"What is this? What can it do? " Gu Zheng took it and looked at it carefully. He could feel that there was a strange energy sealed in the silver needle, but it was too little. He couldn't help but ask curiously.
"If we are talking about the material, perhaps it is just a little harder than a rock. The key is that it can help you break the Concealment Jade Stone and make its concealment effect disappear. However, if you want to occupy the other party's body, you still have to break in. It is impossible to teleport in. After all, the Concealment Jade Stone still has some functions." The old man explained.
"The premise is that you have to find the approximate location of the other party. It is a pity that none of you can find it." The old man said with some regret.
"You don't have to worry about this. Thank you for giving me this. At least after I find the other party, I don't have to find a way to break the other party's defense." Gu Zheng said gratefully.
Obviously, it wasn't that the other party didn't know the location, but that he couldn't tell him. Otherwise, why would he give him this silver needle?
"If you need it, please let me know. I will do my best." Gu Zheng said again.
"Haha, no need. If you came a few hundred years earlier, you might be able to help me. Now, you should think about how to leave this place. The number of people who signed up this time is more than the previous few years. I hope you don't get stuck! I will take my leave first. "The old man laughed and his figure disappeared in front of them.
"Thank you!" Gu Zheng thanked Yi Ji again.
When the old man's figure completely disappeared, Gu Zheng put down his hand.
"Young Master Gu, I didn't expect you to know such a powerful person. I admire you. Are you really not a young master?" Qing Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"Of course not. Don't make wild guesses. I am the same as you. I am just an ordinary rogue. I am just indebted to the boss." Gu Zheng said with a chuckle.
"Anyway, I don't believe it! Don't you think so, Big Brother Alder? "Man Tian said.
"Yes, yes!"
"I don't believe it either!"
"Don't make a fuss here. Let's find a place to stay and observe the other party carefully. I don't believe that the other party won't report it." Gu Zheng interrupted their argument and ordered.
"Yes!"
Seeing that Gu Zheng had spoken, they spoke one after another.
After that, Gu Zheng led them out of the place. He remembered that there was a decent inn and a luxurious restaurant next to it, so he decided to go there.
"Young Master Gu, should we go and eat something to relieve our fatigue?" When they arrived at the entrance of the inn, Alder smelled the fragrance coming from the side and said to Gu Zheng.
"I think it's you who wants to eat it, right? Why do you have to drag Young Master Gu into this? Why don't you just say that the gluttonous bug in my stomach has been lured out!" Man of Sky said disdainfully.
However, the fragrance was indeed tempting. Even Gu Zheng was a little tempted by it.
"Anyway, we're not in a hurry. Let's have a good meal at the side!" Gu Zheng decided.
Hearing this, even Qing Xuan's face showed some hope.
"Hey, look over there. It's actually him. Has he already arrived here? That's fast! " One of the three people sitting by the window casually looked out and saw Gu Zheng and his group walking towards them.
"Let me see. It's really him. Sea King, aren't you going to meet your son's cheap master? I feel that his strength is not below yours. You even mocked him back then! "Another person at the side stretched out his head and saw that it was indeed him. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Forget it. There's nothing to talk about even if we meet. This time, I've lost everything." The Sea King laughed at himself. He stood up and walked to the window to look at Gu Zheng below.
There was a restriction in the restaurant. It was impossible to see inside from the outside. Gu Zheng and his group didn't even realize that someone was looking at them.
"Someone placed a protection on this kid. However, the spirit on it doesn't seem to have been completely suppressed. It's showing signs of awakening." The Sea King immediately noticed the difference on Gu Zheng's body.
"Let me see. Why didn't I notice anything? Did you see wrongly?" The old man looked at Gu Zheng and his group walking below him and didn't notice anything.
"I didn't see wrongly. Let's change our faces. Now is not the time to meet him." The Sea King pondered.
The interior of the restaurant was luxuriously decorated and spotless. Some of the corners were even decorated with flowers and plants. It was indeed much more high-end than the usual restaurants.
"Waiter, what are your specialties? Give me a portion of all of them."
Gu Zheng sat down casually and said to the waiter beside him.
"Hehe, Ancestral Gods, we have too many specialties. This table can't fit all of them. You should know that every ingredient is sourced from the nearby villagers. It's absolutely the same as outside. May I know what you like? I can arrange it for you." The waiter said proudly.
"Oh, give me half of your specialties. I want to see if there's anything special about it!" Gu Zheng was curious. It seemed that the source of the fragrance from before was this. Speaking of which, he hadn't cooked for a long time. To be honest, his heart was itching.
He didn't expect that there would be ingredients that were raised here. It was indeed not easy.
"No problem. Sirs, please wait for a moment. I'll send it to you right away!" The waiter said straightforwardly and went to make the arrangements.
Soon, the table was filled with all kinds of delicacies.
There were stacks of exquisite side dishes. Every one of them emitted a fragrance. There were also meat dishes that aroused one's appetite just by looking at them. It was hard to tell what kind of meat was used to make them. Steam was rising from them.
When the two were intertwined, the rich fragrance whetted one's appetite even more!
