Although there were restrictions on the mountain, the clever Little Worm had bitten open a path to the top of the mountain without being discovered.
One had to know that Little Worm was very sensitive to space.
On the mountain, Little Worm miserably met Big Sister Xiong, who was awake. It wanted to escape, but it was too late. Big Sister Xiong grabbed it and it struggled, but gave up when it couldn't break free.
Little Worm and Big Sister Xiong chatted for a long time. It was unknown what conditions they had reached, but Little Worm settled down peacefully on the mountain. At least it looked very peaceful.
Until Gu Zheng arrived, Little Worm had been watching Gu Zheng's performance. He thought to himself, 'If Big Sister Xiong hadn't willingly entered that state, how could Gu Zheng have teased her like that?'
Little Worm was arranged by Big Sister Xiong to follow Gu Zheng. No matter how unwilling Little Worm was, it had to listen to Big Sister Xiong's orders. Big Sister Xiong had promised that it would return to Little Nan's side.
At the foot of the mountain, Little Worm looked at the gentle Gu Zheng and felt that it was a good idea to follow him for now. At least it could feel that he was not a bad person.
It only hoped that he could be like Little Nan and give it good food. That would be perfect.
"Let's go, Little Worm. Your real name is Little Worm?" It was Gu Zheng's first time hearing such a straightforward name. It was like a bird, and its name was Little Bird. Usually, after a demonic beast gained spiritual awareness, it would give itself a good name, or even a code name.
Little Worm raised its head and saw that Gu Zheng was talking to it. It turned its head away proudly, but still answered Gu Zheng in the end, "Of course. Little Nan was the one who gave me my name."
Little Worm's angry look was a little funny. Little bumps appeared on its head. This was how Little Worm expressed its anger.
Gu Zheng looked at the little thing in shock. It was so proud. He could clearly see a bump on its head, then it went down and up again. It was too cute.
Judging from its tone, could this be a part of Little Worm's expression? It was really strange.
"Okay, okay. Your name is not bad." Gu Zheng couldn't be bothered to argue with this little thing. "Let's go. How are you going?"
The pair of small eyes beamed with joy and said confidently, "Of course, you can take me with you. Do you want me to walk on my own?"
Having said that, the little bug jumped onto Gu Zheng's shoulder in a graceful arc. Gu Zheng looked at it helplessly and could only shake his head lightly.
"Let's go." Xiao Chong commanded excitedly. He had stayed on the mountain for a few years and was not used to it at all. Although it was not as comfortable as Xiao Nan's shoulder, he would make do with it for now.
Gu Zheng felt a chill on his shoulder. That little bug was unceremoniously resting on his shoulder. Although it was cool, it was also very comfortable.
But Gu Zheng was not used to it. He asked tentatively, "Can you shrink a little?"
"You are so long-winded. My Xiao Nan is the best." Although that was what it said, the little bug still shrank its body until it was only about five centimeters long. Then, it nimbly crawled into Gu Zheng's ear. It looked like it was very familiar with this, as if it had done this many times before.
"Is this good? Walk diagonally to your right. You can reach the nearest road from here," the little bug said lazily.
This was much better. The little bug had found a good spot. The cold air was gone, and he could hear what it said. Most importantly, it would not affect his battle.
Gu Zheng took one last look at the mountain peak and silently thanked Sister Xiong. Then, he followed the little bug's directions.
Gu Zheng was very curious about the little bug. This little missy, why would it come here?
"Little bug, can I ask you a question?" Gu Zheng was very curious.
"Go ahead." The little bug excitedly pulled on Gu Zheng's ear, feeling the scenery fly by. It really missed it.
"How many days have you been here?"
"Five years."
"Is that grass hut a place to live?"
"Yes."
Seeing that the little bug was in a good mood, one could tell from its tone.
"Then why can't I feel anything when I touch it?"
The little bug did not answer, but suddenly, a beautiful young girl appeared not far ahead. Gu Zheng cautiously stopped in his tracks. This girl had suddenly appeared in front of him without any warning.
