"Old friend? First of all, you are not young, and secondly, we are not friends, let alone get close to each other here." The old man in a long gown glared at Elder Wuyou fiercely, and then said very seriously: "I will say it again for the last time,
There is no ancient wood here, and I don’t know what ancient wood is. If you come to disturb the peace of Zhao Mansion again, don’t blame me for being rude!"
The old man in the long gown finished speaking and was about to close the door.
"Don't worry!"
Elder Wuchou chuckled, put his palm on the door and pushed back. The old man in a long gown who originally wanted to close the door suddenly turned red from the struggle.
Gu Zheng knew that Elder Wuyou was impatient, but impatient people also had their own benefits. If it were Elder Wuyou, the other party would have closed the door. This is why Gu Zheng wanted Elder Wuyou to accompany him.
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"Old man, we come here with good intentions and really want to make a deal. Don't let your good intentions turn into malicious intentions. Judging from your clothes, you are not the owner of the Zhao family. If the owner of the Zhao family is here, why don't you let the owner of the Zhao family here?
He comes out and I interview him."
Although there is also the Ancient Black Chen Wood from the Weapon Spirit, after all, if you want to get the Ancient Black Chen Wood from the Weapon Spirit, you still need to complete a task. Since there is news about the Ancient Black Chen Wood now, Gu Zheng is bound to get it.
"It turns out that he is also a cultivator, no wonder he dares to be so presumptuous!"
Elder Wuyou did not push the door with all his strength, fearing that he would push the old man down. However, because he did not use all his strength, the old man in Changsha felt that Elder Wuyou's cultivation level was not much higher than his.
"I'm not afraid to tell you that we are from the Emei Sect! We are neighbors after all. It's best not to make things too tense. Since you are also a cultivator, you naturally know that among cultivators, the strong fists lead to the strong principles!
"Elder Wuchou said impatiently.
"It's only when a fist is strong that the truth is strong! If that's the case, there's no need to be polite to you, come on!" the old man in a long gown shouted.
"Old man, if you don't eat the toast, you'll be fined with alcohol!"
Elder Wuchou raised his eyebrows and pushed the door harder to enter.
"Wait a minute."
Gu Zheng called out to Elder Wuchou to stop.
If you can, try not to do anything. After all, you are here to make a deal, not to rob. Now that the other party has called someone, Gu Zheng also wants to see what the person who comes out has to say.
The Zhao family's villa was very large. After the old man in a long gown called someone, the sound of rushing footsteps immediately came from inside. Gu Zheng looked through the crack in the door and saw eight young people in suits and leather shoes running from inside. They only looked at their appearance.
Just like the bodyguards next to rich people.
Eight young people had already rushed forward, and the voice of the weapon spirit also sounded in Gu Zheng's mind: "These people are all internal energy practitioners, and their cultivation level is in the middle of the third level."
Being able to afford a cultivator of inner strength is already considered a good family background. After all, the existence of the third level of inner strength is already extremely powerful in the eyes of ordinary people. People like Mr. Hong are only at the second level of inner strength.
Level. In this Zhao family, Gu Zheng has seen a total of nine practitioners of the third level of internal strength so far!
"Second Elder, do you think this Zhao family is a family of cultivators?" Gu Zheng asked.
"No, there are only a few big cultivating families, and there is no one named Zhao among them. As for the fact that there can't be so many people at once, seeing that these people are all about the same age, they must be disciples from the same sect and trained by the same group."
Although Elder Wuchou didn't have the ability to see through other people's cultivation, an expert could tell if they were there as soon as he made a move. He also discovered the differences among the eight people from their parkour-like actions.
"Uncle Zhao, what's going on?"
Eight young people had already rushed behind the door, and the leader asked the old man in a long gown.
"These two people are the same as the two people who came two days ago to harvest the ancient wood. They spoke more arrogantly than the people two days ago. They even pushed the door just now with the intention of breaking in. Their cultivation level should be about the same as mine.
