"It seems that the little girl has forgiven you." Xiaoying retreated beside Gu Zheng and said as she watched him go away.
"It doesn't matter whether you forgive me or not. You can't bully a little girl. We'll go over there later to find out who the young man's daughter is. You'll have to prepare another gift then." Gu Zheng looked at it.
Watching the other party's figure disappear into the village, he spoke.
"It's ready. When I was looking for something just now, I put it away and can bring it back anytime if needed." Xiaoying said with a proud look on her face, as if she was very smart.
“Haha, we move so fast, let’s keep going.” Gu Zheng laughed and continued.
The two of them continued walking forward, and every time they walked, they arrived in front of the tea girl's house.
Her home is a bit special. There is an extra floor under the eaves in the front, with several small tables placed on the side and a separate rain pavilion-like shelter above the head, which gives it a unique atmosphere.
But she was not outside at this time, only wisps of rising mist kept coming out of the small table.
There was a pot of fragrant tea on top, and there were two cups next to it. It looked like he had left temporarily for something.
Gu Zheng and Xiaoying stood outside, waiting quietly without making a sound.
Not long after, there was a soft knock on the door, and the tea lady came out again. Seeing the two people waiting quietly at the door, she was obviously a little surprised, and then she said with a smile.
“You two seem to have been waiting for a long time, please come and take a seat.”
“Then I’m sorry for bothering you.” Gu Zheng smiled slightly and sat down without being polite.
"Why do you want to come here to drink tea this time? I couldn't invite you last time." The tea girl smiled and gave Gu Zheng and Xiaoyingdao a cup of tea, making an invitation gesture before saying.
“I felt anxious last time, and you knew we had to leave here, so I’m going to bother you this time.” Gu Zheng looked at the green tea and raised it to take a sip.
A faint smell like mustard rushed to his forehead, making him frown, but Xiaoying next to him drank it all in one breath, looking like she was still unsatisfied.
"Is there anything you can say? For the sake of this little girl, she is half one of our own." Said the girl, while pouring double the amount for Xiaoying again.
“Thank you, we are a family.” Xiaoying drank it up and drank it impatiently, but she still retorted.
"Haha, don't be in a hurry and drink slowly. You can only drink three cups. If you have to live here for a long time, you can drink it without caring." The tea girl refilled Xiaoying's cup again and said with a smile, looking like a gentle neighbor.
Big sister look.
“I want to give the old man over there a cup of tea in exchange for the rough stone in his hand. I don’t know if I can part with a cup of tea.” Gu Zheng put down the tea in his hand and said straight to the point.
"As this little girl said, if you want to leave and find me, I can't refuse your request. For my own sake, I won't make things difficult for you. Just tell me whether I'm good or not.
Delicious.”
The tea lady put down everything in her hands and looked directly at Gu Zheng, as if waiting for his answer.
“For me, this cup of tea is really unpalatable, but for Xiaoying, it may be extremely delicious.”
Gu Zheng pondered for a moment, looked at Xiaoying's worried eyes, and then spoke slowly and unhurriedly.
After saying this, the tea lady actually laughed, as if she had seen something funny.
“Is there something wrong with what I said?” Gu Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked with some confusion.
"Whether it's right or not is all up to me. I just think you're a little too formal. You've already talked about yourself. Even if you answer one word, I can approve it. I'll get you the cloud smoke that the other party covets. Only in this way can the other party be absolutely sure.
for you."
The tea lady covered her mouth with a giggle and then walked towards the house again, apparently to get something.
Gu Zheng was also shocked when he heard what the other party said. Then he glanced at Xiaoying and laughed. Unexpectedly, he seemed to be in Xiaoying's favor this time.
When Xiaoying saw Gu Zheng looking over, she also laughed and continued to drink the little tea in her cup.
If the other party hadn't told Xiaoying that she couldn't drink too much, Gu Zheng would have given her his own. It was too bad to drink. However, seeing the other party acting like this, Gu Zheng thought about it and drank it in one go.
