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The next second, he transformed one of his eyes into the Rinnegan and activated his eye technique—Amenotejikara!
In an instant, he and Su Xiaoqiang switched positions with the sniper.
At this moment, Gu Ran and Su Xiaoqiang teleported to the ridgeline where the sniper was located. Then, Gu Ran used Shadow Clone Technique to leave a shadow clone before teleporting back to the original spot.
"Please wait here for a moment."
At this moment, the shadow clone activated the ninjutsu Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, using four high walls to protect Su Xiaoqiang in order to prevent the enemy from having snipers attacking him.
Gu Ran's original body instantly teleported back to its original spot and glanced at the sniper who was standing there dumbfounded, holding his gun.
The sniper remained in a prone firing position, completely unaware of what had happened. He had been at his sniping point 900 meters away, but suddenly found himself inside the Zhang family's house without any warning.
The people around were stunned to see the sniper appear out of thin air, but the next second Gu Ran was back, grabbed the sniper by the neck with one hand and lifted him up with the other.
"Tell me, who sent you?" Gu Ran asked, staring at him.
Upon being captured, the sniper seemed to want to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but unexpectedly, Gu Ran dislocated his jawbone with his fingers, rendering his teeth unable to exert force.
“Since you won’t talk, I’ll interrogate you myself.” Gu Ran touched his head with his other hand and used the memory reading ability of the Rinnegan to immediately find out who sent him.
He threw the sniper on the ground, hypnotized him with his Rinnegan and immobilized him, then activated his Byakugan and began searching around.
Finally, they found the person behind it all in the courtyard.
The gunshots startled countless people, and more and more people came to the front yard.
Gu Ran stared at the people filing out, his face expressionless, but his gaze had already locked onto someone in the backyard.
However, he didn't move; he was still waiting to see if the other party would walk right into his trap.
Zhang Wanjun stared at the sniper on the ground and said to her sister Zhang Qiong, "That's Gong Xuan's son, named Gong San."
Zhang Qiong nodded slightly, took out the Dragon Slayer Sword from the tennis bag on her back, and stood behind her son.
Her face was frosty, she gripped the hilt of the Dragon Slayer Sword, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Everything today is very dangerous; it's obvious that the assassination attempt is aimed at Su Xiaoqiang.
The opponent was 900 meters away, using an anti-materiel sniper rifle. At this distance, it only takes about 0.2 seconds for a bullet to hit a person, but it takes more than 2 seconds for the sound to reach a person's ear.
Therefore, top snipers usually snipe important figures at this distance, so that the target has no time to react and dies before even hearing the gunshot.
“Zhang Zhenqi.” Zhang Qiong turned to stare at her. “When did Gu Ran ever say he wanted to marry you? Didn’t he explicitly refuse an arranged marriage?”
Zhang Zhenqi frowned slightly, thought for a moment and seemed to understand something, and immediately replied: "After you refused last night, Gong Xuan came to say that the marriage was settled and we can witness it together tomorrow. That's why our family prepared so many festive things today and even played gongs and drums... Elder Zhijian, this matter... has nothing to do with me."
Zhang Qiong ignored her and only said to Gu Ran, "It's Gong Xuan, and it might also be related to the old man."
"I know." Gu Ran had already seen who the instigator was in Gong San's memories.
At this moment, almost everyone in the Zhang family's ancestral homeland gathered in the front yard, including the clan leader.
To Gu Ran's surprise, the Zhang family patriarch looked quite young, probably in his early thirties. He was dressed in white Taoist robes, and his brows exuded an air of authority, yet he also seemed somewhat approachable.
"What's going on?" He looked around at the people around him, and finally looked at Zhang Qiong.
"An assassin opened fire and ambushed my future daughter-in-law." Zhang Qiong kicked Gong San, who was frozen in place beside her. "This person is a sniper."
The clan chief glanced at Gong San, who was lying motionless on the ground: "Have you interrogated him?"
Zhang Qiong was about to speak when Gu Ran shouted into the room, "Gong Xuan, get out here!"
Chapter 552 Amaterasu finally burned people to death!
In fact, everyone understood as soon as they saw Gong San that Gong Xuan was definitely involved in this matter.
At this moment, Zhang Youlong and Gong Xuan came out together. Zhang Youlong's expression was no longer as sour as before. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain something.
"It's just a misunderstanding..."
