After receiving protection from Gu Qinghe's technique, the three of them flew back up the slope of the first mountain range.
As they neared the summit, specifically toward a white walled palace, Gu Qinghe instinctively looked to the side and raised his hand.
BLAST!
Another explosion occurred. Yan Ran and Liu Xi were startled and immediately went on high alert. Gu Qinghe was completely unaffected, but the force of the sudden attack surprised him.
"A rogue cultivator and two women from the Qingshui Sect."
"Your cultivation is too low to be here. I suggest you leave immediately—"
Before the man could finish his sentence, Gu Qinghe pointed his right index finger forward. He attacked the man without warning, just as they had done moments ago.
The man fell from his flying sword and lay on the snow covered ground with no physical wounds at all.
His two companions turned toward Gu Qinghe. "What have you done, you bastard?!"
