"This woman is a cultivator. Her cultivation has already reached the late stage of the fifth layer."
The Device Spirit's words were the reason why Gu Zheng frowned. Although he didn't have the ability to see through other people's cultivation, the momentum of a cultivator was different from that of an ordinary person. Moreover, this was a cultivator at the late stage of the fifth layer. If the Device Spirit hadn't said it, he wouldn't have been able to see through it.
"A cultivator at the late stage of the fifth layer. I don't know how old she is, but she's still acting like a little girl. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps!" Gu Zheng thought to himself.
"Actually, this is normal. Real cultivators, especially those in the Untainted Land, have reached the Jin Xian Realm but still act like a little girl. There are many of them. When they talk to some people, they also act like this. This is their true nature. Of course, people who can make those female cultivators reveal their true nature are usually people they are close to or interested in. This woman is showing this kind of attitude to you. Presumably, she wants to be close to you. You are the person she is interested in! "The Device Spirit said with a smirk.
"Forget it. A cultivator doesn't reveal her identity at all. Moreover, I'm not familiar with her. When she acts like this when talking to me, I think she's hiding evil intentions!"
Today's incident with Meow Meow made Gu Zheng feel that the Device Spirit's words always had a hint of sarcasm.
"Sect Leader Gu, why aren't you talking? My words aren't to the point where you can't accept them, right? "The young woman said sadly.
"No, no. It's just that you look like a friend of mine. That's why I'm a little absent-minded." Gu Zheng laughed.
"Is that so? Like a friend of Sect Leader Gu? What kind of friend is he? "The young woman smiled. A trace of craftiness flashed through her eyes.
"Like a friend of mine who passed away."
Gu Zheng looked embarrassed. The smile on the young woman's face froze. At this moment, Zhao Wen laughed. "I was so focused on talking that I didn't introduce her to Sect Leader Gu. This is my granddaughter, Zhao Ya. She has always envied the world of cultivators. This time, she insisted on following me to Emei to have a look."
"So it's Miss Zhao Ya."
Gu Zheng only smiled at Zhao Ya and turned to ask Zhao Wen: "I say, Zhao Family Head, your Zhao Family also has a cultivator force behind it. Why is Miss Zhao so interested in my Emei?"
"Emei is a famous mountain to begin with. There is no lack of moving legends on it. Moreover, last time, your delicious food made my picky grandfather praise it non-stop. I am also very interested in a young sect leader like you."
Zhao Ya did not give up. She looked at Gu Zheng with a burning gaze.
"Zhao Family's Patriarch, are you here purely for a visit, or is there something else? If there's anything else, just say it. You know that I'm talking to the disciples, and I'm not done yet. They're still waiting for me in the hall! "
Gu Zheng was not in the mood to continue chatting with the two people in front of him.
"Firstly, it's a visit. Secondly, I want to taste the delicacies cooked by Sect Master Gu again. But now it seems that it's not easy to taste Sect Master Gu's delicacies! "
Zhao Wen's regretful voice paused, and then she said: "If Sect Master Gu has something to do, you can go about your business. Now that the sky has turned dark, it's too late to go down the mountain. The two of us will stay at Emei for the night. Sect Master Gu, you won't refuse, right?"
"Of course not. It's really late. I'm already sorry that I couldn't make you delicious food. How can I refuse to stay for the night!" Gu Zheng laughed.
"Sect Master Gu, I originally wanted to ask you to be a guide, but it seems that you don't have much time. Find me a guide. It's not easy to come to Emei. You can't let us stay in the room until dawn, right?" Zhao Ya said, feeling wronged.
"Sure, it's not a problem at all. I'll arrange a guide for you right away and show you the scenery of Emei." Gu Zheng's voice paused: "However, I really don't have time to accompany you. There are still a lot of things waiting for me to deal with at the disciples' side. Wait here for a while, the guide will be here soon."
"Okay, Sect Master Gu, go about your business!"
The grandfather and grandson of the Zhao family laughed and sent him off.
After walking out of the banquet hall, the smile on Gu Zheng's face turned into a sneer. The grandfather and grandson clearly had something to do. Since they didn't say it and wanted to stay at Emei, then he would see what kind of tricks they could play.
