As Gu Zheng and Mei Luoyu were walking back, Gu Zheng suddenly stopped in confusion and looked to the side.
"Lord Ancestor God, what is it? There's nothing there? "
Mei Luoyu followed Gu Zheng's gaze and saw that there was nothing but yellow earth there. There was nothing strange about it.
"Wait a moment, I'll go take a look!"
Gu Zheng pondered for a moment before instructing her. Then, he flew off into the distance, disappearing from Mei Luoyu's sight in an instant.
The only thing that wasn't satisfactory about this place was that there were too few forests. Besides the islands that had forests, there wasn't even the slightest bit of greenery on the mainland. All that could be seen was yellow earth.
According to Ren Jie, it was much better in the middle of the road. It was basically the same as the outside world. There were tall mountains, massive forests, and all sorts of creatures. This was why everyone wanted to go deeper. After all, everyone liked a better living environment.
After half an incense stick of time, Gu Zheng stood on a slightly raised area. In front of him, there was a small figure desperately digging a hole. The hole was already several dozen feet deep.
But that figure continued to dig downwards, as if there was some treasure below, tirelessly working.
What puzzled Gu Zheng was that when he swept his eyes around, not to mention treasure, there wasn't even a single piece of trash. This was because there was nothing below besides yellow earth.
Every time this figure threw up a little bit of earth, it would pile up nearby, forming a small hill. It seemed that this figure was constantly working.
After all, this figure didn't have any tools. It was only relying on its small hands to forcefully dig underground. This was an extremely persevering process.
But what puzzled Gu Zheng was, what was this figure doing?
The small figure didn't notice Gu Zheng's arrival. It continued to wave its small hands, throwing up yellow earth. But, Gu Zheng noticed that this figure's physical strength seemed to be somewhat lacking.
The sound of heavy breathing was very obvious in the small pit. Every movement of the other party was much slower than before, as if the other party had not rested at all.
Gu Zheng was still pondering over why this child, who was about ten years old, would come to such a desolate place. Could it be that he was playing a digging game by himself? But Gu Zheng also knew that within a radius of ten thousand li, there was not a single demon stronghold. How did he run so far away?
Was it all for the sake of digging a big hole?
Of course, what attracted Gu Zheng was not the appearance of a demon child, but the fact that there was a trace of the power of incense in the child's body. Although it was very weak, so weak that even if you stood in front of him and looked carefully, you might not be able to find a trace of it.
Because the other party had already perfectly fused with the demonic energy in his body, Gu Zheng was able to detect the other party thanks to the help of the demonic grass. In this place, through the demonic grass, he could clearly sense the Joss Flame power in the other party's body. Even if it was weak, he could still sense it.
But Gu Zheng clearly remembered that this Joss Flame power could only be mastered by the ancestor god.
It was because it could only be mastered and used through the cultivation method left behind by the Sage-to-be. If it was not for the help of the demonic grass, Gu Zheng did not intend to use this Joss Flame power, and even wanted to resign from the title of ancestor god.
After all, not every outsider wanted to be an ancestor god.
Anyway, for those who worshipped him, their source of power was the remnant of the power gathered by the statue. As long as there was a statue, their strength would increase. It was just that the Joss Flame power converted by the statue would be wasted.
But this little boy was a little strange. Gu Zheng repeatedly looked at him, but did not find anything different. There was also no magic treasure. His strength was still very low, so it was impossible for him to be an ancestor god. Moreover, there was nothing in his body that could help him, just like the demonic grass in Gu Zheng's body.
Just as Gu Zheng was thinking, the little boy stopped his movements, perhaps because he did not have any results after such a long time. Then, with a few leaps, he jumped out of the pit below.
Gu Zheng's mind moved, and his whole body became somewhat transparent. Although it was somewhat imperfect, it was more than enough to fool this little guy.
He saw the little boy come up and sit on a slightly higher slope. With a pair of slightly bitter eyes, he looked towards the south. No one knew what he was thinking.
However, this little adult's contemplation did not last for long. A thunderous sound came from his stomach, and the little boy's face fell bitterly.
He rubbed his stomach, trying to calm it down for a while. But it was of no use. The originally intermittent thunderous sound was now constantly ringing, and it was getting louder and louder.
The little boy's whole body bent down. It seemed that he had not eaten for a long time.
The little boy's eyes revealed a trace of determination. Then, he walked to the side with weak steps, and his whole body began to look for something on the ground.
However, in Gu Zheng's perception, there did not seem to be anything there. That was not completely right.
To be precise, there seemed to be an abandoned food there. It was a round biscuit that was as hard as a rock.
"Could it be that he is really looking for it?"
Just as Gu Zheng was puzzled, the other party searched for a while and actually pulled out the round biscuit from the soil.
The little boy held it in his hands as if he had found a treasure. His eyes revealed a look of excitement. That was the look of someone who had not eaten for three days and three nights, and food suddenly appeared in front of him.
Seeing that he had simply blown off the soil to make the piece in front of him look less dirty, he could not wait to open his mouth and take a bite.
"Ka!"
