"Burden!"
It has always been a term with negative connotations.
Although Wen Jueyuan's words did not carry sarcasm in his tone, there was a clear disdain between his words.
Indeed, he acknowledged that he was no match for Su Yi if it came to a fight.
But in terms of mentality, he still looked down on Su Yi.
Su Yi glanced at Wen Jueyuan and sighed, shaking his head. "Sometimes, it is harder to admit one's own weakness than to acknowledge someone else's strength. You consider yourself a leading figure among the younger generation of the Wen family, yet you can only resort to using your status to belittle me. It's quite pathetic."
"You..." Wen Jueyuan's face turned incredibly ugly in an instant. Su Yi's words were like a sharp blade, piercing the most sensitive spot in his heart.
Su Yi remained indifferent and said, "What's the matter? Are you angered by shame? I'm right here. If you dare to make a move, I will take back what I said earlier."
Wen Jueyuan's expression fluctuated, his eyes filled with a blazing rage about to erupt.
But in the end, he didn't dare to act.
Because he knew very well that he had no chance of winning. If he were to lose, it would be even more embarrassing for him.
Seeing this, Su Yi couldn't be bothered to say anything more.
Lacking in courage and refusing to admit his own weakness, this young leader of the Wen family's younger generation was destined to have a difficult future.
After holding back for a while, Wen Jueyuan finally spoke, gritting his teeth. "Su Yi, don't get too cocky. My second uncle said that when my father returns, there will be a clan assembly to discuss how to deal with you!"
Su Yi responded with an "oh" and said, "I actually hope that your Wen family can annul the marriage between me and Wen Lingzhao."
"You..." Wen Jueyuan was speechless.
Just at this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from a distance. Within a few breaths, it arrived in front of the Apricot Yellow Medical Hall.
The lead horse was an extraordinary dappled horse, ridden by a girl in military attire.
As soon as she arrived, she pointed her whip at Wen Jueyuan impatiently and asked, "Have you found the person?"
The girl had a slender figure, exuding a fiery charm. Clad in military attire with a bow and sword at her waist, she carried a hint of authority in her every move, giving off an air of dominance.
Behind her, a group of attendants followed, surrounding her like stars orbiting the moon, further emphasizing her extraordinary identity.
Wen Jueyuan's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly bowed and greeted, "Miss Yuan, please don't be impatient. We have already found him. This person beside me is Guo Bing, and no one in the entire Guangling City knows more about Guimu Ridge than him."
The girl in military attire glanced at Guo Bing, and when she saw his contorted and ghostly cheeks, her eyebrows couldn't help but furrow.
But soon, she suppressed the disgust in her heart and said to Guo Bing, "Come with us to Guimu Ridge, and as a token of gratitude, I will give you a thousand taels of silver."
Guo Bing shook his head and said, "Miss, the old man has already promised to accompany my young master to Guimu Ridge..."
Wen Jueyuan immediately interrupted and said, "Guo Bing, you are the medicinal gatherer of my Wen family. You will do as I say. If you dare to refuse again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Guo Bing trembled all over, but he still mustered the courage to say, "Young Master, I... I apologize, but it's difficult for me to comply!"
"Wen Jueyuan, what's going on here?" the girl in military attire asked, feeling puzzled.
Wen Jueyuan glared fiercely at Guo Bing before putting on a smiling face and briefly explaining the situation.
Only then did the girl in military attire turn her gaze to Su Yi, looking somewhat surprised. "Are you also going to Guimu Ridge?"
Su Yi replied calmly, "Why not?"
"That place is extremely dangerous. What are you going there for?" the girl in military attire frowned.
"What about you? What are you going to do?" Su Yi retorted.
This group of people clearly had extraordinary backgrounds. If they were also going after the treasures in Guimu Ridge, it would be too coincidental.
The girl in military attire snorted coldly. "You won't answer my question but still want to pry into our information. You're not very honest!"
Su Yi sneered, shaking his head, and couldn't be bothered to argue with this stubborn and arrogant girl.
"Master Guo, let's go," Su Yi said to Guo Bing beside him.
"What an unruly fellow!" The girl in military attire suddenly raised the whip in her hand while on horseback and pointed it at Su Yi, angrily saying, "I'll say it one last time: this old man must come with us!"
With those words, the attendants nearby all urged their horses forward, their hands on their weapons, looking coldly at Su Yi.
Guo Bing shivered all over and shrank his head.
A glimmer of excitement appeared in Wen Jueyuan's eyes.
He was eager to use the girl in military attire's power to give Su Yi a harsh lesson!
No one understood better than him that in the face of the overwhelming power behind the girl in military attire, even if Lord Fu Shan, the city lord, were here today, he wouldn't be able to protect Su Yi!
However, Su Yi frowned slightly, his gaze indifferent as he looked at the girl in military attire. He said, "Normally, I wouldn't bother with an ignorant little girl like you. But now... you've managed to make me slightly angry."
After speaking, a cold glint suddenly flashed in the depths of his calm and profound pupils, causing his aura to change drastically.
The girl in military attire felt a piercing pain in her eyes, as if a sharp sword was at her throat. An inexplicable chill rose in her heart, even causing goosebumps to form on her skin.
It was horrifying!
Before she could react, the dappled horse beneath her suddenly let out a terrified neigh. Its four hooves went weak, and with a thud, it collapsed to the ground, paralyzed.