The guide that Gu Zheng found for the Zhao family was Du Wei. With this expert in the middle stage of the Divine Transformation Realm following them, Gu Zheng wasn't afraid that they would cause any trouble.
Du Wei took the grandfather and grandson of the Zhao family to stroll around Emei from the afternoon until dinner time. During this time, the grandfather and grandson of the Zhao family really enjoyed themselves as if they were looking at the scenery.
The grandfather and grandson of the Zhao family ate dinner together with the disciples of Emei. As for Gu Zheng, he stayed in the Chaotic Pagoda and prepared some ingredients in preparation for the cultivation of elemental elixir food later.
After dinner, the grandfather and grandson of the Zhao family returned to the guest room that Du Wei arranged for them.
Late at night, Zhao Ya walked out of her room and went to Zhao Wen's room.
Zhao Wen, who was about to lie down, was surprised to see Zhao Ya come over.
"My dear granddaughter, why aren't you sleeping at this late hour? Why did you come to grandfather's room? "Zhao Wen said dotingly.
"Damn old man, come on! Are you addicted to taking advantage of others? "Zhao Ya glared at Zhao Wen.
"Miss Ya, this, this …" Zhao Wen was shocked.
"Don't say this and that. There is no one here to monitor us. No one will hear what we say."
Zhao Ya casually sat on a chair and gestured for Zhao Wen to sit down.
"Emei is unexpectedly so unguarded? There isn't even anyone monitoring them? Could it be that they weren't the ones who stole our Dark Ancient Wood Coffin? But if it wasn't them, who else could it be? After all, when the Dark Ancient Wood Coffin was lost, it was when they needed it the most! "Zhao Wen murmured.
"It's not like the Emei Sect doesn't have any defenses. The person who will be our guide is also a cultivator!" Zhao Ya said coldly.
"No, no way? There is a cultivator in Emei? "Zhao Wen's eyes widened.
"Although he hid it very well and I couldn't sense his specific cultivation level, he is undoubtedly a cultivator. The Dark Ancient Wood Coffin is a small matter. Although we don't know if it was stolen by Emei Sect, they are very suspicious! And there must be a big secret hidden in Emei Sect. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let a cultivator accompany us, "Zhao Ya said with a frown.
"Miss Ya, our real purpose of coming here this time, will it change because of the appearance of this cultivator?"
"No, that thing is too important. They went missing when they were carrying out a mission in Chuan Province. The place where they went missing is very close to Emei Sect. Now that I know that there is a cultivator in Emei Sect, I am even more certain that that thing should be related to them. So, I still plan to explore Emei Sect at night and see if I can find anything! "
Zhao Ya's voice paused and then she smiled sinisterly. "However, this time we came to Emei Sect by chance. Whether or not we found the thing we were looking for, we found a very unexpected thing!"
"Oh? What is Miss Ya talking about? "Zhao Wen asked hastily.
"Did you see the Emei Pagoda just now? It is actually a combination of two completely different parts of the pagoda! This is not consistent with the legendary Emei Pagoda. The legendary Emei Pagoda has a total of 13 floors, but the current Emei Pagoda has 22 floors. What does this mean? This means that the Emei Pagoda is not complete. It can be added to the 22nd floor, so is it impossible to add to the 31st floor? The Holy Pagoda in our sect has nine floors. The sect leader once said that the Holy Pagoda is not complete and there are other parts of the pagoda. I didn't expect that the famous Emei Pagoda is also not complete! "Zhao Ya sneered.
"Miss Ya, Miss Ya, are you saying that the Emei Pagoda is one with our Holy Pagoda? Good boy! The nine-floor Holy Pagoda is already so amazing. How powerful would the 31st floor Holy Pagoda be? "Zhao Wen gasped.
"Who are you calling good boy?" Zhao Ya looked askance.
"I am just lamenting. You are the master of the Holy Pagoda in our sect. How can I dare to call you good boy when I am not acting?" Zhao Wen quickly explained.
"It is good that you did not forget my identity. If I take action tonight, I will need your cooperation."
"How does Miss Ya want me to cooperate? When the time is right, you need to attract the attention of the disciples guarding the Emei Pagoda and give me a chance to approach the Emei Pagoda. "
"Ah? I am just an ordinary person. If Miss Zhao wants me to do this … "Zhao Wen said in fear.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? If it is not the right time, I will not take action. As long as I do not take action, even if you create an opportunity for me, at most it will arouse the suspicion of the Emei Pagoda. It will not be a fatal disaster. "Zhao Ya rolled her eyes.
