Having said that, Gu Fuyou really wouldn't let Mr. Zhai walk there, but just to scare her. Zhong Michu is a dual practitioner of internal and external cultivation, and can control the sword. Seven hundred years ago, he often rode her sword, so this time he would trouble her again.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Michu shook her head. Gu Fuyou leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don't you want to take her? Mr. Zhai is very quiet, as quiet as a virgin, and doesn't move around. He is much more obedient than I was back then." She nodded to show her certainty.
Zhong Michu said: "I have never disliked you."
Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "I'm not telling you that. Forget it, if you don't want to take it, then don't take it. I can only ask Mr. Qu Zhai to go on his way."
When talking about flying swords, Gu Fuyou thought of Zhong Michu's spiritual sword Gengchen. He hadn't seen it for a long time and still missed it a little. He wondered if Zhong Michu had refined it again after it broke at Xuanmiao Gate.
Gu Fuyou said, "Hey. Call Gengchen out and let it recognize Yinhen. When I refine Yinhen in the future, I will let them become sworn brothers."
Zhong Michu glanced at her: "..."
"What's wrong? Oh, Gengchen is older, it's no big deal, we are friends regardless of age."
Zhong Michu said: "Take out your storage bag and look around. There are some magical instruments you collected before. Maybe there is something you can ride on."
"Really?" Gu Fuyou took the storage bag and searched it, and he actually found a magic weapon. It was the shell of a black turtle, which could change its size and could be used for travel, defense, and as a tent for outdoor outings. Gu Fuyou held the green turtle shell in his hands, and his expression was indescribable. He wondered what he had collected before.
Mr. Zhai knelt on the tortoise shell, looking very happy. Gu Fuyou and Zhong Michu rode the wind in front of him and took Mr. Zhai all the way to Chuyueguan. In the past, when the wandering market was open, this place was set up as a speed racing venue. From Chuyueguan, you must check the token.
There was no one guarding it now, and only a barrier was set up to prevent mortals from entering the place by mistake. This barrier was useless to Gu Fuyou, and the three of them entered the Cloud Grand Canyon from the Moon Pass.
The valley was filled with fog and visibility was low. Although it was summer, it was particularly cold and damp. Mr. Zhai rubbed his arms and asked, "The canyon stretches for thousands of miles, but where should I start looking?"
Gu Fuyou pondered. She could start a formation search, but it would attract the attention of other people in the canyon. There were many cultivators from the Zuo family in the canyon. She wanted to see the spirit beast when no one was around. Gu Fuyou looked at Zhong Michu. When she turned around, Zhong Michu was standing behind her, also looking at her. She found that she always looked at her silently, no matter when.
Gu Fuyou told Zhong Michu about the characteristics of the spirit beast and asked, "Do you have a solution?"
Zhong Michu stretched out his hand, palm facing up, as if to receive something. Gu Fuyou saw the mist floating slowly around him, flowing through Zhong Michu's hand like water.
After about a cup of tea, Zhong Michu glanced to the north. Gu Fuyou asked, "Where is it?"
Zhong Michu shook his head and pointed to the east: "Over there."
The three of them walked forward through the canyon, and encountered several waves of sword-riding monks on the road, looking for something. Mr. Zhai said, "There are quite a few people from the Zuo family. What kind of powerful spiritual beast is it that makes them go to such great lengths?"
Gu Fuyou said: "You will know after a while."
Gu Fuyou didn't want to act with the people from the Zuo family for the time being, so he hid his body in the clouds and mist, passed by the stone forest, and came to the Duantian Waterfall. The sound of flowing water became louder and louder, until it reached the bottom of the cliff, the sound was like thunder.
There were dense forests on both sides of the water, which turned gray in the fog. On the undulating terrain, there was a small hill near the edge of the cliff. Gu Fuyou flew over to the hill, which was spinning and stretching, becoming even taller and more majestic. Two golden lights appeared in the hazy white fog.
This was not a hill at all, but a huge spiritual beast. There was a scar on the beast's shoulder, it had no hair, sharp fangs, and a murderous aura. It roared, and a strong wind blew up, blowing away the clouds and mist in front of it. It waved its hand and collapsed with a palm, just like the sky falling.
Gu Fuyou was not in a hurry. His body was like a flowing cloud, lightly flying through his fingers and landing on the back of his hand. He touched the back of his hand, flew in front of him, and said with a smile: "Big guy, don't you recognize me?"
Gu Fuyou was too close to it, and it looked a little dull, just like the one in Gu Fuyou's memory. This was the spirit beast trapped in the underground of Xuling Sect, and it finally broke free and escaped. This made Gu Fuyou very happy, as if a little fire had been preserved in his heart.
Gu Fuyou touched its nose and said with a smile: "I am your neighbor."
A light appeared in the spirit beast's eyes and it whined twice. Its voice was deep and rich, and no longer like the sound of a broken bellows.
Gu Fuyou said: "Yes, the girl holding the night pearl."