A light sound like a rock colliding rang out. The little boy took the round biscuit out of his mouth, and his eyes instantly became a little teary. He was speechless as he looked at the small row of teeth marks on it.
The little boy's mouth twitched, stood up, and waved his arms. He directly threw the round biscuit out again. The round biscuit drew a beautiful arc in the air, and smashed a small hole in the soil not far away.
"Gu Gu!"
However, the little boy's stomach did not give him any face and continued to protest.
In just a few minutes, the little boy walked over with a bitter face again. At this time, there was no food in the vicinity. If he did not want to starve to death, then he had to eat that dry and hard round biscuit.
Even if this one was picked up by him on the road, he would not have anything now.
"It's not fun at all, I want to go home! Didn't they say that I can find food as long as I dig on the ground when I'm hungry? I've already dug so deep, but there's nothing. "
The little boy muttered to himself. However, in the blink of an eye, he thought of that prison-like island. There was not a single playmate, and those who accompanied him were all perfunctory. He did not want to go back at all.
Although he was a little stupid, he was not stupid.
"I will definitely find a place with human habitation. Then, I will have food!"
The little boy immediately thought resolutely. Then, he looked at the round biscuit in his hand, brushed off the soil on it, and closed his eyes. Although there was still a lot of soil left in the cracks, he did not care anymore and was about to bite it carefully.
However, at the moment when it was about to enter his mouth, his movements suddenly froze. His small nose kept twitching, as if he had smelled something delicious.
"It smells like roast chicken!"
His closed eyes instantly opened. Not far from him, there was a steaming hot roast chicken. That tempting fragrance was constantly emitting from it, causing his saliva to flow out unconsciously.
Compared to the fragrant roast chicken, the round biscuit in his hand seemed to no longer exist. That fragrance seemed to have some kind of magical power, causing him to walk over subconsciously. The round biscuit in his hand fell from his hand, but he still did not know.
When he arrived in front of the roast chicken, his saliva had already rushed out of the restraint in his mouth. Strands of sparkling and translucent silk flowed down from the side of his mouth.
At this moment, the little boy's eyes were blurred. He was struggling in his heart, and there was a demon in his heart that was egging him on.
"You're about to starve to death. This is obviously an expert who could not bear to see you in such a situation and deliberately left it for you. The person who deliberately left has already left. Hurry up and eat. Only after eating will you have the strength to continue on your journey."
"No, what if it's poisonous? Besides, no one said that it's for you to eat!"
Just as the demon's voice popped out, another voice came out again, as if it was the other side of the heart.
"The other party left it here without anyone noticing. His strength is definitely much higher than yours. Would he need to poison you to deal with you?"
"What if the other party has other motives? Didn't father tell me since I was young that I must be careful when I'm outside?"
.....
At this moment, the little boy was in a dilemma. He unconsciously stretched out his hand, retracted it, and stretched it out again. However, his eyes were filled with desire.
In the end, he could not take it anymore. He shouted to the sky and then threw himself in front of the roast chicken.
"Thank you senior for your gift!"
He directly stretched out his hands and tore off the drumstick. He directly put it in his mouth and chewed. He did not even let go of the remaining bones. He directly chewed and swallowed it.
In just a short while, he wolfed down the entire roast chicken without leaving a single bit in his stomach.
"Burp!"
The satisfied little boy finally let out a satisfied sound. He sat on the ground and felt that he was alive again.
At this moment, Gu Zheng also walked out from the side with a smile that was not a smile.
"Thank you senior for giving me food!"
When the little boy saw a figure appear in front of him, he immediately stood up and thanked Gu Zheng. He even waved his hand at Gu Zheng, looking like a little adult.
Gu Zheng did not mind at all and said to the little boy in front of him.
"Why are you running around by yourself? Where's your family?"
"Oh, I just came out to play for a while. My home is quite far away." Perhaps because of Gu Zheng's smile and kind appearance, coupled with the food that he was given, the little boy directly exposed the fact that he ran away from home.
"Good lad, you dare to do this here? You don't know how big this place is. Since you dare to come out alone, aren't you afraid of starving to death?" Gu Zheng looked at the little boy. He did not expect him to be so brave, risking his life.
If not for the fact that Gu Zheng had inadvertently sensed the difference in the little boy's body, there would not even be a single blade of grass within a thousand li of this place, let alone a person.
It could be said that with his speed, he would not be able to find any signs of human habitation before he starved to death.
"I did bring a lot of food earlier, but I've already eaten it all. I get hungry faster, eating six meals a day. I'm only 30% full just now," the little boy said honestly. At the same time, he looked at Gu Zheng's hand with even more fervor, hoping that the other party would give him some more food.
"What's your name?" Gu Zheng understood the little boy's meaning from his eyes. With a flip of his hand, a large piece of meat appeared in mid-air. Following that, a line of fire appeared from his wrist, burning the meat.
In just a few blinks of an eye, the aroma of barbecued meat permeated the air, attracting the little boy's attention again. His Adam's apple kept squirming. Obviously, the aroma of the barbecued meat had aroused his appetite.