He reported that he was from the Emei sect." The old man in the long gown summarized the events surrounding the birth.
"People from the Emei sect?"
After hearing what the old man in long gown said, the young man in the lead frowned and his eyes became slightly solemn.
"Yes, people from the Emei sect." Gu Zheng smiled: It is indeed for Wuchen Gumu, and I have no intention of enmity. If you can't make the decision in this matter, you can tell the people above you."
"presumptuous!"
"Emei, right? Isn't it just a lonely sect?"
"Yeah, what's there to be arrogant about?"
"If you know what's going on, get out of here. You can't afford to offend the Zhao family!"
Before the leading young man could speak, several people behind him started shouting.
"You guys, are you looking for death?"
Elder Wuchou shouted sharply and reached out to push the door open, but was still stopped by Gu Zheng.
The other party knows that Emei is a lonely sect, but they don't know that Emei is no longer lonely now. Although their information is a bit backward, they still know something after all.
Since you know something, you should know that even the lonely Emei still has fifth-level cultivators! If a sect with fifth-level cultivators dares to shout such words, the strength behind them cannot be underestimated.
Gu Zheng stopped Elder Wuchou, but did not speak. He was waiting for the leading young man's reply. As for those who made noises, Gu Zheng only regarded them as minions, and there was nothing to be angry about among the other minions.
The words of the companions were unpleasant, but the words of Elder Wuchou were also unpleasant. The leading young man frowned several times, looking at Elder Wuchou, his eyes finally fell on Gu Zheng.
"I don't know where you heard the news about the ancient wood here, but I can tell you clearly that there is no ancient wood here, and you should not come here again. Having said that, if you plan to use force
, Zhao Mansion will not be afraid of you Emei!"
"He lied."
Almost immediately following the words of the leading young man, Qi Ling's voice also sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.
"When he said there was no ancient wood, his mood fluctuated greatly." Qi Ling said again.
"Is it fun to lie?" Gu Zheng sneered, and his patience was running out: "Let's do this, ask the people above you to come out and talk to him."
"Who do you think you are? The people behind us are the ones you meet whenever we meet?"
"Boss, there's no need to talk nonsense to them. If you don't teach them a lesson, they won't know how powerful they are!"
Facing the anger of his companions, the face of the leading young man also showed the anger of smoking a cigarette. He looked at Gu Zheng and said word by word: "I have said everything that needs to be said. Now, get out of here right away."
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"Do it!"
Gu Zheng sneered and ordered, and Elder Wuyou, who had endured it for a long time, roared: "You guys, if I don't give you a little color, you don't know how high the sky is, right?"
"boom!"
Almost accompanied by Elder Wuchou's roar, his fist blew away the door of the Zhao Mansion, taking with it the old man in a long gown behind the door. And his late-fifth-level aura was instantly exposed.
"Form up!"
The face of the leading young man changed drastically. Elder Wuyou's power and strength were naturally beyond his expectations.
The eight young men quickly shuttled back and forth in a certain formation, trapping Elder Wuchou.
"It's a formation, isn't it? It's interesting! Watch me smash your formation!"
Elder Wuchou sneered, raised his palm and hit the person closest to him with his inner strength.
With Elder Wuyou's strength, it should be easy to knock down a mid-level third-level cultivator. However, when Elder Wuyou's inner energy was about to hit the young man, under the young man's collar,
Suddenly there was a faint flash of light, and his speed increased a lot in an instant, and he narrowly escaped Elder Wuyou's blow.
At the same time, a scene that shocked Gu Zheng and Elder Wuchou happened. All eight people took action to fight back, using their inner energy unleashed from the outside!
You must know that only when the cultivation level reaches the fourth level or above, the inner energy can be released. The cultivation bases of these eight young people are obviously only in the middle of the third level. However, when they use their inner energy to attack, under their collars,
There was a slight flash of light in everything.
"court death!"
Elder Wuchou was furious. The inner energy of the eight young people left the body too suddenly. He was hit by two inner energy when he was caught off guard. Although the inner energy that left the body was only equivalent to the strength of the fourth level of initial cultivation, it hit his body.
