"Yes, yes, it hurts. Stop!"
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"
The two of them shouted together. Gu Zheng knew a lot of small restrictions. In the past, he didn't care about them at all. But now, he was not himself, but his master, Gokusen. Moreover, his master had just been born not long ago. It was the most vulnerable period. These small tricks were very suitable to be used.
"What kind of monster is your king? Why do you hold such a sermon? What happened to the children in the past?"
Gu Zheng asked a few questions in one breath. After asking, he stopped torturing them. The two of them got up with difficulty and immediately knelt in front of Gu Zheng. They knew very well that this time, they had kicked an iron plate. They had met a very powerful person.
They might even have met a real immortal. Although they pretended to be the followers of the great immortal, they knew very well that they were not. They were just fake. The master they served was not a real immortal, but a monster.
If the immortal knew that they served the monster and helped the monster to cause trouble, they would probably end up miserable. However, they had no choice but to say it. Just now, their whole body felt like it was being pricked by needles. They were better off dead than alive. When Gu Zheng asked them, they did not dare to answer.
After listening to them, Gu Zheng understood that more than a thousand miles away, there was a monster who had occupied a mountain and was the king. He had a few small soldiers under him. At the same time, these two humans submitted to him and served him in order to survive.
The two of them did not know what kind of monster this monster was, but they knew that this monster had already transformed. It had very powerful strength and could fly.
If it could fly, it would be at least at the level of a celestial immortal who could refine essence into qi. The current Gu Zheng was no match for it at all. With him and Taotie, it would be easy for the other party to pinch them to death.
This monster would eat a child's heart every year. The so-called sermon was actually to search for suitable food for their master. It was not to take these children back to cultivate at all. This monster was also very picky about eating children's hearts. It would only eat those with a certain amount of wisdom. In short, it only ate the hearts of children with a cultivation constitution.
If they weren't doing the selection for the sake of eating hearts, they would have been able to pick out a few people who were suitable for cultivation.
In the past, he would go out and catch it himself. However, when he went out to catch it, the nearby villagers would know about it. They would either move away or invite immortals from the human race to come and get rid of the demon. In the past, the immortals who came were either killed by him or chased away by him. However, later on, a truly powerful immortal actually came. He was injured and fled. He was almost killed by that immortal.
After that, he did not dare to stay in the same place. Instead, he changed his territory and roped in a few Little Goblin to continue being the king of the mountain.
Once, he caught two people and wanted to give them to the little demon to eat. In order to survive, these two people begged and begged, willing to do anything. The demon just wanted to give it a try and asked them how he could catch enough children to eat their hearts without being discovered and hunted down by human immortals.
In order to survive, the two people came up with the idea of a sermon. At first, they wanted the Little Goblin to teach the Great Immortal.
Unexpectedly, this monster had a good treasure, which was the Mirage Dragon Pearl. There was no need for him to show up personally. The first two times, he came to take a look secretly and found that the people here were indeed very easy to trick. They took the initiative to send their children here. On the first try, he succeeded in tricking more than ten children. It was much more effective than going out and catching children himself.
The location of the two candidates was not bad. It was neither too far nor too close. Even if something happened, others would not immediately think of him. In addition, they did not catch many at once. They only caught a dozen or so. After eating them, they went out to catch more. This continued for more than a hundred years. No one realized that it was a scam.
The Little Goblin was very happy that these two humans could help him find suitable human hearts. Later, he did not want them to die and thought of ways to extend their lives. Needless to say, the Little Goblin did have a treasure that could extend their lives. This time, the Little Goblin did not extend their lives for long, but they lived to more than a hundred years old.
The two of them lived for more than a hundred years, which was equivalent to helping the Little Goblin catch more than a hundred children. Needless to say, these more than a hundred children were all in trouble. Their families thought that the children were cultivating and had hope of attaining Dao. They were very happy.