After drinking it, my whole face turned into a bitter gourd face.
Seeing this scene, Xiaoying smiled even more happily. This was the first time she saw Gu Zheng look so embarrassed. She didn't expect that the young master she admired would be defeated by a small cup of tea.
At this time, he walked over from inside holding a porcelain that looked like a small flowerpot. When he saw Xiaoying's appearance, he also understood what happened when he saw Gu Zheng's appearance.
"This is his thing. You will understand if you give it to him. In fact, except for a few special people like us, others will basically not say much to you. If it is other people, we would like to give it to each other.
Even if you are stuck here, you can still stay with us, so you’d better leave as soon as possible.”
As she spoke, the tea lady handed the things in her hands to Gu Zheng.
“Thank you, I will definitely repay everyone’s friendship when I have the chance.” Gu Zheng took it and said gratefully.
"I'm afraid there's no chance, but forget it, as long as you treat her well, that's all. She is also a member of our Huahun clan and can be considered our descendant." A hint of bitterness flashed in the tea girl's eyes before she said.
"By the way, this is the rough stone you want, take it with you by the way." The tea lady, who was not in a good mood, didn't know what she thought of, and threw the rough stone on the table and walked directly into her room.
, opened the door to a lawsuit.
“Sir, it’s a rough stone. It turns out she also has one in her hand. It seems that only one is left in that person’s hand.” Xiaoying took out the rough stone on the table and said to Gu Zheng in surprise.
“The other party told us so much, you can guess it.”
Looking at Xiaoying's expression as if she just discovered it, Gu Zheng swallowed this sentence and said instead.
“Yeah, so let’s act quickly. The sooner we get out of here, the better.”
"Um"
Xiaoying followed and walked towards the old Wei with Gu Zheng.
“Grandpa, look what I brought you.”
When they arrived at Wei Lao's place, he was still lying there. Xiaoying rushed up to him and shouted as if he was familiar with it.
offices
As he opened his eyes, he instantly saw what was in Gu Zheng's hand. He stood up with a graceful posture that was not suitable for his age, and even the wicker chair below made an overwhelmed sound.
"I didn't expect it. You can guess what I want before you even come to me. It seems that you are also attentive."
“Grandpa, this is a good thing we prepared for you, of course to honor you.” Xiaoying said sweetly, and at the same time, she took the thing in Gu Zheng’s hand and wanted to send it up.
No, she hadn't even taken two steps when the old man waved his hand, and the porcelain in her hand was instantly sucked away and landed firmly on his hand.
"Well, it's really a lot. It seems that she is really willing to spend money this time." The old man opened it and took a look inside. A faint scent of tea came out of the porcelain mouth. Even if Gu Zheng didn't understand tea, he could smell it.
I also feel that my soul is clear and clear. It is definitely a good baby.
“Grandpa, since you are so satisfied, then give us the rough stone in your hand.” Xiaoying said with a flattering smile.
“Of course, take it away, I’m going back to enjoy it.” The old man threw the rough stone directly over, and happily walked home with the porcelain in his arms.
"Sir, look, we have collected three of them, and one is in the hands of that naughty little brother. As long as we defeat the other party, we can leave here."
Xiaoying caught the rough stone that the opponent passed over, quickly ran to Gu Zheng, raised it and said happily.
"So, let's go. As long as we capture the last one, at least we can leave here at any time." Gu Zheng nodded, took it from her hand and said.
“Then let’s leave quickly.” Xiaoying said happily. This time she felt that she had helped the young master a lot, and she was very happy.
The lovers quickened their pace and hurried towards the stone monument, and soon found the young man standing under a small tree, looking at the stone monument. They didn't know what the other person was thinking.
"What? Are you ready? The rough stone in my hand will not be given to you easily." The young man saw Gu Zheng and the others coming over and said coldly.
