"Let's do as the Family Head says!"
Ampoules's arrangement was in line with Gu Zheng's request. After receiving Gu Zheng's approval, Ampoules immediately bowed and left. After all, the Yan Family was not a small family, but one of the Six Great Families in the prefectural city. Eliminating the entire Yan Family required him to personally oversee the situation.
That day, Gu Zheng and the rest did not return to the inn. Instead, they stayed at An Family's place.
The Yan Family had more than a hundred people, but they were all captured by Ampoules. Not only did the remaining four Great Families not help the Yan Family, but they also took advantage of the situation and stole many of the Yan Family's businesses. This made Ampoules curse in his heart.
These people also received the news that the Yan family had indeed hit an iron plate this time. They actually dared to openly rob an immortal's things. This time, they were completely finished. They wouldn't help the doomed Yan family, but they also didn't help An Ping capture the Yan family's people. They just went everywhere to rob the Yan family's businesses.
More assets meant more wealth. Only with more wealth could one raise more soldiers and have more influence.
Why was the An family the boss? It wasn't because the city belonged to the An family. In fact, the city wasn't built by the An family. It was because the An family grew stronger and took over the city. The An family had many properties and wealth. They had enough resources to support so many people.
Simply put, the Great Families in the city were like warlords. They each had their own small power and were not on the same page.
But overall, An Family had gained a huge advantage this time. The Yan Family resisted fiercely and they lost some people. However, they did not have time to call back the Yan Family members in the barracks. They were all taken captive and submitted to An Family in the end.
An Family would have to support these people in the future. An Family had to think of ways to earn more resources. Otherwise, it would be useless if they could not support them.
An Family had established a relationship with the Immortals. At least, they were stronger than the other four Great Families. As long as the other four Great Families were not stupid, they would not do anything to An Family. On the contrary, they might even shrink back and give up some benefits.
All of this had nothing to do with Gu Zheng. On the third day, Gu Zheng brought Wu You and the rest to a courtyard. This courtyard was given to them by Ampoules. It originally belonged to the Yan Family. After the Yan Family fell, it became Gu Zheng's.
Ampoules originally wanted to let Gu Zheng stay with An Family. Gu Zheng's presence was like a talisman. Unfortunately, Gu did not agree. Later, Ampoules wanted to give Gu Zheng the Yan Family's courtyard. Later, Gu, Gu, Gu's house. Gu's's courtyard........................ An Family '..
There were three entrances and three exits. There were more than ten rooms. There was also a garden. It was neither big nor small. It was just right.
Gu Zheng was also quite satisfied with Ampoules's arrangements. Ampoules strictly ordered all the members of An Family not to speak of what happened that day. At the same time, he spread what he had said. He also specially ordered people to warn those who had followed Gu Zheng all the way to the Inner City Gate.
These people were all gathered here. It saved him the trouble of looking for them.
He ordered people to make sure that these people were not to speak of what happened that day. If they did, their entire family would be finished. With so many people, such a warning could not completely prevent the news from spreading. However, Ampoules also ordered people to spread the news in the city that the person who saved Wu You was a member of An Family. Moreover, they spread the news in large numbers. This way, even if someone spread the news, no one would believe that it was a child who saved Wu You.
In the end, no one mentioned Gu Zheng anymore. Instead, it was Wu You who became the most famous person in the city. Even the house that An Family gave him was named the Wu House.
"Young Master, this, this is too big!"
In the past few days, Wu You's injuries had mostly recovered. There were still some scars on his face. At this moment, he was in the house. He looked awkwardly at Gu Zheng, Mado, and Aunt Cui, who were all secretly laughing.
"Isn't this good? The Wu House is so grand. In the future, you will also become the head of the family. Who knows, you might even become a big family in the city. In the future, it will be the Wu Family!"
Gu Zheng said with a smile. Wu You was even more embarrassed. He did not know whether to stand or sit.
"Wu You, don't worry. This arrangement is quite good. At my age, it is not suitable for me to show my face in public. I will spend most of my time cultivating. It is good that you are in charge of this place. You just have to go out and ask around more and buy the things I need!"
Gu Zheng said to Wu You again. At the beginning, he accepted Wu You because he intended to let Wu You be his agent to do some things that were inconvenient for him to do.
