Gu Zheng kicked open the door to Shang Hong's stone room, but he wasn't there.
"Where's Shang Hong?"
Gu Zheng turned around, his cold gaze sweeping over Jiang Li and Qi Xiao.
"You, you …"
Qi Xiao didn't speak, but Shang Hong was so angry he couldn't speak.
"Do you know this is the immortal barracks? How dare you fight here?"
Jiang Li's face flushed red, and he finally roared out.
"If you dare to fight in the immortal barracks, why can't I?"
Gu Zheng paused, looked at Jiang Li, and sneered. "I think you still don't understand the situation, do you? How dare you roar at me? I wanted to ask you something, but it seems there's no need for that now! "
"What are you doing?"
Looking at Gu Zheng's outstretched hand, Shang Hong's eyes were filled with fear.
"What am I doing? Of course I'm going to search your soul! "
Gu Zheng pressed his hand on Jiang Li's head, and immediately began to search his soul.
"Ah …"
Jiang Li screamed, his face pale with fright.
"What are you screaming for? I'm not going to search your soul, do you have to be like this? If you scream again, I'll make you lose your memories! "
Facing Gu Zheng's threat, Jiang Li didn't dare to scream anymore. He had already recovered from the shock of Gu Zheng's audacity, and he didn't doubt that Gu Zheng had the guts to make him lose his memories.
Gu Zheng's search of Jiang Li's soul was very short, and he only had a rough understanding of the situation. He knew that Shang Hong had gone out with an immortal official not long ago, and probably wouldn't be back for a while.
"Since Shang Hong isn't here, let's settle the score first!"
Gu Zheng smiled at Jiang Li and Qi Xiao, then looked at Sun Cheng. "How did they beat you up? Beat them back twice as much!"
Sun Cheng was stunned. Although he and Gu Zheng had divided the work on the road, they hadn't talked about how to vent their anger. Now that Gu Zheng wanted him to beat Jiang Li and Qi Xiao, he really couldn't do it. After all, don't hit people in the face!
"What's wrong? Have you forgotten how they beat you up? They don't feel that slapping their faces is cruel, so why should you be soft-hearted? "Gu Zheng stared at Sun Cheng and said.
Sun Cheng's heart trembled. This matter couldn't be resolved peacefully anyway. There was no difference between being cruel and being merciless.
A glint flashed across Sun Cheng's eyes as he raised his palm toward Jiang Li.
"Pa pa pa pa …"
Sun Cheng used his immortal energy, and the eight slaps were very loud and clear. Jiang Li, who was originally sitting upright, was slapped to the point that he swayed left and right.
Jiang Li's face was swollen like a steamed bun, and two streams of blood flowed down from his nose. Not only did he not dare to say anything, he didn't even dare to wipe the blood from his nose. Gu Zheng's gaze on him was too frightening.
"I'm a reasonable person. You've slapped me four times, so I'll return the favor with eight slaps. Isn't that fair?" Sun Cheng gritted his teeth as he looked at Jiang Li.
"Fair, fair!" Jiang Li smiled apologetically.
After slapping Jiang Li eight times, Sun Cheng's blood seemed to have been stirred up. He rolled up his sleeves and raised his hand to slap Qi Xiao again.
"Rat Sun, how dare you!"
Qi Xiao roared at Sun Cheng.
"Rat Sun, do you really think that he can protect you? If you dare to slap me today, I, Qi Xiao, will not rest until you're dead. This matter is not as simple as you think! "
Qi Xiao's cultivation was already at the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian. If he was slapped by Sun Cheng, who was at the early stage of Daluo Jinxian, this was something that he could not accept at all.
Sun Cheng's raised hand stopped. If Qi Xiao really wanted to fight him to the death because he slapped Qi Xiao, this matter would really blow up. When the immortal officials investigated, the consequences would be very serious.
"I haven't settled the score with you for scheming against me in the immortal array. How dare you be so arrogant now?"
Gu Zheng made his move. Two slaps ruthlessly landed on Qi Xiao's face. It was indescribably crisp and clear.
Qi Xiao's face was also swollen, but being slapped by Gu Zheng didn't make him feel particularly uncomfortable. After all, Gu Zheng easily restrained him.
"Fight to the death, is it? Are you sure you want to do this? "
After slapping Qi Xiao, Gu Zheng grabbed the clothes on his chest and lifted him up. It looked like he was going to throw him to his death if he didn't agree with him.