This young girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her eyebrows were curved, her eyes were large and bright, her mouth was small, and her face was pink. She wore a dark blue satin dress, the edges of the dress embellished with gemstones that glowed faintly. On her feet, she wore a pair of deerskin shoes, exuding a sense of cleverness.
She was not old, but she had developed well. Such a tender, fair, and lively little girl had appeared here strangely.
That flower-like, jade-like face smiled at Gu Zheng. In a soft voice, she said, "Young Master."
Gu Zheng did not dare to enjoy such a soft voice. Not only did it make one's heart feel refreshed, but it also made one's bones go soft.
"Who are you?" Gu Zheng looked warily at the young girl who had suddenly appeared.
The girl took a gentle step forward. Even the dust around her feet had a sense of beauty.
Gu Zheng took a step back in fright. The girl suddenly pointed at the young master, her sky-blue sleeves covering her mouth.
Different from before, a clear and pleasant voice rang out.
"Kekeke!"
Why did this voice sound a little familiar? As if he had heard it somewhere before. Why did it sound like …
"Little Bug!" Gu Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "Are you causing trouble?"
"It's not me." The little bug's innocent voice sounded in Gu Zheng's ears.
"How could it not be you?" Gu Zheng immediately understood. This voice was exactly the same as the girl's. Although the little bug was pretending to be innocent, the gloating tone in his voice could still be heard.
Seeing the girl holding her dress and walking towards him step by step, as if she was afraid of dirtying her dress, with a face full of worry, it really made one want to take pity on her, making one want to hug her.
Gu Zheng knew that it was definitely the little bug's doing. Moreover, he could not sense the other party's aura.
With a shake of his feet, a piece of soil directly passed through the beautiful girl's body.
The girl even let out a mischievous cry, about to cry, but her body was completely fine.
"Little Bug, hurry up and put it away!" Gu Zheng was really angry now.
The girl made a face at Gu Zheng, then turned around and turned into starlight, disappearing from the world.
"Now you know why you thought that thatched hut was real, right? My hut was personally completed by Little Nan," the little bug said proudly, but it seemed that his words could not stray away from Little Nan.
"What is Little Nan like? How strong is he? What's his personality like?" Gu Zheng wanted to know why the little bug worshipped this Little Nan so much.
Gu Zheng began to speed up again. Now, Gu Zheng discovered that when he absorbed the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, not a bit of baleful Qi would appear in his body. This meant that he did not need to waste the Immortal Qi in his body to cleanse it, nor did he have to worry about being corroded by the baleful Qi.
These were all the benefits he gained from the palace above.
Thus, Gu Zheng continued to absorb the Spiritual Qi while using his Immortal Qi to speed up, forming a perfect balance. He only needed to expend a bit of mental energy.
"Little Nan is the best master in the world. He gives me good food and drinks. When I'm unhappy, he makes me laugh. When I'm sad, he comforts me. And he has a good heart," the little bug said straightforwardly.
Gu Zheng was speechless. As a Big Goblin, he actually liked being a pet. But whose pet could have such a personality? It seemed that Little Nan was actually not bad.
"Then, why don't you transform and follow me? Why do you have to rely on me? Also, was that your transformed appearance just now?" Gu Zheng asked casually, even teasing the little bug a little.
After all, the little bug's transformed appearance was simply too beautiful. Although it had not reached the level of causing the downfall of a country and its people, it could still be said to be devastatingly beautiful.
One had to know that transforming into a demon was not something that one could transform into at will. It was something that was naturally formed by the evolution of heaven and earth. Didn't you see that there were so many demons of all shapes and sizes everywhere? The most he could do was change his eyebrows, hair, and other such minor changes.
It was just that most female demons were nourished by the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, so they were not ugly. But it was not strange for one to appear.
For a long time, the little bug's voice did not reach his ears. Gu Zheng sensed and found that he was lying there, motionless.
"What's wrong?" Gu Zheng was puzzled. He had not said anything bad about his master.
Seeing that the little bug was ignoring him, Gu Zheng continued to ask.