"Miss Ya, our main task this time is just to investigate. I think it is better to report this matter to the sect. After all, the current Emei Pagoda is different from the Emei Pagoda we know. There are cultivators here. If we are not careful, both of us will have to sleep here forever!" Zhao Wen said seriously.
"Cultivators? With my ability, it is not impossible for me to escape from cultivators! Don't worry, as long as I can escape, I can take you with me. I will not leave you here alone. What's more, this matter is an opportunity to make a great contribution. If this matter is spread to the sect, I will not say anything. Do you think you will have a chance to make a contribution? Don't forget, you don't have much lifespan left. Only the sect's medicinal pills can save you! Besides, don't you want to miss the various kinds of enjoyment in the mortal world? If you still want to have them, then listen to me. We will seek riches and honor in danger! "
Listening to Zhao Ya's bewitching words, Zhao Wen fiercely clenched his teeth: "Okay, let's fight!"
Gu Zheng, who was in the Chaos Pagoda, knew clearly about the secret conversation between Zhao Wen and Zhao Ya.
"Zhao Ya can unexpectedly see that Du Wei is a cultivator. This is unexpected. It seems that she is still a very capable person." Gu Zheng said.
"She is a little capable, but that is all. At least she can't feel my divine sense eavesdropping."
Soran Aoi sneered and then said: "Listening to their secret conversation, the power behind Zhao Family is actually the Sacred Blood Sect!"
Soran Aoi said this because under the guidance of the Artifact Spirit, Daoist Xian Yun once said that the people of the Sacred Blood Sect came to Chuan Province for other missions. Judging from what Zhao Ya said just now, she was indeed very likely to be a member of the Sacred Blood Sect.
"As for the suspicious points about them, when we catch them, you will know by 'quoting' them. However, what is even more unexpected is that from their conversation, we actually learned the whereabouts of the other nine floors of the Chaos Pagoda. This is really a pleasant surprise! Although this is Zhao Ya's speculation, it should not be wrong. "Gu Zheng said with a smile.
Soran Aoi nodded and then said: "Listening to the Sect Master's meaning, you don't plan to let me catch them now?"
"No, the chaotic times are coming. All of us should be vigilant enough. When chaos truly arrived, Emei might not necessarily be a pure land. To the disciples of Emei, they were currently living in a greenhouse. Coincidentally, such a thing happened this time. It was not a bad thing to use this matter to test their ability to deal with it. Among the people guarding the Chaos Pagoda tonight, there is Elder Wuchou, whose cultivation is also at the late stage of the fifth floor, and two elite disciples. If they really can't deal with the situation at that time, it won't be too late for you to take action! "Gu Zheng said.
Soran Aoi smiled: "The Sect Master is still considerate."
After ending the conversation with Soran Aoi, Gu Zheng called out Jiaojiao and told her the information he heard from Zhao Ya.
When she heard Gu Zheng say that there was news about the other floors of the Chaos Pagoda, Jiaojiao was very happy.
"Jiaojiao, Zhao Ya's words are not very clear. She wants to rely on the Chaos Pagoda to make a contribution. What do you think she will do? By approaching the Chaos Pagoda, does she want to set up some restrictions on it, or does she want to take the Chaos Pagoda away? "Gu Zheng asked.
"Master said that Zhao Ya is the Sacred Pagoda's controller. In that case, she has the other nine floors of the Chaos Pagoda recognized her as its master. This situation is the same as Bloodsoul back then. Every floor of the Chaos Pagoda has restrictions, so the scattered Chaos Pagoda might have their own masters. If Emei's Chaos Pagoda doesn't have a master, she should be able to quickly recognize the Chaos Pagoda here as its master through the connection with the other nine floors of the Chaos Pagoda. Even if the Chaos Pagoda here already has a master, she can use some other means to remove the relationship between the Chaos Pagoda and its original master, and then snatch it away, "Jiaojiao said.
"Oh? According to what you said, tonight's matter is still a little dangerous? "Gu Zheng said.