There weren't many injuries, but after all, he was a little bit embarrassed.
The red inner energy flew up randomly, and the furious Elder Wuchou began to fight back crazily. For a moment, in the small circle surrounded by eight young people in the courtyard, the flying inner energy seemed very dense.
"Weapon Spirits, do they have any magical weapons under their necks?" Gu Zheng asked.
"There are fairy weapons. This kind of fairy weapon is a set of fairy weapons. They can only exert their power when they are gathered together. If it is just a single fairy weapon, it does not have much use." The weapon spirit replied.
"The power behind these people really amazes people time and time again! This kind of complete set of immortal weapons is very rare, even more rare than the array in Shushan."
Gu Zheng's brows furrowed as he exchanged thoughts. He caught a trace of the scent in the air, which seemed to be the smell of barbecue.
"Second Elder, let's settle the battle!" Gu Zheng said calmly.
Although on the surface it seemed that the eight young men were succeeding in besieging Elder Wuchou, Gu Zheng understood that Elder Wuchou was not ruthless, otherwise it would not be difficult for him to break such a formation.
"good!"
Elder Wuchou responded, he was indeed annoyed by these eight slippery young people.
"Break it for me!"
Elder Wuchou raised his hand and punched. In addition to the inner energy he unleashed, there was also a cold light that appeared for no apparent reason in the air.
The cold light splits into two in the air, which is exactly Elder Wuyou's flying knife skill!
"ah!"
Screams of pain suddenly sounded. The two young men who were attacked were both stabbed in the thighs by flying knives, and their movements were immediately affected.
Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, Elder Wuyou naturally understood that when the two young men were stabbed by the flying knives, the internal energy of his fists also hit the two of them, blasting them out.
Outside the circle, he lay on the ground and lost his fighting ability.
"You guys, are you still so arrogant? You think you can surround and kill a late fifth-level cultivator with a few strange magical weapons? You really don't know how high the sky is!"
The formation has been torn apart, and Elder Wuyou, who is like a mad tiger, is even more sharp in his attacks.
When there were eight people, it was quite difficult to besiege Elder Wuyou. Now that there are two less among the eight, it is even more difficult to trap Elder Wuyou.
Only screams of pain could be heard one after another. In a short period of time, four of the remaining six people had been knocked down by Elder Wuchou.
"You say Emei is a declining sect, right? Keep your eyes peeled to see that Emei is still in decline?"
Elder Wuchou roared. The decline of the Emei Sect in the past made him feel particularly harsh whenever he heard these words. And when he finished speaking, the young man who originally said that the Emei Sect was in decline was also punched by him.
He flew out. Now, the only enemy still standing is the young man in the lead.
"You are the only one left, and you don't even think about running away? But, do you think I won't knock you down if you don't run away?" Elder Wuchou sneered.
"Don't be complacent, you've caused big trouble!" The leading young man smiled ferociously, while making meaningless attacks on Elder Wuchou.
"Is this a big deal? I want to see how big it is!"
Elder Wuchou's fist came from a tricky angle, and the leading young man was also knocked to the ground by him.
The eight young men were all lying on the ground moaning in pain. As for the original old man in a long gown, Elder Wuyou had already knocked him unconscious when he broke down the door, and he has not gotten up yet.
Only then did Gu Zheng enter the Zhao Mansion. He didn't look at the people lying on the ground at all. He took Elder Wuchou and walked towards the place where the fragrance wafted.
The aroma wafted not from the kitchen, but from the back garden of the Zhao Mansion. When Gu Zheng took Elder Wuchou there, an old man in his sixties wearing a Tang suit was making barbecue over a bamboo charcoal fire.
Regarding the arrival of Elder Gu Zheng and Wuchou, the old man who was concentrating on the barbecue didn't even raise his head.
"The meat is mushy." Gu Zheng said.
"Yeah, I'm confused. You guys were making such a fuss in front of me. It's a pity for my quails!"
