The 43rd Maiden's Cold Countenance

  Tang Yan is not even a two-star Grandmaster now, unless he breaks through the sealed dan Tian and becomes a three-star Grandmaster. Even if Tang Yan reaches three-star Grandmaster now, he is still no match for this young girl, who is a martial arts genius. She became a seven-star Dou Wang at over 20 years old and is also the next head of the Mu Rong family. Her cultivation in swordsmanship should not be underestimated.

  The aristocratic families, especially the ancient ones, have been accumulating elixirs for generations. If they wanted to, they could easily produce a master with their elixirs. Therefore, experts like Tang Yan are as common as cow hair in these old aristocratic families. However, after hearing that Tang Yan had emerged from the forbidden land, they all remained silent and observed his actions. Unlike those sects, where even the sect masters were mobilized to capture Tang Yan's whereabouts.

  "Xuanyuan Yue, if you don't come out now, the Murong family will no longer care about the life and death of the Xuanyuan family from now on." Another cold voice sounded in Tang Yan's ears.

  Xuan Yuan Yue, who was squatting beside Tang Yan, heard her words and finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, but was quickly pulled back by Tang Yan and made to sit down. Just this slight movement, a white shadow appeared in front of them, like a ghost, only to stand before them in an instant.

  "Qian Han, Qian Han Jie!" Xuan Yuan Yue gently struggled free from Tang Yan's hand and stood up, looking at the girl in front of her with a dazed expression.

  "Hmph, hand over the Black Dragon Jade Order, then follow me back to the Mu Rong Fu!" The girl with a green veil covering her face coldly hummed as she spoke to Xuan Yuan Ye.

  As soon as they were discovered, Tang Yan and Zi Lan also stood up from the bushes, listening to each other's tone, knowing that she didn't have any malicious intentions, but Tang Yan was very displeased. Xuan Yuan Yue, this white tiger, had used his life to protect her, and it wasn't easy for Xuan Yuan Yue to develop feelings for him; if they were to return like this, wouldn't all of Tang Yan's previous efforts be in vain? However, Tang Yan sensed the aura on the girl's body, and he cursed her eighteen generations in his heart, not daring to make a move against her.

  Although he felt that this girl was about the same age as him, why was she so much stronger than Tang Yan? It was a bit uncomfortable for Tang Yan. Because he had an extremely powerful cheating tool, at the same age, he should be stronger than them.

  "What you want, the Black Dragon Jade Order, is in my hands, but I don't plan on giving it to you! Miss Xuan Yuan will not be going back with you either. Who knows if you're a good person or a bad one? Who knows what will happen if Miss Xuan Yuan goes back with you, whether you'll imprison her or not?" Tang Yan said before Xuan Yuan could speak up.

  "Hmph, don't think I dare not kill you. Even if I don't kill you, those sect masters won't let you off either. Don't think that being a great Dou Shi is impressive, in front of the Dou Huang, you're not even as good as an ant!" Mu Rong Qian Han said, and a powerful force burst out from his body, suppressing Tang Yan.

  "Damn it, isn't it just a trash token? I'll give it to you, auntie's, hurry up and stop messing around!" Tang Yan was suppressed by an overwhelming force that made him almost unable to breathe. What's even more terrifying is that the blood in his body accelerated rapidly in his veins, on the verge of bursting at any moment.

  "Hmph, and you say it's from the forbidden land? Just this one thing can tolerate!" A small jade hand brushed past Tang Yan's hand, and the Black Dragon Token fell into Mu Rong Qian Han's hands.

  In Tang Yan's eyes, nothing was more important than life, not even the Black Dragon Jade Order. The restricted area? As long as Tang Yan wanted to go in, he could do so at any time. Since he had been able to come out from inside before, he could also enter again now. What he needed now was time; if given enough time to cultivate, he would definitely be able to snatch the Black Dragon Jade Order back from the girl's hands.

  Facing Tang Yan's actions, Xuan Yuan didn't blame him. If it weren't for his words, Xuan Yuan would have died at the hands of those black-clothed men long ago. As for the Mu Rong family, Xuan Yuan knew that the Black Dragon Jade Order was in their possession, which could be considered a safekeeping measure.

  "Things are given to you, can't we go?" Tang Yan saw her withdraw her power and smiled at the veiled girl.

  "Leave? Do you think you can leave?" The girl in white clothes replied coldly to Tang Yan's words.

  "What do you mean? Are you going to kill someone and silence them?" Tang Yan asked.

  When she heard Tang Yan's words, the woman who called herself Mu Rong Qian Han waved her jade hand, and Tang Yan was struck by an invisible force, crashing into a large tree ten meters away. Tang Yan was indeed very powerful, but in front of Dou Wang, he couldn't withstand even one blow. Originally, Tang Yan thought his sword-drawing speed was already fast enough, but he didn't expect the opponent's speed to be even faster. This was the difference between Dou Wang and a great master - before he could even move a finger, he was slapped flying by the opponent.

  This blow, he knew that the opponent had spared his life, otherwise he would have spat blood long ago. However, a scorching handprint was still left on his chest. The nearby Zilan was so frightened that she ran to Tang Yan's side and helped him up, using a pair of fearful eyes to stare at this icy cold girl, including Xuan Yuan Yue, who also didn't expect her to strike and injure Tang Yan.

