Soon, the news that Duan Gujin had defeated three Martial Sect Realm experts, and with a single punch had defeated an expert of the Martial Arts Sect Third Realm, spread like a plague among the Inner Sect of the Blood Killing Sect.

Many Inner Sect Disciples felt after hearing this news that Duan Gujin's strength was unfathomable and not to be underestimated.

Luoluo and Gu Tianzhen were dumbfounded when they heard the news; they had not expected the Flower Protector to be defeated by Duan Gujin.

Especially when they heard other Inner Sect Disciples mentioning that Duan Gujin had taken down an expert of the Martial Arts Sect Third Level with just one punch, they gasped in shock.

They had encountered Duan Gujin before and knew that his strength wasn't impressive at the time.

"Could it be that Duan Gujin has been feigning weakness all along?"

After some discussion, they felt it was very likely that Duan Gujin had been disguising his abilities.

Although they did not understand why Duan Gujin would do this, they found it hard to believe that a Martial Artist could increase their Cultivation to the point of being able to defeat a Martial Arts Sect Third Level expert with a single punch in less than half a year.

The only plausible explanation for this abnormality was that Duan Gujin had been concealing his true power all along.

"Now I understand, it was him who killed Zhu Xiao!"

The two of them analyzed for a while and considered Duan Gujin to be a dark horse.

They did not know why Duan Gujin kept such a low profile, nor were they interested in finding out.

The only thought in their minds now was how they should eliminate the threat of Duan Gujin.

"How can we get rid of him?"

They discussed for a while but could not come up with any viable solutions.

The next day, someone came looking for them.

Luoluo promptly attended to the visitor and learned that this person had been sent by the individual whose right arm Duan Gujin had crippled the day before.

The visitor's purpose was to extract information about Duan Gujin from her.

Luoluo immediately disclosed all the intelligence about Duan Gujin to the visitor, and righteously told the visitor that she indeed had been harassed by Duan Gujin, who was too strong for her to handle.

Moreover, at the end, she emphasized to the youth to seek someone stronger to confront Duan Gujin.

"Tell Ling Yuan to recuperate well!"

Luoluo said.

Ling Yuan was the young man whose entire right arm had been crippled by Duan Gujin.

"Understood!"

The visitor nodded eagerly after hearing Luoluo's words.

After sending the visitor away, Luoluo thought for a moment and suddenly her face brightened with a smile.

"That Ling Yuan is no ordinary person, this time, he will definitely find a way to make Duan Gujin pay!"

Ling Yuan's family quickly heard about his injury and, consequently, the next day, the Ling Family came looking for Duan Gujin.

However, by this time, Duan Gujin had already left the Blood Killing Sect; he was in nearby city practicing his Cultivation, unaware of the Ling Family's intent to seek recompense.

Meanwhile, the Inner Sect Elder responsible for overseeing Duan Gujin's area reported the incident of the Ling Family looking to settle scores with Duan Gujin to Elder Wan.

Upon hearing this, Elder Wan flew into a rage.

He immediately led other elders to confront the Ling Family and inquired why they had come menacingly after an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple.

The Ling Family relayed the previous day's events to Elder Wan, who to verify the truth, summoned the Inner Sect Disciples who had been present to investigate.

Only after hearing numerous Inner Sect Disciples did the Ling Family realize that Ling Yuan had agreed to a fair fight with Duan Gujin and many had witnessed their arrangement.

Under normal circumstances, if many people witnessed an agreed upon one-on-one duel, others could not seek retribution on behalf of the injured party.

Elder Wan warned the Ling Family, "If you dare to cause trouble, don't blame me for not being polite! I will definitely report this matter to the Sect Master and let him know how the Ling Family have broken their promises!"

"Elder Wan, we were wrong, and I apologize to you. We were too anxious and came here without proper investigation! We are in a hurry, our Ling Yuan had his entire right arm crippled by Duan Gujin! What a ruthless person Duan Gujin is!"

Seeing that the situation was becoming unfavorable, a member of the Ling Family hastily said.

He tried to shift the focus and put all the blame on Duan Gujin.

Upon hearing this, Elder Wan looked at the Ling Family member with contempt.

"It is clear that Ling Yuan was inferior in skills, what more is there to say? That Duan Gujin, not yet nineteen years old, has already defeated your child. What was Ling Yuan's Cultivation level again?"

"Martial Arts Sect Third Level."

A member of the Ling Family immediately responded.

"Heh, good that you know Ling Yuan is of the Martial Arts Sect Third Level, yet my disciple's strength is only at the Martial Master Realm. Don't you think it's pathetic that your Ling Yuan couldn't even defeat someone in the Martial Master Realm? Couldn't it be that Ling Yuan has been too indulgent with women, rendering him incompetent on the battlefield?"

Elder Wan scolded coldly.

Upon hearing Elder Wan's scathing remarks, everyone burst into laughter.

A thought collectively crossed their minds: "Elder Wan's words are too venomous!"

The Ling Family members, after hearing Elder Wan's words, all wore very unnatural expressions.

Some of them erupted in anger: "Don't slander our child like that!"

"I haven't slandered your child; I'm just stating a fact. That person named Duan Gujin is at the Martial Master Realm; in theory, he shouldn't be able to defeat someone at the Martial Arts Sect Third Level, yet he did, and there were many witnesses at the time who can attest to it!"

Elder Wan said with a smile.

At this, the people of the Ling Family calmed down and upon careful consideration, they realized they had made a big mistake in making such a fuss to find Duan Gujin.

Clearly, the other party held the advantage in public opinion, and they had no way to refute Elder Wan's words.

If they continued to make a scene, the matter would eventually reach the Sect Master's ears.

Once the Sect Master became aware, those who made a fuss would surely be punished by him.

After all, there had been many Inner Sect Disciples who could witness the agreed duel between Duan Gujin and Ling Yuan.

The entire duel had taken place in full view of witnesses, and that man named Duan Gujin hadn't cheated.

They were completely in the wrong.

If they really escalated the situation, the outcome was bound to be unfavorable for them.

The Ling Family members then thought it best to take covert action against Duan Gujin, rather than making a scene like they were now.

This way, if anything happened to Duan Gujin in the future, the people of the Blood Killing Sect would link his misfortune to the Ling Family.

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