Thirty years ago, Lao Wu's eight-year-old sister was chosen as a sacrifice to a monster.
After his sister was sacrificed, Lao Wu's cheerful personality changed. He hated monsters, but he hated the person who chose his sister as a sacrifice even more. That person was a cultivator that the Heaven's Will Faction found outside to subdue the monster.
Twenty years ago, the Heaven's Will Faction finally begged a Grand Elder of the Kunlun Sect to come to Foggy Wind Island and put an end to the monster eating people. However, Lao Wu's hatred for the foreign cultivator didn't lessen at all. Especially after being reprimanded by Meow Meow and Gu Zheng on the shore today, the new and old grudges had flared up, and in the end, he had done something stupid like wanting to bury Gu Zheng and Meow Meow in the belly of the fishes.
After listening to Lao Wu's story, Gu Zheng didn't make things difficult for him. After asking him a few more questions, he let him continue driving the speedboat.
"Mister, you're so nice," Miaomiao whispered.
"Why do you say that?" Gu Zheng asked.
"If it were me, I wouldn't let him go so easily," Miaomiao said angrily.
"You still have a lot to learn about how to conduct yourself. Killing too much is not a good thing. It will encourage your ruthlessness, especially when you kill those who don't deserve to die. It will make your heart numb and cold."
"Take today's incident as an example. This Old Fifth is a reckless man. He once had the thought of killing us. I don't know what you think of this matter, but to me, it's like walking in the forest and having an ant crawl on my shoulder. I just have to brush it away, but there's no need to take its life. But if I brush the ant away and it still doesn't know what's good for it, I'll crush it. In other words, if it's not an ant but a scorpion on my shoulder, it'll be a dead scorpion. "
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, Miaomiao smiled embarrassedly. "Mister, what you said is so profound. Miaomiao doesn't really understand."
"It's okay. Take it slow."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and looked into the distance with furrowed brows. There was a mist rising from the sea, which severely affected one's vision.
"Dear guests, we are about to enter Foggy Wind Island."
Old Fifth took the initiative to speak. After the previous incident, he had completely calmed down, but his heart was now filled with lingering fear.
The speed of the speedboat slowed down and slowly drove into the fog. The moment it entered the fog, it was like entering a different world. The light was so dim that it was scary. Even the sun in the sky could not be seen.
Gu Zheng understood that they had entered an immortal design.
The purpose of the Immortal Formation was to protect the island from external interference. Even if an ordinary person accidentally stumbled into the immortal array, there was no way to break the array. They could only wander around inside as if they had encountered a ghost wall.
Although Old Fifth was not a cultivator, he often brought people to the island. He drove the speedboat slowly through the array, so he was quite familiar with it. After a series of twists and turns, the fog in front of them suddenly disappeared. The weather was still as clear as before, and a small green island in the distance came into view.
"What a vast sea! Such a large sea area is hidden by the immortal design. This is not something that ordinary people can do! "Gu Zheng exclaimed.
After passing through the immortal design, Old Fifth sped up and sped toward the small island. On the nearby waters, there were some fishing boats operating. When the islanders saw Old Fifth's boat coming back, some of them greeted him from afar, while others shaded their eyes with their hands as if they were looking into the distance.
When the speedboat reached the shore, there was someone on the shore who was in charge of receiving guests. After Old Fifth handed over the task to him, he seemed to be afraid that Gu Zheng would bring up old scores, so he left in a hurry.
"Dear guests, you were invited to participate in the Fish Catch Festival, right? Show me your tokens, and I will make the arrangements for you, "the disciple of the Tianxin Sect who was in charge of receiving guests said with a smile.
At the restaurant at the dock, the manager with the surname Yang was obviously a relative of the Sect Leader. He knew Gu Zheng's identity. However, he did not tell Old Fifth that Gu Zheng had been invited to Foggy Wind Island by their Sect Leader. He only told Old Fifth that Gu Zheng was a distinguished guest.
When the disciple in charge of receiving guests saw that Gu Zheng had actually taken out a token personally issued by the Sect Leader, he immediately became extremely respectful.
"So you are a distinguished guest. Sorry for the disrespect. I will take you to the residence of the distinguished guest now!"
The disciple in charge of receiving guests made an inviting gesture.
"The residence of the distinguished guest? Is there an ordinary residence? "Meow Meow asked curiously.
"Of course there is. The token that you have shown is a token personally issued by the Sect Leader. There are only two such tokens in total. Generally, those who come to the island carry tokens that are issued by the higher-ups of the Sect, "the disciple in charge of receiving guests said.
"Fellow cultivator, what is the Fish Catch Festival that you mentioned just now?" Gu Zheng asked.