Qi Xiao was terrified. He dared to be rude to Sun Cheng, but he didn't dare to be rude to Gu Zheng. The anger in his heart had been mostly extinguished when Gu Zheng's two slaps landed.
"Are you deaf? I'm asking you a question! "
Gu Zheng's calmness turned into a lion's roar. Qi Xiao was so scared that his body trembled and he quickly said, "I wouldn't dare. I was just joking with Rat Sun!"
Looking at Qi Xiao who changed his tone, Gu Zheng revealed a smile. He put down Qi Xiao who was in his hands.
"I knew you were joking. You like to joke the most."
Gu Zheng smiled and smoothed out the clothes on Qi Xiao's chest that had been crumpled by him. He turned to look at Sun Cheng and said, "Come and slap him!"
Seeing that Qi Xiao was frightened by Gu Zheng, Sun Cheng couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. He raised his palm towards Qi Xiao again.
"You also slapped me four times, but you slapped me more ruthlessly than Jiang Li. Let's have an eye for an eye!"
Sun Cheng couldn't remember how long it had been since he roared. He slapped Qi Xiao eight times, and he felt incomparably happy.
Qi Xiao had slapped Sun Cheng ruthlessly before, and now Sun Cheng was also ruthless. After eight slaps, a few of Qi Xiao's teeth were pulled out.
Qi Xiao's heart was filled with hatred, but he didn't dare to show it on the surface. Gu Zheng's smile was even more terrifying than killing intent, and it had been blooming at him all this time.
"Very good. Our matter can be considered settled now, right?"
Gu Zheng applauded, and his eyes swept across Qi Xiao and Jiang Li's faces.
"It's over, it's over!"
Qi Xiao and Jiang Li smiled apologetically at Gu Zheng.
"It's good that it's over!"
Gu Zheng smiled contemptuously: "If I find out in the future that the two of you find trouble with Sun Cheng again, I will completely end you! Don't think that I'm joking with you. I hate joking the most. "
Gu Zheng didn't care about removing the restrictions on Qi Xiao and Jiang Li. The two of them regained their freedom, but they didn't have the guts to attack Gu Zheng.
"Tell Shang Hong on my behalf that the matter between me and him is not over yet. If he wants to spar with me, sure, but let him come find me personally! If he gets people to play any tricks again, don't blame me for giving him a taste of his own medicine! "
Gu Zheng left with Sun Cheng. After leaving Tianxuan Peak, Sun Cheng said: "What happened just now felt like a dream. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Bai!"
"Are you afraid?" Gu Zheng asked.
"I'm just a little worried, not afraid. Since it has already happened, there's no use being afraid!" Sun Cheng smiled bitterly.
Gu Zheng nodded: "It's good that you can think like that."
"Fellow Daoist Bai, will you look down on me?" Sun Cheng looked at Gu Zheng and asked.
"No, I said that you are my friend. I won't look down on my friends. Everyone has a time when they are under someone else's roof." Gu Zheng smiled.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, thank you!" Sun Cheng was a little choked up.
"Don't be like a woman. Go back to the cave residence and stay there. I will bring you something to treat your injuries." Gu Zheng said.
"Okay!"
Sun Cheng nodded and then said hesitantly: "Fellow Daoist Bai, this is the Immortal Barracks after all. What should we do if things go out of control?"
Shang Hong had a good relationship with the Immortal Officials. This was something that everyone knew. Sun Cheng was most worried that Shang Hong would borrow the power of the Immortal Officials. As the saying goes, civilians don't fight with officials. Although they were immortal cultivators, their status in the Immortal Barracks was still that of civilians under the control of officials.
"Don't worry! Shang Hong's relationship with the Immortal Officials is not like what the outside world says! "
Gu Zheng also had Sun Cheng's worries before. However, after searching Jiang Li's soul, Gu Zheng found that Shang Hong's relationship with the Immortal Officials was actually not that good.
For example, Shang Hong had asked the Immortal Officials to make things difficult for Sun Cheng. This was all because Shang Hong had bribed the Immortal Officials. After all, there was no friendship involved. The Immortal Officials had asked for a very high bribe, so much so that Shang Hong was a little unhappy about it. However, people had different pursuits. Shang Hong liked to make people misunderstand and feel that he had a strong background.
"So that's how it is!"
After hearing Gu Zheng's words, Sun Cheng heaved a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry!"
