The light of the Night Pearl extended forward, revealing the creature's face completely. It had an ape-like face, with bone armor on the temples. The hair on its head was strange, the part connected to the skin was black, and the tips of the hair were white.
The pair of golden eyes followed her movements, sizing her up, without any resentment, but rather a look of confusion and curiosity.
It lay on the ground and looked at her like this, its expression seemed a little dull. Gu Fuyou suddenly felt that its appearance was familiar, where had she seen it before? After thinking for a while, she remembered that when she went forward to hug Zhong Michu's dragon body during the race in the canyon, Zhong Michu had the same expression.
I wonder how she is now. Has she reached the East China Sea safely? Will the people of the Dragon Clan treat her well? How is her injury
Gu Fuyou couldn't help but touch her lower back with her backhand. The pain left by the slave contract had not yet dissipated, and her entire back was still uncomfortable. She lowered her eyes, unable to hide her sadness. Did she hate herself for having bound her to the contract? Would she hate herself
The barking of the thing in front of her brought her back to her senses. The thing opened its mouth and growled, perhaps it had not barked for a long time. The humming sound was like the wind blowing through a hole, and it did not sound threatening or defensive, but like a greeting.
It opened its mouth, and Gu Fuyou could see inside it. It was pitch black, and its tongue and mouth were all black. For something like this, the blood and body fluids were all highly toxic. Gu Fuyou felt something was odd, and after a closer look, he found that the tooth had been pulled out, and he didn't know if it had been given medicine, so it had never grown back.
Gu Fuyou felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart. She was alive but dead, so there was nothing to be afraid of. She relaxed a little and walked to the thing. Sure enough, the claws were worn flat, and when they grew out, they looked like a round bamboo shoot.
Gu Fuyou was a little disappointed, and his excited heart dropped. Although this person resembled Zhu Yan, he was not Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan was bare-handed and bare-footed, a fierce beast, and it took the combined efforts of the Dragon Clan and the Blue Luan to subdue him. How fierce he must be. Compared with the Zhu Yan in the transmission, this one was too "docile". Even if he was sealed, his temper should not be tempered. Resentment would only accumulate and deepen, and his temper would only become more cruel and violent.
This spiritual beast was obviously artificially disguised as Zhu Yan. It seems that what was said in "Records of Natural History" is correct.
The Four Immortal Sect directed and performed a play. Was it to make the human race stronger and prove that the human race's talent was no weaker than that of the Blue Luan and Dragon races? To eliminate the human race's worship and submission to the Blue Luan and Dragon races? Or was it a long-term vision to establish its position as the overlord of the four continents? Gu Fuyou could only guess at the details and had no way to verify it.
She was puzzled. If Zhu Yan was fake, why did they keep it here in such a pretentious way? Was it a complete show to seal Zhu Yan for everyone to see? After the aftermath of this incident, they should have quietly dealt with it so that it would not be exposed. Why did they keep it here
It was probably self-deception, the most exquisite performance, which fooled even myself into believing that it was Zhu Yan. Therefore, I wanted to keep it, watch it every day, and be proud of this glorious achievement.
Of course, this was just Gu Fuyou's imagination. But because she hated the Zuo family and felt that they were despicable and shameless, she felt that this was very likely the case.
After so long, the Zuo family now truly believes that their ancestors sealed Zhu Yan. That’s why the younger generations always say “The Zuo family is blessed by God”.
When Gu Fuyou found out the truth, he found it even more ridiculous. Thinking of Zuo Tianyi and the beginning of all this, he couldn't help but sneer.
At least Zuo Yuezhi didn't know about this, otherwise he wouldn't have put himself in such a cell. I don't know if the leader Zuo Taisui knew about this, and how many people in the other three sects knew about it.
I don't think there are many people, after all, it's not very glorious.
Gu Fuyou rubbed around in the cave again. There was no other exit except the way he came in. That was right, how could there be another way out here
She stared at the spirit beast in a daze again. If it was Zhu Yan, it would be great. Maybe she could release it and die together with the Xu Ling Sect. That would be a very good ending for her.
She walked back to the stairs. She couldn't stay here for too long, or the Zuo family would notice her. As she stepped onto the first step, she heard the low roar of the spirit beast behind her.
She looked back, but in the dim light, she couldn't see the face of the spirit beast clearly. Its cry echoed in the empty cave, sad and desolate. Her eyes were sore, and tears suddenly welled up, running away.
She returned to the room, but the people of the Zuo family did not notice anything wrong. She closed the mechanism and sat on the bed, the cry of the spirit beast still lingering in her mind.
He was accused of a crime he did not need, became the cornerstone of the Four Immortal Sect's advancement, was squeezed of all his value, was imprisoned, and was deprived of everything. How familiar it was, wasn't it me
She seemed to have become the spirit beast trapped underground, locked up for a lifetime, forgotten, waiting for death alone in a dark prison.
She couldn't think too deeply about it, and she didn't dare to think too deeply about it. This fact would drive her crazy.
She didn't know how she lived in the following days. Someone came to deliver food every day, and Du Pan came to take blood twice. She lay on the ground, staring at the ceiling, and felt that she had become stupid.
It was too quiet here, she couldn't do anything, there was no one to talk to. She used to be a chatterbox, she loved to talk so much when she was with Zhong Michu, who could she talk to now
If this continued, he would either go crazy or become stupid. This would make it easier to control him, and perhaps that was exactly what the Zuo family wished.
She traced the cloud patterns on the ground with her fingers. After the Zuo family brought her food, she once again went down to the dark nest under the mechanism to meet the spirit beast.
