"That's why I said that you'll definitely have a good life if you follow our Lord Ma. If you're alone, it's very easy to die outside. You must cherish this good fortune that you've accumulated over several lifetimes to be able to come here."
Along the way, Little Marquis received Gu Zheng's filial piety. He didn't hide anything and told Gu Zheng everything he knew. Originally, he had fallen behind to explain things to Gu Zheng, and also to keep an eye on him so that he wouldn't run around.
"Thank you, Lord Hou. Please take care of me in the future. I've forgotten a lot of things and I'm a little confused." Gu Zheng looked at him gratefully and stuffed some things in at the same time.
"Well said, well said. Just look for me for this matter later. Although I don't have any real power, there's nothing that I don't know. It's not difficult for you, but you'll need a lot of time." Little Hou felt that the newcomer was more sensible and had the same demeanor as himself. He patted his chest in satisfaction and promised.
"Thank you, Lord Hou." Gu Zheng flattered him again, causing the latter to be so happy that his eyes narrowed slightly.
This position of leading the newcomer was great. Occasionally, there would be gifts and comforting words.
"Little Hou, bring the newcomer out. It's time to go back."
At this time, the entire team had stopped. They would have left this small mountain range if they continued forward. Or rather, this was just a large mound that was not far away. It was really far from a mountain range.
The original captain stopped in his tracks and shouted to the people behind him.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Little Hou quickly went forward. However, he did not go to the leader's side. Instead, he went around the side and quickly disappeared into the mound in front.
It didn't take long for him to return the way he came. However, there was an unfamiliar woman beside him. However, it was obvious that she was from the Demon Clan. There was also an obvious mark on her body, a mark that could not be hidden.
One had to know that in this place, as long as one's cultivation had not reached the Daluo Realm, the body of a Goblin would never be able to transform into a human. More importantly, one's memory would always be more or less missing.
The stronger one was, the more memories one would recover, and the greater one's combat prowess would be. Of course, this did not exclude some unlucky fellows who even had their core battle memories missing. There were even some who could not remember themselves and could only live on in a daze.
The Goblin in front of him was clearly weak, only at the initial stage of Jin Xian. Such a cultivation was basically the lowest level of existence here. If he was in Soul Alliance or Gu City, it would be fine. However, outside, he would definitely be humiliated.
Of course, Gu Zheng knew that the cultivation level he was concealing was at the peak of Jin Xian. At the very least, it was enough to make the other party take him seriously.
After Lil 'Hou returned, the group set off again. Lil' Hou stayed behind and explained the world to Gu Zheng and the female Goblin.
Gu Zheng also knew that this Goblin was also pulled in from the outside. The only pity was that she did not bring anything with her when she came. Therefore, the group here did not have a good impression of her.
Although Lil 'Hou's attitude towards this woman was not very good, and was completely different from Gu Zheng's, he still told her everything he needed to tell her so that she would quickly understand where this place was. At the very least, she would not die in a daze.
There was no such thing as safety in this place. The outside seemed peaceful, but once they entered, they would only wander aimlessly. Therefore, it would not take long for them to become weak and powerless. At that time, they would become nourishment in the hands of others. Furthermore, they would not be able to resist at all and would definitely die.
One had to know that the bandits outside were still relatively safe when facing large factions like Guan City. However, they were not so lucky when facing competitors and these newcomers.
Fortunately, there were not many newcomers during this period of time. In addition, many bandits needed to replenish their manpower. Therefore, it was much quieter during this period of time.
One had to know that if they encountered people with such low cultivation, they would most likely kill them to avoid wasting soul stones. It could be seen that this side was lacking manpower.
"It's all because of that damned faction over there. It's very strange and very sudden that they rose up and snatched these newcomers from us. They even took the initiative to find bandits to attack and forcefully capture them."
A day later, during a temporary rest, Lil 'Hou swallowed a soul stone of poor quality and casually said to Gu Zheng when he heard some questions.
