Hokkaido was much smarter than the Wuliang Dao Master, but he had overlooked a problem, the problem of human nature.
Because of his status, he only explained in detail to the two Jin Xian, and did not say much to the Immortals. These Immortals, who had always been respected and had people waiting on them wherever they went, could only hide in this small inner city, and no one followed them when they went out. This made them very unhappy.
In this place, Gu Zheng did not have the habit of casually ordering people around, so the others did not think of sending more people to serve these immortals. There were only a few servants who listened to their orders, and it was not enough to help them carry some things. There were no personal attendants.
Actually, even if he knew, Ampoules would not dare to do so.
They didn't do this to Gu Zheng, and they wouldn't do this to other immortals either. Otherwise, if they attracted Gu Zheng's opinion, it would be troublesome. They would rather not do it than make a mistake. To the An Family, the most important person was Gu Zheng.
The An Clan was like this, but the other Clans were not necessarily so. The Four Great Clans had already secretly thought of a way to contact the Immortals who had come this time. They told them everything they knew and only hoped that they would accept their children as disciples.
This time, the Four Great Families were not disappointed. The Immortals all agreed that as long as they had children suitable for cultivation, they could accept them as disciples.
This reply made the Four Great Families wild with joy, and they hurriedly invited the Immortals to their homes. They did not expect that such an invitation would be met with the same response, and this made them even happier.
The Four Great Families sent two or three people each, and 10 of them left. Soon, Hokkaido and the others heard the news, but they just shook their heads, and did not say anything. They did not object, nor did they agree.
"Lord Gokusen, by doing this, they are clearly looking down on you!"
Ampoules did not dare to stop the Immortals, and could only complain to Gu Zheng. Originally, all the Immortals were with him, and although they served him carefully, all the resources of the Immortals were in his hands. Now that the Four Great Families were poaching them, he was very angry.
"It doesn't matter. Let them do whatever they want, as long as they don't hurt the innocent!"
Gu Zheng shook his head. It was not an exaggeration to say that these people were stray dogs. Unfortunately, they did not have the self-awareness of stray dogs. These days, Gu Zheng was aware of their complaints, but they did not do anything out of line. Gu Zheng was too lazy to care about them.
They could go anywhere they wanted, but they must not be caught by Gu Zheng. At that time, Gu Zheng would let them know whose territory this was.
This weakness came really quickly. The next day, An Ping came to complain again.
"Murder?"
Gu Zheng stood up abruptly. An Immortal who had been taken away by the Liu family, one of the Four Great Clans, had agreed to become a consecrator of the Liu family. He had even agreed to take in a disciple of the Liu family. Yesterday, he had moved out. This morning, he had been strolling around the city. In the end, because someone had looked at him too much and hadn't taken the initiative to salute him, he had directly killed him.
"Yes, now that the family has reported to the inner city, we don't dare to accept it, nor do we dare to care!"
Ampoules nodded quickly. The person who had been killed had reported to the prefectural city. Ampoules had no choice but to look for Gu Zheng. If it was an ordinary person who had killed someone, he would have directly sent people to arrest them. But this time, the murderer was an Immortal. Not to mention sending people, he did not even dare to say anything.
"Let's go, take me to see!"
Gu Zheng stood up and said indifferently. Seeing that Gu Zheng was willing to care about this matter, Ampoules was obviously relieved and hurriedly led the way.
The person who had died was crying in the prefectural city. The corpse had already been covered, and the head had been directly chopped off. A few people who had seen the scene were whispering softly.
"You, tell the Lord Gokusen what exactly happened!"
Ampoules casually pointed at a man in his forties. When the man saw Gu Zheng, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted. Everyone in the city knew that the Lord Gokusen was their protector and had always been protecting them.
"Lord Gokusen, it's like this. Today, Huang Er went out to buy things, and the Liu family brought an Immortal out for a stroll. Huang Er stood by the side of the road and kept looking at the Immortal enviously. The Immortal saw that he kept looking and was very unhappy, so he asked, 'How can this Immortal be blasphemed by you mortals?' After saying this, Huang Er hurriedly turned around. The Immortal blamed Huang Er for not kneeling down and apologizing, so he directly killed Huang Er with a sword! "
This person's explanation was very clear, and the matter was also very simple. Everyone nodded, proving that this was indeed the case.
