"Of course. Otherwise, I wouldn't be bothered to ask you such a small thing. But since I've bumped into you, I have to ask." Gu Zheng casually found an excuse.
"Senior, can you tell me what's going on?" Hearing this, the Immortal Master asked again.
Seeing that the Immortal Master was still hesitating at the door, Gu Zheng grabbed at the air in his direction and pulled him back. At the same time, he waved his hand and a white light shot out in all directions.
"What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for the other party to notice something wrong?"
The Immortal Master felt an irresistible force coming from the front. He unconsciously jumped forward and found himself sitting opposite the senior. He didn't even have time to react.
He was still immersed in the moment when the other party made a move. The aura that leaked out was actually from the senior of Jin Xian.
Although he had never seen a Golden Immortal senior before, he was fortunate enough to witness a great battle between Golden Immortals many years ago. The feeling that the other party gave him just now was that just a trace of this senior's aura was actually more powerful than the person who fought at that time.
This caused him to be extremely shocked. He had never thought that he would be able to meet such an expert here.
After a full ten breaths of time, the Immortal Master woke up from his shock. Seeing that Gu Zheng was still looking at him indifferently, his face turned red. He quickly stood up and cupped his hands.
"Junior Cao Fang greets senior." His expression became more and more respectful. If the other party really wanted to deal with him, it would be too easy. There was no need for him to say so much.
Gu Zheng looked at the other party. In fact, he deliberately leaked his aura. Of course, other than him, he would definitely not leak it out. It was to avoid trouble like just now.
The effect was very good. The other party was no longer making a fuss, so it was convenient for him to ask.
"Have a seat. Don't be shy." Gu Zheng smiled and told the other party not to be nervous.
"Senior, you're right. I've already felt that something was amiss. Now that you've mentioned it, I finally understand that someone really wants to harm me. However, I've only left the mountain for a short period of time. How could I have offended someone else?"
As soon as Cao Fang sat down, he blurted out all his questions. His face was also very nervous. Facing his own life and death, even an immortal couldn't avoid being nervous.
And the key point was that he didn't know who the enemy was and didn't know how to take precautions, which made him feel very uneasy.
"Don't be nervous. Calm down. Didn't I come here to help you solve this problem? Sit down first. I want to ask you some questions so that I can understand the situation better," Gu Zheng comforted him.
"Alright, Senior. As long as I know, I will tell you everything." Cao Fang took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. His face returned to normal.
"Do you know the supervisor? He's the one who served you tea when you were resting. "Gu Zheng got straight to the point when he saw that the other party had already controlled his emotions.
Right now, he wasn't going to help him get rid of the mark in his body, nor was he going to tell him. Naturally, he had his own thoughts.
"Journal manager? I don't know his name. But when I was chatting with King Wei, King Wei mentioned some things about him. "Cao Fang thought carefully and knew who Gu Zheng was talking about.
"According to King Wei, that person had stayed in the mansion since he was young. His father and his ancestors were all housekeepers of the mansion and were under the care of King Wei. But more than ten years ago, he was sent to the side of King Wei to serve him. Usually, he wouldn't be seen. Only during important times would he be sent out by King Wei to take care of his tasks. You could say that King Wei's family treated him as the closest person."
"Then do you know why he was suddenly sent to King Wei's side? According to what you said, he used to have a lot of power in his hands. Moreover, he's still strong and healthy now. How could he be compared to more than ten years ago?" Gu Zheng asked in confusion.
"Coincidentally, King Wei told me about this before. When the Little Prince was young, he had a very bad temper and almost didn't listen to anyone. He was like a little demon king, but he was extremely polite to the housekeeper. That was why King Wei sent him over to take care of the Little Prince. Moreover, the Little Prince's temper slowly improved after that. In just a year, not only did he treat people politely, he also knew when to advance and when to retreat, which greatly pleased King Wei. After that, the Little Prince directly took him over. Could it be that there is something wrong with him? I've observed him before. He's just an ordinary person. "
Cao Fang asked in confusion. Because after he took out a high quality pill and cured King Wei, King Wei specially asked him to check Journal Manager to see if there was anything wrong with him. That was why he checked Journal Manager thoroughly. His body couldn't be any better. There was nothing suspicious about him at all. He was just a strong and healthy person.
