Martial Arts: The Secret Villain Starting from Huashan

"Daddy!"

Gongsun Lu'e's call was filled with endless worry and affection. Her delicate face, which usually always had a gentle smile, was now wet with tears, like petals gently brushed by drizzle in spring.

She looked even more charming. Although her steps were a little messy due to her anxiety, she walked firmly towards her seriously injured and weak father Gongsun Zhi. Every step seemed to be stepping on the tip of her heart, making her feel extremely heavy and painful.

Finally, Gongsun Lu'e came to the side of her father Gongsun Zhi and squatted down. Her delicate hands, which were usually used to play the piano and embroider, now reached out without hesitation to her father Gongsun Zhi's scarred body.

Her slender hands trembled slightly, but she passed them through Gongsun Zhi's arms very gently, and used all her strength to slowly lift Gongsun Zhi up.

During this process, Gongsun Lu'e's tears kept rolling down like pearls from a broken string.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze and everything around seemed so unreal. Only the blood-thicker-than-water bond between father and daughter flowed silently, warm and strong.

"Dad, you should apologize to mom. Although she has a strong temper, she definitely has a place for you in her heart. Our family of three should have lived in harmony. Why did it have to come to this?"

Gongsun Lu'e shed tears and said in a sad voice.

Her eyes were filled with longing for family affection and helplessness about the current situation. However, at this moment when the atmosphere was extremely tense and even the air seemed to be frozen, Gongsun Zhi suddenly jumped up like an enraged beast.

His movements were swift and decisive. His right hand instantly turned into an iron claw and tightly grasped the slender white neck of his daughter Gongsun Lue'e. The force was so great that it seemed as if he wanted to pour all his anger and unwillingness into this grip.

Immediately afterwards, Gongsun Zhi's eyes seemed to be burning with raging fire as he stared at Qiu Ganchi, who was also extremely angry and whose face was distorted with extreme hatred. There was not only madness and rage in his eyes.

There was also a hint of despair and unwillingness, as if he wanted to pour out all his emotions. He suddenly opened his mouth, his voice hoarse and sharp, and roared out like a torn bellows.

"You vicious bitch! If you really dare to kill me without hesitation, I, Gongsun Zhi, will never sit still and wait for death! I will let you see with your own eyes how I put this innocent daughter first."

"Our common bloodline has become the victim of this hatred and will be buried with me in the underworld! I want to see if your heart can still be as hard as iron and unshakable as it is now by then!"

Every word that came out of his mouth was like a heavy block of lead, hitting the empty hall hard, causing layers of echoes that lingered for a long time. The voice was full of cold threats and shouts.

They intertwined together to form an invisible force that completely tore the already shaky family ties into pieces. The air was filled with a suffocating tension and depression, as if even time had frozen at this moment.

At this moment, the air around seemed to freeze, and a sudden change broke the original tranquility.

Seeing the sudden change, a trace of astonishment flashed in Xu Xingchen's eyes, and he moved forward to rescue.

However, things in the world often do not go as one wishes. A shrewd man like Gongsun Zhi had already seen through the situation. His actions were several points faster than anyone else. Gongsun Zhi slightly turned his body and held his daughter Gongsun Lue'e tightly in front of him with an almost cold attitude.

Not only did Gongsun Zhi not show any intention of backing down, but instead he curled up the corner of his mouth into a cold smile, his eyes revealing unquestionable determination, and scolded Xu Xingchen who was about to step forward to rescue him.

"Stop! If you dare to take another step forward, don't blame me for being ruthless! At worst, we will die together, and no one will leave here alive!"

After saying that, Gongsun Zhi's pair of sharp fingers unconsciously increased their strength, and his sharp nails dug deeply into Gongsun Lu'e's delicate and white neck, which looked like the first snow.

In an instant, a dazzling bright red blood quietly bloomed, like the most poignant flower in winter, shocking the eye, and a look of pain appeared on the pretty face filled with tears.

But Gongsun Lu'e clenched her teeth and did not utter a single moan. She just looked at everything in front of her silently with her tearful eyes, as if expressing endless sorrow and helplessness.

This scene made the whole scene even more tense and depressing. Xu Xingchen's footsteps stopped abruptly, and his heart was filled with an indescribable emotion: anger, worry, and a hint of powerlessness.

He knew that he could not act rashly, otherwise not only would he fail to save Gongsun Lue'e, but he would put her in an even more dangerous situation. So he could only suppress the impulse in his heart and stare at Gongsun Zhi with sharp eyes, trying to find an opportunity to break the current deadlock.

In the tense and depressing atmosphere, Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling stood side by side. Their originally delicate and flawless faces now seemed to be covered by a layer of frost, losing their former blood color and becoming extremely pale.

There was disbelief in both of their eyes, and complex emotions surged in their hearts, including shock, anger, and most importantly, a hint of indescribable pain.

They never expected that Gongsun Zhi, a seemingly elegant but cruel man, would do such a cruel thing and use his own daughter Gongsun Lue'e as a bargaining chip to threaten Xu Xingchen and Qiu Ganchi.

"Hey! Gongsun Zhi! Have you ever thought about this? She is your blood-related daughter! How can you bear to put her in such a dangerous situation? Using her safety to exchange for your own life is simply an act worse than that of an animal!"

Looking at what was happening in front of her, Mu Wanqing could no longer hold back and said indignantly, trembling.

Zhong Ling echoed softly.

"That's right, that Gongsun girl is your biological daughter, you really have the heart to do that to her!!"

However, Gongsun Zhi's hideous face, stained with blood, did not show any sign of wavering. A cold and twisted smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

That smile seemed to contain endless ridicule and disdain, and a gleam of determination flashed in Gongsun Zhi's eyes, like a wolf's eyes in the dark night, flashing a cold and ruthless luster.

"Humph, those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. For my purpose, what does sacrificing a daughter mean?"

These words were like an invisible icy blade that pierced through the hearts of everyone present, bringing a biting chill and unspeakable pain. They echoed in the air for a long time, leaving everyone's face filled with shock, anger and sorrow.

Faced with such a cold-blooded and heartless father, Gongsun Lue'e's heart was like a lake frozen by ice, without even a single ripple of warmth.

Her eyes were filled with tears, which were crystal clear like the purest pearls in the night sky, flickering a faint but firm light in the dim light, as if they were the glimmer of an unyielding soul deep in her heart.

Every drop that fell was like a testimony to the endless sorrow and despair in her heart. However, even in this endless pain and struggle, Gongsun Lue'e still did not give up her dignity and principles.

Instead, he used all his strength to let out a heart-wrenching cry.

"Dad! Please don't make any more mistakes!"

"My daughter, I would rather die than be a pawn in your hands!"

Qiu Ganchi, who was standing aside, had a pale and complicated expression on her face. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but then her throat seemed to be strangled by an invisible force. A hint of struggle and hesitation flashed in her eyes.

Apparently, she was thinking of some past events or the current situation that she didn't want to mention, forcing her to remain silent. In the end, Qiu Ganchi swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth, leaving only a heavy sigh echoing in the air.

Gongsun Zhi on the opposite side stood there with a gloomy face. His eyes were filled with deep fear of Xu Xingchen. He stared at him, as if he wanted to find some flaws in his eyes.

However, Xu Xingchen's calm and composed expression made him feel even more uneasy, so he shifted his gaze away from Xu Xingchen and turned to Qiu Ganchi beside him, speaking with a hint of threat and urgency in his voice.

"Shrew, if you don't want your daughter, who has finally reunited with you, to die, then get this guy to leave!"