"What?" Even with He Sheng's cultivation level, he couldn't help but tremble after hearing Gu Zheng's words. Although he already knew a little about the situation in Qihua Village, he didn't expect them to join Gu Zheng's village so easily.
"That's right. Not only your tribe, I need more people to join." Gu Zheng looked at He Sheng with shining eyes.
Because at this time, his state seemed to be wavering. He didn't know how to get on his pirate ship first. Moreover, Qihua Village didn't have many choices. Compared to other conditions, Gu Zheng was already considered good.
"Let me think." He Sheng looked away and through the window of the house, he saw the villagers who didn't know the situation.
They thought they had come to a good place and had a happy expression on their faces. They were either packing their things or chatting leisurely on the side. Seeing the smiles on their faces, one's mood would be affected by them.
"Da Da Da"
He Sheng's fingers gently tapped on the table. His eyes were in a daze, as if he was thinking about the pros and cons.
Gu Zheng didn't rush him. He just stood quietly to the side, waiting for the other party's final decision.
On the other side, just as Gu Zheng left Qihua Village, a person came from outside. After introducing himself, he and a group of people were welcomed inside.
Not long after, the crowd gathered around him and he left the place with his head held high, leaving behind only the crowd of people with fake smiles on their faces. After his figure had completely left, the face of the old man in the lead immediately darkened, and the expressions of the people behind him did not look good either.
"Village chief, what should we do? It looks like we have to make a choice quickly. "One of the people behind couldn't help but say.
"Then join their Xifeng Village!"
"Then join your Xifeng Village!"
At the same time, He Sheng stopped what he was doing and finally made a decision. He suddenly raised his head and said to Gu Zheng.
"Don't worry, you definitely won't regret this decision," Gu Zheng revealed a smile and said to him with certainty.
"I hope so too. I don't think I have any hope of leading them smoothly in this place. If it was any other time, something like this would definitely not happen. So, I'll leave everything to you. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to tell me," He Sheng took a deep breath and said.
"Hurry up and pack up. Don't bring some things if you don't need them. Although there's still some time before the protection period ends, we have everything. We definitely won't lack these things." Gu Zheng immediately said to him.
"I know! Then I'll go inform them first. Lord Gu, I won't entertain you for now! " He Sheng didn't waste any time either. After saying a few words to Gu Zheng, he walked out of the room and prepared to gather everyone and inform them.
Gu Zheng's side only stayed for a short while. After hearing a sharp voice, many people gathered together. It seemed like He Sheng's actions were really swift and decisive. With a faint smile, his figure disappeared from this place once again.
Gu Zheng still needed to go to another tribe. Things were a little out of Gu Zheng's expectations. He didn't expect He Sheng's tribe to succeed so quickly. It was even easier than the tribe without an ancestor god.
Fortunately, He Sheng was a native ancestor god and had more consideration for his tribe. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy.
After all, to outsiders, they didn't care much about the civilians below. To most of them, these people were just tools.
Everything was heartless, let alone the body.
However, Gu Zheng couldn't be so heartless. Perhaps there were more people like Gu Zheng, but there were still too few.
After half a day, Gu Zheng appeared in front of a larger tribe. However, this time, he didn't lure them out. Instead, he landed in the distance and walked over step by step to pay a visit.
Before Gu Zheng even got close, two soldiers suddenly crawled out from the empty ground and shouted at him. "Brother Gu Zheng, you're a member of the army.
"Who is it? How dare you come to our Spiritual Beauty Village? "
"I'm the ancestor god of Xifeng Village. I'm here to pay my respects to your ancestor god." Gu Zheng looked at the two soldiers and said calmly.
"Wait a moment, I'll go report!" One of the soldiers looked at Gu Zheng, who didn't seem imposing at all. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly said this.
Although this young man didn't look like one, he wanted to pay his respects to his ancestor god. No one dared to pretend to be an ancestor god, so he didn't say anything and hurried inside.
Gu Zheng wasn't worried that the other party wasn't here. Unless they ran away like the first ancestor god, they would definitely be here. After all, this was a special place. Who wouldn't care?
Looking at the other party's villagers, they were tidying up some things in an orderly manner, as if they didn't know this was a special place and were living according to their previous life.
Even now, apart from Ren Jie who could receive the message he left behind from the token, the others didn't know what was going on. They were no different from the people in front of him.
After a while, a frosty woman walked out from inside. She wore a transparent white veil over her face and a decent purple dress, which made her exquisite face appear even colder. She looked at Gu Zheng without a trace of emotion in her eyes.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng had a bad premonition. The other party didn't seem to want to see him.
Sure enough, before Gu Zheng could speak, the woman stopped in front of Gu Zheng. The two of them were separated by a distance of ten feet.