After Gu Zheng heard this, his expression didn't change at all. However, he sneered in his heart.
Although it sounded like there was nothing wrong with the Journal Manager, Gu Zheng was sure that there was something wrong with him. Moreover, if he guessed correctly, that King Wei's son was probably not King Wei's son anymore.
Or more accurately, King Wei's body was just a shell. The rest of him had probably been swapped out by the Goblin. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sense that faint trace of Demon Qi.
One had to know that he wasn't an ordinary cultivator. However, the other party had hidden very deeply. Even if he could hide it from others, he definitely wouldn't be able to hide it from him.
However, he also couldn't prove that King Wei was dead. At this moment, the demon that possessed King Wei's body was King Wei. It had completely replaced him.
Seeing that Gu Zheng was silent, Cao Fang was also very anxious. However, he still didn't dare to open his mouth and wake Gu Zheng up.
However, Gu Zheng didn't let him wait for too long. He quickly regained his senses and said to Cao Fei, "I suggest that you don't leave in two days. Don't stay here anymore. The person who's watching you can't leave right now. If you really stay here for too long, then he might come here directly like me. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, I understand. I'll leave early tomorrow morning. I'll find an excuse to go out first. I won't bring King Wei and the others with me." Although Gu Zheng didn't say it explicitly, how could a smart person like him not know that there was something wrong with King Wei?
For the sake of his own life, even if he didn't want these disciples, he could slowly find them. However, he only had one life.
Of course, all of this was Gu Zheng's guess. Even if he was 90% sure, he wouldn't say it out loud.
"Mm, this is for you." Gu Zheng took out a dark crystal ball. "This is a one-time use defensive shield. If you encounter danger, break it and it will naturally release a layer of protection for you. You might be able to escape if you encounter danger."
"Thank you, senior." Cao Fei was very touched and hurriedly thanked him.
"However, you still have to be careful. Since you've already been watched, you might be blocked by them when you go out. I can only say that the sooner you leave, the lower the danger." Gu Zheng reminded him one last time.
"I understand. I reckon that when I cured King Wei, I was already watched by them. Because at that time, I noticed it a little. It's just that it wasn't as obvious as now." Cao Fei recalled his own situation. He was afraid that he had already fallen into an invisible vortex. If it wasn't for Gu Zheng's warning, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.
"However, senior, can't you deal with them?" At this time, Cao Fei asked carefully.
"Why don't you take a look at where you are? Do you think I can interfere?" Gu Zheng said coldly. At the same time, he pointed up.
"I was muddle-headed." Only then did Cao Fei remember. Not to mention Jin Xian, even a Sage had no right to interfere with the change of imperial power. After being here for so many days, he had a rough understanding of the current situation. In addition to the Ye Family's attack at night, some problems had already appeared on the surface.
"Mm, be careful from now on. I'll take my leave first." Gu Zheng's words had just left his mouth when he disappeared from Cao Fei's room in a flash.
Although Cao Fei couldn't wait to leave now, the city gates were already sealed. Although he had a way to get out, the moon was high in the sky and the wind was dark. If the other party kept watching him, it would be the best opportunity for them.
Cao Fei decided to wait for a night until noon. At that time, there would be many ordinary people outside. The other party wouldn't dare to attack him in broad daylight.
Thinking of this, Cao Fei was slightly relieved. He set up layer after layer of protection outside his room.
He didn't doubt Gu Zheng's words at all. Putting aside the fact that the other party had helped him before, with the other party's cultivation, it would be too easy for him to kill him silently. There was no need to go through so much trouble.
