Pa.
The Silver Ghost General had already stepped onto this path. It looked around suspiciously, but it didn't discover anything.
Soon, it returned to its post and continued to stand guard there quietly.
With its perception, if there was anything going on, it would not be able to escape its detection. Perhaps in its opinion, it was just a mistake. Even so, the two Ghost Generals had already filled the entire cave with their divine senses. If there was any abnormality, they would be able to detect it immediately.
In a groove on the side wall, Painted Shadow was curled up like a speck of dust. She didn't dare to move at all.
Only when the Ghost General returned did she tremble slightly. She wasn't afraid of its vigilance. Her cultivation wasn't high, but she had her own concealment methods. If it wasn't for careful observation, it wouldn't have been able to sense her.
"That was close. I didn't think you would have such an ability." Gu Zheng also felt that it was extremely dangerous.
She had been so close to being discovered. But what was even more shocking was that Painted Shadow's ability wasn't small.
"I've used up too much energy. I won't be able to recover for at least a hundred years. I've used my source energy. If I don't see that person again, it'll be a huge loss." Painted Shadow's gloomy voice rang out.
"Once we get out, if there's anything I can do, just tell me. If not, there's still Meng Zhen." Gu Zheng knew that she had used up a lot of energy. He could clearly sense that her aura had dropped. It was no wonder she didn't want to use it.
"I hope that's the case. Let's go to that room."
Painted Shadow became spirited. If she gave up halfway, let alone Gu Zheng, she wouldn't be willing to go back.
After saying that to Gu Zheng, she began to quietly move along the wall.
Fortunately, the aura here was also able to replenish her energy. Otherwise, Painted Shadow wouldn't have taken the risk just now.
Time slowly passed. Just to get close to that location, they had spent an entire day.
Luckily, the Silver Ghost General was only guarding the entrance. There was still a long wall to the side. They managed to reach this corner without any mishap.
"We're finally here. I want to see what's inside for it to be so tightly guarded." Painted Shadow rested for a moment before clenching her teeth.
"Be careful, there's a protective barrier above. Are you sure you can pass through?" Gu Zheng warned as he sensed the aura coming from the wall.
This seemingly ordinary wall was also covered by a formation. Just by sensing the aura on it, he knew that it was almost impossible to sneak in.
However, when he thought about how miraculous the painting was, perhaps the other party might really have a way to deal with it. Thus, he decided to inform the other party.
"I know, this is definitely not a problem for me." Painted Shadow could also feel this, but she still spoke with confidence.
As she spoke, she began to lean towards the wall, preparing to use her tried and tested method to break in and take a look.
However, the moment the painting touched the wall, the entire wall suddenly flashed with black light. Countless strands of black fog appeared out of thin air and crazily pierced towards the painting.
This change greatly exceeded Painted Shadow's expectations. She didn't think that the moment she moved, she would be discovered by the other party. She was stunned and didn't know what to do.
At the same time, the Silver Ghost General instantly appeared. As if it knew where Painted Shadow was, a pair of large hands grabbed towards her and sealed the surrounding space. Even if Painted Shadow wanted to use the method she had just used, she wouldn't be able to escape.
Of course, Gu Zheng couldn't just watch as Painted Shadow was caught by the other party. He raised his hand and a black shadow instantly appeared in mid-air. Whether it was the Silver Ghost General or the black fog nearby, they all froze. In the next moment, Painted Shadow turned into a stream of light and instantly escaped into the void. She directly tore open the sealed space around her and disappeared.
A moment after they disappeared, a figure suddenly appeared.
It was Wen Tianhou himself.
He looked at the place where the painting disappeared and said calmly to the side.
"Pass down my orders. Capture the person who trespassed here. No matter who they are, bring them back. Remember, no matter who they are! They have a mark on their body. Carry this and you'll know. "
His tone was commanding, but no one dared to refuse.
"Yes!"
A voice came from the void, and a figure slowly appeared. At the same time, he took the long black stick for inspection.
The Silver Ghost General acted as if nothing had happened and continued to stand at the door. Their mission was to guard this place and not let anyone take a single step in.
