At this moment, the man with squinted eyes said something.
"Time waits for no one. The one above is running out of patience. Otherwise, he'll have to replace you."
"You dare to threaten me?" Yong Quan stood up from his chair with a swoosh, his eyes burning with rage.
"I wouldn't dare. I'm just stating a fact. Even if you don't think for yourself, you have to think for your family."
"You …" Yong Quan exuded a sharp aura, but he controlled it very well.
The man didn't care about Yong Quan's actions at all.
Yong Quan's expression kept changing. Yong Quan couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't smash the man's head in the next second.
But …
"Sigh, I agree. But I have a few conditions."
"Say it. Don't go overboard."
"I want to send my grandson out first." Yong Quan gritted his teeth. His son had already died in battle. No matter what, he had to promise his grandson.
"No problem. Speaking of which, why go through so much trouble when you have to send him out?" The man looked at Yong Quan meaningfully.
Yong Quan didn't say anything. Since he had made up his mind, he would keep going.
"I still need some time to make arrangements."
"It's up to you. We'll cooperate with you." The man had already stood up and left.
Yong Quan watched him leave. He sat on the chair and didn't move for a long time.
The next day, when it was close to noon, Zhao Man sent someone to invite Gu Zheng back to the Reporting Tower. Gu Zheng greeted Xue Er and went to the banquet.
The Reporting Tower was the largest restaurant in Southern Peak City. It had four floors. The first and second floors were ordinary halls. The third floor was filled with small private rooms. The fourth floor had four private rooms in total, corresponding to the four corners.
The ordinary halls weren't as noisy as ordinary restaurants. Most of the people here were in low voices. At most, the people here were scholars, beautiful women, high officials, and nobles. No one would speak loudly like those lowly people. It was too boorish.
Of course, Zhao Man was also in one of the private rooms on the fourth floor.
By the time Gu Zheng arrived, there were already people waiting to receive him. Zhao Man had already arrived a long time ago, and was waiting for Gu Zheng.
Zhao Man and Gu Zheng were the only two people in the huge private room.
Zhao Man didn't mention anything. He politely invited Gu Zheng to take a seat.
"Cousin, it's our first time meeting. I'm sorry. I'll punish myself with three cups. Please forgive me."
Zhao Man, without another word, drank three cups.
Zhao Man was full of sincerity for Xue 'er, and just like Xue' er, he called Gu Zheng cousin.
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"My family lives on the other side of the mountain. Ordinary people can't find it. I'm the most powerful person in my family. I'm the one in charge of my family." Gu Zheng made up a story. In any case, he was the boss.
"That's great, Brother Gu. A straightforward person does not resort to insinuations." Zhao Man could not hold it in any longer. "I like Xue 'er, and I want to propose marriage to her. I hope Brother Gu will grant my wish."
Since ancient times, the orders of one's parents had always been very effective, especially for someone like Xue 'er who was all alone. If she had a family member to make decisions for her, she could definitely replace her parents.
"You know that we don't have many rules in our family, but we are different from others. If it's possible, I won't object. After all, you've done a lot for me, and my cousin told me about it. "
Gu Zheng started to talk nonsense in a serious manner.
This caused Zhao Man's emotions to fluctuate like a roller coaster, going up and down.
"What will it take for you to agree? I'm willing to give up everything to marry Miss Xue 'er." Zhao Man was a little anxious. He placed his hands on the table and leaned his upper body towards Gu Zheng.
"Are you willing to give up all your wealth and status? Are you willing to give up your status and return with us to a dilapidated mountain village? There's no meat or fish there. There's only a simple and poor life where you work from dawn to dusk?"
Zhao Man's body instantly stiffened. He asked himself, was he willing to give up everything for her? Was he willing to give up his noble status and live a secluded life with her?
Zhao Man thought back to the first time he met her two years ago. She was so cute and so kind.
She walked into his heart just like that, and he fell hopelessly in love with her. Everything he cared about and understood about her slowly fell in love with her.
