After Gu Zheng received the exact information, he began to run. Since it was such an obvious feature, as long as he had seen it, he would not miss it. He did not ask about the tribe along the way, but looked for the specific location of the other party.
Half a month later, Gu Zheng's hurried figure suddenly stopped. He flew above the high school and looked down with a heavy expression.
Below him, there should have been a relatively prosperous tribe, but now, most of the houses had collapsed. Broken walls and broken walls were everywhere, and there were messy tiles everywhere. There was not a single building that was completely intact, and it looked dilapidated.
As Gu Zheng's eyes carefully scanned the collapsed houses, he could vaguely see some dried blood stains. Now, they had become large black patches. A nauseating stench came from the village below, making people want to vomit.
With his eyes, Gu Zheng even saw some decayed limbs. It was obvious that the village had suffered a catastrophe before, and almost no one had been able to escape.
Outside the tribe, there was not much chaos.
After carefully inspecting the area below, he did not find any signs of life. Gu Zheng shook his head and raised his body again. He looked ahead, but he did not find anything. However, Gu Zheng felt that he was close to his goal.
When he came here, he did not find this village at all. It seemed that he had passed through an invisible barrier, and the village suddenly appeared in front of him.
It seemed that he had entered the sealed area, and the target of his mission seemed to be here.
Gu Zheng tried to retreat a little. As a result, after flying for a few thousand meters, Gu Zheng found that he was like a ghost hitting a wall. Even if he was flying, his position did not move at all. Only then did he think of the token in his arms.
It seemed that the token was also a means for him to escape. In case he encountered danger, he could use this thing to escape.
Immediately, Gu Zheng's figure flew inside again. Since the other party was trapped here, he did not need to be so anxious.
Soon, the island where the Red Clouds Village was located appeared in front of him.
Sure enough, from high up in the sky, it looked like layers of clouds were spread out on the ground. The small streams were suffused with a faint light, and it was like a finishing touch that brought the entire island to life.
However, at this time, the situation on the island was the same as before. Everywhere was a mess, and it made people feel even more miserable. The scale of this island was twice as large as that of the tribe. It was estimated that at least 50,000 people used to live here, but now it was dead silent.
More importantly, Gu Zheng could feel the aura of battle from above. Although it had been a long time, he could still see the miserable state of the island. That was because a corner of the island had been attacked by some external force, and a section had completely disappeared. There were still many traces of battle on the island, and there were large craters everywhere.
However, it seemed like the Soul-Devouring Beast was still the final victor. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been his turn to accept this mission.
"Hmm?"
Gu Zheng raised his head and looked at the sky. At this time, it was actually beginning to slowly darken. In the end, it became so dark that he couldn't even see his fingers in front of him. A strange feeling arose in his heart, as if he was isolated from the outside world.
Feeling a trace of aura in the sky, his heart moved. He knew that it was forcibly cutting off the input of Spirit Qi here. In this way, the Spirit Qi here would become less and less, and it would gradually weaken the Soul-Devouring Beast's strength, making it unable to fully recover from the injuries on its body.
Gu Zheng remembered the information that the sloppy old man had told him. The other party would try to break through every once in a while, and that was also when it was at its weakest.
The whole sky was pitch black, and Gu Zheng did not move. He quietly restrained the aura of his body, and listened to the sound of the wind in the sky. It was as if he was hiding together with this place.
Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and looked down. In the originally pitch-black place, several balls of fire were beginning to appear one after another. They were abnormally conspicuous, like the sparks of a star.
After a moment, Gu Zheng's body twisted in the air, and like a graceful bird, he silently flew towards those bonfires. Soon, he stood on top of a broken roof. The light from the fire below could not illuminate this place, and his entire body was hidden in the shadows.
Gu Zheng turned his head and looked around. There were actually hundreds of people in this crowded open space. Moreover, in one place, more and more people were surging out from the ground.
"Hurry up and boil water. Do you still have any dry rations? Don't just eat, you idiot. Hurry up and make some water and then store it. Who knows when this night will pass." A familiar voice sounded from afar, and at the same time, another voice sounded from another side.
"Slow down, I'm telling you not to rush. If you rush again, be careful or I'll throw you out to feed that beast."
Two figures shuttled back and forth between different bonfires, constantly giving instructions to the crowd.
There were also some people with stronger auras who were similarly maintaining order. Although the ordinary people were still panicking, at least on the surface, they had already calmed down.
Very quickly, a wave of not too alluring fragrance filled the air.
These bonfires seemed to have a clear division of labor. Some were boiling water, and after it was boiled, they would directly store it. Some were roasting some mud-like things, and after they were mashed, they would store it as well. There were also some who were stewing pots of messy things.
"Gu Gu"
So many people's stomachs were growling at the same time, but none of them ate the food to appease their hunger.
"Mother, I'm hungry." A little boy who seemed to be ten years old looked at the things in the pot with greedy eyes. There were many different kinds of vegetables in the pot, and occasionally, a piece of meat would pop up, causing the little boy to salivate.
"Soon, wait a little longer. When Lord Ancestor God starts to eat, we will eat. This time, I will definitely let you eat until you are full, okay?" That mother hugged the little boy tightly. Her exposed arms were already incomparably thin, and the loose skin indicated that she was not so thin in the past.
