The huge castle was brightly lit, but not a single person was seen. In addition to being deserted, there was also a sense of desolation and ruin. However, Gu Zheng understood that the scene he saw was actually worse than the entire castle before. It's alive - at least this castle isn't pitch black and filled with the smell of death.
No one else was needed to guide the way. The auras exuded by Emperor Apple and Lilith were enough for Gu Zheng to easily find their location. After passing through the gates of the castle and the corridors and stairs, Gu Zheng finally Stepped into the hall where Apple and others were.
The emperor just smiled at Gu Zheng, bowed, and then there was no movement.
Lilith looked at Gu Zheng in surprise. She and Gu Zheng had not been separated for a long time, but during this period, the changes in Gu Zheng surprised her. Gu Zheng's power seemed to have become more restrained. Even when she stood up, she seemed unable to detect how powerful Gu Zheng was.
Apple yawned, took out a green apple out of boredom, and started to eat it slowly. She had long been accustomed to the changes in Gu Zheng. One more time and one less time was not a big deal to her. matter.
"This is the Speaker of the Dark Parliament, Your Excellency the Emperor?" Gu Zheng nodded and said hello to Lilith and Apple, then turned his attention to the Emperor.
He had dealt with the Dark Parliament many times, but this was the first time in his life that Gu Zheng saw the most mysterious being in the Dark Parliament. According to legend, the Speaker of the Parliament stood at the top of the pyramid of evil beings.
"Yes, I am." The emperor's language was very casual, and he motioned for Gu Zheng to sit down and talk. "It seems that the young man has what I need." The emperor sensed a ray of breath from Gu Zheng's body. A familiar scent.
"Really?" Gu Zheng smiled slightly. After sitting down on the soft sofa, he nodded to the emperor. He also quietly tested the emperor's power, but with his strength, he could not test the emperor's strength. weak.
The emperor's method of hiding his power amazed Gu Zheng. This made Gu Zheng even more uneasy.
"Would you like a cup of black tea?" the emperor asked.
"The best." Gu Zheng smiled. He is not as timid as Lilith and Apple. After all, he is also a powerful son of the Mo family. When facing the speaker of the Dark Parliament, his status is also comparable. He can't even give him a cup of tea. I didn't dare to drink it. It would be too disgraceful for the Mohist family to spread the word.
There was a look of approval on the emperor's face. With a flick of the air, an antique porcelain cup appeared in front of him. Then with a move of his finger, the teapot next to him spurted out a stream of tea, and the water fell into the teacup without leaking. It was just full. The three-cent black tea cup appeared steadily in the air in front of Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's smile became even wider. He nodded in thanks to the emperor, carefully picked up the cup, took a sip slowly, and said, "Good tea."
The emperor also smiled and said: "Of course it is good tea, but good tea must be tasted by knowledgeable people." At this point, he glanced at Lilith and Apple and said with a smile: "I made the tea. But not everyone dares to drink it."
Lilith and Apple had black streaks all over their heads. They were not as arrogant as Gu Zheng. The speaker of the Dark Parliament invited him to drink tea, but even the dark powerhouses from the Thirteen Giants who were also members of the group did not dare to drink it easily. With the emperor's methods, even a god would be able to poison a cup of tea.
When Gu Zheng picked up the tea and wanted to drink it, Apple kept winking at Gu Zheng, hoping that Gu Zheng would not drink the cup of tea. As a result, Gu Zheng acted as if he didn't see Apple's prompts. After taking a sip, I found that the tea tasted really good, so I swallowed it in one big gulp. Seeing this scene, Apple let out a breath of cold air.
Fortunately, after Gu Zheng finished drinking the tea, he did not die from the poison, and he motioned to the emperor for another drink. The emperor also smiled and poured another cup for Gu Zheng, very satisfied with Gu Zheng's performance.
"Both of them are afraid that I will poison the tea. So they don't dare to drink the tea I made. Why aren't you afraid?" the emperor asked.
"If you want to kill people, do you need to poison?" Gu Zheng said, and then said: "Besides, I'm not afraid of poison." Gu Zheng's words are not conceited. He himself is a divine weapon, and the power contained in his body , enough to dispel a lot of poisons, even if he can't, there are still little leaf buds lying in his arms that are invulnerable to all poisons.
"Sometimes poisoning is still necessary. It is more concealed to poison people than to kill them with weapons. After all, some people cannot be killed openly." The emperor shrugged his shoulders and said: "But those who need me to poison can be dealt with. Enemies, in fact, as you said, they are not afraid of poison at all." Gu Zheng smiled. He liked the emperor's straightforwardness very much.