Gu Zheng watched as Zhao Man's initial shock slowly turned into a smile.
"I'm willing." Zhao Man said resolutely. At this moment, Zhao Man felt that he was willing to give up the entire world in exchange for Xue 'er's smile.
"Alright, you're qualified." Gu Zheng knew that this was Zhao Man's true thoughts. Although he still had love, he had always been alone since he was on Earth. Perhaps he had been alone for a very, very long time. However, this did not mean that he did not admire people like Zhao Man.
"As long as Xue 'er doesn't object and is willing to marry you, I have no objections."
Zhao Man felt that he was exuding joy from the inside out. "I'll get my father to propose a grand wedding for Miss Xue 'er. Don't worry, I won't regret it. When the time comes, we'll go back together."
Gu Zheng looked at Zhao Man in shock. He hurriedly pulled Zhao Man back and said angrily, "What are you thinking? Didn't you hear what I said? I said, listen carefully."
Gu Zheng took a deep breath. "As long as Xue 'er doesn't object and is willing to marry you, I have no objections."
"Do you want me to repeat myself?"
Zhao Man returned to his seat awkwardly. "Understood, understood."
The rest of the meal was very enjoyable.
Speaking of which, if this guy didn't mention Xue 'er, it was actually quite nice.
"Zhao Man, now that we're done eating, I should go back too. Thank you for your hospitality."
When the meal ended, Gu Zheng couldn't be bothered to continue talking to Zhao Man. Do you think I'm that stupid to try to trick me?
Gu Zheng thought as he went downstairs.
He didn't notice that he bumped into someone. Gu Zheng was fine, but the person he bumped into rolled down the stairs.
"Aiyo, damn, who dares to bump into me?" Yong Yuxin shouted as he rubbed his waist.
Yong Yuxin was angry just now. His grandfather had ordered him not to cause trouble for the next few days, especially with Zhao Man.
Yong Yuxin had no choice but to drink. Just as he was thinking that the lady downstairs was quite nice, he was bumped down.
Luckily, he only went up a few steps, but he couldn't afford to fall.
"It's this jinx again." Although he had only met Gu Zheng for a few days, Yong Yuxin had encountered more unlucky things than he had in the past year.
"It's this guy again. Serves him right." Gu Zheng mocked in his heart as he retorted, "What's wrong? You fart like firewood smoke, do you have a problem with that?"
Compared to people who were relatively pure at this time, Gu Zheng's slight use of firepower had immediate effects.
Yong Yuxin was so angry that his eyes turned red. He was so angry that he didn't care about anything else. He rushed up and shouted.
"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"
Gu Zheng kicked him down the stairs. Putting aside his identity, any ordinary person could beat him up to the point that he couldn't take care of himself.
Coincidentally, Zhao Man came down from upstairs. When he saw Yong Yuxin struggling and cursing, he understood something.
"Don't you know who he is?" Zhao Man didn't know that Gu Zheng didn't give him any face yesterday. He was surprised.
"I know." Gu Zheng didn't care.
Zhao Man looked at Gu Zheng's fearless expression. It seemed that this cheap cousin of his was quite mysterious.
"Young Master, what's wrong?" At this moment, Yong Yuxin's subordinate came up with a young and beautiful lady. When he saw this scene, he couldn't care less about the lady.
He quickly helped his young master up.
At this moment, Yong Yuxin was still dizzy. All he wanted to do was to kill Gu Zheng. He wanted to kill this guy who humiliated him.
"Oh, what's wrong with Young Master Yong? It seems like you accidentally lost your footing. Zhao Man decided to take the blame himself.
Hearing the familiar voice, Yong Yuxin looked up and gritted his teeth. He thought that the two of them were in cahoots.
Yong Yuxin wanted to kill them with a wave of his hand like an immortal. Unfortunately, he couldn't beat them. The old man's harsh words appeared in his mind.
Yong Yuxin broke free from his subordinates' support and left without saying a single word.
