Seeing her opponent's powerful attack, Painting Heart knew that she was no match for her opponent, but she wasn't afraid at all.
She knew that Gu Zheng wouldn't just watch them die.
If she hadn't left her painting scroll in her clan, she wouldn't have been afraid of the water demon, who was only slightly stronger than her. She might even have been able to kill her.
But she came out this time to make a trip and gain some credit. Who would have thought that she would be so unlucky? She was like a toothless tiger, who felt that anyone could bully her.
Even if she was angry, there was nothing she could do. She had to bow her head even if she was ten times stronger.
When she saw the water demon's attack, she wanted to call for help without hesitation because the water wall behind her had also launched an attack at the same time. With her abdomen being attacked, she was not confident that she could defend against the enemy's attack while protecting the little guy.
However, before she could even open her mouth to speak, a powerful ripple of energy suddenly appeared in the air.
The water wall behind her and the water flow in the air dissipated without any warning.
The Water Demon's expression changed. After feeling the killing intent in the air, she did not hesitate at all. She gave up everything and turned into a black stream of water. She quickly slipped down the bridge and fell into the Soul River below. Then, she quickly swam down below and disappeared from Painting Heart's perception.
At the same time, Gu Zheng realized that she had already entered the depths of the Soul River and was leaving quickly. She knew that she had escaped with her life.
If not for the fact that he didn't want the Little Goblin Child to see him, Gu Zheng wouldn't have let her escape so easily.
Hua Xin, who was tense all over, finally heaved a sigh of relief. She pretended to clap her hands and acted as if she had succeeded in scaring the water demon away.
"How dare you find trouble with me. You overestimate yourself. Fortunately, you ran quickly. Otherwise, you would have known the consequences of angering me."
"Thank you, thank you for saving my life!"
It was only at this moment that the Little Demon Child regained his senses and hurriedly bowed to Hua Xin to express his gratitude.
She thought that the water demon had left. If she hadn't met this Lord, she would have been doomed. She wasn't afraid of dying, but if she didn't complete her mission, she would have died a thousand times.
Of course, she didn't know that Gu Zheng was behind this. She thought that it was Hua Xin's doing.
"It's nothing. It's just a coincidence. I just like you. Where are you going next? Do you want to come to my side? " Hua Xin chuckled. Instead, she targeted her. This was also Gu Zheng's intention. It would be best if she could find out more.
However, Little Goblin Tong was very vigilant. Even though Hua Xin had saved her, she still brushed it off.
Painted Heart didn't care and didn't ask further. It was as if she had just said it casually and didn't care whether the other party agreed or not.
Seeing that Painted Heart did not force him, the Little Goblin Boy heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Painted Heart would forcefully kidnap him.
"Sir, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't trouble you."
After hurriedly crossing the bridge, the Little Goblin boy bowed to Painted Heart again and said goodbye.
Before Hua Xin could say anything, the Little Goblin boy hurriedly carried the bamboo basket and headed in another direction.
The place he was heading towards was a rather desolate mountain range. Basically, no one would go there. It was the opposite direction of the nearest city.
Hua Xin rolled her eyes and didn't follow. Instead, she headed straight for the nearest city.
That was Soul Gate's city. However, it was also the last transit city. Other than Soul Alliance people, very few people would stay there. It was similar to the city Gu Zheng and Elder Gu occupied.
After the two of them went their separate ways, Gu Zheng removed his concealment and walked across the bridge. He quickly caught up to Hua Xin who was waiting for him in the distance.
She didn't go very far and only stopped when she was slightly away from the bridge. She had completely given up on leaving now. Before the poison in her body was cured, she couldn't leave no matter what. Seeing Gu Zheng coming over, she hurriedly said.
"I left a trace of my consciousness on that little guy. He definitely won't discover it."
"Then keep it later in case others discover it. I've already left a trace on him. It's even more secretive than yours."
Gu Zheng nodded and signaled for her to follow him. They chased after the Little Goblin boy together.
