Gu Zheng didn't ask for speed, plus Taotie always ran out to play by himself, so Wu You didn't dare to walk too fast. In this way, they only traveled a few dozen miles in a day. This was the result of Gu Zheng and Taotie directly bringing the carriage over when they encountered a difficult place on the road. Otherwise, it would be even slower.
Here, Gu Zheng deeply understood an old saying, there was no road in the world, but when many people walked on it, it became a road.
Many roads here were walked by people. When there was no road, they could only walk by themselves. When they encountered a place with people, they would exchange their prey for something they needed, or find a place to stay. When there was no one, they would camp in the wild.
In a few days, they changed enough coarse cloth to make tents. Gu Zheng made two new tents. The bedding and other items that they didn't have were all purchased now. Gu Zheng also made a new set of bone needles for Aunt Cui. This time, the bone needles were not ordinary bones, but the bones of a demon beast.
When Taotie went out to play, he accidentally found half of the bones of a demon beast. Although it was not a powerful demon beast, its bones were much stronger than ordinary beasts. Gu Zheng estimated that the strength of this demon beast should have reached the Fairy Immortal realm when it was alive. He didn't know who it offended, but it was killed and its body was thrown here.
This demon beast must have been killed. There were scars on its bones. How it died had nothing to do with Gu Zheng. However, its bones were very useful. In addition to making bone needles, Gu Zheng also made more than a dozen bone arrows, which were much sharper than ordinary wooden arrows.
The bone arrows were naturally for Wu You. On the road, Wu You made a bow by himself. Unfortunately, it was only ordinary beast tendons. In the future, when there were better materials, Gu Zheng would make a better and more powerful bow for him.
The remaining bones were made into barbecue tools by Gu Zheng. He had few tools in his hands now. On the road, he roasted a lot of meat. This set of bones was very suitable. They were more resistant to heat than iron.
In addition to this half set of demon bones, Gu Zheng also hunted an elephant, a real elephant.
He didn't know why there were elephants here. He just happened to meet them, and not just one, but a herd of elephants. However, he only hunted one. It was useless to hunt more, and he couldn't take them away. One was enough.
The ivory allowed him to grind a few sets of chopsticks. He had never used such ivory chopsticks on Earth before. He didn't expect to use them here.
Gu Zheng also made six ivory dice for fun and used the paint he exchanged to make six-sided dots. He did not expect Gluttony to like a new toy all of a sudden. Gluttony dragged Wu You to play dice every day. In the end, Aunt Cui had to drive the cart.
What was worth mentioning was that the carriage was finally painted and looked much more beautiful. When they met people on the road, they would ask how the carriage was made and how much it cost.
Gu Zheng personally applied the paint, so of course it would look much better than the current carriage.
"Master, Wu Town is in front. When we reach Wu Town, we are only about a thousand miles away from Huiyuan Village!"
After walking for more than a month, they were finally getting closer to Huiyuan Village. Huiyuan Village was Aunt Cui's village. At this time, Aunt Cui's heart was slightly excited. Although life outside was not bad, it was still not as good as her home.
In the past month, Gu Zheng's Gokusen Immortal Art had improved a little. It had reached the fifth level, and he was one step closer to the fourth level.
Back on Earth, Gu Zheng didn't feel that his cultivation was so slow. It was mainly with the help of the Artifact Spirit, especially the Immortal Essence Pill. At that time, Gu Zheng was practically taking pills to cultivate, so his cultivation was very fast. It didn't take long for him to become a Celestial Immortal. Now that he was completely relying on himself to cultivate, Gu Zheng finally understood the difficulty of cultivation.
If other immortal cultivators or demon cultivators knew what he was thinking, they would probably strangle him to death.
Even in the Untainted World, ordinary immortal cultivators would usually need decades to cultivate to become an immortal. Unless a large sect had enough resources, like the famous sects of Mount Shu in the future, they would spare no effort to nurture their disciples. Only then would they be able to cultivate in a short period of time. Even so, it wouldn't be possible to do it in a year. It would basically take a few years.