But the next second, Gu Ran used his Heavenly Hand Power to teleport to Gong Xuan's side and delivered a powerful punch to his chest.
This punch was truly devastating. After being hit by Gu Ran, Gong Xuan immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, and then his body flew backward for dozens of meters, crashing into a pavilion and actually collapsing the entire pavilion.
"You, how dare you!" Zhang Youlong roared, trying to stop Gu Ran.
But as soon as he looked up, his eyes met Gu Ran's. Gu Ran's eyes were filled with violence and ruthlessness, and a reddish-gold color appeared in them, the pupil color that would appear when a high-blooded mixed-race person was extremely angry.
Gu Ran glanced at Zhang Youlong indifferently, and the next moment his figure disappeared again, teleporting to the pavilion.
But Gong Xuan also rose from the ruins, his whole body covered in scales, with jagged dragon horns on his head and barbs on his back!
He transformed into a dragon!
But even if he transformed into a dragon, it was useless. Gu Ran's Heavenly Hand Power was teleportation, and he couldn't react at all. He was punched in the back by Gu Ran, who had teleported behind him!
Cherry Blossom Rush + Super Weighted Rock Technique: This technique adds weight to the fist, up to the weight of a mountain.
Therefore, Gu Ran's punch was like Mount Tai pressing down!
Gong Xuan was completely unaware when Gu Ran's fist slammed into his back and slammed him to the ground. The powerful fist, like a pile driver on a construction site, pinned Gong Xuan to the ground.
The punch was so powerful that the ground couldn't withstand Gu Ran's force. The ground, covered with bluestone slabs, cracked instantly, and a huge cherry blossom appeared on the ground. At the center of the fist, all the shattered stone slabs turned into powder.
Gong Xuan's waist had been pierced by Gu Ran's fist, so Gu Ran's fist hit the ground directly, creating a deep crater.
This pit is more than two meters deep, and that was only because Gu Ran stopped exerting force in time!
Although he had already withdrawn his strength, at the same time, a crack appeared in the ground, like a fissure in the earth. The crack began to spread far and wide, all the way to a small building.
The small building was affected by the ground fissure and immediately split in two, just like a watermelon that had been cut open.
At this moment, Gong Xuan's spine had been pierced by Gu Ran's fist, and he had lost all feeling below the waist. However, the dragon blood sustained his powerful vitality, and he still bared his teeth and claws, trying to attack Gu Ran.
Gu Ran activated his Samsara Eye, immobilized him, and then used his memories to check if there were any other participants in this matter. After reading the memories, he dragged Gong Xuan's still conscious upper body, jumped up, and leaped out of the deep pit, throwing Gong Xuan next to Gong Er.
Gu Ran raised her head, looked around, and met the gazes of everyone around her.
Just as he turned around, the small building behind him, which had been split open like a watermelon, finally gave way and began to collapse with a roar.
He stood amidst the collapsed palaces, like a god of death.
Those around remained silent for a long time after witnessing this scene; the destructive power was beyond the scope of ordinary humans.
Who can smash a two-meter-deep crater in the ground?
It will take the excavator a while to dig!
Gu Ran took two steps forward and glanced at the Zhang family patriarch: "I want these two people dead. Who agrees and who disagrees?"
The Zhang family patriarch glanced at the two people on the ground, put his hands behind his back, and asked, "Give me a reason."
At this moment, Gong Xuan's dragon transformation began to fade slowly, because the dragon blood could no longer repair his injuries. After all, Gu Ran had opened a hole in his waist, and his lumbar vertebrae had been broken. Only muscles were left to hold his body together.
His mouth was open, blood and foam dripping from it, but he could still speak clearly: "There's no reason. I just couldn't stand his disrespect for the Second Elder, and the fact that he told the Second Elder to get out of the community and be ridiculed by everyone was really rude..."
It turns out that Gu Ran had used his Rinnegan to force these two people out of the community. It was fine when they were rolling in the stairwell, since everyone takes the elevator and very few people walk up the stairs.
But after rolling out of the apartment building, the two continued rolling on the road in the community, which immediately attracted a lot of people in the community to watch. They were all very curious, wondering if these two people had some serious illness. Rolling on the ground in the hot weather, they were twisting like earthworms.
Many people took out their phones to secretly take pictures, and laughed at them as they did so.
