixi wanted to call for help, but even her line of sight was blocked by the person in front of her.

Xiao Shiliu blocked the girl behind him and looked at the three swordsmen with a cold smile, saying, "Gentlemen, if there's truly nothing, please leave!"

Gu Qingyi frowned and remained silent.

He felt that something was strange.

But what he sought was simply the person who had comprehended Sword Will; the person in front of him clearly wasn't that.

Perhaps this man was hiding his cultivation?

The thought never even occurred to Gu Qingyi; some things, some auras, truly couldn't be hidden by a person.

As long as this man had cultivated Sword Will, he wouldn't fail to notice.

So... had he misread the scent?

Connecting the dots, Gu Qingyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he took a step back, saying, "My apologies for the disturbance."

"Get out!" Xiao Shiliu coldly rebuked.