Tang Changfa lost his ability to resist in an instant. Gu Rusong seized the opportunity to enter the Book Residence’s main hall. Pushing Tang Changfa aside, he strode into the interior, saying as he went, "You living dead, listen up! Get out of here right now! Don’t disgust me. You know perfectly well who I am. If I see any of you again, I’ll break your rotten bones, throw them all into the latrine, then destroy your souls and reduce you to ashes!"
Behind the screen, the three girls gritted their teeth and clenched their fists.
Yan Hong’er was the first to leap out from behind the screen, pointing behind the Drama Cultivator and exclaiming, "Over there! My lord, right behind you!"
Gu Rusong was taken aback.
Yan Cui’er stepped forward. "Don’t listen to her nonsense; there’s no one behind you!"
Yan Qing’er also emerged. "What are you talking about, ’behind’? There’s nothing there!"
Gu Rusong frowned.
Caught in this dilemma, Gu Rusong sensed a sound behind him. He spun around abruptly, only to see Li Banfeng right there.
With the skills of an Above the Clouds Drama Cultivator, he could execute an ambush instantly. Standing firm and striking, a Drama Cultivator is extremely fast and stealthy, no less so than a Traveling Cultivator. The opponent would find it difficult to dodge or parry such an attack; not even Li Banfeng’s current Benevolent and Righteous Technique could withstand it.
But Gu Rusong was still caught in his indecision. Those three women behind him kept chattering endlessly.
This indecision clearly slowed his strike. His movement faltered, and Li Banfeng dodged. In the blink of an eye, Li Banfeng’s figure vanished.
Passing Glance!
Gu Rusong’s gaze darted around, instantly searching for Li Banfeng’s whereabouts.
Several women shouted from behind him, "My lord, he’s on your left."
"My lord, he’s behind you again."
"My lord, above you, look quick!"
Fool’s Thousand Concerns!
All three women were using techniques!
BANG!
Caught in his indecision, Gu Rusong’s attention was divided. Passing Glance struck home; his chest seemed to explode, and blood seeped through his clothes. Drama Cultivators don’t possess such high defense. Taking a direct hit from Passing Glance, even if not fatal, was still a grievous wound.
Gu Rusong took a step towards the Book Residence’s entrance, only to hear the three women behind him chattering endlessly again.
Yan Hong’er cried out, "You can’t go out, my lord! He’s a Traveling Cultivator! If you go out, you’ll die!"
Yan Cui’er shouted, "You must go out, my lord! A Drama Cultivator whose identity is revealed must flee immediately! Staying here means you’re just waiting to die!"
Several more girls emerged from behind the screen, calling out loudly, "My lord, have a proper talk with him! This is our territory; there’s nothing that can’t be resolved through discussion!"
"My lord, you must be extremely careful! That person is coming again!"
He ignored their nonsense and walked straight out.
Gu Rusong had just taken a step outside when he found himself back in the main hall of the Changsan Book Residence. He had walked out of the hall, only to find himself back in it.
Li Banfeng had used the Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains Technique. His mastery of the technique was still crude; he couldn’t move complex things, but he could shift what was directly in front of him. He had directly replicated the main hall of the Changsan Book Residence.
Gu Rusong, being an Above the Clouds Drama Cultivator, was experienced and knowledgeable. He knew of the Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains Technique, but he hadn’t expected Li Banfeng to use it this way. The chatter of one group of women suddenly seemed like two groups assailing him. Gu Rusong’s ears buzzed, and he couldn’t distinguish the real Foolish Cultivators from the illusions Li Banfeng had conjured.
The Mind Traverse Thousand Mountains Technique lasted only a short time; he thought he could endure it if he held out for a moment.
While he hesitated, he sensed a murderous aura approaching from above.
Yan Hong’er shouted, "Look up quickly, he’s coming!"
Yan Qing’er shouted, "Don’t look up, he’s behind you!"
This time, Gu Rusong had a counter. He flicked a Beaded Flower from his sleeve, and it flew above his head. Drama Cultivators didn’t readily use Magical Treasures, as doing so made them easily recognizable, hindering future attempts to conceal their identity. But this Beaded Flower was ingenious. When Gu Rusong disguised himself as a woman, it appeared as a perfectly normal, exquisite piece of jewelry, arousing no suspicion. When needed for combat, this Beaded Flower was like an extra arm to Gu Rusong, capable of engaging an enemy for several exchanges.
The Beaded Flower flew up. Seeing the Tang Sword slashing down from above, it swayed its beads and advanced to meet the attack. Though the Tang Sword was far larger and heavier, the Beaded Flower was undaunted. It had faced many such large weapons before and possessed numerous techniques to overcome a larger opponent with a smaller one. From that single downward slash of the Tang Sword, the Beaded Flower had already spotted an opening and thrust towards the sword’s hilt.
Unexpectedly, this opening was a deliberate ploy by the Tang Sword. At that moment, the Projector’s lens had already locked onto the sword hilt. As the Beaded Flower entered the lens’s range, the Projector flashed, and the Beaded Flower vanished.