In a heavily-guarded room, Li Yundong was standing in front of the door.
At this moment, there were more than a dozen Painting Soul Elders here. The Great Elder, who had a new look, was sitting in the middle position at the very top. The other Elders were sitting on the left and right sides respectively. Among them, the Second Elder and a few Elders that Gu Zheng had seen before were among them.
As long as the elders were able to come, they were all here. However, everyone's expression was not very good.
On the wall behind them, there was a simple map. On it was a detailed map of Black Dungeon. It was even more detailed than the map at Lone Peak. If one were to compare it carefully, not only was there a huge gap, some of the dangerous markings at Lone Peak were also normal locations here. They had already found a way to deal with them.
However, in the demon soul territory, the dangerous places were still red. They couldn't deal with it, and even going in was extremely dangerous.
"Right now, everyone is fighting the monsters in the air. The fellows that infiltrated us have all been locked up. Right now, we need to discuss where we should go next." The great elder was the first to speak, breaking the silence.
The second elder's secret return shocked all the elders. They didn't expect spies to infiltrate their team without anyone noticing. Otherwise, the second elder wouldn't have had such a hard time inside.
At least they secretly dealt with the spies that infiltrated them. This allowed everyone to let out a sigh of relief. However, they also knew that this was only the beginning. The disappearance of the spies wouldn't take long before it attracted the attention of others. In other words, they had to prepare to leave the home they spent so much effort to build.
Even though they knew this day would come sooner or later, they were still reluctant. Right now, they were all gathered together to discuss their next move. The elders outside had already sent people to inform them.
All the elders turned their heads to look at each other. Some even started discussing in small voices, but no one came up with an idea. After all, everyone knew the situation here and there didn't seem to be anywhere good to go.
First of all, they definitely wouldn't stay in Wen Tianhou's place. If the opponent was determined to take them down, both sides would suffer great losses. Though they could beat the opponent back, they would suffer great losses while the opponent would only need to rest for a long time to recover.
As for Soul Alliance's side, most of it was flat land. It was safe, but if Wen Tianhou came, they wouldn't have anywhere to hide. Right now, they had the same goal, which was to continue staying low key and wait for the clan leader's side to all come. In fact, they only needed an elder similar to Wen Tianhou to be completely safe.
As for Lone Peak, it could be ruled out even more. That place seemed pretty good, but in fact, it was even more dangerous.
"Why don't we head to the west?" one of the elders said. "We have a hideout there. It's a bit crude, but we can live there for a while."
"Perhaps we can go to the sealed mountain range. That place is usually not visited, and the space there is big enough. More importantly, it is very convenient to go out. With that place as the foundation, it is not bad."
The elders spoke one after another. After all, when they went out to travel, although it was said that they were relaxing, in reality, they were looking for a suitable location.
A few good locations had already been reported and confirmed. Moreover, they had already made some simple arrangements. It could be said that they were preparing for this moment. However, there were still many that weren't completed. After all, everything had to be done secretly. The monsters in the air weren't fast, so there were many that couldn't be directly passed through.
Everyone more or less knew about these places, but ultimately, they would still go to other places. If the great elder chose some, everyone could continue discussing.
Once they decided, they had to start preparing.
"Cough, I have an idea." The Seventh Elder waited until everyone had quieted down a little before he opened his mouth to speak. This attracted everyone's attention.
"Actually, let me first tell you my personal thoughts. I actually quite agree with going to Sealed Mountain Range."
"Oh? Why do you say that? Although there is a natural hiding space there, it can't be developed. At most, it can barely be used as a hiding space. "fifth elder said with some confusion.
"The reason I made this decision is because the city next to it doesn't belong to Wen Tianhou's side anymore. It has already been taken over by another faction."
Seventh elder said what she knew. In fact, half of the elders already knew the news, so they naturally understood what she meant.