In fact, the quails were only a little burnt, and the overall color and aroma were still attractive. However, the old man threw them all into the trash can while still talking.
"You have to pay for my quail." The old man in Tang suit looked at Gu Zheng and Elder Wuchou and said slowly.
"No problem, it's just a few quails. If you want me to, I'll send you a car tomorrow!" Elder Wuchou said.
"The quails you mentioned are all raised on feed. I don't eat such things. Although the quails I roasted are also artificially raised, do you know what they eat and drink on weekdays? Their value is one
They are all worth the same amount of gold! Although I am not short of money, if you say so, you can send me a cart of quails like this tomorrow. If there are no such quails, you can just send me a cart of gold, and I will forgive you.
What you did today!" the old man in Tang suit said slowly.
"You old man, are you crazy about money? A car full of gold, do you know how much it costs?" Elder Wuchou said through gritted teeth.
"The value of an item depends on whose eyes it is. Under normal circumstances, if you exchange a cart of gold for a cart of quails like this, I won't exchange it with you!" the old man in Tang suit sneered.
Elder Wuchou felt that the old man just didn't want to talk properly, but Gu Zheng understood that this was a matter of people's values. What's more, the old man in Tang suit said that his quails were worth the same amount of gold, and he was not just talking nonsense.
If not for the large amount of ingredients brought back from the Ruins of Shu, the discovery of an ordinary ingredient would shock Gu Zheng. After all, there are too few ingredients of this grade in the outside world.
However, the ingredients of the quails roasted by the old man have reached the ordinary level, and they are also of higher quality among the ordinary levels. This is a very incredible thing for artificial breeding, even for quails growing in the wild.
, the level of ingredients can hardly reach this level.
"The quail thing is a trivial matter. I have something better than the quail. However, the purpose of our visit is for the ancient black wood!"
From Qi Ling, Gu Zheng already knew that this old man in Tang suit was not a practitioner of internal strength, he was just an ordinary person, so judging by the hearing of ordinary people, he could hear some noises happening at the door, but
He couldn't hear the content of what it was about.
"Uchengumu? The Wuchengumu thing is a small matter, but the quail thing is a big deal to me!" The old man in Tang suit had a persistent expression.
"If the Uchen Gumu matter can be resolved, I will give you better meat than quail, and I can even help you cook it."
Since the other party is a foodie, then the matter will be easily solved. What Gu Zheng is not afraid of the most is dealing with the foodie.
Looking at the confidence on Gu Zheng's face, the old man in Tang suit narrowed his eyes slightly: "Come over with the nine people who can kill me. You should be from a certain sect, right?"
"Yes, we are from the Emei sect." Gu Zheng nodded.
"Emei sect? So we are still neighbors! The young people of Emei sect are very confident in cooking. Could it be that you are Gu Zheng, the champion of the last Chinese food competition?" the old man said slowly.
"Have you heard about our leader?"
Elder Wuchou was a little curious. He thought that the old man was similar to those outside in terms of knowledge, but he didn't expect that Fang Fu could guess Gu Zheng's identity with a little information.
"I've heard that, although I'm not a cultivator, I still know some things about the cultivator sect." The old man in Tang suit said for a moment: "I'm very curious, how did you know that I have ancient black wood here?
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"From Shushan." Gu Zheng said.
"Shu Mountain? That's right! When I was young, I got the ancient wood of Wuchen. There were indeed Shushan disciples present. Now that I'm older, I can't remember some things clearly." The old man in Tang suit sighed, and then said: "Since we are neighbors, what about your rudeness today?
I can not pursue the matter, but there is a prerequisite, you must make food that satisfies me! Otherwise, this matter will not be settled like this."
"What about the ancient dark wood?" Gu Zheng asked.
"If you can make food that satisfies me, I will tell you the whereabouts of Wu Chen Gu Mu." said the old man in Tang suit.
"So, you don't have any dark ancient trees here?" Gu Zheng frowned.