As for the few children who had returned home, that was also the idea of these two people. If they kept cultivating and no one came back, they would definitely be suspected after a long time. When they were choosing, they were careful and paid special attention to these few children. These few children all had obvious characteristics, such as birthmarks on their bodies, and they were young.
After more than ten years, according to their age, they would come back again with the Mirage Dragon Pearl. The Mirage Dragon Pearl could create the illusion of an immortal, so it was not a problem to create a young immortal cultivator. Every time they came back, they would only let the children who came back meet their families and show their abilities. They would stay for one night and then leave to reassure the villagers.
Because of this, no one had discovered their trick for so many years. They even tried their best to send their children here. Even people from the prefectural city, which was further away, came here. They did not know that this was a huge trap.
"You helped the evildoer do evil and killed so many children. I can't let you live!"
After asking clearly, Gu Zheng snorted and tapped a few times with his hands. When the two of them were about to beg for mercy, their bodies softened. Their heart meridians were broken by Gu Zheng, and they died on the spot.
The two of them died, but the illusion did not disappear. The white-bearded old man was still talking about Dao that no one could understand. The children were still sitting there in a daze. The people outside did not know what was happening inside. They thought that an immortal was preaching Dao, so they all waited outside piously.
When Gu Zheng walked to the platform, he suddenly stopped.
It was easy to end the preaching. He just needed to put away the Mirage Dragon Pearl. However, how to deal with it after the preaching was a problem. If he told the villagers the truth, they might not be able to accept it. They might not even believe what he said.
This was not impossible. They were more willing to believe in the tradition of more than a hundred years. They would not believe the words of a child like Gu Zheng, let alone the families who had sent their children there. They would not believe that their children had died long ago and their hearts had been dug out and stored. Now, they had been eaten. This was natural.
This was part of human nature. Everyone was willing to believe in better news, unless Gu Zheng brought out sufficient evidence.
There was evidence. The Mirage Dragon Pearl was the best evidence. However, he could not set the illusion in the Dragon Pearl now. His cultivation was not high enough. He could only use the blood of the Mirage Dragon to create the illusion of the preaching.
The illusion would only be more troublesome. After it was released, everyone would worship the immortal and would not listen to him at all.
In general, telling the truth would do more harm than good. However, he had to do it. No one knew whether the monster would come for revenge. If he did not tell the truth, the monster would come for revenge. If he did not tell the truth, they would not be able to hide. They would only suffer greater losses.
However, that monster probably wouldn't dare to retaliate on a large scale. He had already been beaten up by an immortal once. He knew that if he went too far, he would definitely attract a real immortal. Next time, he might not be so lucky to escape.
No matter what happened to others, it was definitely not a good thing for Gu Zheng. He was the one who killed the monster's men. Now that the Mirage Dragon Pearl was in his hands, how could the monster come to make trouble for him?
Fortunately, he had already planned to leave. Otherwise, he would only be waiting for death if he stayed.
After hesitating, Gu Zheng put away the Mirage Dragon Pearl. As soon as the Mirage Dragon Pearl was put away, the illusion disappeared immediately. All the children came out of the illusion and looked around in confusion.
Holding the box, Gu Zheng left the valley directly with Taotie. They were the first children to come out. Before the people outside asked, he called Aunt Cui and Wu You and walked out together.
The other villagers did not know what was going on. They could only wait at the door. After the preaching, they could only go in unless the immortal's people came out. Otherwise, they would not be allowed to enter at all.
After a while, another child came out. He did not know anything. It was completely different from the usual immortal's followers who came out with children. In the past, the immortal's children would first come out with the selected children, and then let the family members who were not selected go in to claim their children. The immortal's followers would then leave with the selected children.
This time, the immortal's followers did not come out. Only the children came out.
The two children who were killed by Gu Zheng were the immortal's followers. They had been simply buried by Gu Zheng. If they did not search carefully, they would not find them. Even if they found them, Gu Zheng would take Wu You and the others far away. They would not stay here.
"Auntie Cui, preaching the Dao is a liar. It's a monster who cheats the hearts of children to eat. The children who have been chosen have all been killed. I've broken the monster's trap. He will definitely come for us. You can't stay here any longer. You might as well come with me!"