"You actually came here. I'll let you in, but you won't be able to leave!"
Wen Tianhou didn't need to guess to know who it was – it was that mysterious boy from before.
With a thought, a layer of invisible ripples appeared in the entire city, enveloping the entire city.
As long as the other party used that power, he would be able to detect it. He believed that the other party definitely hadn't left.
"So what if you're here? Because you came too late, you won't be able to save the other party. As such, I'll thank you and return the complete power. I won't let you die so easily."
As the low voice sounded out, Wen Tianhou's figure once again disappeared.
On the other side, Painted Shadow felt her vision blur. When she reappeared, she found herself in a familiar place. Why did the surrounding room feel like it was Big Sister Meng Zhen's courtyard?
Wasn't she in that place a moment ago and triggered a mechanism? How did she return home in the blink of an eye? At this moment, the painting in her hand started to tremble. She quickly looked and found that Gu Zheng was about to come out. Only then did she quickly release the restriction on Gu Zheng.
It wasn't that Gu Zheng couldn't come out, but he would hurt Painted Shadow. Of course, he wouldn't do that. She had helped him so much.
Even when she touched the defense, he had found out the way to enter from the side. If he wanted to go around it or force his way in, it was impossible. That was a defense set up by Wen Tianhou himself. Without the same level of cultivation, it was impossible to enter.
However, there was a way. Gu Zheng had a plan in mind that could help him enter without anyone noticing. Everything depended on Little Cat. Using her ability, he could completely ignore the other party's defense. Of course, he didn't know what kind of danger was inside. At least he would be able to find the opportunity first. He wouldn't be careless and alert the other party.
Now, Little Cat's breathing had stabilized a lot. It looked like she could wake up at any time. However, now wasn't the time to wake her up.
"Don't be silly. I was the one who brought us back. Otherwise, we would have been caught." Gu Zheng looked at Painted Shadow who was still in a daze and said from the side.
"Oh, oh, I was wondering. Fortunately, we came back. Otherwise, we would have been locked up. However, the other party has discovered us. We won't be able to go over in a short period of time." Painted Shadow said with some regret.
Even at this time, she still wanted to see that strange Demon Soul.
"If we can't go, then we can't go. Who knows, we might be able to see it in the future. This time, you are exhausted. I really have to thank you." Gu Zheng said sincerely from the side.
If it wasn't for her, he would have been chased back outside. He wouldn't have been able to go deep inside, let alone find the place where Little Ying was locked up.
"Miss, don't worry. Where could she have gone in such a short time? She must be outside. Later, we will go out and find her … Miss, look, she's back."
At this time, Hua Xin's voice came from outside the courtyard. As the door was pushed open, Hua Xin, who was the first to come in, said to the people behind her with a face full of surprise.
Meng Zhen, who was following closely behind, saw Gu Zheng. Her furrowed brows had just relaxed when they reappeared on her face.
"Sister Meng Zhen! Sister Hua Xin, Sister Hua Mei! "
Painted Shadow greeted Meng Zhen and the others one by one. Clearly, they were very familiar with each other.
"Oh, it's Painted Shadow. You're here too. Your group of little friends just asked me where you were. They are looking for you anxiously." Meng Zhen smiled brightly and said to Painted Shadow.
"I'm not going to look for them. I'm very tired. I want to rest. I have to go first. Also, you promised me something. Don't forget."
Painted Shadow opened her small mouth and yawned. She looked tired as she spoke. At this time, she still remembered Gu Zheng's promise to her.
"Don't worry, I won't forget." Gu Zheng shook his head and smiled lightly.
She was very tired after more than a day. Now that she was relaxed, she felt like she could lie down at any time.
"Hua Mei, send her off. Don't let her find a place to sleep on the way." Meng Zhen instructed Hua Mei.
Hua Mei nodded. She went forward and led Painted Shadow away quickly. Under Meng Zhen's instructions, Hua Xin actually closed the door and stood outside the courtyard. She looked outside solemnly as if she was guarding against others.