"En!"
After a full two hours, the water in the pot in front of the mother and son had been taken away. After being added three times, compared to the rich smell at the beginning, it was now almost indiscernible. It was like a clear soup with little water, and the ingredients inside had been cooked until they were pale white, causing people to lose their appetite.
The flames of the bonfire were gradually weakening, causing the surrounding temperature to gradually become gloomy and cold. Some people with weak physiques were already shivering, but their eyes still longed for the food in front of them.
"We can eat now, everyone slow down!"
At this time, the first two figures finally growled, and said something that made everyone happy.
Almost as soon as her voice fell, thousands of people could not wait to grab the food in front of them. They were not afraid of the heat, and then stuffed it into their mouths. In the end, they wolfed it down, fearing that there would be nothing left if they were a second slower.
However, it was indeed so. In just a short span of a dozen breaths, everyone reached out their hands at most twice, and there was already nothing left in front of them. There was almost no leftover.
A small piece of meat in a person's hand accidentally fell to the ground. That person picked it up without saying anything and stuffed it in the end, not caring about the mud on it.
"Mother, I'm still hungry!" The little boy from before, after eating the last mouthful of food, looked at the empty pot, and then looked at his mother.
"Good boy, come! I still have some food here, enough for you to eat. " This mother seemed to have known this would happen. She smiled and took out half a bowl of food. This was the food that she did not eat just now.
He was not the only one who was not full. Once she took it out, the surrounding people's eyes instantly turned to her. Their eyes were filled with eagerness, and they wanted to snatch it in the next moment.
"If you dare to snatch it, the Ancestor Gods will not let you off." This mother's eyes hardened, and she glared at the surrounding people as she said this.
Perhaps it was because something similar had happened before, but when those people heard this, even if they were unwilling, they put down their bodies and turned their heads away, afraid that they would lose control and snatch it.
"Sigh …"
Gu Zheng sighed softly. The most selfless thing in the world should be a mother's love, regardless of race, time, and place.
Because of the name of the Soul-Devouring Beast, Gu Zheng was much more vigilant, and he was sure that these people were not an illusion.
"Who is it!?"
Although this sigh was very soft, it was still heard by two people who had been vigilant, and they shouted at the same time.
Gu Zheng's figure immediately fell back and retreated from the roof into the distance.
"Hu Ping, pack up your things and bring everyone back quickly." One of the figures said to the person beside him, and then he chased after Gu Zheng.
He quickly caught up and shouted when he saw the figure in front of him chasing after him.
"Old Bird, did you find anything?"
"No, Little Monkey. Could it be our misperception? Perhaps the power that the monster unintentionally emitted is affecting this place. "Old Bird slowly turned his head and said worriedly.
"It's hard to say. The other party's infiltration of this place is getting stronger and stronger. I don't even dare to go outside for fear of being trapped by the other party. Otherwise, we would not be able to find many things. It's a pity that we wasted too much time earlier." Little Monkey walked to Old Bird's side, and the strong pretense on his face disappeared.
"Yes!" Old Bird's divine sense was constantly vigilant as he said, "If the other party can really infiltrate this place, then the things that we set up before have all been infiltrated. What should we do next? Can we only wait for death?"
His tone was full of despair, as if there was no other way.
"Don't worry. I still have some connections in my perception. At most, it's just some aftershocks. We can still hold on for a while. Maybe someone will save us." Little Monkey looked at Old Bird's expression and quickly encouraged him.
The two of them were vigilant as they returned to the way they came back.
"How do we save them? The time of darkness is getting more and more frequent. If one day, the darkness does not recede, this space will be completely peeled off from there and abandoned. Then, who can save us in the crevice of space? "Old Bird's eyes were red as he said in a low voice. His body was trembling because of his excitement.
"That's why I'm here!"
Gu Zheng did not think that he would be able to meet the two of them. It seemed that they were also trapped here.
Hearing their conversation from the darkness, he understood that the darkness was not only to prevent the other party from recovering, but also to peel off this space. Was the Soul-devouring Beast in here so terrifying? Even the steward could not eliminate it, so they could only use such a method.
However, when he thought about how the other party gave him a token to escape at any time, he knew that the other party did not expect him to be able to deal with the other party.
Seeing the other party's negative appearance and even starting to leave, Gu Zheng walked out from the darkness and said.
"Who are you?"
When Old Bird and Little Bird saw a stranger suddenly appear, they immediately became nervous and shouted at him.
"We haven't seen each other for a while. How come you don't recognize me?" Gu Zheng said as he spread out his hands.
"Be careful!" Little Monkey signaled to Old Bird with his eyes. He had already raised his weapon.
"Recognize you? Hehe, this godforsaken place no longer allows people to leave. Who are you trying to fool? If you don't tell us, we won't be polite anymore. "Although they were threatening him, they were still slowly retreating.
When Gu Zheng saw the other party's unfamiliar eyes, he realized that he had not removed his disguise.
He grabbed his face and tore off his disguise, returning to his original appearance.
