The young man finally realized that there was no one around him. All his subordinates were lying on the ground.
Gu Zheng wouldn't kill the innocent, but he wasn't merciful either. He wouldn't let those who offended him off easily. Besides, Gu Zheng was also protective. Wu You was the first person he had taken in the Eldritch World. He had followed him around for so many days and served him everywhere. Even if he didn't contribute much, he still worked hard.
Seeing that Wu You was beaten up so badly, his anger rose.
He wasn't the only one who was angry. Taotie was too, but Gu Zheng stopped him. It was fine if he only taught him a lesson, but Taotie might kill him. Gu Zheng wasn't afraid of killing, but he couldn't kill recklessly.
"You guys, don't mess around. I'm telling you, I'm from the Yan Family. If you offend me, you're all done for!"
"The Yan Family?"
Gu Zheng's eyebrows twitched. There was one of the Five Great Families in the prefecture city with the surname Yan. He knew this from Longhu Town. Needless to say, he must be from the Yan Family. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't dare to be so arrogant in the city.
Gu Zheng wasn't sure how powerful the Yan Family was in the city, but he knew that it was impossible for him to keep a low profile if he wanted to stay here.
This made him very frustrated. It wasn't like before when he could do anything. After returning to the Eldritch World, many things didn't go according to his plan. For example, he wanted to sneak into the prefecture city, but he realized that he would implicate Aunt Cui. When he went to listen to the sermon, he realized that it was a conspiracy.
He escaped and harmed half of the people in Huiyuan Village. Now, he wanted to keep a low profile in the prefecture city, but the Yan Family disrupted it.
Gu Zheng wouldn't compromise, but they had already offended the top forces in the city. If he didn't compromise and wanted to live in the city, the result would be obvious. There would be conflict.
"Wu You, they bullied you today. I'll get justice for you!"
With this decision, Gu Zheng didn't back down. Since he couldn't keep a low profile, he would do it. The Five Great Families in the prefecture city would be changed to four.
"Mado, tie them to the carriage and follow me into the inner city!"
Gu Zheng instructed Ma Duo. There was only one family in the inner city, and that was the master of the prefectural city, the An family. Since he couldn't keep a low profile, he had to keep a high profile. At the very least, these people wouldn't dare to provoke him in the future.
The advantage was that it would be more convenient for him to do things in the future. It would be easier for him to find resources. The disadvantage was that his identity would be exposed. Regardless of whether demons or other people came in the future, he would probably have to show himself. This was also the reason why he wanted to live in seclusion.
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Unlike in the future, the moment he took out the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, the other party would probably run away or attack quickly. Knowing that he had the Book of Life and Death, they would not expose their birth characters and other information. They might even come up with a fake name to fool Gu Zheng and cause trouble.
Now, he didn't have to worry about this.
Gu Zheng's carriage was still here. It was detained by the shop's people. They caught the young man surnamed Yan and headed for the inner city.
Gu Zheng and Taotie were sitting in the carriage. Others couldn't see them, but when they saw the group of people grabbing the Yan family's young master and tying him up, they started to discuss. Especially when they knew that they were heading towards the inner city, there were countless people who pointed at them and said that they had guts.
The Yan Family wasn't just a big family in the city. They were also in-laws. An Family was the mother of the Yan Family's young master.
Gu Zheng heard these words too, but he didn't care. Since he was going to keep a high profile, he would keep a high profile. An Family would disappear if they didn't give him an explanation, let alone the Yan Family.
Gu Zheng now had the confidence to do so.
This wasn't the ancient times. Almost every country had an Imperial Advisor. Even in the ancient times, immortals wouldn't stay in such a small city. At most, they would pass by.
The two carriages moved forward slowly. Behind them were hundreds of people who were watching the show. More and more people followed. In the end, there were hundreds of people. The streets were blocked.
The inner city wasn't far. It was in the center of the city. They arrived in a short while. It was like a small village. There were two-meter-tall city walls and a city gate. There were four guards at the gate.
"What are you doing?"
Before the carriage arrived, two guards with knives went up to question. Mado looked at the carriage.
"Go in!"
