"I still have things to do over there, so I'll have to trouble you to do some experiments here first."
A group of people came to the door. The leader was a skinny man with a faint bloody aura around him. Blood mist spread around his body, but it didn't spread out. Instead, it stuck to the surface of his body and swayed with his movements. It was as if there was a layer of strange red creatures on his body. He stopped and said to the person beside him.
"Master Chi, the Hundred Alliance's matter is naturally more important. Compared to them, if they succeed, I don't have to do anything here," the person beside him said humbly. His attitude was very low.
"How should I put it? Your side is equally important. You know better than me how powerful the other side is. Even if the plan succeeds, it's impossible to eliminate them. So, I'll have to trouble Elder Bai."
Gu Zheng felt quite startled; that Sir Chi was most likely Chi Hong. He had never thought that Sir Chi would come here. However, he felt quite delighted because since Sir Chi had appeared here, that meant that the monster in the air might have some information. He did not dare to look in that direction, so he focused and continued to listen.
"Don't worry about that, sir. This is the result of my previous research. Please take it back, sir. If it's good, we can start the first stage on the painting spirit." Elder Bai chuckled and handed over a document with some simple records.
"Great, then I'll leave this to you. I'll give you a reward later." Chi Hong took the document and flipped through it casually, then said with satisfaction.
"Thank you, Master." Elder Bai cupped his hands.
"Okay, time is tight, so I won't say much. I'll leave this to you. I hope to hear good news from you the next time I come." Chi Hong laughed and then left.
"Take care, everyone."
Elder Bai said to the group of people. They nodded in a friendly manner and left with Chi Hong. There was only one person dressed like a servant beside them.
When Elder Bai saw that all the other party's figures had disappeared, he scanned the outside before walking in.
After half a day, Gu Zheng, who was hiding beside him, ordered Little Yu to start moving. He walked in through the main door quietly.
He had a feeling that Meng Zhen was here. Although he did not know why she was not sent to the headquarters of the Hundred Alliance, if that was the case, then this was an opportunity that he could not let go of.
Compared to the Hundred Alliance, the danger here was negligible.
Of course, this was just a guess. He had to search this place to be sure.
This villa was very large, but most of it was empty. There were no traces of people living here. It seemed that after it was built, it had been abandoned here. Many corners had not been cleaned.
It wasn't until he approached the room at the edge of the mountain that some servants appeared in Gu Zheng's perception. Other than that, there wasn't a single restriction in the entire place. Even Elder Bai, who had just appeared, was nowhere to be seen.
Gu Zheng first asked Xiaoyu to walk around the periphery. After finding that there were no traces, he set his eyes on the mountain villa. It was very likely that the other party had other spaces in the mountain, and the villa outside was just a cover. However, perhaps it was too rushed, and there was no time to prepare any other cover.
This time, Xiao Yu's body began to explore the innermost area.
As soon as he entered, he could clearly feel that something was different. There were all monsters in the air, and occasionally, there were servants who hurried past.
However, most of the people inside were ordinary people. Gu Zheng even saw the two servants from before. At this time, they were resting comfortably in a large room. There were also some snacks on the side. It seemed that they had completed their mission and had also gotten some benefits while they were at it.
Other than that, Gu Zheng did not find anything else. It was as if the entire villa was a place where ordinary people lived. Even Elder Bai had disappeared. This made him a little doubtful.
Gu Zheng took a risk and released his divine consciousness. He carefully explored the surroundings, wanting to see if there was anything different. However, just like before, there was nothing suspicious. He did not believe it.
Just as Gu Zheng decided to investigate carefully, a woman in gorgeous clothes appeared out of thin air in a master bedroom.
Gu Zheng had been in that room before. Because the decoration of the room was the most gorgeous and the area was large enough, he deliberately walked around it. After finding nothing, he came out. How did the woman appear here?
