An hour later, Li Xian jumped down from a tall tree, left the forest, and met with Luo Xia and Lin Aoshan, informing them about the abandoned residence.

Lin Aoshan exclaimed, "You've got some nerve to infiltrate the enemy camp. If you were exposed, you wouldn't survive. The Flower Cage Sect doesn't kill women, but that doesn't mean they won't kill men. Li, my younger brother, don't try this again."

Unaware of Li Xian's Heavy Pupils, granting him penetrating sight. Li Xian simply smiled, without explaining, thinking to himself, "This Lin Family lady has quite a good character. Though she's a bit spoiled, she doesn't neglect important matters and knows how to care for others."

"Fourteen people, huh? That's manageable." Luo Xia said. They'd brought forty constables, clad in armor, should be enough to deal with it.

Luo Xia spread out a map, dividing the forty into four teams, infiltrating from the east, south, west, and north, finally encircling, to annihilate the miscreants in one fell swoop.

The operation commenced immediately.

Li Xian's Golden Leopard Bow and Lingyu Arrows were left at Yihetang Manor. Knowing his exceptional archery skills, Luo Xia deliberately brought an extra bow.

It only had the strength of two stones, but it should suffice for this mission. Thus, after waiting another half an hour, all constables were in position, surrounding the abandoned residence.

Luo Xia shouted, "Attack!", and the constables charged.

The Flower Cage Sect was startled, each grabbing weapons, all eyes on "Gu Shuntong". He was the leader, the strongest, with the deepest strategy.

Gu Shuntong furrowed his brows, hearing the loud commotion, footsteps approaching. He couldn't fathom how their tracks were exposed or who was attacking.

But seeing it was inevitable, Gu Shuntong rushed out of the hall, followed closely by the Flower Cage Sect, both sides confronted. Gu Shuntong shouted, "Attack!" leading the charge.

Both sides tangled in battle, sword blades and sabers flashing everywhere.

Lin Aoshan shouted, "Thief, bring your head here." She aimed at Gu Shuntong, initiating the attack.

Gu Shuntong was momentarily stunned, not daring to be careless, he retaliated with skillful moves. The two sparred several times, hard to determine a winner, each advancing and retreating.

In terms of talent and identity, naturally Lin Aoshan held an advantage. But Gu Shuntong, being over forty, lived twenty years longer, could not be underestimated.

Relying on experience, he skillfully dodged heavy blows, took advantage of strengths, maneuvered with ease. Throughout his life, he's most adept at dueling women. Seeing Lin Aoshan, beautiful as a flower, he teased, "Little sister, are these people you brought?"

"I'm your aunt!" Lin Aoshan raised an eyebrow.

"Little sister, if you wanted to see me, why bring so many people?" Gu Shuntong fought while retreating, laughing, "Just call my name; here I am."

Anger flaring within Lin Aoshan, her attacks became fierce. She drew out her longsword from her waist, displaying the Lin Family's Martial Arts "Thirty-six Cotton Wind Swords."

This swordsmanship was gentle and moderate; because of that, it showed no flaws. Even faced with an opponent several levels stronger, one could still hold their ground momentarily.

Her swordsmanship reached Perfection, by the second strike, phenomena formed around her. The wind blew gently, deceptively light yet adhering and unmoving.

Regardless of the opponent's moves, it felt like striking cotton.

Lin Aoshan swung her sword. Dry branches and leaves were swept up in the air, remaining suspended, its power stunning.

Despite Lin Aoshan's wrath, she remained cautious inside, using this swordsmanship not to defeat but to entangle relentlessly. Gu Shuntong's brows furrowed, despite appearing at ease, sensed his predicament worsening.

He sneered, retreating a few steps, laughing, "Little girl, try my move." He struck a palm through the air.

Lin Aoshan was pursuing but halted seeing the palm's formidable power. Momentarily hesitated, for while its power was significant, it seemed Gu Shuntong unleashed it haphazardly. He retreated several steps, widening the gap—how could a palm strike from such a distance?

Gu Shuntong sneered, suddenly shrugged his shoulders. His bones emitted a strange "crack" sound. His arm suddenly extended, closing the distance, striking Lin Aoshan's shoulder.

It turned out, Gu Shuntong possessed a special trait known as [Snake Bone Appearance], for those bearing this appearance, unlike ordinary people, had an extra section of snake bone.

Snake Bone Appearance varied; some appeared in the lumbar spine, others at the neck.

Gu Shuntong had been fortunate; the snake bone linked his upper and lower arms. Normally, just having this trait didn't make his arm elongate.

Despite the extended bones, flesh and tendons couldn't keep pace. Gu Shuntong leveraged his unique attributes, specialized in training "Snake Shifting Hand," a form of Entry Martial Arts, using snake venom to temper his arms.

He further soaked in special medicine to soften the arm's tendons and flesh. When the [Snake Bone Appearance] combined with "Snake Shifting Hand," it enabled the arms to elongate unexpectedly.

He harnessed this feature, intentionally retreated, lured pursuit, then deployed "Snake Shifting Hand." Seeing a vast distance, adversaries relaxed or hesitated.

Unaware, the arm extended like a venomous snake, biting fiercely. Lin Aoshan felt the pain, shoulder lifted, now marked with two snake punctures.

Gu Shuntong said, "Little sister, you should be grateful. If you weren't a woman and a beautiful one at that, I'd have poisoned you to death already."

"Such a shame, such a beautiful face. Today, with so many of you, I can't hold onto you, so I'll be leaving first. Hahaha."

Gu Shuntong leaped and fled, abandoning the remaining Flower Cage Sect companions, escaping far away. Lin Aoshan wished to chase but felt weak and numb, unable to gather Qi Power.

The poison in her shoulder wasn't fatal but discomforting. She attempted Blood Solidification and Aperture Closure, striving to block the toxin's spread. Yet, driven by Inner Qi, the toxin continued spreading.

Gu Shuntong breathed a sigh of relief, having escaped the encirclement. Just then, an arrow flew straight toward him. Gu Shuntong bent and rolled, narrowly evaded.

"Kid, you're trying to stop me too?" Gu Shuntong saw Li Xian and cursed.

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