Gu Zheng said calmly. Mado didn't say anything. He drove the carriage in. Wu You was injured. Gu Zheng had already treated him briefly. He was resting in the carriage.
"How dare you!"
The two guards saw that the other party didn't stop. Just as they shouted, their bodies moved unnaturally to the side. It was as if a strong force was squeezing their necks, making it hard for them to breathe. They couldn't say anything else and couldn't stop the carriage.
The other two guards quickly pulled out their knives. Unfortunately, before they could pull out their knives, they automatically retreated. The two of them kept retreating until they reached the city gate.
Mado drove the carriage. He looked at the two guards who couldn't move and directly entered the inner city.
The guards at the city gate couldn't stop these people. The carriage drove directly into the inner city. The people behind were stunned. They dared to follow here, but they didn't dare to enter the inner city. The inner city was An Family's territory. Offending An Family in the prefectural city was tantamount to courting death.
"Who dares to enter the inner city?"
A group of soldiers ran out. An Family's guards. There were at least a few hundred guards like An Family in the inner city.
"Get out of the way!"
Gu Zheng shouted from inside the carriage. These people couldn't help but open up a path. They didn't belong to them. A strong force separated them from the middle. No one could stop it. They were all pushed to the sides. Many people even fell to the ground.
Some people pulled out their knives, but didn't dare to go forward. They weren't stupid and could tell that something was wrong.
Mado drove the carriage directly to the first large hall in the inner city. An Family discussed matters here. It was also where the five great families usually managed the city.
An Family was the City Lord. The five great families were equivalent to the Deputy City Lords. Together, they formed the power of the entire city.
An Family accounted for more than 30% of the soldiers. There were more than 1,800 soldiers belonging to them. The remaining five families had a total of 4,000 soldiers. Each family had an average of 800 soldiers. It was very balanced.
The six families managed the city together. Apart from the six families, no one could compete with them. Today, that Young Master Yan happened to be in his shop. When Wu You came to inquire, he saw that the ivory was good stuff. He wanted to take it by force. It wasn't like he hadn't done such a thing before. He knew that they were robbing openly, and others couldn't do anything about it.
As long as they didn't rob the other families, it was fine. Even if they did, they would at most apologize. They wouldn't start a war because of this.
"Ask your master to come out!"
Gu Zheng walked out of the carriage and pulled Taotie's hand. No one expected that the people in the carriage were two children. They looked very young.
"If you don't come out in a quarter of an hour, An Family will disappear!"
Gu Zheng said again. His voice wasn't loud and his tone wasn't strong, but everyone who heard it felt a chill in their hearts. A sense of fear quickly rose in their hearts.
Gu Zheng was a person who had cultivated to the Quasi-Sage Realm. Even if his words were not as powerful as before, his previous majesty was still there. Even if his strength was far from before, his temperament was still there. It was not something these ordinary people could resist.
"Yes, yes!"
Someone agreed and ran away. Everyone had a feeling that if their master didn't come out in a quarter of an hour, all of them would really disappear.
Of course, Gu Zheng wasn't a murderous person. He only said that An Family would disappear. He didn't say that he would kill them. He would send them thousands of miles away or lock them up in some other place. They would also disappear.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a dozen people hurried over. The leader was a well-maintained man who looked like he was in his fifties or sixties.
"An Family's head, Ampoules. I didn't know that the Great Immortal was coming. I deserve to die!"
As soon as the man came in front of Gu Zheng, he immediately bowed down. The people behind him all knelt down.
An Family's head was a smart man. From the description of the servant, he judged that the person who came this time wasn't an ordinary person. How could an ordinary person push so many soldiers away so casually? Moreover, they didn't even see their faces before they were pushed away. This Ampoules was actually more than sixty years old. In this era, he was already very old. He was experienced and knowledgeable. He had even seen a real cultivator.
Not an immortal, but a cultivator. His strength was very strong. Ordinary people couldn't resist him at all. According to the cultivator, once he cultivated to become an immortal, he could fly in the sky and burrow into the ground. He was omnipotent.