"Yes, but I can't give it to you. Do you still want to remove it from my grandfather's coffin?" the old man in Tang suit said angrily.
"Qi Ling, did he lie?" Gu Zheng thought to himself.
"Probably not, his mood swings are really angry." Qi Ling replied.
"Since Wuchen Gumu has been used by you, then let's do what you said!"
The ancient black-stained wood was used as a coffin. Although it would not affect the restoration of the Chaos Tower, Gu Zheng was really unable to remove the coffin boards.
"Where is the kitchen? I will cook delicious food for you right now." Gu Zheng said.
"Don't worry, I just mentioned it briefly. I haven't talked about the details of the food yet. You can't make just one kind of food that satisfies me. It's almost time to eat, so just make four for me.
Let’s have one dish and one soup! If any of the four dishes and one soup doesn’t satisfy me, I won’t even tell you the whereabouts of Wu Chen Gu Mu.” said the old man in Tang suit stubbornly.
"Are you deliberately making things difficult? It's okay if you didn't say it before. Now let me add that it's actually changed from one dish to four dishes and one soup?" Elder Wuchou looked displeased.
"I didn't say it was one dish before, that's just what you thought. Four dishes and one soup is indeed a lot, but who told you to break in? Is Master Gu the champion of the food competition? If you even have this
I’m not sure at all, I think this gourmet champion has just a false reputation.” The old man in Tang suit sneered.
"Whether I can achieve your satisfaction depends entirely on your words. What if you deliberately cheat?" Elder Wuchou asked.
"You're cheating? You're not a child, why should I cheat? Don't worry, I will evaluate it truthfully whether it tastes good or not, and I won't add any personal feelings to it." The old man in Tang suit looked at Gu Zheng: "What?"
Do you still want to cook delicious food for me?"
"Yes, why not! But I want to make sure, it's four dishes and one soup, right?"
Gu Zheng smiled, let alone four dishes and one soup, even if it was eight dishes and one soup, he would still be confident.
"Yes, it's four dishes and one soup." The old man in Tang suit confirmed.
"Okay, you can arrange the kitchen!" Gu Zheng said.
The kitchen in Zhao's house is very high-end, with all kinds of cooking utensils. There are also a variety of fresh seafood and wild vegetables in the refrigerator.
However, Gu Zheng still likes to use his own cooking utensils to cook food. As for the ingredients, he chooses to use those in the refrigerator.
Although he got a lot of good things from the Sichuan Ruins, Gu Zheng only said about the quail that there were better things! As for the other dishes, he just wanted to satisfy the old man in Tang suit, so he
He was not willing to let the old man in Tang suit eat things that he couldn't eat outside. After all, the people in Zhao's mansion still had a rather arrogant attitude.
Four dishes and one soup, logically, rice should be included, but since the old man detailed four dishes and one soup, but no more details about rice, Gu Zheng was too lazy to steam another bowl of rice for him, so the rice was omitted.
After looking through the ingredients in the refrigerator, Gu Zheng already decided on the recipe.
"Wash these things."
Four dishes and one soup needed to be made, and Gu Zheng didn't want the interval to be too long, so he assigned Elder Wuchou to the side.
"Master, can you cook more? I haven't eaten your food for a long time!" Elder Wuchou said pitifully.
"Nonsense, didn't you eat the food I made?" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Food cultivation does not count, it is different from real delicious food." Elder Wuyou said anxiously.
After returning to Emei, Gu Zheng was either busy with one thing or another. He really didn't make any delicious food to share with you. However, just because he didn't have time to do it, it didn't mean that he had forgotten that he had his own plans. If Guo is not Jiaojiao
Tell him that he can't leave Emei in a short time, so before leaving Emei, he will definitely cook a big meal to reward everyone.
"Wash the vegetables well, I'll do more later. But let's talk about it first. Although the quality of the ingredients here is higher than what is commonly seen outside, it is not very good. It is basically low-grade and inferior, so in
In terms of taste, you have to be mentally prepared." Gu Zheng said.