"It's that fiend!" Little Monkey saw and almost jumped up.
"What fiend? Don't make a fuss! The other party must have been created by the demonic beast after reading our memories. Let's go back quickly. Those people should have already returned safely. We don't need to delay them any longer. " Old Bird was not surprised. Although he was also surprised when Gu Zheng regained his original appearance, he still said calmly. At the same time, his eyes were staring at Old Bird, fearing that Gu Zheng would attack them. Old Bird was not surprised.
Gu Zheng looked at the other party's serious appearance and could not help but laugh in his heart. However, he also knew that the Soul-devouring Beast had traumatized them. Although he was surprised by their spirit of protecting those people with their bodies.
When did these two robbers become so kind? However, they did not recognize him and even treated him as the Soul-devouring Beast. This was unforgivable.
Gu Zheng was someone who had been defeated by him to begin with. Now, he was seriously injured. Seeing the look of disbelief on the other party's face, Gu Zheng knew that he would have to put in a lot of effort to make the other party believe him. Furthermore, the other party might not necessarily believe him.
Gu Zheng thought of a good idea. With an evil smile, his figure flashed and rushed towards the other party.
"Be careful!" Old Bird shouted at the first moment.
"Bang!"
"Bang bang!"
Gu Zheng used his absolute strength to show them how weak they were. Their strength could not even be displayed by Jin Xian at the initial stage. In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the two of them were lying on the ground without any resistance.
This was still Gu Zheng being merciful. If he wanted their lives, they would have been lying on the ground earlier.
"Whoever is afraid of death is a coward! Old Bird, let's fight it out with him. Even if we die, we can't let him control our bodies. " Little Monkey, who could not move on the ground, shouted at Gu Zheng, as if he could dispel the fear in his heart.
"Pa!"
Gu Zheng took a step forward, causing Little Monkey to quickly speak again.
"I say, can we negotiate and let us go? Anyway, you can't escape. If you leave us behind, we will still have a companion."
Although Little Monkey was talking nonsense, Gu Zheng noticed that there seemed to be something in the other party's hand. It seemed like Little Monkey wanted to distract him and launch a sneak attack.
"Stop fooling around! The other party is really Young Master Gu! " Old Bird, who was a little light in his hands, grabbed Little Monkey's arm and stopped him in his tracks.
If he was really a monster, why would he let them lie on the ground? They would have died a long time ago.
"Ah!" Little Monkey was a little dumbfounded. So it was really Gu Zheng. Just now, he had recognized the wrong person. Didn't he get beaten up for nothing? Now that his face was swollen and bruised, how was he going to meet people?
"Get up, don't cry. I won't do anything to you this time!" Gu Zheng saw that they finally understood. He removed the restriction on their bodies, and it was so simple and straightforward.
"That's not right. Young Master Gu, how did you come in? This place is already separated from the outside! "Little Monkey stood up and patted his body a few times. Those external injuries were healed in the blink of an eye.
"Of course it's because of this." Gu Zheng took out the token and kept it in a flash.
"Sss!"
"You are really rich. This thing is not cheap. No wonder you can come in without fear." Although it disappeared in a flash, the two of them recognized that thing.
As long as this thing could sense the aura of this place, even if you were in the spatial turbulence, it would be able to accurately locate you. But how could there be such a coincidence?
"Not bad. The mission I accepted this time is to eliminate the Soul-Devouring Beast here. How did you guys get here? Aren't you guys from the south? "Gu Zheng asked curiously.
"Roar!"
Just at this moment, a loud roar came from afar. Behind the darkness, traces of colorful clouds appeared. The entire world began to slowly brighten up.
"Let's leave this place first. There is a camouflage at the previous location. The Soul-Devouring Beast you mentioned won't be able to discover us." Old Bird's face changed and said to Gu Zheng.
"Let's go!"
Gu Zheng felt the boundless power. It was as if an ancient beast was roaring. He didn't try to show off. After all, he could already see the danger this time. He even prepared the tools to escape for himself.
The three of them hurried to the place where they had their meal. At this moment, other than the mess on the ground, everyone else had disappeared without a trace.
After scanning with his divine senses, he didn't notice anything unusual.
"This way!"
Little Monkey took the lead and led them to a more spacious place. Then, he lifted a simple camouflage. Below was actually a dry well that was level with the ground.
One could see the bottom at a glance. There were only some miscellaneous items piled up below. After using his divine senses, there was nothing unusual.
"I will go down first!" Little Monkey looked at the sky that was getting brighter and said hurriedly. Then, he jumped down.
Just as he was about to land below, a layer of ripples suddenly appeared in mid-air and swallowed Little Monkey. He disappeared without a trace.
Even though Gu Zheng saw it with his own eyes, his divine senses didn't detect anything different. It was like an illusion.
However, he didn't hesitate. Just as Little Monkey's figure disappeared, Gu Zheng also jumped down.
Just as he landed in mid-air, Gu Zheng felt that he had passed through a layer of cold membrane and found himself standing in another place.
Before Gu Zheng could look around, Old Bird appeared in front of Gu Zheng. Little Monkey squeezed out a smile and greeted him.
"Welcome to our last refuge!"
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