"What's wrong?"
"Could it be that you're asleep?"
"Little lazy bug, your Little Nan doesn't like it when you're like this."
The little bug was annoyed by Gu Zheng's words, and simply turned his face downwards. In any case, no matter what Gu Zheng said, he would just ignore him.
Alright, Gu Zheng also knew that the little bug was probably really angry this time, so he also shut his mouth and did not say anything. Vaguely, Gu Zheng felt that the little bug had been provoked by what he had said just now.
Since he did not say anything, Gu Zheng had no choice but to continue on his way.
Fortunately, at some crucial moment, he heard the little bug's unhappy voice.
"Turn left and walk in this direction." The little bug swiped at Gu Zheng's ear, not caring whether Gu Zheng understood or not.
Of course Gu Zheng understood. How could there be such low-level instructions? One look was all it took. But knowing that the little bug was still angry, Gu Zheng did not disturb her.
Under the little bug's guidance, after seven days, Gu Zheng finally walked out of the vast forest.
A twenty-meter-wide yellow dirt road stretched from south to north, with no end in sight. On the opposite side of the road was also a vast forest, but it looked better than here. At least from here, there were more big trees with leaves on the other side.
"What should I do next? Do I have to go to the opposite side?" Gu Zheng pretended to be talking to himself.
"I don't know either. I only know that I've seen a few teams often pass by the road." The little bug's anger had mostly dissipated by now.
"You can see that far?" Gu Zheng did not believe that she could see this far from the mountain peak.
"No, Big Sister Xiong told me all this." The little bug did not know how to lie at all.
"Then why did you say I've seen it?" Gu Zheng challenged.
"It was Big Sister Xiong who told me. I just copied it verbatim," the little bug said confidently.
There was no way to reason with this spoiled Big Goblin.
Walking out of the forest, Gu Zheng was in a good mood. Although there was still no one around, at least it was better than walking around aimlessly in that damned forest. There was nothing here, and even the air was filled with a nauseating smell. Although, this place was not much better.
Anyway, he was in a good mood. The little bug was no longer throwing a tantrum. It was a good time to bicker.
"There's a situation," the little bug said with a serious face. She even stood up and looked into the distance.
Gu Zheng also saw it. He readied his weapon. To his north, there was a powerful aura rapidly approaching.
A figure surrounded by pink mist was running aggressively on the road. Every time it ran, it would cause a huge tremor under its feet, creating a cloud of dust behind it.
Behind it were two other figures. However, the two figures behind were a little slow, so the pink figure in front could only slow down a little.
"This is a puppet warrior specially made by Asura. It does not fear death, nor sacrifice itself. It is specially made to receive those transformed humans and demonic beasts on this road," the little bug explained by Gu Zheng's ear.
"And it also knows the skills it had when it was alive. It can be said to be very powerful. Be careful."
"In that case, can we hide for a while?" Gu Zheng did not want to fight a puppet right now.
"Of course you can, but it looks like you won't make it in time," the little bug said seriously.
While they were talking, the figure had already stopped in front of Gu Zheng. That towering aura still made Gu Zheng's breath catch in his throat, but the other party did not do anything else.
The two figures behind it also stopped behind them.
Gu Zheng looked carefully. One was an ordinary human male, the other was a leopard-like creature. Both of their eyes were that strange blue.
The pink figure only paused for a few seconds, then curiously bowed its head at Gu Zheng. Then, it continued to lead the two behind it forward.
Gu Zheng had already prepared himself for a fight. He did not expect it to end so anticlimactically. And although the puppet in front of him looked fierce, it did not seem to have any intention of targeting him. In fact, it did not even draw its weapon.
If Gu Zheng had ambushed it just now, it would definitely have been injured quite badly. Of course, the puppet was not afraid of injury.
Before Gu Zheng could react, the silhouette quickly disappeared with his lackeys.
Gu Zheng blinked, not understanding what was going on. "This Asura puppet looks very friendly. It just left without saying a word."