Gu Zheng smiled coldly and said: "If it's just Shang Hong, he won't be able to do much. If he wants to target us by bribing the Immortal Officials, I want to see who has more money!"
Sun Cheng's eyes lit up. "From the beginning, I felt that Fellow Daoist Bai was not ordinary. However, I didn't expect you to be so extraordinary. You really surprised me!"
Although he said that, Sun Cheng had his own way of doing things. Although he was very curious about Gu Zheng's strength and wealth, if Gu Zheng did not take the initiative to say it, he would not probe into these secrets.
After parting with Sun Cheng, Gu Zheng returned to his cave residence and immediately began to prepare the food therapy.
This time, he was going to cook two portions of food therapy for Sun Cheng. One portion was to treat the wound on his face caused by Qi Xiao, and the other portion was to treat his internal injuries.
Two portions of food therapy were not difficult for Gu Zheng. They were all done in the time it took for an incense stick to burn.
Sun Cheng thought that Gu Zheng would treat his injuries with elixirs. However, when he saw that Gu Zheng actually took out two portions of food, his eyes could not help but widen.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, you, you are an Immortal Chef?" Sun Cheng stuttered.
"Are you surprised?" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Surprised, of course I'm surprised. I never thought that I would be able to befriend an Immortal Chef. Isn't this a huge gain?" Sun Cheng laughed.
"You are indeed a huge gain."
Gu Zheng also smiled. Since he had accidentally befriended Sun Cheng, Sun Cheng would naturally receive some benefits because of his identity as an Immortal Chef.
The taste of the food therapy was naturally not to be criticized. Sun Cheng simply wanted to be slapped twice.
The effect of the food therapy could be said to be instantaneous. The originally troublesome injury on Sun Cheng's face quickly reduced, and the color of his skin returned to normal at a speed visible to the naked eye. As for Sun Cheng's internal injuries, according to Gu Zheng's calculations, they would be healed in at most half an hour.
After half an hour, Sun Cheng's internal injuries were completely healed. He no longer had to worry about the backlash from fighting with others.
Some people were happy, while others were sad. Sun Cheng was happily thanking Gu Zheng repeatedly, while Shang Hong's brows were tightly knitted.
Shang Hong had already returned to his immortal cave, and he had also heard the report from Jiang Li and Qi Xiao.
"It seems that this time, we kicked a tough nut!" Shang Hong frowned and sneered.
"This matter cannot be forgotten!" Jiang Li said hatefully.
"Of course not!" Qi Xiao clenched the broken teeth in his hand.
"Fellow Daoists, don't worry. This matter naturally cannot be forgotten. You two heal the injuries on your faces first. I will go out for a while!"
When Shang Hong said that he wanted to go out, it gave people the impression that he was going to do something to Gu Zheng. However, in fact, he did not want to stay in the immortal cave. He had not made up his mind yet. If he stayed in the immortal cave and was asked by the two, it would not be easy to say.
Previously, when they were in the environmental battlefield, Shang Hong felt that Gu Zheng was not ordinary, so he wanted to exchange pointers with Gu Zheng.
According to Shang Hong's previous judgment, Gu Zheng should have some skills, but he should not be strong to a certain extent.
However, today, Shang Hong overturned his previous guess.
Shang Hong was very clear about Qi Xiao's strength. He could also kick Qi Xiao out, but he could not seal Qi Xiao's Celestial Strength with that kick.
"What kind of technique is this? The power of the law? "
Shang Hong murmured in his heart. Being able to seal someone's Celestial Strength with a kick was indeed very terrifying.
At this time, Shang Hong was somewhat regretful. Although he liked to fight, he cherished his reputation even more! It could be said that in Shang Hong's heart, he was looking forward to exchanging pointers with Gu Zheng, mostly because he wanted to win against someone who had some skills, but whom he could defeat!
Previously, Gu Zheng did not accept the challenge directly. In Shang Hong's opinion, this was a sign that he was afraid of fighting. A person who spoke arrogantly, but was afraid of fighting, could only mean that his skills were not up to par, and he was just looking for fun with his mouth! Therefore, Shang Hong did his best to force Gu Zheng to accept the challenge, so that he could increase his winning streak.
