Chapter 985: Chapter 985

The Gu God frowned slightly and said, "Fire Dong Master, there are indeed some Han people within the Miao Borderlands. However, these Han people do not harbor much hostility towards us Miao people. Peaceful coexistence between the Miao and Han has always been the shared wish of our ancestors. Even hundreds of years ago, although the Gu Mother presided over the Miao Borderlands, we never deliberately provoked the Han people. While there have been some grievances between the Miao and Han, when will revenge ever end? If we can turn weapons into gifts, that would be a good thing!"

Huo Lie said in a deep voice, "What if this Han person harbors hostility towards the Miao and even injures the Miao people?"

The Gu God said coldly, "Hmph, if that were really the case, then according to the rules of our ancestors, the Miao people would absolutely not suffer humiliation at the hands of the Han people!"

"Alright!" Huo Lie stepped aside and said, "Huo Ying, tell the Gu God about that Han person's matter."

Huo Ying, who was the sister of the Fire Sang girl, stepped forward angrily and told the story of how Ye Qing injured her. Throughout her account, she never mentioned how she provoked Ye Qing. She only said Ye Qing bullied her, injured her, and killed her Gu insect, asking the Gu God to seek justice for her.

The Gu God frowned, feeling from Huo Ying's words that she was completely bullied by the Han people. In the Miao Borderlands, the relationship between the Miao and Han is a very sensitive issue. Any slight mishap can lead to conflict. Especially for the Miao people, if they suffer at the hands of the Han, it will certainly arouse the indignation of all Miao people. Now, even Huo Ying was injured by that Han person, making the matter more serious. If other Miao people find out, it will definitely arouse public outrage!

"Gu God, what do you think about this matter?" Huo Lie asked in a deep voice, showing little courtesy even in the presence of the Gu God. After his daughter returned crying that morning, he immediately became furious and brought her to the Gu God to report the matter. He wanted to use the Gu God's hand to kill Ye Qing and wash away the humiliation.

The Gu God did not speak, remained silent for a while, and looked at Zhou Yuliang, who stood next to Huo Ying, and said, "This person here doesn't seem Miao to me, either."

"He is also a Han person..." Huo Lie said in a deep voice, "But he saved my daughter. I, Huo Lie, although always harbor great hostility towards Han people, am someone who distinguishes between kindness and grudges. Since he saved my daughter, he is a guest of the Huo Family. Even though he is a Han person, I would definitely not trouble him!"

"Oh." The Gu God nodded slightly, his gaze lingered on Zhou Yuliang for a long time before finally landing on Xiang Bu Sheng, and said, "Xiang Tung Master, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Upon hearing the Gu God's words, Huo Lie cursed the old fox in his heart. When faced with such matters, he didn't answer directly but instead asked for others' opinions, clearly showing that he didn't want to help the Fire Family people deal with this matter. In fact, the animosity between Huo Lie and the Gu God wasn't minor; he had competed for the position of the Gu God twice and failed each time. Because of his repeated challenges, the Gu God wasn't pleased with him and was unwilling to help.

However, this time Huo Lie was confident that if the Gu God didn't help him, he would escalate the matter. His daughter was injured by a Han person, which would certainly arouse the anger of the Miao people. If the Gu God took no action, his prestige would significantly decrease. At that time, if the Miao people didn't side with the Gu God, it would also be beneficial for Huo Lie.

Xiang Bu Sheng had just heard Xiang Jiu mention the matter concerning Ye Qing, so when he saw Huo Lie coming, he had a rough idea of what had happened. When the Gu God asked for his opinion, he didn't directly express it but said softly, "The Miao-Han conflict has existed throughout history. However, in recent years, relations between the Miao and Han people have improved a lot. With such incidents, we can't directly want to kill that Han person. I think, first, we should understand why this Han person injured the Miao people."

Hearing this, Huo Lie immediately frowned and said in a deep voice, "Xiang Bu Sheng, what do you mean by this?"

"There is a Han saying that goes: 'It takes two hands to clap!'" Xiang Bu Sheng said leisurely, showing no fear of Huo Lie, even in front of the Gu God, "As far as I know, the reason that Han person pressed Huo Dong Master's daughter is primarily because Huo Dong Master's daughter took his wife. I think, with such a situation, don't say it's a Han person, even any Miao person wouldn't ignore it, right?"

The Gu God smiled slightly and said, "Is there such a matter? Fire Dong Master, why do you have such a major conflict with that Han person? What happened that made you take his wife?"

Huo Lie looked at Huo Ying, and Huo Ying immediately panicked and said, "I didn't take his wife, he made it all up. I've never even seen his wife!"

"Is that so?" Xiang Bu Sheng smiled slightly and was about to say more when suddenly, an angry voice came from the entrance of Zhenmu Hall: "Got you now, this time, let's see where you run!"

Upon hearing the voice, Huo Ying shivered in fear and quickly turned to look, only to see Ye Qing entering with Xiang Jiu.