“Is it still the same rule as before? I’ll bet with you this time.” Xiaoying stepped forward and said loudly.
Because we had already discussed it on the road, if it failed, we would directly use violent methods to mutilate the body. If that didn't work, Gu Zheng would take Xiaoying and fly away from here. As for the people here, we can only wait until later. After all, he can't
Tried my best.
“Okay, come on!”
The young man stood up straight and said solemnly. It seemed that he did not relax at all because of Xiaoying.
Xiaoying also took a deep breath and floated directly in front of the other person, looking at the other person carefully, trying to see any clues.
A layer of strange red light appeared from the young man's body, covering Xiaoying in the blink of an eye. Gu Zheng's expression changed, because there seemed to be changes on the stone platform that he was not aware of.
The red light actually completely blocked Gu Zheng's visit, and even the figures inside could not be seen. It was like a red ocean, dividing the people inside into two worlds.
However, in less than two breaths, before Gu Zheng could figure out what was going on, the red air wave suddenly disappeared in front of Gu Zheng's eyes, revealing the two figures inside.
I saw Xiaoying pointing at the opponent's open palm, and it was a rough stone, which meant that Xiaoying guessed it right the first time.
At this moment, I was a little stunned. I thought the other party was so loud and had two brushes, but I didn't expect that the other party lost immediately.
"Here you are, you are lucky. You can leave here. Unlike me, you lost here and didn't get out." The young man didn't have any ink marks, so he threw the rough stone in his hand directly and said in a quiet voice.
“So my friend, you were also caught in the outside world?” After Gu Zheng got the rough stone, his heart moved when he heard what the other party said, and he asked softly.
"It doesn't matter. I'm dead now, but the only thing I can't let go of is my daughter. I don't want her to be in this picture scroll fantasy all the time. But Ken can't break away from the other party's control, so you should get out quickly. Once
Even if this illusion is pulled back, you can't escape either." The young man glanced at Gu Zheng and then said.
“Then can I help everyone get out of here? Or do we all want to be here?” Gu Zheng looked at each other and said tentatively.
“No one here wants to be here, and only at this time, out of that person’s control, can everyone be more relaxed.” The man leaned against the tree again and said casually.
Gu Zheng gave all the rough stones in his hand to Xiaoying and asked her to go to the stone tablet to find a way out of here. He looked at the other party and said again.
“Thank you for deliberately letting us go. Can I let everyone out?”
Xiaoying thought he was lucky. She and even herself thought so at first, but when the other party said that she couldn't escape, she realized that maybe the other party also knew about her cultivation level and was just deliberately letting her win.
"You want to take us away? Your cultivation is too bad, but if you want to take the person sealed here, just jump into the lake, otherwise you can leave from here, you can only leave."
The young man suddenly stood up straight and said to Gu Zheng while looking towards the entrance of the village.
Gu Zheng also followed the opponent's gaze, and on the stone tablet behind him, a sky-wide white light suddenly fell from the sky, covering everything within a three-foot radius, and at the same time, a faint spatial fluctuation could be felt.
“Sir, the passage has been activated. I feel it can last at least half a day. Shall we leave now?” At this time, Xiaoying also came back from behind and said to Gu Zheng.
"dad!"
Before Gu Zheng could answer, a childish voice sounded in the distance, and at the same time, a small figure quickly ran towards this side.
"Let's wait for a while and go find someone first." Gu Zheng said, but his eyes looked at the little figure. It was the little girl they met before. What they didn't expect was that it turned out to be this young man.
's daughter.
At this time, Gu Zheng also understood why the other party would let them go so easily. At the same time, he took steps and walked towards the village with Xiaoying.
The little figure grinned happily, holding the toy Xiaoying gave her in her hand, and the white figure on her shoulders rested steadily on her body.
“Xiaoxue, you didn’t go to play with your friends today.”
"Dad, they had something to do, so I came back first. Are they my sister and brother over there? Why don't they leave?" Xiaoxue threw herself into the young man's arms, raising her little face and giggling, extremely happy.