"Sir, what are you doing here? It's as if we don't know each other! "
The cold voice had an attitude of keeping people a thousand miles away, which made Gu Zheng's bad feeling even more obvious, but he still smiled and said.
"We really don't know each other, but since we're fated to be on this island, I'll get to know you."
"No need, I don't want to have too much contact with other people. If there's nothing else, please go back!" she said coldly, then turned around to leave.
"Don't you have any other thoughts when faced with this situation?" Gu Zheng saw that she was about to leave and immediately shouted.
Her footsteps paused, and she said without turning back.
"Of course I know, but you don't have to worry about that. You'd better think about yourself!"
Seeing the other party quickly disappear in front of him, Gu Zheng was a little puzzled. The other party didn't seem to care at all. He didn't know if she had a plan or if she had other ideas.
After the other party disappeared in front of him, Gu Zheng also left.
Since the other party didn't want to talk to him in detail, there was no need for him to be cold to her.
After the cold woman quickly shuttled through her tribe, she came to a room.
At this time, there was a burly man sitting inside, holding a cup of warm tea in his hand. When he heard the door open, he chuckled.
"That ancestor god from Xifeng Village came to find you?"
"Yes, it looks like he wants to join forces, but I've already rejected him," the woman said coldly, then sat down across from the man.
"You've made a very good choice. Other than me, who else can go against that guy? It looks like Manager Feng treats me well, especially finding so many people for me. As long as I win them all over, I can directly enter the middle position, haha!" the man said with a slightly arrogant laugh.
"Of course, my lord, you've risen to the peak of Jin Xian. I'm afraid no one would have thought that the big guy opposite you, who thinks he's infallible, is no match for you," the woman said with a smile.
"Then the safety of our tribe depends on you. After a few days, we'll go to your place."
"Well said, well said! The other envoys I've sent have probably arrived. As for that Xifeng Village, it doesn't matter. If they know what's good for them, we can still give them some breathing room. Otherwise, they'll just have to wait and leave first! "
A gloomy voice sounded from the sky. As for the lives of those few thousand people, he didn't care at all.
After Gu Zheng left, he first stayed outside for a while, then went to the last tribe. However, he had a premonition that the tribe would also give him the cold shoulder.
When he arrived at the last tribe, there was actually an ancestor god from the tribe that originally didn't have one. This really surprised Gu Zheng.
Because this tribe was close to the largest tribe, Gu Zheng was the last to find it.
That ancestor god from the middle stage of Jin Xian politely invited him in, but looked left and right at his suggestion, not giving a direct reply. It was just that they weren't worried about these problems, and obviously had the intention of avoiding him.
Gu Zheng asked around, and vaguely understood the whole story. He knew that the ancestor didn't want to offend him and wanted to leave him a way out. After a few polite words, he left.
As for the largest tribe, he didn't even go there. Without thinking, he knew that the other party would only join his tribe if there was something wrong with their brains. Moreover, that cold woman and the last ancestor god had already been roped in by them.
What Gu Zheng was worried about was how He Sheng would choose in the end, and that Qihua Village. If they were roped in by the largest tribe, then it would be a headache.
Even the cleverest housewife couldn't cook without rice. He couldn't make a living person appear out of thin air, and he couldn't even rob them at this time. He could only wait and see how the situation developed.
After going out, Gu Zheng returned to his own station again. He found the busy Ren Jie and told him a little about the matter of people seeking refuge. Then he returned to the top of the mountain again.
At this time, his statue was already half built, in the best place in the area. However, according to Gu Zheng's request, he didn't build it too high or use too good of a material, because they might have to leave again in a few years.
Anyway, it was just a face-saving project. Since Gu Zheng arranged it this way, the people below could only follow.
Gu Zheng built a small room on the top of the mountain and enjoyed his leisure time alone. He had already done everything he could do. If he failed, he would just take the Xifeng Village and leave this place. He would think of a way himself.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. On this day, when Gu Zheng continued to condense the power of incense on the top of the mountain, a loud noise came from outside, interrupting Gu Zheng's condensation. He opened his eyes and saw a dense crowd of people walking towards him from afar. The leader was the old man from Qihua Village.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng's figure flashed and appeared below. The other party came at the right time. Just when he was considering whether to go out and check it out, the other party came.
He naturally had to go down and show them that he valued them. This way, they would feel more at ease.
"Welcome, welcome, I knew you would definitely come back!" When the other party arrived, Gu Zheng, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately went up to greet them. The old man from Qihua Village was a little flattered.
Whether they were sincere or not, they could rely on the Xifeng Village anyway. With Gu Zheng's attitude, at least they felt a lot better. They also felt that their decision was right.
After all, when they chose which path to take, they had a fierce argument. Although they were very disgusted with the attitude of the other party, the strength that they had shown was incomparably great because the ancestor god was the most powerful.