"The other party's strength is somewhat weak. For us, even if it attracts some attention, it won't be of much value." an elder who knew the inside story said.
"In theory, that's the case. Everyone knows the person that Meng Si brought back. From that person, I found a clue. The third party has a connection with Lone Peak. Although the connection isn't very strong, if the other party is in danger, how can they not go to Lone Peak for help?"
"If that's the case, Wen Tianhou has to consider it. After all, there are enemies that aren't inferior to him. If he doesn't come, no matter how many ordinary monsters come, we won't be afraid. We can even command them to drive them out. Then, we can be quiet for a while and continue to think of ways to wake up the patriarch and contact the other side."
Seventh elder said her thoughts, which immediately caused a lot of discussion. After all, if what she said was true, the benefits would definitely be better than other places. The only downside was that the environment was too bad. However, they could endure it. At most, they would just return to the painting and slowly change outside.
"We can put this place in as a backup. However, just one place isn't enough. Let's discuss a few more places and then go over to take a look. In the end, we'll make a decision." First Elder said decisively.
Then, they continued to discuss. What they discussed wasn't just this matter. There were other important matters that needed to be discussed here.
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"Knock, knock."
Standing outside the courtyard, Gu Zheng knocked on the door. His face was filled with worry, and he didn't know how to explain.
"Young Master Gu, come in quickly. Where's Miss Meng?"
The one who opened the door was Hua Xin. After seeing Gu Zheng outside, she enthusiastically let Gu Zheng in. However, when she stretched her head to look behind, she didn't see Meng Zhen's shadow, so she asked doubtfully.
"Something must have happened. Did you forget that some time ago, the elders were coming and going. They seemed to be discussing something. Even Meng Si hasn't returned yet. Also, Meng Xiao, I heard about this when I was chatting with them. Unfortunately, no one knows what exactly happened. We can only wait for Miss to come back."
Hua Mei, who was rushing over, had just walked behind Hua Xin. Hearing her question, she didn't wait for Gu Zheng to speak and spoke instead.
"I don't know either. Meng Zhen was taken away by the elders before. I was waiting and then she came back. It seems like something big happened." Gu Zheng thought for a while and told a lie.
Meng Zhen's disappearance was probably something that the elders wouldn't tell them now. After all, this matter was too important. Even if they wanted to tell them, they would wait until their plan was carried out. Before that, it was better not to let them worry.
Perhaps he would be able to save the other party at that time.
"I see. I don't know what kind of mission is going on. Great, I have to be with a little b * tch like you again." Hua Xin said with some disappointment. She didn't suspect anything.
"I don't want to be with you. It's super boring." Hua Xin retorted from the side.
"I can't be bothered to talk to you. I'm going out. You stay here and look after the house." Hua Mei had a smug look on her face. She walked briskly and quickly left the place, leaving behind an indignant Hua Xin.
"I went out for too long the last time, so it's my turn to look after the house now. I can't go out if there's nothing." Meng Zhen muttered with some dissatisfaction. It wasn't clear if she was explaining it to herself or Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng tactfully didn't interrupt. Even if Hua Xin and the others could become Meng Xin in the future, following Meng Zhen here was actually just training. They weren't real maids. They were like sisters to Meng Zhen.
Gu Zheng returned to his temporary room as if everything outside had nothing to do with this place. He quickly set up some simple Alert Spell Formations in the surroundings. This way, if someone approached this place, he would know. Who asked this room to be so tightly guarded? If something happened, he would know.
After doing all this, Gu Zheng took out the black tower and quietly placed it on the ground. The next moment, his figure disappeared from the room.
In the big ship inside, Gu Zheng casually sat on a chair and looked at the kitten in front of him. He began to try to wake him up. Although the kitten's condition wasn't good now, according to his analysis, waking him up wouldn't affect him too much. At most, he wouldn't be able to continue recovering. It wouldn't worsen his injuries.