“They have something to do, come here, I’ll play with you”
"good"
As Gu Zheng went away, the sounds behind them were almost inaudible.
“I didn’t expect that the little sister was his daughter. I couldn’t tell at all.” Standing at the edge of the empty lake, Xiaoying said in amazement.
“Yes, but what’s even more sad is that the other party is trapped here. Unfortunately, we don’t have any good solutions.”
Gu Zheng sighed, and then looked at the lake carefully.
This small lake is not big, nor is it very deep. At least Gu Zheng can explore all the places below at a glance, and there is nothing surprising. The only thing is that there used to be some fish, but now there are no living creatures in it.
But since that person told himself so, there must be something fishy here.
A layer of golden defense appeared on Gu Zheng's body. When Xiaoying saw Gu Zheng's actions, she understood what he meant. A ball of Buddha's light also appeared on her body, surrounding herself.
ifies
The next moment, the two people jumped into the lake almost at the same time.
The entire lake was extremely clear, and the two people didn't find anything suspicious when they came down. However, as they came down, a strange vibration appeared on the originally calm sea bottom.
Following the vibration, a blue vortex appeared on the ground at the bottom of the lake.
Xiaoying glanced at Gu Zheng, who nodded to him, and then the two of them headed out.
)
The two figures flew out from the lake below again and were suspended in mid-air. They looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar place around them and couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
They were not transported to some other inexplicable place. Instead, they were still in this valley, and everything around them seemed to be back to normal. The sun was shining brightly, the grass was green, and even the air was so fresh.
And in the valley, there are even a dozen people here, talking leisurely. These people are none other than some of the people who were in the valley.
However, Gu Zheng soon discovered a problem. These people seemed to not be able to see them at all. They were still doing their own things, letting them know that they were still in the illusion.
“Eh? Is that Sister Xingcai?”
Just as Gu Zheng was about to go down and see where he was going, he suddenly heard Xiaoying's strange voice.
Looking in the direction she had to go, Gu Zheng saw a beautiful woman wearing a pink skirt, talking to another familiar woman under a tree. Judging from the smiles on their faces and their laughter from time to time, they seemed to be having a great time chatting.
.
However, Gu Zheng took a closer look and found that although that person looked very similar to Xingcai, she was still not Xingcai. She was much more mature and plump than Xingcai, and her temperament was much more stable. But at first glance
They look at least 70% alike.
“You wait for me here.”
When Gu Zheng saw the surroundings, he probably understood the situation here. He said something to Xiaoying, and flew towards the room below at high speed.
As soon as I left, I saw a figure sitting on the chair in the middle with his eyes closed, exactly like the person who looked like Xingcai outside.
Beside her, black runes were shining with strange light, constantly sinking into the opponent's body, making the opponent's whole body seem to be surrounded by black light.
Although it looks scary, it seems to be protecting the opponent, but the black rune seems to be almost unable to hold on at this time.
When Gu Zheng took a look, he stepped forward and smashed the black runes into pieces. He picked up the unconscious woman and flew out.
“Sir, the whirlpool below is shrinking. If we don’t go back, it will be too late.”
As soon as Gu Zheng came out, he heard anxious shouts from Xiaoying.
"Walk!"
He hesitated for a moment, but even though he sensed that there was someone else beside him, Gu Zheng flew directly towards Xiaoying, taking the rescued people with him, and flew directly towards the whirlpool below that began to shrink with Xiaoying.
After the teleportation flew out again, the space began to tremble. The residents had disappeared, and the original white mist turned into gray mist, filling the entire space.
However, a white light in the distance is still there, but it is also shaking a little at this time.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng and the others immediately accelerated towards that direction.
Within a few breaths, as they rushed in, they turned into a white light and disappeared here. As they disappeared, the light pillar finally shattered, and the entire space began to slowly become blurred.
