"It doesn't matter if you startle them, as long as you return successfully."
The elder in the middle opened his mouth and exclaimed in admiration.
Not only her, but the two elders beside her also had a look of admiration. When Meng Zhen went missing, Meng Lost was the only one left, so all the tests were placed on her.
And this was her last test. Even though Meng Zhen had returned some time ago and was nominally the first successor, she had completely lost all hope, unless she could do something that all the elders agreed with.
Meng Lost's lips curled into a smile, but she quickly suppressed it. She knew that even if she passed, she would need a long time to polish herself before she could take over the clan's authority.
"This time, please take a look at my results, and I have a shocking discovery." Meng Lost continued.
Gu Zheng and Meng Zhen stood at the side. He looked at the high-spirited Meng Lost and could feel the confidence in her heart. Compared to Meng Zhen who pretended to be weak, he felt that she was more suitable for this position.
"Oh? Then bring it up. " The elder on the left, who was more mature, heard Meng Lost's words and nodded in agreement.
"To be honest, I can't wait to know what shocking discovery you made." The elder on the right also smiled and his eyes flashed with curiosity.
"Wait a moment, I'll come in when I'm ready."
Meng Lost bowed and left. Only Gu Zheng and Meng Zhen were left inside.
Immediately, the three elders examined the two of them and quickly retracted their gazes. It was the elder in the middle who spoke first.
"I don't remember such an outstanding person like you in the Illusion Tribe. With your strength, how could you be so unknown?"
Gu Zheng's hidden cultivation did not escape the other party's inspection. He also knew that he could not avoid it. After all, among the three elders, the weakest one on the left was at the intermediate Grand Heavenly Realm. In their words, they were at the intermediate Human Soul Realm.
On the other hand, Meng Lost and Meng Zhen were only at the early Human Soul Realm. He did not know why they had to choose the clan leader among them. It felt like child's play.
As he was thinking, he took a step forward and returned to the top.
"I was sent to the lone peak a long time ago to hide. By chance, I was promoted. However, after I came out, I knew that my identity had been exposed, so I did not return."
Gu Zheng had prepared this excuse long ago. It was also the only good way to hide his identity. In any case, the other party could not possibly find out his identity. Besides, the other party was just casually inquiring about him and did not care about his background.
"I see. However, you and Meng Zhen's frequency is also out of our expectations. We originally thought that only humans could do it. Who would have thought that the demon souls here can do it as well?" The elder on the right.
Her words immediately caused Gu Zheng's heart to move, and he could not help but ponder.
"Demon souls here? Could it be that she came here through some method? "
His words were neither servile nor overbearing as he said, "This is also a kind of fate. If we count it, I'm the one who's climbing up the social ladder."
"Haha, we won't discriminate against anyone. Perhaps sooner or later, we'll still be a family. This time, we're just here to take a look at you. We don't have any other intentions. At least here, there's still hope." The elder on the right laughed.
"Elder, you must be joking." Meng Zhen said deliberately.
"Hehe, no matter what, it is a good start. I will give this to you. I hope that you can cultivate well in the future and enter the elder group together." The elder in the middle smiled and threw an item into Meng Zhen's hand.
"Thank you, elder. I will cultivate harder and not let you down."
Meng Zhen looked at the item in her hand and could not hide her excitement. She said gratefully to the three elders.
Although this item was compensation for her to completely eliminate the competition, she had always been in the lead. If she had not been trapped in the Black Tower and lost contact for so long, Meng Zhen probably would not have lost this opportunity.
"Thank you, elders." Gu Zheng also expressed his gratitude.
He did not know what that item was, but since Meng Zhen was so excited, it must be a good treasure. It was reasonable for him to be grateful.
"Looks like the lonely peak is really good. At least it can make people understand a little." The elder on the left looked at Gu Zheng's performance and nodded in satisfaction.
Most of the demon souls, in other words, knew too little about etiquette.
At this time, Meng Zhen walked in with the black ball, attracting everyone's attention.
"Elder, this is my mission. Although I had the chance to kill him, I saw something special about him. So, I took the liberty to bring it back. As for what it is, you will know with a look." Meng Zhen pointed at the black ball and said.
"Then we will wait and see."
As the elder finished speaking, Meng Zhen stepped forward and placed his hand on the black ball. He began to unseal it.
As the black ball flashed a few times, it finally revealed what was inside.
Gu Zheng looked over curiously, wanting to know why it gave him a familiar feeling. When he looked over, he was shocked. There was an unconscious person inside. It was Xu Jia from the lonely peak.
How did he get caught by Meng Zhen? One had to know that his cultivation was a whole level higher than hers. Not to mention, they were fighting in his territory. Furthermore, he was caught by Meng Zhen. Why did it feel like the two sides were flipped?
At this time, Xu Jia's cultivation had been sealed. He could only use 10% of his strength at most. In this place surrounded by tigers and wolves, there was no hope for him to escape.
The moment the three elders saw Xu Jia, they all stood up together. Their expressions were no longer as relaxed as before. In fact, they even became serious.