Gu Zheng, who had just walked out of the palace, already felt that the Goblin had started to clean up the mess. He didn't expect the other party to have infiltrated so much. If he waited a little longer and waited for the other party to continue to grow stronger, he was afraid that in the end, even Gu Zheng wouldn't be able to stop the other party. Taking advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't noticed him coming here, he first cut off the other party's claws.
And Cao Fei was the person who lured the other party out. Gu Zheng didn't think that he would be able to discover the other party's core strength just by going to the snowy mountain encampment. Even if there were Goblin, he was afraid that they would only be a few insignificant kittens that wouldn't affect the overall situation at all.
However, Gu Zheng had already put a bit of his own killing intent into the protection that he gave him. Not only did it strengthen the defense, but he also knew the location of the incident at the first moment, so he could quickly rush over.
However, Gu Zheng's smile didn't last for long. The moment he left the palace, Gu Zheng rushed towards the Xu Palace. Halfway there, he suddenly frowned again because the protection he left on Yu Tian's body had been activated.
When he left, because Gu Zheng was worried, he left a protection on Yu Zhen and Yu Tian. The main reason was that he was afraid that the other party wouldn't be able to enter the Xu Palace, and he would be able to find them.
Secondly, for Cao Fei to be able to come to the Prince's Mansion, Yu Zhen's contribution couldn't go unnoticed. It was because he was the one who recommended Cao Fei to the Prince's Mansion. Everyone knew that they were leaving today, so they were afraid that they would be ambushed.
He couldn't sense what was going on outside at all when he was in the palace. In the end, when he came out and the protection on Yu Tian's body was activated, he discovered it.
As for Yu Zhen, the protection on his body had already been activated.
With a slight sense, the other party's figure had already left the city. He didn't expect something like this to happen in such a short period of time. Gu Zheng flashed and rushed towards the west gate.
At this moment, in an open space not far from the North Gate, five people were surrounding a relatively dim white figure, constantly attacking. Outside, there was another person, looking at the figure outside, constantly blocking the sudden attacks of the figure.
Although they could easily defeat her, they still couldn't break through that layer of protection.
Although it was only a thin layer, it still made them feel helpless.
So now, it looked like they were ganging up on them, but in reality, they knew that they were just doing their best to prevent the other party from breaking through.
The outermost merchant girl in white once again repelled the other party's desperate attacks. Looking at the difficult situation behind her, she said anxiously, "Big brother, do you need me to help?"
"No need, the other party can't hold on any longer. You just have to look after her and don't let her escape." A rough voice sounded, and it seemed that he was tired.
Not only him, the other four people were also panting. They didn't expect the other party to be so difficult to deal with. However, the other party's protection was faintly disappearing, which meant that the other party couldn't hold on for much longer.
Originally, they obeyed the orders from above and laid an ambush on the other party's path. However, after waiting for a long time, they didn't come. Then, they sent someone to ask around and found out that they were heading towards the Xu Residence, which made them pale with fright.
Fortunately, their speed wasn't fast. They seemed to be talking along the way and didn't notice their hasty ambush. However, when they attacked, this old man, who seemed to be about the same strength as them, actually blocked their attacks in an instant.
This was really beyond their expectations. The strength of the old man was something they didn't expect before.
Fortunately, the fifth and sixth sisters saw that the situation wasn't good. Taking advantage of the girl who was disguised as a young man, they took a few steps back in shock and rushed up to her and took her away.
When everyone saw this, they were all overjoyed and retreated towards the north gate according to the original plan. At this moment, their battle had already attracted some people's attention.
Because the orders from above were to capture them alive and gave them detailed information about the target mission. If they captured the other party's granddaughter, the other party would definitely follow obediently.
Everything returned to normal. They knew that the old man's battle strength was high. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent all of them. They didn't expect that the four of them would be able to fight to a draw with the other party.