The next moment, Gu Zheng's figure appeared in the open space outside. He comforted Xiaoyu and let her hide in his arms again. In a flash, he appeared in the room.
"Who are you?"
The woman was startled by Gu Zheng's appearance and shouted. At the same time, she turned around and tried to subdue Gu Zheng.
This woman's cultivation was not weak. She also had the strength of a peak Fairy Immortal. As soon as she attacked, Gu Zheng knew that she did not usually cultivate. Her attacks were full of flaws, especially her delicate jade-like hands. He could tell that she was used to living like a princess and had almost never used her hands.
Thus, Gu Zheng was able to subdue the other party in an instant. He only needed to seal the other party's cultivation base.
"Now we can talk." Gu Zheng clapped his hands and said to the woman.
"You lowly commoner, do you know where you are? How dare you come here? You are dead. No matter who is behind you, you are dead. " The middle-aged woman, who was slightly plump, was not afraid at all. Instead, she shouted at Gu Zheng in a sharp and arrogant tone.
"Don't waste your time. Do you think you can hear me from outside?" Gu Zheng did not bother to talk nonsense with her. He knew that she would not cry until she saw the coffin. Since she did not want to cooperate, it was too simple.
Gu Zheng flicked his finger and a black light entered the woman's body.
"What are you doing?" At this time, the woman realized something and said in fear.
"What am I doing? You will know in a while. " Gu Zheng said indifferently. He left the woman and began to check the surroundings more carefully to see if there were any traps here.
"Ah, it hurts! What did you do to me?"
The woman wanted to say something, but suddenly a sharp pain came from all over her body, causing her to scream. At the same time, she questioned Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng shrugged. Even at this point, the other party was still unable to recognize his own identity. He would have to suffer a little more. Ignoring the other party, Gu Zheng continued with his inspection.
At this time, the woman was in so much pain that she could not stand. She rolled back and forth on the ground, trying to reduce the pain. However, the pain seemed to come from her internal organs, making her feel like she was about to die.
"Someone, save … save me."
Looking at the open door, the woman forced herself to stand up and staggered toward the door. At the same time, she tried to shout for attention outside.
Not to mention that her voice was so weak that even she couldn't hear herself, Gu Zheng had already set up a barrier at the door. She was lying on the barrier at the door, so she could clearly see the servants outside. Unfortunately, from the outside, the inside didn't look any different from before. No one dared to enter without her permission.
"I, I …"
The woman still wanted to say something, but she could not hold on any longer. She was forced to faint from the immense pain.
At this time, Gu Zheng had also finished his check. Other than finding some things that the servants had bought, there was nothing else. Seeing this, he withdrew the source of the pain in her body.
"Crash!"
A ball of clear water fell from the sky and poured directly on the woman's head, waking her up from her coma.
"Now, we can talk in detail." Gu Zheng waited for the other party to wake up. Seeing that she was not shouting this time, he asked.
"What do you want? Whether it is money, cultivation resources, or pills, I will use them all. Don't torture me anymore." At this time, the woman who was in a sorry state also knew that she was under someone else's roof. She had no choice but to lower her head and speak honestly.
At this moment, she thought that the other party was robbing her. She thought that this kind of situation would only happen below. She did not expect that there would be adventurers above. It was really too scary. Of course, she did not know what Gu Zheng wanted to do here.
"Keep these things for yourself. Tell me, where did you go?" Gu Zheng's eyes flashed with disdain as he said solemnly.
"What? I've been here the entire time. I didn't go anywhere. "The woman was startled for a moment before quickly reacting.
"Do you want to experience that pain again? Since I've come here, it means I have absolute confidence. I've come for that woman. If you don't tell me, don't blame me for soulsearching you," said Gu Zheng viciously.
"How do you know about that woman? You're from the painting soul's side. How do they know so quickly? " No matter how stupid the woman was, when she heard Gu Zheng's words, she immediately thought of Gu Zheng's identity and involuntarily shouted.