Before eating, Gu Zheng already felt that the taste wouldn't be bad.
Looking at the alder tree beside him that was itching to eat, Gu Zheng directly started eating. He took the lead and picked up a piece of unknown meat from the tree.
There was some light golden juice on it. As soon as it entered his mouth, it melted. At the same time, a special fragrance filled his mouth. That fragrance traveled along his nerves and spread throughout his body.
"Delicious!" Gu Zheng's eyes lit up. He couldn't help but exclaim.
The standard of the dish itself was high enough. Of course, the biggest credit was to the unique ingredients. That was why Gu Zheng couldn't help but praise it.
He looked at the few people beside him who were wolfing down the dishes in front of them. It was as though they were mortals who hadn't eaten for a few days.
Even Qing Xuan put down her reservations and chewed on the big pieces of food in front of her.
"Go and serve them some different dishes!" Gu Zheng ordered the waiter not far away.
"Okay, wait a moment!" The waiter seemed to have seen through it. He didn't show any unusual expression and walked to the back.
"Sir, please make way!" The waiter came to the back and saw a figure blocking his way. Hence, he said politely.
He recognized that this person was a regular here. Many people were very polite to him. It seemed like he had a very high status.
"Pass this to the other party later." This person took out a very small bag. It seemed like there was only something small inside.
"I'm sorry, I can't help. This doesn't belong to … Okay, no problem!" The waiter was just about to say something. When he saw the thing that the person took out, he immediately changed his words.
"Okay. Don't ask them for their bill later!" After saying that, the person left.
Gu Zheng had to serve the dishes three times to satisfy the appetite of this group of people. In fact, Gu Zheng didn't even eat much. Everything went into their stomachs.
"Bill!" Gu Zheng called the waiter over. Although he didn't know how much it would cost, it was definitely not cheap.
"Sir, your bill has been settled. They even left this for you! They have already left. "The waiter came up and said truthfully. He also took the thing that the person gave him.
That person deliberately asked him to take it out at this time so that he could dispel the other party's thoughts of looking for him.
"Who is so nice? He dares to say that he's not some young master. There are even people rushing to pay for this!" Alder looked at the empty table and swallowed the last mouthful of food and said with satisfaction.
"Who is it?" A thought flashed through Gu Zheng's mind. He looked at the thing in his hand and hesitated whether to open it. After all, who knew what this thing could be used for.
"Young Master Gu, don't worry. There won't be anything harmful in this city. Just open it," Qing Xuan advised from the side.
Nothing, no matter how secretive, could escape the eyes of the people here.
Hearing this, Gu Zheng didn't hesitate anymore. He directly tore open the small packaging. Inside was a blue ring.
Gu Zheng was about to pick it up to take a look out of curiosity. However, as soon as he touched it, the ring turned into specks of blue light and landed on Gu Zheng's palm before disappearing.
Seeing this, Qing Xuan immediately stood up and said worriedly, "Young Master Gu, there's nothing wrong!"
He just remembered that it was a habit in the past. What if the Freedom Alliance sent out a scapegoat and wanted to perish together with him? He was really negligent. He instantly broke out in cold sweat.
Gu Zheng quickly circulated the energy in his body. However, he didn't find anything wrong. It was as if it was just an illusion. He waved his hand at them.
"It's fine. I didn't find anything wrong!"
"Don't worry, Sirs. We've already tested it before. This thing isn't harmful. It's a protective item. We have a caretaker behind us. If there's a mistake, we'll be in a miserable state. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to give it to you," the waiter said from the side.
"Do you know what this is for?" Gu Zheng looked at him and asked.
"I don't know." The waiter shook his head.
"Forget it. Since there's nothing else, let's go." Gu Zheng pondered for a moment and decided not to think about this problem. Seeing that the waiter didn't seem worried, perhaps the old man had sent it to him.
The few of them walked outside, but Alder stayed behind and waited for a while before coming over.
"Where did you go?" Man Tian asked in a low voice from behind.
"I just asked, do you know how much that meal cost?" Alder swallowed a deep breath and asked.
"How much? How much can it cost?" Man Tian said disdainfully.
"Let me tell you …" Alder whispered in his ear.
"Hiss, I really can't afford it. I still want to come a few more times!" Man Tian took a deep breath and said.
After the group of them split up, they had nothing to do all day.
In order to prevent the other party from acting out of desperation, Qing Xuan and the other two strongly requested Gu Zheng to stay in the house and try not to go anywhere. Even the three of them stayed in the house.
They didn't go out of the house and didn't step out of the house. This was their current situation.
The Alder thief was monitoring his strange insect at all times to see what the other party was doing.
In the first few days, that Daoist seemed to be wandering around. Fortunately, he didn't leave the city. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sense his whereabouts.
During this period, there were many people who came into contact with him. He was just strolling around the city. He didn't have the slightest momentum of wanting to leave the place. He wanted to quickly report to the other party.
Half a month later, Alder pushed open Gu Zheng's room and brought Qing Xuan and the others here.