"My name is Hai Ming. Senior, what's your name?" Although his eyes were staring at the barbecued meat, he still answered Gu Zheng's question.
"Hai Ming, a good name. Just call me Senior Gu." Gu Zheng praised. Then, he took out some salt and sprinkled it on the meat. Then, a cold wind rose out of nowhere, causing the temperature of the roast meat to drop to an acceptable level. One had to know that the roast chicken had scalded him quite a bit.
"Thank you, Senior Gu." Hai Ming could not wait to receive the barbecued meat. He took a big bite, swallowing hard as he thanked Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng waited quietly for the little boy to finish eating. But when he saw the slight bulge on the little boy's forehead, his heart skipped a beat. He waited until the little boy was almost done eating before asking, "Where are you going?
Where are you going next? If it's on the way, I can give you a ride. Hurry up and go home. A child shouldn't be running around outside. "
"Senior Gu, I want to go north. I want to see the most luxurious city here. I don't want to be trapped on this island without any freedom." Hai Ming heard all kinds of questions, and he swallowed the last bite of barbecued meat.
Gu Zheng shook his head and said, "That's a pity. We're going back to the island. It's not on the way. But if you want to go to the city in the middle, you won't be able to get there even if you die of exhaustion."
"Impossible. My followers told me that we're very close to the city. Why would they lie to me?" Hai Ming's face was full of doubt, but this did not stop him from throwing the last piece of bone into his mouth. The sound of crunching bones rang out in the air.
"Why would I lie to you? If you really want to go to the nearest big city, I'll calculate for you. You won't be able to reach it without a few decades of effort. And that's if you travel at full speed day and night without rest. "Gu Zheng did some calculations and came up with a rough estimate.
Moreover, Gu Zheng calculated the distance to the nearest city he knew. Although he had only glanced at the map on Manager Feng's desk, he still remembered most of it. Even with his speed, it would take him a lot of time, let alone a little boy who could only rely on his legs.
"Ah?"
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, Hai Ming's face was a little stunned. He did not know how he could be so far away. He had worked so hard to get here, but now he realized that he was basically walking on the same spot.
"Then how far am I from the sea?"
Hai Ming asked Gu Zheng with a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"For me, it's probably less than a day's journey." Gu Zheng shrugged and told him the cruel truth.
"Plop!"
Hearing this information, Hai Ming sat down on the ground, his eyes full of helplessness. Gu Zheng could only hear him mumbling to himself.
"I worked so hard for an entire month, and in order to avoid the people who came looking for me, I only managed to walk so far!"
"That's how it is. Thus, I suggest that you don't go to the city. It would be more appropriate for you to wait until your cultivation base is a little higher before going there," Gu Zheng said honestly. However, when he saw the dejected look on Chen Feng's face, he added.
"Maybe you should prepare a few decades of supplies. Maybe you can reach there."
"Yes, I can prepare more things next time." Hearing Gu Zheng's words, Hai Ming's eyes lit up and he muttered to himself. But in the blink of an eye, his expression fell, and the stimulant disappeared.
"They are all wary of my little tricks. I saved up this food for several years."
"How about it? Do you want me to send you home, or do you want to come with me first? At least I can make sure you have enough to eat. If you are willing to do something extra, I might give you enough supplies to let you walk there yourself. Maybe one day when I am in a good mood, I can take you there. "
Gu Zheng, who was standing to the side, said to him in a tone filled with temptation.
Gu Zheng was very interested, because after he had successfully inherited the ancestral god's inheritance, he had discovered that the spiritual energy in his body contained a trace of Joss Flame power.
It was because of this Joss Flame power that the strange black fog in his body had disappeared.
However, on the way back, Gu Zheng had already tested it. The Joss Flame power in his body did not have any effect on the remaining black gas. It was completely useless.
But when Gu Zheng had examined Hai Ming's body, he had suddenly noticed an unusual change in the black fog in his body. It seemed that after the previous cleansing, it had become much more sensitive to the Joss Flame power that could threaten it.
From this slight change, Gu Zheng knew that the other party seemed to be afraid of something.
There was only one possibility. It was that the unknown Joss Flame power in the boy's body had made it afraid.
Gu Zheng wanted to get rid of the black fog in his body, so he wanted to find a way to do so from Hai Ming.
If Hai Ming wanted to go home, he would help him.
He would not force him to follow him. If he did not want to go back with him, he would find another way. After all, the black fog was dead. There would always be a way to get rid of it.
After all, it was just a cloud of black fog in his body. It was just a burden to him, so he could not use his full power. It was not serious enough that he had to kidnap someone.
"Okay, I won't go home. But if I want to leave and go home, you have to take me with you." Hai Ming thought for a moment and made up his mind. But he still told Gu Zheng his opinion.
"No problem."
Mei Luoyu, who had been waiting anxiously, saw Gu Zheng fly back in the distance and was slightly relieved. But when she saw that there was a child behind him, she was shocked.
But she was smart enough not to say anything. She just followed Gu Zheng back to Xifeng Island.
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