He wanted to follow her to find the person behind the scenes. He couldn't let the other party be alert. Even his trace was very secretive. He could only roughly know the other party's location. Even if he observed carefully, he could miss it. Of course, he couldn't let Hua Xin do something unnecessary.
It didn't take long for them to catch up to the careful Little Goblin boy. The other party seemed to be alert, but couldn't detect their existence. She continued to walk according to her own thoughts.
At the same time, on the other side, under the Soul River.
In the ink-black river, a figure was swimming nimbly in it, bypassing the messy debris inside and stopping in a relatively gentle area.
He subconsciously looked left and right. Although he knew there wasn't anyone nearby, he was still worried. That was why he opened a small gap in the concealment formation.
A blue light flashed. The moment the blue whirlpool appeared, before it fully expanded, he turned into a ray of light and entered it. The whirlpool behind him disappeared at the same time. The stone wall that had been washed clean was also revealed. It was impossible to see the abnormality just now.
This was a pitch-black cave that was incomparably damp. Drops of black water continuously dripped down from a few protrusions, echoing in the empty room.
The Water Demon that entered dragged his body that was still spinning. He floated a little above the ground and walked in silently.
In this small cave, he quickly reached the end. The blue light could be seen from afar.
A translucent blue crystal coffin floated in the air, and a beautiful woman could be seen lying on top of it. Although she was sealed inside, her face showed signs of pain and struggle. It could be seen that she wasn't in a good condition.
"Sister, don't worry. Give me a little more time. I will definitely be able to wake you up."
The water demon floated beside the crystal coffin, quietly looking at the lovely person inside. His face revealed a gentle expression. In his mind, the memories of him and his sister from childhood to adulthood were filtered from the bottom of his heart, as if they were just yesterday.
However, when it saw her lower body, it suddenly thought of something and its face became malevolent.
"I won't let you go!"
Her lower body was the same as the Water Demon's. However, it had been frozen into a crystal by the coffin to continue suppressing her injuries.
After a while, the Water Demon calmed down and continued to talk to itself.
"In the past few days, Soul Alliance has been in chaos for some reason. However, that's good. Many people want to escape. I've already devoured a large number of enemies on the shore and bridge. I can buy more time. This way, during the next promotion ceremony, I will bring you to the source. I will definitely heal you!"
"Today, I met a Painting Soul species person. His cultivation was very weak and I don't know why he appeared here. Perhaps he came to investigate Soul Alliance. I was almost left behind. However, there are fewer and fewer people escaping here. In the next few days, I will devour a few patrol teams and give them some trouble to take revenge for you."
"Sister, I know who our greatest enemy is. I've already hidden our things. They definitely won't expect us to come out. Once you're healed, we will be their nightmare."
A blue light flashed across the surface of the coffin. It seemed to agree with his words.
As it spoke, the Water Demon emitted an enormous aura. If Gu Zheng was here, he would find that the opponent's strength was far from what he had seen before.
"Sister, stabilize yourself first. I will continue to find tonics for you."
After talking to the crystal coffin for a long time, the Water Demon opened its mouth. Wisps of black gas continuously came out of its mouth and were all spat out onto the coffin. Soon, the entire coffin was covered in black gas. Wisps of black gas seeped into the coffin and finally reached the Water Demon's body, causing her expression to calm down.
After spitting out the power that it had collected during this period of time, the Water Demon stood aside and watched quietly. When all the black fog disappeared, it slowly retreated.
It still had many things to do.
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"This little guy is really smart. However, why is he being so careful? Is it related to this city? Did you really not send anyone here? "
Hua Xin followed Gu Zheng into the city and asked in surprise.
The Little Goblin boy wandered around the mountain range and even changed his appearance. Only then did he speed up and rush here. After making a big circle, he arrived at the nearest city.
However, this city did not look like a city at all. It looked as if a war had just ended. It was dilapidated and there were traces of battle everywhere. Even the symbolic city wall had collapsed in half.
