Chapter 463: Chapter 462: Master, I Was Bullied~
Elder Gong and his group were unaware that when they had just approached the villa, they were already noticed by the middle-aged beautiful woman, Zhu Qing, sitting inside the villa.
Still undecided on how to deal with these intruders, she detected Xu Wen’s movements and knew her good senior brother was trying to save people again.
Sipping her wine and snickering, she said, "Such hypocrisy!"
Anyone who could break in here would not meet a good end, without exception.
However, she was clearly happy to watch the drama. It would be best if these people could die in front of her senior brother. That would truly be heart-wrenching.
Zhu Qing directly walked to the balcony on the second floor of the villa, where she could clearly see all the surrounding situations.
The little paperman, which was originally flying in front to scout the way, suddenly halted mid-air and turned to look at Elder Gong.
"An old man is coming toward us, and there’s a woman from the villa watching us, but that woman clearly harbors ill intent."
Now, no one doubted the little paperman’s abilities. Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became alert.
Ten minutes later, Xu Wen, looking very much like a wandering old man, appeared before Elder Gong and his group.
Both parties were taken aback at their first meeting.
Elder Gong never expected that the legendary Xu Wen now looked so destitute and haggard, like a living corpse.
As for Xu Wen, whose eyes were as calm as ancient wells, seeing that all those in front of him were Xuanmen people with considerable cultivation, was both shocked and felt it was reasonable.
Elder Gong slightly bowed to Xu Wen, "Greetings, Senior Xu."
Xu Wen slightly nodded, unsurprised that the other party knew his identity.
"No wonder you were able to break through so many obstacles and appear here smoothly."
This statement left Elder Gong and others unsure how to respond.
The path was led by the little paperman, and they hadn’t encountered a single obstacle.
The little paperman understood a bit of worldly wisdom but not much. Upon hearing this, it immediately jumped out to claim credit.
Its face was full of a desire for praise, "It was us who led the way, specially avoiding those traps~"
Xu Wen turned his head to look at the little paperman floating mid-air, his eyes slightly narrowing, "Puppetry Technique!"
As he spoke, he quickly formed seals with his hands and attacked the little paperman.
Having been isolated from the world for decades, Xu Wen, in his conservative mindset, believed that anyone who used puppetry techniques had an evil heart.
The little paperman was initially seeking praise; who would have thought this old rascal would directly attack it.
The two little papermen immediately rebelled, pulling up their non-existent sleeves.
One of the little papermen, like a cannonball, charged swiftly at the big attack Xu Wen had thrown over.
Angrily, it shouted, "My master has never hit me. How dare you, old man, hit me. I’ll fight you to the end!!!"
The other little paperman was not idle either, rubbing its fists and making a crouching posture to gather strength, then also jumped and charged over.
For them, there’s no such thing as unfairly outnumbering the opponent or the notion that hitting old people is shameful.
They only knew that whenever someone threw an attack at them, they would bring the opponent down no matter what.
"Charge!"
All of this happened within a few seconds, too fast for Elder Gong and others to stop.
Minister Duan even felt like jumping up to drag the little paperman back.
Every day, it never stops, just like Yun Ran’s firecracker-like temper, it’s exactly the same!
With a loud "bang,"
everyone was forced to take several steps back by the powerful shock wave, only barely steadying themselves. Even the ground seemed to shake several times.
Minister Duan hurriedly supported Elder Gong, whose figure swayed twice, while simultaneously shouting to the little paperman.
"Ancestors, I call you ancestors, stop fighting!!!"
But the little paperman, in a frenzy, couldn’t hear him at all.
The boss (Ginsengfruit) had told them that they could lose anything but face.
This old guy attacked first, so why should they stop, humph!
The two little papermen even knew how to cooperate. Seeing that this old fart had some skills, they tacitly surrounded him front and back.
Soon afterwards, the little papermen’s figures became mere afterimages, making it impossible to see their positions; it just seemed like there were suddenly countless little papermen around.
Minister Duan, now very angry, realized that whatever he did would make no difference.
It was also at this time that he recalled a previous joke.
Wherever Yun Ran (including but not limited to apprentices, magic artifacts) is present, there is no danger; they themselves become the most dangerous presence.
"Elder Gong, what do we do now?"
"Wait!"
Minister Duan, feeling extremely anxious, had no choice but to wait since Elder Gong had ordered them to do so.
Watching the little papermen and Xu Wen locked in an intense battle, Elder Gong gained a clearer understanding of Yun Ran’s power.
That little paperman was merely Yun Ran’s magic artifact. It could hold its own against a senior like Xu Wen.
And Yun Ran had 18 such little papermen; such power was truly terrifying.
Soon, an overwhelming sense of regret swept over Elder Gong.
Someone like Yun Ran should never have been let go. At that time, he should have stopped those people from expelling Yun Ran.
The surrounding flowers, grass, and tree branches were all torn apart, yet neither side had gained the upper hand. Continuing would only lead to mutual destruction.
Seeing the little paperman beginning to emit crackling heavenly thunder energy, Xu Wen was the first to stop his attack.
Meanwhile, his gaze, filled with scrutiny and assessment, looked towards Elder Gong and his entourage.
"Who exactly are you, and what exactly are you doing here?"
The little paperman, seeing that it had been hit by Xu Wen and formed a small crack, immediately started crying.
"I’m hurt, I’m hurt, Master, I’ve been bullied~"
Just about to answer Xu Wen’s question, Elder Gong was interrupted by the little paperman’s earsplitting cry.
Hurriedly, he looked towards the little paperman.
Although their time together wasn’t long, at this time, Elder Gong had already considered the little paperman one of their own.
Not to mention whether Yun Ran would get angry, just with his habitual protective nature, hearing the little paperman say it was hurt, his heart trembled with anxiety.
"Let me take a look!"
The injured little paperman immediately flew over and extended its foot in front of Elder Gong.
"Look, I’m hurt~"
Elder Gong strained his somewhat clouded eyes wide open, but could not see a single trace of injury. However, the little paperman’s body had gotten considerably dirtier.