"What are you doing here?" the emperor asked. The tea had been drunk and the polite words had been said, and now it was time to get down to business.
"It's almost the same as the two of them." Gu Zheng smiled.
Ping Ping's face suddenly sank. She could tell that Gu Zheng was mocking her for her failure.
"I want to get something from your hand." Gu Zheng stared at the jade slip placed on the emperor's lap and said slowly: "That jade slip in your hand."
The emperor nodded and said: "I told Apple and Lilith just now that if she can help me bring back my lost power from purgatory, this jade slip will be theirs. The same goes for you."
"Oh?" Gu Zheng didn't know the situation.
The emperor explained the matter in detail again. He also pointed out that Gu Zheng, like Apple, had encountered his lost power.
Gu Zheng thought about it carefully, but had no impression of it.
However, Gu Zheng does not plan to go to purgatory again. Purgatory is not an easy place to go, especially the God-killing battlefield. Gu Zheng believes that he may not be able to survive there.
After thinking about it, Gu Zheng said: "I'm not interested in going to Purgatory, but Dill, the God of Death, told me that you should be interested in this thing." After saying that, Gu Zheng took out the general's dagger.
After being processed and re-sealed by Gu Zheng, the general's dagger has become plain and simple. However, the cold aura exuding from it is still the same. It exudes a cold light in Gu Zheng's hand.
When the general's dagger appeared in Gu Zheng's hand, the emperor's whole body seemed to be in an energy storm. When the emperor's eyes turned to the dagger, it became extremely hot and sharp. What surprised the three people was that the emperor's body was In addition to darkness and coldness, the aura emitted was also accompanied by light and heat. These two opposing forces actually appeared on the emperor at the same time.
It would not be surprising for someone else to have this aura. Because when many human beings are practicing, some madmen or geniuses choose this way to make their power both good and evil, but the emperor himself is How could a creature in the dark camp have such an aura?
Before the doubts in everyone's minds dissipated, the emperor gathered up his messy aura again. Obviously, this dagger had shocked him and he was overjoyed. He had sensed the aura related to the general's dagger from Gu Zheng's body before. Originally, he only thought that what Gu Zheng brought was only information related to the general's dagger. But he never expected that what Gu Zheng brought was actually the general's dagger!
"It is indeed a good thing." After the emperor collected his breath, he smiled at Gu Zheng. Then he stared at the general's dagger again and said slowly: "You want to trade this dagger with me for the jade slip." When the emperor said this, his voice paused, and then he said: "This short blade is of great use to me, but it is not enough to exchange for my jade slip!" The implication is that Gu Zheng must have it. Only by bringing out other things can he exchange his jade slips.
Gu Zheng had already expected the emperor's remarks. He immediately said: "Really? But I heard from Dill that if you have this dagger, you can easily enter purgatory and find what you lost." If you can give the jade slip in exchange for us going to Purgatory to help you find your lost power, the value of this dagger should be higher than the jade slip?"
The lie was exposed by Gu Zheng's words, and the emperor did not feel embarrassed at all. He just smiled lightly, and his thick skin really amazed Gu Zheng.
"Then what do you want?" The emperor stared at the dagger in Gu Zheng's hand and said casually.
"I'll give you the dagger in exchange for the jade slip. Besides, I also want to get some news from you."
"What's the news?" When the emperor heard this, he immediately became energetic.
"I want to know where the jade slip from the Holy See is kept." Gu Zheng smiled mysteriously.
The emperor was stunned for a moment. Then he also laughed and said to Gu Zheng: "Did the God of Death teach you this?"
Gu Zheng smiled and said nothing, but he was puzzled in his heart. Why did the emperor know this but still learned it from Die Dier?
The emperor thought for a moment, stretched out his palm and said: "Deal!"
Gu Zheng also made a gentle move, and the deal was completed.
"But even if you get five jade slips, you are still no match for Jehovah." The emperor said lightly: "You are not even a match for Archimedes." The emperor reminded Gu Zheng and said, "Maybe we can cooperate."
"I'm curious as to why you want to cooperate with us." Gu Zheng was puzzled: "You should know that the power you control is far more powerful than us."
"Of course I know. But that's not enough." The emperor shrugged his shoulders and said, "First tell you where the jade slip controlled by the Holy See is. As far as I know, since they bought it from the extraordinary items auction, After that, it has been kept in the Temple of Light, guarded by eighteen holy guards, and ordinary people cannot get close to it. Moreover, this jade slip from the Holy See is definitely not for sale, and there is nothing that can be exchanged for this jade slip from the Holy See. out."