At this time, Meng Zhen's forced smile finally disappeared. She walked to Gu Zheng anxiously and said to Gu Zheng seriously.
"Where have you been? Do you know that you have a mark on your body? "
Originally, Gu Zheng thought that Meng Zhen was questioning his actions. He didn't expect that she was talking about the mark on his body. He didn't have time to answer and quickly checked his body. However, he didn't find anything wrong. He looked at Meng Zhen suspiciously.
"I didn't see wrongly. This mark is very hidden. It's normal that you can't find it. If I'm not wrong, you went to the Heavenly King and even had a meeting with him. You can tell me what happened." Meng Zhen shook her head and explained when she saw Gu Zheng's confusion.
This made Gu Zheng sure that there was something he didn't know about. He quickly told her about what happened. He didn't hide his purpose. After all, if Meng Zhen had other thoughts, she wouldn't have told him about the mark on his body.
"Can you remove the mark on my body? Does Painted Shadow have it? "Gu Zheng asked in the end.
"I can't remove it. The power of the Heavenly King isn't something that I can touch. As for Painted Shadow, she didn't meet him face to face. There's no mark on her body. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let her leave." Meng Zhen knew what Gu Zheng meant and said directly.
"Miss, there's news from outside. The Heavenly King's people want to come in and search. They have the Heavenly King's warrant. The elders are outside now. They might not be able to stop them."
At this moment, Hua Mei ran in from outside and said to Meng Zhen.
"There's not much time left. Come with me." Meng Zhen's expression changed when she heard this. She then said to Gu Zheng.
"Hua Xin, Hua Mei, stay here. If they ask where I went, tell them that I went to the ancestral painting to cultivate."
Meng Zhen quickened her pace and walked ahead while instructing the two of them.
"We know what to do! Miss, you have to be careful. "Hua Xin and Hua Mei said in unison.
As long as they didn't say anything, no one would be able to get any information from their minds.
"Where are you taking me?" Gu Zheng also changed his appearance to become a member of the Painting Soul's clan, and asked as he followed behind.
"It doesn't matter if they can find you this time. Since you've touched the Heavenly King, it's not safe here anymore. In the future, they will definitely search for you openly or secretly. We need to hide now and leave when the time is right."
Meng Zhen said to Gu Zheng as she walked outside quickly with Gu Zheng.
"I've implicated you this time. I only wanted to take a look. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?" Gu Zheng said guiltily from behind.
Obviously, his matter would implicate Meng Zhen. Even if he had successfully taken Xiao Ying away, she would undoubtedly be the most suspicious if he disappeared alone.
"Let's not talk about this first. Previously, you risked your life to save my life. Otherwise, I would have died in there. The elders won't be able to stop them for long. Before that, we still have something to do." Meng Zhen said quickly. She didn't care about the trouble that Gu Zheng had brought to her.
She wasn't as naive as Hua Ying. She could see some things. No matter what, Gu Zheng couldn't be discovered. However, there was no place to hide. Only that place could prevent the other party from searching.
"Where are we going?"
"Just follow me."
Meng Zhen didn't say much. However, Gu Zheng felt that this route was somewhat familiar. Wasn't it the route that they took to meet the elders the day before?
In a short time, they arrived at the courtyard. However, there were no elders inside now. There was only one guard outside. When he saw Meng Zhen and the others, he just glanced at them and continued to stand there as if he didn't see them.
"Let's go down. This time, we'll save your companions first. When the time is right, we'll leave together."
Meng Zhen came to a corner of the courtyard and pressed on the side. On the ordinary ground, a hole appeared silently.
At this moment, Meng Zhen waved at Gu Zheng and walked down. There was a staircase to go down.
Gu Zheng thought to himself. Why do they love to dig holes so much? Can't they build a prison above?
Although this was what he thought, he didn't slow down and followed them down.
At this moment, Gu Zheng was still lying on the stone bed. He stared blankly at the stone wall above his head. When Meng Zhen came previously, he didn't expect that there would be someone that Gu Zheng knew. Moreover, it was a painting spirit. If it wasn't for the fact that he was sure that Gu Zheng had just fallen from above and didn't know what was going on here, he would have thought that they were on the same side.