The little bug did not know what was going on either. After some thought, it suddenly dawned on him. "You have the mark of Asura on you. It thinks you are one of the Asura people."
Gu Zheng finally remembered. That was indeed the case. Big Sister Xiong had also mentioned this to him before. "Do you have any good ways to hide it?"
"Let me think. There should be one. I remember learning it before." The little bug fell into deep thought.
At the same time, in the depths of the forest opposite.
There was a small team of six lying in ambush there. Gu Zheng did not notice them at all.
"Leader, the prey has already escaped. Should we inform the Xiong Zi in front to set up another ambush?"
A tall and skinny man whispered to the leader in front.
"No need. It's too late. But this time, there seems to be an even bigger prey." A square-faced, tall and strong man with a stocky build and sharp eyes. The leader's eyes flashed and he subconsciously licked his lips.
The tall and skinny man admired his leader very much. Not only was he strong, he also had many tricks up his sleeves. Whether it was long range or close range, he was very good at close range combat. It was said that his strength came from his own blade and spear. For some reason, he was also captured here.
As the weakest member of the team, he was only good at tracking and spying. Who asked him to be the agile type? In truth, his cultivation was not that high.
Right now, they were here to ambush the puppet warrior. Of course, they were not here to destroy him. They were here to capture the subordinates he wanted to capture.
Those were the people who had been thrown in from the outside for the past few years. They did not run into any search parties either. Now that they had been transformed, they were brought back by the puppet warrior.
Sometimes, it was just one puppet. Sometimes, there were many. Because those transformed people or Demonic Beasts would usually have some extremely precious items in their storage space. Be it weapons or pills, they were all things they were lacking.
Those puppets that did not have anyone leading them. Yes, those Demonic Beasts that did not even have any thoughts were called puppets.
Originally, they had already set up an ambush. But who would have thought that a young human would suddenly appear from the forest opposite? And he had the scent of an enemy on him.
From the serious expression on the leader's face, this Shura's strength was not ordinary.
Thinking about it, if he dared to come out alone, how could he not have some skills? Wasn't he afraid of being ganged up on? Although there was a chance to teleport, it was not difficult to catch him in this Savage Land.
A trace of hatred flashed in the eyes of the tall and thin man. Perhaps another Shura would fall today. Who asked you to run so far away?
After the puppet warrior left, the young Shura was still in the same place. It was unknown whether he was bold and confident that he could escape or a paper tiger that would break at the slightest touch.
All the members of the team looked at the leader. In this team, the leader had already established absolute authority.
The leader's eyes were uncertain. This young man gave him a lot of pressure. If he could capture him, he could obtain a huge amount of life energy and other resources. However, he could not guarantee that there would not be any casualties on his side.
After all, the leader did not dare to guarantee that he could capture him one-on-one.
"Leader!" The surrounding members were all waiting for his reply. Looking at the flames in their eyes, they looked expectant.
"Okay, but let's make a plan first." The leader directly slapped the table and said.
All the members raised their fists fiercely, supporting the leader's decision.
"Sixth Monkey, you are slightly weaker. Don't take the lead. Go and see if there are any enemy reinforcements nearby." After thinking for a while, he began to arrange things one by one.
"Yes." The tall and thin man also understood. After replying in a low voice, he turned into a shadow and disappeared. In this place, whether it was himself or the Shura, everyone's divine sense could not exceed a range of five thousand meters unless they had special treasures. This gave people who were good at hiding an opportunity.
"Fourth Rabbit, you and Second Tiger go around the enemy's back and wait for my orders."
"Yes." A female and male voice echoed.
"Third Jia, Fifth Ding, you two go and test him. I will be there in a moment."
"Okay." The two figures cupped their fists, indicating that they understood.
Everyone was preparing for battle. This place was close to eight thousand meters away from the road. As long as they were careful, that young man would not be able to detect them.
The leader continued to observe the young man. Now that the young man had actually closed his eyes, he did not know what he was doing.
It didn't take long for the six monkeys to return. They nodded their heads at the crowd.
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