"Miss, are you alright?"
A middle-aged man in a gray robe beside her was quick-witted. In the instant the dappled horse fell, he leaped forward, reaching out to catch the girl in military attire and safely placing her on the ground.
"I... I'm fine," the girl in military attire said, clearly startled. Her delicate and beautiful face turned pale.
Looking at the dappled horse, which was now wailing and trembling on the ground, too afraid to stand up, everyone else was shocked and perplexed. They couldn't understand how this majestic dappled horse could become like this.
When the girl in military attire looked at Su Yi, a hint of anger tinged her normally pretty face. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Was it you who caused this just now?"
Upon hearing her words, the middle-aged man in the gray robe and the other attendants' expressions turned grim. They dismounted one after another and approached Su Yi with a murderous intent.
However, Su Yi remained calm and composed, as if completely unaware of the danger approaching. His gaze was fixed on the dappled horse on the ground as he said, "This beast is much smarter than humans."
"How dare you mock me!" the girl in military attire exclaimed, her eyes widening, and her pretty face darkening.
At the same time, Wen Jueyuan instinctively distanced himself, looking at Su Yi with eyes filled with pity.
This guy seemed to have no idea of the immensely noble figure he had offended at this moment, did he?
Unexpectedly, at this tense moment, Guo Bing stepped forward and stood in front of Su Yi!
Facing the astonished gazes of everyone, Guo Bing tremblingly said, "Everyone, please don't be angry. Since we are all going to Guimu Ridge, we can travel together. If you bully my young master, I... I would rather die than lead the way for you!"
By the end of his words, the expression of this old medicinal gatherer had become firm and resolute.
Su Yi couldn't help but give a longer look at this old, withered man by his side.
Having been prepared to make their move, the middle-aged man in the gray robe and the others hesitated when they saw the girl in military attire. Their gazes turned towards her in unison.
The girl in military attire's expression changed, uncertain for a moment, before she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, going to Guimu Ridge is more important. It's fine for us to travel together."
"This old bastard truly deserves a lesson!" Wen Jueyuan seethed with anger, gritting his teeth inwardly. He felt a surge of disappointment in his heart.
He had thought that Su Yi was about to face a great calamity, but unexpectedly, Guo Bing had ruined it at the last moment!
"Young master, what do you think of this arrangement?" Guo Bing asked cautiously.
Su Yi replied, "It's fine."
When Guo Bing had stepped forward earlier, it had surprised Su Yi, but he also felt touched in his heart. A cultivator without any cultivation, an ordinary old man, had not been scared away by such a formidable lineup. Instead, he had risked his own life to stand up. It was truly remarkable.
"That's great," Guo Bing grinned, feeling relieved from the bottom of his heart.
What he didn't know was that if he hadn't stepped forward, it would never have been Su Yi who would have been truly bullied.
Of course, the girl in military attire and her companions could never have imagined that Guo Bing's intervention had actually helped them avert a disaster.
"Uncle Yong, give them a horse," the girl in military attire ordered.
Her dappled horse had already recovered and stood up from the ground. It affectionately nudged her arm, which made her feel a lot better.
However, when her gaze occasionally fell on Su Yi, it still carried a coldness.
Evidently, this privileged young girl couldn't let go of what had happened just now.
"We don't need to ride. We'll walk," Su Yi said calmly.
The girl in military attire immediately became annoyed and said, "Do you know you're wasting time?"
Guo Bing hurriedly explained, "Miss, please calm down. I am old and frail, and my body can't handle the jolts of riding. Young master and I can walk. We can meet at the desolate graveyard at the foot of Guimu Ridge outside the city."
The girl in military attire took a deep breath and impatiently said, "Do as you wish then!"
As the girl in military attire finished speaking, she swiftly mounted her horse. Her long and strong legs squeezed the horse's sides, and she galloped away into the distance.
The other attendants quickly followed suit.
Before leaving, the middle-aged man in the gray robe, known as "Uncle Yong," approached Wen Jueyuan and said coldly, "Amongst those present, others might not be aware of my young miss's identity, but you should be clear about it. Your recent behavior is problematic. I advise you to be honest!"
Wen Jueyuan's face turned pale, and cold sweat formed on his forehead.
He was about to explain, but the middle-aged man had already galloped away on his horse.
"How could this happen..." Wen Jueyuan was at a loss.
Not far away, Su Yi shook his head.
When Wen Jueyuan was explaining the situation to the girl in military attire earlier, his words had carried a hint of provocation, thinking he could sit back and watch the show.
But no one is a fool. Wen Jueyuan knew the girl's identity, and under normal circumstances, he should have made it clear and helped intimidate him on behalf of the girl in military attire and her companions.
However, he didn't do that. Instead, he chose to watch the situation from a distance.
That was abnormal.
The middle-aged man in the gray robe had obviously seen through Wen Jueyuan's intentions, which was why he warned him before leaving.
Trying to instigate and take advantage of the situation without even grabbing the other side's thigh, while distancing oneself from the consequences, was not clever but rather foolish!
Su Yi couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to Wen Jueyuan and walked towards the city gate with Guo Bing.
Wen Jueyuan watched Su Yi's fading figure, his expression changing between pale and green, tightly clenching his fists.
"Su Yi, wait until my father returns, and see how long you can be arrogant!" Wen Jueyuan believed that today's situation had gone wrong because of Su Yi.