“Which of you is Gu Ruoyun?” A low, hoarse voice, carrying an unbeatable power, sounded amongst the clouds.

　　No one knew what was going on and fear was apparent in everyone’s eyes. Even Elder Liu was stunned as he watched the grey cloud-filled skies warily.

　　“Why has Your Excellency come here?” Elder Liu eyes darkened as he asked.

　　“I’m here to kill Gu Ruoyun so those who have no business here better leave!”

　　The voice dripped with murderous intent and it was as though a bolt of lightning had pierced through everyone’s hearts. Immediately following that, a dragon’s roar echoed from the sky, causing the ground to shake again.

　　The events in the courtyard had caught many people’s attention since the beginning. Countless people were gathered before the Ling family house and they watched the person hiding amongst the clouds in shock.

　　No, that wasn’t a person…

　　“Gu Ruoyun is done for this time, she’s actually provoked such a powerful opponent.”

　　“This opponent looks really strong. No one will come to save her now.”

　　The crowd was in awe. The roar from the clouds had clearly come from a huge dragon. Dragons were at the top of the food chain and had the ability to destroy both heaven and the earth. Even if Gu Ruoyun could amass a force of expert cultivators, they would be no match for the dragon.

　　Elder Liu had initially thought that his life has come to an end but when he heard what the dragon had said, he could not help but feel a sense of joy. He looked at the clouds in the sky and said, “Your Excellency, the woman standing before me is Gu Ruoyun. She’s the person you want to kill so go ahead and kill her.”

　　“Thank you.”

　　The dragon’s low voice once again pierced through the clouds. Just as everyone was looking at the sky, a blue light shot downwards and headed straight for Gu Ruoyun…

　　“Tianqiong, if you hurt her, I’ll never forgive you!!!”

　　Yunyao had been immersed in the joy of meeting an old friend and had not paid attention to what was going on around her. When she came back to her senses, the Azure Dragon had begun his attack against Gu Ruoyun. She then panicked – if something were to happen to her Master, those two men would never forgive the Azure Dragon!

　　That idiot!

　　She had been standing there for so long and he still has not acknowledged her yet!

　　“Yun…Yunyao…is that you?”

　　After a while, a skeptical voice sounded from amongst the clouds. The voice was trembling with disbelief…

　　“Damn it! I can’t stop it!”

　　The blue light continued to head straight for Gu Ruoyun. Yunyao panicked and roared, transforming immediately into a ray of light and headed towards her master.

　　However, the blue light was faster than Yunyao. Just as she was about to reach Gu Ruoyun, it was very obvious that it was too late…

　　In that split second, she looked disappointed.

　　The Azure Dragon was too powerful and against this kind of power, Gu Ruoyun, who was only a Martial General, has neither the power to stop it nor to evade it. Knowing this, Elder Liu let out a relieved smile.

　　No matter what, his work here was done.

　　Then, just in the nick of time, a pair of arms wrapped themselves tightly around Gu Ruoyun, pulling her into an embrace.

　　Dressed in red robes with a head full of silver hair, the man’s perfect face was devoid of any emotion. His blood red lips were curved into a bloodthirsty smirk as his piercing eyes that could kill a lot of people were getting redder and redder. His entire being exuded a supernatural aura.