Gu Zheng came here as Gokusen. It had only been a year at most, and he was already very close to the Celestial Immortal Realm. According to his progress, even if he was a little slower, he would definitely break through in two years. However, he was still not satisfied. If others knew about it, they would probably shout that there was no justice.
Another point was that there were very few sects now. Most of them were people who had achieved success in cultivation. They found a grotto-heaven with abundant immortal energy and then brought a few disciples to cultivate. At such a scale, they definitely couldn't compare to the large sects with more people. They had more resources, so their cultivation speed wasn't much faster than rogue cultivators.
Among the rogue cultivators, if they were lucky, their cultivation speed would be even faster than theirs.
"Let's stay here today. Go and find a suitable family to let us stay for the night!"
Gu Zheng had already seen the village in front of them and instructed Wu You. They could live in tents, but when they had a house, they still wanted to live in a house. It was better than living in the wild.
Wu You immediately got off the carriage and trotted forward. He first went to the village to inquire. When Gu Zheng and the others entered the village, Wu You had already found a family and agreed to let them stay.
This kind of thing was very easy to do. They had all kinds of resources, furs, and meat. If they took out some benefits, a lot of people would want to keep them. They just had to stay in two houses for a night and they could get a piece of fur. This was definitely a good thing for them.
Along the way, Wu You had at least 50 to 60 animal furs. Most of them were hunted by Gluttony out of boredom. They couldn't eat much of the meat, so they could only throw it away. Only a small part of the meat was left, and most of it was thrown away.
Aunt Cui's heart ached for a long time, but she also understood that the carriage couldn't fit all of them. Other than bringing some delicious food, it was more cost-effective to load the carriage with furs.
Furs were like cloth. In fact, they could be used as currency in many places.
Wu You found a big family in the town. The big families in this era were different from the ones in the future, especially in the village. They were wealthier and had slightly more houses, unlike many big families in the future who were bullies in the village. There were actually several big families like this in the village.
Gu Zheng and the others stayed in a small courtyard. They did everything by themselves. Aunt Cui tidied everything up, and Gu Zheng casually made something. The day was over.
"Get up quickly. The bandits are here. The bandits are here!"
Gu Zheng was cultivating in the middle of the night. Suddenly, there was a shout outside, and someone was beating a gong. Gu Zheng opened his eyes. Gluttony had already jumped up. He and Gluttony walked out of the door. Wu You was already standing in the courtyard, holding a waist knife in his hand.
There were also bandits at this time. In fact, as long as there were people, there were bound to be bandits. Even when life was good on Earth in the future, there were similar people, just a lot fewer.
The poorer the time, the more bandits there were.
"Wu You, go out and see what's going on. Pay attention to your safety!"
Gu Zheng instructed Wu You. Wu You immediately nodded, put the bow and bone arrows on his back, and then went out with the waist knife. When he went out, Aunt Cui also got up, looking a little flustered.
"Bandits? Are there bandits here too?"
In fact, there were also bandits in Hui Yuan Cun, but there were not many of them. Hui Yuan Village had its own security forces. The bandits had gone there a few times, but they did not take advantage of the situation and suffered many casualties.
The bandits also bullied the weak and feared the strong. Wu Town was a little smaller than Hui Yuan Village. It was probably targeted by the bandits. All the bandits in the world were the same.
After a while, Wu You ran back with a dignified expression.
"Master, there are bandits outside the village. There are many of them. I just took a look. There are hundreds of torches. The young people in the village have already brought their weapons to the village entrance and are confronting them. It seems that the bandits just want to ask for some benefits and will leave soon!"
The bandits did not enter the village. Instead, they were negotiating with the villagers outside the village. Gu Zheng frowned at first, then his brows relaxed and he smiled.
"Are you sure there are hundreds of them?" Gu Zheng asked softly.