"Elder, I don't need to say anything. You all should have noticed something special about him. Otherwise, I would have killed him along the way." Meng Zhen said calmly.
"Good, good, good. You did well. There is no need for you to follow this matter. Leave this person to us. We will remember your contribution." The elder in the middle carefully observed and did not discover anything. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
She did not hide it at all. Even Meng Zhen felt that the elder was very nervous just now.
"Oh."
At this time, Xu Jia, who had escaped from the black sphere, gradually woke up. He looked in front of him in a daze. When he saw several demon souls that he did not recognize, he finally remembered what had happened to him. He began to struggle. In the next moment, he realized that his cultivation had been sealed. Only then did he become obedient.
"Who are you?"
Xu Jia looked at the elders in front of him. At the same time, he turned his head to look around. When he saw Gu Zheng, his pupils suddenly shrank. His eyes were filled with hatred. Then he saw Meng Zhen who had caught him. He knew that she had used some trick to catch him.
However, no one answered his question.
"Elders, I'm fine. I'll take my leave first." Meng Zhen could not hold back his joy. He knew that he had achieved his goal. This battle for the position of the patriarch was absolutely foolproof. His heart was set. He said goodbye to the elders.
"We'll also take our leave first."
Meng Zhen saw the elders like that and knew it was time to leave. Anyways, as long as they wanted to investigate, they would soon know what had happened. Unless they needed to keep it a secret, she knew this very well.
Soon, only Xu Jia and the elders were left in the room.
Xu Jia's expression did not escape the elders' observation. They also indirectly knew Gu Zheng's identity. However, that was not important. What was important was that Xu Jia was actually a living human.
This made them recall the fear they had suffered before. However, when they thought of this place, they calmed down. They would first see what the other party's goal was.
For such a long time, although they knew Wen Tianhou and Lone Peak were fighting, they only thought that they were fighting for territory. The other party had hidden it from them for so long.
"What's your Lone Peak's goal?" The elder on the right stared at Xu Jia and began to ask.
She had to understand the meaning of Lonely Peak's existence. Although she knew a bit in the past and had even gone to Soul Alliance to inquire, there wasn't much valuable information. She only knew that there was an enemy not inferior to a Heavenly King, but she didn't know much else.
Xu Jia humphed and stopped struggling. She even closed her eyes. She knew that she had fallen into the other party's hands. Any one of them was stronger than her. Escaping was impossible.
Just as Xu Jia was being questioned by the elders, Gu Zheng and Meng Zhen returned to her courtyard.
"You know that person?"
Meng Zhen, who had not spoken along the way, asked after she waved Hua Xin and Hua Xin away and left Gu Zheng alone.
Others did not know Gu Zheng's background, but she did. In fact, many people knew. However, most of them were scattered and had never seen Gu Zheng. Of course, she knew that Gu Zheng's original body was also a human. However, he was using some method to hide himself. Even she did not notice any flaws.
However, she did not know that those who were released by Gu Zheng, other than a few people, had most of their memories of the Black Tower erased.
"Yes, Lone Peak's leaders. I have a good relationship with them. I did not expect to be captured."
Gu Zheng admitted directly. He did not hide anything. Meng Zhen would be able to guess anyway.
"The other party's strength is not bad. However, if he accidentally steps into a trap, even I can easily deal with him." Meng Zhen explained to Gu Zheng. She wanted to let him know that even she had the confidence to capture the other party.
This was confidence in her own strength. It was also indirectly telling Gu Zheng not to act rashly. After all, no matter how strong he was, he could not defeat the elders.
They could kill enemies of a higher tier. It was clear that the elders were even more terrifying.
"I know. I will not be so rash." Gu Zheng nodded. He knew that Meng Zhen meant well.
He also knew his priorities. Not to mention whether he could secretly take Xu Jia away, the most important thing now was to find out where Xiao Ying was. The rest would have to wait until he saved Xiao Ying.
"That's good. I will help you find out. That person instructed Meng Zhen to come here to prove himself. If it is not important, I can help you release him."
Meng Zhen heaved a sigh of relief. As long as Gu Zheng did not act rashly, everything would be fine. She then stood up and walked outside.
"If you have other things to do, then do them. Right now, the Heavenly King's attention seems to be elsewhere. Even many of the city's guards have been deployed. This is the best opportunity. Remember to transform into our appearance. Even if something happens, no one will target you."
Meng Zhen left this sentence and walked out of the room.
Gu Zheng heard the voices of Hua Xin and the others outside. Then, he followed Meng Zhen and left the place. He was the only one left in the courtyard.
"Thanks!"
Gu Zheng sighed in his heart. He then stood up and walked outside. Streams of air continued to rise from his body. Soon, he transformed back into his original appearance.
Walking out of the courtyard, Gu Zheng looked at the complicated roads outside. He stood at the door and looked around. Then, he walked back along the path he came from.
In the Black Dungeon, there was no night or day. Even the palace was no exception.
After walking out of the path he came from, Gu Zheng did not hide himself. He walked directly on the wide middle road and swaggered toward the end.