The spirit beast howled twice, full of surprise. Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "Yes, I can understand what you are saying." Her body was a blue phoenix, and she understood the language of all beasts, so it was very convenient for her to know what the spirit beast meant.
The spirit beast sat down, like a mountain falling from the sky. It stretched out its palm to hold Gu Fuyou, and snorted from its nose. It was not as murderous as before. It hummed. Gu Fuyou said: "I am also very happy to meet you again."
Gu Fuyou stood on the palm of the spirit beast, looking down and saw many spirit beasts and human corpses below: "Are these people from the Zuo family looking for trouble with you?"
The spirit beast murmured a few words. Gu Fuyou sat on the edge of the spirit beast's palm, her calves hanging in the air, her ankles slender. She sneered: "No, they deserve to die."
She asked the spirit beast, "When did you come out?"
The spirit beast responded to her and told her what happened that year. The spirit beast's spiritual power was sealed, and its body was suppressed. The cave had no spiritual power, so it was imprisoned for so many years and could not escape. The blood that Gu Fuyou gave it broke a crack in the shackles, and it practiced hard and finally unlocked the seal.
When it escaped from Lihentian, it was full of resentment and refused to leave. It looked for Gu Fuyou, but could not find her. Instead, it ran into Zuo Taisui who was going through a thunder tribulation. Its spiritual power had been stagnant for too long. Although its rank was extremely high and its original cultivation was not low, after being sealed for such a long time, it only recovered half of its cultivation after getting the Qilin marrow. It could not fight against those people of the Zuo family, was injured, and escaped.
The scar on his shoulder was caused by Zuo Yuezhi's tattoo.
Gu Fuyou touched its palm and said with a smile: "You didn't fail at everything. At least you escaped, which is better than anything else. And because of your interference, Zuo Taisui was unable to transcend the tribulation and reach the Mahayana stage. This is also a very gratifying thing. I am very happy."
The previous generation sows the seeds, and the next generation reaps the fruits, it’s all retribution.
When the spirit beast heard her say "very happy", it was also happy, and its voice became lighter. It asked Gu Fuyou where he had been all these years. Gu Fuyou kicked his feet and looked up at the sky: "Where did you go? I went to a very far place..."
Mr. Zhai flew over on a tortoise shell. The spirit beast was so huge that it was very oppressive. Mr. Zhai shouted from a distance, "Gu Fuyou, why is this spirit beast so obedient?"
Gu Fuyou looked back and said, "Mr. Zhai, it's an old friend." There was only Mr. Zhai in the hazy fog, and there was no sign of Zhong Michu.
Gu Fuyou stood up and asked Mr. Zhai, "Where is Zhong Michu?"
Mr. Zhai said, "Miss Zhong said she had something to do and left earlier. She said she would be back soon."
"Something's up. What's up?"
“I don’t know.”
Gu Fuyou took two steps forward. It had only been a short while when he looked back and didn't see her. He was actually not used to it. It was scary.
The spirit beast suddenly hummed softly, and the sound sounded particularly well-behaved. The wind changed. A familiar voice behind him said, "Are you looking for me?"
Gu Fuyou turned around. Zhong Michu was standing behind her, his clothes a little messy. Gu Fuyou asked with a smile: "Where have you been?"
Zhong Michu held a bead between his thumb and index finger. The bead was white and shiny, with a hint of blood. It was the inner elixir of a water spirit beast. Gu Fuyou asked in surprise, "Where did you find it?" It was obviously freshly picked and still warm. Because Zhong Michu had said before that he would give her his inner elixir, she couldn't help but look at Zhong Michu's dantian.
Zhong Michu said: "Because you don't want my inner elixir..."
Gu Fuyou said helplessly: "Stop talking nonsense."
Zhong Michu said softly: "This is the inner elixir of Zuo Shaode's spirit beast. When I was looking for this black ape earlier, I found that his spirit beast was also here. He must be here to capture the black ape."
Gu Fuyou took the bead. Zuo Shaode was the younger brother of Zuo Taisui and the uncle of Zuo Yuezhi, the current leader of Xuling Sect. Zuo Taisui's spirit beast was a Fire Cloud Dragon, while Zuo Shaode's spirit beast was a River-Flipping Dragon. It was called a dragon, but it was just a name for its good reputation. It was actually a dragon with a high level of cultivation, and could barely be used as material for her sword practice.
Gu Fuyou asked, "Is Zuo Shaode here too?"
"Here he comes. He is coming this way. The spirit beast stayed where it was to protect his eldest son."
"So you got behind me." Gu Fuyou was so happy that he almost jumped on her and shouted, "Oh, my dear sister, you killed his spirit beast right under Zuo Shaode's nose."
She could even imagine Zuo Shaode's ashen face, gloomy eyes, and confused and alert heart after he sensed the death of the spirit beast.
Then she thought again: "Didn't the Zuo family find you?"
Zhong Michu was delighted to see her smile so happily. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said softly, "No, it's very foggy."