Meng Zhen didn't talk much with him. She just comforted him. When the time came, she would send him away and leave. She didn't even say much to Xu Jia. This made him very confused.
He didn't think that he would be able to leave this place. He reckoned that being imprisoned was the best outcome. So what if he knew Gu Zheng? That elder could let him go so easily. Could Gu Zheng see a ghost appear in front of him?
He already knew where he was. It was the palace. Even if he recovered his cultivation, he wouldn't be able to escape from here.
One had to know that even the guards of the four cities were prisoners. There was no way to enter from the outside, let alone leave from the inside.
The familiar sound of footsteps could be heard again, but this time, the speed was slightly faster. The continuous sound of footsteps made Xu Jia come back to his senses. From the sound of the footsteps, it should be the Meng Zhen from before. But who was the unfamiliar footsteps behind him? Why wasn't it the two beautiful Meng Zhen from the same clan?
While he was still thinking, the sound of footsteps stopped outside his room.
Xu Jia sighed. He didn't know why the other party was here. Just as he was about to get up to take a look, he heard a familiar voice.
"Xu Jia, I didn't expect you to be here too."
This voice caused his body to stiffen. Then, he jumped up and looked in front of him in disbelief. He didn't expect Gu Zheng to appear here.
"Gu Zheng, you're really here?"
Looking at the familiar face, Xu Jia subconsciously asked. He even suspected that the other party was pretending. However, when he saw Meng Zhen beside him, he realized that if he had her help, it wouldn't be as difficult as he thought.
Previously, in order to cooperate with him, she even pretended to be like that to avoid suspicion.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. There are people outside tracking me. I need to hide. Before that, I'll take the opportunity to save you. However, I'll have to trouble you to stay here."
Knowing that time was tight, Gu Zheng didn't bother to be polite with Xu Jia. He directly told him the plan that Meng Zhen had given him.
Looking in the direction that Gu Zheng was pointing, a golden scroll was floating in the air. He was captured by this scroll. Once he entered, he would have no chance of escaping.
"Okay."
Xu Jia agreed immediately. Without waiting for Gu Zheng to say anything, he had already taken the initiative to rush in.
After all, with his current situation, it couldn't be that bad. He wouldn't allow himself to follow Gu Zheng. It was better than waiting for death here.
Gu Zheng didn't expect Xu Jia to be so straightforward. Previously, he was worried that the other party would mistakenly think that he had joined them and would waste his breath. He had even decided that if the other party didn't follow him, he would take him away by force.
Even if he had offended him now, he couldn't stay here and wait for death. If Wen Tianhou knew of his existence and wanted to take him away, he would definitely die.
But now, he had saved a lot of time. Gu Zheng didn't have to waste his breath and the other party directly entered the scroll.
"Seems like you're doing pretty well. The other party trusted you so easily." Meng Zhen saw that the other party was tactful and heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the simple contact from before was fruitful.
"Although we didn't stay for long, our relationship is pretty good." Gu Zheng said simply. Then, he urged, "Where are we going next? Let's go now. "
This wasn't the time to chat. He could already feel that there was an extremely powerful Divine Sense probing this place from the outside. However, under the layers of formations here, it was already impossible to determine Gu Zheng's location. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the confidence to avoid the other party's detection.
"Don't worry. Even a Heavenly King can't enter that place. We just have to wait for a while. The Water Spirit Tribe's blessing ceremony is about to be held. At that time, I'll go and bless them. At that time, I'll bring you guys out of here." Meng Zhen said confidently.
"What if the other party suspects?" Gu Zheng said as he walked.
"Even if the other party suspects, I have a way to prevent them from finding you guys even if a Heavenly King comes personally." Meng Zhen said with certainty.
Gu Zheng thought. Even the Painted Shadow had such a strange and unpredictable method, let alone Meng Zhen. Meng Zhen's talent was so strong that it made people jealous.
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