Gong Xuan was alright, but Zhang Youlong really lost face. He was already so old and still had to be used like this, it was really embarrassing, so he was sad for a long time after he got back.
But just as Zhang Youlong returned to his residence, the Fourth Elder called again, asking if the marriage proposal had been finalized and adding that Zhang Qiong had clearly refused.
Zhang Youlong has always been concerned about his image and arrogant. He is the boss at home, so when is it his daughter's place to make the decisions?
Then he boasted that everything had been agreed upon and that they would get married once Gu Ran arrived at the ancestral land, and that the Fourth Elder should prepare the wedding preparations.
Zhang Youlong originally planned to have a proper talk with Gu Ran today, but he didn't expect this to happen.
In order to help Zhang Youlong solve his problem, Gong Xuan thought of assassinating Su Xiaoqiang.
Yes, Gong Xuan had suggested to Zhang Youlong more than once that he kill Su Xiaoqiang and then let Zhang Zhenqi and Gu Ran fall in love over time, or take advantage of his emotional distress to enter into a relationship, so that the two could naturally get together.
Zhang Youlong did not listen to Gong Xuan. Although he was boastful, stubborn, and had a bad temper, he always respected the rules. Killing people at will was against the clan rules, so he did not agree to Gong Xuan's plan.
Therefore, Gong Xuan orchestrated all of this himself.
As for why Gong Xuan did this deep down, Gu Ran also figured out the deepest reason when she read his memories.
He squatted down again, grabbed Gong Xuan by the neck, and lifted him up.
"Wait, wait!" Zhang Youlong stepped forward, wanting to stop Gu Ran from killing Gong Xuan, but he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Gu Ran looked at her mother Zhang Qiong and her aunt Zhang Wanjun and asked, "By the way, is this man the old man's illegitimate son?"
Both women were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
The Zhang family members who were watching were also stunned. It was the first time they had heard about this, and they were very curious to see what was going on.
Zhang Youlong stared blankly at Gu Ran: "You, how did you know?"
“He is your illegitimate son, but you are too proud to admit it to others, so you have never addressed each other as father and son. This person is thinking of inheriting your position and becoming the Second Elder, but you are too proud and think that the position should be passed on to your aunt or to me, which would be more legitimate.”
When Gu Ran finished speaking, everyone present understood that Gong Xuan's actions were partly motivated by jealousy.
“Moreover, this person is also taking gene-enhancing drugs.” Gu Ran shook Gong Xuan, revealing a bottle of medicine on his body. “It seems no one will object to me killing him, right? After all, he killed me first. I think a killer must be prepared to be killed, right?”
"Stop! Stop!" Zhang Youlong walked up to Gu Ran. "Let him go, let him go. I'm willing to do anything for you, anything at all, as long as you let him go."
"I don't need you to do anything for me. To be honest, sometimes I really hate you so-called relatives. What can you do besides cause me trouble? You do nothing but bad things."
After saying that, Gu Ran flung Gong Xuan into the air, where he flew in a parabolic arc, his destination the deep crater Gu Ran had just created.
Just as Gong Xuan was about to fall into the deep pit, Gu Ran's eyes transformed into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he used the eye technique Amaterasu on Gong Xuan in the sky.
Black flames immediately began to burn Gong Xuan's body.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran grabbed Gong Xuan's son, Gong San. Gong San initially wanted to commit suicide and wasn't afraid of death. Gu Ran was too lazy to waste words with him, so he threw him into the sky and used Amaterasu on him.
The father and son were both burning in the deep pit, and the flames would not disappear until they were completely burned away. So no matter how much Gong San and Gong Xuan struggled in the pit, the flames would not be extinguished.
Zhang Youlong seemed to be trying to save his illegitimate son, but Zhang Qiong suddenly attacked and knocked him unconscious.
In her view, her son was bound to kill someone today; Gong Xuan and his son deserved to die anyway, and the old man shouldn't provoke Gu Ran.
She knew her son's personality; this time, she had touched a raw nerve. If he couldn't hold back, he might really kill Zhang Youlong as well.
After all, he's her father; if we can save him, we should.
As for the illegitimate child, the two had no feelings for each other, so his death was nothing to them. Both she and Zhang Wanjun felt it didn't matter.
At this moment, Gong Xuan was slowly losing consciousness. He was already close to death, while Gong San was still wailing because Amaterasu was burning him so painfully that Gu Ran was determined to burn him alive.
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