Although there was no one around because of the martial law, Gu Zheng could feel many eyes looking at him. However, after discovering Gu Zheng's identity, they retracted their gazes.
They were all Ghost Generals hiding in the city. They would not let anyone suspicious go.
In this place, there was simply no need to think too much about concealing one's presence. Gu Zheng could sense that there were no less than 30 experts at the Human Soul Stage and above, and this did not include those who had intentionally concealed their auras.
If he had really snuck in, Gu Zheng was sure that he would have run away at the first moment.
However, in the Painted Spirit's house, there were also people looking at him and approaching him quickly.
"Stop!"
When Gu Zheng was walking on the road, he had only walked half the distance when he suddenly heard a shout. He could not help but turn around and look in the direction of the voice.
A little girl who was not even half of Gu Zheng's height was pointing at Gu Zheng with an arrogant look. She was the one who had spoken just now.
Gu Zheng shook his head. He was not prepared to flip out at this child. With one look, he could tell that she was an underage brat from the Painted Spirit Tribe.
"Didn't you hear me when I told you to stop?"
Seeing that Gu Zheng was ignoring her and continuing to walk forward, the green scroll floating above the little girl's head nimbly turned in the air and landed at the feet of the little girl who had jumped up. It quickly brought her in front of Gu Zheng.
"I don't have the time to coax a child. Hurry up and get out of the way." Gu Zheng looked at the little girl and said calmly.
"Who told you to coax me? Aren't you ashamed? You're not ashamed, but I am. We went to look for you just now and found that you weren't there. I didn't expect you to have already come out." The little girl jumped down from the scroll and said generously to Gu Zheng. Her tone was no different from an adult's.
The scroll under her feet shrunk again and floated behind her head, bobbing up and down.
Gu Zheng looked at the scroll. He did not expect that the other party would bring out the accompanying soul tool. It must be known that if this thing was damaged, it would be very difficult to repair. However, when he thought of this place, he felt relieved.
This was their base. Unless Wen Tianhou opened his mouth, no one would dare to hurt her.
"Hey, what are you looking at? This is something unique to us. You can't imitate it. Speaking of which, when you were born, did you have any soul tools?" The little girl saw that Gu Zheng was looking at her things and immediately shouted. When she saw that Gu Zheng's attention returned, she asked.
"Go back to where you came from. I'll go over there and take a look." Even if the other party was weak, Gu Zheng could not use force. He could only leave as soon as possible.
"You are too boring. My group of sisters and my younger sister are all looking for you. If you have anything to do, come back and do it. Let them take a look at you. Let them see what the person that Sister Meng Zhen likes looks like." Seeing Gu Zheng's perfunctory attitude, the little girl's face tightened and she blocked his path again.
She knew that the other party appeared outside in the appearance of their clansmen and did not look like this. When Gu Zheng went to the elder's place, they heard about it. When they hurriedly gathered to find him, they found that he was already gone.
The others were still looking for Gu Zheng inside. She was smart enough to come out and take a look. As a result, she saw Gu Zheng at a glance.
"You guys are really free. I have something to do now. Let's talk later."
Gu Zheng did not expect the news to spread so quickly. Although he knew that the other party would not look for him after understanding him, time was so tight here. How could he waste any time? With a flash, he directly bypassed the other party and quickened his pace.
The little girl looked at Gu Zheng's back as he walked faster and faster. She was a little unwilling and wanted to go back to find the others. But after thinking about it, a naughty smile appeared on her face and she directly followed in Gu Zheng's direction.
There was only a simple office in front of Wen Weisheng, and behind it was his mansion. Although there were some simple houses on the side, and sometimes they let the demon souls from the outside to rest, in reality, both sides were dead ends. There was only one path in front.
"You want to get rid of my Painted Shadow? Don't even think about it."
After seeing that he had shaken off the little girl, Gu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. If not for the other party's identity, he would have directly tied her to the side to prevent her from disturbing him.
But here, it seemed that he could not move either of them.
As he quickened his pace, Gu Zheng soon saw a relatively large building. On both sides, there was a five zhang tall wall that extended to both sides, blocking everyone's path.
And that building was the place to deal with things, but now it was sealed. Those who should have left had left. Through the spacious door, he could see the desolation inside.
However, in order to not be so conspicuous, Gu Zheng still walked in. To his surprise, there was a lone black Ghost General guarding here. When he saw Gu Zheng come in, he only glanced at him and continued to stand in the corner like a block of wood. Who knew what he was doing here.
After a slight glance, he found that there was a black passage behind the other party. It seemed that he was stationed there to prevent people from entering. But who would be so bold as to dare to enter? One had to know that inside was Wen Tianhou's territory. Were they not afraid of death?
Since there was no one here, it was empty. Except for an area that seemed to be an office, it was still pitch black. After walking a little around, Gu Zheng walked out.
He sensed around a little and found that no one was paying attention to him. Only then did he slowly walk to the side of the path. His figure flashed and he hid in a place that was not easy to detect and began to observe on his own.
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