As Gu Qianying hesitated, the woman in the pavilion sensed the unusual gaze from nearby.
She immediately put down the cup in her hand and looked up at Gu Qianying and the other two.
The woman before her was strikingly beautiful. Why was she in this peach grove?
At the same time, a sense of familiarity seemed to arise in the woman's heart, but she quickly shook her head.
How could she, the dignified demoness of Wu Yin Mountain, know such an insignificant person?
With a hint of mockery, the woman spoke to the young masters who were drinking and reveling beside her:
"It seems drinking truly hinders one's senses. We didn't even notice our prey delivering themselves to our doorstep."
Hearing the woman's words, these young masters indeed stopped and followed her gaze.
"Beauty, you speak the truth. Fortunately, Wu Yin Mountain has you. Thank you for the timely warning."
A man in white respectfully said to the woman.
As the man in white finished speaking, the wine cups in the hands of the handsome young masters instantly transformed into long swords.
Even though Gu Qianying was still some distance from the pavilion, she could feel the extraordinary power emanating from these swords.
A heavy sense of danger seemed to be slowly approaching.
As expected, the young masters, who had appeared so gentle and delicate moments ago, suddenly lunged towards Gu Qianying and the other two.
Their Qinggong was surprisingly potent.
"Be careful!" Su Cheng immediately pulled Gu Qianying to the side by her waist.
The young masters, moving too fast, missed their targets and tumbled face-first into the ground, their bodies covered in dirt.
"Wow!" Little Yi Hao cried out in fright.
"What kind of monsters are these? They're so scary!"
Su Cheng patted Little Yi Hao in his arms. "Don't be afraid. With us here, they won't dare to do anything to you."
Gu Qianying felt a pang of distress.
She also comforted Little Yi Hao, "Yes, little darling, why are you so timid? It's alright."
Then, she turned to Su Cheng and said, "You should take good care of Little Yi Hao for me."
After speaking, Gu Qianying glanced dismissively at the young masters who were getting up from the ground.
"With just these people, I, Gu Qianying, can handle them with ease."
Su Cheng believed Gu Qianying's words. When he had protected her earlier, he had also sensed that although these people were aggressive, their aptitude was ordinary.
Compared to Gu Qianying, they were no different from ants that could be crushed with a flick of the wrist.
Therefore, Su Cheng nodded with reassurance and instructed Gu Qianying, "Then be careful."
He then went to a peach tree nearby and gently comforted the crying Little Yi Hao.
"You wretched woman, how dare you play us for fools!"
The several handsome young masters were clearly displeased at having missed their targets.
To make such a fool of themselves in front of the demoness was utterly humiliating.
They raised their long swords once more and surged towards Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying snorted, "Seeking death."
With a gentle sweep of her sword across the ground, Gu Qianying caused the fallen peach blossoms to rise into the air like fine sand.
With another turn, these densely scattered peach blossoms, propelled by a strong gust of wind, immediately swept towards the handsome young masters.
"Ah!" The young masters failed again, each letting out a pig-like scream and clutching their faces, groaning, "It hurts so much."
Could it be that these peach blossoms were poisonous?
To confirm her suspicion, Gu Qianying picked up a peach blossom petal and brought it to her nose to smell.
No poison? Then why such a terrible reaction?
After some thought, Gu Qianying realized she had overestimated these young masters.
She had used too much force, and with the sheer density of the petals, they had unleashed too much power.
This indirectly proved that the young masters were simply too weak.
If she continued to engage them, she might actually kill them.
However, since these individuals were drinking and reveling with Lu Zhu, it meant they were Lu Zhu's friends. To trouble them would be to trouble Lu Zhu.
Therefore, Gu Qianying said softly,
"We are here to find Lu Zhu and are considered her guests. However, your immediate greeting with swords and blades is hardly good hospitality. We apologize for the offense just now."
The man in white spoke again, indignantly,
"Don't give us that. What kind of guest are you? To make my brothers so humiliated, I'll make sure you regret it."
"Since you've delivered yourself to us, don't even think about leaving this place."
After speaking, the man immediately stood up straight from the ground.
It was evident that his resilience was superior to the others, marking him as someone with a degree of influence.
"I've already said, I'm here to find someone, not to harm anyone."
However, the man completely disregarded Gu Qianying's explanation and unleashed even more ferocious power than before.
A long sword lunged towards Gu Qianying's throat.
The others who had fallen also got back on their feet and followed closely behind the man.
Their eyes gleamed with a wolf-like intensity, and in their sight, Gu Qianying was like a plump sheep, destined to be captured.
However, when the man's sword was only a hand's breadth away from Gu Qianying's throat.
He was astonished to find that his sword could not advance further, despite exerting all his strength.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that Gu Qianying had blocked his sword with just the tip of her own.
Her composed demeanor suggested that she had exerted no effort whatsoever.
"With your skill level, wanting my life, I advise you to practice for another twenty years."
Gu Qianying said these words casually, then with a surge of her arms, the man's long sword was sent clattering to the ground.
The man himself collapsed, overwhelmed by the sudden force.
Seeing the white-clothed man's predicament, the others' initial bravery vanished.
It was replaced by looks of apprehension.
They couldn't comprehend who this woman before them was, or how her martial arts could be so formidable.
Even if several of them attacked her simultaneously, they doubted they could defeat her.
Gu Qianying also perceived their thoughts.
"Since you cannot defeat me, continuing to pester me will benefit no one.
It would be better to rest and recuperate. After I catch up with my friend, you can seek revenge then."
The young masters were somewhat persuaded by Gu Qianying's words. Indeed, continuing to engage now would likely result in even greater humiliation.
Thus, they retreated.
Gu Qianying then confidently led Meng Yang towards the pavilion.
The woman in the pavilion was naturally displeased with the outcome. "A bunch of useless fools, unable to deal with a mere woman."
"Lu Zhu, is it not too much for your friend to treat us this way?"