"What's the matter? You all look so sad." Gu Zheng woke up from his meditation and couldn't help but say when he saw their expressions.
"Young Master Gu, the people that the other party came into contact with have exceeded the limit. We can't track them anymore!" Alder said with some disappointment.
"Then can you track them down?" Gu Zheng thought for a moment and asked.
"It's completely possible, including the Daoist. As long as they don't find out, at least within a year, as long as they don't leave a certain distance, we can track them."
"Alright, let's not go to the Daoist first. Let's see who the other nine people are and find other clues!" Gu Zheng would definitely find other breakthrough points first.
"Not good, that Daoist's speed has increased. Looking at the other party's direction, it seems like he wants to leave this place!" Alder suddenly closed his eyes at this time and waited for a moment before quickly saying.
"Let's go, follow him. Maybe the other party was just trying to numb us!" Gu Zheng immediately said when he heard this.
The few of them hurried out of the inn and rushed towards the north.
Due to the uniqueness of the City of Hope, once they left, they would be cut off from the outside world. If the other party took this opportunity to speed up and leave, it would be very easy to lose track of him.
Moreover, they would have to pretend to be in a casual hurry to conceal their identities.
If the other party had placed some people on guard, then their goal would be completely exposed. It would be a long time before they could find the other party's location.
When the other party really left the north gate, the few of them didn't care about anything else and directly sped up towards the north.
When they came out, the Daoist's figure was already nowhere to be seen.
"Can you still sense the other party?" Gu Zheng and the rest walked to an inconspicuous spot at the side and asked Alder.
"Let me try!" Alder closed his eyes and his hands kept changing gestures in front of his chest.
"I got it. The other party doesn't seem to have noticed us. He's not moving very fast. He's heading in this direction!" Alder suddenly opened his eyes and said happily.
"Let's go, chase after him and follow Alder. Don't get too close and let him discover us!" Gu Zheng immediately said when he heard this.
After completely leaving the City of Hope's perimeter, everyone began to speed up and headed diagonally towards the north.
.....
A few months later, the Daoist's galloping figure gradually slowed down. After rushing for such a long time, he had finally returned.
Originally, he wanted to let his subordinates make a trip, but he was afraid that those fellows would make a mistake. Since he had other things to report, he might as well come back himself.
Of course, he wasn't stupid enough to go out directly. He knew that Gu Zheng and the rest wanted to find their location, so he began to stroll around the city. At the same time, he secretly paid attention to whether or not anyone was following him.
After a full half a month, he finally believed that perhaps they had already left this place. In addition to the news from his subordinates, there was no one suspicious at all. On this day, as usual, he inadvertently began to leave this place and appeared in the direction of his own base camp.
The Daoist's figure finally stopped at an empty place. From the outside, there was nothing special about this place. The surroundings were even a little bleak. Because it was close to the northern border, the air here was very dry. The incense power in the air was also abnormally scarce.
There were no forests or mountains in the surroundings. Within a radius of a few thousand miles, there were no protrusions. It was just an empty space. No one would choose to set up a base here. It was desolate and remote.
However, the Daoist finally stopped here. He floated in the air and subconsciously looked around. As far as his eyes could see, there was no one. Then, he took out a white token and shone it in front of him.
A white light shot out from the token. However, not far in front of him, the white light disappeared in an instant. He wasn't in a hurry. He kept the token and waited quietly.
After a short while, a ripple suddenly flashed in mid-air. Soon, a passageway that only allowed one person to pass through appeared in mid-air.
The Daoist's figure accelerated and passed through the middle. Then, the passageway closed.
After a full half a day, at a place far away from where the Daoist stopped, a few figures suddenly appeared in the originally empty space.
"Young Master Gu, the other party hid very well. No one would have thought of this place!" Qing Xuan said from the side.
"That's right. If we didn't go through so much trouble to follow the other party, how would we find out that this place was different? Moreover, the other party was so vigilant on the way. If it wasn't for Big Brother Alder's strange insects, we would have been discovered by the other party long ago!" Man Tian said from the side.
"Hehe, this is nothing. I only have this little trick. More importantly, the other party opened the door by confirming from the inside. This protection is very tight. As expected of a place built by some escapees." Alder chuckled at the side. His face was filled with pride.
Although his cultivation couldn't be compared to Qing Xuan and the number of things he was good at couldn't be compared to Man Tian, the Bug Controlling Technique that his master taught him was an absolute art that no one else knew.
One had to know that the Daoist had actually turned back several times on the way. One had to know that he was flying at high speed. As the Daoist ran, he actually quickly returned to the path he came from. If he had been a little closer, he definitely wouldn't have been able to react in time.
Moreover, the other party even hid halfway. At most, he would stay still for a day. At least, he wouldn't move for half a day. These were just small tricks. There were other more unexpected tricks.
It was all thanks to Alder's strange insects. Even if Gu Zheng had rich experience in tracking and escaping, he would still be discovered by the other party.
"Don't say anymore. I saw the scene inside from the gap that flashed open. It seems like this is definitely the other party's lair!" Gu Zheng said with certainty.
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