"Elder Gu, you're finally back!"
Yingshao suddenly jumped out of the water and landed on the ground with a splash. However, there was not a trace of water on her body.
As Gu Zheng walked over, Yingshao realized that there was something wrong with the aura on Gu Zheng's body.
"Elder Gu, you're injured!" Yingshao walked over in surprise and said worriedly.
"I'm fine, it's just a small injury!"
Gu Zheng waved his hand, indicating that he was fine. He sat down on a clean floor and continued.
"Have you bought the things I arranged for you?"
"Yes, I've spent all of them. It's all thanks to Sister Luo Xin. Otherwise, I would have been cheated." Yingshao nodded and patted the jade pendant in front of her chest.
"I've also told that Grandpa Turtle about the things you asked me to arrange!"
"That's good. If you have anything you need to prepare, go prepare it quickly. We'll leave in a while." Gu Zheng said to Yingshao.
"Mm, but Elder Gu, can we bring one more person?" Yingshao walked shyly in front of Gu Zheng and said embarrassedly.
"Is it Luo Xin?" Gu Zheng closed his eyes and said indifferently.
"How did you know?!" Yingshao blurted out instantly. Her eyes were wide open, as if Gu Zheng knew something unbelievable.
"Is there a need to guess? Alright, at most, we can only bring one person. You didn't tell anyone else, right? "Gu Zheng opened his eyes and took out a pill from his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.
"No, I didn't tell her either. She was the one who came to me and told me! I don't know how she found out. "Yingshao waved her hand desperately, indicating that she was not the one who leaked the information.
"Come find me here three days later. We'll leave together!"
After Gu Zheng said this, he closed his eyes.
When Yingshao saw this, she nodded her head and quietly left. There was only Gu Zheng left in the cave, and it was completely silent.
After half a day, Gu Zheng's body suddenly flashed with a white flame. In the blink of an eye, the white flame burned his entire body. He was like a human-shaped torch, illuminating the entire cave.
As the white flames burst forth, a small white bird condensed in the air. As it flapped its wings, it stood directly on Gu Zheng's shoulder and rubbed against Gu Zheng's cheek. The white flames did not harm it at all. Instead, it stood there with a look of enjoyment.
However, after standing there for a while, the white bird flew into the air again. White flames spewed out from its mouth, making the white flames even more ferocious.
At that moment, Gu Zheng's heavily injured body was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, it was the chick that had just recovered some of its Yuan Qi.
After a full two days and two nights, the little bird that was spitting out white flames from time to time finally stopped with a tired expression. It turned into a white light and disappeared into the Li Ring below.
The white flames on Gu Zheng's body gradually decreased. The brightness of the cave also slowly decreased. Soon, the cave returned to its original state.
However, Gu Zheng's internal injuries were almost completely healed.
Thinking back to the situation when he broke out of the encirclement, he was almost capsized.
His previous injuries were real. Otherwise, he would not have been able to hide it from the general. He did this to retreat from the front lines. In addition to his perfect seclusion, no one would have thought that he would sneak into South Goblin City.
In order to find this opportunity, Gu Zheng had put in a lot of effort.
After calming down a little and adjusting his aura, two figures appeared in the corner.
"Elder Gu!"
Luo Xin said with some fear. She did not know what Gu Zheng wanted to do. However, she knew that if Gu Zheng wanted to leave this place, then she would be in danger.
She was so safe now because she was hiding under Gu Zheng's wings. If they found out that Gu Zheng was not around, then some people would take action. In any case, she knew that her father would definitely drag her back home.
After finding some traces, she begged Yingshao to take her with her.
She was familiar with Yingshao's temper. After a few times, she found out everything from Yingshao.
She also knew why Gu Zheng said to her that day that he was going to defect to the other side. Perhaps he was originally from that side. However, this was his first time leaving the mountain, so he came here to play.
This time, he was probably going to go back. This was all her guess.