Although the development of the matter was tortuous, now everyone only knew Wu You, but not him. This was exactly what he wanted. In this way, Wu You could be a good agent. His purpose turned around and came back.
"Young Master, it is no problem to help you find things, but, this, this …"
"There is no this and that. In the future, it will be like this. Mado, in the future, when you are outside, you have to call Wu You the head of the family. In the future, you will be his guards!"
Gu Zheng smiled and shook his head. Mado and the others immediately responded. They also looked at Wu You with some envy.
Although it was only when there were outsiders, Wu You was a blessing in disguise. He became Gu Zheng's external agent and also became the leader of them except for Gu Zheng and Taotie.
Before, although Wu You had been with Gu Zheng for a long time, the others were brought by Mado. Most of them listened to Mado and not Wu You. This time, Gu Zheng established their relationship, which meant that they would have to listen to Wu You in the future. This made Mado a little uncomfortable in his heart.
But it was only a little. He knew that no one could change the decision made by Gu Zheng. Wu You was lucky this time and was beaten up. If he was the one who was beaten, then now he would be in the Ma Mansion, not the Wu House.
The disappearance of the Yan family was only spread in the city for a while. Soon, it faded away.
On the other hand, every time Wu You went out, no matter where he went, people would be polite to him. There were even people who came to curry favor with him. At first, he was not used to it. Slowly, he got used to these people treating him like this. Sometimes, he enjoyed this feeling of being high and mighty.
However, he did not forget Gu Zheng's instructions. He would never go to those three places. In addition, he often went to some places that sold herbs and ingredients. If he saw something like what Gu Zheng said, he would buy it. Needless to say, he really found some things. In just a month, he had gathered enough raw materials for two sets of elemental food cultivation.
After a month, Gu Zheng's Gokusen Immortal Art was still at the fifth level of the third level. His immortal power had increased a little, but his realm did not change.
His realm did not increase, which made Gu Zheng a little anxious. This time, he could make two sets of elemental food cultivation to increase his realm.
With the lesson from last time, Gu Zheng would not make elemental food cultivation in the Wu House this time. He planned to go outside. Even if others did not dare to break into the Wu House, he did not make it. The fragrance was too attractive. If someone did not have eyes and sneaked in, it would be troublesome.
Moreover, he had to eat it after it was done. It was best not to be disturbed when he was eating.
Riding the little white dragon, Gu Zheng and Taotie brought the raw materials and pot directly to a small stream 50 miles outside the city. The water here was good and could be used to make food cultivation.
As long as no one deliberately destroyed the water source of the Wilderness, it would not be bad.
The second set of elemental food cultivation was done quickly. Taotie was very quiet this time. He had been by Gu Zheng's side. He knew that Gu Zheng made very delicious food. It was delicious and could increase his strength. He liked it very much.
Two sets, one for each. Just like last time, Gu Zheng set up a simple formation. They came to the tree to eat the elemental food cultivation.
After eating for less than an hour, Gu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes. He had not completely digested the medicinal effect, but a sound woke him up. Taotie, who was beside him, was howling. Soon, Taotie jumped down the tree and kept walking back and forth under the tree.
"Qi Transformation Realm!"
Gu Zheng's eyes flashed with joy. This time, Taotie had broken through. He was originally at the late fifth level, which had always been higher than Gu Zheng. This time, the elemental food cultivation could increase his strength by a lot. It helped him break through the shackles.
Refining Essence into Qi, the first stage of Sky Immortal. It was also the symbol of becoming an Immortal. Taotie was not Gu Zheng. He had reached it one step earlier.
When he reached this realm, it meant that he already had the strength of an Immortal. If he was given an Immortal Sword, he would be able to fly on the sword. Gu Zheng had the method to fly, so he could give it to him. In the future, Taotie would be an Immortal who could roam the sky.
"Taotie, congratulations!"
Gu Zheng hurriedly stopped and jumped down the tree. He said to Taotie with a smile. Taotie looked very excited. He was adapting to the powerful strength in his body. He also knew the significance of this breakthrough for him.
"Tie, am I now the Immortal you said?" Taotie couldn't wait to ask.
Gu Zheng nodded with a faint smile. Gluttony leaped a dozen meters high, but it quickly fell back down.
Taotie, who fell to the ground, said dejectedly, "I am an Immortal, but why can't I fly?"