In response to Gu Zheng's question, the disciple in charge of receiving guests answered.
During this period of time every year, a rare fish from the sea would gather near Foggy Wind Island to lay eggs. This fish looked like a carp, but its body was covered with fine golden scales. The residents of Foggy Wind Island called them "Golden Scales."
The Golden Scales tasted delicious and could be used to refine elixirs to strengthen the body. It was considered a great source of income for the Tianxin Sect.
According to the disciple in charge of receiving guests, this year's Golden Scale Tide would appear the day after tomorrow and last for three days.
When the Golden Scale Tide subsided and the Golden Scales disappeared, there would be a festival to celebrate the harvest of Golden Scales on Foggy Wind Island. This festival, which lasted for seven days, was called the Fish Catch Festival.
The Fish Catch Festival was very lively. It was just like a temple fair in the mainland. Some sects that had a cooperative relationship with the Tianxin Sect would come to Foggy Wind Island before the Fish Catch Festival to discuss the acquisition of Golden Scales. Some cultivators would also receive an invitation from the Tianxin Sect to celebrate on Foggy Wind Island.
Regardless of whether it was during the Golden Scale Tide or the Fish Catch Festival, there were many customs and rules on Foggy Wind Island. The disciple in charge of receiving guests told Gu Zheng and the rest about these matters in detail.
"I didn't expect to run into such an interesting festival. Previously, when Sect Leader Yang invited me, he didn't mention these things."
Gu Zheng smiled. Experiencing a different local culture was also a wonderful thing that could make one feel happy.
"Our Sect Leader didn't tell Sect Leader Gu about these things because he wasn't sure when Sect Leader Gu would return. After all, when Sect Leader mentioned to me that there would be a distinguished guest like you, he only said that he hoped that you would come! "The disciple in charge of receiving guests laughed.
"Oh yes, you said that your Sect Leader invited a total of two distinguished guests. Who is the other one?"
"Fellow Cultivator Gu!"
Just as Gu Zheng was asking the disciple in charge of receiving guests, a surprised voice called out.
Gu Zheng turned around and saw Yang Zhenling, who was with a few disciples of the Tianxin Sect, running towards him.
"Fellow Cultivator Gu, I didn't expect you to really come to Foggy Wind Island!"
Yang Zhenling cupped his fists at Gu Zheng and his face was full of joy.
"Yes, are you surprised that I came to your Tianxin Sect?" Gu Zheng joked.
"It was a slip of the tongue!" Yang Zhenling laughed. "As the Sect Leader of a sect, Sect Leader Gu must have a lot of things to do. I'm just surprised that you came to Foggy Wind Island so quickly!"
"Yes, I was thinking about the good tea on Foggy Wind Island, so I came as soon as possible!" Gu Zheng also laughed.
Yang Zhenling introduced his fellow disciples to Gu Zheng and asked curiously, "Fellow Cultivator Gu, who is this person beside you?"
"She's my maid." Gu Zheng didn't hide anything and was straightforward.
Yang Zhenling gave Gu Zheng a thumbs-up and said in an envious tone, "When I first met Sect Leader Gu, he was alone and it wasn't convenient for him to admit his identity. Now, it's only been a month and he's become so glamorous even when he's out!"
On the surface, Yang Zhenling was very envious, but in reality, he was really shocked. After all, he had the ability to see through other people's cultivation. However, this ability, which had worked so well in the past, had failed on Gu Zheng and now on Meow Meow. This really shocked him!
Would someone who could follow Gu Zheng be an ordinary person? Yang Zhenling wasn't so naive.
Gu Zheng just smiled and didn't say anything. Meow Meow glared at Yang Zhenling. "Aren't we honored guests? Are you going to let him stand here and talk to you? "
Yang Zhenling slapped his forehead. "I was so happy to see Fellow Cultivator Gu that I forgot about this. How rude of me."
Yang Zhenling paused and said to the disciple in charge of reception, "Go do your thing. I'll personally receive Sect Leader Gu."
"Yes."
The disciple answered and left. Yang Zhenling led Gu Zheng and Meow Meow to the residence.
The architecture on the island was very simple. Most of the houses were made of grass and wood. The so-called honored guest's residence wasn't luxurious, but it was very innovative because the house was built on a tree.
The tree that carried the honored guest's residence was so thick that ten people couldn't wrap their arms around it. It was so tall that it was difficult to see the top.
The tree was covered with pink flowers that looked like datura flowers. The flowers looked very bright, and the air was filled with a floral fragrance that made people feel relaxed and happy.
Yang Zhenling led Gu Zheng and Meow Meow into the treehouse as they climbed up a flight of stairs.
The treehouse was the size of a normal house. It was built between a few branches of a big tree. Although it was a little simple inside, it was clean and tidy.
