Chapter 55: Absolutely Unyielding!

  Darkness, boundless darkness, emitting a chilling aura that pierces to the bone, like an abyss without daylight.

  Qin Yun didn't know how long he had been trapped in this bottomless abyss, only that the suffocating moments of despair were drowning his body and mind. If it weren't for his unyielding will still holding on, he would probably be forever lost.

  Suddenly, a faint light appeared before his eyes, a red, warm firelight.

  Qin Yun's consciousness gradually recovered, and that flame grew larger, becoming increasingly clear.

  He found himself lying on a bed of gravel, with the stones beneath him digging uncomfortably.

  But this discomfort is nothing compared to the pain of the wounds on my chest and body.

  The roar of the river water came from behind him, indicating that Qin Yun was on the riverbank.

  The sky had completely darkened, but a few steps ahead there was a small bonfire.

  The crackling of dry firewood keeps making popping sounds. In this cold early spring night, the blazing bonfire can't help but warm people's hearts.

  The wounds on his body throbbed with pain, especially the broken ribs in his chest that made it hard for Qin Yun to breathe. He gritted his teeth and endured the discomfort to treat himself, tearing off strips of cloth from his clothes to bandage them up.

  Fortunately, the two bottles of Dan medicine he put in his shirt pocket were still there, and he took out the wound-healing Dan and swallowed two grains.

  The medicine dissolved quickly in his stomach and the warm flow of its potency spread rapidly throughout his body, relieving much of the pain from his wound.

  Having regained some strength, Qin Yun struggled to get up from the ground.

  Suddenly stunned.

  Because he saw a man in black sitting upright beside the bonfire in front, lowering his head to play with his own Qinglian sword!

  The man in black was about thirty or forty years old, with a slender and refined figure, a slightly dark face without a beard, looking like a scholar.

  There was a worm-like scar under his left eye, and the clothes on his body were tattered everywhere, covered in bloodstains, as if he had just gone through an intense battle like Qin Yun.

  Next to the man in black, a heavy black sword was inserted, with its sharpness not showing and its murderous aura contained.

  He sat there motionless, but gave Qin Yun a feeling of being as majestic as a towering mountain peak, with an aura that was profound and unfathomable!

  Qin Yun let out a mouthful of turbid air, clasped his fists and bowed to the other party, asking: "May I ask if it was you who saved me? Dare I ask your esteemed surname and great name?"

  He won't appear on this riverbank for no reason. The most likely scenario is that he was seen by the other party being pulled out of the river, which would be a lifesaver.

  At this time, the man in black lifted his head, and his dark eyes flashed with a sharp gaze like an eagle's, but he didn't answer Qin Yun's question: "Is this your sword?"

  He raised the Qingguang sword in his hand, his voice low and hoarse.

  Qin Yun slightly stunned, feeling that the other party's voice sounded a bit familiar, nodded and replied: "Yes!"

  This Qinghua sword is a legacy left by Qin Yang, and Qin Yun usually cherishes it very much, never taking it out to show people easily.

  If possible, he absolutely did not want the sword to fall into someone else's hands, only more aware that if the other party really had a greedy idea, then he also had no way at all.

  However, the man in black obviously didn't have that idea, and with a flick of his wrist, he threw out the Qinghua Sword.

  A gleaming long sword seemed to be supported by a pair of invisible hands below, steadily sweeping over a distance of seven or eight steps, and accurately flying in front of Qin Yun.

  Just this one move, Qin Yun couldn't have done it even if he hadn't suffered any damage.

  He was deeply moved and hastily reached out to take the sword, bowing again in gratitude: "Thank you, sir! I really don't know how to repay your kindness!"

  "This sword is not bad, the sword embryo has been formed, and it's not impossible to break through and become a spirit with time." The man in black said calmly: "Which branch of the Qin family are you from?"

  Sword fetus? Spirit transformation?

  Qin Yun was bewildered and replied to the other party's question: "I am not a legitimate child."

  "Huh?" The man in black shirt said with a mixture of surprise and amusement, "You're so young yet you managed to kill my top general Hei Hu, and you have such a great sword. How could you be just an ordinary descendant?"

  The great general Black Tiger is under my command!

  Qin Yun was shocked in his heart and finally understood why he felt that the other's voice was somewhat familiar: "You are Guo Shanfeng!"

  On the mountain path, he only heard the sound of the wind and didn't see anyone. The impression of a great bandit should be a fierce and powerful man, but it turned out that his true appearance was not like that at all.

  "Then why did you save me?" Qin Yun couldn't help but clench his hand around the Qinghua Sword.

  Qin and Guo had a long-standing feud, seeing each other in such a sorry state, this battle was absolutely a crushing defeat, and Qin must have been even more resentful.

  This mountain wind unexpectedly saw him kill the black tiger, so saving himself would absolutely not be out of kindness!

  "Not bad, I'm the Overlord of Mount Qin that you Qin family have been trying to kill but can't. The man in black smiled coldly: "However, this time under your Qin family's calculations, I've almost become a drowned dog!"