  "Hmph, killing you is like crushing an ant to death. Now the masters of various sects are searching for you everywhere. If you don't want to die, it's best to follow me." Mu Rong Qian Han said to Tang Yan with a hum.

  " Sect Master? Are you referring to those who fought against the Emperor?" Tang Yan hadn't expected that the powers he had sensed earlier were actually the masters of this empire's sects.

  "Not bad!" said Mu Rong Qian.

  Sect, Tang Yan had heard a lot from his junior sister. If the sect master was chasing them, it meant being chased by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, or more than a dozen sects. Tang Yan thought for a moment, and indeed found it a bit laughable. Originally, he just wanted to escort this beauty, but didn't expect to provoke so many masters, these people really looked up to him too much.

  Tang Yan, who is currently not worth mentioning, can't even protect himself, let alone the two of them. If that old ghost hadn't fallen asleep, he wouldn't be so worried. But now that old ghost has not only fallen asleep but also doesn't know when he'll wake up. If he had a time limit, Tang Yan could hide until then and escape.

  "What should we do now?" Tang Yan asked worriedly about his junior sister's safety.

  "Come back with me!" Mu Rongqian said.

  Originally, Tang Yan still wanted to say something to her, but seeing her icy tone and powerful strength, Tang Yan didn't dare ask more questions. Who knows if she would slap him flying again with her next palm? If no one was around, being slapped flying by her wouldn't be a big deal for Tang Yan. However, being slapped flying by a young girl in front of Zi Lan and Xuan Yuan Yue made Tang Yan lose face. Nevertheless, Tang Yan secretly vowed that he would heavily spank her someday, regardless of whether she's the Fighting King or Fighting Saint. With just a few more years, he could definitely devour several dragon souls.

  As the various sect masters left, Tang Yan picked up Zi Lan and Xuan Yuan Yue to follow this icy cold girl, dashing through the forest for less than half an hour. The four of them dodged the thread eyes left behind by the sect masters and appeared on a desolate mountain path, closely following Mu Rong Qian Han's back as they hurried along.

  "Little sister Shifu, if something happens, you must find a way to get to the Imperial Academy of Zilong, do you understand?" Tang Yan said to his little sister Zi Lan in his arms.

  "What about you?" Zi Lan asked.

  "I'm fine, I just said just in case. This way, if anything happens, I can also go find you there. You know, those people are too strong, they're dealing with me." Tang Yan said.

  "I understand!" Zilan also understood what Tang Yan meant.

  She knew that if they really went to war, she would be a liability by Tang Yan's side and would only drag him down. If she fell into the enemy's hands, then Tang Yan could only surrender. So Zilan didn't ask anything else, but Xuan Yuan Yue had some misgivings about Tang Yan, who had been forced to flee for her sake.

  Tang Yan's strength, Xuan Yuan Yue had seen before, and Zi Lan's enemy was the Tian Ying Sect. However, the sect leader of the Tian Ying Sect was also chased away by Tang Yan. Now, Tang Yan is being pulled into this maelstrom because of his family matters. Although Tang Yan didn't make any demands on her, Xuan Yuan Yue knew that Tang Yan wasn't helping her out of kindness, but rather because he had taken a liking to her beauty. Tang Yan himself had also said before that he wasn't a good person, so why would he help her for no reason?

  "Don't worry, if that really happens, I'll definitely help you get to Zilong Academy to wait for you, Little Sister!" Xuan Yuan Yue said.

  "So I can rest assured then, but on the other hand, your arch-nemesis is indeed formidable, Emperor Dou!" Tang Yan nodded and said.

  Mu Rongqian, who was walking ahead, heard Tang Yan's words and turned around to say coldly: "It's not her enemies that are scary, but yours. They're targeting you, and only coincidentally targeting the Black Dragon Jade Order!"

  "Me? Don't tell me they're here to kill me because of the Tianying Sect, or is it because of that pig in Fengdu City?" Tang Yan asked strangely.

  "Do you think the Tianying Sect and the City Master can make these guys appear? In the end, it's all because you came out of the forbidden land, they want to catch you as a dog to help them enter the forbidden land to find things. How about it, little guy, are you scared now? Now you have two options, one is to change your name and surname and join our Murong family, or find a place to hide for a lifetime." Murong Qianhan said to the ignorant Tang Yan.

  Now Tang Yan finally understands why the Xuan Yuan family was destroyed, the things in the forbidden land must be hiding secrets that no one knows. They know that Tang Yan can enter, and not finding him would be foolish. It seems that what this cold girl said is true, once they fall into their hands, they really become a guide dog.

  Tang Yan didn't know how powerful the Mu Rong family was, but they all said that if he changed his name and became a member of the Mu Rong family, he might be able to avoid trouble for the time being. But would the Mu Rong family really not have any designs on Tang Yan? Although he had never worked in society before, he deeply understood that in a world where strength was king, there were no human feelings, only interests.

  "Miss, can you help me?" Tang Yan didn't know if she was ugly or beautiful, but he had a premonition about her power.