"This is strange. Normally, Yong Yuxin would feel disgusted even if he couldn't beat you," Zhao Man muttered to himself.
Without a hindrance, Gu Zheng and the rest of them naturally continued downstairs.
However, when he passed by the young lady, Gu Zheng stopped in his tracks.
In terms of ruthlessness, Gu Zheng could do anything to his enemies. However, when he saw the young lady's delicate face covered in tears and crying silently, Gu Zheng couldn't bring himself to do it.
The young lady was wearing a long white dress and holding an old pipa. She stood there pitifully.
After asking a few questions, the young lady looked at the genial Gu Zheng in front of her. She thought that she was going to fall into the hands of a demon again, so she told him the truth while crying.
It turned out that the young lady's village had suffered a mishap. She left the remote mountains to seek shelter from her distant relatives. Unfortunately, her relatives were no longer there. She didn't know where they had moved to. Fortunately, she still knew some musical instruments.
She wanted to earn some money by performing, so she used all her money to buy a pipa. Today, she was targeted by a thug. She was so timid that she didn't even dare to call for help.
Now, she was looking at Gu Zheng and the others timidly. It was obvious that the people in front of her were rich and noble. They were dressed even better than Lord Wang. At this moment, the young lady was waiting for her fate to be judged.
Gu Zheng thought that if Yong Yuxin came back, this young lady would become his scapegoat. He pitied the young lady's background, and Xue Er needed someone to help her. He couldn't keep helping her, right?
"What's your name?"
"My name is Shuang Er," Shuang Er answered timidly.
"Come with me."
Zhao Man looked at all this with interest. He didn't stop Gu Zheng, who wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Just like that, Shuang Er followed the workers in a daze. She didn't know what she was facing.
As expected, when he returned, Xue 'er rolled her eyes at him.
After helping Shuang Er settle down, Gu Zheng came to the front to help.
After the last customer left, Xue Er closed the door and asked Gu Zheng unhappily, "Who's the vixen you brought back today? I said I won't let her stay here."
When Gu Zheng came back, Xue Er saw a beautiful young lady following Gu Zheng. However, there were too many people around, so she waited until there was no one around before making trouble.
Gu Zheng smiled bitterly and rubbed his nose. You're the real vixen.
To make a long story short, Gu Zheng hid everything that happened today from Xue Er. He also told her about Shuang Er. Most importantly, he wanted to find a subordinate for her.
Now, Xue Er didn't blame him. Instead, she sympathized with Shuang Er. If it wasn't for something big happening at home, why would she run out alone?
After saying that, she went to comfort Shuang Er.
In the next few days, Gu Zheng finally had some free time. On the first day, he taught Shuang Er how to identify medicinal ingredients and how to weigh them.
Shuang Er was also very smart. In just three days, she had passed the test.
Gu Zheng finally had some free time. He nourished some of his special medicinal ingredients so that they could be more effective.
Just like that, the days passed. Gu Zheng sliced and ground some medicinal ingredients and nourished some special ingredients.
When he had time, he would go out to look for information about the two fruits. Unfortunately, he didn't find anything.
Yong Yuxin didn't come looking for trouble either. Maybe it was because Zhao Man stopped him.
Anyway, he had some free time.
"Young Master, Young Master."
On this day, Gu Zheng had finished sorting out all the medicinal ingredients. In a few days, he was going to consume the Demon Herb.
Suddenly, Shuang Er, who was working in front, rushed over with a piece of paper in her hand. He looked at it carefully. It was the piece of paper that he had drawn when he was looking for medicinal ingredients for Xue Er.
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry? Is someone here to cause trouble?" Because of Shuang Er and Zhao Man's protection, ordinary ruffians didn't dare to come.
Speaking of which, Zhao Man had disappeared for a while.
"This, this." Shuang Er was so excited that she forgot what to say. She turned the paper over and pointed at the red Lava Fruit.
"I know it. I think I know where it is."