Gu Zheng didn't walk around the city often, but he would occasionally go out, especially when he was defending the city. He would always be on the city walls. Many people were staring at him, but he never said that others couldn't look at him as they pleased.
Everyone in the city knew that Gokusen was good, and thought that other Immortals were like Gokusen. They didn't expect that there would be an Immortal who would kill someone just because they looked at him a few more times. This really shocked everyone.
"Let's go to the Liu family!"
After asking clearly, Gu Zheng said lightly. Huang Er's family, Ampoules, and the witnesses all followed Gu Zheng and walked towards the Liu family.
The Liu family was at the edge of the inner city, not far away. The best location in the city was a big house, and the one of the five great families was the biggest. However, the original Yan family had been destroyed, so Gu Zheng didn't want that big house, so it was still empty.
Before long, Gu Zheng brought several dozen people and arrived at the Liu Family in a grandiose manner.
Gu Zheng didn't hide anything. Not only did the Liu family know, even Hokkaido and the others knew. Hokkaido and the other two Jin Xian didn't show up. They didn't stop Gu Zheng, nor did they reprimand the Immortal who killed.
"Call your family head out!"
When they reached the Liu family's gate, Gu Zheng directly said to the guard at the gate. The guard immediately ran in, and soon, a young man came out with him.
"Lord Gokusen, our great Immortal said that you have nothing to do with each other. Don't meddle in other people's business!"
The young man who spoke was a little embarrassed. Everyone knew that Gu Zheng was the city's guardian. Without him, the city would have been long gone. In the end, after another Immortal appeared, the Liu family had to rely on someone else's thigh. It was a little unkind.
However, this couldn't be helped. Gu Zheng only accepted people from An Family and not their family. If he had accepted their disciples, then today's incident wouldn't have happened. Every family had to develop. They couldn't just watch as An Family grew stronger step by step. In the end, if they didn't swallow them up, then they would be destroyed.
"Your Liu family is going to follow your great Immortal to the end, right?"
Gu Zheng asked directly. The young man was stunned and didn't answer. He stood there awkwardly.
"Alright, that's your choice!"
After saying that, Gu Zheng ignored the young man and walked inside. The young man wanted to stop him, but he was blocked by Mado. Mado was now an expert of Stage Five Internal Force. Not to mention an ordinary person from the Liu family, even if everyone from the Liu family came, they still wouldn't be able to get close to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng walked directly in. Ampoules and the others hesitated for a while, but they all followed him in.
"Gokusen, what is the meaning of this?"
Three young men walked over from the Liu family's backyard. Three people from the Liu family came over. Two of them were in the Soul Formation stage, and one was in the Qi Transformation stage. The three of them were only average in cultivation. They were greedy for pleasure, so their cultivation speed wasn't fast.
"Who is the one who killed today?"
Gu Zheng looked at the three of them and ignored the Immortal who spoke. Instead, he asked the person behind him. The person who witnessed everything pointed carefully at one of the three.
This was an Immortal in the Soul Formation stage. When he saw someone pointing at him, his face immediately showed anger.
"I don't care who you are. Since I said before, don't cause trouble here. Those who don't listen will have to bear the consequences!"
Gu Zheng looked at the Immortal and said slowly. The Immortal was so angry that he laughed. He stared at Gu Zheng and said, "What do you mean by this?"
"Nothing. A life for a life!"
"A life for a life? Hahaha! "
The Immortal was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. The two companions beside him couldn't help but smile. A life for a life. In some places, it was true that a life for a life. However, it had nothing to do with Immortals. For Immortals, killing a mortal was no different from stepping on an ant. No one would dare to pursue the matter.
"Gokusen, are you joking?"
The Immortal looked down and stared at Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng had transformed into an adult, but in the eyes of a real Immortal, this layer of illusion was not worth mentioning. They could see his real appearance.
Gu Zheng's real appearance was that of a ten-year-old child.
