The two of them walked in the other direction. Because the information they provided before was indeed accurate, after the battle ended, those who did not participate in the battle were invited to an empty house and provided with good food and drink.
There were even some demon residents who were afraid of being hurt and fled to the surroundings. Seeing this, they still wanted to sneak in. Unfortunately, those who did not go had already been marked by Qiao Qi and the others. They were all captured and placed in the captive camp.
As for those captives who rebelled, their treatment was not as good. Not only were they locked up in the same group of captives, they could only eat one meal a day. It was fine as long as they did not starve to death.
No matter how many resources there were, they were not for these people to eat.
As for why they were so good to them before, it was actually just to get some information.
After a while, Gu Zheng found Qiao Qi who surrendered first in a room.
"Ancestor God!" Qiao Qi tactfully drove the others out, leaving him alone in the room.
"You did well this time. Do you have any other requests?" For the other side to rope in a group of people during the battle, it proved that the other side was really considerate, even if it did not help them at all.
"Thank you, Lord. I feel that everything is fine. I have no other requests!" Qiao Qi said respectfully. He originally only wanted to survive this battle and did not want to die like this.
"I said before that there will be rewards for meritorious service. Since you don't want to say it, then take this. If there is anything you need, just look for us." Gu Zheng threw a perfectly round pill into the other's arms and left after leaving a sentence.
As for their arrangement, Gu Zheng already had a plan in mind. It was impossible to leave here!
They would just stay here obediently, which was equivalent to putting the other party under house arrest. When the battle on the island ended, they would see the situation and then decide.
After giving a few simple instructions to Ren Jie, he went to the other side of the stream and found Hai Ming who was looking after the other party's captives. He took him and flew to the other side of the island.
Between the hills, many scattered people were resting here. For most of them, the battle had already ended. They knew what happened above, but they had no right to speak. They could only look at the two figures in the sky from time to time with complicated expressions.
When Gu Zheng arrived, he saw two figures waiting for him. He couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Two uncles, how are you?" Hai Ming greeted them as soon as he approached them, even before Gu Zheng said anything.
"Haha, Little Hai, you go play with your friends. I have some things to discuss with your master," the old man on the left said to Hai Ming with a kind face.
"I got it!" Hai Ming cheered and jumped down a few hills, disappearing without a trace.
"Young Master Gu, please come in. It's not how we treat our guests outside." The elder on the right also made the same gesture of invitation to Gu Zheng.
The three of them sat down in a small wooden house. There was a pot of steaming tea on the table. It looked like it had just been brewed. Obviously, they knew that Gu Zheng would come here at this time.
"May I know why the two seniors are looking for me?"
As soon as the three of them sat down, Gu Zheng stood up and poured tea for them. The atmosphere became quiet.
The two of them sipped their tea and looked at Gu Zheng. They didn't say anything. Gu Zheng was a little embarrassed by their stares, so he had to speak first.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to see what kind of person could take care of Hai Mingzhi. At least, you didn't disappoint us." Hearing Gu Zheng speak, the old man in black smiled and said.
"You flatter me. If it weren't for the help of the two elders, it wouldn't have been so easy." Gu Zheng quickly flattered. Not to mention his relationship with Hai Ming, just the fact that the two of them were at the peak of Jin Xian was enough to make him run away.
"Heh heh, there is no need to be humble. Where we come from, strength is everything. Your strength is worthy of everyone looking at you in a different light." The long-robed old man glanced at Gu Zheng and spoke with some dissatisfaction.
These humans just liked to be like this. They were too slow.
Gu Zheng could only laugh dryly. The other party didn't dislike him, but they were dissatisfied with the modesty of humans.
"Well, we won't talk to you anymore. We don't have any other intentions. We just want to see you before we leave. We hope you can treat Hai Mingzhi well." The old man in the black robe smiled and then took out a red crystal core and put it on the table.
"You can destroy this. We are still bound and can't do it ourselves."
"This won't bring you any trouble, right?" Gu Zheng hesitated and reached out to take it.
"Good lad. Just based on your words, I think I like you." The long-robed old man slammed the table and said to Gu Zheng.
Looking at the old man who changed his face so quickly, Gu Zheng almost couldn't keep up with his rhythm.
"I'll give you mine too. Then we can directly withdraw from the battle on the island."
"Well, after our mission is over, we will leave here. It won't be our turn to be punished. Don't worry!" The old man in the black robe was not surprised and explained to Gu Zheng.
"Okay then." Hearing the old man's words, Gu Zheng took the two crystal cores in his hand and gently squeezed them. The two crystal cores were completely destroyed. This also meant that the old man had completely lost his identity as an ancestor god.
"Thank you for your help. If there is a chance, I will definitely repay you." Gu Zheng sincerely thanked the two of them.
"Haha, I hope so. If there is really something and we can meet again, I will definitely not let go of such a powerful labor force." The old man in the long robe laughed.
"You are really shameless. This time, to be honest, we forced ourselves to come back. Of course, it was the people over there who informed us. If you want to thank them, you should thank them." The old man in the black robe pointed outside and deliberately said.
"Even so, I still have to thank you." Gu Zheng immediately understood what they meant.