Gu Zheng originally planned to take Aunt Cui away. However, if he really took her away, he was afraid that his identity would be exposed. Otherwise, his previous lies would be exposed sooner or later.
However, if he was exposed, then so be it. Gu Zheng did not care about this. Aunt Cui was so good to them that Gu Zheng could not continue to deceive her. If Aunt Cui was willing to leave with them, it would be best. If she did not want to, Gu Zheng would also put her in another place. He would settle her down first, so that she would not suffer when the monster came to take revenge.
"What liar? What monster? What nonsense are you talking about? Little Tie, what's wrong with you? "
Aunt Cui was shocked and asked Gu Zheng. However, Wu You's eyes were wide open. He knew Gu Zheng's identity. If others said it, it would be fine. However, since Gu Zheng said it, it might be true.
"It's too late. I'll explain it to you as we go. Wu You, I'll give you a task. Spread this matter out, regardless of whether others believe it or not. Spread it out and let everyone know. Can you do it?"
Gu Zheng shook his head gently. That monster was at least at the Celestial Immortal Realm. It could fly, so it was much faster than them. Now, they had to leave. If the two people did not return to the monster on time, the monster would be suspicious and would come to find them.
At that time, he would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.
Holding Aunt Cui's hand, Gu Zheng explained as they walked. He also told Aunt Cui about his true situation. He told her that he had no family at all and was born by heaven and earth. He and Tao had been enlightened by Dao Ancestor Hong Jun and had started to cultivate. They were immortal cultivators, but they had not reached the Immortal Realm yet.
The porcupines in Aunt Cui's house were all killed by Gu Zheng himself. He did it to thank Aunt Cui for taking care of him during this period of time. Later, when he heard that the children who signed up would be punished if they did not show up, he specially came back.
As for Wu You, he was not a family member at all. He was someone he had taken in along the way who coveted his little white dragon. He had been controlled by his celestial technique and was his subordinate. As for him, he did not have any family members at all.
When he said this, he also put Aunt Cui on the horse and let Aunt Cui ride with him. As for Wu You, he did not receive this treatment at all and could only follow.
"Wu You, did you hear what I said?"
After Gu Zheng finished speaking, he did not care whether Aunt Cui understood or believed him. He said to Wu You again.
"I heard it, I heard it all!"
Wu You's heart was full of shock. He did not expect that the famous Great Immortal's Dao lecture would be a huge scam. Previously, he thought that if he had a child in the future, he would definitely get a spot and send him to listen to the Dao lecture. Now that he thought about it, he was terrified.
Fortunately, his family was poor and he did not even have the qualifications back then. Otherwise, if he had participated in it when he was young, he would not be who he was now.
"Spread this news immediately. The faster, the better. Aunt Cui and I will leave first. After you spread the news, immediately catch up. We will go in this direction. No matter where we go, we will always go in this direction!"
Gu Zheng pointed in a direction casually. It was not the prefecture city, nor was it the direction of the demon. Gu Zheng had asked about the demon's location previously because he wanted to avoid it. Now was not the time to go to the prefecture city. Ordinary people would take a long time to go to and from the prefecture city, but for a demon that could fly, it would not take more than a few days. If he continued to go in that direction, he might be chased by the demon.
He also did not choose the direction of his home that he had made up previously. That could also be the place where he was chased by the demon. In that case, he could only choose another direction and escape first. He would be given time. When he succeeded in his cultivation and Gokusen's immortal technique reached the fourth or fifth level, he could come back to take revenge on the demon.
After reaching the fourth level, his Divine Sense would be strengthened. At that time, he could try to cultivate the Divine Territory again. Once he cultivated the Divine Territory, as long as the demon was at the same level as him, he was confident that he could kill the demon.
"Remember, you have to spread this news. You have to catch up quickly. Otherwise, you will not be able to find me. You know very well what will happen to you in a month!"