He had heard Gu Zheng say more than once that he could fly after becoming an Immortal. Although he was young, he also yearned to fly in the sky. Before he reached this realm, he could not fly. Now that he had reached this realm, he wanted to try, but he could not fly.
"If you want to fly now, you will need to use some tools from the outside world. However, I don't have such tools right now. I will definitely help you make one as soon as possible!"
Gu Zheng chuckled and rubbed his head. He could understand his desire to fly. Back then, he was the same. If he could fly, he would be more than willing to do so.
Everyone had a dream to roam the sky.
"You still need tools? When will that take?" Hearing Gu Zheng's words, he became even more depressed.
"Don't worry, I will help you make it as soon as possible!"
Flying on the sword in the Qi Transformation Realm must be a real Immortal Sword. Ordinary swords could not withstand the infusion of Immortal Power when flying on the sword.
However, as long as it was an Immortal Sword, even if it was the lowest level Immortal Sword, it could be used to fly.
Gu Zheng still couldn't get a good Immortal Sword, but refining a very ordinary Immortal Sword, as long as there were enough raw materials, was still possible. He didn't have enough Immortal Power, but Taotie did. When the time came, he would be able to refine such an Immortal Sword with his help.
However, the raw materials for refining the Immortal Sword were not enough now.
Some time ago, he had asked Wu You to mainly search for raw materials for food cultivation. He didn't pay much attention to refining tools. Now, it seemed that he needed to change. Next, he had to find more raw materials for refining tools and refine an Immortal Sword for Taotie as soon as possible so that he could fly in the sky.
"Taotie, you're not done yet. I'll go play first and come back later!"
Taotie looked at Gu Zheng again. He knew that Gu Zheng hadn't finished absorbing the medicinal effect. He was already done. He didn't want to delay Gu Zheng, so he said this.
"Okay, but don't run far!"
After thinking for a while, Gu Zheng agreed. Taotie had already broken through to become an Immortal. Even if he hadn't become an Immortal, no one here could hurt him. As long as he didn't run far, nothing would happen.
He hadn't finished absorbing the medicinal effect of the Immortal Sword. If he didn't continue to absorb it, it would be a waste.
After another two hours, Gu Zheng opened his eyes. He had finished digesting the Glutton Immortal's cultivation. His third level of the Glutton Immortal's Art had finally reached the sixth level.
He had improved by 10% and was one step closer to becoming an Immortal.
However, Gu Zheng wasn't very happy. He thought that this time, he would at least be able to increase his Immortal Power by 20% to 30%. Even if he didn't become an Immortal in one step, he would at least be able to increase his Immortal Power by a lot. He didn't expect that he would only advance by 10%.
Now, it seemed that he was using Gokusen's body to cultivate. It wasn't faster than when he was on Earth. He didn't know why. Perhaps it was just like what Gokusen had said. Gokusen's Immortal Art would become slower and more difficult as he progressed.
Very quickly, Gu Zheng put away his dejected mood.
He was anxious because he was stimulated by Taotie. Taotie had already become an Immortal, but he hadn't. It was equivalent to leaving him behind. Taotie's cultivation was so fast. Maybe when he reached the Qi Transformation Realm, Taotie would have already reached the Soul Formation Realm. When Gu Zheng reached the Soul Formation Realm, Taotie might have become Jin Xian.
In this way, he would be left far behind by Taotie, so he was a little anxious.
However, he understood that it was useless to be anxious. Cultivation had to be done step by step. The more anxious he was, the slower it would be. In the end, the gains wouldn't make up for the losses.
After waiting for a while, Taotie came back. He looked like he had a lot of fun. When he came back, he was carrying a big water buffalo.
His petite body seemed to be very peaceful carrying such two big things. However, he wasn't tired at all. After becoming an Immortal, a thousand jin was nothing. Many Immortal's weapons weighed a thousand jin.
For example, the rumored Ruyi Jingu Bang weighed more than ten thousand jin.
"Why did you bring a water buffalo back?"
Gu Zheng asked him with a smile. Taotie wiped his sweat and said, "We want to make something that can fly in the sky. We definitely need something. I brought it back and changed it!"
Gu Zheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect Taotie to bring the water buffalo back for this purpose. Before he could speak, Taotie continued, "Wu You said that a living water buffalo is more valuable. After taming it, we can use it to work. So I caught it!"