As for why he didn't wake the kitten up outside, it was because once he woke up, Wen Tianhou would be able to sense it immediately. After all, the aura that had been left on the kitten's body couldn't be removed in a short period of time, so he hadn't wanted to wake him up. However, now that he wanted to wake him up, he realized how serious the kitten's condition was.
However, it wasn't hard to understand. After all, the kitten's cultivation was too low. It couldn't be compared to Wen Tianhou at all. If it wasn't for the fact that the kitten was proficient in a domain, the kitten wouldn't have been able to block a casual attack from Wen Tianhou.
As Gu Zheng slowly called out, the kitten's eyes finally opened. He looked at Gu Zheng in a daze. After a while, he completely woke up.
"Is there anything that can help you recover quickly? I need your help, "Gu Zheng didn't waste any words and directly said.
The kitten's body shook and took two steps forward towards Gu Zheng. His body swayed as if he was going to fall. The monster in the air hurriedly stretched out his hand and gently made him lie down again.
"Other than recovering bit by bit over time, only some special things can help me recover. For example, some special spatial treasures with spatial attributes will also work. Ordinary ones definitely won't work. Or devouring enemies of the same attribute can also speed up my recovery."
The kitten knew that Gu Zheng had deliberately woken him up for something extremely important, so he immediately said after thinking for a moment.
"I see."
Gu Zheng thought inwardly. Looking at Kitten, whose eyelids were abnormally heavy and who was lying in front of him, he thought of a question. Since the Black Tower could heal Yan Ge's barrier, could it heal Kitten's injuries as well? He immediately contacted the Tool Spirit and asked.
The reply he received made him overjoyed. However, before his happy smile could fully bloom, it froze halfway.
The kitten's situation was different from Yan Ge's barrier. His sister wasn't injured by Wen Tianhou, but by his subordinates. However, the kitten was injured by Wen Tianhou. Even with the kitten's special physique, it was difficult to heal. If it were a normal human or Goblin, they would probably die from a single blow.
Therefore, it could be healed, but it would take time. It would take at least a hundred years to completely heal the kitten.
This time was too long, so long that Xiao Ying had no hope of being saved. He knew what kind of torture Xiao Ying was enduring. She wouldn't be able to last until then.
"Looks like I can only go to Soul Alliance to take a look. It's said that the final prize of that competition is a spatial type treasure. I wonder if it's useful to the kitten."
Gu Zheng thought in his heart. However, he still had the Black Tower heal the kitten. Recovering a bit would lessen the kitten's pain.
A piece of green jade slowly floated above the small cat's head, and then landed on the small cat's body. In the end, it stuck tightly to the small cat's head, as if it was wearing a small green hat that was emitting light. However, the power of the Black Tower was endlessly transmitted from the jade, causing the small cat to involuntarily moan and let out a comfortable meow.
"Rest well here. Once I find the item you want to recover, I'll come back in." Gu Zheng said to the kitten.
Recovery in the Black Tower was clearly faster, so he naturally wouldn't bring the kitten outside.
However, Gu Zheng thought for a moment. Very quickly, a coffin suddenly floated to the side. It was Yan Ge's sister. Though her injuries were healed, for some reason, Gu Zheng didn't wake her up. In order to prevent the kitten from being bored and to find out some things, he was prepared to wake her up as well.
The eyes in the coffin suddenly opened. They were no different from the ones in front of the kitten. They also started to fall into a trance and their minds went blank. After a while, they realized something and jumped out of the coffin. They saw Gu Zheng at the side with a glance.
"Where is this? Where's my brother? "
Hearing the other person's harsh tone and aura that was slightly inferior to his, Gu Zheng felt that the sister's relationship was truly deep. The first thing she did when she came out was to care about Yan Ge.
"Don't get too excited. Your brother isn't here, and you were entrusted by your brother Yan Ge to take care of you. Otherwise, do you think your injuries would have healed so easily? Let me introduce myself, Gu Zheng!" Gu Zheng didn't answer the other person's question. After all, of these two questions, he couldn't answer the former, and he didn't know the latter either.