"I can't be wrong. They are densely packed. There are many bandits. I don't know when there was such a bandit nest here!"
Wu You quickly nodded. The threat of hundreds of bandits was really not small. The young people in Wu Town added up to less than a hundred people. Moreover, the bandits were all fierce and came prepared. The ordinary fence of Wu Town could stop some animals, but it definitely could not stop these bandits.
"Torches don't necessarily mean people. Let's go out and take a look!"
Gu Zheng smiled and walked out. Taotie had been following him. Wu You was stunned. After Aunt Cui followed him out, he immediately followed.
Most of the people in the village had arrived at the village entrance. They were all nervous, including the family that took in Gu Zheng.
"Why did you come out? I really didn't expect that I would bring you trouble today!"
The head of the family was a man in his fifties. He was also holding a wooden stick. When he saw Gu Zheng and the others, he immediately went forward and said to Wu You, looking very apologetic.
This person's heart was not bad. At this time, he still remembered that they had implicated Gu Zheng and the others.
"It's okay. You can rest assured!"
Wu You first peeked at Gu Zheng and then said with a grin. Since Gu Zheng had come out, it was naturally impossible for him to watch these bandits wreak havoc. With Gu Zheng here, he had nothing to worry about.
At this time, he sighed at the good luck of the villagers. If they had not stayed here today, the villagers might have been really unlucky. If they had encountered the ferocious bandits, the whole village might have been slaughtered. This kind of thing had happened before.
"How can I rest assured!"
The head of the family looked worried. There were indeed hundreds of torches in the distance, flickering in the darkness. The bandit representative was asking for a lot of things. The village did not have so much.
"Little kid, you, where are you going?"
The bandit who had just negotiated had just returned. Gu Zheng suddenly took a few steps forward and walked to the front of the crowd. Moreover, he was still walking forward. The head of the family was stunned. He hurriedly called out and pulled Wu You.
"Quick, look after your little kid!"
Gu Zheng was like a child. Wu You was also helpless. As long as people did not know Gu Zheng, they would treat him as a child, or even as their own child. This family was the same. Before, they had even said that they envied him for having such a pair of sons.
At that time, Wu You did not dare to agree. He only said that he was the young master of his family. He had brought the young master out to play and was now returning home.
"It's okay!"
Wu You shook his head. Gu Zheng was an immortal. How could these mortals harm an immortal? He was not worried at all.
"Little kid, don't go!"
"Come back quickly, it's dangerous!"
The surrounding villagers were also shouting. However, Gu Zheng had already walked far away. Although he was small, he walked quickly.
Not long after, the people on the opposite side also noticed a little kid walking over from the village. At first, they were still wary, but when they saw Gu Zheng, they laughed.
"You fools, if you don't agree to our conditions, we will slaughter the village. Why did you send a kid over first? We don't eat kids!"
"That's right, don't think of us as the same as Big Mouth Wang. No matter how hungry we are, even if we starve to death, we will not eat people!"
The bandits laughed loudly and ridiculed the villagers. They did not expect that these words would save their lives.
"What do you want? I have more than 50 different kinds of beast skins. Among them, there are 17 or 18 porcupine skins. Do you want them?"
Gu Zheng stopped when he came closer and asked with a smile. Hearing his words, the bandits immediately quieted down, their eyes shining.
There were more than 50 beast skins and 17 or 18 porcupine skins. This was not a small fortune. With these things, they could exchange for a lot of food. They would not starve again.
"Yes, why not? Quick, ask your elders to bring it over!"
Two people ran over and wanted to grab Gu Zheng. Unfortunately, when they got close, they were sent flying back. Even they did not know how they were sent flying.
Bam! Bam!
The two fell to the ground and cried out in pain. They did not get up.
The villagers here did not know what was going on. They only heard Gu Zheng say that he had a lot of wealth. Many people were still annoyed. Why did such a stupid outsider come to the village today and say that he had so many things? If he could not take them out, wouldn't he completely enrage the bandits?