"So that's the case. But you said that our faction is very large and even the natives here are on good terms with us. Can't we kill them?" Gu Zheng acted as if they were on the same side as him and asked in confusion.
Along the way, Little Hou had also told them about the world in a simple manner. However, he omitted the part about the lone peak. Only Soul Alliance was a gathering of unaffiliated people, as well as the local Demon Souls. Meanwhile, they were the largest faction. Including the leader, they had two Grand Luo experts, which was enough to be proud of.
At least in the surrounding bandits, there wasn't a single expert like this. Even if there was, they would have run to Soul Alliance's side. If they stayed outside, they would easily be killed by the Demon Soul's people. Only if they stayed together would the Demon Soul be afraid.
In reality, most of Demon Soul's pressure was placed on Soul Alliance.
It wasn't that they couldn't beat Soul Alliance, but that Soul Alliance had too many experts. If they angered them, they would launch sneak attacks all day long. Even Demon Soul couldn't handle it. Even with Wen Tianhou overseeing, he could only stay in one place.
Therefore, Gu City didn't have much pressure. Gu Zheng was well aware of this.
"Isn't that right?" Lil 'Hou quickly glanced ahead. He saw that the leader and the others were chatting in full swing and didn't pay attention to them. Only then did he lower his voice and whisper.
"This isn't really a secret. A while ago, our vice commander brought some brothers over. We originally thought that it was a sure thing. After all, the vice commander's cultivation isn't weak. Adding on a group of experts, there shouldn't be any problems. Fortunately, we were outside and didn't go."
Lil 'Hou thought of his companions who came back with terrified expressions. Recalling how they told him about the terror over there, even his expression became unnatural.
"Did we lose?" Seeing this, how could Gu Zheng not know the consequences? He spoke with a shocked expression.
Taking advantage of the fact that the other party didn't have time to look at him, Gu Zheng secretly threw the soul stone in his hand into the female demon's hand.
It wasn't that the other party was so attractive. The other party's ordinary and rough face, coupled with her bucket-like body, was definitely not his cup of tea.
It was that the other party had been here for a long time and was already very weak. Previously, the other party didn't provide her with any soul stones. Even if she ate one, she didn't feel much better. With his soul stone, at least she would feel a lot more relaxed.
Most importantly, it was useless for Gu Zheng to eat this thing. Moreover, he felt particularly disgusted and uncomfortable all over. He had personally experienced this, so he definitely wouldn't eat it.
The female demon was stunned. Seeing that Gu Zheng wasn't paying attention to her at all, she understood that he was being kind. Her heart warmed, and she swallowed it without hesitation.
Lil 'Hou didn't pay attention at all. After hearing Gu Zheng's words, he continued.
"Of course, it is said that the other party's leader is also a female expert with a strong cultivation. At least the vice commander couldn't defeat her. In addition, the other party has some strong subordinates, so after losing some companions, they retreated."
"So that's how it is."
Gu Zheng still wanted to say something, but the other party had finished resting and got up to leave. Gu Zheng also shut his mouth. If it was such a big matter, he would definitely be able to find some clues in the other party's habitat.
As they hurried again, Lil 'Hou didn't speak anymore. He had said what he could and couldn't say anything else.
Gu Zheng was also thinking about something. Even if the female demon next to him wanted to say something several times, he didn't respond.
According to the other party's information, Ma Nan didn't have any enemies. Now that there was an enemy out of nowhere, he couldn't help but have some other thoughts.
Could it be that Pan Xuan fell here and then gathered together? According to the other party's personality, it wasn't impossible.
When the time came, he had to go over and take a look. However, for now, he still had to sneak in and see if there was any good method to take back the thing that the other party had stolen from under his nose.
What he didn't know was that he wanted to snatch that thing from the other party, but the other party had snatched it away from him. This made him unable to bear it and decided to find trouble with Ma Nan. Of course, he also had the idea that Pan Xuan might be hiding here.