Perhaps the priest had used some unknown method to inform them and let them help him.
This also explained why the two of them had interfered with the tribe without an ancestor god. Just like how Gui Xi came here, they must have paid a lot of price. Fortunately, they were going to leave this time. Otherwise, they didn't know how the people in the west would look at them.
"Don't speak any more nonsense. You can take these things away. We don't need them anyway. Just treat it as a gift for Little Hai. Otherwise, Little Hai will suffer a lot!" The old man in the black robe smiled and took out several bracelets as if he was giving benefits to Gu Zheng.
This kind of bracelet was basically overflowing, but it could only be used here. After leaving here, it would break. As for the bracelet that Gu Zheng gave to Ren Ling, it was the kind that he brought from outside.
This kind of bracelet could be submitted again in exchange for some meager materials.
As for not exchanging it, it didn't seem to be a big deal. After all, there were so many of them that they were worthless. Moreover, after a certain number of years, these things would explode and all the things stored inside would fall out.
"Don't worry, as long as I am here, Hai Ming will never be bullied." Gu Zheng didn't decline and directly received it.
"I hope so. By the way, you can take these villagers back with you. They are still somewhat useful." The old man in the black robe also spoke and became serious.
After that, the two almost simultaneously raised their cups. Gu Zheng stood up and nodded slightly to the two old men and then left.
As soon as he went out, he met three people standing outside the door. When he was surprised, one of them spoke.
"Young Master Gu, we are all ready. We are waiting for you to come out together."
Gu Zheng didn't expect that the other party had already arranged everything. Looking around, he saw that everyone was ready to leave here. Looking back, Gu Zheng nodded to them.
"Let's leave here together."
The three of them quickly went down again. Following a series of shouts, everyone began to move forward.
Gu Zheng saw Hai Ming talking and laughing with his friends in the distance. It seemed that the other party didn't know Hai Ming's identity and didn't call him over. Instead, he slowly flew up and returned with the demons who were willing to be his captives.
After an entire month, Gu Zheng brought this group of demons back to the camp.
It was worth mentioning that Gu Zheng had already sensed the location of the cold-faced man and the others along the way. However, he didn't look for them because they had already joined the Tiger King Tribe. In fact, the Tiger King Tribe had already lost when the Tiger King Tribe's statue was destroyed.
Even if Ming Hu revived and killed everyone, the person with the red pearl would be the final winner. He couldn't change the fact.
The cold-faced man and the others also knew, so they didn't want to find trouble with Gu Zheng.
On the other hand, Ren Jie had also received Gu Zheng's advance notice and hurriedly sent more people to build some houses. However, most of them were still using things from the Tiger King Tribe. It just so happened that most of them were idle, so they let this group of special guests live in them.
After the smooth handover, Gu Zheng didn't ask anymore. Anyway, Ren Jie was very familiar with some of them. It was fine to let them be in charge. He definitely wouldn't mistreat them.
At this time, Gu Zheng finally had a chance to rest.
After briefly informing He Sheng, Gu Zheng entered seclusion and began to meditate to recover.
After this series of battles, he was already very tired. After forcefully transforming the statue and going through so many things, he felt that he had reached his limit.
He Sheng also understood that Gu Zheng was tired. He directly came down from the top of the mountain and began patrolling every day as usual. Moreover, if Ren Jie had anything that he couldn't decide on, he would directly make the decision.
After all, he was also an ancestor god. He was much better at handling trivial matters in the tribe than Gu Zheng.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year had passed. During this time, everyone lived peacefully. However, everyone knew that this was just the calm surface of the lake. The moment Gu Zheng came out, it probably wouldn't be calm anymore.
On this day, Gu Zheng finally appeared from his seclusion.
"Ancestor God, all of us are ready. We're just waiting for your order!"
When Ren Jie was listening to the elders reporting the mission, Gu Zheng suddenly appeared in front of him. He immediately stopped talking and shouted at Gu Zheng.
Including the few people below, all of them looked at Gu Zheng with shining eyes. This was because on the entire island, they were now the strongest. Those demons would continue to help them in secret.
And their only opponent was the human village in the distance. As long as they got rid of them, this beautiful island would be theirs!
"No, no, I'm not here to go to war now. However, you've done well. Originally, I wanted you to prepare so that you could set off at any time. But now it seems that there's no need for that!" Gu Zheng chuckled and said to everyone.
Although the village didn't look any different now, Gu Zheng knew that as long as he gave the order, they would be able to assemble an army in a very short time. It seemed that all of them hadn't been idle in the past half a year.
Under the pressure of the outside world, no one could relax.
"The main thing is that Ancestor God needs us to set off at any time!" Seeing that Gu Zheng wasn't preparing to march, Ren Jie could only say so. He thought that this time, Gu Zheng came out of seclusion to let him prepare for battle.
"You can continue. I won't disturb you." As soon as his voice fell, Gu Zheng disappeared in front of them.
This time, Gu Zheng found He Sheng who was patrolling outside.
