Gu Fei's sudden departure left the group of green-clothed guards at a loss. Actually, most of these guards had never seen Gu Fei before, so they didn't know about the relationship between Gu Fei and their Miss. Most of them were curious about Gu Fei's sudden appearance.
"Sigh!" After a while, Uncle Zhong let out a long sigh and muttered to himself, "Such a person, what a pity!"
It wasn't clear whether he felt that it was a pity that he didn't make friends with people from the Taoist Sect, or that it was a pity that Gu Fei and their Miss had a misunderstanding. In short, Gu Fei was obviously angry.
"Let's go!" Uncle Zhong looked in the direction where Gu Fei disappeared and walked out of the land. This time, they had entered the mountain to search for Ling Luoyan and Gu Fei, and they had suffered a great loss.
Especially the death of more than ten green-clothed guards, it made Uncle Zhong's heart ache. It took a lot of time, blood, sweat, and money to nurture an outstanding guard.
When Uncle Zhong and the rest walked out of the land, they saw that there were more than a hundred people gathered at the foot of the hill in front of them.
Most of these people were green-clothed guards with weapons hanging on their waists. These guards, under the leadership of two yellow-clothed commanders, were anxiously looking in the direction of the land.
In front of the two yellow-clothed guards stood a calm and handsome young man. This young man's eyes were as beautiful as a painting, and his fine black hair draped over his shoulders. As he looked around, he was a breathtaking sight.
This young man was Ling Luoyan, who was disguised as a man. With Gu Fei's help, he should be able to rescue Uncle Zhong, Xiao Cui, Xiao Yue, and the rest who were trapped inside, so she wasn't worried.
Ling Luoyan saw Uncle Zhong, Xiao Cui, and Xiao Yue walking out of the land with a group of guards, and immediately greeted them with a smile. The two yellow-clothed guard commanders hurriedly brought their men and followed.
"That's great, all of you are fine!" Ling Luoyan said with a smile. However, when she looked around, it seemed that one person was missing!
"Where's Gu Fei?" Ling Luoyan couldn't help but be startled when she saw that Gu Fei wasn't among the people that came out from the dense forest, and then she hurriedly asked Uncle Zhong, Xiao Cui, and the others.
"Erm …" Grandpa Zhong didn't know what to say when he saw his mistress's anxious look. No one expected that Gu Fei would leave.
"Mi … Miss, Gu Fei …" Xiao Cui was so frightened that she wanted to say something, but stopped. Her eyes were fixed on her toes, not daring to make eye contact with Ling Luoyan.
"Xiao Cui, tell me, what's going on?" Ling Luoyan's voice turned cold when she saw Xiao Cui's expression, and her face seemed to be covered by a layer of frost.
"Miss, I was anxious. Gu Fei, he … he already knows that you are a girl." After hesitating for a while, Xiao Cui clenched her teeth and told her the reason why Gu Fei had left.
"What?!" When Ling Luoyan heard this, she was immediately shocked. Her body swayed, and she involuntarily took a step back. "What … what should we do?" Ling Luoyan panicked and lost her composure, not knowing what to do.
Xiao Cui and Xiao Yue had never seen their mistress so flustered before. They couldn't help but look at each other as they thought, "Could it be that the mistress has fallen in love with that Gu Fei?"
At this moment, Gu Fei had already walked out of the dense forest from another direction. After leaving the people of Haotian Business Group, he felt like a fish returning to the sea, and a bird returning to the woods.
"That's really preposterous. I treat people with sincerity, but I was fooled by them. This is really … hmph!" When Gu Fei thought of being deceived by Ling Luoyan in men's clothing, he couldn't help feeling irritated.
"That's good too. As long as I follow the people of Haotian Business Group, I can also reach Dragon Emperor City in the Southern Wilderness. The mutual deception in the secular world is really annoying." After saying this, Gu Fei flashed into the mountain ahead.
Gu Fei was focused on cultivation. How could he be used to the conduct of secular people? Moreover, Ling Luoyan had deceived him. He also didn't want to travel with the people of Haotian Business Group.
Gu Fei's thoughts were very simple. If he wanted to do something, he would do it without any worldly restraints. On the other hand, Ling Luoyan and the others had to consider many things. Sometimes, they couldn't even control themselves. As a result, they couldn't focus on cultivation. This was also the reason why most experts stayed in the woods.
Only by distancing themselves from the worries and restraints of the secular world and wholeheartedly immersed themselves in cultivation could they break through the difficulties on the path of cultivation and become one of the experts.
Since Gu Fei refused to meet her, Ling Luoyan couldn't do anything about it. She could only lead her subordinates and dejectedly return to the small pier by the Swallow River.
The three ships were twenty to thirty meters long, seventy to eighty meters wide, and three stories high. The decorations inside were classical, but not luxurious. Moreover, there were hidden arrow pavilions on the ships. There were people on guard 24 hours a day. If there was an enemy attack, they could shoot arrows at any time.
Although they weren't armed to the teeth, they were more than enough to deal with the bandits who were active in the waterways of Yunmeng Mountain. It seemed that no bandits dared to attack the ships of Haotian Business Group.
Ling Luoyan was obviously in a bad mood. After returning to the ship, she locked herself in her room. Even Xiao Cui and Xiao Yue, her two personal maids, weren't allowed to enter.
The two maids could only guard outside the door and await her orders at any time.
Ling Luoyan's disappearance had thrown the entire caravan into chaos. After she'd safely returned, the entire caravan had started preparing to set sail the next day. Hence, from nightfall onwards, one could see green-clothed guards hurrying about on the three ships anchored at the pier.
These cyan-clothed guards busied themselves until late at night before stopping. The cyan-clothed guards were in charge of the inventory of the goods and the supplies on the ships.
The bright moon shone high in the sky, and the sound of water lapping against the sides of the ship could be heard. The pier was very peaceful in the middle of the night. The three ships and the other ships anchored at the pier were all brightly lit.
All the ships that dared to travel along the waterway of Yunmeng Mountain hired some bodyguards and warriors. No one knew if they would encounter those ferocious bandits on this waterway.
Uncle Zhong's room on the ship had its doors and windows tightly shut. Light shone through the window, but it was blocked by a layer of paper. It was a different scene inside the room.
The candlelight swayed, and the room was brightly lit. Although it wasn't as bright as day, it wasn't much different. At this moment, the white-haired old man, Uncle Zhong, was sitting at a table in the middle of the room. He nervously took out a rectangular brocade box from his pocket.
The brocade box wasn't big. It was only three fingers wide and two thick. Uncle Zhong carefully held the brocade box and placed it on the table in front of him. The way he held it made it seem as if he was holding the entire world in his hands.
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