When Gu Zheng saw her coming, he stretched out his hand and sent a ray of light into her body. He said coldly, "You saw everything. You have to keep it in your heart. If you say it out loud, then you will explode and die."
"I know. I will definitely not say it out loud!" Seeing this, Luo Xin relaxed. The other party had placed a restriction on her. This meant that he would definitely take her away.
No matter where she went, she did not want to stay here.
Because it was said that Fan Yu had already awakened and was saved by the left general. This made her even more afraid.
"Don't worry. It will only be effective for a thousand years. After that, the restriction will naturally be removed. When the time comes, you can say whatever you want. "
For these transformed Little Goblin, even if they could not become Sky Immortals, their lifespans were much longer than normal humans and their kind. A thousand years later, she might not even be here.
"Are we leaving now? I've already prepared everything. "Yingshao didn't understand what they were talking about, so she immediately interjected when she saw this.
"Of course. Before we leave, we will first go to South Goblin City and save Elder Ye!"
In South Goblin City, three people who had changed their appearances were simply staying at the Water Tribe's residence.
As for the two humans who were guarding this place, they had already fainted and were lying on their respective beds.
"Elder Gu, is this your original appearance?" Yingshao looked curiously at Gu Zheng. She had wanted to ask this question along the way but did not have the chance.
"Of course it is. You can just call me Young Master Gu from now on. Don't call me Elder or anything like that!" Gu Zheng looked at the two who were extremely curious along the way and said.
"Oh, I understand, Young Master Gu." Yingshao did not know what Gu Zheng meant, but she still obediently changed the way she addressed him.
"Tell me in detail where Elder Ye and their subordinates are located!"
Since Luo Xin was here, Yingshao did not need to tell him about those unclear locations.
"Okay!" Luo Xin had already expected this question and began to tell him slowly.
After seeing Gu Zheng's true appearance, Luo Xin knew that she had completely boarded a pirate ship. She could not say anything and could only accept her fate. However, it was much better than losing her life.
Three days later at night, the entire sky was pitch-black. It was the best time to go out.
On the right side of the General's Mansion, there was a small isolated courtyard. There were several groups of guards patrolling outside at all times to ensure that no one could get close to this place.
However, right under their noses, a black shadow quietly came to their side. In the blink of an eye, the shadow turned into a gust of green wind and landed in the courtyard. As for these loyal guards, they didn't notice the heretic at all. They were still acting as usual.
Facing people who were merely at the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm, it was easy for Gu Zheng to hide from them.
Once he entered the General's Mansion, he realized that the security inside was not very tight. Thinking about it, with the Left General in charge, the guards would not be able to do anything if anyone came to cause trouble. Therefore, even they were a little lax.
This small courtyard was not big, but there were also a few hidden sentries inside. This was because there was a dungeon below, where many criminals were imprisoned. However, only the criminals of this Goblin were imprisoned.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a five-story attic. It was the only building, but it was twice as wide as an ordinary building. Gu Zheng's target was there.
This was because among the captives of the Goblin, only Elder Ye was still inside. The other ordinary humans were not captives. At present, Elder Ye was the captive of their current status and also the one with the highest cultivation.
Gu Zheng looked at the tower above. A layer of water gradually rose around his body, causing Gu Zheng's entire body to tremble and hide in the air. Then, he walked towards the only entrance.
Although there was no protection here, there was actually a layer of invisible restriction outside the attic. No matter who looked at it, they would not be able to sense anything wrong. By the time they realized it, it was already too late.
The only entrance was the main door, and only Goblin could pass through. This was a little too much. It was mainly to guard against the people inside. If someone had a special item, they could escape from inside.
Just like that, Gu Zheng walked in openly. These hidden sentries didn't notice anything amiss.
On the first floor of the attic, there was only an empty hall. Other than some ordinary decorations, it was empty. There was not even a place for people to sit. However, in the four corners, there were four formations emitting white light. It seemed like they were the outer formations.