Whether he was an immortal or not, it was always right to call him a Great Immortal. The other party couldn't be a monster. If he was a monster, they would have been in trouble long ago.
"Let's talk inside!"
Gu Zheng directly pulled Taotie into the main hall. Ampoules and the other members of An Family followed closely behind. Before they could say anything, a person ran in from outside.
"Family Head, the people of Yan Family are here. They said that their young master was kidnapped here. Now they want to come in and take their young master away. They also want to take away the person who kidnapped their young master!"
The person said quickly. Ampoules didn't say anything. He directly looked at Gu Zheng.
He did not look down on Gu Zheng because of his young age. The last time he saw an immortal cultivator, there was an eight year old child by his side. That eight year old child could easily break a rock. It was very terrifying.
"Their young master was captured by me. The person they want to take away is also me. Let them come in. Bring them here!"
Gu Zheng said softly. The person looked at Gu Zheng in surprise and then looked at Ampoules.
"Why aren't you going? Do you want to die?"
Seeing that the person didn't move, Ampoules scolded angrily. The person hurriedly ran out and did as Gu Zheng said.
Not long later, more than twenty people came in. Three of them entered the main hall while the other twenty waited outside.
"Uncle, you're here too!"
The person saw Ampoules and was surprised. He hurriedly greeted Ampoules. The six major powers in the prefecture city had long been connected by marriage. You have me, I have you. Every family was the same.
An Ping glanced at the three people who came and secretly shook his head.
The three who came were all young. The oldest was only twenty-five and the youngest was nineteen. They were the young masters of the Yan Clan. They were not at home and were outside. When they heard that their younger brother or younger cousin had been captured and brought to the inner city, they immediately chased after them with their men.
Ampoules thought that if the head of the Yan Clan was here, he definitely wouldn't have done this. Those who dared to capture their people and bring them to the inner city couldn't be simple people. He didn't know what happened, but this time, the Yan Clan had really kicked an iron plate. They had actually provoked cultivators.
This time, even he couldn't save the Yan Clan.
"Wu You, Wang San, tell An Clan Head about this. He will uphold justice for you!"
Gu Zheng sat on a chair and seemed to be sizing up the main hall. He only spoke to Wu You and the others. The three young masters of the Yan Clan were stunned. They didn't know who these two children were and why they were sitting on the main seats in the main hall.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Wu You was supported by Mado. He first cupped his fist to Gu Zheng and then to Ampoules. Ampoules didn't dare to be arrogant and cupped his fist to return the greeting. This made the three young masters of the Yan Clan even more confused.
"Today, we want to sell some things in the inner city …"
Wu You quickly and simply explained what happened today. The matter wasn't complicated and was finished in a short while. Ampoules already understood everything.
The young master of the Yan Clan was greedy after seeing good things. In the end, the young master of the Yan Clan was even stronger. Behind him was a cultivator and he was captured.
This little cultivator captured the young master of the Yan Clan and brought him here. Ampoules's mind was spinning fast. He quickly understood that the Yan Clan couldn't be saved.
If they only wanted to deal with the young master of the Yan Clan, there was no need for them to come here. They just wanted the Yan Clan to give them an explanation. The Yan Clan couldn't possibly offend a cultivator just because of a disciple. They would definitely punish the young master of the Yan Clan severely or even kill him to protect the entire clan.
However, they came here. An Family. The six major powers in the prefectural city were about to be destroyed.
However, this destruction wasn't a bad thing for an An Family. The cultivator had already said that he would uphold justice. How could he not know? The Yan Clan couldn't be left alive. They had to be destroyed. However, only the destruction of the Yan Clan. An Family and the other clans wouldn't be blamed.
Moreover, if the An Clan got rid of the Yan Clan, they would be able to swallow up the Yan Clan's power and increase their own power.
The other four clans wouldn't dare to oppose this. After all, An Family didn't start this war because of their own desires. It was because of the Great Immortal's request. If they dared to oppose, it would be equivalent to making an enemy out of the Great Immortal.
As long as they dared to do so, it would be even better. He knew the power of the Great Immortal. An Family might be the only one left in the prefectural city in the future.