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred, which was exactly the case with both Ye Qing and Huo Lie now. Ye Qing was convinced it was the Fire Family people who abducted Huangfu Ziyu, so he was extremely furious. And Huo Lie believed Ye Qing was causing trouble, injuring his daughter, so naturally, he was even more enraged upon seeing Ye Qing.

"I've been looking for you, yet you still dare to come here!" Huo Lie roared, letting out a whistle, as if summoning something.

With this whistle, there was suddenly a strange movement on Huo Lie's back, as if something wanted to burst out. After a while, an extremely bizarre sound came from Huo Lie's back, the very same sound Ye Qing had heard several times in the woods before. With this sound, a strange creature about half a foot long suddenly burst out from Huo Lie's back.

The creature looked extremely peculiar, with a pair of fleshy wings and a body covered in scales, the scales were pure purple, making it appear quite beautiful. Its head resembled that of a mouse, with two horns on its forehead and six claws, four large and two small. Its tail was extraordinarily long, with serrated scales on it, appearing very sharp.

After the creature crawled out, it immediately let out a strange roar, extremely startling, even leaving Ye Qing stunned. He had seen several Miaojiang Gu Insects before, but this was the first time seeing such a large Gu Insect. Moreover, the creature looked very peculiar, and he couldn't figure out what species it was, why it was so strange?

Seeing the creature appear, Xiang Bu Sheng immediately shouted sternly, "Huo Lie, you have quite the nerve to summon a Gu Insect in Zhenmu Hall, don't you know this is a great disrespect to the Gu God?"

Huo Lie responded coldly, "After tomorrow, who the Gu God is, is still unknown, what's disrespectful?"

Hearing this, Xiang Bu Sheng was stunned, while the Gu God slightly squinted, eyes flashing with brilliance, unclear what he was pondering.

However, Huo Lie didn't pay any attention to the Gu God, letting out another whistle, prompting the creature to immediately spread its wings and charge at Ye Qing.

The creature flew at an astonishing speed, and as it rushed over, Ye Qing only saw a purple shadow flash by, and the creature was already in front of him. Fortunately, Ye Qing often practiced with soybeans, now his reflexes were extremely strong. Seeing the creature pounce, Ye Qing instantly punched forward, hitting the creature and knocking it back three to four meters, a sharp cry emanating from its mouth, as if very angry.

Huo Lie also frowned, being very confident in his Zi Ying, initially thinking that once it appeared, it could directly kill Ye Qing. To his surprise, not only did Zi Ying fail to kill Ye Qing, but it was also knocked back by Ye Qing, completely contrary to his expectations.

However, Huo Lie did not stop, letting out another whistle, continuing to summon the Zi Ying to attack Ye Qing.

The speed of Zi Ying was extremely fast, once more pouncing towards Ye Qing, repeatedly attacking him.

Ye Qing didn't dare slack off, as Zi Ying's speed was even stronger than the masters Ye Qing had encountered before. With one Zi Ying surrounding him, Ye Qing had no time to attend to anything else, only able to desperately push back the Zi Ying. This fierce battle continued for several minutes, and although Ye Qing pushed back Zi Ying dozens of times, he ultimately couldn't fully block it, his body clearly bitten in several places by Zi Ying, causing him to frown in pain.

Seeing Ye Qing in such a state, Xiang Jiu finally couldn't bear it, shouted loudly, "Gu God, this matter hasn't been made completely clear, Ye Qing is also a victim, you can't just sit by and do nothing?"

The Gu God didn't speak, only watching all this calmly, as if everything had nothing to do with him. Xiang Bu Sheng beside him also had no intention of intervening; in fact, he clearly understood the situation, his Gu Insect was simply no match for Zi Ying, and he didn't have the capability to stop Zi Ying.

Seeing that neither was planning to act, Xiang Jiu bit his lip and also let out a call, summoning his own Gu Insect.

Xiang Jiu's Gu Insect was a Five-Colored Centipede. After appearing, it immediately coiled into a ball, warily watching the distant Zi Ying, it could clearly sense the dangerous aura of Zi Ying.

Xiang Jiu was well aware that his Five-Colored Centipede was no match for Zi Ying. Moreover, even this Five-Colored Centipede couldn't contend against the Snake Lizard. However, Ye Qing was his lifesaver; he certainly wouldn't stand by and watch Ye Qing be killed by Huo Lie.

Clenching his teeth, Xiang Jiu let out a whistle, commanding the Five-Colored Centipede to attack Zi Ying.

The Five-Colored Centipede was very reluctant, but being raised by Xiang Jiu, it couldn't go against his will. According to Xiang Jiu's command, it crawled to Ye Qing's side, and as the Zi Ying charged over, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of poison, enveloping the Zi Ying within.

"Courting death!" Huo Lie shouted in anger, raising his hand, causing the Zi Ying to immediately abandon Ye Qing, swooping down to pounce on the Five-Colored Centipede.

Xiang Jiu was startled, hastily whistling to try to withdraw the Five-Colored Centipede. But it was already too late, Zi Ying opened its mouth and swallowed the Five-Colored Centipede whole.