"Ah? Doesn't the leader have a lot of ingredients? This matter is related to the whereabouts of Wu Chen Gumu. Should we be more cautious and use better ingredients?" Elder Wuchou reminded.
"No, since there are these ingredients in the refrigerator, it means that he approves of them. In this case, with my cooking skills, am I afraid that I can't satisfy his appetite? Besides, I always use good ingredients.
The food doesn’t show the skill of the head of your family!”
After not cooking for a while, Gu Zheng also felt a little itchy, and his mood became happier.
The first dish Gu Zheng made was a meat dish called 'Charcoal Grilled Green Feathered Bird'.
Green-feathered bird is an ingredient harvested by Gu Zheng in the Ruins of Shu. Although its food grade is only second-rate, due to its very good meat quality, it is considered top-notch among the second-rate ingredients.
The old man in Tang suit roasted three quails in total, and the green-feathered sparrow was about the same size as two quails. Gu Zheng planned to roast three quails at once, one of which was regarded as the dish of the old man in Tang suit, and the other two he wanted to share with Elder Wuchou.
Da Da Ya Festival.
In the past, barbecue was often made in Guzheng. Compared with barbecue, charcoal-grilled green feathered bird has stricter requirements for the heat, because the meat of this rare bird is very tender and will become stale if the heat is slightly higher.
Gently turning the green-feathered bird on the grill, Gu Zheng used the fire control technique to make the flames roast the green-feathered bird very evenly.
Sprinkling a pinch of salt, Gu Zheng used water control techniques to quickly enter the meat and spread it evenly.
Although the meat of the green bird is very tender, the skin of the green bird is different from the skin of ordinary meat. When the skin is roasted until slightly browned, it will have a very special texture.
The skin is already turning brown, and the aroma of barbecue is getting stronger. The old man in Tang suit who was sitting quietly in the back garden couldn't help but sniff a few times.
"What kind of meat is this roasted? It seems like some kind of bird meat, but I have never smelled this kind of fragrance."
Just by the smell of barbecue, you could tell it was bird meat. The old man in Tang suit was no longer an ordinary foodie.
"Uncle, is this really the end of the matter?"
The original eight young people were now standing behind the old man in Tang suit. One of the young people who was stabbed in the thigh by Elder Wuchou's flying knife said something unwillingly.
"If not, what can we do? Don't you want us to confront Emei because of this matter? If it were Emei in the past, that would be fine, but in Emei today, it is said that the water is very deep
, let’s not offend easily!” the old man in Tang suit said displeased.
"I always feel so useless. When have we ever been so angry?"
The young man who was stabbed in the thigh by a flying knife spoke softer, but he was still so unconvinced.
"Okay, don't mention this matter again. If they go too far in the future, then the old and new accounts will be settled together!" The old man in Tang suit waved his hand impatiently.
In the kitchen, the charcoal-roasted green feathered bird has been prepared and was kept warm by Gu Zheng in the ancient space. The dish he is cooking now is also a meat dish, and its name is 'Steamed Bass'.
Steamed seabass is a relatively common dish. Before making it, Gu Zheng first marinated the seabass with ingredients available in Zhao's kitchen, such as cooking wine, lemon juice, onion, ginger, salt, etc., and then marinated it.
For steamed fish, mix soy sauce and oyster sauce into a sauce according to the appropriate ratio, put the fish in the juice water, and steam it in a pot.
The meat of the sea bass is very tender. If you want to make the tenderness more outstanding, the requirements for the heat are also very strict. However, after all, Gu Zheng is not an ordinary chef. He is an immortal chef with magic, and the control of the heat does not matter to him at all.
What.
While steaming the sea bass, Gu Zheng cut the ingredients that should be used for the other two dishes and marinated the ones that should be marinated.
Nowadays, among Gu Zheng's Five Elements Immortal Techniques, except for the Fire Control Technique, which is already advanced, the other four are all intermediate. When cooking, he has become more comfortable in using the Five Elements Immortal Techniques, and it will hardly delay his cooking.