This was also one of the reasons why the Immortals looked down on him this time. They felt conflicted when they were asked to listen to a child.
"A life for a life. What do you have to say?"
Gu Zheng said softly. The Immortal's face was instantly filled with anger and ruthlessness. "A life for a life, right? I'll kill for you today. Let's see how you make me pay with my life!"
He had just summoned his Immortal Sword when an Immortal Sword suddenly appeared in front of him and slashed towards his neck.
"Gokusen, how dare you …"
He didn't expect that Gu Zheng would actually make a move, and it was a ruthless move. If he hadn't reacted in time, this sword would have cut off his head, but he dodged in time. He was also in a very sorry state. The Immortal Sword turned around and continued to chase after him.
"Help me!"
He only had time to ask for help and wanted to fly into the sky. However, before he could fly into the sky, a white light descended from the sky. Before his two companions could react, he was pierced by the white light and fell from the sky.
The murderous Immortal was dead. He was killed by Gu Zheng with his own hands.
"You, you, you really killed him?"
The two companions of the Immortal were completely stunned. They stuttered as they looked at Gu Zheng. Their faces were filled with shock. How could he, how could he kill an Immortal? Didn't he know that the current humans needed the protection of Immortals like them? Any Immortal was a protective force.
Unfortunately, when they were thinking about this, they forgot how they came here. It was them who ran away when they saw the people they were protecting being slaughtered.
"If you make a mistake, you have to accept the punishment. The Liu family colluded with the murderer to kill innocent people. Wu You, go and give them a heavy warning!"
Gu Zheng looked at the two Immortals and said again. In this era, there was probably no such thing as colluding with evil, but everyone knew that it wasn't a good word to say. After Wu You heard the order, he immediately cupped his fists and left.
Since it was a heavy punishment, it wouldn't be light. The Liu family was going to be unlucky this time. First of all, the head of the family would definitely be finished. Then there were the people who were jumping around these days. If Gu Zheng didn't remember that the Liu family had contributed a lot to the defense of the city, they would have been removed this time.
They were under Gu Zheng's protection, and now they were under someone else. Strictly speaking, this was betrayal. It wouldn't be too much to exterminate the family. However, Gu Zheng didn't say that they couldn't do this before. This time, he would let them go. Moreover, Gu Zheng didn't like trouble.
Dead. The Immortal who killed the Liu family was dead. The head of the Liu family and his disciples, a total of 13 people, were all killed. This news quickly spread throughout the city. Ordinary people talked about it carefully at home, but the other three families were dumbfounded.
They didn't believe that Gu Zheng made a big fuss because of the Immortal. They all thought that Gu Zheng was killing the chicken to warn the monkey. He did it deliberately for them to see. This meant that Gu Zheng was very dissatisfied.
But they had already received the Immortal. They couldn't say, "We don't dare to continue to entertain you. You can leave." If they did that, they would be finished before Gu Zheng came to take revenge.
The three families were now like ants on a hot pan. They didn't know what to do.
Hokkaido also knew about this. In the end, he just shook his head and didn't say anything. He still had the attitude of not getting involved. Of the ten Immortals from the four families who went out, the remaining nine returned. Together with the other twenty or so, there were about thirty people gathered together.
Except for Hokkaido and the other Jin Xian, the other Immortals who came this time were all here.
Hokkaido and the other Jin Xian clearly didn't care about anything. They didn't ask anything. He had told them before to be honest, but they didn't listen. So Hokkaido didn't talk nonsense and just kept recuperating.
"Everyone, that Gokusen is too much!"
An Immortal from the Liu family said angrily. Without the lips, the teeth would feel cold. Their companion was killed right under their noses. This was unacceptable.
"That's right, he's too much. How can Immortals be compared to mortals?"
One of the immortals responded. The 30 of them immediately started discussing. Basically, all of them were denouncing Gu Zheng. During this period of time, Gu Zheng had left them in the cold. They had long had complaints. This incident had become the fuse that ignited their anger.
"Brother Hu, what do you think?"
An Immortal asked the person next to him. Suddenly, everyone's eyes focused on Brother Hu's face.