Jiaojiao smiled mischievously: "Master, what I said is only her guess. The truth is that Emei Sect's Chaos Pagoda not only has a master, but also an artifact spirit like me. So her wishful thinking will only fail."
"Recently, the Chaos Pagoda's restoration has been progressing smoothly. You are also in a good mood. You even know how to joke with me."
Gu Zheng smiled and chatted with Jiaojiao for a while before continuing to process the ingredients.
The sky was filled with stars, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.
It was already midnight, and the entire Emei Sect seemed especially quiet. Other than the Chaos Pagoda that was still brightly lit, most of the other places were pitch-black.
Zhao Ya left her residence like a ghost. Dressed in black, her figure was vigorous and agile. She blended into the night like a leopard cat.
Originally, Zhao Ya planned to search for Emei's secret area to see if there was anything she wanted. However, after thinking about it, she gave up her original plan and went straight to Emei Pagoda.
As long as she could obtain Emei Pagoda, she would have made a great contribution. As for her original mission, it became unimportant.
She was already very close to Emei Pagoda, but Zhao Ya still did not alarm the Emei Sect's disciples. In fact, the disciples on duty at Emei Pagoda were all on the first floor of the pagoda. The so-called duty was only responsible for looking after the people who entered Emei Pagoda. It was either the disciples of the sect or the disciples of other sects.
"Squeak, squeak."
The sound of a bat came from Zhao Ya's mouth. Zhao Wen, who had left almost at the same time as Zhao Ya, immediately ran toward Emei Pagoda in a panic.
Elder Wuchou was meditating on the first floor of Emei Pagoda. His face was also facing the direction of the pagoda's door. When he opened his eyes and saw Zhao Wen running toward him in a panic, he immediately ordered Gu An, who was beside him, to go over and take a look.
"What's wrong?" Gu An, who had just walked out of the pagoda's door, asked.
"Little Master, my granddaughter is missing!" Zhao Wen said anxiously.
"Your granddaughter is missing. You should ask the disciple in charge of the guest rooms why she ran here. This is Emei's restricted area. You should leave quickly!" Gu An said with a frown.
"Don't lie. If this is Emei's restricted area, why is there no one guarding it?" Zhao Wen questioned.
"Can't you see that everyone is in the pagoda?" Gu An said angrily.
"Alright, Little Master. Let's not beat around the bush. I originally thought that Emei Sect was a righteous sect, but it really surprised me that they did such a thing!" Zhao Wen said with hatred.
"Tell me clearly. What's going on?" Gu An opened his eyes wide.
"What's going on? My granddaughter was kidnapped. That person was wearing Emei Sect's disciple's uniform. He took my granddaughter and ran into Emei Pagoda! "
"Impossible. This kind of thing would never happen in Emei!"
Looking at Zhao Wen's determined eyes, Gu An paused and said, "Moreover, we have always been facing the pagoda's door. No one came here at all!"
"Do you think it's true just because you say so? The person who kidnapped my granddaughter is your Emei Sect's disciple. Do you dare to let me enter the pagoda and search? I think my granddaughter is in the pagoda right now! "
Zhao Wen said and wanted to barge into the pagoda. Gu An naturally would not let him in.
"This is Emei Pagoda. It's not a place where you can enter! You said that your granddaughter was kidnapped. Fine, I will bring you to the deacon in charge of handling this matter. Let him investigate this matter. Don't make a fuss. Otherwise, I won't be polite! "
The other party was not a cultivator. Moreover, he was an old man. Gu An had to be patient to talk to him.
Facing Gu An's impatience, Zhao Wen was not afraid at all. "Find someone to investigate? It's too late! Anyway, I don't care. My granddaughter should be in Emei Pagoda. I just want to go in and take a look. If you don't have a guilty conscience, why don't you let me in? Let me tell you, if you don't let me in, I will go find your Sect Leader Gu and reason with him! We came to Emei Sect as guests. You must give me an explanation for this kind of thing! "
The more Zhao Wen spoke, the more agitated he became. Elder Wuchou, who was in the pagoda, shook his head and walked out of the pagoda. Liu Ying followed him out.
"It's impossible for what you said to happen. You may not believe the words of a male disciple, but you should believe the words of a female disciple, right? I have always been inside. How could something like that happen! "Liu Ying said.
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