There were windows on all sides of the treehouse. Through the windows, one could almost see the whole of Foggy Wind Island.
"Is Fellow Cultivator Gu satisfied with this residence?" Yang Zhenling asked.
"Of course! There are beautiful flowers outside the window, and it overlooks Foggy Wind Island from above. There's no better room with a sea view! "Gu Zheng smiled.
"That's good. I was worried that Fellow Cultivator Gu would find it too simple!" Yang Zhenling also smiled.
"Who lives over there?" Gu Zheng pointed outside the window.
About 50 m away from Gu Zheng's treehouse, there was another similar flowering tree. On that relatively thinner flowering tree, there was another treehouse.
Recalling what the disciple had said, Gu Zheng felt that the person living in the opposite treehouse should be another honored guest invited by Sect Master Yang.
"I don't know who lives over there. When I saw Fellow Cultivator Gu, I had just returned from outside. However, that's another honored guest's room on Foggy Wind Island. The person living there should be someone of status! "Yang Zhenling said.
"Fellow Cultivator Yang, what do you think this is?"
As if performing a magic trick, Gu Zheng took out a bamboo about a meter long.
"Kunlun Bamboo!"
Yang Zhenling was overjoyed. Back at the Dragon Battle Square, Gu Zheng promised to bring him a piece of Kunlun Bamboo when he came to Foggy Wind Island as a guest.
"Thank you, Fellow Cultivator Gu!"
Yang Zhenling happily played with the Kunlun Bamboo and didn't forget to thank him.
"Fellow Cultivator Yang, you're too polite."
Gu Zheng paused for a moment before continuing, "Since the accommodations have been arranged, Fellow Cultivator Yang, please take me to see Sect Master Yang!"
Heaven Will Sect was located in the lush forest on Foggy Wind Island. The sect didn't look big, and all the buildings were made of stone and wood, giving off an ancient aura.
Gu Zheng wasn't familiar with Sect Master Yang. When he was at Kunlun Mountain, he went to find Yang Zhenling and got to know Sect Master Yang. He couldn't stand Sect Master Yang's enthusiasm.
Perhaps it was because Yang Zhenling had told Sect Master Yang that Gu Zheng didn't like others to be particularly enthusiastic, but Sect Master Yang's enthusiasm, although somewhat reserved, still made Gu Zheng feel like he couldn't stand it.
Helpless, Gu Zheng could only take the initiative to ask Yang Zhenling to take him to see the scenery of the island. Only then was he able to leave Heaven Will Sect.
"Mister, why are the people of Heaven Will Sect so enthusiastic?"
Outside Heaven Will Sect, Meow Meow asked curiously.
"Are you referring to Yang Zhenling or Sect Master Yang?" Gu Zheng asked.
At this moment, only Gu Zheng and Meow Meow were outside the sect. As for Yang Zhenling, he had just returned to Foggy Wind Island and had some matters to report to the sect elders, so Gu Zheng and Meow Meow had to wait for him for a while.
"Both," Meow Meow said.
"Yang Zhenling is a really hospitable person. Plus, we're about the same age, and we've experienced some things on the Kunlun Mountains together. There shouldn't be too much of a reason for his enthusiasm."
Gu Zheng paused, then continued, "As for Sect Master Yang, there are many other reasons for his enthusiasm. If I wasn't a sect master and didn't have any outstanding performance on the Kunlun Mountains, I don't think he would be so enthusiastic. This can be seen from the different levels of guest rooms he built on the island."
"Then what is his motive for being so enthusiastic?" Meow Meow asked again.
"What is his motive? It's hard to say. Some people are enthusiastic about you because they want to make it difficult for you to refuse them when they ask you for help in the future. There are also some people who are passionate about you, and their motives will soon be revealed. Anyway, we're already on Foggy Wind Island. If he wants to scheme against me, he'll probably show up soon, "Gu Zheng said.
"Mister, I don't like this kind of enthusiasm." Meow Meow shook his head.
"I don't like it either, so I came out." Gu Zheng smiled.
Gu Zheng and Meow Meow didn't have to wait too long. Yang Zhenling finished his work and appeared outside the sect.
"Fellow Daoist Yang, where are you going to take us to first?" Gu Zheng asked.
"I'll take you to the seaside first," Yang Zhenling said.
"Why are we going to the seaside?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"It's getting late, and the fishermen should be back soon. Fellow Daoist Gu, don't you want to see what specialties there are on Foggy Wind Island? Fish is also a specialty of Foggy Wind Island, but I can't say if there's any fish that can satisfy you. "
Yang Zhenling's words piqued Gu Zheng's interest. The three of them immediately walked to the seaside.
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