Of course, Gu Zheng also comforted himself in his heart that he had helped Gu Cheng to deal with a traitor. After all, the other party had given him two treasures, so it could be regarded as doing something for the other party.
After three days of rushing, they finally came to a forest that looked good. Although there was no greenery, it was still the kind of trees that looked like black charcoal, but there were some dark leaves on them.
As soon as he entered here, he could feel that his spiritual awareness was greatly disturbed, and he also noticed that some places were obviously set up some alarm formations. Coupled with the special situation here, it was easy to ignore them.
Once an outsider approached, he would definitely be alarmed by this intricate alarm formation.
He didn't expect that Ma Nan and the other bandits could be so well protected here. Although there were no hidden sentries, it was enough. It could be seen that this was definitely an important place for the other party.
Sure enough, in the middle of this forest, there was a huge open space, occupying half of the space of the whole forest. Many simple wooden and earthen houses were scattered messily inside.
Many people had nothing to do. They were either chatting or standing aside in a daze. They felt that the whole camp was a little lifeless, compared with Gu Cheng's side, it was like a cage.
As soon as they came back, a person directly greeted them, but all of this was the captain's responsibility. Xiao Hou also went up and said something, while they waited outside.
The captain pointed to the back. Although the person didn't agree at first, it was better to let him go.
Soon, Xiao Hou came back first and nodded to their companion. The latter walked directly inside and then walked to Gu Zheng and the female monster behind.
"You two are very lucky. We happen to be short of people. Now you have been directly assigned to our team. We will be a team in the future. Now I will lead you to check. If you pass, you will be one of us."
Xiao Hou's tone was a lot softer because they were assigned together.
Gu Zheng and the female monster had no choice at all, but compared to the female monster's fear, Gu Zheng was much calmer.
After saying that, Xiao Hou walked to the side and didn't go in. They followed Xiao Hou all the way and soon came to a separate room.
"Because this place is too dangerous, in order to protect your safety, we have imprinted our imprints on you. Only in this way, if something happens, considering our identities, we might be able to survive." Little Hou explained to Gu Zheng and the others outside.
Gu Zheng curled his lips in his heart, but he nodded with the other party without any objection.
Wasn't it just to prevent them from escaping? Some precautions were taken. If he guessed correctly, they could even detect if there were enemies lurking outside. The name was irresistible, and they couldn't jump out of the brush.
But even so, this kind of forced approach made them feel like they had boarded a pirate ship. It seemed to be a little different from what they had said before.
"I'll go first."
Gu Zheng took the lead and said. After seeing the other party nod, he walked in.
The entire room wasn't big and didn't even have a window. They could only see the situation inside through the light at the door.
It was relatively empty inside, with only a formation emitting a black light. At the edge of the corner, there was a person hidden in a black robe. When he saw Gu Zheng coming in, he directly said in a hoarse voice, "Enter the formation.
Don't resist. It will be done in a while. "
Gu Zheng didn't hesitate and directly stood in the middle of the formation, wanting to see what the other party wanted to do.
Just now, he had already explored the place briefly and didn't find anything that could threaten him. It seemed that the other party wasn't here. If something went wrong, no one would be able to stop him.
In theory, now that he had found the other party's place, Gu Zheng didn't need the other party to lead the way. But when he thought of the other party's previous enemies, he felt that it would be better to go deeper and get some accurate information.
With that person's whisper, the formation in front of him was instantly activated.
The originally quiet formation was accompanied by a black light, and a large amount of black gas shrouded the formation.
Gu Zheng only felt a strong pressure coming from all directions. It just trapped him in place and didn't have any other intentions. And the black gas drilled into his body.
Gu Zheng also wanted to see what the other party was up to, so he let the other party do whatever they wanted. In any case, this place didn't give him the slightest pressure. If he really wanted to escape, it was just a matter of thought.
