Chapter 118: Gathering Ships
Chapter 118: Gathering Ships
"How's it going?"
"It's a stalemate."
It was just two simple sentences and eight words. After a brief thought, Gu Zhuo understood the general intention of that group of evil demons.
Use one word to cover it up and create momentum.
Since the water in Yunmengze has been muddied, it would be better to step down directly to confirm the Taoist master's inheritance indirectly, so that more sects and strong people will choose to step down, and let the situation develop in a more chaotic direction, so as to find opportunities.
Yu Sheng is not Gu Zhuo, so he cannot easily know the changes happening in other faraway places.
So now she was concerned about something else.
"How sure are you?"
"At least 50%."
Gu Zhuo didn't think twice.
What Yu Sheng asked about was naturally the matter of the Taoist master's inheritance.
To be precise, it is whether Gu Zhuo can determine the location of the Taoist inheritance and open it.
The reason why she agreed to Gu Zhuo's proposal to fish in troubled waters was because she saw that her junior brother had found the clue, and as long as there was a suitable opportunity and environment, there was a great possibility that he would seize the inheritance left by the Taoist master.
This is the premise of everything.
Personal interest and pleasure are of course important, but for Yu Sheng, the most important thing is whether it is worth doing.
Gu Zhuo raised his head, looked at the night sky that was faintly rising, and said, "Let's continue on our journey."
Yu Sheng asked: "How far is it?"
Gu Zhuo was lost in thought and said, "Not too far."
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Soon after the two left, the ripples dissipated and the water surface became calm again.
A thin and destitute man suddenly appeared on a small boat, but did not cause the boat to sink at all, as if he was not a real person but just a shadow.
In fact, to all the evil demons in the world today, he is a life-eating evil shadow that follows them closely like a thorn in their flesh.
This man is Qing Xiaoyue.
Last night, after reading the Empress' handwritten letter, he went to the palace late at night.
After a brief conversation, he no longer had any doubts about Gu Zhuo's importance. He rushed to Yunmengze as quickly as possible, regardless of the loss of his realm, and then did some simple things.
Those things were to confirm the location of Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng, to follow them silently and watch them coldly, and to let a group of practitioners go to the front of the two people and use their own lives as a confirmation.
Yes, the massacre that took place not long ago, which was not exactly bloody, was directly related to Qing Xiaoyue.
If he hadn't been indifferently fanning the flames behind the scenes, allowing this group of people to meet Gu Zhuo, this incident would never have happened.
"The information is correct..."
Qing Xiaoyue squatted down, looked at the body lying on the boat, looked at the trace of frost on the throat of the body, and murmured to himself: "There is no trace of any other skills, including the Yuanshi Daodian."
He was silent for a moment, then asked himself, "So why did you suddenly come to Yangzhou City?"
The information about Gu Zhuo was not very detailed, and there were too many confusing points in it.
If not, why would he cause trouble for himself and use such means to verify the difference between Gu Zhuo in the intelligence and Gu Zhuo in reality?
After an unknown amount of time, Qing Xiaoyue withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward.
All those confusing questions can only be answered correctly in Gu Zhuo.
"Pity."
Qing Xiaoyue felt very sorry, thinking, if you hadn't been accepted as a disciple by Her Royal Highness the Princess, how could things be as troublesome as they are now?
He was best at forcing confessions through torture rather than investigating the truth. …
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The Yunmeng Ancient Lake is very lively under the cover of night.
Evil spirits and heretics swarmed in and engaged in a head-on conflict with various forces, resulting in casualties on both sides.
For a moment, the light brought by the intersection of flying swords and Taoist magic bloomed like fireworks, illuminating half of the night sky and even burying the starlight.
Those practitioners who had already arrived at the depths of the Yunmeng Ancient Lake looked at this unexpectedly lively scene and confirmed once again that the rumors were indeed true. They were excited but their faces turned a little pale.
The pallor comes from the fear of death.
So, when Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng arrived at the center of Yunmengze, the scene they saw was very special.
Nearly a hundred ships were closely connected together, with the distance between them being extremely narrow. From a distance, it looked like a small mound suddenly rose from the water surface.
On the outskirts of this small mound, there were practitioners patrolling on a light boat, carefully guarding against the appearance of any suspicious people.
This really looks like a military town on war footing.
Before Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng actually approached the town on the water, a light boat approached rapidly and signaled them to stop.
The practitioner standing on the small boat was very easy to talk to. He did not act ferociously and briefly explained the current situation.
The general idea is that after the evil demons learned of the inheritance left by the Demon Lord, they unexpectedly came in a violent manner, and were not afraid to engage in a head-on conflict with the various forces led by the Sky Patrol, showing an attitude of being determined to win.
Yunmengze is so vast that it is impossible to completely stop that group of evil demons. I believe that more evil thieves will arrive here soon, so the current situation is extremely critical.
In order to avoid bloodshed, under the call of several respected seniors, everyone decided to put aside their past conflicts and temporarily unite to fight against the evil demons.
After hearing this, Gu Zhuo said without any psychological pressure that anyone could kill evildoers. Then he and Yu Sheng proved their identities to the cultivator, eliminating the possibility that the cultivator was a disguised evil thief who had sneaked in, and they were able to continue moving forward.
When we got close to the big ship, we abandoned our boat and boarded it. Then, after passing dozens of ships, the scene we saw was extremely lively.
The liveliness comes from quarrels.
People naturally argue about what to do next.
"If you defend too long, you will lose. How can you not understand such a simple truth? What is really important right now is not to defend against those demonic thieves, but to quickly find the inheritance left by the Demon Lord."
"And then what? You let me take the treasure and run away, leaving everyone here to die?"
"Look at what you said. It's so stupid!"
"That's really biased. These lunatics from the Destiny Cult came here not to kill people but to steal treasures. If anyone can take away the treasures left by the Demon Lord, then we will be safe."
"Then have you ever thought about this? If we send people to search for the treasure, our defense will become extremely empty and we won't be able to stop the evil demons that are rushing over here?"
The quarrel continued like this, and people refused to give in to each other.
Gu Zhuo didn't like listening to other people quarreling. After making sure that the dispute could not reach a conclusion in a short period of time, he turned and left.
At this moment, a vicissitudes of life and aging voice sounded in his ears.
"What do you think about this?"
Gu Zhuo stopped.
He looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man with white hair and beard.
The old man was hunched over slightly, with his hair that had not been washed for a long time hanging casually behind his shoulders. His clothes were stained with grease and dust, and he looked so unkempt that it made people feel uncomfortable.
However, his eyes were exceptionally bright and inexplicably clear.
Although this chapter is only 2,000 words, it was not easy to write, but the following plot is basically well organized. To be honest, I have been struggling to write recently, as you can see from the updates, mainly because I have been undecided about some places. It was not until today that I was sure that I should write it that way. Although I don’t know if I can make it in time, everything depends on human efforts. I am sure that I have tried my best, and I can only hope that what I write is good.
(End of this chapter)