"Don't waste my breath. Are you going to tell me or not?" Gu Zheng once more pressed her. At the same time, a black light shined from his fingertip.
However, he was even happier inside. Meng Zhen was really here. He had finally found her.
If it weren't for the fact that he had accidentally overheard the conversation between those two people and became suspicious, he wouldn't have come here so coincidentally. It would be too difficult to find Meng Zhen. He would only go to the Hundred Alliance to investigate.
However, the woman they were talking about should be this woman.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Seeing the black light on Gu Zheng's fingertip, the woman thought of the pain she had just experienced. That was a pain she had never experienced in her life. She subconsciously shivered.
She was afraid that if she was a step too slow, she would have to experience that pain again. She would rather die than experience that pain again.
"Hurry up and tell me. How do I find her? What defenses are there? If you hide anything, I'll make you suffer ten times more pain than before."
Gu Zheng knew that it was impossible to get her to speak without suffering, so he threatened her.
When facing Gu Zheng's threat, the woman completely didn't dare conceal anything, and she spoke of everything she knew like she was spilling beans.
Meng Zhen was indeed here. She was in the belly of the mountain behind them. It used to be an abandoned training ground. A while ago, the mountain villa, including this place, was used in an emergency to cover up this place.
Originally, everything was fine. After all, Meng Zhen's arrival was top secret information. Apart from a few people, no one else knew about this place. To the outside world, they continued to use this elite training ground. However, just as it was on the right track and before anyone else arrived, Chi Hong had just brought her people back when Gu Zheng came knocking on their door.
There were no traps here. In another two days, some servants and people who came to train would come here. Originally, they were waiting for them to come back before setting up. So, Gu Zheng was really lucky.
As for why she knew so much, it was because she was the daughter of one of the higher-ups of the Hundred Alliance. She was in charge of observing Meng Zhen and covering up outside. Her mission was easy. She was just here to get some credit.
As for the inside, Gu Zheng was more concerned. There were very few guards inside. There were only the most basic guards, barely enough. This was because other than Meng Zhen, there was a wanted criminal imprisoned here. Other than that, there were no other wanted criminals.
As for the true strength of the guards, Gu Zheng was shocked. The so-called Elder Bai was actually a traitor of the Painting Soul Clan. He was also the only Painting Soul whose male soul had cultivated to the Grand Heavenly Realm. His only purpose here was to study Meng Zhen and find out if there were any major flaws in the new generation of juniors that he could exploit.
Of course, even if Chi Hong and the rest had left, there were still a few guards here. If not for the urgent matters at the headquarters of the Hundred Alliance that required their help, they wouldn't have left.
As for what the matter was, this noble young lady didn't know. This was because her heart wasn't on it. Moreover, with her identity, she rarely went inside. The only thing she knew was that this matter concerned the fate of the Hundred Alliance and all the Lesser Worlds.
Gu Zheng didn't ask too much about it. After the other party explained how to get in, he started thinking about how to get in and rescue Meng Zhen without alerting the other party.
However, it was a difficult problem. This was because there was only one passage where Meng Zhen was imprisoned. No matter how one hid, they wouldn't be able to avoid the attention of the guards. It was even more impossible to sneak in without them knowing.
The guards were at least Jin Xian's peak experts. Moreover, they wouldn't be able to get close to them. Although the monsters in the air were in a hurry, there were still things that needed to be done. It wasn't like the outside where there were only decorations.
"Seems like I still need your help." Gu Zheng looked at the quiet lady and said.
"I can't bring her out. I'm only here to help. I don't have the authority to bring her out. Moreover, there's a monitoring formation where she's at. There are people inside at all times. Moreover, if she moves, she'll be discovered. You can't save her." The lady said in fear.
"I don't need you to bring me out. I need you to bring me in." Gu Zheng decided to go in first and release Meng Zhen. If there was no other way, he would kill his way out.
