# 1706
Chapter 1699: Big Trouble
Eastern side of the Kunlun Mountains.
"So strong..."
Looking at the exploding star fragments, Zhan Yuwu couldn't help but exclaim.
"Marquis can even fight against gods, of course he's strong." Yan Zhong brushed the snow off his clothes. "Thinking about it, Marquis has saved the world countless times. When will we ever be able to repay what we owe him..."
"Fortunately, Qi's Night gave Marquis the Peaches of Immortality. Now Marquis can enjoy a few more years of peace."
"Hehe, maybe he can even find a wife and have a kid?"
"If Marquis wanted to marry, would it be difficult? As long as Marquis speaks up, how many women would rush to throw themselves at him... He just doesn't want to." Yan Zhong sighed deeply. "Marquis just pushes himself too hard. After we return to Chang'an, we really need to persuade him again. At the very least, he should leave some offspring for the Huo family, right?"
While they were talking, Gongyang Wan nearby silently climbed up a certain mountain peak, her brow furrowed tightly.
"What are you looking at there?" Seeing this, Zhan Yuwu asked curiously.
"Is this the exit from Kunlun?"
"We've been in the flying carriage for so long, we should be at the edge of Kunlun by now. Further east should be near Xicheng."
Seeing the strange expression on Gongyang Wan's face, Yan Zhong also climbed up the mountain peak. His gaze swept across the surroundings, and he saw a swirling mist of iridescent colors that had already left the mountain range, advancing continuously toward the east!
Yan Zhong's heart sank!
This is bad.
Earlier, when they were searching for Kusuen's true form at the edge of Kunlun, the death star had exploded before they could act, directly drawing away their attention... They had almost forgotten—there's still a ***麻烦了!
"Is its target Xicheng?!" Zhan Yuwu also saw this scene and was greatly alarmed.
"Although Xicheng is on the western frontier of the Great Han, it's an important trading hub with quite a large population... This thing is ruthless."
"What should we do? Everyone who could fight that thing has gone to handle the star fragments... They won't be able to return in a short while!" Zhan Yuwu said anxiously.
Yan Zhong stared at the silhouette of that city in the east, his expression grim. After much deliberation, he gritted his teeth.
"We'll go! Let's try to hold it off!"
"Alright!"
Zhan Yuwu didn't hesitate in the slightest.
"Are you insane? That's the monster that destroyed the Jade Pool and the gods... The two of you combined can't even match one of a god's hands, and you want to go stir up this mess?" Gongyang Wan said coldly.
"Then what should we do? Continue standing here watching the show?" Yan Zhong glared at Gongyang Wan. "Didn't Marquis establish the Bureau of Evil Suppression precisely to protect these common people? Even though we're not as strong as Marquis, we've followed him for so long. If we don't even have this much resolve, then we've truly wasted our time."
"There's no need to say more to her. She's just a prisoner that Marquis saved. She wouldn't understand."
Zhan Yuwu drew the curved blade at his waist and charged directly toward the direction the mist was moving.
Just as Yan Zhong was about to follow, after hesitation, he still turned to look at Gongyang Wan:
"Gongyang Wan, we're not asking you to go with us to stop that monster, but if you still have a conscience, try your best to evacuate the citizens in that city... It would not be a waste of Marquis's苦心, bringing you along wherever he goes, trying to dissolve the戾气 in your heart."
After the words fell, Yan Zhong transformed into a streak of rainbow light and flew away, quickly disappearing into the wind and snow.
Gongyang Wan stood frozen in place.
He brought me along everywhere... to dissolve my戾气?
Ever since she fell into Huo Qubing's hands, he really had taken her wherever he went—Chang'an, the imperial palace, the establishment of the Bureau of Evil Suppression, and even brought her all the way to Kunlun. She had thought it was because Huo Qubing didn't trust her, but thinking carefully, since Huo Qubing had already planted the [Heart-Turning Gu] within her, why go through all this trouble?
When the Bureau of Evil Suppression was just established, wouldn't it have been better to simply behead her to establish the Bureau's reputation?
It was undeniable that along the journey following Huo Qubing, Gongyang Wan's heart had indeed calmed down considerably... At least she wasn't like when she had first fallen into Huo Qubing's hands, where every other word was cold mockery. Now, she mostly remained silent.
Gongyang Wan watched those two departing figures, her brow furrowed tightly. After a moment, she still walked toward the direction of Xicheng.
Evacuating the citizens, she could casually help with that, treating it as saving more lives... But she didn't consider herself noble enough to sacrifice herself for others and throw her life away in that mist. Her life wasn't just hers—it belonged to Gongyang Zhuo as well. She had no right to decide her own fate unilaterally.
Gongyang Wan's face shifted, her speed increasing dozens of times over, like a sharp arrow cutting across the snowfield. She easily overtook the slowly moving iridescent mist and arrived before the gates of Xicheng.
Her gaze swept over the soldiers guarding the city gates and the citizens slowly queuing to enter the city. She spoke in a deep voice:
"Fifteen li outside the city, a massive beast is approaching. If you don't want to die, leave this place immediately!"
Her voice immediately drew everyone's attention. The crowd looked at her in confusion, whispering amongst themselves, and no one turned to leave.
Seeing that no one was taking action, Gongyang Wan's brow furrowed.
"Who are you? Spreading such nonsense here?" A soldier walked up to Gongyang Wan and asked sternly, "This is Xicheng. We have hundreds of soldiers taking shifts to guard it. What kind of beast could break through the walls and invade the city?"
"That's not an ordinary beast... it's an evil god!"
"Evil god?" The soldier sneered. "I think you'd better join the queue to enter the city and find a good doctor to look at your head."
Gongyang Wan's gaze instantly chilled.
Fine, I try to advise you to flee with good words and you refuse to listen. You insist on courting death, do you?
Gongyang Wan sneered. Her face shifted, instantly transforming into a terrifyingly fierce masculine visage. She raised her right hand, and a sharp bird's cry rang out!
BOOM——!!!
The towering city wall was instantly shattered into bits. The dozen or so soldiers standing on the wall fell with startled cries. Dust billowed into the sky.
Everyone stared at Gongyang Wan in her male face, their eyes wide with disbelief!
Gongyang Wan waved again. A terrifying crack cleaved the earth in two, barely missing their bodies. This strike further shattered their胆子, and they frantically fled into the city!
"Monster! Monster!!"
"A serial killer is here! Run!!"
"Ahhhhh—"
...
In mere moments, the area outside the city was empty. Yet Gongyang Wan showed no sign of stopping. Her goal was to evacuate the entire city...
Since kind words couldn't make these foolish people listen, then she would become the "demon" who scared them away!