  His eyes were cold and his words carried an unspeakable resentment: "I didn't expect that the Qin family would use Lin Dong, Huang Long, Miao Yu, and even you as bait. I'm not unjustly defeated!"

  Qin Yun's scalp felt cold, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

  This whole thing from start to finish was a trap, everyone including Lin Dong was kept in the dark, all for the sake of dealing with Gu Shan Feng.

  He thought of those young men who had died in battle, and his heart surged with boundless anger and grief.

  In the eyes of those high-ranking officials, they themselves are just insignificant pawns that can be sacrificed at will!

  At this moment, Qin Yun's sense of belonging and honor towards the Qin family was completely gone!

  "This world is just like that..." Gu Shanfeng easily saw through Qin Yun's thoughts and said lightly: "You don't have enough power, so you can only be manipulated by others. On the other hand, Lin Dong was fortunate to break through to the Pre-Heaven stage this time, and he will be able to occupy a place in the Qin family from now on. No one will dare to look down on him again."

  "As for you, a small collateral descendant, if you die, who would care?"

  Who would care?

  Qin Yun's mind flashed with familiar faces, including his grandfather Qin Yang who had raised him, and Qin Mingzhu who was waiting for his safe return in Qianchao City...

  "He took a deep breath and asked: 'So what are you going to do with me? Kill me?'"

  When it comes to the crunch, Qin Yun calmed down instead, only those who have experienced life and death can be fearless of life and death.

  Guo Shanfeng stared at Qin Yun, his sharp eyes seeming to pierce through his soul: "Killing you would be as easy as lifting a finger, but I see that you have great talent and a strong will, your future achievements will be boundless."

  "Although you killed the Black Tiger, that was a fair and square battle. As long as you take an oath of allegiance to me and follow me in my resurgence, I can let bygones be bygones!"

  "Will you make a comeback?" Qin Yun shook his head: "You lost miserably, and most of your subordinates are probably dead or wounded. With the power and means of our Qin family, will you have another chance to rise again?"

  Up until now, he no longer has any reverence for Gu Shan Feng, so his words are very straightforward.

  "You don't understand this!" Guo Shanfeng smiled and said, "If there wasn't a power behind me that could rival the Qin family, do you think I could have been an enemy of the Qin family for so many years with just my subordinates?"

  "Those people are dead and gone, as long as I recover my strength, it will take at most half a year to rebuild an army, and I can still gallop in the Western County!"

  Qin Yun's heart flashed with insight: "I know, your backer is the Wu family!"

  In Xiguan Lantian, apart from the official Yan family, the Qin and Wu families are the largest forces.

  If it is said that there are forces secretly supporting the mountain wind, the official Yan is basically impossible, unless the officials guarding the western county have gone mad.

  The Qin family is naturally even more impossible, so the only one left is the Wu family.

  As for saying that Wu's mine was also frequently attacked and harassed by horse thieves, it is probably just a cover-up.

  "You're very clever!" Guo Shanfeng's eyes showed a hint of appreciation: "I can tell you, I was originally a collateral descendant of the Wu family. If it weren't for the clan's nurturing, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."

  One of the Four Great Bandits of the Swallow Clouds, Guo Shanfeng, is actually a member of the Wu family!

  If this matter is spread out, I really don't know what kind of waves it will stir up.

  Of course, by then, the Wu family could easily push it all away - a big tree has withered branches, and it's normal for a family to have an unworthy member.

  But Qin Yun's heart sank again and again, since Guo Shanfeng had told him this secret, he no longer had any other choice.

  Either surrender or death!

  "Choose!" Gu Shanfeng said solemnly: "I can't stay here for too long, those two guys from the Qin family might come looking again."

  Qin Yun let out a sigh, he raised his long sword, stretched out his left hand and flicked his fingers on the sword body!

  Ding!

  The sword hummed softly, as if it had sensed Qin Yun's inner turmoil and determination, echoing his powerful refusal: "Qin Yun, a fine young man, would absolutely never become someone else's dog!"

  This is Qin Yun's pride and dignity. Even if he was disappointed with the Qin family to the extreme, he would never kneel down in front of his enemies.

  His refusal was also the greatest mockery of Gu Shan Feng - you are nothing but a dog!

  Kazeshiro's eyes turned icy cold, his lips curled into a sneer: "I didn't think that with your intelligence, you would make such an unwise choice. I originally thought you and I were both from collateral branches, so I gave you an opportunity!"

  He slowly stood up, reached out and pulled out the heavy sword stuck beside him: "Then, I'll send you on your way!"

  Qin Yun was silent and speechless, he could feel a huge intangible pressure slowly pressing down on him, the darkness around him seemed to have turned into a raging torrent, crashing and surging with silent roars!

  This is the pressure of an innate strongman!

  Facing such a strong pressure, Qin Yun did not retreat half a step. He had no way to escape and could only rely on his firm will to support himself, using all his strength to urge the little true energy in his dantian.

  The Qinghua sword trembled slightly, emitting a red sword aura. Although it was weak like a candle in the wind, it represented his unyielding will to fight!