Seeing that Wu You had agreed, Gu Zheng instructed again. He still had to bring Wu You along as he was still useful to him. He could not go out alone with Aunt Cui, so he specially instructed him. Gu Zheng had already planned. He would only walk in this direction for two days. If Wu You could not catch up with him, then he would change direction and not wait for him.
"Okay, I know the way here. Master, you must wait for me. Walk a hundred miles in this direction and there is a village called Du Village. If I can't catch up with you when you get there, can you wait for me for half a day?"
Wu You immediately nodded. He knew what it was like to be restricted. If he could not find Gu Zheng, he would definitely die. He was afraid that it would be difficult for him to die at that time, so he begged Gu Zheng to wait for him for half a day.
"Okay!"
Gu Zheng nodded without thinking. He did not care about Wu You and let Little White Dragon trot away with Aunt Cui.
"Little Tie, even if what you said is true, we still have to go back and pack up. There are still many things at home!"
Aunt Cui finally recovered from the shock and hurriedly said. Gu Zheng shook his head again. "No, that monster is very strong. We have to run a little farther to avoid him. There is nothing at home. If we want something valuable, we can find and catch it at any time. We have the ability to do so!"
Gu Zheng said. As he passed by a small tree, he purposely slapped it ten feet away. The thigh-thick tree was instantly chopped off by him. The entire tree was lifted up by Gu Zheng and thrown to the side.
This time, Aunt Cui was stunned again. She finally believed that Gu Zheng and the others were not ordinary people.
She liked these two children from the beginning, but she did not expect that these two children were born with no parents and could cultivate. If she had known this, she would not have sent them to listen to the sermon. There was no need for that at all. But then again, if she had not done this, Gu Zheng would have secretly left and would not have come back at all. He would not have found out about the big scam of the sermon.
Little Taotie did not know anything. He just smiled foolishly and bit a biscuit in his mouth. This was the dry food that Gu Zheng had made before and he ate it as a snack.
Little White Dragon ran more than a hundred miles at a moderate speed. They arrived in one day, and this was the result of resting for a while on the way. They could run through the night, but Aunt Cui could not. Aunt Cui did not have such a body.
After arriving, Gu Zheng found a place outside the village to hide Aunt Cui and Taotie, telling them not to come out. He hid and waited for Wu You to come back. Since he had promised Wu You, he would definitely wait.
Half a day later, Wu You trotted all the way from outside. He was sweating and exhausted. It seemed that he had run all the way through the night and did not stop.
"Water, water, master, do you have water?"
When he saw Gu Zheng, Wu You sat on the ground. His throat kept moving, and he said in a hoarse voice.
"I have water, but it's not suitable for you now. I'll help you recuperate first!"
Gu Zheng rejected his request for water. At this time, he was already exhausted, and his body was even dehydrated. It was not suitable for him to drink water immediately. Gu Zheng knew this common sense. When he had not cultivated, the marathon on Earth came about like this. A person ran for too long and eventually died of exhaustion.
He used his immortal power to recuperate Wu You. Then, he took out the water bag and let him drink until he was full.
"Master, it's been spread out, but many people don't believe it. Now there's an uproar over there. Because they can't find the immortal and his followers, many people are asking around, looking for this immortal's dojo. They want to ask about it!"
"Looking for his dojo?"
Gu Zheng smiled faintly. What dojo? Demon cave? However, they were destined to never find it. Back then, in order to hide themselves, the two of them did not tell the truth. They did not even mention where their king was cultivating. They were afraid that someone who missed their child would find it and expose them.
Even if there were children coming back, they never mentioned this. Now, it was impossible for them to find it.
It was good that they couldn't find it. If they found it, it would not be a good thing to go to the demon's lair. These villagers had no ability to take revenge at all. They could only wait for him to cultivate successfully. He was now re-cultivating. Without resources, he would be slower. Once he had resources, he believed that he would soon reach the celestial immortal realm. At that time, he would be able to investigate the truth of this demon.
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