Mr. Zhai put on an opera-like posture and said, "Since Zuo Shaode is here, we have to prepare and make our debut."
Gu Fuyou glanced at the spirit beast and said, "We have to hide it first, to prevent it from falling into Zuo Shaode's hands. Zuo Shaode will not let it go."
Mr. Zhai shook his head and said, "You have to take it into the city."
"Why?"
Mr. Zhai smiled and said, "One is water and the other is fire. Water and fire are not incompatible. Let's test it first. Didn't you say that this spirit beast disturbed Zuo Taisui's tribulation, causing his cultivation to be greatly reduced and defeated by Miss Zhong? The Zuo family is trying to catch it everywhere. I guess it must be the order of the sect leader Zuo Yue to avenge his father."
"Really?"
Mr. Zhai said, "So, if he has a deep brotherly love and is loyal to the sect master, he will not spare the beast. You told him that you have subdued the beast and want to keep it as a mount, and asked him to spare its life. If he does not report this to Zuo Yuezhi and directly does you a favor, then his loyalty is not so pure."
Gu Fuyou asked, "What if he is loyal and wants to take the life of this spirit beast directly?"
Mr. Zhai said with a smile: "Then I'll ask Miss Zhong to use clouds and mist to help the spirit beast escape."
Gu Fuyou pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. Looking back, he saw that the spirit beast was huge and it was inconvenient to carry it with him when he was moving, so he asked the spirit beast, "Can you control your body shape and change it less?"
The spirit beast shook its head. Gu Fuyou looked at Zhong Michu again. She didn't say anything, but Zhong Michu understood what she meant. He flew to the spirit beast and taught it how to control its body shape. The spirit beast was very obedient and smart in front of Zhong Michu. As soon as Zhong Michu taught it, it learned immediately and turned into the size of a human, with a hunched back and arms longer than the knees.
Mr. Zhai said complacently, "I think it would be much cheaper to bring Miss Zhong here."
Gu Fuyou: “…”
After a while, Zuo Shaode came over with a group of people. When he saw the three of them, he was surprised and asked questions. Because he saw Gu Fuyou's appearance, he had already identified Gu Fuyou as Qingluan. He knew the news from the Thirty-three Heavens clearly, and guessed that this was the Qingluan that Zuo Yue wanted to win over, so he asked, "Who are you?"
Gu Fuyou squinted at him, imitating Qingluan's arrogance to the fullest: "I am Qingjun."
Zuo Shaode already had an idea in mind. He saw the spirit beast behind Gu Fuyou, but pretended not to see it. Instead, he asked, "I have received a letter from Yue Zhi, saying that he met a master from the Qingluan clan. I am afraid it is you. I heard that you are going to Bailu City. Why did you come to my Wantong City first?"
This person called Zuo Yue by his name instead of calling him the Sect Master. Gu Fuyou smiled in his heart, which was quite interesting. When he went to see Mr. Zhai, he met her eyes and knew that they were thinking of the same thing.
Gu Fuyou said indifferently: "The magic weapon is broken, so I can only walk. I thought that Wantong City and Bailu City are close to each other, so I found a city and used the formation to get to Wantong City first."
Zuo Shaode said: "Since we have arrived in Wantong City, please let me, the city lord, show my hospitality. What do you think?"
Gu Fuyou pretended to think for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother the city lord."
Zuo Shaode smiled and glanced at Mr. Zhai and Zhong Michu: "Who are these two?"
Gu Fuyou knew that he could tell that Mr. Zhai was a mortal. Zhong Michu's cultivation was not lower than Zuo Shaode's. Zuo Shaode could not tell Zhong Michu's cultivation and would be suspicious. Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "I think City Lord Zuo knows what I am going to do in Bailu City. These are two slaves I collected on the road. They are very useful. I wonder if the slaves in Bailu City can match them."
Zuo Shaode retracted his scrutinizing gaze and said with a smile, "I will certainly not disappoint you, Senior."
Zuo Shaode led the way and took Gu Fuyou, the other two and the spirit beast back to Wantong City.
There was a distance between them and Zuo Shaode on the road. Zhong Michu looked at her several times beside Gu Fuyou, and Gu Fuyou asked, "What's wrong? Don't you want to go to the City Lord's Mansion of Wantong City?" It was Zuo Shaode who shot and shattered Zhong Michu's heart scales with an arrow, leaving a fatal weakness. Gu Fuyou thought she didn't want to be so close to him.
Zhong Michu came closer and asked seriously, "Should I call you Master?"
Gu Fuyou was startled, then he remembered that it was because she had told Zuo Shaode before that Zhong Michu and Mr. Zhai were her slaves. She just wanted to dispel Zuo Shaode's suspicion. Now seeing that she was asking seriously, he wanted to tease her: "In order to prevent him from suspecting, you have to call out, let's try it first."
Zhong Michu said: "Master."
Gu Fuyou's heart skipped a beat, his face flushed, and he was so panicked that he wanted to cover her mouth with his hand: "Oh my God, I was just teasing you."