After walking down the stairs, she saw the spirit beast. The spirit beast was still staring at her blankly with its two golden eyes. Wherever she walked, its eyes would move in the same direction.
She walked to its head, only up to its nose. She stood a little close, and it looked at her and couldn't help but make eye contact. Gu Fuyou chuckled. It followed with a sound and a puff of air came out of its nose.
Gu Fuyou smiled sadly and said, "Hello, I'm your neighbor."
The spirit beast purred twice. Ape spirit beasts are naturally intelligent, and this spirit beast has such a body, and was chosen by the Four Immortal Sects to play Zhu Yan, so it must be of a high level of cultivation.
Gu Fuyou knew that it should be able to understand her words, and she was a little happy to see it responding to her words. It was like a small flower blooming in the scorched earth after a fire.
Gu Fuyou said: "Like you, I was also captured by the Xu Ling Sect and imprisoned here."
The spirit beast suddenly reacted violently when it heard the three words "Xu Ling Zong". Its head struggled, but its body could not move at all. It opened its mouth as if it wanted to roar, but could only make a hoarse sound. It turned out that it was not because it had not made a sound for a long time, but because its throat was injured. This hoarse sound sounded sad and desolate.
Gu Fuyou felt a little sad. She was afraid that it would make a noise and attract other people's attention, so she walked over, touched its nose, and whispered, "Be quiet. If you attract other people's attention, we can no longer be neighbors."
The spirit beast actually listened to her words and gradually calmed down. Gu Fuyou put the Night Pearl on the ground, sat cross-legged in front of it, and said, "My name is Gu Fuyou. What kind of spirit beast are you?"
She was used to talking to Ah Fu like this. In the past, Zhong Mi Chu was there to explain Ah Fu's meaning, so she had somewhat forgotten that she did not understand animal language.
The spirit beast hummed twice. Gu Fuyou suddenly realized and said sadly, "I don't understand what you mean. I have a friend. If she were here, she would understand what you are talking about."
Gu Fuyou raised her head and looked into its eyes infatuatedly. She said, "I really like your eyes. They are golden in color, very similar to hers."
She said, "Can I hug you?"
The spirit beast responded. She walked forward, stretched out her arms but couldn't hug it completely, so she could only hold its face, put her nose against its, and look closely at its golden eyes.
She missed Zhong Michu very much; she missed Gu Huaiyu very much; she missed Si Miao very much; she hoped to see Gu Shuangqing again; she also hoped to see her father again. There were some things she had not had time to say.
She never knew that one day she would feel so remorseful. She only regretted that time could not go back. Why did she act so impulsively at that time? Why didn't she bow her head and admit her mistake to him
She had a lot to tell him. She was proud to have such a father, and she hoped that one day she could make him proud.
I'm sorry, I'll never have the chance to say I love you.
From then on, she would sneak down to the underground nest every once in a while to see the spirit beast and talk to it. Even if she was just talking, it could help her relax. She needed to do something, otherwise she would go crazy. She felt that she was already half crazy.
She became suspicious, depressed, and repressed. She told the spirit beast about Zhong Michu and the contract, and she felt shameless. She recalled the past bit by bit, and felt relieved when she thought of Zhong Michu's kindness to her. But when she thought of Zhong Michu's anger, she tightened her heart, fearing that Zhong Michu hated her.
She told the spirit beast about Gu Huaiyou. She was worried whether Lu Yandong would take care of Huaiyou as agreed. She suspected that the Zuo family was making things difficult for them. She was also afraid that Gu Huaiyou would not give up and would seek revenge and rescue her. She could even imagine Gu Huaiyou fighting with Lu Yandong when he broke out of the City Lord's Mansion.
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. The reason why she could survive in this dark swamp and hold on to her last breath was that Gu Huaiyou was still there.
Maybe it was because she had been thinking about him day and night, but after Gu Fuyou fell asleep that day, she had a dream. She dreamed that Gu Huaiyou had slashed his throat with a sword, blood was flowing from his neck, his eyes gradually lost their spirit, Si Miao rushed in, pressed his wound, but it was useless, she cried, called his name heartbreakingly, called him a bastard, and held his head deeply in her arms.
Gu Fuyou woke up in pain. She covered her chest, and the pain made her bend over and groan. She was covered in cold sweat. The scene in her dream was so real that she was panicked. She cried helplessly: "Gu Huaiyou, Gu Huaiyou..."
She rushed to the door and slammed it: "Open the door, I want to see Zuo Yuezhi, I want to see your guardian, open the door!"
The monks guarding outside naturally heard the noise. After hearing Gu Fuyou's urgent and fierce shouting, the two of them considered it and decided to send one person to look for Zuo Yuezhi.
Zuo Yuezhi is in charge of the sect's affairs. Now that the immortal sect's grand event is approaching, he has many things to deal with personally. He did not find the cultivator, but met Zuo Qingfeng. He thought that the woman said she wanted to see the guardian, Zuo Yuezhi was the guardian, and Zuo Qingfeng was also a guardian, so he reported the matter to Zuo Qingfeng.
Zuo Qingfeng went to the dungeon with him. As soon as the guarding monk opened the door, Gu Fuyou threw herself on the barrier. The barrier blocked her like a transparent film. She couldn't get out, but she didn't care. She just said to Zuo Qingfeng: "I want to see Gu Huaiyou."
Zuo Qingfeng smiled and said, "You are a prisoner, but you are asking me for conditions."
Gu Fuyou's eyes were red, like a madman: "I want to see Gu Huaiyou! You promised me to take good care of him, I want to see him, otherwise how do I know if you have kept your promise."
Zuo Qingfeng stroked his chin, looked at her for a long while, and said, "Okay. I'll arrange it."