The soaring killing intent was still spreading inside. Everyone here was looking around with a malicious expression, as if they were looking for their next prey.
Even at the most dilapidated part of the city gate, there were a few teams guarding there casually. They seemed to know each other, but they were afraid of each other. It was unknown why they were gathered here.
If it were not for the fact that the little demon child's strength was too weak and there was no point in devouring it, it was likely that it would have been torn to shreds by these people. Even Gu Zheng and the rest, who were following closely behind, were being sized up by countless people.
However, after seeing Hua Xin beside Gu Zheng, most of them turned their eyes to the side and no longer paid attention to her.
Even if Hua Xin was not strong, and Gu Zheng's aura was revealed to be at the peak of Jin Xian, they were still afraid. After all, Hua Xin's tribe was too strong.
If they really killed her, they would probably be retaliated against. The most likely possibility was that her companions would tie her up and take her away for a reward.
Gu Zheng walked in smoothly. The original buildings were no longer the same as before under the flames of war. It was a mess under the broken walls. There were not many intact buildings left. He could still feel the fluctuations left behind by the battle in the air. Occasionally, he could see some people walking in the ruins as if they were looking for something buried.
At this time, they had already lost sight of the Little Goblin boy. However, with that faint connection, they would not lose sight of him. They continued to walk towards the area where he was.
The Little Goblin boy was frightened along the way. He did not expect that in less than three months, things would become like this.
When he came out, there were already conflicts, but no fighting had taken place. However, when he went out to pick some herbs, it had become so unfamiliar. He was afraid that the teacher was no longer around.
If the last special herb had not been so difficult, he would have returned long ago. Now, it was all thanks to a mysterious person that he had enough. Otherwise, it would have been a few days later.
Following the familiar yet unfamiliar path, after a few turns, the Little Goblin boy finally arrived at the place he was most familiar with.
As this was a transit area, there were many things that were not available in the outside world. Relatively speaking, it was easier to obtain.
Especially some pills. Although the people here could not use some of them, the teacher had been experimenting here and finally came up with a special method that could be used to extract them and convert them into something similar to a Soul Stone.
He became famous overnight!
One had to know that the Soul Stone's absorption efficiency was especially low in battle. However, the things he extracted were not affected at all. Instead, because of the compatibility, the medicinal effects were perfectly displayed and he was invited by everyone.
However, there was a way to obtain special items here to continue his research, which was why he stayed here.
Even though some time ago, for some reason, the things that the city lords had suppressed were revealed one after another, causing an atmosphere of war to appear in Soul Alliance.
She only knew that other than the largest city in the north, Luo City Lord, who was still forcefully holding on, Soul Alliance had probably split apart long ago.
Seeing the familiar building in front of her still there, as well as the guests that seemed to be waiting outside, her tense face relaxed. It seemed that the teacher was fine.
He calmed himself down and walked briskly towards his home.
She was only a ghost that was born outside and was very weak. She had somehow managed to avoid a few disasters, barely transforming and hiding in a barren place. There was only a stream of black water that appeared from time to time. Moreover, there was very little of it, allowing her to barely survive.
Very quickly, as the black water stopped appearing, she finally left her position without going out to replenish. Not long after, she encountered an enemy occupying the surroundings.
She, who had no fighting strength and was very weak, was unable to resist the enemy's savagery.
When she was waiting for death to descend, her teacher saved her life and brought her back as a small assistant. Normally, she would help with a few basic things, such as bringing back a few things from outside.
Occasionally, she would accompany the teacher to her previous place to find some scattered items. Although they didn't seem to be medicinal ingredients, they were items that contained soul power, so she didn't care.
Until this time, a woman she had never seen before suddenly barged in. After a secret conversation with the teacher, she went out alone to find some things.
She knew what the former needed, but the latter only needed to go to the edge of the soul river to find something. This was the first time she had heard of it.