Then, they heard two muffled sounds and the two people's screams. Many people looked at each other in confusion. The bandits were more than 100 meters away from them. If it was daytime, it would be fine and they could see clearly. However, at night, they could only see the light on the opposite side and could not see the people clearly.
"Sure enough, it's all fake!"
Gu Zheng had already walked into the group of bandits. He looked around and the smile on his face became wider.
There were only about 20 people here. The rest were torches supported by thick branches. From afar, they looked like people.
When Wu You went back to report at the beginning, Gu Zheng thought of this possibility. Why would hundreds of bandits attack the village at night? One must know that the village's defense was weak at night. However, they could not see clearly and could easily injure their own people.
With so many people, daytime was enough.
Moreover, with so many people, they were still negotiating with the village and asking for things. This village could not resist their attack even at night. At this time, Gu Zheng guessed that there was a trap. He just came to take a look and the result was exactly as he guessed.
There were not so many bandits. Eighty percent of them were fake. With so few people, of course, they would not dare to attack the village. They also would not dare to come in the day. If they came in the day, they would be completely exposed.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
The bandits were all shocked. The bandit leader was a big man with a beard. He looked very mighty. The bandit leader in these days must have a certain level of strength. Otherwise, he would not be able to control his subordinates.
"I don't know. We didn't catch the baby. I felt a strong force grab me. Then, I couldn't move. Then, I flew over!"
A person sat up with difficulty. He rubbed his body and said quickly. Gu Zheng did not pay attention to these people. He walked around and then laughed.
"What do you think will happen if I tell the other side that you only have so few people?"
They only had 22 people in total. Just now, two of them were injured by him. Although the other side did not have 100 people, there were still 50 to 60 people. Including the other people in the village, there were more than 100 men. If all of them rushed out with sticks, they would not be able to resist.
After all, they were ordinary people and not soldiers. A bandit fight was purely a chaotic fight. At most, they had knives. However, not all of these 20 people had knives. Only five or six of them had knives. The rest were wooden sticks and forks.
The forks were also wooden.
"You, who the hell are you?"
The bandit leader did not dare to look down on Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng's behavior was not like a baby's at all. Especially when his subordinates suddenly flew back, he was very afraid.
"Who I am is not important. Looking at your arrangement, you are a person with some brains. Why do you have to be a bandit?"
Gu Zheng said calmly. To be able to come up with such a scheme to deceive the villagers and even be so bold as to ask for such an exorbitant price, this was definitely not a simple-minded bandit. This sort of thing wasn't considered brilliant in the later generations of Earth. However, this was the Primordial Age, and in the early stages of the Primordial Age. Gu Zheng dared to guarantee that this was definitely something that he had thought of himself.
It had never happened before. It was already very good that he could come up with such an idea. At least this bandit leader was a person with courage and wisdom. He did not only rely on strength.
"Why should I answer you? Who the hell are you?"
The bandit leader was still vigilant. A few of his blade-wielding subordinates had already surrounded Gu Zheng, but no one dared to make a move. Gu Zheng's performance was too calm. If he didn't have something to rely on, then he was a fool.
However, the accident of the two subordinates just now made him understand that Gu Zheng was definitely not a fool. Therefore, he was very nervous. Even if he surrounded Gu Zheng with his subordinates with knives, he did not feel safe at all.
"You don't have to answer, but don't regret it!"
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and his body suddenly disappeared. Following that, the people holding the sabers all cried out miserably. The sabers in their hands all fell out of their hands and they could no longer raise their arms.
Not only them, but the rest of the bandits were all subdued by Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng did not put a restriction on them. He just dislocated them and made them unable to use their strength. In this way, they were no threat to the villagers.
"Now, are you willing to answer me?"
Gu Zheng walked to the bandit leader. The bandit leader received extra treatment. Not only was his arm dislocated, but his legs could not move. He was lying on the ground. However, he did not scream. He just looked at Gu Zheng in horror.
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