"Originally, I was confident in winning, but now I am not. Today, Bai Zhu brought Rat Sun to my door in a powerful manner, which is shocking! I don't think he knows that I have gone out, so he deliberately missed me. If that is really the case, it can only mean that he did not put me in his eyes at all! But then again, when I went out with the Immortal Official today, I purposely greeted a few people, so he might also know that I am not here. "
When you kicked a tough nut, things were very difficult to deal with. At this time, Shang Hong was very distressed.
If possible, Shang Hong did not want to exchange pointers with Gu Zheng, but if he did not do something with Gu Zheng, he would not be able to explain it to his two lackeys.
After weighing the pros and cons, Shang Hong decided to meet Gu Zheng first.
Shang Hong was a famous person, so his arrival at Phecda Peak naturally attracted the attention of some cultivators. When these cultivators asked him what he was doing here, he coldly said that he was looking for Bai Zhu, which made these cultivators feel that this person called Bai Zhu was going to be in trouble.
When Shang Hong called through the immortal array, Gu Zheng had already returned from Sun Cheng's place for a while. He did not enter the statue's space to cultivate, so he was waiting for Shang Hong, who he felt should be coming.
With a thought, Gu Zheng opened the door of the immortal cave and the stone room. Shang Hong entered the immortal cave and went straight to the door of Gu Zheng's stone room.
Gu Zheng did not get up, but sat cross-legged on the stone bed and looked at Shang Hong.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, you are really something!" Shang Hong sneered.
"Something good? Didn't I learn it from you, Fellow Daoist Shang? "
Gu Zheng sneered, then said, "Since you are already here, why don't you come in? Are you afraid of something? "
"Afraid? What would I be afraid of? Fellow Daoist Bai, you think too highly of yourself! "
Shang Hong stepped into Gu Zheng's stone room and sat on Gu Zheng's stone bed casually.
Gu Zheng knew that Shang Hong was very cautious, so he smiled.
"Do you still want to spar with me?" Gu Zheng asked.
Shang Hong frowned. "Yes, why wouldn't I? What happened this time, if I don't spar with you in the Illusory Battlefield, how can I resolve the hatred in my heart? "
"Sure! Then let's go to the Illusory Battlefield the day after tomorrow! "Gu Zheng said indifferently.
At this point in the conversation, Gu Zheng was 100% sure that Shang Hong did not want to make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, he would have said that the Illusory Battlefield would be the same here.
"When I wanted to spar, you didn't agree. Why should I agree immediately when you want to spar?"
Shang Hong sneered, then said in a gentle tone, "Recently, I still have some things to take care of, so I don't have time to go to the Illusory Battlefield. In any case, you still need to serve in the Immortal Camp for more than two months, so let's set the time for the spar to be one month later!"
"Sure, one month later it is!" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Goodbye!"
Shang Hong stood up and left Gu Zheng's cave.
"This so-called one month is definitely just an excuse. After such a big thing happened, he can still wait for a month. I'm afraid he can still delay it for another month." The artifact spirit laughed.
"It seems like my strength has achieved the desired result. In any case, I don't want to go to the Illusory Battlefield to expose my strength. He said that a month is actually pretty good. If he doesn't come to find me in a month and is very obedient during this period of time, then this matter will be over. "Gu Zheng said.
Gu Zheng chatted and laughed with the artifact spirit. Shang Hong, who had walked out of Gu Zheng's cave, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
After deciding to look for Gu Zheng, what Shang Hong was most worried about was that Gu Zheng would be overbearing, causing him to be unable to bear it any longer and erupt into a conflict. Once a conflict broke out and was out of control, it would alarm the immortal officials and both sides would have to bear the consequences!
From Gu Zheng's attitude, Shang Hong could already tell that Gu Zheng did not want to make a big deal out of this matter, so Shang Hong also said that it would be a spar in a month.
In Shang Hong's opinion, as long as Gu Zheng did not take the initiative to propose a spar in a month, then this matter would be over. Even if Gu Zheng took the initiative to propose a spar, he would drag it out as long as he could! After all, once his winning streak, which symbolized supreme glory, was ended, it was something he could not accept. He did not want to take the risk in this matter.
There was another advantage to setting a spar in a month's time, which was that Jiang Li and Qi Xiao would finish their service in a month's time. At that time, they would leave the immortal camp, and no matter what happened, Shang Hong would feel less embarrassed.
"Fellow Daoist Shang?"
Seeing Shang Hong's stern face, Jiang Li frowned and called out to him.