However, he also understood that this wouldn't happen. The other four clans weren't fools. They were all sly old foxes. They wouldn't be so foolish as to come knocking on their door.
"Men, capture everyone from the Yan Clan!"
After thinking it through, Ampoules immediately gave the order. The three young masters of the Yan Clan didn't even know what was going on before they were captured and tied up. They hurriedly asked questions, but their mouths were soon gagged.
"An Wu, take five hundred soldiers and go to the Yan Clan immediately. Don't leave a single Yan Clan disciple alive!"
"An Hua, take two hundred soldiers and go to the barracks immediately. Join forces with our An Family. We must control the five hundred soldiers of the Yan Clan in the barracks!"
"An Zhong, An Feng, An Qi, An Hu, the four of you will go to the other four clans and tell them what happened today. If they are willing to cooperate, that's great. If they aren't, then so be it. Just tell them!"
Ampoules quickly gave out orders. In a short while, many people walked out of the main hall. After giving out his orders, he turned around and bowed deeply to Gu Zheng with cupped fists. "An Family is the governor of the city. It is a dereliction of duty to allow such banditry to take place in the city. As the mastermind, the Yan Clan will not be let off lightly. Once we capture everyone in the Yan Clan, the Great Immortal will punish them!"
An Ping was indeed a smart person. But then again, to be able to manage a city's Patriarch, even if he was stupid, he wouldn't be able to become one. He very quickly understood Gu Zheng's intentions and did what Gu Zheng wanted him to do.
"Banditry should be punished. However, the victim's family will decide how to punish them!"
Gu Zheng pointed at Wu You. Ampoules was taken aback, but he immediately understood Gu Zheng's meaning. He immediately cupped his fists at Wu You and repeated his words.
Wu You, on the other hand, looked at Gu Zheng in a daze. Gu Zheng gave him a light nod.
With this nod, Wu You understood Gu Zheng's intentions.
Gu Zheng wanted to establish his authority. He wanted to use the Yan Clan to establish his authority. This way, they wouldn't be bullied in the city in the future. Since he wanted to establish his authority, he had to punish them severely. Wu You wasn't Mado. If it were up to Mado to deal with him, he would most likely release him.
Wu You was the one who wanted to steal Gu Zheng's horse. A person who would harm a child wouldn't have a good heart.
"After you capture them, don't send them here. Just find a place to dispose of them. In short, if we see any direct descendant of the Yan Clan one day, it will be the end of your An Clan!"
After being with Gu Zheng for a long time, Wu You also learned some of Gu Zheng's speech patterns. After he finished speaking, Gu Zheng nodded in satisfaction.
The Yan Clan couldn't be left alive. However, he didn't have to kill them himself. An Clan would be the knife. Wu You didn't explicitly say that he wanted to kill all of them. He only told them that if they saw anyone from the Yan Clan in the future, it would be the end of An Clan.
An Clan would do anything to protect themselves. There was no need to guess. They weren't friends who would risk their lives for the Yan Clan.
Indeed, Ampoules understood Wu You's intentions and immediately agreed.
"An Clan Head, I hope that today's matter is just an ordinary matter. An Clan's benefactor, Wu You specially came from afar to seek refuge. In the end, you were bullied by the Yan Clan. An Clan punished the Yan Clan severely in order to repay your kindness. Do you understand?"
Gu Zheng said to Ampoules. Ampoules raised his head and understood Gu Zheng's intentions.
Gu Zheng wanted to remove himself from this matter. He wanted to make it clear that this matter had nothing to do with him. He wanted to help Wu You vent his anger. However, the reason of being a benefactor was a little far-fetched.
"Great Immortal, can I put it this way? Wu You is not only the son of my benefactor, but also the servant of an immortal mountain far away. That's why you punished the Yan Clan severely?"
If he was just a benefactor, the reason wouldn't hold water. The commoners weren't fools. They would definitely make wild guesses. It was better to just say that he was related to an immortal. However, this immortal was placed in an immortal mountain far away and not in the city.
This way, Gu Zheng could be removed from the picture. Most importantly, no one would dare to provoke Wu You in the city in the future.
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