Although he had just come out of seclusion, he had already sensed what was going on outside. Of course, he knew He Sheng's ability very well. If it weren't for the fact that the Ancestor God couldn't be the chief, Gu Zheng even wanted to replace Ren Jie.
"Young Master Gu!" He Sheng was patrolling alone. At this time, he was looking at a group of captives here to see if anyone was secretly causing trouble. The lack of food in the past half a year had turned them all into soft-footed shrimps. However, he still didn't have the slightest bit of carelessness. When he saw Gu Zheng arrive, he immediately shouted.
"Put down everything in your hands and go!" Gu Zheng didn't say much nonsense and immediately arranged.
"Yes!"
The two figures disappeared from the sky above the tribe in the blink of an eye.
This time, Gu Zheng brought He Sheng directly to Sun Weixin's tribe. Before the battle, he wanted to try one last time to see if they could resolve it peacefully.
If the other party was really stubborn, Gu Zheng wouldn't show mercy.
Soon, the two of them arrived outside the village at lightning speed.
Plumes of smoke rose from the village. At this time, they were eating.
However, what surprised Gu Zheng a little was that he remembered the last time he saw them, they looked like they didn't have enough to eat and warm clothes. However, looking at them now, although they couldn't be compared to his place, they were better than before.
The two of them had just arrived here and were still observing when two figures suddenly appeared beside them. It was Sun Weixin and Gui Xi.
The two of them didn't hide their auras at all, so when they came, they were perceived by Sun Weixin.
"Fellow Taoist Gu!" Sun Weixin cupped his hands at Gu Zheng. His tone was obviously different from when they first met. The arrogant attitude had completely disappeared.
"Senior Sun, it seems that your injuries are all healed. Congratulations!" Gu Zheng felt their auras, including Gui Xi, who was seriously injured before, and found that they had all been nursed back to health like him.
"It's all thanks to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the chance to talk to you here!" Sun Weixin smiled and then invited Gu Zheng.
"The two of you should come in and talk."
Gu Zheng's heart moved. Sun Weixin's tone was very different from before. It seemed that there was a chance, but his face didn't show the slightest flaw. Instead, he nodded and said.
"Then I'll bother you!"
The group didn't walk on the ground. Instead, they flew directly to a house near the sea. The house covered a large area, and there was no one within a radius of thousands of meters. It seemed to be Sun Weixin's room.
Sure enough, as soon as they entered the house, they could see that the interior was luxuriously decorated. It wasn't easy to stay in this place.
"Please sit down, Fellow Taoist Gu. Thank you very much for your help last time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to escape!"
There were only a few seats here. After sitting down together, Sun Weixin thanked Gu Zheng again.
"Senior Sun, you must be joking. Even without me, nothing would have happened to you!" Gu Zheng smiled and said.
"Although I was indeed a little proud before, I still understand that if you didn't appear, I really wouldn't have been able to escape from the Tiger King. It would have been the same even with the few of us!" Seeing Gu Zheng decline, Sun Weixin knew that he was just being polite and insisted again.
"By the way, why didn't I see Miss Qinglian? I wonder if her injuries have healed!" Gu Zheng didn't change the topic. Otherwise, it would seem that he was taking advantage of Sun Weixin's difficulties. Moreover, at that time, he only wanted to drag Sun Weixin along to deal with the Tiger King so that he could be more relaxed and consume Sun Weixin's energy. However, he wouldn't say this out loud.
After all, at that time, he wasn't sure if he could defeat Ming Hu. It was just that he happened to have something that could restrain him. Otherwise, like before, he might have been chased by Ling Fei.
Even in the end, he relied on the array to successfully kill Ming Hu. Because Ming Hu was indeed powerful, Gu Zheng wasn't sure if he could defeat him directly.
Gu Zheng didn't dare to say that he was invincible during Jin Xian's time. There were many people who were more powerful than him.
"Her? She's still recuperating in the distance. It's all thanks to you that she was able to keep her life. Otherwise, we wouldn't have saved her! "Gui Xi said disdainfully as soon as Gu Zheng finished speaking.
"It's like this." Sun Weixin looked at Gu Zheng's puzzled face and quickly explained the situation to him. Only then did Gu Zheng come to a realization.
"I knew that if that woman went on like this, she would still end up like this!" He Sheng said disdainfully after hearing this. He was even more disgusted by her shameless behavior.
"Who would have thought that she would be like this? Anyway, she has already been excluded from the outside world!"
On this side, Gui Xi and He Sheng had a common topic and began to chat.
Gu Zheng didn't interrupt. Instead, he looked at them with a faint smile. However, he kept paying attention to Sun Weixin from the corner of his eyes. At this time, his eyes were a little out of focus. His expression also changed slightly, as if he was struggling with something.
After a while, Sun Weixin finally said to Gu Zheng with a determined look in his eyes.
"Fellow Cultivator Gu, I won't fight with you for the island battle this time. This is the core of my statue. You can take it away and destroy it."
After saying this, Sun Weixin took out the crystal core that he had prepared earlier. He threw it forward and it floated in front of Gu Zheng.
At this time, even He Sheng and He Sheng, who were chatting at the side, fell silent. Their eyes looked at Gu Zheng at the same time.
The air was silent.
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