"I've already gone to look for Bai Zhu and had a spar with him in his stone room." Shang Hong sneered.
"What was the result?" Jiang Li hurriedly asked.
"Bai Zhu is indeed very strong. In the spar with him, I only won by one move. However, the spar in the stone room was only a simple spar because we were worried that the immortal officials would be alerted. I asked him to go to the 'environmental battlefield' the day after tomorrow, but he said that he had something to deal with recently. It's not impossible for him to spar with me, but he would have to wait for a month. Naturally, I refused! But Bai Zhu was stubborn. He even said that if I forced him into a corner, he would make a big deal out of this matter and make it difficult for everyone to deal with! "Shang Hong said hatefully.
"A month later? A month later, both of us will have to leave the immortal camp! "
Hearing Shang Hong's words, Jiang Li became even angrier.
"Don't worry. Even if both of you leave the immortal camp by then, I will avenge you in the spar." Shang Hong said seriously.
"No, we can't let it go so easily! Even if we kill him in the 'illusory battlefield', so what? He only lost a strand of his spirit sense. "Qi Xiao said hatefully.
"We can't just let it go. Then what do you think we should do?" Shang Hong was also angry.
"I want him dead!"
Qi Xiao sneered. "We can borrow the immortal officials' hands to deal with him!"
"Have you forgotten what he said? He warned you that if you try to play any tricks again, he will give you a taste of your own medicine! "
"Give him a taste of his own medicine. He must have a chance to turn things around!"
"No chance to turn things around? What do you want to do? "
Shang Hong's eyes widened. He felt that Qi Xiao's idea was a little crazy.
As expected, Qi Xiao's idea was really crazy. He wanted to make a move on the immortal formation, and even more ruthlessly than the last time.
Hearing what Qi Xiao said, Shang Hong frowned and said, "Are you muddled from anger? Just like the last time you schemed against him. I didn't know your true intentions beforehand. If I did, I definitely wouldn't have agreed. Immortal formations are no small matter! Once the immortal officials investigate and find out that it was you who did it, do you know how serious the consequences will be? It's fine that you did it once with a fluke mentality, but now you want to do it a second time and increase the consequences of your scheme! Do you think the immortal officials won't care about right or wrong and just kill Bai Zhu? You're too naive! "
"Fellow Daoist Qi, calm down. Your method is indeed not feasible!" Jiang Li said.
"You're used to being slapped, but I, Qi Xiao, am not!" Qi Xiao glared at Jiang Li.
"You …"
Jiang Li was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"It's indeed a little risky for me to target him like this, but it's also the best way to vent my anger! As for the immortal officials, Fellow Daoist Shang can bribe them. You don't have to bribe multiple immortal officials, just the one on duty that day! Although even the immortal officials have to be careful in this kind of thing, as long as you pay enough resources, the immortal officials won't be afraid to take the risk! "Qi Xiao said.
"Hahahaha …"
Shang Hong was so angry that he laughed. After laughing, he looked at Qi Xiao and said, "Do you know what kind of price you have to pay to bribe an immortal official? You can say that you'll have to pay all the celestial coins you earned from your twenty-six consecutive victories! "
"Are celestial coins that important?" Qi Xiao roared at Shang Hong.
"Fellow Daoist Shang, we've known each other for many years. Is our friendship not as important as celestial coins? Moreover, I once saved your life! "Qi Xiao looked at Shang Hong with disappointment.
To the outside world, Qi Xiao was Shang Hong's lackey, but in reality, Qi Xiao and Shang Hong were very close.
"Crack …"
Shang Hong gnashed his teeth. He now regretted provoking Gu Zheng. If he could go back in time, he definitely wouldn't have provoked Gu Zheng. If he didn't provoke Gu Zheng, Jiang Li and Qi Xiao wouldn't have wanted to avenge him. If Jiang Li and Qi Xiao hadn't done that, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Although he regretted it, when he looked at Jiang Li and Qi Xiao's swollen cheeks and heard Qi Xiao mention that he once saved their lives, Shang Hong's anger instantly soared.
It wasn't that Shang Hong was a coward, but he cared too much about his reputation. Now that he was forced by the situation, his eyes turned cold and he sneered, "Are celestial coins important? Compared to our friendship, they're not important at all! Since you want Bai Zhu to be in big trouble to appease your anger, then let's go crazy! "
"Alright!" Qi Xiao looked at the domineering Shang Hong and said excitedly.
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