However, no matter how strong the other party was, it didn't take long for his aura to quickly descend. However, when they were about to succeed, he actually had a magic treasure on him. Moreover, it seemed to have replenished the other party's exhausted body, instantly catching them off guard.
The fifth sister on the outside also joined the battle and barely blocked the other party. Originally, the sixth sister wanted to use the granddaughter to threaten the other party. At first, it had some effect, but this discovery made the other party fearful and worried about her safety.
However, when the girl got angry, she pulled out a dagger from who knows where and instantly stabbed the sixth sister's arm. Although the other party's strength was only at the second level, she didn't have any protection at that time and subconsciously hit the other party's arm.
This time, no one had any spare energy to do anything to her. Fortunately, her strength was not strong. Sixth Younger Sister alone was enough to block her.
"Yu Tian, hurry up and leave. Don't worry about me. Go find Young Master Gu." On the other side, Yu Zhen saw that the protection around his body was about to be extinguished and couldn't help but shout.
He knew that this protection might be given to them by Gu Zheng. Otherwise, they would have been captured by the other party long ago. However, that silly girl still wanted to save him.
"I'm not leaving. I want to be together with grandfather." She understood in her heart that she couldn't escape at all. Although she wasn't in danger for the time being, if she ran, the other party would block her. Her speed wasn't fast either. There was no difference between her and the current situation. She might as well disturb them and give them more trouble.
"None of you can escape. Obediently let us capture you so that you won't have to suffer later." At this time, the eldest brother could finally take a breather. He couldn't help but laugh.
This was their first mission. They didn't expect that the mysterious person would promise them that if they completed six missions for him, he would give them the antidote for each mission. This time, he directly gave them an antidote. The fifth sister ate it and the poison in her body was indeed cured. This made them go wild with joy.
That was why they worked so hard. No matter what, at least there was hope.
"Wait until my master arrives. You're all dead." Yu Tian said angrily. She stared at them fiercely.
"Don't scare us. I know your background very well. Aren't you just learning from your grandfather? You still want to scare us. I think you should give up resisting. Who knows, we might be able to work together in the future." The fifth sister who continued to block Yu Zhen's attacks laughed. She had seen through their tricks long ago.
Although they wouldn't have a good ending if they were caught, in order to dispel the other party's thoughts of resisting, that lie came out casually.
"Hmph, that's because I just met my master today. He's an immortal. It's not too late for you to regret." Yu Tian looked at her grandfather who was now powerless to break out of the encirclement. He could only block the other party's attacks with difficulty. The protective shield on his body was almost blurred. It was estimated that it would be broken soon.
"Alright, little fellow. Let's not talk about whether or not your master will recognize you today. However, you will have to make a trip today. Your master is here. Let him go there to find you." Outside, the sixth sister said leisurely.
"Pa." A light sound was heard. In the end, the protective shield on Yu Zhen's body was broken. He didn't manage to resist a few moves before he was knocked to the ground and fainted.
"Grandfather!"
Yu Tian looked at her grandfather who had fainted and couldn't help but shout.
"Are you going to surrender yourself, or should I force you? You don't want your grandfather to get hurt, right?" That big brother lifted Yu Zhen out. At the same time, he took out a long sword and placed it between his neck and threatened.
Yu Tian looked at the other party slowly surrounding her. Along with the sound of glass shattering in the air, she simply closed the protective shield.
"Hurry up and tie her up. There's news over there. Someone is coming here." When Yu Tian heard this sentence, she felt a pain at the back of her head. She fainted.
"If I knew earlier, I would have held on a little longer." Before Yu Tian fainted, a thought flashed through her mind. She thought that Gu Zheng must have found out about their situation and was looking for them here. Then, she fell into a coma.
In the sky, a stream of light came here in an instant. Above the sky, a figure stopped in mid-air. There were still some messy traces left on the ground, but there was no one nearby.
The search was fruitless. A violent aura suddenly burst out from the figure, forming a hurricane that swept across the ground. Then, it turned into a meteor and disappeared into the distance.
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