"Thank you, Young Master Gu. Yan Ge's sister Yan Yue. I will naturally remember this kindness. If possible, please let me go."
She knew her final fate. She originally thought that she was going to die. She didn't expect that there was still a monster in the air. Moreover, in this short period of time, she also realized that she seemed to be in a special space. Everything here was under the other person's control. This feeling of being controlled made her feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.
Especially in this place, which wasn't her battlefield. She could only use 70% of her strength at most. She didn't feel safe at all.
"If you want to go out, I won't object. However, this is the palace city. If you appear outside, I'm afraid you'll attract attention."
Gu Zheng saw through the other person's thoughts and directly pointed it out.
"However, don't worry. I have an agreement with Yan Ge. We will meet soon. You must know that I need you to bring me to the place you left. After leaving this place, you can go out at any time. However, you can also wait for Yan Ge."
"You can't go to that place. Only us water demons with special talents can go there."
Originally, Yan Yue was still suspicious of Gu Zheng's intentions. However, she suddenly remembered that her life was saved by him. He wouldn't lie to her about this. Moreover, although she had fully recovered, she was still under his control.
Moreover, if he used her as a hostage, Yan Ge wouldn't hand her over to him. She naturally knew her brother's personality. She also knew that there was a hidden message in the coffin. It was left behind by Yan Ge. It was a secret transmission method unique to the water demons. She could roughly understand the situation when she looked back. Now, she didn't need the other party to promise her anything.
"This isn't a problem for you. You will definitely leave this place. After all, the place for you to stay is too small. If someone wants to deal with you, such as that person, you won't be able to escape even if you want to. However, the other party is currently tied down. Once you recover, he will be able to catch you in the air." Gu Zheng said slowly.
Yan Yue didn't say much. She knew that Gu Zheng was right. Even when she was unconscious, she vaguely knew how much Yan Ge had sacrificed to save her. She naturally wouldn't let them stay here.
It was really easy for someone to deal with them here. Although that place seemed unfamiliar and dangerous, it was still better than waiting for death here.
"I don't have anything else. I just want you to recover in advance. You will be able to leave soon. If there are any problems, just pass it to me through him." Gu Zheng's tone changed. He pointed at the little cat who had recovered a lot and said.
Yan Yue nodded silently. She didn't say anything.
Gu Zheng saw that everything was settled. Then, he left the Black Tower. He put away the formation around him and walked out.
At this moment, Hua Xin was still in the courtyard. She was sitting on a stone stool in a daze. She was still muttering something. Her mouth opened and closed, but no sound could be heard. When she saw Gu Zheng come out, she became spirited. Her eyes turned. When Gu Zheng came to her side, she stood up and asked.
"Why did you come down so quickly? Are you preparing to go out? Bring me along. It's so boring here."
"I'm not going out. However, you forgot that in a while, it will be the time for you to bless the Water Demon Tribe. At that time, I will go out. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I'll just wait here. At that time, you won't be able to see me anymore." Gu Zheng joked as he walked.
"I see. What a pity. However, it's better that I don't see you. You have caught me. It's better that I don't see you."
Although Hua Xin said that, she still leaned over and chatted with Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng also had nothing to do. The two of them didn't specially chat before. They were hurrying along the way, so they chatted casually. He was waiting for the notification from the Soul Painting Tribe.
Because even if there was Wen Tianhou's shadow behind him, Wen Tianhou wouldn't fall out with him at this stage. He would definitely leave this place first. And for the Water Demon Tribe's blessing, in order to not reveal any flaws, he would definitely go. If he guessed correctly, Wen Tianhou would bring him along at that time.
In the courtyard, he stayed for another half a month. Finally, someone came from outside.
"Is it Young Master Gu? The elders invite you in! "
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