His Rui

Chapter 617 How Does Gu Li Know Mi Luan (14)

　　Gu Li's cold voice sounded in the silent jungle and the shadow guard who was at the receiving end immediately straightened his already straight arms like a straight pole.

　　When Gu Li's cold eyes moved to the other shadow guard, the latter almost wanted to cry but didn't have any tears to shed.

　　Sure enough, Gu Li soon started to scold him coldly. His words were merciless as he pointed out the faults.

　　When he moved away to the second line of the shadow guards, the first line of shadow guards looked at them sympathetically while those who had already suffered enough looked at each other as if consoling each other.

　　Even Rong Ting was not saved from the scolding today. It was rare for the former to get scolded by Gu Li but today Gu Li seemed to see so many faults in Rong Ting also.

　　"What happened to the master?"

　　A shadow guard who was standing in the last couldn't suppress his curiosity any longer and asked the one who was in front of him. The one who was in the front looked at him with a deadpanned expression as he said

　　"How do I know? Do you think that Senior brother informs me before getting angry as to why he is getting angry?"

　　The one who had asked the question smiled sheepishly as he realized just how stupid his question was. How could they know of the great Senior Brother Gu Li's thoughts?

　　"I apologi…"

　　He wanted to apologize but was forced to stop amidst his words because a very cold and sharp voice interrupted him. So cold that Fang Hong felt chills running down his spine.   

　　"Fang Hong, go and run three laps around the whole forest."

　　Fang Hong's eyes went wide while a few pitied him and a few gloated at his misfortune. His expression looked as if he didn't know whether he should cry or not.

　　He wanted to cry but he knew that if he did that then he would only have an increment in his punishment.

　　Gu Li's eyes sharpened when he saw that Fang Hong was not moving from his place. His cold voice sounded again making Fang Hong's breath hitch in his throat. 

　　"Four laps."

　　Fang Hong's eyes widened instantly and he ran away from there as if his tail caught the fire.

　　The sound of laughter immediately echoed in the forest when the shadow guards saw this. However, when they felt a sharp and cold gaze on themselves, their smile vanished.

　　"Go and run two laps all of you."

　　The shadow guards sighed in despair but didn't dare to delay as they were afraid that they would also get an increment like Gu Li if they didn't move from their places.

　　The sun was about to set when Gu Li finally stopped his merciless training.

　　The shadow guards looked on the verge of collapsing.

　　Gu Li walked ahead as they started to go back to the tent and all others followed him. It was at this moment, Fang Hong suddenly landed in front of Gu Li.

　　His face was full of sweat but he smiled excitedly when he looked at Gu Li as he said

　　"Senior Brother, I am finished."

　　Other shadow guards shook their heads on seeing Fang Hong's excited face. They knew that he was expecting some kind of praise from Senior brother but today was not the day.

　　One should feel lucky to not get any scolding for the perfect work done instead of expecting praises from Senior brother today.

　　Sure enough, Gu Li didn't have any change in his expression as he said coldly

　　"To slow. Go and run another lap."

　　Fang Hong's smile froze and he looked at Gu Li with wide eyes that were full of shock and panic.

　　However, Gu Li no longer paid any attention to him and started to walk ahead while the shadow guards who walked past by Fang Hong either patted his shoulder in comfort or mocked him for his stupidity.

　　But Fang Hong could only go with slump shoulders to complete another lap.

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　　Gu Li walked quickly towards the tents and the exhausted shadow guards had to match his steps without complaining.

　　As soon as they stepped onto the wide ground out of the dense forest, Gu Li's eyes went towards the big stone he had seen his master sitting in the afternoon. 

　　The old master was still sitting there. But Gu Li frowned deeply when he didn't see Mi Luan sitting beside him.

　　Gu Li immediately walked toward the old master and asked him

　　"Master, where is Mi Luan?"

　　As he said this, he had already started looking around himself. The old master raised his head and pointed his finger in a direction as he said

　　"He is there."

　　Gu Li followed his finger and could see a silhouette almost twenty to thirty steps away in the dim light of the evening sky. He stepped forward with a confused frown on his forehead as he wondered what was Mi Luan doing there.

　　But when he was near him, he stopped amidst his steps when he saw a wooden stick in Mi Luan's hands. He was tying the end of the cloth with the stick. In other words, he was trying to make the tent stand. 

　　Gu Li's eyes softened but there was also distress in his eyes as he remembered how soft Mi Luan's hands were. How would he be able to make a tent stand and even if he did it successfully, it would not be firm and strong.

　　He walked forward to snatch the stick from his hands when suddenly he saw another figure walking towards him and taking it from his hands.

　　"Give it to me. Your blessed hands are not made for this." 

　　Gu Li frowned as he didn't find the voice familiar and since the man had his back facing him, he couldn't see his face also. But he could see the back of his head that had a few white and a few black hairs.

　　Mi Luan didn't resist and gave him the stick but he didn't sit idle. He then took another end and started to tie it to another stick. The man seemed to have shaken his head as if he didn't know what he should do.

　　He no longer tried to stop Mi Luan. Instead, he paid attention to the other important matter.

　　"So, we are leaving tomorrow morning from here, right?"

　　And Gu Li's eyes immediately went cold and sharp. The surrounding temperature dropped significantly.

　　A storm awaited either Gu Li or Mi Luan.