There was a staircase on each side that went up. This made Gu Zheng feel a little strange.
Gu Zheng looked at it for a moment and did not pay attention to it. He walked up the stairs on the left.
When he reached the second floor, there was only a door glowing with blue light. The surroundings were all blocked by layers of wooden walls.
Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still walked inside.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Zheng appeared inside. His Divine Sense quickly swept through the inside. Only then did he have the time to look inside.
At this time, there was no one in this room. There were only a few rooms with closed doors and a large living room. Other than that, there was nothing else. It seemed to be an empty room.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng turned around and left. He continued to walk up the stairs.
After two rooms were empty, he finally saw an unfamiliar human old man on the last floor.
It should be Elder Ye. Luo Xin had only heard that there was a captive here. She did not know anything else.
She was wearing a blue gown and had a kind face. She was sitting at a table next to him, drinking by herself. Everything looked so leisurely, as if she was at home. This was Gu Zheng's first impression.
"What are you doing here? Even if I die, I will not surrender to you. You should give up on that idea! " Gu Zheng just came in, the old man sitting in the living room said faintly. He did not even look at him.
"Elder Ye?" Gu Zheng called out tentatively, but the other party did not respond at all.
"Elder Ye, I am here to save you and leave here." Gu Zheng took a few steps forward and said slowly.
"Leave here? Do I still need to tell you some information? Otherwise, you will not be able to report back! Dream on! " Elder Ye said coldly, but he still raised his head and looked over, letting Gu Zheng clearly see the disdain on the corner of his mouth.
It seemed that in these years, Elder Ye had also been questioned countless times. Otherwise, why would his reaction be so big?
"I will not say much. I have a way to send you out, and then I will leave a secret passage that can cross the mountain range and let us leave here." Gu Zheng did not say much, because no matter what he said, the other party would not believe him. He might as well use facts to speak.
"Ah, this time, you have really put in a lot of effort. You actually think of a way to get me out, and also to gain my trust. If you did not mention the secret passage, maybe I would have believed you. Unfortunately, you are too anxious for success. What a failure!"
This Elder Ye had been probed a lot by Goblin, and there was one thing that did not work on him, which made Gu Zheng feel a little uncomfortable.
Looking at the indifferent Elder Ye, Gu Zheng's eyes lit up. Only then did he realize that Elder Ye's cultivation was now firmly sealed. At most, he was at the third level of cultivation. This time, Gu Zheng laughed silently.
"What do you want to do? If you dare to touch a hair on my head, you will be blamed by the Left General! " On the other side, Elder Ye looked at Gu Zheng's strange smile, and his whole body trembled. Even the Left General was brought out by him.
"It's because Elder Ye doesn't believe me. Time is of the essence. Thus, I will have to offend you." Gu Zheng chuckled. After that, he walked towards Elder Ye.
"You want to …" Elder Ye wanted to say something, but in the end, his vision turned black and he fainted.
"Done!"
Gu Zheng looked at Elder Ye lying on the table softly and smiled. Perhaps in the future, he would be grateful to him.
Putting Elder Ye on his shoulder, Gu Zheng turned around and left.
Arriving at the bottom floor, Gu Zheng thought for a moment and put Elder Ye on the ground. After spending half a day, he ran out of all the rooms again. After confirming that there was no one else, he did not want to get the wrong person. That would be fun.
Only then did he pick up a milky white pearl, which was as big as an apple, and gently placed it on Elder Ye's chest.
A white light flowed out from the side of the pearl, and the pearl gradually began to melt into a white stream of water. Along the way, Elder Ye's body gradually spread out. In a short period of time, Elder Ye's body was covered by a layer of white flowing light.
However, the light gradually dimmed until Elder Ye's body was revealed again. However, the aura on Elder Ye's body had changed to that of a loose demon.
This thing was slowly accumulated by Yingshao over the past few years. According to her, it was enough to cover Elder Ye's body for the time it took for an incense stick to burn.