However, the teacher didn't have much time to explain to her. He only picked up a rock that could protect himself at the edge of the soul river and said that it was a guest's gift before leaving.
This was the first time she had gone out. After going through countless dangers and narrowly escaping death, she had finally returned.
"Teacher, I'm back!"
Coming to the door of her home, she subconsciously yelled. In the past, whenever she went out and came back, she would always do this.
With this shout, everyone in the room turned to look at her. Only then did she realize that something was wrong.
The teacher was no longer here.
There was only a younger person who was desperately trying to signal her with his eyes. He was the teacher's real disciple. What did he mean by this?
For a moment, she was confused.
"Hurry up and leave, they want to kidnap the teacher!"
That young man saw that the person beside him had already walked up to him with bad intentions. He didn't care about his own safety and directly shouted.
"Who told you to talk so much nonsense!"
One of the people beside him saw that the young man was talking too much and directly slapped him on the face. His entire body spun and flew out, lying on the ground. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Compared to the strength of Jin Xian who was at the peak of Jin Xian's strength, he was only at the early stage of Jin Xian. He was also restrained by the other party, so he wasn't even worth a slap from the other party.
However, the Little Goblin Tong at the door had already reacted. She wanted to escape, but because she was in a daze, she was a step too late. She saw that the people outside the house had already surrounded her, so there was no space for her to escape. Even a few people in the house walked over with smiles on their faces.
"Where did your teacher go? We don't have any bad intentions. We are just looking for him because of some matters. "
A guy who seemed to be the leader leisurely walked out from inside. He was also the one who had attacked the young man and sent him flying out.
The Little Goblin Tong wasn't so easily fooled. She had personally seen the teacher's only disciple being beaten to the point where it was unknown whether he was dead or alive. They definitely didn't have good intentions. Seeing that her surroundings were blocked, she turned around and turned into several streaks of black fog that scattered in all directions.
"Haha, how naive. You walked right into the trap and still want to escape?"
One of the members outside the encirclement laughed when he saw a streak of black fog that wanted to go around him. He directly grabbed at the black fog's trajectory. Although the other party swayed back and forth in an attempt to avoid it, the difference in strength made it so that it couldn't be avoided so easily.
In the end, as if it was deliberately being caught by the other party, it took the initiative to enter the other party's palm.
"Hmm? No! "
As he squeezed the black fog in his hand, he didn't expect the other party's body to appear. Instead, it turned into a streak of black fog and dissipated in the air.
Not only him, but the others also looked at their palms in shock. The black fog was all caught by them, but they didn't see the other party's figure at all. They couldn't help but look left and right.
The leader's confident expression changed. He didn't expect the other party to be able to disappear here at all. He closed his eyes and quickly sensed for a while before opening his eyes again and ordering.
"Leave a few people behind to watch me. The rest of you, come with me. We were fooled by the other party."
His members' faces turned slightly red. They were careless and were fooled by the little fellow. It was really embarrassing. They hurriedly followed the leader and left, leaving only a few people behind to watch over the place.
On the other side, the Little Goblin Tong, who had used some life-saving means to escape, ran in another direction with a panicked expression. She wanted to use the familiar terrain here to get rid of them.
"Where are you going? You'd better obediently allow yourself to be captured. Otherwise, you'll end up like that untactful person. "
She had just turned a corner and left the side of her house when a familiar voice appeared in front of her.
The leader had already brought a few of his subordinates and blocked her path.
She felt the same voice coming from behind her. When she turned her head, she realized that there were a few other people blocking her way out.
On her left and right, there were tall and sturdy houses. With her strength, it would take her at least some time to break through.
Facing the approaching enemies, she had no way out.
"You people, if you want to fight, go fight somewhere else. Don't fight in my house."
At this moment, an impatient voice came from one of the houses on the side.
"Don't meddle in other people's business. Otherwise, I'll let you know what regret is." The leader didn't care at all because he had more people. Instead, he threatened.
"Regret? I'd like to see … "
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