Chapter 303: Chapter 176: King Yan Multiplication Factor: 8, Reward: 1 Luxury Yandu Villa and 20 Maidservants.

Gu Gaoxu led his men in a charge toward the mountain pass, their war cries deafening.

At the mountain pass, the old patriarch of the Beastman Race ordered the younger generation of Beastmen to make an emergency retreat to the northwest.

The old patriarch chose to lead the remaining clansmen in a last stand at the pass. Even though they were attacked from both front and rear, he had to draw the Human Race’s attention.

To leave behind a seed for the Beastman Race.

King Yan’s Army was outside the mountain pass. The Beastmen’s retreat to consolidate their defense significantly weakened their resistance.

King Yan’s main force pressed forward.

The Ancient Poison Scorpion, having fought off King Yan’s Army for a long time, was covered in wounds and too weak to continue the fierce battle.

King Yan’s side had also suffered considerable losses because of its presence.

The Ancient Poison Scorpion dragged its exhausted body, retreating with the Beastman troops toward their main camp.

It ran head-on into Lu Yuan and his group. Lu Yuan immediately drew the Celestial Master Sword from his waist.

He charged forward, sword in hand, and threw out several Thunder Bombs. They exploded around the Ancient Poison Scorpion, and the surrounding members of the Beastman Race suffered a serious blow.

The Ancient Poison Scorpion, which had been fighting for several days straight, was left dazed and confused by Lu Yuan’s Thunder Bombs.

The pain that shot up from all eight of its legs simultaneously was so intense it felt connected to its very core, making the Ancient Poison Scorpion let out a wretched scream.

Not far behind Lu Yuan, Gu Gaoxu yelled excitedly, "That’s the little bastard! Kill it, and we can break through!"

Lu Yuan gripped his Celestial Master Sword and dashed forward, a purple glow illuminating his surroundings.

Lu Yuan threw out several Suppression Talismans, each one crackling with a trace of Thunder Power.

Meanwhile, Su Liyan stood with Gu Gaoxu, secretly unleashing an immensely powerful pressure. The already disoriented Ancient Poison Scorpion was forced flat against the ground.

Gu Gaoxu, being closest to Su Liyan, could feel the waves of chilling aura coming from his sister-in-law.

Gu Gaoxu shuffled to the side, thinking, ’This sister-in-law of mine... she’s not human!’

Although Gu Gaoxu had been practicing the "True Martial" arts for a long time, he was a complete novice when it came to Daoist Techniques compared to Lu Yuan and Su Liyan.

Under the combined Suppression of Lu Yuan and his wife, the Ancient Poison Scorpion couldn’t move an inch.

SCHLICK!

The Celestial Master Sword that Lu Yuan had thrown shot straight through it.

And just like that, the poisonous scorpion with over a thousand years of cultivation had a hole poked through it by Lu Yuan’s Celestial Master Sword.

By the time King Yan’s Army charged up to Lu Yuan’s group, the Ancient Poison Scorpion was no longer breathing. It was completely cold. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Gu Gaoxu turned to King Yan’s Army as they poured into the pass and said with dissatisfaction, "What took you so long? I was almost eaten by the Beastman Race!"

Several generals dismounted and knelt before Gu Gaoxu. "We arrived late. We ask for the Crown Prince’s forgiveness."

Gu Gaoxu waved his hand. "Stop kneeling there. Get going and pursue them!"

"As you command!"

Only then did the generals rise, ordering their subordinates to press deeper and wipe out the remaining members of the Beastman Race.

Gu Gaoxu took Lu Yuan’s hand and said, "Let’s go. It’s safe down the mountain. Come to my tent for some tea and snacks."

"Sister-in-law, you too..." Gu Gaoxu glanced at Su Liyan beside him, then swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.

At that moment, Su Liyan was holding Lu Yuan’s arm, her face a picture of delicate charm.

The memory of what Su Liyan had done just moments before still made Gu Gaoxu’s heart palpitate with fear.

’Brother Lu, you really have a unique taste,’ Gu Gaoxu thought.

Gu Gaoxu let go of Lu Yuan’s hand. Who would dare hold Lu Yuan’s hand now?

What if his sister-in-law got jealous and used her snake tail to give him a death coil?

He would probably go down in history as the Crown Prince of the Vassal State with the most pathetic death.

Lu Yuan followed Gu Gaoxu to his tent.

Having just returned to camp, Gu Gaoxu wasn’t in a hurry to see his father. Instead, he was enthusiastically entertaining Lu Yuan.

Gu Gaoxu’s seat hadn’t even warmed up yet when the guard standing outside his tent shouted, "King Yan has arrived!"

"What are you shouting for?" King Yan, Gu Di, reprimanded the guard as he lifted the flap of Gu Gaoxu’s tent.

The guard at the door was wrongly blamed. In a military camp, there were no such rules; announcements weren’t necessary.

But Gu Gaoxu had insisted that the guard outside his tent announce any visitors.

Gu Gaoxu hadn’t even swallowed a mouthful of hot tea before the guard’s shout nearly made him choke.

He never expected his old man to show up the moment he sat down.

King Yan, Gu Di, stomped furiously over to Gu Gaoxu, completely ignoring everyone else in the tent.

At that moment, King Yan, Gu Di, only had eyes for this son whom he both loved and hated.

SLAP! A crisp sound rang out.

King Yan, Gu Di, glared at Gu Gaoxu, his eyes wide with fury.

The sudden slap sent Gu Gaoxu’s head spinning, his ears ringing.

Seeing his father so enraged, Gu Gaoxu, who was usually a dandy, could only endure it. When a father hits his son, the son bears it.

The Divine Ling Empire was governed by the principles of "loyalty and filial piety."

If a son struck his father for any reason, he would be punished by law.

Not even the Crown Prince of a Vassal State was an exception!

Gu Gaoxu was also afraid of angering the old man, the Emperor.

’If Grandpa and Dad team up to give me a beating, how could I possibly survive that?’

"Men! Drag Gu Gaoxu out of here and give him fifty heavy strokes with the plank," King Yan, Gu Di, ordered, his anger still not subsided. A single slap was clearly not enough to vent his fury.

Several soldiers entered the tent, but they did not rush forward to seize Gu Gaoxu.

After all, Gu Gaoxu was King Yan Gu Di’s son, which also made him their superior officer.

If they actually beat Gu Gaoxu, how could they possibly survive in this military camp afterward?

If Gu Gaoxu wanted to make their lives miserable, he had plenty of ways to do it.