It was truly a case of 'there is always a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel'. He was just about to consume it when news of the Karst Fruit popped up. Even if there was one, it was better than nothing. Gu Zheng was prepared to listen. If possible, he would try his best to collect the Karst Fruit before consuming it.
These days, Shuang 'er felt like she was living in heaven. She had endless work to do at home, and occasionally, she would eat a full meal.
To be honest, she didn't find any relatives here. Shuang Er felt that the world was too cruel. If she didn't have some money, she might have sold herself as a slave.
She didn't expect to come to this clinic by chance. She could eat her fill every day. Occasionally, she would have meat to eat. She didn't have to wear shabby clothes anymore. All of this made Shuang Er satisfied.
Xue Er and Mr. Gu treated her very well. Therefore, Shuang Er wanted to play her role.
Now, she even learned medical skills from Xue Er. She started from the most basic words. Every day was very satisfying.
Today, when she was sorting out the herbs at the back, she found that this picture was left behind by Xue Er. Because she had seen this fruit before, she was familiar with it.
Knowing that it was the herbs that Mr. Gu needed, although she only saw it a long time ago, she quickly came to tell him.
Looking at the surprised expression on Mr. Gu's face, Shuang Er felt that she had to help the kind-hearted Mr. Gu even if she went back to face a nightmare.
"Where is it?"
"In the Beise Mountain Range. A few years ago, when the hunters in the village went up the mountain, they saw it from afar. Although it was a little unreal, the description when they came back was very similar to this."
Although he wasn't sure if it was true or not, it was only a few hundred kilometers away from this place. If he was fast, he would arrive in a few days. It was worth a trip.
"Pack up. We'll go in two days."
Considering that Shuang Er was just an ordinary person, it was very necessary to rent a carriage.
When Xue Er found out in the evening, she also wanted to go with him. The reason was that she had to replenish the herbs.
Anyway, he had to go out every once in a while. Everyone was used to it.
Soon, two days later, Gu Zheng acted as the coachman, pulling Xue Er and Shuang Er slowly to the northwest.
East Road Forest Valley, once the Fox Demon's cave, was now empty. Now, there were four Little Goblin standing here.
Actually, one of them said, "Master is missing. Has he already met with misfortune?"
This was a Tiger Demon. There was a tail drooping behind it, swaying it from time to time.
"Maybe, but we don't have to bear that kind of responsibility anymore." A Little Goblin with a human upper body and a scorpion lower body answered.
This was probably because the transformation wasn't complete.
"In this way, the oath we made will be released." A demon girl with rabbit ears said. As long as it was covered up a little, most people would think that she was a cute girl next door.
"No matter what, Master saved our lives. I want to leave a monument to commemorate Master every year." A burly man said, "I'll go find Junior Sister later and tell her."
"You're a stupid bird. We're very grateful that Master saved us and taught us cultivation. However, he made us swear an oath to help him find a way to escape. We searched for so many years and fell into so many life-and-death situations. That's enough," the Tiger Demon said angrily.
Yes, he had already done enough for his Master. In order to help his Master, he had searched all the mountains within tens of thousands of miles. He had lived up to his conscience.
"That's right. If Big Brother Tiger had risked his life, we would all be dead. Anyway, I'm going to stay here for a while." The Scorpion Demon agreed.
Bunny Biter didn't say anything. He only moved his ears quickly to show that his ears were calm.
The burly man looked at all of this and admitted that they were right. However, he couldn't repay Master for saving his life. Back then, they were all seriously injured and wouldn't have escaped death.
However, by chance, they all entered the place where the Fox Demon was imprisoned.
At that time, the demonized ancient tree was just an ordinary tree.
If the Fox Demon hadn't saved them, their souls would have dissipated. They wouldn't be where they were today.
They didn't care about others. They just had to be themselves.
"Bang." The burly man came out of the cave and transformed into an eagle. He flapped his wings, creating a huge whirlwind. With a loud cry, he spread his wings and flew up. Soon, he disappeared.
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