"Not bad. You already know how to make money. It's worthy of praise!"
Gu Zheng patted him with a smile. A living water buffalo was indeed more valuable than a dead one. These wild buffaloes were not easy to tame. However, after taming them, they were good helpers for farming. Their value was even higher.
It wasn't easy for others to tame them, but it wasn't a problem for him. He could tame a horse king a long time ago, let alone a water buffalo now.
In fact, this water buffalo had been tamed by Taotie. It didn't dare to move at all.
However, Gu Zheng was very pleased that Taotie could think of the idea of making money. This meant that Taotie had grown a lot. He had grown up a lot. Or rather, he had become more sensible.
During this period of time, Wu You went out to buy things. A part of it was the silver they had accumulated before, including the part that they had sold the ivory. When Wu You went to sell the ivory again, no one dared to trick him. Immediately, someone gave him a high price.
An Family and several other large families gave him a portion of the money as a form of filial piety.
Wu You accepted all of these filial piety. This was also Gu Zheng's idea. If Wu You didn't accept them, these families would only be afraid. Instead, they would think of ways to send more things. If he accepted them, there wouldn't be such trouble.
Gu Zheng knew more about the ways of the world than Wu You.
A portion of the silver had been used recently. The materials for refining were different from those for food cultivation. Some of them required high-grade raw materials. The price was higher. It might not be enough. Maybe they really had to find a way to make some money.
In fact, as long as he asked, An Family would definitely give it to him. However, he wouldn't ask. First, he couldn't afford to lose face. Second, he didn't want to owe An Family a favor because of this. Last time, An Family's punishment was already considered to have made Gu Zheng owe them a favor. The less such a favor, the better.
After returning, Gu Zheng didn't tell anyone about Taotie's cultivation to become an immortal. There was no need to tell.
For Wu You and the others, Gu Zheng and Taotie were still the same. Taotie liked to play, and Gu Zheng liked to cultivate. The two of them, one quiet and one active, were a good match.
After another month, Gu Zheng's Gokusen Immortal Art finally reached the seventh level of the third level. His strength also reached the late stage of the fifth level of Internal Force. This month, he didn't let Wu You continue to look for raw materials for food cultivation. Instead, he focused on looking for raw materials for refining.
It wasn't just Wu You; even Ma Duo and the others were sent out to search, and it wasn't just in the Prefectural City. They also went to the nearby Dragon Lake Town and other nearby towns.
So far, some auxiliary materials had been gathered. However, the main material for the immortal sword had not been found. Ordinary iron couldn't be used to make immortal swords. That kind of immortal sword was too fragile. At the very least, it would need black iron. However, black iron was not easy to find. Moreover, black iron was very heavy. It was not ordinary iron. Even ordinary people knew that black iron was a good thing.
Until now, Gu Zheng didn't have any black iron. There was no way for him to refine immortal swords.
"If there's no other way, we can only look for it ourselves!"
Seeing that Taotie was getting more and more anxious day by day and was looking forward to seeing him every time, Gu Zheng could only helplessly make a decision. He never thought that he would be so worried about an unconventional immortal sword. Thinking back, what kind of immortal sword didn't he have?
This also made him sigh even more. No wonder it was said that it was difficult to be a rogue cultivator. Without a real background and powerful strength, it was really not easy to cultivate by yourself.
"Wu You, Taotie and I are going out for a period of time. If it's fast, it'll be a month. If it's slow, we'll be back in half a year. During this time, you lead everyone to live a good life. For the time being, we won't need any special materials. If there are any medicinal materials, you can buy some appropriately!"
Before leaving, Gu Zheng called Wu You again and gave him some instructions.
These days, their performance was very good. They didn't go to any of the places forbidden by Gu Zheng. After more than two months, they had completely adapted to life in the city. Now, looking at their clothes, temperament, and so on, it was impossible to tell that they were country bumpkins two months ago.
It wasn't just Wu You. Ma Duo, Auntie Cui, and the others were the same.
No matter who it was, as long as they said that they were the people of the Wu House, no one would dare to offend them. They would even smile and flatter them. After a long time, they no longer felt inferior. Plus, they ate and dressed well. Their complexion had become much better, and their spirit had completely changed.
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