Chapter 136 Who do you think you are?
Chapter 136 Who do you think you are?
"Zhuo, there's something I still can't figure out, so I need to ask you."
"Ok?"
On Wudu Mountain, Gu Zhuo stood on the edge of the cliff, looking out at the burning sea in the twilight.
The sea breeze blew in, bringing with it a slight chill as night fell, making his clothes rustle.
None of this affected the clarity of the voice in his heart.
"Why is Pei Jinge willing to cooperate with you?"
"Because I gave her a reason she couldn't refuse."
"What reason?"
"From a public perspective, as the head of the Sky Patrol Department, she has a need to find out who the ghost is. From a private perspective, she is extremely curious about what Yingxu is doing for the Taoist master."
Gu Zhuo explained, "So, even if she knew there must be a huge problem, such as the whole thing was probably manipulated by the White Emperor, such as the ghost was actually leaking secrets on orders, such as I have other selfish motives in this matter... she would still nod and agree."
The world has sounds, full of curiosity.
"So this matter was really manipulated by the White Emperor, who had the ghost deliberately leak the secret to old man Yingxu?"
"do not know."
Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then continued, "I am more inclined to believe that the White Emperor is just going with the flow and allowing things to develop in the direction he wants, rather than hiding behind the scenes to manipulate everything, because he has to take Yu Sheng's thoughts into consideration and will not do anything without hesitation."
You Feng cursed angrily, "I knew that all these emperors have evil hearts!"
Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "Just get used to it."
Having said this, he was already a little tired physically and mentally. Thinking that he still had a long way to go and that he didn't have much time left, he couldn't close his eyes and rest peacefully.
The purpose of going to Langya Mountain was naturally to meet Master Xiu Hu.
This person is not only related to the natural disaster seventeen years ago, but also entered the Divine Capital this summer and met with people from the Heavenly Fate Sect without being discovered by the Sky Patrol Department. Later, he even tried to locate the location of Cangshan...
Things like these didn't seem like a big problem at the time, I just thought he was hiding himself well enough.
However, when the Sky Patrol showed its drastic measures today and killed the disciples of the Tianming Sect in a foreign country to the point where they had no way to hide, all of Xiu Hu Zhenren's experience became questionable.
Since it was impossible for Pei Jinge to hold back, the only explanation was that someone was covering up Master Xiu Hu's whereabouts and allowing him to escape danger.
That person was undoubtedly the ghost.
"I have another question, Ah Zhuo."
"Ok?"
Gu Zhuo put away his thoughts and responded gently.
"With your current state...shouldn't you get too involved in this kind of thing?"
"In theory, yes."
"Then why do you want to go into the storm?"
"Life will not give up chasing the passage of time just because of my will, and others will not ignore my existence just because I want to live a peaceful life. I am already in the storm, so why should I stay out of it?"
"How abominable! I'll slap Feng twice for you!"
"…Then let's not do that."
The voice did not sound again, but not because the dusk faded into the sky, but because Pei Jinge had finally arrived.
Yes, the reason why Gu Zhuo stood on the edge of the cliff and did not immediately set off for Langya Mountain was to wait for her.
"No apologies."
Pei Jinge walked up to him and said as a matter of course: "The reason why I was so late was to deal with the traces you left behind."
Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "Thank you."
These days, whether he was meeting with Taoist Changyu or talking with the elders of the Tianming Sect, he used the magic weapon Flowing Water Body to conceal his true appearance.
It should be noted that his portrait had already spread throughout the world after he won the summer festival and was familiar to everyone.
Sui Qian Gu and Taoist nun An Ning were definitely not people who reclused themselves from the world, so how could they not have seen his portrait?
If he didn't use the flowing water body to change his appearance and body shape, not to mention the two elders of the Demon Sect, even Taoist Changyu might not continue to support him.
In the final analysis, the position of the leader of the Tianming Sect is definitely not something that a junior in the Cave True Realm can hold.
"Don't think that you are infallible just because you have a flowing body."
Pei Jinge looked into Gu Zhuo's eyes and said, "After all, this is only a ninth-level magic weapon. It is impossible to hide it from everyone, especially those assassins from Wuyou Mountain."