But in the end, they still came here for no other reason than they couldn't stand the other party's attitude. They were afraid that they would be used as pawns by the other party. At that time, it wouldn't be something they could decide.
"The ancestor god personally came to invite us. How could we not dare to come? Please take care of us in the future!" The old man also chuckled and said in a carefree manner.
"In the future, we will all be a family. What's there to take care of? We are all brothers and sisters. We have already prepared everything. Hurry up and let them in!" On the other side, Ren Jie and the others were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths. As long as the other party blended in, if nothing unexpected happened, they would all be people of Xifeng Village in the future. This would make their strength even stronger.
Under Gu Zheng's arrangement, everything had been prepared, ensuring that they would be able to settle down immediately after they arrived.
They hadn't been idle all this time. In any case, their territory was very big, and they had enough good locations.
The huge flow of people followed the guidance of some people and walked towards the houses prepared for them. When they opened the doors, they saw that there were all brand new daily necessities inside. Everything was brand new from the beginning to the end, which comforted their somewhat nervous hearts a little.
These ordinary people could leave first, but the group of people led by the old man couldn't go for the time being because they had more important things to do.
A red bead was handed to Ren Jie from the old man's hand. He said with some emotion, "This is for you. We won't be able to use it in the future."
This was the mark that represented them. At this time, he was going to give it to Ren Jie so that they could completely integrate into the ancestor god statue. Their village would then disappear from this world.
Whoever dared to snatch this thing would have to go against the laws here. They really wanted to die faster.
"In the future, we'll develop together. Everything will be better!"
Ren Jie took the bead from the old man. Then, the group of people walked towards the established statue. As for Gu Zheng, he was watching all of this from the top of the mountain. It was somewhat inappropriate for him to speak.
He was also very curious about how to use this thing and what kind of changes it would bring to him.
Soon, the group of people arrived in front of the huge statue in the middle.
At this time, Gu Zheng's statue still looked gentle. It didn't look as domineering as usual, which made it feel much more approachable.
When the crowd approached, they stopped outside. Everyone, including the people of Qihua Village, bowed their heads respectfully. Then, they started what was going to happen next.
Ren Jie held the red bead above his head with both hands and walked towards the statue step by step. When he came to the unusually conspicuous red crystal, he knelt there and bowed three times respectfully. Then, he placed the red bead on top of it and slowly walked back.
The whole square was silent, as if waiting for something.
Gu Zheng was also watching attentively. To be honest, he didn't know anything about these trivial matters. He also didn't know how they knew about it.
Everyone saw that the color of the stone was getting brighter and brighter. Suddenly, a red line lit up from the bead above and shot directly into Gu Zheng's eyes.
A layer of yellow fog suddenly appeared in the square. Everyone was immersed in the yellow fog. They couldn't even see their own fingers. However, no one moved and continued to wait.
Gu Zheng clearly saw that as the yellow fog rose, the red crystal was slowly floated up by a mysterious force and rose into the sky.
When it was in mid-air, two red rays shot out from the statue's eyes. In an instant, they formed a red light that wrapped around the bead.
In just a few breaths, the bead melted into a cloud of red fog. Then, as the red light moved from the statue's eyes, it slowly approached the statue's mouth and disappeared in a flash.
When the red light disappeared into the statue, layers of red light suddenly appeared around the statue. It kept flashing outside the statue, but it quickly faded away.
The yellow fog that filled the sky shrank again and was all absorbed by the statue.
The statue was no different from before. The only difference was that the red ball below had disappeared.
"Elder Zhao, we will be a family from now on. However, we are still few in number. You will have to work hard!" Seeing this scene, the joy in the corner of his eyes couldn't be suppressed and he said to the elder next to him.
"Don't mention it, Patriarch Ren. If you need anything in the future, just let us know!" Elder Zhao seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden. In the future, he wouldn't ask about these troublesome things anymore. He could finally have a good rest for a while.
For people like them who joined, even if they were defeated and forced to join, generally speaking, if the previous patriarch was still around, they would be called the Elder's Regiment.
As for the others, it depended on the situation. Anyway, the title of Elder was just an empty title. It still depended on what mission the patriarch gave them.
For them, they had now completely become a member of Xifeng Village. Their Qihua Village had also disappeared with the bead and became history.
However, for Gu Zheng, after just a moment, he felt that the power of incense in the statue had increased by several times.
If it was just a small faucet before, it would only have this much speed at every moment. Now, the faucet was still the same faucet, but he felt that its volume had increased by several times. Even the speed of delivery was much faster.
This was the advantage of having a large population. The power of incense in a day was more than in a month.
However, Gu Zheng hadn't had a good time to feel it. In the distance, many black dots once again entered Gu Zheng's sight.
Gu Zheng took a closer look and saw that the leader was He Sheng.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng smiled slightly. His lips moved a few times, and his figure disappeared in a flash.
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