Brother Hu, late Void Return. Most importantly, his master was Hokkaido. He was Hokkaido's disciple and the only personal disciple of Hokkaido here.
"Junior Brother Zhao, it's not convenient for me to express my opinion on this matter. I won't stop you from doing whatever you want, but I won't participate either. Please forgive me. It's difficult for me to carry out my master's orders!"
Brother Hu smiled and cupped his fists. He came to the gathering, but it didn't mean that he would do anything with these people. He was only here to listen and see what they wanted to do. He wouldn't directly confront Gu Zheng.
"Brother Hu, Uncle-Master is just going to sit there and let a puny Gokusen suppress us?"
Junior Brother Zhao seemed to be very dissatisfied with Brother Hu's answer and said angrily. If Gu Zheng was Jin Xian, it would be fine. However, he was a Heaven Immortal. Although he had reached the Void Return Realm, there were several Void Return Realm cultivators here, and more than one of them was at the Peak Void Return Realm.
He was also a Heaven Immortal. What right did he have to ride on their heads? Moreover, he killed one of their companions just like that.
The fox grieves for the rabbit's death. Most people's patience with Gu Zheng had reached its limit.
"Junior Brother Zhao, you can't speak carelessly. I don't know how Gokusen suppressed us, but at least, he didn't suppress me and Master!"
Brother Hu narrowed his eyes. After they came, Gu Zheng didn't restrict them from doing anything. He only told them not to cause trouble. Not causing trouble was also a restriction. No one could say this out loud.
It was because of Gu Zheng that these mortals didn't treat them like the mortals in the Immeasurable State. Therefore, they had their opinions. However, they couldn't say this out loud.
"Brother Hu, it's fine if you don't ask about this matter. However, I want to know the opinions of the other Fellow Daoists. Is there anyone who wants to seek an explanation from Gokusen? If there is, come over here and we'll go together. If not, just pretend that I didn't say anything!"
Junior Brother Zhao didn't continue to attack Brother Hu. Instead, he asked everyone. Soon, more than ten people stood beside him. Not long after, a few more came over. In the end, there were only six people who didn't come over.
These six people included Brother Hu.
"We'll go and seek justice for Gokusen. Since you guys don't want to go, we won't force you. However, we hope that you can explain to Uncle-Master Huo that it's not that we want to find trouble with Gokusen. He really went too far. Let's go!"
After Junior Brother Zhao finished speaking, he led the others and flew up into the sky. It was quite a spectacular sight to see more than twenty people flying up into the sky.
"You guys, take care of yourselves!"
Brother Hu sighed. The twenty or so people couldn't hear him anymore. After he finished speaking, he didn't care about his five companions and hurriedly left. Soon, he walked out of Hokkaido's room.
After he came out, he flew up into the sky. However, he was still within the inner city. He gazed at the Wu House in the distance.
Hokkaido said that these people were finished. However, there was no need to pity them. They weren't able to accomplish anything, but they were more than capable of spoiling things. They didn't even know the details of the other party's background. If they wanted to fight their way in, they were purely seeking death.
Hokkaido said this, but he still didn't dare to believe it. These were more than twenty Immortals. Among them, four had reached the Return to Void Stage. There was even one at the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage. With this kind of strength, no matter how powerful Gokusen was, how could he kill so many people?
It was a pity that Hokkaido wasn't willing to give him an explanation. Only Hokkaido and the other two Jin Xian knew the details of the other party's background.
The twenty or so people soon arrived at the Wu House. They directly landed in front of the door. One of them stepped forward and kicked the door open. Just like that, the twenty or so people barged in.
Such a large commotion caused everyone in the Wu House to quickly get out of bed. Mado was the first to arrive. He was also stunned at the sight of so many Immortals. However, when he saw the damaged door, a furious expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Seniors, why are you all doing this?"
"F * ck off. You have no right to speak here. Tell Gokusen to come out!"
Junior Brother Zhao, who was leading the group, waved his hand casually. Mado immediately flipped backward and crashed heavily into the wall. Fortunately, Junior Brother Zhao didn't kill anyone. Otherwise, Mado would have been beaten to death.
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