In this secret cave, a voice suddenly came from behind.

Even Fang Yuan felt his hair stand on end and his scalp tingle at this moment.

He had been followed!

Could it be that his frequent outings these days had caught the attention of someone with ulterior motives?

Or was it someone sent by his uncle-in-law?

The image of that Rank One Gu Master from the inn, the young man named Jiang Ya, even flashed through his mind.

In an instant, countless thoughts and guesses flashed through his mind, and he quickly considered solutions.

Fang Yuan could sense the deep killing intent in that brief sentence.

This made him secretly curse his luck. At this moment, he was only at Rank One – Initial Stage, without even a Life-Bound Gu. For a Gu Master, his combat power was near zero. How could he fight?

"Too weak, too weak!" he roared in his heart.

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"You've already been poisoned by my Exclusive Poison Gu. Without my antidote, you'll surely turn into pus and die in seven days," the voice behind him spoke again.

Fang Yuan clenched his teeth, his expression calm, his voice low: "You want the Wine Gu? I can give it to you."

He slowly stood up, his movements very deliberate.

But just then, another voice suddenly rang out. This voice was filled with fear, trembling: "I'll give it to you, I can give you everything, just spare my life, Lord Wine-loving Wanderer!"

"Wait, this is..." Fang Yuan's brows furrowed into a knot, and he abruptly turned around.

On the stone wall before him, light and shadow shifted, revealing a scene.

A formidable Gu Master stood atop a mountain peak, and at his feet, another Gu Master lay prostrate, kneeling.

Around the two Gu Masters were collapsed pits and shattered stones, clearly evidence of a fierce battle.

Not far from them, a group of elderly onlookers watched the scene with expressions of shock and fear.

The victorious Gu Master in the center of the scene laughed heartily: "Hahaha, Gu Yue hero, despite your young age and Rank Five cultivation, I thought you were someone of note, but you're so pathetic. Hmph!"

This laughing Gu Master had narrow eyes, wore a pink long robe with wide sleeves fluttering in the wind, and his collar was open, revealing his chest as solid as white jade.

Most striking was his bald head, gleaming without a single hair.

"Wine-loving Wanderer!" Fang Yuan immediately recognized the Gu Master's identity.

"Compared to Lord Wine-loving, I'm nothing! I was foolish, failing to recognize greatness and offending Lord Wine-loving. Please, Lord, spare my life for the hospitality my clan showed you earlier!" The kneeling Gu Master trembled, cold sweat pouring, pleading tearfully.

Fang Yuan squinted, carefully discerning, and realized this Gu Master was wearing the Gu Yue Clan Leader's attire. Judging by his appearance, it was clearly the Fourth Generation Clan Leader!

And those elderly onlookers were likely the clan elders of that era.

"Haha, hospitality? You dare say that! I came with sincerity to make a deal with you, exchanging Primordial Stones for your clan's Moon Orchids at a fair price. But you harbored ill intentions, feigning hospitality to lure me into a trap, trying to poison me with Gu in the wine. You underestimated me. I've roamed the world, known for my love of wine, how could I fall for such poison?"

The Wine-loving Wanderer pointed at the kneeling Fourth Generation Clan Leader, sneering continuously: "Had you cooperated well, you wouldn't have ended up like this. You wanted to use my head to gain fame, but you brought this upon yourself!"

"Lord, please spare my life!" The Fourth Generation Clan Leader cried out in panic, crawling to the Wine-loving Wanderer's feet and clutching his leg.

"Lord, my clan produces Primordial Stones from Spirit Springs and has vast Moon Orchid fields in the underground karst cave. I'm willing to swallow your Slave Gu and become your servant, my life and death at your whim, serving you for life!"

Fang Yuan was speechless, and the expressions of the clan elders in the scene changed unpredictably.

The Wine-loving Wanderer squinted, his anger subsiding, his eyes flashing with sharp light: "Hmph, Slave Gu is incredibly precious, a Rank Five Gu Insect. Do you think I have one? But you've been poisoned by my Exclusive Poison Gu, only I can cure it, so I'm not afraid of your rebellion. Since that's the case, your clan will provide me with thirty pounds of Moon Orchid Petals and three thousand Primordial Stones weekly. I'll come to collect the goods periodically and detoxify you each time, sparing your life."

"Thank you, Lord, for sparing my life! Thank you, Lord, for sparing my life!" The Fourth Generation Clan Leader repeatedly shouted, kowtowing incessantly, his forehead bleeding from striking the stone.

"Hmph, stop kowtowing, I despise such sycophants! What Gu Yue genius, Rank Five expert, you're not worthy of the name. Serve me well, it's your only way to survive... uh!" The Wine-loving Wanderer suddenly exclaimed, his face showing shock.

He kicked the Fourth Generation Clan Leader away, his body swaying, retreating several steps, and shouted at the Fourth Generation Clan Leader: "How do you still have a Gu?"

The Fourth Generation Clan Leader, struck in the chest, spat out a mouthful of blood, struggling to stand, a conspiratorial smile on his face: "Haha, demonic path people, everyone wants to kill them! This Gu is called Moonshadow, excellent at hiding. Though only Rank Four, it can limit the Primal Sea's True Essence. Demon, after our long battle, you have few Gu left, how can you counter Moonshadow Gu? Surrender and become my slave. Serve me well, and there's a chance for survival!"

The Wine-loving Wanderer erupted in fury, roaring: "To hell with you!!"

Before the words finished, he shot forward like lightning, punching the Fourth Generation Clan Leader in the heart.

The Fourth Generation Clan Leader hadn't expected the Wine-loving Wanderer to be so aggressive, unwilling to compromise even with his Primal Sea threatened. The immense force sent him flying, his body landing like a broken sack.

Pfft.

He spat out a large mouthful of blood, mixed with countless fragments of his internal organs.

"Are you crazy? We can negotiate..." He glared at the Wine-loving Wanderer, his lips moving with difficulty. Before he could finish, his legs kicked, his head slumped, and he died.

"Clan Leader!!"

"Demonic path people, truly all madmen."

"Kill, kill this demon, avenge the Clan Leader!"

"He's been hit by Moonshadow Gu, his True Essence can't be mobilized freely, and over time, even his Primal Sea will be threatened."

The watching clan elders roared in anger, swarming forward.

"Hahaha, come if you want to die!" The Wine-loving Wanderer laughed to the sky, facing the elders' charge head-on.

A fierce battle ensued, with the Wine-loving Wanderer quickly gaining control. Soon, the elders were either dead or injured, all collapsing on the ground.

As he was about to finish off the remaining elders, his expression suddenly changed, clutching his abdomen: "Damn it!"

"I'll deal with you later." The Wine-loving Wanderer glared viciously at the elders, then vanished into the forest like lightning, disappearing without a trace.