Bringing Elder Ye out of the place where he was imprisoned was unexpectedly smooth. Soon, Gu Zheng brought him to the stronghold of the Water Tribe.
Yingshao, who was bored, and Luo Xin, who was worried, were also very surprised to see Gu Zheng return. After hearing Gu Zheng's words, they immediately followed Gu Zheng outside.
"Let's go quickly. While the aura on Elder Ye's body is still concealed, let's get out of here quickly!" Gu Zheng said to the two of them.
Gu Zheng held Elder Ye's arm and pretended that the two of them were walking side by side. If one did not look carefully, no one would be able to find any trace of them.
Along the way, the three of them passed through the empty streets without any danger and smoothly walked out of the city gate. Those patrolling soldiers only looked at them strangely and did not come up to check.
The direction they came out from this time just happened to be the south. Walking all the way, that was the direction Gu Zheng came from.
However, they had only left the city gate for a dozen breaths of time when Elder Ye's body suddenly flashed with white light, and the aura on his body disappeared.
"That was close! If we were any slower, we would have been trapped in the middle of the city gate. " Yingshao patted her chest in shock. If it really disappeared in the middle of the city gate, no one could do anything about it. Even they would be in trouble.
"Let's go quickly!" Gu Zheng directly carried Elder Ye on his shoulder and urged the two behind him.
The four of them hurriedly quickened their pace and continued to walk towards the south.
"Stop, what are you doing!"
Gu Zheng's group had only walked for a quarter of an hour when suddenly a few people blocked their path and shouted at them.
Gu Zheng's group of four all stopped in their tracks. Because in front of them were the patrolling soldiers of South Goblin City, it was obvious from their unique armor.
"My family's young master wants to go out and look for something!" Luo Xin's reaction was very fast and immediately said as soon as the other party finished speaking.
"It's the middle of the night, what are you going out for? Sneaking around, who are you carrying?" The person who seemed to be the leader took a step forward and pointed at the person on Gu Zheng's shoulder and said.
"This is my elder. He's injured, so I want to bring him to treat his injuries!" Gu Zheng's hands were already clenched tightly. If the other party did anything wrong, then don't blame him for being impolite.
Just these few people, without making a single sound, would make the other party disappear from the world in the blink of an eye.
"Elder, how is this possible? This is clearly a human. "The leader sneered and wanted to walk over to check.
"Ai, why do you care who it is? My family's young master has the heart, so we can't stop the other party from being filial, right?" Just as Gu Zheng was about to make a move, Luo Xin walked over and stopped the leader halfway. She said while handing over some things.
"If you want to have some meat, just say it. We're not unreasonable people." The leader looked at the things in his hand and said with satisfaction. After putting them into his clothes, he waved his hand.
"Let's go, you're still sensible. Let me give you a piece of advice. Next time, don't come out at night, especially during the war. Fortunately, we ran into each other.
Otherwise, you won't be able to make any mistakes, "the leader said kindly and left with his subordinates, heading in another direction.
After they were far away, Luo Xin said in a low voice, "Young Master Gu, there's a restriction on the other party's body. Once they make a move or die, the city will definitely know that something happened here. At that time, it will delay our journey."
Just now, she had noticed that something was wrong with Gu Zheng, so she stopped the leader and even bribed him.
Gu Zheng nodded and didn't say anything else. The group continued walking south.
Luo Xin really wanted to ask them how they were going to get there. Did they have to walk all the way to the entrance and make a turn?
If that was the case, they wouldn't be able to escape except for Gu Zheng.
This was because in seven days at most, the next time they checked, they would find that the human had disappeared and would hurry to catch up.
This was also the reason why Gu Zheng had stayed for two days. It was because they had just checked that day, so they could buy more time.
Could it be that the passage that he had followed her through had collapsed? Moreover, the private advisor had also checked and found that it was completely damaged and could no longer be used.
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