Gu Zhuo smiled and said, "I know."
Pei Jinge then asked, "It's Mount Langya, right?"
Gu Zhuo nodded.
Pei Jinge said calmly: "Then let's go."
After saying this, she stretched out her right hand and handed it to Gu Zhuo.
Gu Zhuo held her hand.
The wind suddenly rose.
There was no one on the cliff.
A long and thin line appeared on the sea surface, leading directly to the end shrouded in darkness. It looked like the trace left by a large ship sailing.
……
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"There's something I want to ask you."
"So many people have said this to me today that it's a bit tiresome to hear, but you still ask."
"With your current state, how did you manage to play hide-and-seek with me?"
"Sorry, this is a secret." "Then let me ask you another question. You are willing to put yourself in danger and still insist on taking the Tianming Sect from Taoist Yingxu. What do you want?"
"This is what I should do."
"hypocritical."
"I have the same curiosity as you."
"lie."
"Since you don't want to believe it, let's change the question."
"What are you going to do after you find out who the ghost is?"
"Of course I'll leave everything to you."
"…And you?"
"Retire after success."
"Gone?"
"If you need me to, I'd be happy to be your witness if necessary."
"Why do I feel like you're a little shameless now?"
“So this is also considered shameless?”
"Or else?"
“I thought it was an extremely courageous act.”
……
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This conversation was not a pleasant one, and both sides are certainly responsible.
However, until Pei Jinge took Gu Zhuo's hand, and rode the wind and waves with an almost peerless level, and arrived at the foot of Langya Mountain in the dark, the two of them still did not remain silent.
Walking on the gentle mountain path, there is no scenery to speak of in the Langya Mountain shrouded in night, and the hands that we once had to hold have long been completely separated.
Pei Jinge raised his head, looked at the scattered lights on the mountain, and said expressionlessly: "I really didn't know that Xiuhu had anything to do with the Tianming Sect."
On the way here, Gu Zhuo told her Xiu Hu's true identity.
"Please don't take action unless you have no other choice."
"That's what I was thinking."
Pei Jinge looked indifferent.
The two of them walked in silence until they reached the end of the mountain trail, then looked at each other and parted ways.
Gu Zhuo walked to the flat ground, and his eyes followed the guidance of the lights and fell on a two-story building that looked extremely ordinary.
At this time, he had already activated his flowing water body and changed his appearance.
Before he reached the wooden building, a voice with a faint smile sounded, coming with the wind.
"Who do you think you are?"
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Gu Zhuo pushed the door open and walked in.
The lights in the small building were dim and the light was dim.
Gu Zhuo looked at Master Xiu Hu who was sitting on the futon.
There is not much difference from the summer. This famous cultivator is still very graceful, and every strand of his hair is neatly groomed.
He found a futon to sit on and said casually, "Is this sentence meant to be an insult?"
Xiu Hu Zhenren laughed, shook his head and said, "Your Excellency came to visit so late at night, you must have something to ask for. What I have here is nothing more than wine and divination. It won't be wrong to say that first."
Gu Zhuo corrected him: "You shouldn't call me Your Excellency."
Xiu Hu Zhenren narrowed his eyes, looked at him and asked, "Then what should I call you?"
Gu Zhuo did not answer immediately, but stretched out his right hand.
A tower hangs above the palm.
Three Lives Tower.
This is the token of the leader of the Tianming Sect.
Xiu Hu Zhenren's smile suddenly stopped, and even his breathing stopped for a moment.
Then, his eyes changed in a very complex way, showing disbelief and incomprehension.
It was not until half a while later that all these emotions were subsided.
"Seen..."
Xiu Hu Zhenren stood up, bowed his head and said, "Master."
Gu Zhuo said: "I definitely didn't come here for the wine tonight."
Xiu Hu Zhenren raised his head and looked at the strange man not far away. Sensing the real aura of the Three Lives Pagoda, he asked solemnly, "What do you want to calculate?"
Gu Zhuo looked at him and simply said one word.
"you."
I was so excited about writing yesterday that I immediately got stuck in a rut today. There will be another chapter later.
(End of this chapter)