A portion of the black gas entered his body and didn't cause any damage. Instead, it seemed to be patrolling something. At the same time, it left an extremely weak mark in a hidden place in his body. It was very difficult to be discovered by others before retreating.
Besides being a mark, this mark didn't have any other use. It seemed like what Little Hou said, it was a mark left behind to represent their people.
Another portion of the black gas surrounded Gu Zheng's head. At the same time, a gentle probing force came from above. With just a touch, he understood what the black gas wanted. The other party wanted to search for his recent memories.
Gu Zheng didn't expect the other party to have such a talent. But there was an unusual fluctuation in it. Perhaps this technique was given to them by the Demon Spirit.
Although as long as he didn't allow it, the other party wouldn't probe or force it, he felt that this was the biggest breakthrough. He didn't hesitate and let the other party drop the memories he had prepared.
He wasn't worried. If the black gas did something in his mind, no one would be able to react.
The memories were fabricated along the way. It was better to be prepared. After all, the other party had already broken off. They would have some means to prevent Guan City from infiltrating. He didn't expect it to be useful. Since it was hastily fabricated, there must be some flaws.
But as long as the other party didn't have two Grand Heavenly Immortals searching, these people wouldn't be able to discover the flaws.
And Ma Nan probably wouldn't have the time to ask about these things. So there was no need to worry.
The black gas didn't do anything else. It was as if the memories were filtered in Gu Zheng's mind and retreated.
At this moment, the entire array gradually began to descend, and soon, it stopped operating.
"Alright, you may leave."
That hoarse voice sounded again. Gu Zheng didn't continue to observe the formation and walked out.
Gu Zheng came out. Little Hou looked at the female demon beside him and said.
"Mo You, it's your turn."
Gu Zheng didn't expect this female demon to have such a good name. He glanced at her.
She had a thick waist and a big face. Apart from being somewhat pleasing to the eye, she could even be mistaken for a man from her back.
Mo You hesitated for a moment and was a little hesitant. She didn't look like a careless person. Instead, she gave off a timid feeling, which didn't match her temperament at all.
Gu Zheng thought for a moment and felt that the other party's fear was a little high, so he said, "It's fine inside. Just empty yourself. I don't feel any discomfort."
Little Hou didn't say anything. He just looked at Mo You calmly. However, there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.
"Lord Hou, why do you have to make things difficult for her? She looks like a cowardly demon. Hurry up and go in. It's fine."
Gu Zheng suddenly said from the side.
Because he was about to be assigned with them, he obviously didn't want such a piece of trash. One had to know that apart from one person who was slightly weaker, the rest were all at the peak of Jin Xian. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been sent on such a difficult mission.
Even in terms of strength, they were one of the top teams here.
"I'm not angry with her. It's not worth it. However, if she doesn't go in, we won't accept her." Little Hou heard Gu Zheng's words and felt a little better. However, he still snorted coldly.
"I'm also new here. Thank you for taking care of me, Lord Hou. I'll have to rely on you in the future. Hurry up and go in. Do you hear me?" Gu Zheng saw that Mo You was still afraid and hurriedly said. At the same time, he passed his hand over and signaled to the other party with his eyes.
Mo You lowered her head and saw Gu Zheng's eyes. Thinking of the soul stone that he gave her on the way here, she felt a lot better. She suppressed the fear in her heart and walked in.
"Don't worry. If you follow me in the future, I'll make sure you have a good life." At this moment, Little Hou also felt that Gu Zheng was more pleasing to the eye. He was a coolie in the small team. Everyone was sucking up to the right person. He was overjoyed to have such a tactful person. Moreover, the other party knew how to behave.
"I've never seen such a cowardly Goblin. I don't know how she cultivated." However, he still expressed his opinion of Mo You.
Gu Zheng naturally agreed with the other party. After Mo You came out, Little Hou led them to their temporary place and waited for further instructions.
Before that, they couldn't leave this house.
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