There were only a few powerful existences inside. Gu Zheng was confident that he could bring Meng Zhen out. As long as he could shake off the other party, with Xiao Yu's help, it would be easy to shake them off.
Once Chi Hong returned, even if there were ten of him, it would be suicide.
"You've said everything you need to say. Once I enter, do you think you can escape responsibility? Think about the consequences." Gu Zheng thought of an idea. Therefore, he tried to persuade her.
"I'll be locked in the dark prison forever." The lady's face instantly turned pale.
She knew the consequences of what she had done. However, she couldn't bear the torture. She was even more afraid that if the other party searched her soul, she wouldn't be able to hide her secret. She might even be turned into an idiot. Even if her father avenged her, she would be done for.
Both sides were the worst outcome. She didn't want to think about it. After Gu Zheng brought it up, the fear in her heart rose again. She was even more afraid than Gu Zheng's torture.
"Right now, I have a pretty good idea. Although I can't completely absolve you of your crimes, it can greatly lessen your punishment as long as you're willing to help me." Gu Zheng looked at the other party's appearance and smiled again.
The lady only looked at Gu Zheng blankly. She was still immersed in the consequences of her actions.
Her temperament was too bad. She would probably be like this for the rest of her life.
Gu Zheng sighed in his heart. However, it had nothing to do with him. He continued to throw out the idea that he had just thought of.
"You just have to pretend that you're under my control and can't do anything about it. It's very simple."
"You should know that my cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Human Soul Realm. What ability do the monsters in the air have to resist me? As long as you say that my ability is good at controlling people, all your actions will be controlled by the other party and you can't do anything about it, no one will come to me to prove it. Even if some people have doubts, your father will help you. At the very least, the situation you face will be the easiest punishment for you."
In order to let the other party understand, Gu Zheng purposely said things that the other party could understand. He even cooperated by revealing a trace of his aura.
Hearing Gu Zheng's suggestion, the lady came back to her senses. She looked at Gu Zheng in a daze, as if she was thinking about it repeatedly.
"Don't worry, I'll leave a trace of my aura in your body. That way, nothing will go wrong. When you bring me there, you'll lose consciousness." Gu Zheng added another bargaining chip on top of that.
"Okay, you have to swear that other than making me faint, you will definitely not hurt me." The lady seemed to understand and directly agreed.
"Don't worry, I don't care about the monsters in the air at all."
Gu Zheng chuckled. Since the other party was so afraid of death, she would not reject his suggestion. He directly followed the other party's instructions and swore that as long as the other party was willing to cooperate, he would definitely not hurt her.
In truth, when Gu Zheng first found out the method to enter, he had the idea of killing the other party to prevent the other party from causing trouble. However, after thinking about it, he changed his mind. It seemed that it would be easier to let the other party help him.
Seeing Gu Zheng swear, the lady heaved a sigh of relief and stood up. "Let me tidy up a bit and bring you in. You have to disguise yourself as a comb so I can find an excuse. If you want to change into your original body, don't even think about it."
"That's easy, I can do it at any time." Gu Zheng immediately agreed.
Since the other party could think of this problem, it seemed that she was already determined to cooperate with him. Moreover, he was not worried that the other party would go back on their words. The aura he would send into the other party's body later was also a kind of precaution. As long as the other party did not want to die, she would definitely not do something that would cause both of them to suffer.
The lady quickly dressed up again and regained her radiant appearance. Although he knew that the other party was not human, this dressing was indeed very attractive.
After the other party sent in a concealed aura, Gu Zheng's entire body transformed into a simple looking wooden comb. It could not fool the careful inspection of an expert of the same level, but would the other party carefully inspect it?
They would not think that one of their own would bring an enemy in, let alone inspect it.
As the ripples on the wall continued to flicker, the lady that Gu Zheng had temporarily convinced to defect grabbed Gu Zheng and walked in.
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